Hey there everyone, Nik here

I know it has been long since i updated this group or said anything about it
I sincerely apologise for the inactivity

But i just wanna update y'all about how I am and the status of the group

Right now, im in college and its really impacted my schedule so im not gaming that often.
Going through some serious personal family problems
And Im still working hard to pursure my career as a nurse

As for the group, tho its not active on steam
Our discord server is fairly active,
The server is still small with at least 60+ people and not 160+ in the steam group.
So to the other 100+ people who didn't join, please join us and be part of Nik's family

This is just a small update
But i can assure you that the group isn't dead
Its very active.

Thanks for reading this and once again
Join the discord server and be part of the family :D

You read that right, Payday One Downers is coming to an end

I would like to thank all my fellow payday 2 players who were there with me from the start and pushed me to start this project of helping newbies
However this doesn't mean that this group will be dead, its currently going through a major rework.

Meaning this group will be suiting for all players and gamers of all genre
I have been thinking about this change for a long time
The reason Im shutting down one downers and reworking the entire thing is because, I reflected and realised that payday 2 is not a game meant for everyone, and the fact that my server and this group is not every active as people have other games to play than just payday 2

So i want to be fair to everyone and i want everyone to part of the conversations and feel like they are involved in whats happening

I had many people leaving because they can't join in the conversations or becasue it was very stale and boring / repetitive
This was my fault becasue when i started the project of theis group i was thinking about myself and payday 2, and I'm sincerely sorry for it.

Our discord server has been reworked, so please feel free to join it. It's still a bit of tweaks but its completely done
-> https://discord.gg/3zyzqkJ <-
Everyone is welcomed

It will be amazing if you guys were to invite your friends to join my server, your services will be appreciated. The more members we have the more I'm willing to push the server and even do some major things like giveaways of skins, cosmetics or even games

I know this is very sudden but please bear with it, there are some very active members that have helped me with this changes

Before I sign off, I would like to once again thank everyone who was there for me and everyone who donated skins and cosmetic items to me. I'm am extremely grateful for your kindness and support

Do join our discord server, we are very active in it and we would love it if more people were to join. Server link again
-> https://discord.gg/3zyzqkJ <-

With that, I would welcome you guys to Nik's family and do enjoy the effort put into this.

Enjoy yourself guys.
Niknova

AI & Difficulty Changes
General Changes
AI has been improved to be faster at navigating on all the levels
AI performance will no longer be dependent on the host computer's performance
Levels should be less cluttered by enemies
Player’s Team AI damage will no longer increase past Mayhem difficulty
Maximum amount of enemies allowed on the map for the Assault to end has been reduced
Developer notes: The above mentioned changes will translate to better performance from the AI and that regardless of the host’s computer power.

Mayhem
Enemies will take 33% more headshot damage
G36 SWATS should do OVERKILL Damage instead of Death Wish damage
Death Wish
Whenever a Bulldozer spawns, there is a chance that it will be a slow-moving Minigun-wielding Bulldozer
One additional Taser is allowed into the level
Death Sentence (old One Down)
Developer notes: Our intention with Death Sentence is to have it as difficult as it currently is on the live version of the game without the extra health and One Down mechanics The combination of those two elements was drastically reducing the amount of viable builds available for One Down.
Renamed One Down to Death Sentence
Whenever a Bulldozer spawns, there is a chance that it will be a slow-moving Minigun-wielding Bulldozer
Whenever a Bulldozer spawns, there is a chance that it will be a Medic Bulldozer. A Medic Bulldozer counts as both a Medic and a Bulldozer
One additional Taser is allowed into the level
One additional Bulldozer are allowed into the level
Bulldozers will have 100% more health than the Death Wish bulldozers
Specials will no longer spawn alone and will have a few SWATS accompanying them
The numbers of time a player can go down before getting into custody is no longer reduced to 1
Enemies health is reduced by 333%

