Syntax Error

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Syntax Error
Heist Info
Contractor	The Butcher
Loud / Stealth	✔/✔
Loud / Stealth Completion Bonus	+600/TBA
Loot	Drone data Optional servers AI Core
Extra Statistics
Estimated Contract Payout	$300,000-$750,000 (Normal) $350,000-$900,000 (Hard) $450,000-$1,100,000 (Very Hard) $500,000-$1,250,000 (Overkill)
Full Loot Payout	N/A
Loose cash estimation	N/A
Bag Limit	9
All Bags Bonus	N/A
Other
Internal name	DataCenter

Description

You did the right thing in bringing this to me. This software has the potential to revolutionize drone warfare. We'll make a pretty penny. Scry Digital keeps all its vital servers underground. You will need to infiltrate the basement, find the correct servers, and verify their data through an access terminal. The building has an AI called SINS controlling all security systems. You might need to - how do they say - pull the plug.

Syntax Error is the first DLC Heist added to PAYDAY 3. The heist involves the crew breaking into the data center of Scry Digital to steal servers.

Mission Briefing

Description

No idea what that combat data was doing on Patricia Sharke's server, but it points to a new kind of drone operating system that could net us some serious cash. The Butcher has a buyer all lined up. We just need to deliver the goods.

The software we want is stored at the Scry Digital data center. Once you get in and verify the correct servers, we'll need steal[sic] the servers themselves to avoid corruption with a transfer. Stay sharp in there. An AI called SINS controls all the security systems, and we've never seen anything like it. But for thieves of your skill, I'm sure this will be a walk in the park.

Hovering over the Heist

• The Butcher's eager to fence that drone software we found. Just need to steal it first.
• That drone program mentioned on the Gold & Sharke server is being stored at Scry Digital. Time to hit download.
• They say the security at this data center is cutting-edge... let's see how it holds up against you.

Overview

After combing through the files on Patricia Sharke's hard drive, Shade uncovers something of great interest: combat data for a cutting-edge drone operating system. The program appears capable of endowing just about any collection of drones with military-grade coordination and target acquisition. It's not yet clear what this combat data is doing on a bank server, but one thing is obvious: the drone system is worth an absolute fortune on the black market.

Objectives

Stealth

1. Enter Scry Digital
2. Enter the basement
   • Find the basement door code
   • Optional: Disable the metal detector
3. Find and verify the correct servers (3)
4. Optional: Infiltrate the AI control room
5. Optional: Setup the zipline
6. Secure the drone data server
7. Escape
   • Secure all loot

Insider Assets/Favors

• Faster Escape Helicopter: on loud, Bile will reach the escape zone faster.
• QR Code Access: an extra QR code will be placed near the metal detector.
• Security Laser Glitch: during stealth, some server rooms with laser grid security will occasionally turn off at intervals.
• Scrambled Drones: security drones during stealth will only detect movement.

Walkthrough

TBA

Stealing SINS

ScryDigital's AI, SINS, can be stolen by players and is hinted at by Shade. Although this originally awarded players challenge XP, due to the progression revamp system, the challenge is no longer available and SINS serves as an optional but very lucrative baggable loot. In order to steal SINS, which is only available during the Loud portion of the heist, two players must be active.

SINS' containment is protected by two buttons:

1. A button directly behind SINS
2. A button located in the second floor office

In order to unlock SINS' containment, two players must position themselves near the buttons. Once ready, both players must press the button at the same time. Upon completion, SINS' chamber will open and will net players the AI core itself, depriving Scry Digital of its prized AI and awarding the player a larger payout.

Variations

• The red keycard location changes between three locations.

Gallery

The Techie drones introduced in the heist

The SINS AI inside the ScryDigital building

Syntax Error heist artwork

Videos

PAYDAY 3- Syntax Error Release Trailer

Syntax Error heist trailer

Trivia

• This is the first heist in PAYDAY 3 to utilise a unique camera mechanic:
  • The public and private area on the surface are monitored by a lone security guard in a camera room. He can be killed to disable cameras permanently.
  • The secure basement area containing SINS and the server rooms are monitored by SINS itself, making it impossible to disable the cameras without destroying them (unless the Titan Camera modifiers are active).
• During the heist, SINS will attempt to identify the player's character.
  • If the player chooses to play as Joy, once SINS starts to malfunction, it confuses her for Clover. It also reveals that Clover's real identity is Rochelle Maloney.
    • SINS fails to successfully identify Clover and Houston upon playing as them. This is despite the fact that SINS has information on both of them in its data files, such as the former's real name and nationality.
      • This is likely because the actor does not have VO recorded for any new heisters added post launch.
• Scry Digital's CEO is named Andrew Kang. He has come under fire for his social media comments.
  • He is likely a parody of both billionaires and influencers known for making inflammatory (and often politically-charged) comments.

Bugs

• The windows in the control room are able to be mantled through, regardless of if they are broken or not.
• Some small areas in the basement are public areas; namely a corner near the control room and a small area at the top of the upper stairs in the control room. Guards will not detect unmasked players here.