PAYDAY 2

Balance · 3

• Reduced the interaction time on cover removals for the failsafe and puzzle in the Under the Hammer heist.

  interaction time

• Increased the chances for AI to perform their tasks correctly during stealth in the Under the Hammer heist.

  stealth effectiveness

• Slightly increased the speed of the roof zipline from 115s to 100s in the Under the Hammer heist.

  roof zipline speed

Content · 2

• Added a 'ding' sound effect when the elevator door opens in the Under the Hammer heist.

  elevator door

• The vault ceiling in the Under the Hammer heist can now be exploded earlier.

  vault ceiling

System · 1

• Further improved optimization for the Under the Hammer heist.

  optimization

UI · 1

• Updated textures on some characters in the Under the Hammer heist.

  character texture

Fix · 11

• Fixed a gage package that could spawn inside the ground on the roof in the Under the Hammer heist. Fixed a gage package that could potentially spawn out of bounds on one side of the roof in the Under the Hammer heist.

  gage package spawn

• Fixed controller issues in the briefing menu.

  controller issue

• Fixed a softlock when entering the wrong code in stealth in the Under the Hammer heist.

  softlock (wrong code)

• Removed a test button located in the front car park of the Under the Hammer heist.

  test button

• Fixed multiple achievements that were only being unlocked for the host.

  achievement unlocking

• Fixed a softlock after Garret enters his office for the second time in Breakin' Feds.

  softlock (garret's office)

• Fixed Bain ruining the immersion of the ambush by counting down the start of the assault in Alaskan Deal.

  immersion

• Fixed the fur coat auction item sometimes spawning inside another item in the Under the Hammer heist.

  fur coat auction item

• Fixed the lead curator sometimes stopping inside a security guard in the Under the Hammer heist.

  lead curator pathing

• Fixed a softlock when the alarm was raised while the art piece was being scanned in the Under the Hammer heist.

  softlock (alarm during scan)

• Fixed the keypad not being blocked by ECM jammers in the Under the Hammer heist.

  keypad interaction

Also in this patch11

• Armor 2.0 still needs to be adapted to the current game balance.

  balance

• The cloaker enemy is now more frequently encountered during heists, even on higher difficulties.

  enemy behavior

• Not all weapons seem to be effective against the increased enemy aggression.

  weapon effectiveness

• Enemies seem to have become more aggressive, leading to players being pinned down more often.

  enemy aggression

• Three running bulldozers are currently too powerful.

  power level

• The crew AI struggles to effectively target and eliminate cloakers, leading to the player taking significant damage.

  enemy targeting

• The Dodge mechanic still needs fixes and is considered broken.

  mechanic

• On maps like Delivery Charge, it is not always easy to reach cover.

  general

• Special units have become more dangerous.

  danger level

• The game becomes much easier when playing with two players compared to four players.

  difficulty scaling

• The disengage skill does not prevent the player from being overwhelmed by the number of cloakers.

  player ability