Payday 3 Finally Gets First Patch

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Payday 3's long-delayed first patch is finally here, with developer Starbreeze addressing what it calls a "massive" number of issues with the cooperative heist shooter.

Patch notes for update 1.01 were released on Steam (though the update is available on all platforms) and highlight several changes that look to address Payday 3's disastrous launch.

"After some instability, we’re finally up and running as things should be," Starbreeze said in the notes, which arrived around six weeks after Payday 3 launched. "Heisters heisting, civilians screaming, and cops floundering. We’ve got a lot more cooking, keep letting us know when you find bugs and sending us your suggestions."

Alongside adding preorder and edition specific items for all players, the 1.01 update lets players turns the camera during the full tased effect, adds a fix for the Cleanin' It Out achievement not popping properly, updates aim assist on PlayStation 5, and more.

The full, very extensive list of patch notes can be read below.

Payday 3's launch was plagued with server issues that forced Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren to apologise. "We are so sorry that the infrastructure didn't hold up as expected, and although it's impossible to prepare for every scenario — we should be able to do better," he said.

Almost a month after its launch and Starbreeze apologised again for its lack of communication, and then just a week later said sorry one more time for not delivering the promised patch and again going quiet.

Starbreeze boasted PayDay 3 had 3.1 million players as of October 2, but this number has dwindled, at least on Steam, as more players are currently playing Payday 2 than its highly anticipated sequel. According to SteamDB, Payday 3 has a 24-hour peak of 2,801