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Payday 2

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Payday 2
Payday 2 cover
Developers
Overkill Software
Starbreeze Studios
DLC Lion Game Lion
Publishers
505 Games
Engines
Diesel 2.0
Release dates
Windows August 13, 2013
Linux March 21, 2016[1]
Reception
Metacritic 79
IGDB 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Cross-game bonus
Microtransactions Time-limited
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter, Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America
Series Payday
Payday 2 on HowLongToBeat
Payday 2 on IGDB
Payday 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Payday 2 on MobyGames
Payday 2 on Wikipedia
Payday
Payday: The Heist 2011
Payday 2 2013
Payday 3 2023

General information

Port Report
Official Discord server
Unofficial PAYDAY Wiki
Master List of Fixes
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Requires online connection to Epic Online Services to play.[2]
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Linux
Humble Store
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Legacy Collection also available.
Windows
Linux
Steam
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Regular or Legacy Edition
Windows
Linux
Due to Steam bundle limitations, the Legacy Edition cannot be gifted, however the base game can be purchased again and can be gifted.
Has Cross-play between Steam and Epic Games Store users.
The Linux build is no longer supported as of update 237 from June 8, 2023. [3] Cross-saving between Windows and Linux ports was modified in Update 228; "to ensure stability of Linux saves"[4], and voice chat is currently bugged on Linux (players can hear you, but you cannot hear other players).

Monetization

Type Notes
Cross-game bonus Exclusive in-game items can be obtained by owning one or more of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, SpeedRunners, Dead by Daylight, or Antisphere on Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Career Criminal Content Preorder only.
Windows
Linux
Lootbag No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The Official Soundtrack Soundtrack, additionally grants access to four masks, materials and patterns.
Windows
Linux
Armored Transport Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Gage Weapon Pack #01 Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
A Merry Payday Christmas Soundtrack Soundtrack, additionally grants access to three masks.
Windows
Linux
Gage Weapon Pack #02 Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Gage Mod Courier Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Gage Sniper Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The Big Bank Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Gage Shotgun Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Gage Assault Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Hotline Miami Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 2 No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Gage Historical Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Alienware Alpha Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Alienware Alpha Mauler No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Clover Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Diamond Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Dragan Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Bomb Heists Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's AK/CAR Mod Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Hotline Miami Mask Pack Obtained by owning Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number on Steam.
Windows
Linux
Jacket Character Pack Obtained by owning Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Digital Special Edition on Steam.
Windows
Linux
The COMPLETELY OVERKILL Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The OVERKILL Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
SpeedRunners Obtained by owning SpeedRunners on Steam.
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's BBQ Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's Western Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Alesso Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The OVERKILL B-Sides Soundtrack Soundtrack.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 3 No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 4 No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The Jack Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The Joker Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The King Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
The Queen Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Sokol Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Golden Grin Casino Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Gage Ninja Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Bobblehead DLC No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Yakuza Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The PAYDAYCON 2015 Mask Pack Can be obtained for free.
Windows
Linux
Gage Chivalry Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
The Point Break Heists Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The Goat Simulator Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Wolf Pack Part of Legacy Collection. If you own the Wolf Pack from Payday: The Heist, you receive this DLC for free.
Windows
Linux
The COMPLETELY OVERKILL Pack II No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Sydney Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Dead by Daylight Mask Pack 5 Obtained by owning Dead by Daylight: Deluxe Edition on Steam.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 5 No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Biker Character Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
The Biker Heist Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
The COMPLETELY OVERKILL Pack III No longer available.
Windows
Linux
free August Event Can be obtained for free.
Windows
Linux
John Wick Weapon Pack Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
