Heists

Gameplay

• Adjusted the escape van’s center of mass to prevent it from bouncing up and down while moving.
• Fixed an issue that prevented AI from taking cover behind first responder police cars.
• Fixed an issue where some moving objects could flicker due to incorrect position and velocity calculations.
• Fixed an issue in Art Gallery, Turbid Station, and Delivery Charge where moving cameras, sensors, and drones would not move correctly for clients.
• Fixed an issue where applying multiple cosmetics at once could cause players to get stuck on the “Getting Ready” screen.
• Fixed an issue where preplaning favors were consumed with every restart of the heist by the player.
• Fixed an issue from the Techie enemy AI where the teammate HUD would not update correctly while the glitch effect was active.
• Fixed an issue where the host couldn't restart the heist from the result screen if they created a party with clients.

Skills

• Fixed an issue where the Bastion and Rabid skills did not correctly prevent stagger effects.

Art

• Fixed an issue where crow animations could appear distorted due to incorrect texture settings.
• Unified ambient occlusion values across the game for more consistent lighting and shading.

Tech

• Improved clarity when using Upscalers and Anti-Aliasing.
• Enabling DLSS, FSR, or XeSS will now automatically display the corresponding Anti-Aliasing option in the settings menu instead of showing "None".
  • This is a visual change only and does not affect graphics or performance.
• Improved performance by optimizing texture sizes and memory usage.
• Updated DLSS to version 8.5.0
• Updated FSR to version 4.0.3
• Updated XeSS to version 5.5
• Optimized textures used on world objects to improve texture handling and performance.
  

Heists

Known Issues

• The Sunburn skill does not correctly apply its debuff.
• Enemies can see players through smoke.
• Zappers sometimes have difficulty targeting players.
• The Weapon Experience/Favor Tab may sometimes not be accessible on the Heist Results Screen.
• PC
  • The FSR Frame Interpolator setting currently doesn't function correctly. 
  • No input is currently detected from PlayStation Controllers.
    • Temporary Workaround for Steam: Force-enable Steam Input for PlayStation Controllers in Steam's PAYDAY 3 Properties, however, XBOX Glyphs (button icons) will be displayed in-game instead of PlayStation Glyphs.
  • (Steam) Canceling a menu purchase of a mod or weapon with the escape key won’t work. Press to decline with the mouse, or complete the purchase to exit the prompt.
• XBOX
  • Some players are able to join Invite-only lobbies without being invited by the lobby leader.
• Heists
  • A rare lighting bug can occur on several heists where a flat, static plane of shadow can appear.
  • Turbid Station
    • SWAT units may be unable to leave their spawn points resulting in fewer enemies.
    • Enemies can unintentionally walk and shoot through one of the basement doors.
  • Fear & Greed
    • Crew AI (Bots) may be unable to move from their spawn location on the roof.
  • Boys in Blue
    • SWAT units may be unable to navigate around the gate at the back of the inner courtyard.
    • The colors in the evidence room may appear desaturated.
  • Delivery Charge
    • In rare cases, game sounds may cease to function other than Gunshots and Sound Effects.

Tech Changes

• Set the Teammate Suspicious Detection setting to be Advanced by default.
• Fixed an issue where some players would crash on their mask inventory after previously modding the game.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue on XBOX where key icons could disappear.
• Updated the text informing the player of having maximized the HEAT level.

UI

• Fixed an issue where preconfig masks would appear as variants under the matching mask mould.
• Fixed an issue where name of selected loadout wasn't updating when swapping between loadouts and going between menus.
• Fixed an issue where the price for purchasing mask variants would display a C-Stack icon instead of the regular cash icon.
• Fixed incorrect prices showing in the DLC menu.

Heist Changes

Known Issues

• 99 Boxes
  • The degradable loot will start degrading in value before the bar reaches the end.
• XBOX/Windows Store
  • Players will not be able to see friends in the in-game social UI. Invites via the MS Shell will still function as normal.

Changelog

• Fixed the issue preventing certain weapons from being used.
• Prevented the issue causing the c-stack vendor to freeze.
• Prevented a crash that would happen when using another players Overkill Weapon.

