Getting Started

This guide walks through the complete beginner workflow for PAYDAY 3 modding.

Follow the pages in order the first time through.

What you will do

By the end of the guide, you will understand the toolchain, open the PAYDAY 3 modding project, create a plugin mod with CrimeForge, Forge it, install it under PAYDAY3/Mods/, and test it with PAYDAY 3.

You do not need to understand PAYDAY 3 reverse engineering or Unreal Engine internals before starting.

The path

  1. See what the toolchain can make.

  2. Understand the custom editor, CrimeForge, and PDML.

  3. Install the prerequisites.

  4. Install the custom editor.

  5. Set up FModel for PAYDAY 3.

  6. Set up the Wwise SDK required by the modkit.

  7. Install the modkit and generate its local JMAP.

  8. Connect the project to your PAYDAY 3 installation.

  9. Learn the important editor areas.

  10. Create your first mod by replacing the title and main-menu logos.

  11. Forge it.

  12. Load and test it in PAYDAY 3.

This documentation describes the current community modkit workflow.

PAYDAY 3 and the modding toolchain both change over time. Pages for experimental functionality are labelled accordingly.