The PAYDAYCON 2016 Mask Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Gage Spec Ops Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Scarface Character Pack No longer available.
Windows
Linux
Scarface Heist Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Sydney Mega Mask Players can donate at least $10 USD towards a charity to receive the mask.
Windows
Linux
John Wick Heists Part of Legacy Collection.
Windows
Linux
Gage Russian Weapon Pack Part of Legacy Collection and Gage vs Bikers Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Fedora Can be obtained for free.
Windows
Linux
Locke and Load Day 9 Can be obtained for free.
Windows
Linux
Antisphere Mask Pack Obtained by owning Antisphere on Steam.
Windows
Linux
h3h3 Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Payday 2: VR Free.
Windows
Border Crossing Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Border Crossing Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Cartel Optics Mod Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Border Crossing Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Tailor Pack 1 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Border Crossing Bundle.
Windows
Linux
San Martín Bank Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and San Martín Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Tailor Pack 2 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and San Martín Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Federales Weapon Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and San Martín Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Weapon Color Pack 1 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and San Martín Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Breakfast in Tijuana Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Breakfast in Tijuana Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Fugitive Weapon Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Breakfast in Tijuana Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Weapon Color Pack 2 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Breakfast in Tijuana Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Gunslinger Weapon Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Buluc's Mansion Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Tailor Pack 3 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Buluc's Mansion Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Weapon Color Pack 3 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Buluc's Mansion Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Buluc's Mansion Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, Silk Road Collection and Buluc's Mansion Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Dragon Heist Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Dragon Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Dragon Heist Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack 2 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Ukrainian Prisoner Bundle.
Windows
Linux
The Ukrainian Prisoner Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Ukrainian Prisoner Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Guardians Tailor Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Ukrainian Prisoner Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack 3 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Black Cat Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Black Cat Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Black Cat Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Mega City Tailor Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Black Cat Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Winter Ghosts Tailor Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection and City of Gold Collection
Windows
Linux
Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack 4 Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Mountain Master Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Golden Dagger Tailor Pack Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Mountain Master Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Mountain Master Heist Part of Silk Road & City of Gold Collection, City of Gold Collection and Mountain Master Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Southbound Tailor Pack Part of Midland Bundle
Windows
Linux
McShay Weapon Pack Part of Midland Bundle
Windows
Linux
Midland Ranch Heist Part of Midland Bundle
Windows
Linux
High Octane Tailor Pack Part of Lost in Transit Bundle
Windows
Linux
Tijuana Music Pack Part of Lost in Transit Bundle
Windows
Linux
McShay Weapon Pack 2 Part of Lost in Transit Bundle
Windows
Linux
Lost in Transit Heist Part of Lost in Transit Bundle
Windows
Linux
Street Smart Tailor Pack Part of Hostile Takeover Bundle
Windows
Linux
McShay Mod Pack Part of Hostile Takeover Bundle
Windows
Linux
McShay Weapon Pack 3 Part of Hostile Takeover Bundle
Windows
Linux
Hostile Takeover Heist Part of Hostile Takeover Bundle
Windows
Linux
All Heist, Character, Weapon, Tailor, and Weapon Colour Pack DLCs released for Payday 2 are supported on Linux. Only the VR DLC is not supported.
Buying DLCs is not required to join missions from DLCs. Only a host has to have the DLC.
All DLC maps up to The White House can be played without DLC for 1 time in Career mode. Career mode also does not require the player to pay any offshore fee.
Starting from October 1, 2020, the Scarface Character Pack is no longer available for purchase due to licensing issues, rendering this DLC permanently unavailable if it was not purchased prior to that date.[5]
Career mode does not support the One Down modifier, so it is impossible to get achievements related to it.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -skip_intro parameter[6]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\PAYDAY 2\renderer_settings.xml
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/.local/share/Starbreeze/Payday2/renderer_settings.xml
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

