Main menu

PLAY ONLINE/OFFLINE : To start a game.

SOCIAL HUB : Social hub.

CAREER : "Story" progression.

INVENTORY : Inventory for in-mission equipment.

ACHIEVEMENTS : All achievements.

STEAM ITEMS : Steam skin.

FBI FILES : Payday 2 lore.

COMMUNITY : Open steam community forum.

MOVIE THEATER : Story video available at some point in the progression. (story spoiler)

OPTIONS : Options

EXIT GAME : Leave the game.

Inventory Menu

on the left / Character

Character : Only for aesthetics and voice.

Mask : I recommend a night vision mask whenever possible.

Armor : Always take the highest armor up to overkill difficulty

Equipment : If you need ammo, take ammo. Otherwise, always use a medic pack.

On the middle / Weapons

Primary / Secondary : You can use any weapon up to overkill difficulty.

Throwable : Doesn't matter

Melee : Use a taser if possible. Taser allow you to stop a charge from a cloaker.

On the right / Abilities

Skills : Your abilities.

Perk deck : Your ultimate abilities. It will dictate what skill to use and what style of gameplay you will use.

Crew management : Passive bonus for each bot in the lobby.

Infamy : The "prestige" system. Every 100 levels, you can get +1 infamy for some bonus. Only the first one has a gameplay boost.

CrimeNet (Online / Offline PLAY)

Filter

MINIMIZE SIDEBAR : show / hide name.

FILTERS : add filter to the heist search

LOBBY CODE : Join a lobby via its code.

Usefull section

THE TUTORIAL HEIST : tutorial for loud and stealth mission.

QUICKPLAY : To join any game rapidly.

SAFE HOUSE (raid) : Access the safe house (cosmetic only).

CONTRACT BROKER : to create a heist instead of joining one.

section less useful

SIDE JOBS : Do daily / weekly / montly and permanent jobs for various rewards.

GAGE : The old primary way to get weapon customization.

OFFSHORE PAYDAY : The end mission card reward but on demand.

CONTRACT DATABASE : Basic "story" about the game.

Secondary game modes

MUTATORS : Add gimmicks to the game.

CRIME SPREE : You select one of 3 missions, the higher the spree, the higher the difficulties.

HOLDOUT : Defend a hostage and avoid going into custody. Survive 9 waves to get the maximum reward.

THE LOST TAPES : Audio story between the end of payday 2 and the start of payday 3.