PAYDAY 3’s July patch puts 99 Boxes back under the spotlight

Starbreeze’s July PAYDAY 3 update is a smaller one, but it still gives 99 Boxes a fresh pass and adds new contracts. The studio said most of the team was on vacation, so this patch leans on targeted changes instead of a massive overhaul.

The rework for 99 Boxes touches objective flow, item placement, lighting, and a few quality-of-life details. Starbreeze also pointed players to recent behind-the-scenes footage and the Future of PAYDAY with Paul video for a closer look at the work.

The rest of the patch is mostly cleanup. It adjusts the default for teammate suspicious detection, fixes a crash tied to mask inventory after modding, clears up an Xbox key icon bug, and tightens up HEAT text plus several mask, loadout, and DLC menu issues.

The update arrives alongside a few days left in the Steam Summer Sale, where the studio said PAYDAY 3 DLC and other PAYDAY content were still discounted.

Patch Notes

The patch centers on the 99 Boxes rework and a set of quality-of-life and bug-fix changes across gameplay, tech, and UI.

Feature

• 99 Boxes reworked
  • Objective flow has been improved.
  • The environment’s lighting has been improved.
  • Multiple QoL updates.
• New Contracts

Tech Changes

• Set the Teammate Suspicious Detection setting to be Advanced by default.
• Fixed an issue where some players would crash on their mask inventory after previously modding the game.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue on XBOX where key icons could disappear.
• Updated the text informing the player of having maximized the HEAT level.

UI

• Fixed an issue where preconfig masks would appear as variants under the matching mask mould.
• Fixed an issue where name of selected loadout wasn’t updating when swapping between loadouts and going between menus.
• Fixed an issue where the price for purchasing mask variants would display a C-Stack icon instead of the regular cash icon.
• Fixed incorrect prices showing in the DLC menu.

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Payday 3

Developed by Starbreeze Studios

Payday 3 is the much anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. Since its release, Payday-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes Payday a high-octane, co-op FPS experience without equal. Step out of retirement back into the life of crime in the shoes of the Payday Gang, the envy of their peers and the nightmare of law-enforcement wherever they go. Several years after the crew’s reign of terror over Washington DC has ended, they assemble once again to deal with the threat that roused them out of early retirement.

• Genre: Shooter
• Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
• Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
• Release: 2023-09-21
• Publisher: Prime Matter, PLAION
• Age Rating: CERO Z / CLASS_IND 18 / USK 18 / ESRB M / ACB MA 15+ / PEGI 18 / GRAC 19+
• IGDB Rating: 64.6/100

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