PAYDAY 2 News

Update size: 345.8MB

General

• Added a potential fix for a crash related to getting attacked by a taser enemy.
  
• Added unused voice lines for Team AI when reviving players depending on how many times the player has been downed.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Dead of Winter outfit was clipping with the chest when playing the Scarface character.
  
• Fixed a large number of spelling and grammar errors.
  
• Fixed inconsistent capitalization of “GenSec”.
  
• Fixed inconsistent capitalization of “Crime.net”.
  
• Fixed inconsistent capitalization of “Federales”.
  
• Fixed inconsistent wording in unlock requirement text from the inventory.
  
• Fixed inconsistent spelling of “Murkies”.

Heists

• Fixed an issue on the Breakfast In Tijuana heist where an objective would not trigger unless all players were nearby.
  
• Unified the look of Hajrudin on the heists Stealing Xmas and White Xmas.
  
• Fixed an issue on the Stealing Xmas heist where Hajrudin's head did not have an outline.

Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Now we are gearing up for another year of heisting. But first, we need to clean up after the recent festivities.

The heists Breakin' Feds, Hoxton Breakout, and Buluc’s Mansion have now returned to normal. Bulldozers and Cloakers have (for the most part) hung up their Santa hats in wait for next year.

As the weather starts to slowly turn warmer to more slush, the fine white now to make snowballs is sadly no longer available. As Jimmy threw out the stash that I saved in the fridge to make room for more booze, we will have to wait until next winter for another snowball fight.

Of course, the Leech Perk Deck is will remain available as will "Bulbous Bauble" and the "Lightbringer" weapon charms with their associated achievements. The Winter Ghosts Tailor Pack and all its content will remain available.

Finally,"Today Is PAYDAY Too", the awesome song made by Gustavo Coutinho and vocalized by Pete Gold, will no longer play in the main menu, but it will remain available under sound options as a custom menu track.

To keep this update as small as possible there are no additional fixes or content included but rest assured there are lots of new content coming this year.

Update size: 31.9 MB


Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 12.8 MB


As mentioned in the previous hotfix we continued to work on a better fix for the perk deck exploit and are happy to now be releasing a better solution to the issue.

To remove the exploit where you could revive yourself indefinitely with the leech perk deck we added an additional "downed cooldown". However, there could in rare cases cause the player to be forced to wait for double the intended cooldown time. This has now been addressed properly. You can no longer revive yourself an infinite amount of times. The downed cooldown does not stay once you manage to revive another player or replenish your health. The real cooldown of the leech perk deck will also be reduced based on the time passed on the downed cooldown.

Changes

• Fixed a crash related to weapon verification in relation to damage dealt.
  
• The cooldown on the leech perk deck from being downed will be removed when you revive another player or replenish your health
  
• When you revive another player or replenish your health the cooldown of the leech perk deck is reduced by the time past on the downed cooldown
  
• Fixed a clipping art asset on the Xmas version of Bulucs Mansion
  

Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 21.5 MB


We hope you'll have a happy holiday and a nice winter vacation. We bring some small fixes to yesterday's release. We are fixing some issues with the new achievements that did not trigger as intended.

We are also making a temporary fix to an exploit found with the new perk deck. You should no longer be able to keep reviving yourself indefinitely. We are still working on further tweaks to be released at a later date.

Changes

• Made a temporary fix for an exploit with the new perk deck, where players could use leech to revive themselves indefinitely
  
• Fixed an issue with the Bloody Grinch achievement where the elevator escape, on the Breakin' Feds heist, would cause the achievement to fail
  
• Fixed an issue with the Gift Giver achievement where the achievement did not track correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where some doors on the Counterfeit heist were unopenable
  
• Fixed an issue where players could use the outfits from the Winter Ghost Tailor Pack without owning the DLC
  
• Fixed a visual issue where the icon for the Redberry Black weapon color did not match the look of the weapon color
  
• Added missing icons for Snowballs and Leech Ampule when playing in VR
  

Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

'Tis the season for a Payday Holiday Update. We have something very special for you this time. It’s a LEECH!... wait, wait, wait. Please read on. I promise it’s great. For the first time in what may seem like forever, we are releasing a new perk deck, completely free. We also have a cool new Tailor Pack themed around snow and winter. To finalize the update, we also have fun temporary holiday additions to the game, both something new and the content from the previous year’s event makes an appearance for the celebrations. Last but not least, even Hoxton has something up his sleeve for all you heisters out there.


