# PAYDAY 2 PAYDAY 2: Update 247.2 Changelog

- Product: PAYDAY 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2)
- Vendor: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/701024786320460929
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/payday-2/releases/2026-08-19-payday-2-update-247.2-changelog

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- **fixed** — Fixed players on the Epic Game Store being unable to get past the Press Any Key screen if they have no friends on their friendslist
- **added** — Added safety checks to prevent some crashes related to custom perk decks
- **fixed** — Fixed no audio playing for people with low-end CPUs
- **fixed** — Fixed no lobbies appearing when using -steamMM
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when loading custom models
- **fixed** — Fixed some modded textures being rendered incorrectly
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when closing the game on Epic
- **changed** — The Custom Heist Tracks menu now tags map variants like Holdout and Escape
- **changed** — Bows and Crossbow weapons now have a default arrow head icon for ammunition mods when no special arrow types are applied
- **fixed** — Fixed a sniper spawn location sinking into the ground in Lab Rats
- **fixed** — Fixed missing collision that would allow a sniper to hit players through the larger building on Undercover Heist
- **fixed** — Fixed the Flintlock Freddy event weapon not granting the Royal Bayonet item

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**Warning!**

_A test is being run to see if performance issues stem from luaJit versions, with this update we changed it and mod loaders will have issues for this update- Please watch out for relevant updates to your mods!_

##### Hello heisters!

We're working on fixing the performance issues some users seem to be getting, in the meantime we have some misc fixes and small QoL improvements.

##### PAYDAY 2: Update 247.2 Changelog

##### Download Size: 282.6 MB

##### General

- Fixed players on the Epic Game Store being unable to get past the Press Any Key screen if they have no friends on their friendslist

- Added safety checks to prevent some crashes related to custom perk decks

- Fixed no audio playing for people with low-end CPUs.

- Fixed no lobbies appearing when using -steamMM

- Fixed crash when loading custom models

- Fixed some modded textures being rendered incorrectly

- Fixed crash when closing the game on Epic

##### Interface

- The "Custom Heist Tracks" menu now tags map variants like Holdout and Escape

- Bows and Crossbow weapons now have a default arrow head icon for ammunition mods when no special arrow types are applied

##### Heists

- Lab Rats

- Fixed a sniper spawn location sinking into the ground

- Undercover

- Fixed missing collision that would allow a sniper to hit players through the larger building on Undercover Heist

##### Weapons

- Fixed the "Flintlock Freddy" event weapon not granting the "Royal Bayonet" item

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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._