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PAYDAY 2: Update 236 Changelog

Update 236 Changelog
Update size: 502.1MB

Heist Fixes
  • Hostile Takeover - Fixed a graphical issue with a prop inside one of the offices.
  • Hostile Takeover - Body bags are now able to be thrown into the water, surrounding the ramp, closest to the guard booth.
  • Hostile Takeover - Fixed a small collision issue, on a doorframe in the lab area, that could impede player movement.
  • Hostile Takeover - Fixed some graphical issues that appeared on the lab staff when in certain animation states.
  • Midland Ranch - Fixed an exploit with the golf cart that allowed the duplication of loot bags.
  • Midland Ranch - Fixed a collision issue that would allow players to leave the playing space.


Weapon & Mods Fixes
  • Increased dot damage for Flamethrower Mk.1 from 30 > 55
  • Increased dot damage for MA-17 Flamethrower from 30 > 42
  • Fixed an issue that caused a broken weapon model to appear on Crew AI, when equipping them with a Rattlesnake Sniper Rifle.
  • Fixed a graphical issue on the Z5 Owl Glass Universal Scope that made it appear white on AMD GPUs and black on Nvidia GPUs, when Use HQ Weapons was set to OFF.
  • Fixed a graphical issue with the 45 Degree Ironsights that caused it to lose textures, from a third person perspective, when Use HQ Weapons is set to OFF.
  • Fixed a graphical issue that occurred when the North Star Sniper Rifle was equipped with both a stock and the exclusive skin.
  • Fixed an issue that caused underbarrel ammo type mods to apply some of their stats to the main weapon, and vice versa.
  • Fixed underbarrel ammo type mods not applying their stats properly, like ammo pickup multipliers.
  • Fixed isses with Cassian Sharp & Elite Sight mod when used on certain weapons.


Shotgun fixes and improvements
  • Updated and optimized shotgun pellet raycast code to be in line with standard weapon raycast code (this also received a few optimizations).
  • Fixed an issue where shotguns that have penetration capabilities and fire multiple pellets would result in unexpected visual behavior, where they only seem to fire one pellet (even though this wasn't the case).
  • Shotgun pellets can now penetrate glass and some surfaces like other weapons do, and will go through obstacles that previously blocked them (like team AI, converted cops, corpses, popped helmets, etc). Except for HE Rounds, those will still detonate on the first thing they hit regardless.
  • Shotgun pellets will now check for priority over different bodies when multiple land on the same target on different bodies, causing the impact on the one with highest priority, instead of the first one that got hit. This also works in reverse where, if hitting something like an invulnerable body on a turret, or body armor on a heavy swat unit, when no important bodies were hit, non-important bodies will be prioritized.
  • Shields are now only damaged once when hit by multiple pellets, similarly to characters, but full damage is dealt instead of being divided by the amount of pellets.
  • The Close By Ace skill now properly increases the rate of fire of any shotgun as long as it's firing in single shot and from the hip, as the skill description states.
  • Shotgun pellets won't cause noise at the end of their raycast when nothing is hit, to be in line with other weapons.
  • Fixed an issue where the Buckshot 000 and AP Slug ammo mods for the Locomotive 12G and Street Sweeper 12G shotguns had an incorrect description string assigned, stating that the ammo type is harder to find.


General tweaks & fixes
  • VR - Fixed a VR issue that caused the prompt to leave a golf cart, to appear behind the player, in the back of the vehicle.
  • Tweaked the calculations for the player screen concussion effect to not stack as much and last for so long. The Marshal Shield's shotgun concussion rounds don't last as long.
  • Players now comment on getting blinded by flashbangs or the Marshal Shield's flash
  • Updated the Head Games card, of the Copycat deck, with more information.
  • Fixed a Leech rounding error that could make players die when the Leech effect ended, even if they had health remaining/restored
  • Updated the Copy Cat deck's Armor card text and functionality to give more bonus Armor and increased Armor Recovery rate.
  • Fixed an issue for drop-ins where shields dropped by Marshal Shields didn't enable physics and could obstruct movement of players
  • Fixed an issue where auto aim didn't move where the bullet tracer visuals are supposed to go, when the player would've missed a shot but auto aim kicked in and redirected it
Fixed a graphical issue with Gas Grenades that made them appear white on AMD GPUs and black on NVIDIA GPUs.

Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any issues with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.

If you are having issues with an unmodded game you can try to verify the integrity of the game files. In the steam library; right click on PAYDAY 2. Select ""Properties"" from the menu. Under the tab ""LOCAL FILES"" select ""VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES..."".
The process may take some time to finish.



Keep those helmets flying!
OVERKILL_Tobias

Say hello to our newest OVERKILL Partners!

Hello heisters.

It’s going to be a big year for us (PAYDAY 3 when?!), so of course it made sense for us to take a look at our OVERKILL Partners and add some well-deserving names to our roster. Today’s list is full of stars, so make sure to give them all a warm welcome and keep an eye out for what they will be able to achieve as newly fledged Partners!

[h3]Cloud Dasher[/h3]
Cloud Dasher is an Australian content creator, who has made PAYDAY 2 content for 6 years now.
His content covers news videos, build guides and playthroughs, and our personal favourite: his PAYDAY 2 Mythbusters series, where his viewers would submit famous myths and he’d test them to either confirm or debunk them.

Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/@CloudDasher/

Social media: https://twitter.com/CloudDasher1

[h3]TheKknowley[/h3]
Kknowley is a British content creator, making PAYDAY 2 content for almost a full decade now (9 years)!
He has a broad range of content, from covering news and events to challenges and speedruns. He will sometimes also do special types of content, like the famous 4 hour long video of PAYDAY 2’s story - with over 2 million views! We’ve worked with Kknowley several times in the past, and we’re excited to now finally have him on board as a Partner too!

Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheKknowley

Social media: https://twitter.com/TheKknowley

[h3]The_Grouse[/h3]
Grouse is an American content creator, and a big FPS fan. He’s been streaming on Twitch since 2017.
He’s a big PAYDAY fan, and can be accredited to the main reason why TheRussianBadger got into the game as well. Their group of friends have made PAYDAY content together, with the most popular videos gaining millions of views and leading us to adding the comically large spoon in PAYDAY 2.

Channel link: https://www.twitch.tv/the_grouse

Social media: https://twitter.com/Thee_Grouse

[h3]marioinatophat[/h3]
He’s such a medic bag, we need him.
No really, if you haven’t heard his name yet then what rock do you live under? Certainly not one in the PAYDAY community. Mario has made some of the most viral PAYDAY videos and memes in our history, and we’re excited to have him, and the rest of our new Partners, with us for the future!

Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/marioinatophat

Social media: https://twitter.com/marioinatophat

[h2]More news will be coming later this year[/h2]
There will be a lot more exciting things coming for the Partner program, so stay tuned if you’re interested in taking part yourself!

Much love,
OVERKILL_Elisabeth

No Introduction Necessary

Heisters! Why wait another day to change your life of crime? From the minds of the makers of PAYDAY comes the latest and greatest of endeavors of the PAYDAY gang - PAYDAY Business Cards! Indulge in the succulent design of our newly minted, hot-of-the-presses, two dimensional cards - in 2D. These micro billboards of your infamous accomplishments are a must-have for any self-respecting heister that want to make a name for themselves in the criminal underworld.

Customize your own cards with the popular Satyr, opt in for Grazed Lettering, or why not try out the newest, Clean Getaway? These razor sharp designs and many more are available for the measly price of 10.99$ - but you have to act fast, they tend to go out of stock as soon as they are released! The price is a steal, no wonder criminals from all corners of the safe house want one.

Not convinced? Step into a meeting between the Payday gang and 2 Western colleagues and you soon will be.

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Any criminal with even a duffle bag of self-respect would remember to use the #NoIntroductionNecessary hashtag to ensure other heisters can stand in awe as their inner wanker becomes more furious than it has ever been.

These are cards to go into custody for. Try one now using our patented (not really) card generator above, where you can pick your own design to share with the world. Remember heisters - there are no secrets to success, so don't wait for the opportunity - create it. PAYDAY Business Cards - available worldwide* now! (Unless if they're out of stock, in which case they're not available).

5 Things You Can Do To Make Your PAYDAY Business Card More Unforgettable
- Use White as Your Card's Background Color. Why not try Satyr?
- Don't Include Too Much Information. You're a criminal, remember.
- Use Your Photo - of your mask, not your face!
- Spend More on Quality. Why not spend your entire PAYDAY?
- Consider Professional Help. No, really.

*Not available in Denmark.

PAYDAY 2: Hotfix 235.1 Changelog

Hotfix 235.1 Changelog
Update size: 8MB

Heist Fixes
  • Fixed a crash when a client walked into any laser that triggers loud.

This is a small little fix to address a crash in the build from yesterday. If a client were to trigger the alarm by walking through the lasers the game would crash for them.

Keep those helmets flying!
OVERKILL_Tobias

PAYDAY 2: The Lawless Tailor Pack & Crude Awakening Bundle

Hello Heisters!

Let’s go heisters, three updates in as many months - we’re almost as regular as your other payday at this point!

Thank you for all your feedback from the Hostile Takeover campaign, we love seeing your video’s, comments and reviews. We read as many as we are able and appreciate it all.

Meanwhile, the PAYDAY team has been hard at work creating more PAYDAY for the consumption of its ever-hungry audience. To start showing off, we’re launching the Crude Awakening Bundle and the Lawless Tailor Pack.



We’ve been in Texas for 4 whole Tailor Packs and not a single cowboy outfit? Well that changes now! Finally, you’re able to live the dream of being the quick-draw of the west in grand fashion. Pun intended.
This fabulous set puts you into the shoes of some of our great ancestral heisting inspirations, so grab a revolver and ye-freaking-haw.

The Lawless Tailor Pack contains the following:
Suits
  • Wild Bunch
  • Train Robber
  • Jailbreaker
  • Bushwhacker
Masks
  • Butch
  • Sam
  • Billy
  • Jesse
Gloves
  • Gambler
  • Cowpuncher
  • Call Spades
  • Easy Rider



Launching today, the Crude Awakening Bundle begins! As with the previous bundles, we bundle up 4 DLCs at a lowered price, giving you - our most hardened heisters - a discount for picking up the bundle early.

The bundle will contain 4 DLCs including the Tailor Pack released today. The other three DLCs will be released over the course of the next few months and will contain a Weapon Pack, a Music Pack and a Heist.

Linux & VR

The Crude Awakening Bundle, specifically the heist, will not be sold on Linux. This is due to technical issues born from the fact that the Linux and VR versions of PAYDAY are on a separate, and older, branch of PAYDAY 2.
Until we've had the chance to investigate the issues we're facing around the older branches, we've set the Crude Awakening Bundle as unavailable for Linux and we're setting the Heist as not compatible with VR.
As a consequence of the separate branches, there is a risk going forward that Linux and VR players will be unable to matchmake with Windows players until we've found a solution.
We'll update as we get more information on how we'll proceed.

Weekly Stream

For those of you that haven’t yet tuned in, we’re live on Twitch and YouTube (almost) every Tuesday and Thursday. Feel free to stop by!

See changelog

Keep those cowboy hats flying!
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.