Custom server emulator for PAYDAY 3

Source available on GitHub

Code contributors

• SlejmUr (GitHub)
• HW12Dev (GitHub)

Disclaimer

• You must own a legitimate copy of PAYDAY 3 to use this software, which can be purchased
  at https://www.paydaythegame.com/payday3/#buy
• The contributors of PayCheck3 in no way support piracy, and actively ensure that PayCheck3
  does not work with an illegitimate copy. We're sorry to have caused any confusion that
  this could be used for piracy.
• This project is in no way affiliated or endorsed by Starbreeze Entertainment.

How to use the server

Hosting PayCheck3 locally

The certificates created by PayCheck3CertificateGenerator.exe expire exactly 1 year after being generated.
If you use this software, and it stops working 1 year after you made the certificates, you need to regenerate them and reinstall them.

1. Download the latest release of PayCheck3.
2. Unpack the latest release and run PayCheck3CertificateGenerator.exe to generate the required self-signed SSL certificates.
3. On Windows: Double-click on the cert.crt file and click the "Install Certificate..." button. In the dialog that appears
   select "Current User" and click "Next". In the new dialog, select "Place all certificates in the following store" and click "Browse".
   In the "Select Certificate Store" dialog, choose "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click "OK".
   After choosing the certificate store, client "Next" and "Finish".
   If a dialog appears asking if you want to install the certificate, click "Yes".
4. Once the certificate is installed, add 127.0.0.1 nebula.starbreeze.com to your C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file. To stop the game from using PayCheck3, remove this line from your hosts file.
5. Run PayCheck3ServerApp.exe and PayCheck3 will start.

Hosting PayCheck3 on a public facing server

1. Download the latest release of PayCheck3.
2. Edit config.json and change the SSLCertificatePassword value to the password of your server's SSL certificate.
   (If config.json does not exist, run PayCheck3ServerApp.exe at least once).
3. Put your server's SSL certificate, in PFX format, in PayCheck3's install folder and name it "cert.pfx".
4. Run PayCheck3ServerApp.exe and PayCheck3 will start.

How can players connect to my server?

For players to be able to connect to your public-facing PayCheck3 server, they will need to make edits to their PAYDAY 3 Engine.ini config file.