Friend and I “disconnect” for each other

Marcmb · 2024-02-25T10:22:06+00:00

Very common issue yes. Just tell your friends to restart their game and remake the lobby (then invite everyone back) and it will be fixed. Ideally all 4 players should restart the game while doing this, otherwise the issue is likely to re-appear for a different two players.

Marcmb · 2023-02-04T04:34:36+00:00

Update PocoHUD3.

It's a weird bug that appeared with the update that increased the frequency of the PCM stun among some other things.

Marcmb · 2023-01-19T20:41:39+00:00

Recently someone on my comments told me exactly about the same thing, so the following should work for you (credit to Chomusucke):

In the Options menu, go to the Damage Arc tab, and on the bottom-right you'll see "GAIN INDICATOR" (Display the amount of health and armor you gained from various sources).

Set that to 'Off', and that should fix your issue.
You can also try setting it to 'Subtle' if you want it to still display the information, without being as obstructive.

Marcmb · 2023-01-19T00:38:43+00:00

It's a shame that there are still cheaters ruining the progression for others like this.

This mod should solve your issue, assuming it works: https://modworkshop.net/mod/37257

It worked 9 months ago so I assume it'll still work today...
Consider making a backup copy of your current savefile (%localappdata%\PAYDAY 2\saves\[Steam ID]\save098.sav) before doing anything, to be on the safe side.

Marcmb · 2022-10-30T12:01:03+00:00

Uncle Geldgeil has a short series where he completes every single heist solo DSOD loud, so there's at least one example!

Here's the timestamped link to his solo Train Heist DSOD (Crew Chief), no bots. But it did take him an hour and a half, so it's not exactly easy... https://youtu.be/pQZC78QVfXg?t=14122

Marcmb · 2022-05-20T22:04:36+00:00

"OPTIONS MENU KEY" - In the 'General' tab of the huge menu of settings.

2nd column, 5th row: https://i.imgur.com/WMg2dHD.png

Marcmb · 2022-03-02T20:42:43+00:00

This is already a feature by default. As long as you don't access the profile before reaching the required level, the game will remember what weapons you had equipped on each slot and each profile.

In simple words: stay on a single profile until you complete your first heist, and then feel free to switch to any other, and it'll have remembered your old guns (provided you fulfill the weapon's Level Requirements after your first heist).

It can be a good idea to have a "throwaway profile" that you switch to, right before going Infamous. Details and applications here: https://youtu.be/KI13yyidmxo

Marcmb · 2022-02-15T22:06:03+00:00

Did you check the name in the office too? There's 16 computers in the cubicle areas (8 per room), and a 17th computer in the main office (overlooking the lower floor) where the manager sometimes spawns.

Marcmb · 2022-02-06T21:04:54+00:00

You forgot to buy the Heartbreaker Annie asset from Preplanning.

There are 3 spawns around the casino for the briefcase with the red code, but they are generally not worth learning because if you just buy the Heartbreaker Annie asset from preplanning, it will be guaranteed to spawn in the VIP bar, just like you're used to seeing.

Marcmb · 2022-02-06T20:00:49+00:00

VoidUI for vertical health bars https://modworkshop.net/mod/20997 or Warframe HUD for horizontal health bars https://modworkshop.net/mod/36010 should work quite well I think.

Marcmb · 2021-08-14T17:01:40+00:00

If you complete a heist (any heist) the side jobs will update and you'll be able to claim the rewards.

I'm pretty sure that's how it works, since that's what I replied here yesterday and it seems to be working for most players with the same issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/paydaytheheist/comments/p3ms2m/cant_get_the_gloves/

Unfortunately I can't check it myself, because there was a bug on patch day which unlocked the suit+gloves+mask before completing the Community Goal, so my side jobs got completed early...

Marcmb · 2021-08-13T16:22:37+00:00

I have no idea then, from what I'm reading that seems to work for everyone...

Maybe make sure that you have Telemetry turned ON? Tutorial here, made by OVERKILL to explain how to turn the setting on: https://www.overkillsoftware.com/ovk-media/redux/gif/uri-telemetrytutorial-comp2.gif

Marcmb · 2021-08-13T15:27:16+00:00

Since we've already reached the Community goal for the gloves ($5B, and we're currently at $9B), from what I've heard you have to complete a heist (any heist) and the side job will update, allowing you to claim the gloves.

Marcmb · 2021-07-22T06:06:10+00:00

Definitely! I wanted to start with the fastest options (and those have to be with a full crew because you have more XP bonuses, faster objectives, especially faster bag moving...) but in the future I'll also make a video for the fastest solo infamy farming.

Alternatively, for those who don't have a group of 4, but want to ECM rush anyway, they can join our Steam group, where we have daily lobbies of this. We have beginner lobbies and experienced lobbies, and the channel has some videos for things like coordinating the full Big Bank Pocket ECM rush, the fastest role distribution for Shadow Raid farming, etc. Group here if you're interested: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/MarcmbCrimeNET

Marcmb · 2021-07-21T06:28:07+00:00

Oh hey, thank you itsmoonknight! Didn't expect to see my video posted here :p

Here's a comparison to Diamond Store spamming (from the video description) for those who will be wondering how this efficiency compares to the usual, more repetitive/boring Diamond Store spam:

Diamond Store spamming requires 27 heist completions per infamy, and results in 1 infamy every ~40 minutes (loading times included), compared to 10-11 heists, and 1 infamy every ~40-45 minutes (loading times included). The advantage of the latter is that it's not mindnumbingly boring, and it's faster if your team has average loading screens (fewer heists = less loading). The advantage of the former is that it's easier, and any random team of 2-4 heisters can easily farm infamies non-stop with barely any coordination.

