Smart Crowbar Highlight
Smart Crowbar Highlight automatically highlights all interactable crowbars on the map, making them easy to spot through walls and across the level. Also works on heists like Dragon Heist and Crude Awakening.
Highlights update dynamically — when you pick up a crowbar the highlight disappears, and if the crowbar is consumed (e.g. Meltdown vents) the highlight returns automatically on remaining crowbars. On heists where the crowbar starts inaccessible (e.g. No Mercy), the highlight only appears once the crowbar becomes interactable.
Features
- Highlights all interactable crowbars through walls at heist start
- Highlight disappears on pickup and returns if the crowbar is consumed
- Respects map scripting — inactive crowbars are never highlighted
- In-heist highlight toggle via keybind — resets to on each heist load
- Persistent mod enable/disable toggle — survives heist and game restarts
- Fully customizable highlight color via RGB sliders, hex input, and presets
- Color preview panel shown while in settings
Configuration
- Highlight toggle keybind: Options → Mod Keybinds → assign "Toggle Crowbar Highlights"
- Persistent toggle and color settings: Options → Mod Options → Crowbar Highlight Settings
Installation
- Requires SuperBLT. Drop the mod folder into your PAYDAY 2/mods/ directory.
Known Incompatibilities
License
This mod is free to use, modify, improve, and re-upload by anyone. You are encouraged to build on this work and share your own versions. No credit required.
Changelog
- v1.2 - Highlight now correctly respects map scripting — inactive crowbars (e.g. No Mercy elevator crowbar) are no longer highlighted until interactable. Added persistent mod enable/disable toggle (Mod Options → Crowbar Highlight Settings). Added in-heist highlight toggle via keybind (assign in Mod Keybinds). Added color customization via RGB sliders, hex input, and presets. Added color preview panel shown while in settings. No longer requires additional dependancy mods other than SuperBLT.
- v1.1 - Added cross-map visibility for all heists including Dragon Heist and Crude Awakening. Added customizable highlight color via color_config.lua. Added possession state safety check to handle edge cases.
- v1.0 - Initial release.

