Payday 3 Update 3.10.1 - Dual-Wield Fixes & More Changes

Payday 3 Update 3.10.1 is a hotfix that the developers rolled out on October 29, 2026 to address issues that came up with the 3.10 Update. It is mostly a cleanup patch for Payday 3, with a heavy focus on dual-wield weapons, a few skill and perk interactions and heist payouts.

If you picked up the dual Grimshots or dual Outlaws after the last update, the animation and crash fixes will matter most. We will go over every change in Payday 3 Update 3.10.1, from the biggest weapon fixes to the smaller tweaks.

Payday 3 Update 3.10.1 Highlights

• Dual-wield animations: Multiple improvements to dual-wield animations when viewed in third-person.
• Heist payouts: Inaccurate heist payouts are fixed on multiple heists.
• Brute Force Crimebond sawblades: The three saw blades are now available exclusively from the Brute Force Crimebond.
• Lawman perk rename: The Quickshot perk for the Lawman is now called "Lethal Cadence".

Skill, Perk and Crimebond Changes

These changes touch perks, skills and the way weapons are unlocked. The first two are interaction fixes that affect how you build around the Thunder's Scythe and the Arges.

• Thunder's Scythe: Prevented the Quickshot Perk from preventing reloading if combined with the Return Policy skill from the marksman's tree.
• Arges: Fixed the damage reduction decaying while firing.
• Brute Force Crimebond: Fixed lost access to the sawblades. The vendor slots for the three saw blades are removed, so they are now available exclusively from this Crimebond.
• Lawman: Renamed the Quickshot perk to "Lethal Cadence".

Dual Weapon Fixes

Dual-wield weapons got the biggest share of the fixes in this hotfix, so each pair gets its own list.

Dual Grimshots

• Fixed multiple left-hand animations.
• Fixed the game crashing if trying to place a medkit while chambering a new round.
• Fixed the left weapon getting stuck after firing, becoming unusable for the rest of the heist.
• Prevented firing faster than the animation could play.
• Fixed the Grimshots not dealing any damage if firing too fast.
• Prevented the cycle animation from playing twice if ADSing during the cycle.

Dual Outlaws

• Fixed several left-hand animations.
• Fixed the animations when crouching and inspecting the weapon.
• Fixed the guns floating if holding ADS after reloading.
• Fixed the barrel mod floating if using the short barrel.
• Fixed the Smooth Cylinder reload animation replacing the entire cylinder instead of just the ammunition.
• Fixed the mods appearing to detach during rapid equip/unequip.
• Fixed the Trickshot perk not working when combined with the CQB barrel.

Other Bug Fixes

• Fixed inaccurate heist payouts on multiple heists.
• Fixed the Scales of Justice only unlocking for the player holding the judge while escaping.
• Fixed the mask pattern having a broken normal.

Modded Games and File Verification

The developers warn that updates may be incompatible with the mods you have installed, and even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you hit problems, try removing your mods and trying again. If an unmodded game has issues, verify the integrity of the game files: in the Steam library, right-click Payday 3, select Properties, open the Local Files tab and choose Verify Integrity of Game Files. The process may take some time to finish.

And that covers all of the changes in Payday 3 Update 3.10.1. You can read the official patch notes on the Steam news page, and our breakdown of the Update 3.10 patch notes covers the update that came before it. For an older look at how the game's balance has shifted, see the Update 1.0.2 full patch notes.