/r/payday2secret

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A subreddit dedicated to uncovering The Secret ARG in the game PAYDAY 2.

This subreddit is dedicated to uncovering The Secret ARG in the game PAYDAY 2 by OVERKILL Software.


"What is the secret? Or, what are we looking for? Is this the Da Vinci Code?" Read through this to get up to speed.


Subreddit Rules

  • PROVIDE A TRUSTED SOURCE

  • Follow Reddiquette

  • Add link flair to your post to better organize the subreddit

  • Don't post content or start a discussion about something not related somewhat to the secret

  • If your post contains findings inside of a heist please post it in the heist mega-threads in the INDEX


Want to browse or post PAYDAY 2 related content that is not about The Secret ARG? Head over to /r/paydaytheheist/

Note: Looking into game files is permitted.

Teamspeak IP (Join to talk to mods or find people to play with): ts2.stn.so

/r/payday2secret

4,843 Subscribers

6

Why am I finding Bobbleheads around maps

I have played payday 2 when i was younger because crime=entertainment for my younger self, but i started playing again and im very confused as to why im finding bobbleheads everywhere. I found a doom one at go bank, one in harvest and trustee bank on a shelf and some other weird ones here and there. What do they do. What are they for. I cant find ANY info online and everytime i search on it, i omly find something about "bobblehead bob". But i still domt know what that even is. Help?

4 Comments
2024/05/01
02:03 UTC

2

Hey, at least we got cool gloves

1 Comment
2023/10/24
00:03 UTC

2

Anyone know how to translate the device in your safe house I know you can just download a mod but I don't want to do that

4 Comments
2023/06/26
06:40 UTC

7

Sounds of animals fighting

This is my last trophy. hope you can help me.

Playstation: Lakeypokeyzz

2 Comments
2023/06/18
10:14 UTC

3

Need some help

I really need help on the rats job for the career mode

0 Comments
2023/06/18
04:22 UTC

0

Ok I know wrong sub and all but

Can someone help with framing frame completing it

4 Comments
2023/06/16
05:03 UTC

5

searching for 3 worthy heisters for the secret!

3 Comments
2023/04/15
00:04 UTC

11

Me and a pal made a little hunt for you guys

3 Comments
2023/03/07
00:09 UTC

8

Looking for ppl for Secret Ending

Hey there!

Me and a friend of mine are looking for two people who are willing to go for the secret ending with us. We already finished all the achievements and so on, so its only White House left :)

There's been a post some while ago, but I decided to just create a new post.

Feel free to comment or just message me on steam! https://steamcommunity.com/id/zen-tax/

1 Comment
2023/02/19
16:06 UTC

3

Need help doing the secret ending

Never done it before, saw some videos of what everything should look like, but got no idea how to open the vault door.. can anyone help me with that? multiple people would be better

Reply to this post or Add me on Steam if you're interested - https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198272559112/

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P.S - I'm not sure if It's too hard on DW, I prefer that, but I can go for whatever

0 Comments
2023/01/19
14:03 UTC

6

Dentist's goal

Maybe I'm dumb but, if the dentist reincarnated so many times before, what stopped him from doing it again this time?If he didn't have access to the Watcher's Ark, how did he reincarnate in the past?

1 Comment
2022/10/26
23:47 UTC

10

Is there some sort of guide through the history of the secret?

If I would like to be able to make someone try to understand the secret themselves, would there be somewhere a history of how things were discovered leading up to the cracking of the secret? Like what were the clues, where were they found, what did they meant, etc

2 Comments
2021/10/24
03:03 UTC

10

Anybody on PS4 down to play some payday 2?

I don't have any friends that play payday 2 on PS4 so does anyone here on reddit want to?

7 Comments
2021/07/25
20:34 UTC

5

20 achevimnets

I've looked high and low and can't find the list of achevimnets you need for the secret, anyone got a link or something

3 Comments
2021/07/15
22:29 UTC

13

PAYDAY: The Heist Undercover secret weird audio

I didn't know where to share this so I thought sharing it here would be fitting

I was looking for some raw gun SFX from PAYDAY: the heist because all videos on YT have the game ambience in the background playing. I decided to use ravioli explorer to view .stream files in the PAYDAY: the heist assets.

