# PAYDAY 2 PAYDAY 2: Update 247 Changelog - Product: PAYDAY 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2) - Vendor: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. - Date: 2026-08-13 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/701024786320458049 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2/releases/2026-08-13-payday-2-update-247-changelog What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Engine upgraded to Diesel Engine v3.0 with 64-bit architecture - **changed** — Renderer updated to DirectX 11 - **changed** — Improved CPU utilization, especially for performance cores on multi-threaded CPUs - **changed** — New asset compression system reduces game storage size - **changed** — Loading times are now faster - **added** — New content ownership system - **changed** — Native VR support eliminates need for separate EXE files for flatscreen and VR - **added** — In-game voice chat implemented for Epic Online Services matchmaking - **added** — Language can now be specified with command line argument -language instead of editing context.xml - **fixed** — Mask clipping fixed on Joy and Jacket characters with some masks - **fixed** — Dead By Daylight entitlements on Epic Games platform now award correctly when a Nebula account is linked - **changed** — Mouse input in menus now based on real position of mouse cursor - **fixed** — Game no longer captures mouse cursor while Alt+Tab'ing out - **fixed** — Mouse wheel no longer scrolls on other monitors while in-game - **added** — Native support for PlayStation 4 controllers - **added** — Text boxes now support modern text editing features like Ctrl+Arrows and Ctrl+Backspace - **changed** — Lobby Code UI reduced to 6 alphanumeric characters - **changed** — Matchmaking distance filters updated to Country/Region/Worldwide instead of Close/Far/Worldwide - **added** — More frame rate limit options added ##### Hello heisters! The time has come to push the upgraded engine update. For the following month we will temporarily leave the legacy game in the beta branches for players that have immediate issues can swap to a playable build. ##### Linux players - Please read! With this release we are also retiring the old native Linux branch, as it is no longer in development and causes confusion for new Linux users. Linux players will need to use the Proton features of steam, additionally we have prepared a guide on how to transition save files over to the current build of the game: [Linux Migration Guide](http://starbreeze.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/49790118442513) --- ##### **PAYDAY 2: Update 247 Changelog** ##### Download Size: 32GB ##### Diesel Engine v3.0 - The engine is now **64bit_!_** - The renderer is now DirectX 11 - Better CPU utilization, especially for "performance" cores on CPUs that support multi-threading - New asset compression system, the game will now be much smaller on your storage drives - Faster loading times! - New content ownership system - Native VR, the game no longer needs 2 different EXE files to play flatscreen and VR - In-game voice chat has been implemented for "Epic Online Services" matchmaking ##### General - Updated localization files - The game's language can now be specified with the command line argument -language english/german/french/etc. instead of having to edit context.xml - Fixed mask clipping on "Joy" and "Jacket" with some masks - Fixed "Dead By Daylight" entitlements on Epic Games platform not awarding when a Nebula account is linked ##### Input - Mouse input in menus is now based off of the real position of your mouse - The game will no longer "eat" your mouse courser while Alt+Tab'ing out of the game - Fixed the mouse wheel being able to scroll on other monitors while ingame - Added native support for PlayStation 4 controllers - All text boxes now support modern text editing features like Ctrl+Arrows for navigation, Ctrl+Backspace for deletion and more ##### Interface - The "Lobby Code" UI is now only 6 alphanumeric characters long, making it easier to share your lobby - Matchmaking distance filters have been updated to Country/Region/Worldwide instead of the older Close/Far/Worldwide options - Added more frame rate limit options ##### Gameplay - Fixed a crash when placing a spy camera deployable just before the end of a heist - The "Tag Team" perkdeck ability can now be activated through enemies and has improved hit detection on teammates - Fixed dropped Marshal Shields sometimes beeping and flashing indefinitely for clients - Fixed an issue causing the concussion explosion from shooting a Marshal Shield's light to sometimes not sync when a triggered by a client - Potentially fixed an issue that could sometimes cause instant detection when entering a room with enemies - Corpse and Shield disposal are now limited to disposing up to 4 corpses and shields per frame, respectively, and will continue after a short interval when this limit is reached - This will prevent lag spikes when switching from higher corpse limit settings to lower ones, and help with big multikills that go over the limit ##### Weapons - Fixed reflections on the "Kunai Knife" melee weapon - Increased the damage on the "China Puff 40mm Grenade Launcher" from 960 to 1000 - Fixed the "Hailstorm Mk 5" set to Volley mode not being able to pierce body armor - Fixed a bug with the Flaregun airdrops that caused them to land on bag-only collision - Removed the concealment penalty on the "Pocket Laser" gadget to fall in line with other laser gadgets - Included the “Pocket Laser” and “Tactical Pistol Light” to the low-tier card drop pool as no other weapon mods had this limitation - Enabled gadgets on the "Midas Touch" Legendary weapon skin - _Players may need to re-apply the legendary skin for the gadget slot to unlock_ - Fixed sticker placement on "UAR Rifle | Longclaw" on the " _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/701024786320458049]_