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Payday 2

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Payday 2
Payday 2 cover
Developers
Overkill Software
Starbreeze Studios
DLC Lion Game Lion
Publishers
505 Games
Engines
Diesel 2.0|Diesel|Diesel 2.0
Release dates
Windows August 13, 2013
Linux March 21, 2016[1]
Payday 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Payday 2 on Wikipedia
Payday
Payday: The Heist 2011
Payday 2 2013
Payday 3 2023

Key points

Linux users cannot use in-game voice chat or submit community skins to the Payday 2 workshop.

General information

Port Report
Official website
Unofficial PAYDAY Wiki
Master List of Fixes
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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Windows
Linux
Steam
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Ultimate Edition
Windows
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
A Merry Payday Christmas Soundtrack Soundtrack. Unlocks additional mask.
Windows
Linux
Alienware Alpha Mauler Available only for limited time for Alienware Arena users.
Windows
Linux
Armored Transport
Windows
Linux
Biker Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Career Criminal Content Available only as a preorder bonus.
Windows
Linux
Clover Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Dragan Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Russian Weapon Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Assault Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Chivalry Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Historical Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Mod Courier
Windows
Linux
Gage Ninja Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Shotgun Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Sniper Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Spec Ops Pack
Windows
Linux
Gage Weapon Pack #01
Windows
Linux
Gage Weapon Pack #02
Windows
Linux
Hotline Miami 4 masks, 4 materials and 4 patterns are free.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 2 masks. Available only for buyers of Humble E3 Bundle 2014.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 2 2 masks. Available only for limited time via Humble Bundle.
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 3
Windows
Linux
Humble Mask Pack 4
Windows
Linux
Jacket Character Pack
Windows
Linux
John Wick Character Pack Free.
Windows
Linux
John Wick Weapon Pack
Windows
Linux
John Wick Heists
Windows
Linux
Old Hoxton Character Pack Free.
Windows
Linux
Scarface Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Scarface Heist
Windows
Linux
Sokol Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Sydney Character Pack
Windows
Linux
The Alesso Heist
Windows
Linux
The Big Bank Heist
Windows
Linux
The Biker Heist
Windows
Linux
The Bomb Heist
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's AK/CAR Mod Pack
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's BBQ Pack
Windows
Linux
The Butcher's Western Pack
Windows
Linux
The Charlie Santa Heist Free.
Windows
Linux
The COMPLETELY OVERKILL Pack Available for a limited time only.
Windows
Linux
The Death Wish Update Free.
Windows
Linux
The Diamond Heist
Windows
Linux
The Diamond Store Heist Free.
Windows
Linux
The Election Day Heist Free.
Windows
Linux
The Goat Simulator Heist
Windows
Linux
The Golden Grin Casino Heist
Windows
Linux
The Hoxton Breakout Heist Free.
Windows
Linux
The Infamy Update Free.
Windows
Linux
The Jack Mask Pack
Windows
Linux
The Joker Mask Pack
Windows
Linux
The King Mask Pack
Windows
Linux
The Official Soundtrack Soundtrack. Unlocks additional mask.
Windows
Linux
The OVERKILL B-Sides Soundtrack
Windows
Linux
The OVERKILL Pack
Windows
Linux
The PAYDAYCON 2015 Mask Pack
Windows
Linux
The Point Break Heists
Windows
Linux
The Queen Mask Pack
Windows
Linux
The Shadow Raid Heist Free.
Windows
Linux
Wolf Pack If you own the Wolf Pack from Payday: The Heist, you receive this DLC for free.
Windows
Linux
Yakuza Character Pack
Windows
Linux
Buying DLCs is not required to join missions from DLCs. Only a host has to have the DLC.
Despite the listings on Steam, the Linux port supports all DLC's released for Payday 2.
Australian players can demonstrate their nationality to claim the already unobtainable Jacket Character Pack
DLC's are no longer sold separately, they are all bundled together in the ultimate edition.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Improving Graphics

There are multiple ways to improve the way Payday 2 looks, using GEM is a good place to start, using an injector such as SweetFX will also help. Reshade can also prove useful.

Mods

  • BLT-Hook is essential for having multiple mods in Payday 2.
    • The Linux equivalent is BLT4Linux and functions in exactly the same way as BLT-Hook, but requires a bit more set-up. BLT4Linux also added unofficial support for Mod_overrides, something which the Linux Port did not have until July 2017.


  • Pocohud is an incredibly popular fan made HUD mod. While not essential, it can dramatically improve your experience.


  • WolfHUD is cited as a "Compilation HUD" mod, which collects popular standalone HUD Mods together into one package.
    Because of this, It's extremely configurable, and features can be tuned to personal preferences, or turned off outright.
    Newer updates also add enemy -> damage Indicators, similar to those in HoxHUD.


Game data

Configuration file location

Key bindings are stored inside save files.
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Savegames are cross-compatible with Windows and Linux versions.

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

In-game network settings.
In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 9899
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Use the open_vr_beta beta
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
This game might be playable with the SteamVR.
Windows Mixed Reality
This game might be playable with the Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

Main Menu gets excessively brighter upon launching the game

Instructions
Instructions

Not fitting fullscreen despite running at 1080p/Black screen when selecting 1080p

Sometimes Payday 2 does not fit entirely to the user's screen even though the resolution is set to 1920x1080.
Instructions

Issues with mouse movement near the top of the screen in fullscreen mode

On some resolutions the game will not properly lock the mouse to the window, causing issues with in-game overlays and unfocusing the game when clicking the top of the screen
Instructions

Mouse input delay

Instructions
Instructions

Play on Intel HD3000 & HD4000

Instructions

Double mouse cursor after Alt+Tab

Needs verification; option not present on Windows Vista.
Instructions
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 3 - 4.5 Linux Only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX Windows only
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

Enabling HBAO+ for NVIDIA graphics cards

Use the Ambient Occlusion flag 0x00000004 with Quality or High Quality.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 31 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 2600
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 31 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 2600
512 MB of VRAM

References