Payday 3 finally releases patch 1.01, packed full of fixes and adjustments
After a troublesome launch, the devs at Starbreeze Studios have finally released Patch 1.01 for Payday 3, and there’s a lot to talk about.
At release, Payday 3 came with plenty of issues that drove a large number of players away. There were constant matchmaking issues since the servers opened up, and the devs had to rush to upgrade the servers in the middle of an international launch. Things seemed to be pretty bad, but after a week they managed to stabilize the game.
Ever since then they’ve been working on the title’s first big update, which they promised would address the biggest problems the title has been facing. After being delayed a couple of times, update 1.01 is now available for players to download, and the notes seem to indicate that they really have tackled most of the issues, bugs,and errors that plagued the game up until now.
“The first patch for PAYDAY 3 is finally here, we’re looking at a massive amount of fixes to make your heisting a smoother experience,” says the post by Almir Listo of Starbreeze. “After some instability, we’re finally up and running as things should be! Heisters heisting, civilians screaming and cops floundering! We’ve got a lot more cooking, keep letting us know when you find bugs and sending us your suggestions!”
Payday 3′s Patch 1.01 contents
Posted through the game’s official Steam store page, Patch 1.01 is 2.00 GB large, which includes a ton of fixes and updates to the game in basically every technical aspect possible. Below you’ll find some of the biggest updates, but you can always find the complete patch notes at the official release.
- Added pre-order and edition specific items to those missing their items
- Last radio call will now provide a last warning before alarm goes off, and will not be interrupted by other radio dialogues
- Players can now not turn the camera during the full tased effect
- Added a fix for the “Cleanin’ It Out” achievement to pop up when the criteria is met
- Fixed an issue where the player doesn’t gain “Rush” when masking up while sprinting
- Fixed an issue where the player could bind “Throw item” and “Request overkill weapon” to the same keybind
- Updated the aim assist function for PS5 controllers
- Closing or opening doors will no longer push/move players in close proximity
- Fixed a crash caused when answering a radio
- Fixed a crash that could happen when vaulting near the heist end
- Fixed an issue where players got stuck in crouch when playing with high ping
- Added a fix so Overkill weapons don’t fall through vehicles
- Fixed so the tutorial scroll box is scrollable the second time you open a tutorial popup
- Added a fix for a crash caused by multiple explosions
- Fixed an issue where the “Closing the Account” trophy didn’t unlock properly
- Fixed so the achievement “Cleanin’ it out” needs to be done on Overkill
- Fixed issue with marking though some windows
- Added a fix to prevent players from getting stuck when using a human shield that dies
- Fixed a DLSS related crash
- Fixed an issue where the player can get stuck and not proceeding to menus after failing a heist
- Removed a state check to fix issue with AI placed bags having wrong rotation
- Added a fix so game won’t crash when joining another player through social or shell
- Fixed an issue with the social list not filling up
- Fixed an issue where a party couldn’t matchmake if the former party leader had left the party
- Fixed an issue where social list didn’t populate after reestablishing an internet connection
- Changing languages should now work
- Fixed a crash related to getting a random character when joining a game
- Fixed a crash related to IP address
- Closed the weapon experience exploit in 99 Boxes
- dded ability for knives to be thrown through broken shield visors.
- Fixed an issue where throwing knives couldn’t be picked up when the equipped primary or secondary weapon had full ammo
- Adjusted the Vertical Grip spawn point on weapon PC9
- Moved the magazine release lever on SA A144
- Fixed an issue with weapon recoil in lower FPS
- Dozers will now get closer before engaging heisters with their shotgun
- Updated the enemy flashbangs to apply flash effect more consistently
- Player can no longer open doors leading to enemy spawn locations
- Using Manipulator Basic Skill will no longer cause an interaction interference when players do multiple interactions in a row
- “Battering Ram” skill can no longer be used to open blue keycard door on “Rock the Cradle”
- “Battering Ram” skill can no longer be used to open the front door on “Touch the sky”
Payday 3 is currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC through Steam