We have compiled tips in our guide to help you prepare for the final assault in PAYDAY 3.
Final Assault Tips & Starting Conditions
In this guide, we will present to you every condition that triggers a final (endless) assault for all the current base-game heists, as well as some tips to help you better prepare to escape before the final assault, or to spend the least amount of time as possible during the assault whilst you make your escape.
Needless to say, final assaults do not apply when completing the heist in stealth (as you’d be avoiding police response entirely), as long you do not trigger an assault before or after meeting any of these conditions.
No Rest For The Wicked
- A few minutes after the escape van arrives.
- Enough loot secured.
- Bollards lowered a second time.
The final assault will begin once you have secured enough loot to escape or after some time has passed after the escape van arrives.
Bring all the loot to the pick up point (where the van will be parked up at) before lowering the bollards and hunker down until the van arrives, so you can secure all the loot as quick as possible before or during the final assault and escape before the bollards rise up again.
Road Rage
- Enough loot secured / Escape is available.
The final assault will begin as soon as you secure the minimum required amount of loot at the drop off point (via helicopter or the bag shoot) to trigger the escape objective.
If the police are regrouping whilst you’re nearing the minimum amount of secured loot to trigger the escape, a good strategy would be to have at least two of your teammates preemptively run towards to escape point, whilst at least one other player secures the last bag, giving the other players a head start on escaping without having to run through the hoards of cops gathering up on the other end of the bridge during the assault.
Dirty Ice
- Enough loot secured / Escape is available.
The final assault will begin as soon as you secure enough loot in the escape chopper to be able to escape.
Stack up all the loot you want to bring to the drop point to secure it all as quick as you can as the assault begins. If you’re unable to escape while Bile makes his first pick up in the middle of the street before he leaves, avoid securing enough of the loot to trigger an escape until he returns.
Rock The Cradle
- Enough loot placed on the crane.
The final assault will begin as soon as you place the minimum amount of bags on the crane to trigger Bile to come pick you up via helicopter.
First and foremost, make sure you preemptively shootout the sunroof window above the crane if you want to make a hasty escape. If you’re aiming to get all the loot, make sure you have them all stacked up near the crane before securing them and triggering the final assault, so you can secure the rest of the loot as quick and safe as possible. Hunker down behind the doorway – in the same room where the elevator shaft is – to fend off the assault until Bile arrives.
Under The Surphaze
- Steal the Ladette Painting.
The final assault will begin shortly after the Ladette Painting is bagged.
Make sure you have already secured the Greg Jud Painting from E1 and the two Vicario Paintings (the ones painted with blood) – as well as any of the other loot that you want to steal – before you bag the Ladette Painting, so you can make a quick escape (via helicopter on the roof) before triggering the final assault.
Gold & Sharke
- Enough loot secured / Escape is available.
The final assault will begin as soon as you secure enough loot at the drop point (via helicopter on the roof) to trigger the escape.
Make sure you have all the loot that you want to steal stacked up near the drop point beforehand so you can secure the rest of the optional loot and make a hasty escape before the cops show up during the assault.
99 Boxes
- Finish the second wifi hotspots.
The final assault will begin once you have cleared up the wifi hotspots whilst you’re opening up the second container holding the hi-tech competent.
Make sure you already have all the other the loot you want to bring secured at the drop-off point (at the back of the truck) before filling up the wifi hotspot bar for the second container, so you can grab the hi-tech competent and make a quick escape.
Touch The Sky
- Escape helicopter arrives.
The final assault will begin as soon as Bile arrives via chopper, just outside the building.
Stack up all the loot at the pick up point before the helicopter arrives, so you can secure the loot and escape as quick as possible during the assault.
