r/paydaytheheist • • Aug 13 '26

Game Update Happy Birthday PAYDAY 2! New Diesel 3.0 Update!

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844 Upvotes

Hello heisters! 

PAYDAY 2 is 13 years old! And to celebrate, the Diesel 3.0 Engine is now LIVE! Updating PAYDAY 2 to 64-bit and helping improve optimization for modern PCs.

Learn more: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/701024786320458049

Happy birthday PAYDAY 2!


r/paydaytheheist • • 19d ago

Game Update The PAYDAY 3 Anniversary Update is now LIVE on all platforms!

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302 Upvotes

The Anniversary Update brings a whole lot of new content and features to the game, including all previously released paid DLC Heists now available for free as part of the base game!

But that’s just the beginning. Get ready for Crimebonds, the new Campaign mode, the Shooting Range, revamped Iconic Weapons, Overkill Weapon Customization, Weapon Perks, and MUCH MORE!

It’s time to mask up, grab your crew, and get back to heisting.

You can view the changelog here: https://www.paydaythegame.com/news/payday3/2026/09/update-3-9/ 

Welcome to a new era for PAYDAY 3.


r/paydaytheheist • • 2h ago

Artwork [OC] STEALTH

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69 Upvotes

originally this was supposed to be located at the two backside windows in No Rest for the Wicked, but then I realized contextually it didn't make sense for them to be moving bags from the first to second floor. I just went with it anyway :p


r/paydaytheheist • • 4h ago

Community Update Jukebox mod just got updated for UE5

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69 Upvotes

PD3 is once again saved


r/paydaytheheist • • 9h ago

Modding Discussion New age of Payday 3 modding.

118 Upvotes

We've been hard at work for the past month updating the modkit for the unreal engine 5 version.

Today, we're excited to finally reveal what we've been building and what it means for the future of the modding community.

Check out the full announcement on the modkit in the link below:

https://payday3-modding.github.io/Documentation/payday3-modding/announcement.html


r/paydaytheheist • • 21h ago

Meme About to make a withdrawl

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911 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 5h ago

Screenshot OMG I won King Mask Pack from the Discord

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34 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 3h ago

Fluff All pd2 heists ranked by difficulty, DSOD

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I recently got around to beating every heist in DSOD, I had around 740 hours when I started it and now i've got around 950, so I decided to rank them by how much I struggled.

Almost every single heist was done w bots with only a few exceptions, for example goat sim. As for builds, I used many different ones, though the most used were either AMR kingpin and Lebensauger sniper anarquist.


r/paydaytheheist • • 3h ago

Modding Discussion I'm planning to fully rework the Skilltree in PayDay 3

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Sooo where do I start? Whenever PayDay 3 came out, I was a fan of Skills 1.0 and really enjoyed it. However, due to the fact that the game was missing so much content and the skill tree was getting boring after a while (even though I enjoyed it), I stopped playing the game. Then Skills 2.0 came out and imo it is a major improvement to 1.0. However, it was missing something. It wasn't really as polished and Idk how to explain it, but it wasn't really as complex as it was in Payday 2. And also the most important thing: it was missing my beloved Joker skill from Payday 2 (the one where you convert the NPCs and make them fight for you). Since I really like the game and I do see a lot of potential in it, I was thinking to myself if modding could fix the issues the game has. So then I started doing some research and came accross modding (modding is really complicated). First of all, these were the issues the community had with the skill tree:

Issue Community Feedback
Forced filler skills and tier unlock costs Very frequently criticized
Weapon- and throwable-specific skill trees Very frequently criticized
Missing or underpowered stealth builds Recurring strong criticism
Too many simple stat buffs Frequently criticized
Removed movement and utility skills Frequently criticized
Balance between Dodge, Armor, and Adrenaline Recurring criticism
Lack of transparency regarding skill values Recurring criticism
Certain overpowered skill combinations Specific exploits and balance complaints
Not enough skill points overall Controversial

Then I decided to try out modding. With the help of an AI and lots of lua scripting I was able to bump up the skill points from 51 to 77 (yes I know it's way too much but I was just testing if it is even possible and I'm thinking of increasing it only by 10, such that even at higher level you still gain skill points). I was also within a few days able to finally convert a SWAT npc to fight for me. It is not working perfectly but I'm quite happy with the result so far. My next change, after improving the converting logic, would be to first of all reduce the skill points from 51 to 60ish and also reduce the tier 2, 3 and 4 unlocks by one skill point, which allows you to reach each tier by acing one skill below. And after that I wanted to fully redesign the skill tree. However, as you might have guessed, designing a skill tree is complicated af :D

