New Maps, Animations & Cosmetics in Update 1.0.2 of Payday 3

Payday 3 has gotten a lot of love from the developers as the promising update 1.0.2 brings with it not only bug fixes and balance changes but also a lot of new content for the players.

Starbreeze Studios has decided to revitalize the beloved heists from Payday 2 giving them a breath of fresh air in Payday 3's New York environment. We will be also taking a look at all of the new features that have been added to the game and cosmetics as well.

Payday 3 Update 1.0.2 Legacy Heists

Very exciting news for every Payday 2 enjoyer as you can now play these amazing heists in Payday 3 fashion.

Payday 3 Turbid Station (Murky Station)

The private military contractor Murkywater had some “troubled times” in the past couple of years. As such, this heist has gotten a new name alongside its facelift when brought into PAYDAY 3. Turbid Station is the first ‘stealth only’ heist in PAYDAY 3 so far.

In order to facilitate the new stealth systems introduced in PAYDAY 3, the team have made a few minor changes to the how it plays as compared to PAYDAY 2. The sense of familiarity is strong however, any veteran will feel right at home.

Here is a brief comparison between the Payday 2 heist and the new Payday 3 heist:

Payday 3 Cook Off

Many players have been asking for Cook Off, and while we are not getting an infinite heist, the challenge this new approach to Cook Off provides will certainly satisfy even the toughest of heisters.

How do you turn a crack house into a crack home? While ‘meth home’ would probably be more appropriate, someone tried turning this once disgusting den of debauchery into something livable. As such, the Cook Off house has gotten a few well needed renovations over the years. But once a drug den, always a drug den it seems.

The Cook Off house is the second ‘loud only’ heist in PAYDAY 3, following the footsteps of its predecessor. One difference in the new Cook Off is that it is not endless, the maximum number of bags possible is now capped at 19. The visuals of this heist have seen even more obvious changes over Turbid Station, though it’s still hauntingly recognizable to experienced heisters.

Here is also a brief comparison between the Payday 2 heist and the Payday 3 one:

Payday 3 Update 1.0.2 Additions

We are also getting a plethora of new content to the game as a means of adding polish to the heisting experience. 

First Person Animations

A very welcome change as well, giving the game more life and charm in comparison to its predecessor. 

Our animation team has outdone themselves and put together some fine looking first person animations for a lot of the player actions. It really makes it feel better to swipe money when you see it getting taken.

As part of this, you can now inspect both your gloves and weapons by using the corresponding option in the context wheel.

Transporter Skill Line

Players have been asking for years to have the ability to carry two loot bags at once, so we can now rejoice.

This skill line is all about carrying, be that bodies, loot or equipment. With this skill line you’ll do so faster and more efficiently, even letting you carry two bags at once.

New Mask & Preset Weapon

Under Wraps mask and the Compact7 Lycan preset weapon

Level Cap Rewards

Similar to how Infamy worked in Payday 2, Payday 3 will also have its form of progression called Renown.

While we did expect you guys to outdo our expectations, you guys have crushed our predictions. As such this is the first addition of items exclusively available to those who have hit the level cap.

We will call the levels passed the infamy cap “Renown”. When hitting a new renown level, you’ll be rewarded with consumable items that will be dropped for each renown level. We hope to expand this in the future, for all of you unstoppable heisters.

Recommended Challenges

A good change as the challenges menu is very difficult to navigate. Hopefully, we will be getting more clarity in terms of figuring out which challenges we have yet to complete.

Lastly on this list, we’ve added recommended challenges. Recommendations will show both on the main menu with general challenges you are close to, or could complete, and also in the heist selection when hovering over each heist.

Together with the Infamy per heist completion, we hope this will provide a good starting point for addressing your concerns about the challenges.

Added Lobby Chat for PC

Although a bit late, this is a great feature as communication is often key in stealth heists. Fingers crossed console players also get the lobby chat option soon.

We’ve added the much requested lobby chat for PC. We are still looking into how to best implement a text chat for console players.

Final Thoughts

A very expansive update with a plethora of updates and changes to Payday 3. Update 1.0.2 is one of the biggest patches so far, and with the coming first paid DLC soon, we are eager to see how much more the game will grow and develop in the future.

Although all of the changes will be met positively by the community, the devs must address all of the pain points the players have encountered and share feedback about them so that trust can be restored once more. You can also take a look at the differences between the Legacy Heists, here: