PAYDAY 3

PAYDAY 3

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The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Complete Gold and Sharke in stealth without accessing the HR computer.

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How to unlock the The Hard Way achievement in PAYDAY 3 - Definitive Guide

The following strategy works to get both of the achievements for this mission at the same time.
PAYDAY 3Closing the AccountThe Closing the Account achievement in PAYDAY 3 worth 104 pointsOn Gold and Sharke empty the vault of its valuables and secure all the loot on Hard or above.

PAYDAY 3The Hard WayThe The Hard Way achievement in PAYDAY 3 worth 118 pointsComplete Gold and Sharke in stealth without accessing the HR computer.

Mission: Gold and Sharke
Player Count: 2+ Recommended (Solo Possible)
Difficulty: Hard Recommended
Loadout: Stealth and Speed
It's best to separate this into 2 runs as follows:

Run 1: Information - Stealth Required
Your first run is just for information, but stealth is required in order to secure the required knowledge at the end. The goal here is acquire the red key card, blue key card, vault code, and switchbox colors (optional).
Red Key Card: Located in a side office. To find the location, use a QR code to find the HR room, and hack the computer here to find out which person keeps in their office. (Ex. Eric, Liam). Find their office, using another QR code to gain access and loot the key card.
Blue Key Card: Located upstairs on an important person like guard or bank manager.
Vault Code: Using the blue key card, find the server room near the bank manager's office and hack the computer. You'll need to go to the IT room, and back to the server room to complete the hack. Once the hack is completed, you'll be shown which vault codes are possible. Check the keypad to see what numbers are possible and determine the correct code. Memorize it!
Switchbox Colors: (Optional) If you're still in stealth, and want extra information, break into the vault lobby and activate the control box which requires 4 colors to be select in switchboxes to disable lasers. You can memorize the order of these switches to save yourself time in the next run!

With this information, you can pause and restart the heist if anything goes wrong! Everything will remain the same.

Run 2: Execution - Stealth Required
With the knowledge of the red key card location, blue key card location, the vault code memorizes, and switchbox colors, the run is a lot easier. Go straight to the red key card and grab it, using it to get access to the vault lobby gate. Immediately use the vault code to open the vault. Then interact with the control box to start the 4 flipped switches objective. Go and flip the switches while grabbing the blue key card as well to disable the lasers. At this point, take your blue key card to the manager's office and interact with the computer. A timer starts. You must use the blue key card again at the vault to open the inner vault. Time to loot! Bag everything you can, and there should be 13 bags here. Time to sneak them out. If you or someone in your group doesn't have their mask on yet, they can simply run bags back and forth to the escape van downstairs without any significant risk of failing. You also have the option of running the bags to the roof, and throwing them down towards the parking garage (see video), having only 1 person down there to catch them and store them. It's best to minimize the amount of time you spend inside the bank with a mask on! Once all 13 bags are accounted for, it's time for the entire team to sneak into the basement with the loaded van for escape.

Good luck!
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25 Sep 2023 21:29

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This achievement didn't pop for me it might be bugged for few
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By AchievedSins on 27 Sep 2023 03:35
I didnt pop for me too... After 10 game perfect no kill to finish ans didnt pop , help please ?
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By DeiSs III on 01 Oct 2023 15:32
I finally did this solo. Great guide but here are some additional tips:

- Get as many stealth skills as possible. That being said, I did it with walk the walk, social engineering, and secure loop only.

- Immediately grab a QR code from the brown desks on the right side of the lobby — use it to open Liam's office and see if the red keycard is in one of the drawers. If it's not, quit to the main menu and try again.

- Blue keycard dude always goes into the ‘long’ room on the far right — wait for him but stick to the left when you’re inside because the guard can see you through the window. There's only one guard in this area — remember his walking patterns.

- Stealth to the roof (beware of the guard on the roof) and throw the bags over as shown in the video. I'm almost certain that you need the server and 5 bags. Stealth the bags past one camera at a time using secure loop to incapacitate them (hack, LB, X, the camera light will now be blue).

- Walk out of the bank (you'll be unmasked, so nothing will happen) and turn right towards the bags. Wait for the guard from public/outside of the parking lot, let him buy a drink from the vending machine and disappear back inside through the door, then take 2-3 bags to the van. On your first trip, disable the left-most camera above the van. The social engineering skill ensures that employees will ignore you carrying the bags of cash.

These tips are for solo (invite only) normal stealth unmasked.
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By Schwarzio on 10 Oct 2023 03:28
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There are two ways to complete the achievement
The first one is glitch. You start the robbery, go to the server room and look at the code. We restart, the code will be exactly the same, which will allow you to make an achievement without going into the server room (maybe they will fix it).
The second one is honest. Find the panel and look through the ultraviolet at the prints - there will be numbers there. You select the combination until it is correct, I personally managed to select it on the first try in two cases out of three
The achievement dropped after the alarm was raised in the finale, but we left the garage in the car.
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29 Sep 2023 00:10

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I'll add. The first option is not a glitch. This is what the developers intended; they seemed to say on streams that they would consider adding a randomizer after the heist restarted. If anyone makes this trophy after adding the randomizer.
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By beshanye_trusy on 01 Jan 2024 02:49