Developer notes: Death Sentence units will now have the same health as Death Wish and Mayhem units
The black Zeal Bulldozer will now use an Izhma 12g Shotgun as a weapon
The white Zeal Bulldozer will now use a KSP Light Machine Gun as a weapon
Cloakers will now also drop a smoke bomb when they charge and kick down a player
Due to an issue, Cloakers will use their normal model instead of the Zeal Cloaker model
One Down
The One Down mechanic is now optional in the Game Settings when you buy a contract
Skills
Graze
A new skill has been added as a Mastermind - Sharpshooter - Tier 4 Skill
Specialized Killing
The skill has been removed and replaced with High Value Target
High Value Target
The skill has been moved from Mastermind - Sharpshooter - Tier 3 to Ghost - Silent Killer - Tier 3
Ammo Efficiency
The skill has been moved from Mastermind - Sharpshooter - Tier 4 to Mastermind - Sharpshooter - Tier 3
Trigger Happy
Basic: Damage boost has been increased to 120% (up from 20%) and will now only stack 1 time (down from 4)
Aced: The damage boost increased duration has been reduced to 4 (down from 10)
Joker
Basic: Converted units are having their damage reduced by 35%
Aced: Converted enemies damage is no longer reduced
Developer notes: Due to the improved reaction time of the AI, converted enemies became deadlier than they need to be. Because of this reason we have reduced the amount of damage they can deal
Weapons
Developer notes: Due to the introduction of the new skill and the removal of Specialized Killing we have adjusted the damage and stats of certain weapons to make sure they stay viable after the update
Dragon's Breath Rounds
BETA ISSUE - Fixed that Dragon's Breath does not ignite enemies
Repeater 1874
BETA ISSUE - Fixed an issue with culling objects on the scope
Car-4 Rifle
Damage increased to 52 (up from 38)
DMR Kit damage decreased to 108 (down from 120)
MP9 SMG
Damage increased to 44 (up from 36)
AMCAR Rifle
Damage increased to 42 (up from 36)
AMR-16 Rifle
DMR Kit damage decreased to 66 (down from 80)
Damage increased to 94 (up from 80)
Para SMG
Damage increased to 55 (up from 38)
AK Rifle
Damage increased to 56 (up from 40)
DMR Kit damage decreased to 104 (down from 120)
AK762 Rifle
Damage increased to 97 (up from 80)
DMR Kit damage decreased to 63 (down from 80)
Krinkov Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Akimbo Krinkov Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
AK5 Rifle
Damage increased to 56 (up from 38)
UAR Rifle
Damage increased to 55 (up from 38)
JP36 Rifle
Damage increased to 44 (up from 36)
Kobus 90 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 56 (up from 38)
Compact-5 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 40)
Akimbo Compact-5 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 40)
Mark 10 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Swedish K Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Commando 553 Rifle
Damage increased to 42 (up from 35)
SpecOps Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Eagle Heavy Rifle
Damage increased to 98 (up from 81)
Falcon Rifle
Damage increased to 98 (up from 80)
Gewehr 3 Rifle
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
DMR Kit damage decreased to 61 (down from 80)
Reload animation has been updated
Gecko 762 Rifle
Damage increased to 57 (up from 42)
Clarion Rifle
Damage increased to 41 (up from 35)
Cobra Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 36)
Blaster 9mm Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 36)
Uzi Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 40)
Patchett L2A1 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 42 (up from 36)
Chicago Typewriter Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Queen's Wrath Rifle
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Lion’s Roar Rifle
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Jacket’s Piece
Damage increased to 57 (up from 40)
Valkyria Rifle
Damage increased to 41 (up from 36)
Kross Vertex Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 42)
Micro Uzi Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 36)
Heather Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Akimbo Heather Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Bootleg Rifle
Damage increased to 40 (up from 38)
CR 805B Rifle
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Jackal Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
AK17 Rifle
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Tatonka Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Signature Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 39)
Akimbo Signature Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 44 (up from 39)
MP40 Submachine Gun
Damage increased to 99 (up from 80)
Union 556 Rifle
Damage increased to 58 (up from 40)
Grom Sniper Rifle
Damage decreased to 160 (down from 300)
Total ammo increased to 40 (up from 30)
Rate of fire increased to 150 (up from 60)
Contractor Sniper Rifle
Accuracy decreased to 60 (down from 72)
Lebensauger 308 Sniper Rifle
Rate of fire increased to 150 (up from 120)
Repeater 1874 Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 246 (up from 160)
Rattlesnake Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 246 (up from 160)
Nagant Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 480 (up from 300)
Platypus 70 Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 480 (up from 300)
R93 Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 480 (up from 300)
Desertfox Sniper Rifle
Damage increased to 480 (up from 300)
Compact 40mm Grenade Launcher
Reload animation has been updated
Mutators
Clone Army will now reduce Experience and Money by 35% when active
Alternate Arsenal will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Because of Training will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
BFFs will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Extraterrestrial Heisters will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Friendly Fire will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Hurt Me More will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Hydras will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Over Dozed will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Waking Nightmare will no longer reduce Experience and Money gained when active
Achievements & Rewards
Added new Death Sentence Achievements
Updated all One Down Achievement icons with the new One Down Flag
Updated all One Down Achievement descriptions to fit the new difficulty changes
Renamed the “One Down Skull” Mask to “Death Sentence Skull”
Added the new “One Down Skull” Mask
Added the 950 Achievements Milestone
Added the “Mega Greed” Mask
Added Difficulty Achievements for the “Cursed Kill Room”
Update some Achievement icons on Steam to match their in-game versions

Hey One Downers, don't forget that we have our own discord server
For all the new people who joined this group do join our server
https://discord.gg/HTQkndT
We are active and there is many peopl you can mingle with as well as heist with.
So do join our server, you are all welcomed :D

New additions:
5 new mask

General
Fixed shield strafe animation issue
Fixed 2 subtitle strings that didn't match the VO on TRANSPORT: Train Heist
Fixed some grammar errors in the subtitles on Reservoir Dogs Day 1
Corrected a typo in the Navy Beanie mask description
Updated some civilian models
Fixed issues with armor skins disappearing in menu
Added multithreaded frustum culling which should improve rendering performance if you have more than 2 cores