PAYDAY 3 — PAYDAY 3: Update 3.4 Changelog

New Content

• No Rest for the Wicked reworked

• Optimized for better combat, difficulty scaling, and clearer objectives. Expect more randomization and a slew of other improvements.

• High Society outfit

• Four new contracts containing gorgeous cosmetics for the upper crust of society and crime alike.

• First Responder Tailor Pack

• A new tailor pack with 5 outfits themed after those brave few who put their lives on the line to be first on-site to help. [Claim the Tailor Pack DLC for Free!]

• Community Vote Masks

• Not too long ago, we let our community vote on which masks from a collection of concepts to make, and here they are.

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Features

• The AI crew will now pick up loot bags from the ground

• Negotiation times rebalanced to provide more value for lower difficulties

• New Assault Dynamic: reworking No Rest for the Wicked was a ground for us to experiment with different durations and flow of assault cycles. Players can expect shorter, but more intense assault stages on all difficulties of the reworked level.

• Players can now vault mid-air

• Added the ability to mantle directly from sliding

• Visually added feet while sliding

• Reworked heists have waypoints displaying objective text when aimed at

• Bags now display information text when aimed at

• All weapon mods have been disconnected from their respective weapon level requirements Weapon mods can now be unlocked using only their in-game cash or C-stack cost

• Added a new “Teammate Suspicion Detection” option to the User Interface Settings

• Change to 'Advanced' to show a detection meter above teammates while in Stealth, when they are in line of sight of a guard or camera

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where, after shooting R900S and aiming down sight, the player's view would be blocked

• Increased the movement speed of guards escorting the player. From 130 to 200

• Fixed a bug where the lead guard wouldn't spawn despite the modifier being active

• Fixed a bug where armor bags could fall through the ground for everyone except the host

• Fixed a bug where guards would play voicelines for player actions they didn't see in stealth

• Fixed a bug where you could secure guns to be able to complete the quest "moving up"

• Fixed the 'Rabid' OVERSKILL for the Sociopath not activating properly

Skill Changes

• Prevented the dodge buff icon from showing in stealth

• Fixed issue with “Judo Chop” skill from the ‘Ghost’ skill tree; breaking civilian behavior, causing them to walk into security rooms to discover bodies

UI

• Added difficulty text in addition to the skulls in heist planning screen

• Stuck "?" icon no longer occurs near waypoint with the keypad code

• Recreated favor icons for "No Rest for the Wicked"

• Fixed text when guards investigate a broken ATM.

• Fixed so players joining a host can see renown levels in the HUD

• Fixed an UI issue where host saw "exit zipline" prompt when Crew AI used the zipline

• Added translations for the damage number menu setting

• Fixed an issue with the hit indicator prioritizing damage (white), over kills (red), when dealing damage to multiple enemies

• Update to stay as a party widget to work with the P2P party logic

Art

• Added a custom inspect animation for R880

• Added a custom inspect animation for S40

• Fixed a visual issue with large guards missing some of their shadows.

• The background of the mad bomber skill now fills the entire icon

• Garstini Viper .50AE stability statistic is displayed properly in the Vendors menu.

• Made the loot outline more visible.

• The red thermite bags now use the correct icon.

• Made the outline on the bedroom wall panel better defined

• Fixed clipping issue with Sheath RDS sight on Blyspruta MX63

Audio

• Fixed a bug that prevented the result screen music from playing

• Added sound effects for incoming grenades

• Fixed guard footstep sounds being desynced

• Added a notification when players trade hostages

• Added Shade VO for taking out the security room guard

• Removed some systemic Shade voice lines

• Limited the amount of hurt reaction screams from cops

• Separated camera detection sound between you and other players (2D vs 3D)

• First pass of PAYDAY 3 audio remix

• The location of Specials has been made clearer. Their associated sounds are now more directional. Also, guard footsteps can now be heard from further away

Tech Changes

• Fixed an issue where the ammo bag preplanning favor would spawn partially in the ground

Heist Changes

Dirty Ice

• Changed unlock requirements for Cleanin' It Out achievement to only require bags and not small loot

Under the Surphaze

• Added cover on roof near extraction point for better flow

• Added cover on street

• "Fixed an issue where guards sometimes do a half-squat in the randomized security rooms

• Fixed an issue where players could jump onto toilet stalls and clip through the ceiling

• Fixed ammo boxes clipping halfway through the floor"

Gold & Sharke

• Fixed an issue where Shade would have escape voice line without the server secured on Gold & Sharke Bank.

• Fixed an issue where the mission objective wouldn't progress if the player bashed through the golden doors

Rock the Cradle

• Fixed an issue where doors in the corridor near the vault would have lockpicking on the interior side

• Bags dropped into the cage are now considered secure and will not be picked up by cops or crew AI

Road Rage

• Fixed an issue of where progression would get blocked at the second hole in the street

Boys in Blue

• Fixed a misplaced waypoint at the "defend the winch" objective

• Fixed an issue preventing progression when players placed the C4 on the wall while in stealth, then went loud

Cook Off

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to place gadgets on some walls

Syntax Error

• Fixed VO and animation issue on a civilian in Syntax Error

• Updated Shade's VO if a player takes one of the security room guards down to make it more accurate

Shopping Spree

• Adjusted food box positions to make them easier to access and look into

• Fixed an issue of where the eye scanner is turned off in the weapon store if players unlocks the door from the inside by using the vents

S&G - Bank Withdrawal

• Fixed an issue of where multiple red keycards could accidently spawn

S&G - Search And Seizure

• Fixed an issue of where players were able to throw bags out of reach and potentially causing the level to soft-lock

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⚠️Known Issues

• The damage area from a Nader’s gas grenade persists for a few seconds after the VFX has faded

• Searching for matches through Quickplay always hosts a new lobby instead of attempting to join a game

• A pop-up will appear, listing items you already have. This happens only once due to the new system being introduced

• Wrong rotation on bullets in the loadout view on the HET-5 Red Fox

• The Sociopath OVERKILL weapon progression isn’t working, remaining stuck at level 0

• The achievement "Kitted Out", unlocked by purchasing all mods for any weapon, is currently not unlocking properly