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How many people do you need to do Overdrill?

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Caleb Butler

Updated on April 03, 2026

Note: If you input the wrong code, the Vault will be flooded with Gas and all 33 minutes of waiting will go down the drain. The Red tiles are the one you need to press. There is no particular order that it needs to be pressed. Congrats, the Vault is open.

Do you need 4 players for Overdrill?

You must have all four teammates with you until the red light is flashing, and you can mount the two thousand second drill on a little door right above the money vault.

Can you do Overdrill in stealth?

Overdrill-Vault will directly open when shortcut is closed. Don’t need to wait 2000s seem you’re in stealth and nothing to do.

Do you have to go loud to do Overdrill?

Things you need to know about the Overdrill: It can only been triggered on loud, although the main objectives can still be done in stealth. Drill skills will not make it faster.

What difficulty is required for Overdrill?

In order to complete overdrill you must have 4 players in your heist, the difficulty must be played on overkill or deathwish, and it must be a loud heist.

Do drill skills affect Overdrill?

Your choice won’t affect your OVERDRILL run. Once you get to the vault hallway, many belive it is required for the crew member with the drill to stand behind the desk.

Can you do Overdrill on mayhem?

Thanks for all answers. Do-able on Mayhem but no achievement reward, DW is the best choice, you need trigger when the heist go LOUD, FOUR PLAYERS NEEDED, stay at the blue arrow location(not allow post two pictures, just google overdrill) in the inside lobby beyond the vault, and face as the arrow shows on the picture.

How long is Overdrill?

The Overdrill’s duration was reduced from 7200 seconds (2 hours) to 2000 seconds (33 minutes and 20 seconds). The secret masks and message in the Overvault were removed.

How long does Overdrill last?

The Overdrill’s duration was reduced from 7200 seconds (2 hours) to 2000 seconds (33 minutes and 20 seconds).

Is there a forced overdrill mod for Payday 2?

Payday 2 Forced Overdrill. Payday 2 BLT mod that allows to activate Overdrill mode in First World Bank with a key bind instead of positioning 4 players around the vault.

Can you do overdrill more than once?

You can either: Thats it. Basicly thats it. After this heist you can help the others do overdrill. Or you can never do it again. It’s up to you if you want to secure gold or not. If you have any issue with any steps here above.

Why can’t I overdrill on DS od?

1. You are playing on DS OD (I mean i can understand doing on highest difficulty but why would you do that) 2. You are begginer 3. Your teamnates are making too many mistakes Cloacker Asked: Can we stealth until we get into the vault then can we go loud and still do overdrill? A: It’s possible.

Who is the author of overdrill?

Original author is zephirot, then there is a bit modified version by Flexo013 and a One Down fix by Boromir666 on Reddit. Dr_Newbie has two more implementations to achieve this, one for loud and one for stealth, however first one did not work for me and as Overdrill is not supposed to be done in stealth I did not try the second one.