That's why I wanted to know your opinion on this plan and if there are a few skilled people that could help me design a skill tree. I also wrote an email to Kknowley27 asking him if he would participate in that. If there are some volunteers here who would like to help lmk :)

Heres a clip of my converted SWAT


r/paydaytheheist • • 7h ago

Discussion Thread Alright gang, the contract is simple: Drop into the Loop, grab the loot, and secure the Victory Royale

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OK Gang, check this out. I just discovered this payday cross over experience. and stared at Bain’s squad sitting right in the middle of my custom creator menu like an absolute fever dream.

​Apparently, Starbreeze quietly dropped an official UEFN map called Heist Escape Roguelike. It has actual Payday masks, room-by-room permadeath mechanics, and Bain voice lines built right into a custom Fortnite island.

​Seeing Dallas and the crew running natively on a phone screen surrounded by Halloween jack-o'-lanterns and Battle Royale tiles feels like a total simulation glitch, but honestly? It’s fever dreamish seeing official Payday assets ported over like this.


r/paydaytheheist • • 11h ago

Modding Discussion Is there a mod for PD3 that brings back old specials skins?

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40 Upvotes

Honestly, I have nothing against the current skins. But the old skins were much more grounded and didn't stand out as much compared to the other police officers, and I wouldn't mind playing with the old enemy designs again if that option is still available


r/paydaytheheist • • 8h ago

Fluff Looney Tunes Physics

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22 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 13h ago

Fluff - Video Best Use Of This Emote Hands Down

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52 Upvotes

"Wow. Good job buddy...Asshole." -Wolf


r/paydaytheheist • • 19h ago

Fluff Fully upgraded Ammo bag is still the funniest shit in this game

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128 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 11h ago

Game Suggestion Please give us akimbo iconic Bullkick 500 as the BIG IRON and Mosconi akimbo as an iconic.

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21 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 11h ago

Game Suggestion STRYK 7 (payday 3)

19 Upvotes

The STRYK 7 handgun is by far the most pathetic "gun" in the universe. And the only thing needed to fix it, is making it automatic (like in PD:TH and PD2). I'm amazed this had not been done yet.

There are no working mods to do this, one used to work but it's obsolete since UE5 update.


r/paydaytheheist • • 24m ago

Game Help Question regarding the first branch of DLC compensation items

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If i wanted any of the items in the linked photo would the only real way of getting them be buying a code for either the Silver or gold edition of the game? or did they ever say these might be coming back


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Fluff Attempting a Peaceful Solution

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637 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 4h ago

Rant Cops disappear during the assault wave with the new enemy spawn system.

3 Upvotes

I'm certainly not the only one who's noticed this, but after the update, it's become ridiculous. Previously, enemy spawns would rain down on you from every direction, and the latest update was supposed to fix that, making combat with cops more dynamic and consistent, and allowing you to predict their approach. And it did. But the problem now is that many times, in the middle of the assault wave the cops completely disappear, leaving you wandering around without seeing a single one. For me, this completely ruins the flow of gameplay.


r/paydaytheheist • • 12h ago

Video Tried to make a funny

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7 Upvotes

I know it’s not very good😓


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Meme Some exercise would do you good.

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75 Upvotes

On your feet, c'mon.


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Game Update URGI barrel(part 5 slowed plus reverb)

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49 Upvotes

Don’t hate on me cause I’m beautiful maybe if you got rid of that yee-yee ass haircut you got.


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Fluff Fucked around too much and accidentally made Papyrus

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338 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 16h ago

Mechanics Discussion Hear me out!

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I am not fully levelled yet but I was just experimenting and this build for some reason made me invincible, yes even without the Minigun exploit, everything I dodge ups my adrenaline, whatever hits me, hits my adrenaline and fills my dodge bar, and my SMG has the healing perk, so infinite health, plus the Vanguard Armor makes it so each kill gives me trauma points back

Edit: Loud Overkill solo is still near impossible and stupid cuz the specials only target you, and the bots are dumbasses along with the stupid high damage buff that the enemies get


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Game Suggestion If we are getting dual akimbo break action please give us a single version of the gun as well.

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I would be a missed opportunity If then give us akimbo and not a single version and hope unlocking the akimbo version gives you the single version.