This skilltree tweak contains primarily icon changes/renames for many of PAYDAY 2's skills leaning more toward their equivalents in the older skilltree pre- update 100, but in some cases also functionality tweaks, and localisation changes to reflect this.

This is not 1-1 with the old skills. For the closest you could get to that, you would want to consult this mod instead. Trying that out is actually what inspired me to do this, especially the old Stockholm Syndrome.

If you'd like even more semi-retro icons, I recommend this addon made by okrinn.

List of changes

• Forced Friendship was renamed to Cable Guy
• Duck and Cover's icon and name were changed to the old Sprinter
• High Value Target now uses Spotter's old icon
• Confident now uses the old name Dominator
• Stockholm Syndrome uses the old abbreviated display name Sthlm. Syndrome and tacks on its old base effect (untied civvies have a chance of reviving downed players when interacted with). It also takes the intimidation multiplier that Confident/Dominator normally erroneously has (inspired by Streamlined Heisting Complements)
• Desperado was renamed and had an icon change to the older Gunslinger. The basic and aced versions were swapped accordingly.
• Transporter now uses its old icon.
• Shotgun Impact now uses its older icon.
• Shotgun CQB now acts as it once did, combining the faster reload speed from its modern basic and aced forms back to a full 50% on basic while the aced is reserved just for the 125% steelsights zoom speed increase.
• More Firepower now uses a more simple icon from Demolition Man
• Third Law was renamed to Sentry Combat Upgrade
• Tower Defense was renamed to Sentry Tower Defense
• Parkour now uses the name and icon of the older Moving Target (or Cat Burglar in versions 0.2 and onward)
• Nimble now uses the icon of the older Lockpicking Expert
• Akimbo now combines its akimbo weapon stability penalty reduction from its basic and aced forms for a full 16 on basic as it once did, leaving the aced form just for the ammo increase.

v0.2 and onward exclusive changes

• You now take full fall damage unless you have Cat Burglar basic.
• Intimidating enemies is no longer possible unless you have Dominator basic.
• You cannot intimidate civilians with a melee swing unless you have Stockholm Syndrome basic. You will instead kill them.
• Movespeed is no longer inherently buffed while walking or crouching. You will need Sprinter basic for that.
• Packing and interacting with bags, as well as moving while carrying them is no longer inherently buffed and you will now need Transporter for that.

v0.3 and onward exclusive changes

• Cable Guy has been reworked to give you 12 cable ties per tier, totalling to 26 total cable ties in your inventory. This should theoretically be enough to complete a fully-clearable map in stealth without killing any civilians, as Bain would want you to. This isn't a restoration so much as a personal choice, but it does use an unused second cable tie upgrade.
• Sprinter basic's effects were now split among the two tiers, so you will need to ace the skill for the increased movespeed and crouched movespeed from Shinobi (now normally found in the default base skillset). This will make the aced version of the skill more useful to non-dodge players.

v0.4 and onward exclusive changes

• Far Away, Underdog and Bloodthirst have had their basic and aced tiers swapped, making you work harder for the accuracy and damage respectively.
• v0.5: ECM Overdrive aced now houses the instantaneous interaction with placed ECM Jammers to activate the feedback effect, as ECM Feedback once did. This may either make loud players work harder for the feedback effect, or stealth players who lack the skill a little less anxious about accidentally alerting the whole map.
• v0.6: Stockholm Syndrome aced now has the old effect of civilians having a chance of supplying you with ammunition when reviving you tacked onto its normal effect.

Side note: If anyone knows how to make the placeholder texts like "$basic;", "$multibasic;", "$pro;" and "$multipro;" actually function, I would like to know. Thank you in advance.

Have a lovely day