Feature

• A brand new Inventory UI has been implemented
• Added vision cone effect to security cameras
• Fixed the issue with hit indicators not showing in the settings menu
• Revamped the "stay as a party" function. It's set to "Yes" by default, the bar time is shorter, and changes from green to orange
• Now possible to hack cameras without skill. Added info button to the HUD
• Added Crimebonds
• Reworked Touch the Sky
• Added a new tutorial
• Added the HEAT mechanic
• Added the Vanguard and Survivalist armor frames
• Added four new contracts

Gameplay

• Removed the possibility to play Houston on Houston Breakout Heist
• Prevented the gas grenade from dealing damage after the visual effects ended
• Dozers are less likely to be stun locked by regular weaponry unless hit by Overkill Weapons or weapons with specialized skills
• Interceptor can now be used after reaching 25% charge
• Fixed an issue where the throwing knives dealt extremely high damage, when shown on the result screen
• Fixed an issue where hurt animations from explosions wouldn't play correctly for all players in co-op
• Fixed an issue where the glass viewport on Shields wouldn't break before killing the unit if shot with high-penetration weapons
• Players will now take normal fall damage if traversing (mantle/vault) from a height that should deal damage
• Added the ability to traverse (mantle/vault) by holding down the input
• Fixed damage numbers not displaying multipliers, such as headshots
• Improved visibility of the Overkill Weapon waypoint markers
• Adjusted the escort circle colors to better indicate whether the player is in the correct position
• Fixed missing and updated VO lines when answering pages
• Fixed an issue that would occur when the client in custody leaves during negotiation

Skills

• The 'Playback' and 'Security Expert' skills in the Hacker Skill Tree have swapped places, and have been redesigned:
  • Playback
    • Base: Gain 1 Runtime to spend on Black Hat operations. Spend 1 to make a hacked security camera loop its footage for 10 seconds, stopping it from detecting your crew.
      Once a hack wears off, the Runtime you spent will be refunded.
      For every two skills equipped in this branch beyong the first, receive 1 additional Runtime, to a maximum of 4.
    • Aced: Looping camera footage is now permanent.
      If a looped camera is destroyed, the Runtime you spent will be refunded.
  • Security Expert
    • Base: Spend 1 Runtime to make a hacked camera automatically mark all guards or law enforcement within range.
      Targets stay marked for 12 seconds after leaving the Camera's field of view.
    • Aced: Hack drones by spending 1 Runtime. Once a hack wears off, the Runtime you spent will be refunded.
      Stealth drones stop moving and go blind for 15 seconds. Combat drones fight on your side for 15 seconds, then self-destruct.
      
• Players who had previously equipped the Playback or Security Expert skills prior to this update may find that the new skills are not automatically equipped, and you may need to manually re-equip them the Skill Tree editor.

Art

• Most enemies have received a color tweak to make them easier to read.
  • Dozer returns with brighter green instead of blue.
  • Zapper now has more yellow color spots and brighter values.
  • Nader has a brighter orange color.
  • Heavy/Light Swat now have a brighter blue colors on their uniforms.
• Fixed a lighting issue that occurred on low and medium quality settings
• Improvements made on the enemy rimlight to improve visuals at a distance
• Added a new inspect animation for the A114
• Polish adjustments on the first responder pack

UI

• Changed the crossplay setting phrasing, making it less confusing
• Fixed the issue where the down icon stays after the player goes into custody
• Fixed an issue where players can't join the server again after the host restarts the level following a heist failure
• Chat function is now working for lobbies created through quickplay

Audio

• Added bullet SFX when shooting on vents
• SFX polish on bullet impacts
• Improved sound feedback when adjacent to explosions

Heist Changes

Known Issues

• Purchasing c-stacks locks the vendor in a loading loop until the game restarts or a game is completed. The purchase will go through, but the vendor can be used only once per game or restart.
• (XBOX) When a heist is finished, and the player is prompted to “return to the main menu?” The accept button will be invisible; it still functions by pressing (A).
• The game will crash for a client (a player joining a host) if they use the host's Overkill Weapon. The crash will only happen if the host and client have different Overkill Weapons equipped, not if they’re the same.
• Some weapons marked as “owned” via the Crimebond or vendor will not be equippable (A hotfix is in the works).