It’s the winter holidays and that means it's time to grab some of that bonus Holiday EXP. Starting now until January the 12th you can play the special holiday versions of Breakin' Feds, Hoxton Breakout, and Buluc’s Mansion. While playing these or Stealing Xmas, White Xmas, GO Bank, or Santa's Workshop you’ll get an additional 15% EXP.

On all the above-mentioned heists you’ll find that all Cloakers and Bulldozers will be wearing Santa hats. Because nothing says festivities as much as being shot in the face by Santa Claus.

That is not all, during this time you’ll have access to a fearsome piece of weaponry, whose devastating power is feared on playgrounds around the globe. From today until January the 12th you can equip the Snowball throwables. Is it rocks inside? Is it left in the freezer to harden up? That is for you to know and the cops to find out.


We also released a new winter-themed Tailor Pack. With masks suitable both for the good and naughty heisters. Who do you want to be this festive season? A frozen skull of death to all those that dare oppose you. A Leshy, the spirit of the wild untamed woods. Or are you more of a deer that strides over the snow-covered lands? Perhaps you are the kind of heister whose head can only be decorated with a fox, nothing magic or fantastical but a regular fox, like your an alternative reality version of David Crockett.

Dead of Winter Solid with the Leshy mask, Dogsled Master Classic with the Kitsune Kari mask, Dead of Winter Ice with the PermaFrost mask, Dogsled Master Ivory with the Deer of Winters Past maskSnowbrick, Bliss, Cold Edge, Old Man WinterGnarled Embrace, Valkyrie’s Glow, Cold Front, Redberry Black

Check out the Tailor Pack in more detail on the Steam store page.


You can't have holiday celebrations without some free gifts. We made two nice holiday-themed weapon charms for everyone to enjoy. You won’t need to sit through a long family dinner to get these gifts, the weapon charms are yours, all you need to do is complete two fun achievements. If you are busy celebrating with your family, you will be able to unlock the charms at a later date at your leisure. Just in case you feel you need some holiday spirit halfway through next year.

Bulbous Bauble, Lightbringer


Hoxton has a little surprise in store for you, we are not even gonna tell you about it. All we can say is we worked with Pete Gold, voice actor of Hoxton, to create something absolutely amazing. Just start up the game and see if you can find something askew.


Check out our recent Developer Update for a jolly holiday greeting from the team and yearly wrap-up that looks back at this last year of heisting. Our Game Designer Denka is also joining in to talk about the free perk deck.

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We just added a new Perk Deck for you wankers, completely for free. The aptly named “Leech” perk deck, revolving around gaining health through ridiculously excessive violence. The perk deck allows its user to recover health for themselves, and their allies, in addition to increasing your overall health.

When activating the Leech Ampule that takes the place of your throwable, you will lose all your armor and in return, your health will get divided into between 5-10 segments. If you are not at full health, you will instantly heal up to 40% of your maximum health.

While it’s active you can only take one segment of health worth of damage from any one source at the time. When taking damage you'll transfer health to your fellow crewmates. Your pain is their gain.

And as the last Leech up your sleeve, the Leech Ampule can even be activated while you are bleeding out. If you are downed and activate the Leech Ampule, it will temporarily revive you. If you manage to revive a fallen crewmate or use a doctor bag, before the timer runs out, you'll keep on your feet and be able to stay in the fight.



Check out the Winter Wonderland update website here for more information.



Jingle Bells, Dozer Smells. The heisters got away.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

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