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\PAYDAY 2\saves\<user-id>\
Linux <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/218620/remote/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/218620/remote/

Transfer save data from base game to VR beta

Deleting previous VR save may halt progress in VR.
Manually copy base game save[7]
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\PAYDAY 2\saves\<user-id>\
  2. 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.
  3. Copy save098.sav and paste it into the same folder, with the name save098 - Copy.sav
  4. Delete or rename save096.sav to save096 OLD.sav
  5. Rename save098 - Copy.sav to save096.sav
  6. Launch Payday 2 VR


Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Saves can be manually transferred between Steam and Epic.
Steam Cloud
Cross-saving was "disabled" between Windows and Linux versions in Update 228 (In actuality, saves still sync over, the port now merely uses a differently named, but otherwise identical, save slot for Linux), however, save games can still be used interchangeably. A workaround for this has been made. Saves can be manually transferred between Steam and Epic.

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Cutscenes and HUD are pillarboxed 16:9.[8]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Hor+ scaling, only up to 85-90°. Use Custom FOV. Recommended values are 1.70(105°), 1.75(110°) or 1.85(120°). Viewmodels start looking worse at 105°. Use this mod for more FOV when aiming.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use this mod for Borderless Windowed Fullscreen
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
As of Update 100, FXAA and SMAA are available to choose from. Nvidia users can force MSAA and SGSSAA with flag 0x004012C1 (disabling Chromatic Aberration is recommended to prevent blurring).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Defaults to 60 Hz. See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

NVIDIA HBAO+

Enabling HBAO+ for Nvidia graphics cards[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
  2. Under Profiles select Payday 2.
  3. Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the flag 0x00000004.
  4. Under Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled.
  5. Under Ambient Occlusion setting select your quality of preference, but in order to use HBAO+ you must use Quality or High Quality.
  6. Click Apply changes.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game keybinding settings.
In-game keybinding settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Some restriction that doesn't allow to set same key binds in vehicle controls as while on foot. A mod like HoldTheKey removes most restrictions on keybindings allowing you to setup on both keys.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Cursor speed is tied to framerate
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
XInput is required, but workarounds for other controllers can utilise the Steam Big Picture configurator, or X360CE (Windows) and XboxDRV (Linux).
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Can be adjusted in-game. Is tied to the mouse's sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Button prompts
There is a mod available to replace the default prompts with DualShock 3/4 prompts Payday 2 DualShock 3/4 Button Prompts mod
Controller hotplugging
Chosen at the start screen. Cannot switch between controller and keyboard without restarting.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
"Music", "SFX", and "Voice Chat" separated.
Surround sound
Stereo output only.[9] Users report surround sound worked in the past but was possibly broken by an update.[10][11]
Subtitles
Subtitles for character callouts are not available, such as players calling to each other. But can be implemented with a mod: See the Mods list.
Closed captions
See the Mods list, for a mod to implement them.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.

Network

In-game network settings.
In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op

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

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Headsets
SteamVR
Requires VR DLC.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Requires VR DLC.
Windows Mixed Reality
Requires VR DLC.
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
See Input for details.
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

Game crashes with memory issue in crash log

Try lowering the graphics settings as Payday 2 is in 32 bit only[12]
  1. Lower Graphics settings in Payday 2.

Game crashes with LLVM-related issues in the system log on Linux

Degraded Performance may be experienced with this command.
Any Mesa build that is built against LLVM 13 or above will crash the game. This can be fixed by running Zink; an OpenGL to Vulkan conversion layer baked into Mesa[13]
  1. Paste the following into Launch Options for Payday 2 env __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=mesa MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=zink GALLIUM_DRIVER=zink %command%
  2. If you want to run SuperBLT, the command is instead env __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=mesa MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=zink GALLIUM_DRIVER=zink LD_PRELOAD="$LD_PRELOAD ./libsuperblt_loader.so" %command%

Main Menu gets excessively brighter upon launching the game

Ensure that your videocard driver's application settings are set to default[14]
  1. For AMD cards, open Radeon Settings, and ensure System Settings under Gaming are set to "Use application settings".
Do not use third-party program SMAA[citation needed]
  1. 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.

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]
  1. Open renderer_settings.xml.
  2. There are two lines of text. On the bottom line, find where it says resolution= and make sure that's followed by 1920 1080.
  3. Finally look for refresh_rate= and make sure that's followed by 60/120/144
  4. The game should be running entirely in full screen now.

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]
  1. Download Borderless Gaming.

Mouse input delay

Disable multi-threading[15]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open context.xml.
  3. Find multithreaded="true"
  4. Replace with multithreaded="false"
Change flip queue size to 0 or 1[16]
AMD users should try RadeonPro
Nvidia users can look in the "Manage 3D Settings" section of the graphics card control panel

Play on Intel HD3000 & HD4000

Custom .dll light-wrapper[17]
  1. Download Nvidia d3d9 perf fix
  2. Extract d3d9.dll into <path-to-game>

Double mouse cursor after Alt+Tab

Needs verification; option not present on Windows Vista.
Disable allowing themes to change mouse pointers[18]
  1. Go to Control Panel, Mouse, Pointers tab
  2. Uncheck "Allow themes to change mouse properties".
Refocus window workaround[citation needed]
  1. 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.
  2. Position cursor inside game window and click repeatedly immediately after you release Alt+Tab .
  3. This will allow the game to refocus.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Override refresh rate set by game[19][20]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open renderer_settings.xml with a text editor.
  3. Change the refresh_rate = "60" value to the desired hertz.