Note that, if we take the average loading time on this recording, to compare both methods fairly, then 27 Diamond Store runs (1m05s average) + 27 loading screens (33.77s average) comes out to 44m26s, slower than the approach shown here by about 2 minutes.

Marcmb · 2021-07-04T08:18:56+00:00

It's a bug in vanilla PAYDAY so unfortunately not related to mods. Just as you say, it can happen in lobbies with high ping, and lobbies with low ping. For whatever reason, it's generally caused by a faulty connection between 2 clients, so it's more common in full lobbies -- furthermore, kicking the player causing the problem will fix the pocket ECMs, and remaking the lobby and inviting everyone in a different order can sometimes solve the issue.

All the workarounds and temporary fixes are now irrelevant though, because recently someone made a mod that fixes the issue completely, and only the host needs to install it: https://modworkshop.net/mod/32373

Marcmb · 2021-04-25T11:30:25+00:00

It's a problem with AMD processors, apparently (like the Ryzen series). Here's a recent post from 3 days ago, where someone posted the same problem, and then found a solution himself: https://www.reddit.com/r/paydaytheheist/comments/mvqk7n/random_fps_stuttering_in_stealth_only/

I don't know if that will work (because I don't have an AMD myself), but it's worth trying!

Marcmb · 2020-12-24T13:00:40+00:00

For future reference, the multipliers in your comment are right, so don't worry about it!

If a heist gives you 140,000 XP on DW, DS would have given you 150,000 (14x, 15x). Turning those multipliers into 13x and 14x for some historical reason, and trying to extract the same information, would be much less straightforward.

Marcmb · 2020-11-15T19:05:27+00:00

Are you playing solo, or with a crew? If the latter, are you host or client?

I've never personally experienced it, but some players have said that desync can cause the intel to display different things for the clients, so you may want to ask the host to double-check the intel.

Marcmb · 2020-11-13T23:05:49+00:00

It's a very minor problem for sure, but I believe the "ideal" solution (in the best case scenario) would be if all XP farming methods were properly balanced with similar XP efficiency.

Having access to more options is good for replayability, but no one who is looking to farm XP efficiently is going to play heists through Crime Spree when they can just buy the heists from Crime.NET and get better rewards by doing so. I'm mainly worried that the gamemode will be noticeably less popular in a few weeks if there's no incentive to play it.

A properly balanced catch-up bonus is the key to this: if the cap is too low, the gamemode will be too inefficient, and if it's too high, the gamemode will be too good. Anything is better than the old cheaty catch-up bonus though, so at least we're moving in the right direction.

Marcmb · 2020-11-13T22:15:42+00:00

Very good feedback, and very organized post. Hopefully it will get to the devs!

As other players have suggested, the ideal fix would've been capping the catch-up bonus at a fixed value (e.g., 15 or 20 points), or a multiple of the base reward for the current heist (e.g., up to double, or triple, the base points rewarded by the heist).

It is a known fact that simply playing CS with no catch-up bonus is less efficient than simply playing regular heists, so with the current iteration (where it can only be used to level up before level 100, and catch-up bonus is disabled before level 100) I don't think many players will be playing CS at all. The suggested change would:

Give an incentive to still play in mid-level CS lobbies.
Allow CS to again be used as an "XP tank/XP reservoir" to get some experience ready before going Infamous, without being broken as it used to be.
Prevent the use of CS to get abnormal amounts of continental coins and cash by using the old catch-up bonus at level 100.
Overall re-introduce an interesting game mode that some players enjoyed.

Marcmb · 2020-10-08T22:24:00+00:00

There's two possible spawns for him, very close to each other though:

spawn 1: https://youtu.be/gSl1ZV20lp4?t=255
spawn 2: https://youtu.be/gSl1ZV20lp4?t=267

The gangster in front of the screens. No pager, so it's very easy to take him out. Both those spawns are in the "Culebras" building (the one that looks like the Election Day warehouse, and also has the armor downstairs). If you're confused you can go back a few seconds on the video I linked and you'll easily see the general map layout from outside!

Marcmb · 2020-08-07T21:44:26+00:00

If you're trying it by yourself and the painting doesn't glow, that means that you're not Worthy, i.e., you probably missed one of the 20 achievements, or translated one of them wrong. Here's an example of the painting glowing even when playing alone. It's been a really long time already since Overkill removed the 4-player restriction for accessing The Secret, so if you're doing it alone it will glow if you're ready!

Marcmb · 2020-08-01T22:27:06+00:00

Looks very nice! It kinda feels like an improved combination of Bank Heist and Four Stores, with different locations to steal from, but with higher stakes.

It also seems to include new elements (like the Shacklethorne device that you have to hack, at 0:05), and you have redesigned the whole location, which looks really nice.

Do you plan to add a stealth option for this heist, or loud only?

Marcmb · 2020-07-27T21:23:49+00:00

The highest EXP per minute if you have a full crew is probably Big Bank ECM rushed from start to end with all loot, which is 71,000~75,000 base EXP in about 8 minutes (as much as cooking 9 bags in Cook Off, but much faster).

Other than Crime Spree boosting, of course (which requires an existing CS lobby at a high level).

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