Das fünfte Update für Payday 2 (ab 14,90€ bei kaufen) steht via Steam zum Download bereit und ist mit einer Dateigröße von 1,4 GigaByte ziemlich umfangreich ausgefallen. Der Patch verbessert das Crime.net (Filter-Funktion) und soll die Anzahl der Verbindungsabbrüche reduzieren.

Gameplay

• We got word from Bain that the Washington PD is really stepping up their car chase unit - keep an extra eye out in the back mirror heading out of your heists
• Bags - you no longer can grab them through walls, fences and such - the easy days are gone!
• Revives - gone are the days of reviving your team mate through walls - man up!
• Your loot bags now show up in a growing pile in your escape car or chopper

• Updated several skill descriptions
• ECM jammers can now be used to open ATM machines
• Tweaked ECM feedback potency
• Silent Killer is buffed
• Silent Drilling - Lower the drill sound effect volume when skill is activated
• Chameleon skill description text is now updated and more descriptive
• Drill Sergeant BASIC and ACE bonuses increased
• Buffed Cable Guy ACE
• Buffed converted cops damage
• Buffed Underdog BASIC
• Stockholm Syndrome - Civilians revive the player faster now

• Fixed that the progress backup save language wasn't clear enough

• HUD viewpoints no longer clips at the edges

• Added beeping call sound for the pager call
• Cranked up the volume on the ECM jammer
• New Bain-lines added
• Added new footsteps
• We now stop weapon animations at mission end to prevent them from triggering sounds - for example, no more reload sound from shotgun in mission end screen

• Fixed pistols (some of them) not using "aiming sensitivity"

• Crime.net filters! Finally! More filter options in crimenet. Pick difficulty, New servers only, In lobby servers only, Public server filters and Maximum servers
• XP tweaks to 1 day jobs vs 3 day jobs, it is now much more worth doing 2-3 day jobs
• Prevent terminate contract option if signed out (server in failed/disconnected state)
• Fixed support for ultra widescreen / eyefinity

Enemies

• Enemies will now be highlighted when they are behind glass, while player is looking through cameras, and the "box" marking heads of enemies will work through glass
• Gangsters can be highlighted during sneak phase
• Tweaked enemy surrender chances
• Sniper shoots less often but packs more punch
• Taser has more health and is a bit more sadistic
• Bulldozer has now a higher damage tolerance, and is more evil
• Taser volume cranked up
• Converted guards on players side don't try to sneak off a call for backup

• Fix on saw melee

• Fixed a Steam disconnect issue caused by slow harddrives stalling the network thread
• Optimize the network code for less waiting

• Lots of new art for the mall such as lamps, barrista furniture and more
• New asset icons for mallcrasher gas cans are in.
• Blocked off a place where the player could get stuck if he really wanted to inspect certain gym equipment from... interesting angles
• Fixed a wonky door on Mallcrasher
• Made the AI move around better on the map
• Removed the small rooms with the gas cans - reviewers really wanted this

• Fixed issues where bags wouldn't count when traded in the Train Trade
• Bag collision on roof of train fixed
• Fixed collision in the secret tunnels
• Removed a floating stone! :)

• Safes that would spawn inside of walls have been removed

• Moved the ATM machines in the lobby a bit so they don't intersect
• Thermal drill now gets Technician bonuses for speed, alert radius and fixing itself

• Fixed disappearing environment on the roof on the penthouse
• Fixed a light bug
• Fixed some rare objectives bug

• ATM machines now have a random chance on appearing
• Changed civilian animations so that there no longer are stonecold civilians during assaults

• Fixed a crash related to the client drop-in joining and crashing after a couple of seconds

• Made glass double sided on player van
• Added window damage on on office dividers with glass in them

• Added Park Escape in daytime and Cafe Escape in daytime for better variety
• Removed some flying bushes on the Park Escape

• Fixed a gate that reacted in a strange way when C4 was used
• Fixed an issue where bags could be thrown in unreachable places

• Fixed so cameras stop beeping after the alarm goes off

Firestarter Job - Day 2

• Fix for cuffed guard that is not detected as suspicious activity
• Fixed breakable glass in the server room

• Fix for one secondary slot missing in weapons rack