While looking around, I found weird audio that is linked with the undercover heist. This is the directory for the audio: PAYDAY The Heist\assets\all_42\soundbanks\streamed\lvl_und_sfx\893625843.0.stream

How I know this is related to undercover? In the streamed folder, there are lvl folders. The lvl folder has unique letters in them and they correspond to the heists, for example: lvl_1wb_vox is first world bank because of 1wb and lvl_cft_vox is counterfeit because of cft and the folder with the weird audio is called lvl_und_sfx, corresponding to undercover.

I put the wwem file and the wav file in my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kzhhynslckqdsgs/AABniZIOSlVnJIeI8SouH9wza?dl=0

2 Comments
2021/07/03
21:02 UTC

29

Is Payday 2 still active today?

I was just wondering how more veteran players perceive the interest curve of the game in 2021 and onward. Should I get a PC to play it online and with my friends still?

6 Comments
2021/05/11
18:16 UTC

39

So... this is probably something, right?

4 Comments
2020/12/16
15:56 UTC

8

Wanted to do the secret myself, but need a little help....

With the rings in the hellish basement, after translating them, how do I get the 5 letter answer, I cant think of anything, all I want is a hint, no answers. Thanks!

7 Comments
2020/12/02
06:30 UTC

0

I made a subreddit for finding teams. Join. Now.

5 Comments
2020/09/04
20:05 UTC

28

Obsidian Tablet Decoder

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ia5Is66qTpYy1h1RmCMbrt1eHH2VUY_aWjBky0m6Kbg/edit?usp=sharing

I was recently helping a friend with the secret and when it came time to decode the tablet the link to this spreadsheet was broken everywhere I could find it. Luckily it saved to my drive years ago. Here it is for anyone who needs it.

3 Comments
2020/08/27
02:33 UTC

3

can you use steam achievement manager for the achievements?

I got the achievements by using SAM and the painting is not glowing. not sure if this is because I did something wrong or the game knew i was using SAM. does anyone know about this

13 Comments
2020/07/11
08:17 UTC

7

What are the DLCs needed to unlock the segret ending?

Lets just say that Im new to the game and I have noone of the objects I need. Which DLCs should I have to unlock everything I need?

11 Comments
2020/07/07
16:55 UTC

52

The Policia Federal insignia features the Fleur de Lis, a common symbol in Kataru

2 Comments
2020/07/02
05:52 UTC

36

Get to work brothers

3 Comments
2020/06/18
13:13 UTC

33

I.....i did it

after almost 2 months of translating,coordinating with my friends and grinding we finally did it.....i was dancing around my house for like 15 minutes then calmed down and posted this because im bored

2 Comments
2020/06/12
08:08 UTC

115

Payday 2 Secret Iceberg

14 Comments
2020/05/30
17:45 UTC

18

Symbols on the floor in the secret vault

So I just entered the secret vault for the first time.
I immediately noticed the (i think) alchemical symbols on the ground. But there are others I don't understand.
Here is a picture of the Symbols: https://imgur.com/a/IKylDoE
What I have so far is (from left to right):
- Dunno
- Dunno
- Salt, "fixed" (alchemical prime), base matter or body
- Mercury, "mutable" (alchemical prime), Mind
- Saturn (Lead)
- Ash (Mercury?)
- Sun (Gold)

1 Comment
2020/05/06
07:46 UTC

4

Piano not doin its thing

I have the diamond, three coffees, obsidian tablet, and medallion. But the piano won't activate the next step. Halp

Edit: figured it out. Pianos are pretty lamentable

6 Comments
2020/04/18
19:40 UTC

10

Who found or how founded the secret?

Alright guys, i just get into the payday lore and i see it has a damn good storyline which i never expected. But as i see the secret, damn its so complicated. The alphabet and so on, how it discovered? Also the overdrill, it is also interesing, who and how it founded? Any of you remember or know?

2 Comments
2020/04/07
17:10 UTC

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