PAYDAY 2 Update 248.1 Tackles Stuttering and Under The Hammer Bugs

PAYDAY 2 Update 248.1 is a 45MB follow-up focused on the repeated stutters and freezes some players experienced after the engine upgrade. Under The Hammer also receives a broad round of fixes covering stealth detection, crashes, loot interactions, and performance. Update 248 had added output-audio selection and fixed separate VR loot-bag crashes, interface problems, and weapon issues in the Update 248 changelog.

Sidetrack Games traced the recurring performance problem to faulty Lua garbage collection. The Steam changelog says the update should resolve frequent stuttering on certain systems, although further performance work remains planned.

Under The Hammer receives the largest group of changes. VR players can now jump over the lasers in the auctioneer office during stealth by using a newly added table, while purple buttons can be activated with melee attacks. Side-loot tags are easier to spot, car keys have a larger interaction range, and ground-floor folders and kiosks are more likely to contain hints.

Stealth detection also gets several corrections. Guards outside the vehicle hall, camera operators in security booths, and NPCs near the Antique Car should no longer detect players through windows or the vehicle. The update also fixes a Flash Auction achievement condition, a vault loot-bag collision problem, a possible softlock during the truck sequence, and crashes tied to security doors and the aced kickstarter skill on the Apollonius cutter.

Weapon changes separate the ammo pickup categories for the Breaker 12G and Karussell Revolving Shotgun. The Breaker 12G receives higher pickup rates, while the Karussell receives lower rates. The Vintage Sight also can no longer appear in card drops or float when applied to the KETCHNOV Byk-1.

The update follows the earlier Update 248 patch, which added output audio-device selection and addressed several weapon, heist, and crash issues.

PAYDAY 2 Update 248.1 Patch Notes

The changelog covers the garbage collection fix, low-settings heist indicators, a large Under The Hammer cleanup pass, a Crude Awakening correction, and weapon pickup and sight adjustments.

General

• Fixed frequent stuttering related to LUA garbage collection on certain systems
• Fixed converted Zeal Heavy Swat enemies having incorrect outlines
• Updated localization files

Heists

• Fixed missing glowing indicators while playing on low graphics settings on several heists like The Diamond Heist, Lost In Transit and Under The Hammer
• Under The Hammer
  • Improved performance (Will keep trying to improve it further)
  • Added a small table in the auctioneer office to allow VR players to jump over the lasers in stealth
  • Added the ability to press the purple buttons by meleeing them (Just for fun)
  • Changed the tag color on side loot items to be easier to find
  • Increased the interaction range on the car keys
  • Increased the chances for folders and kiosks on the ground floor to contain hints
  • Increased the interrupt range on civilians running for the panic buttons from 3 to 5m
  • Removed floating counter objects that were being picked up by HUD mods
  • The fire extinguishers can now be grabbed sooner in loud
  • Fixed outside guards being able to detect players through the windows while inside the vehicle hall
  • Fixed camera operators being able to detect players through the windows of security booths
  • Fixed NPCs being able to detect players through the “Antique Car”
  • Fixed the outer sector box not providing cover
  • Fixed the “Flash Auction” achievement not triggering if anyone has ECM jammers in their inventory, instead if anyone uses one
  • Fixed a crash when closing certain security doors
  • Fixed a crash related to using the aced “kickstarter” skill on the Apollonius cutter
  • Fixed a collision issue that could prevent lootbags from being picked up inside the vault
  • Fixed a few instances where the sun was leaking
  • Fixed cowardly first responder staying in one of the police cars while his twin does the work for him
  • Fixed a potential softlock when the alarm is risen while driving the truck to the garage
  • Fixed a part of the library skylight not breaking correctly when cops jump down on it
  • Fixed laser emitters in the auctioneer office disappearing in loud
  • Changed the Auctioneers shotgun to use a short stock to prevent clipping issues
• Crude Awakening
  • Fixed an issue where the visual armor on Gabriel Santiago would be aligned differently for drop-ins

Weapons

• Added new ammo pickup category for the “Breaker 12G” and “Karussell Revolving Shotgun”
  • Breaker 12G now has higher pickup rates
  • Karussell has lower pickup rates
• Fixed the “Vintage Sight” being able to drop from card drops
• Fixed the”Vintage Sight” floating when applied on the “KETCHNOV Byk-1”

Sidetrack Games warns that installed mods may cause unexpected problems after the update, including mods that appear unrelated to an issue. Players with an unmodded installation can verify the game files through Steam by right-clicking PAYDAY 2 in the library, opening Properties, selecting the LOCAL FILES tab, and choosing VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES…

Under The Hammer now has fewer stealth sightline problems and a few more VR-friendly options, but the garbage collection fix may be the clearest change for affected systems. Which part of Update 248.1 will make the biggest difference for your crew? Follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, or Telegram.