Docs / Docs

Launching the game

Start PAYDAY 3 with your mods active, or launch a clean vanilla session directly from Modrex.

Launch modded

Click Launch in the top bar to start PAYDAY 3 with all enabled mods active. Modrex passes your configured launch options to the game and hands off to your launcher (Steam, Epic, or Xbox).

Make sure -fileopenlog is in your launch options - without it most mods won’t load. See Installation for details.

Launch without mods

Click the dropdown arrow next to Launch and select Launch without mods. Modrex temporarily renames your ~mods/ folder to ~mods.bak/, moving it outside the Paks/ directory that Unreal Engine scans. The game starts with no mods at all.

When PAYDAY 3 closes, Modrex automatically detects this and restores your ~mods/ folder.

Launcher support

LauncherWindowsLinux
Steamyesyes
Epic Gamesyesno
Xbox Appyesno

To override the detected launcher, go to Settings - Launcher and select one manually.