Key points
- Linux users cannot submit community skins to the Payday 2 workshop or utilize the
Mod_Overrides
folder.[citation needed]
General information
- Port Report
- Official website
- Unofficial PAYDAY Wiki
- Master List of Fixes
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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A Merry Payday Christmas Soundtrack |
Soundtrack. Unlocks additional mask. |
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Alienware Alpha Mauler |
Available only for limited time for Alienware Arena users. |
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Armored Transport |
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Career Criminal Content |
Available only as a preorder bonus. |
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Clover Character Pack |
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Dragan Character Pack |
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Gage Assault Pack |
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Gage Chivalry Pack |
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Gage Historical Pack |
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Gage Mod Courier |
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Gage Ninja Pack |
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Gage Shotgun Pack |
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Gage Sniper Pack |
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Gage Weapon Pack #01 |
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Gage Weapon Pack #02 |
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Hotline Miami |
4 masks, 4 materials and 4 patterns are free |
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Humble Mask Pack |
2 masks. Available only for buyers of Humble E3 Bundle 2014. |
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Humble Mask Pack 2 |
2 masks. Available only for limited time via Humble Bundle. |
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Humble Mask Pack 3 |
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Jacket Character Pack |
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John Wick Character Pack |
Free |
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Old Hoxton Character Pack |
Free |
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Sokol Character Pack |
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The Alesso Heist |
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The Big Bank Heist |
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The Bomb Heist |
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The Butcher's AK/CAR Mod Pack |
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The Butcher's BBQ Pack |
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The Butcher's Western Pack |
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The Charlie Santa Heist |
Free |
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The COMPLETELY OVERKILL Pack |
Available for a limited time only. |
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The Death Wish Update |
Free |
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The Diamond Heist |
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The Diamond Store Heist |
Free |
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The Election Day Heist |
Free |
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The Goat Simulator Heist |
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The Golden Grin Casino Heist |
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The Hoxton Breakout Heist |
Free |
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The Infamy Update |
Free |
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The Official Soundtrack |
Soundtrack. Unlocks additional mask. |
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The OVERKILL B-Sides Soundtrack |
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The OVERKILL Pack |
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The Point Break Heists |
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The Shadow Raid Heist |
Free |
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Wolf Pack |
If you own the Wolf Pack from Payday: The Heist, you receive this DLC for free. |
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Yakuza Character Pack |
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- Buying DLCs is not required to join missions from DLCs. Only a host has to have the DLC.
- Australian players can demonstrate their nationality to claim the already unobtainable Jacket Character Pack
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Improving Graphics
There are multiple ways to improve the way Payday 2 looks, using GEM is a good place to start, using an injector such as SweetFX will also help.
The game utilizes a chromatic aberration filter (color separation) which blurs textures and increases the effects of aliasing. The GEM project's Payday 2 package includes a utility to delete this filter from the game's data files, but the change may be reverted by game updates.
Mods
BLT-Hook is essential for having multiple mods in Payday.
- The Linux equivalent is BLT4Linux and functions in exactly the same way as BLT-Hook, but requires a bit more set-up.
Pocohud is an incredibly popular fan made HUD mod. While not essential, it can dramatically improve your experience.
WolfHUD is cited as a "Compilation HUD" mod, which collects popular standalone HUD Mods together into one package. Because of this, It's extremely configurable, and features can be tuned to personal preferences, or turned off outright. Newer updates also add enemy -> damage Indicators, similar to those in HoxHUD.
Game data
Configuration file location
- Key bindings are stored inside save files.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game control settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
9899 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Main Menu gets excessively brighter upon launching the game
Not fitting fullscreen despite running at 1080p/Black screen when selecting 1080p
- Sometimes Payday 2 does not fit entirely to the user's screen even though the resolution is set to 1920x1080.
Issues with mouse movement near the top of the screen in fullscreen mode
- On some resolutions the game will not properly lock the mouse to the window, causing issues with in-game overlays and unfocusing the game when clicking the top of the screen
Mouse input delay
Play on Intel HD3000 & HD4000
Double mouse cursor after Alt+Tab
- Needs verification; option not present on Windows Vista.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
3 - 4.5 |
Linux Only. |
Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
Enabling HBAO+ for NVIDIA graphics cards
- Use the Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000004
with Quality
or High Quality
.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
| Intel Quad Core 2.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
31 GB |
45 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
SteamOS |
SteamOS |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
| Intel Quad Core 2.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
31 GB |
45 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 512 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
References