Payday 2 patch 1.51 update going live for Crimewave Edition & The Big Score

Payday 2 is a popular cooperative first-person shooter video game that has been developed by Overkill Software. The game is a sequel to Payday : The Heist and it has been published by 505 games. Payday 2 received a positive response from critics & received 8/10 in IGN rating.

The game was initially released in August 2013 & was made available on the following platforms : Windows, PlayStation 4, & Xbox 360. An enhanced version of the game, was released in 2015 & it was dubbed as Crimewave Edition.

Payday 2 title was further extended to Nintendo Switch in February 2018. Speaking of the game, it features a variety of heists which a player can opt to do themselves, with AI or under multiplayer mode.

The type of heists which have been added to the game includes the following: Bank robberies, drug trafficking runs, rigging an election, or stealing smuggled nuclear warheads. Well, today a new patch for the game has gone live which has brought many fixes & changes to the game.

CRIMEWAVE EDITION 1.51 PS4

• Fixed softlock on the results screen after completing a heist with a big payday.
• Fixed softlock when viewing the “Gray Armor” skin.
• Fixed crash on cancelling when “Joining Game” on PS4.
• Fixed crash related to turrets in certain heists, such as Hoxton Breakout.
• Fixed crash caused by a network check.

FIXES

• Fixed issue where you would gain momentum when pausing in single player.
• Fixed issue when the “Armor Bag” does nothing if you start a level with your mask on.
• Fixed the melee menu lock icon on “Monkey Wrench” weapon saying “No Access” when player is not level 18 yet.
• Fixed issue where “Graze” skill counted all enemies healed by medics as headshot-kill, instead of only those that you hit with a headshot
• Fixed an issue where DLC-locked weapon-mods could be bought by continental coins if you already had at least one in stock.
• Fixed scorpion gadget list to look like the gadget is attached to the weapon.
• Fixed the moving bolt on “UZI”.
• Fixed hitbox for tank in “Firestarter” since bullets could not hit it.
• Fixed the cut wire prompt in “Firestarter”.
• Fixed the concealment value for “Akimbo Jackal” SMG’s short magazine mod.
• Fixed input prompt in “Story mode”.

CHANGES

• In “Big Oil” Day 1, switched cameras to deathwish cameras on “Deathwish” difficulty and above.
• Changed “Dockyard” stealth bonus from 20% to 15%.
• Added stealth bonus to “Car Shop”.
• Base sights are now attached properly to weapons (ex. gadgets for Raven Shotgun)
• Increased spacing between legends in player inventory and skill tree guis.
• Updated heist information on “Hotline Miami” Day 2.
• Added missing bullet show trigger in the usp animation for “LEO” pistol and “Signature 40”.
• Provided a waypoint to the difficult-to-find-ramp leading to an upper floor in “Hotline Miami” Day 2.
• In “Big Bank”, set cameras to “Deathwish” on difficulty higher than “Overkill”.
• “Four stores” now has “Deathwish” cameras on “Deathwish” and above.
• Updated “Bonnie”‘s neck.
• Moved some cameras and collision so that they can be looped in “Four Stores”.
• Updated some translations.
• Reduced “Continental Coins” cost needed to continue a “CrimeSpree” from (6 + 0.7*lvl) to (4 + 0.7*lvl).
• In “Diamond Store”, switched cameras to “Deathwish” cameras on “Deathwish” difficulty and above.
• Removed an incorrect “Loading Screen Tip”.

KNOWN ISSUE

• “Night vision” does not work as intended

You can check patch notes for other consoles by heading here.

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