PAYDAY 3

PAYDAY 3

22 Achievements

1000

40-50h

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Smash and Grab

Smash and Grab

Complete Dirty Ice within 120 seconds of spawning.

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How to unlock the Smash and Grab achievement in PAYDAY 3 - Definitive Guide

Mission: Dirty Ice
Player Count: 2+ Recommended (Solo Possible)
Difficulty: Regular Recommended
Favor: Escape Van (Optional)
Loadout: Stealth and Speed
It's best to separate this into 2 runs as follows:

Run 1: Information
You can get 1 of 3 spawns; the side spawns being the best, and the front being the worst. You can restart from main menu to try and get a new one. To make the speedrun as fast as possible, we'll need to find the access code. Head through the fence, go into the back rooms, take out any necessary cameras, and navigate into the manager's office. You can shoot the door lock instead of lockpicking to save time now and later. While here, locate a smart phone which grants a QR code getting you into the VIP showroom. Hack the manager's computer, and read the email to find the access code location. It's either the wifi code on the white board in the office, the number on the paper in the VIP showroom, or the employee of the month number in the lobby. Use the email and memorize the code. You can now pause and restart the heist to keep the same seed and try the speedrun.

Run 2: Execution - Stealth Required
Now that you've restarted the heist from the pause menu and know the code you can start by running straight into the basement in order to grab the red access key card and turn off the alarm to the VIP showroom showcases. This is done in the side room of the basement, and you can take out any necessary guards on the way, but stay in stealth and answer radios when necessary. While this is happening, your co-op partner should've made their way into the manager's office, grabbed the QR code, opened the VIP showroom and started lockpicking the showcases into bags (these are worth 25% each) as you'll need two of these. Next up is the vault where you can find the jewels which are worth 50%. This requires someone (either a co-op partner or civilian hostage) pressing the desk button in the manager's office while someone else interacts with the vault access on the wall using the red key card. Open the vault and bag the rare stones. With the rare stone bag and 2 x vip showcase bags, head out the back window towards the van which should be waiting if you're still in stealth. Load the van to 100% and escape immediately. As a solo player fully maxed on speed, this is very difficult, but possible. With a larger group, it is easily done in under 90 seconds.

Good luck!
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24 Sep 2023 02:29

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Note: We did 1:35 but if your struggling to move as fast as us...restart mission until spawn is near gate. This will save you a good 10 seconds. https://youtu.be/i2qybhRSzA4
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By I Lap The Flash on 27 Sep 2023 15:34
Note: We did 1:35 but if your struggling to move as fast as us...restart mission until spawn is near gate. This will save you a good 10 seconds.
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27 Sep 2023 15:34

For the Smash and Grab achievement, your task is to complete the Dirty Ice heist within 120 seconds of starting. This is definitely a challenge, but with the right strategy and a bit of coordination, it's doable.

Playing on Normal difficulty with at least two players is recommended. As soon as the heist begins, focus on finding out the Basement code. Here’s a tip: after discovering the code, restart the game. Due to the game's mechanics, the code remains the same post-restart, which saves you valuable time in your actual attempt.

Divide the roles between you and your teammate. One should rush into the Basement to disable the alarm from the jewelry cases and grab the red keycard, while the other heads upstairs to open the VIP Showroom using the QR code. Then, reunite to open the Egg vault. This is done by one player pressing the button on the manager’s desk (to enable the red keycard reader) and the other using the red keycard on the vault. Once open, grab the Egg and two more bags of jewelry from the Showroom, and make your exit. Sounds simple, right?

Now, if you're going solo (I hear you, sometimes it's tough to find buddies for these games, especially with a high price tag), the achievement is still attainable but it’s a lot tougher. Follow the same initial steps: get the codes and restart. Depending on your spawn location, either head to the basement or through the window, grab the keycard or scan the QR code. Taking a hostage will be necessary (as they will press down the button required for the vault's red keycard reader to enable). Then, swiftly open the Egg vault door. The Quick Fingers skill becomes crucial here for fast lockpicking. Collect two bags of loot and the Egg, throw them towards, then in the van, and make a dash with all the bags to the escape zone in front of the van.

This achievement requires speed, precision, and a good understanding of the game's mechanics. Whether you're playing with a friend or going solo, quick decision-making and efficient execution are key.
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23 Nov 2023 00:00

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I just got the achievement and I utilized the Scrambler Skill line and ECMs to allow me to speed through areas with guards. I used the restart trick to know the code before trying a run.
I used a total of 18 skill points for the skills, which were:
Infiltrator Skill Line: Infiltrator, Quick Fingers, Bagger
Escapist Skill Line: Escapist, Swift
Grifter Skill Line: Grifter, Social Engineering
CQC Specialist Skill Line: CQC Specialist, Soft Assets, Pin Puller
Transporter Skill Line: Transporter, Beast of Burden, Power Lifter, Catapult
Scrambler Skill Line: Scrambler Aced, Speed Hack and Extra Pockets.
Skill explanation.
Infiltrator for the faster Lockpicking with Quick Fingers and bagging speed with Bagger.
Escapist and swift were just for speed.
Grifter for Social Engineering so Civs don't take note of the Lockpicking and also for extra Rush at the start if needed.
CQC Specialist Line was for faster hostage moving.
Transporter Line for faster Bag moving.
Scrambler Line for the Rush gained from Acing Scrambler at the start, Then Speed hack for so that I can activate the starting ECM to then answer the pagers when necessary and lastly Extra Pockets for an extra ECM that can be used for answering pagers or for the QR Code scans and phone hacks.

I made a youtube video going through my steps in heist.
https://youtu.be/Mdj-9c96j7w?si=xwF5BJW2hKTcuQtc
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By Phantom2144 on 25 Apr 2024 17:37
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26 Sep 2023 15:26

Can be done by two people, but it is advisable to have 4 people. One person enters the basement (find out the code in advance by restarting) and turns off the alarm in the VIP zone + steals the red card, while the second person comes up and opens the VIP zone with a key card. The first one steals a rare stone using a civilian and a red card, the second one waits. They took the stone - take two bags from the VIP area and leave. It is advisable to take extra time from leaving the location by your driver in the event of an alarm being raised, you never know. I recommend doing it on normal so that you need a minimum number of bags. The two of us went to bed quietly at 1:45
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29 Sep 2023 00:14