Key points
- Linux users cannot use in-game voice chat or submit community skins to the Payday 2 workshop.
General information
- Port Report
- Official website
- Unofficial PAYDAY Wiki
- Master List of Fixes
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- Due to Steam Bundle Limitations, the Ultimate Edition cannot be gifted, however the Base Game can be bought as a workaround on the Steam Store Page.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Payday 2: VR |
Enables VR. Free. |
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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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Biker Character Pack |
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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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h3h3 Character Pack |
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Gage Russian Weapon 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 Spec Ops 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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Humble Mask Pack 4 |
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Jacket Character Pack |
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John Wick Character Pack |
Free. |
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John Wick Weapon Pack |
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John Wick Heists |
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Old Hoxton Character Pack |
Free. |
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Scarface Character Pack |
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Scarface Heist |
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Sokol Character Pack |
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Sydney Character Pack |
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The Alesso Heist |
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The Big Bank Heist |
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The Biker 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 Jack Mask Pack |
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The Joker Mask Pack |
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The King Mask Pack |
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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 PAYDAYCON 2015 Mask Pack |
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The Point Break Heists |
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The Queen Mask Pack |
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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.
- Despite the listings on Steam, the Linux port supports all DLCs, except the VR DLC, released for Payday 2.
- Australian players can demonstrate their nationality to claim the already unobtainable Jacket Character Pack
- DLCs are no longer sold separately, they are all bundled together in the Ultimate Edition.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -skip_intro parameter[citation needed]
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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. Reshade can also prove useful.
Mods
- BLT-Hook is essential for having multiple mods in Payday 2.
- The Linux equivalent is BLT4Linux and functions in exactly the same way as BLT-Hook, but requires a bit more set-up. BLT4Linux also added unofficial support for
Mod_overrides
, something which the Linux Port did not have until July 2017.
- 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(s) 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
Transfer save data from base game to VR beta
- Deleting previous VR save may halt progress in VR.
Manually copy base game save[2]
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- Go to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\PAYDAY 2\saves\<user-id>\
- You'll find 2 files,
save098.sav and save096.sav . The former being the base game save and latter being the VR save. If the VR save is missing, launch Payday 2 VR.
- Copy
save098.sav and paste it into the same folder, with the name save098 - Copy.sav
- Delete or rename
save096.sav to save096 OLD.sav
- Rename
save098 - Copy.sav to save096.sav
- Launch Payday 2 VR
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System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Savegames are cross-compatible with Windows and Linux versions. |
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 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues fixed
Main Menu gets excessively brighter upon launching the game
Ensure that your videocard driver's application settings are set to default[3]
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- For AMD cards, open Catalyst Control Center and ensure System Settings under Gaming are set to "Use application settings".
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Do not use third-party program SMAA[citation needed]
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- If you are using a third-party program such as RadeonPro in the case of AMD, ensure that SMAA is set to Off. Also opening and closing the Steam overlay may help to rectify this problem.
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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.
Change renderer settings file[citation needed]
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- Go to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\PAYDAY 2\
- Open
renderer_settings.xml .
- There are two lines of text. On the bottom line, find where it says
resolution= and make sure that's followed by 1920 1080 .
- Finally look for
refresh_rate= and make sure that's followed by 60/120/144
- The game should be running entirely in full screen now.
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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
Install a program to lock the mouse cursor inside the window[citation needed]
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- Download Borderless Gaming.
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Mouse input delay
Disable multi-threading[4]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Open
context.xml .
- Find
multithreaded="true"
- Replace with
multithreaded="false"
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Change flip queue size to 0 or 1[5]
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- AMD users should try RadeonPro
- Nvidia users can look in the "Manage 3D Settings" section of the graphic card control panel
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Play on Intel HD3000 & HD4000
Double mouse cursor after Alt+Tab
- Needs verification; option not present on Windows Vista.
Disable allowing themes to change mouse pointers[7]
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- Go to Control Panel, Mouse, Pointers tab
- Uncheck "Allow themes to change mouse properties".
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Refocus window workaround[citation needed]
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- Press Alt+Tab ↹ and navigate to game to bring it forward/'focused', if you are focused on another window in front (such as a browsers). Then cycle through Alt+Tab ↹ again once you have brough the game forward and continue to hold when the selection is poised over the game.
- Position cursor inside game window and click repeatedly immediately after you release Alt+Tab ↹.
- This will allow the game to refocus.
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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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Middleware
Enabling HBAO+ for Nvidia graphics cards
- Use the Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000004
with Quality
or High Quality
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Using Ambient Occlusion flag 0x00000004 [citation needed]
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- Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Under
Profiles select Payday 2 .
- Under
Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the flag 0x00000004 .
- Under
Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled .
- Under
Ambient Occlusion setting select your quality of preference, but in order to use HBAO+ you must use Quality or High Quality .
- Click
Apply changes .
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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