MSVCR120.dll was not found

Dependency is missing for game
  1. Go to the https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784
  2. Download and install BOTH vcredist_x64.exe AND xcredist_x86.exe
  3. Restart

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 3, 4.5 Linux only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux
Game is still limited by the 4GB hardcoded RAM limit that Windows adheres to.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX Windows only
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Epic Online Services [21]

Mods

Libraries

  • SuperBLT, the successor to BLT-Hook and BLT4Linux, is essential for having multiple mods in Payday 2, and is designed to be both Windows and Linux-compatible. A Precompiled Loader for the Native Linux Port can be found here.
  • BeardLib, a large library that assists in mod creation, and is essential for a lot of mods to work in Payday 2.
  • Simple Mod Updater enables auto updating of mods using its' system.

Bugfixes

  • The Fixes collection of fixes for a lot of base game bugs and crashes.
  • Visual Fixes collection of fixes for game textures, materials, and models.

Optimization

  • Celer and Map-Based Optimizations Improves frame rate by optimising various maps using portals and occluders to de-render models if the player isn't within a certain area, no textures are changed. Additionally, Celer also features an improved occlusion manager and faster portals processing.
  • Clear Texture Cache Frees memory resources once a heist is loaded.
  • Iter Improves navigation of all NPCs and fixes various map issues.
  • Full Speed Swarm This mod allows all NPCs to stay as active as the game specs require. It also adds a large amount of fixes and code optimizations. It does NOT increase spawn rate or amount.

Quality of life

  • Closed Captions and Subtitles implements Closed Captions and Subtitles for character dialogue, such as players calling to each other. Or enemies talking and shouting.
  • Less Aliasing reduces the colour shimmering around models due to Anti-aliasing, making for a clearer image.
  • Rename Inventory Items With A Controller allows you to rename weapons and masks using a keyboard and controller.
  • Slider Values re-enables the slider GUI values in the options that were hidden since Update 79.
  • Drag and Drop Inventory is a mod that lets you move items, such as weapons and masks, in your inventory via drag and drop. You can even move them to a different page.
  • Inspect Weapon for Controllers adds weapon inspect support to controllers by pressing and holding down Y for 0.2 seconds.

HUDs

  • Pocohud and Additional PocoHud Trackers is an incredibly popular fan made HUD mod. While not essential, it can dramatically improve your experience.
  • VanillaHUD Plus (WolfHUD Continued) 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.
  • VoidUI redesigns the entire HUD with a white and black angled aesthetic. VoidUI Infoboxes adds customisable info-boxes to your screen.
  • Modern Minimal HUD Designed to reduce visual pollution on screen and has a tactical modern touch to it.

Gameplay

  • Better Bots This mod tweaks and changes certain aspects of the bots so they are both more useful and are more similar to human players.
  • Keepers This mod lets you issue various types of order to your NPC teammates, including jokers.
  • Monkeepers This mod makes NPC teammates carry bags like players show them.
  • Saw Helper Show actual sawing hitboxes on objects which the game developer usually misplaces saw icons.

Graphics

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 83 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 2600
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 83 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 2600
512 MB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

  1. PAYDAY 2 - 75% off, play for free & Steam OS launch - Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-06-09
    Not DRM-free, and could not activate offline mode within the game
  3. Steam :: PAYDAY 2 :: PAYDAY 2: Update 237 Changelog - last accessed on 2023-06-08
    "Note that Linux users will not receive this update or any following updates coming to PC. In addition, Linux players will be unable to matchmake with other PC clients following this update. We tried to find a solution, but ultimately found it unfeasible due to the Linux version being on an older version of the PAYDAY 2 engine."
  4. PAYDAY 2: Update 228 Changelog - Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
  5. Scarface Character Pack - Payday Wiki - last accessed on May 2023
  6. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-07
  7. How to transfer your save file to the VR Beta - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Payday 2 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
  9. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
  10. Surround sound no longer works? :: PAYDAY 2 Bug Reporting - last accessed on May 2023
  11. 5.1 surround :: PAYDAY 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  12. Sudden Crash at White House - last accessed on May 2023
  13. LLVM 14 and 15 Breaks Payday 2 (Fixes in description) - last accessed on May 2023
  14. Main menu blooming bug. :: PAYDAY 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  15. Satoru's Master Bugfix/Troubleshooting Thread - last accessed on May 2023
  16. Mouse Lag - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  17. Intel HD graphics card and PAYDAY 2 - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  18. Alt+Tab = double cursor - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
  19. Verified by User:Keith on 2019-11-06
  20. Refresh rate problems :: PAYDAY 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  21. PAYDAY 2 News - PAYDAY 2 Comes to the Epic Store with Steam Crossplay - last accessed on 2023-06-26