Starbreeze Entertainment released a minor update to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the PC version of *PAYDAY: The Heist*—known as the original heist FPS—which fell on October 20.
Bug fixes and gameplay improvements
This update, developed by Sidetrack Games—which currently provides development support for *PAYDAY 2*—is said to fix pesky bugs and add quality-of-life (QoL) features to enhance the gameplay experience.
Contents of Update 23
General
Support for “mod_overrides”
Support for Borderless Window Mode
Support for Steam’s Play Status Display Feature
Fixed an issue where masks obtained as Steam group join rewards were not displayed correctly
Input-Related
Fixed an issue where the game would hijack the mouse cursor when switching windows using Alt+Tab
Fixed an issue where scrolling the mouse wheel during gameplay would cause the screen on another monitor to scroll
UI-Related
Fixed an issue where the chat input box appeared in the top-left corner of the screen
Fixed a bug where the description of the last completed challenge was displayed in the center of the tab menu
Fixed a bug where the link to the Steam forums from the main menu was not working
Overdrill 7200 Seconds
Added
a feature that allows you to start the original 7,200-second timer. Step 1: Go to the hallway just before the vault room and stand in a specific spot.
Step 2: Return to the server room and destroy the hidden statue.
Step 3: When you start Overdrill, the original 7,200-second timer will begin.Added 12 gold bars to the Overvault for players who survived the 7,200-second timer
For Mod Developers
Added “create_entry” and “remove_entry” to the DB class
Added “Steam:friend_avatar” to allow Steam avatars to be loaded as textures
Modified to handle multiple HTTP requests simultaneously
The PC version of “PAYDAY: The Heist” is available on Steam. Until October 28, it can be purchased for 396 yen—a 67% discount.
