# PAYDAY 2 PAYDAY 2: 242.2 Hotfix

- Product: PAYDAY 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2)
- Vendor: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/530996147414631505
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2/releases/2026-01-30-payday-2-242.2-hotfix

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- **fixed** — crash related to Alt-Tabbing or minimizing the window when using Exclusive Fullscreen during a loading screen
- **fixed** — borderless windowed mode not using the configured desktop resolution as its maximum value
- **fixed** — crash related to modded setting menus
- **fixed** — crash related to weapon concealment when playing with overhaul mods
- **changed** — slightly lowered the mid-day environments ambient brightness to reduce some maps looking overly bright
- **fixed** — CASSIAN Iron Sights being misaligned on the Rattlesnake sniper
- **changed** — lowered self damage with HE shotgun ammo type to preserve some berserker/speedrunner techniques after the HE ammo type damage buff

Hello everybody, we heard all the commotion and got to work immediately to resolve the biggest issues... ~~_And a little nitpick or two._~~

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##### Changelog

##### Update Size: 6.5 MB

- Fixed a crash related to Alt-Tabbing or minimizing the window when using Exclusive Fullscreen during a loading screen

- Fixed borderless windowed mode not using the configured desktop resolution as its maximum value

- Fixed a crash related to modded setting menus

- Fixed a crash related to weapon concealment when playing with overhaul mods

- Slightly lowered the mid-day environments ambient brightness to reduce some maps looking overly bright

- Fixed CASSIAN Iron Sights being misaligned on the Rattlesnake sniper

- Lowered self damage with HE shotgun ammo type to preserve some berserker/speedrunner techniques after the HE ammo type damage buff

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_Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again._

_If you are having issues with an unmodded game you can try to verify the integrity of the game files. In the Steam library; right-click on PAYDAY 2. Select "Properties" from the menu. Under the tab "LOCAL FILES" select "VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES...". The process may take some time to finish._

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