If you’re interested in completing Dirty Ice in stealth, you’ll need to access the basement first. Here’s where to find the basement code in Payday 3.
The basement code has three potential spawns and its location is chosen randomly in every heist. However, there is a way to find out which location you need to check as well as a trick to skip having to find the code on every raid.
In this guide, I will explain where to find the basement code in the Dirty Ice heist and how to use it to access the basement.
Before moving on, if you’re facing performance issues, check out our guide on how to fix crashing and freezing issues for Payday 3 on PC.
Where to Find the Basement Code in Dirty Ice Payday 3
To find the basement code in Dirty Ice Payday 3, enter the store from the back alley and enter the manager’s room.
Check the PC there and the fourth tab will explain where you can find the code. There are three spawn locations for the basement code:
- Lunch Room: At the end of the hallway, there’s a cafeteria lunch room for staff and the code will be written on the whiteboard there.
- Employee of the Month Frame: In the front room of the store, at the back corner, there’s a frame with the employee of the month and the code will be on that frame.
- VIP Room: The code can also be in the VIP room, once you head in on the right side. This is the easiest of the three as it’s right across the manager’s office.
While it’s not recommended, there’s also an alternative option to find the code. Simply head to the basement door and get close to the numpad. Your UV flashlight will showcase which buttons have been pressed for the code.
All you need to do is start guessing. With 4 numbers, there are 24 code possibilities in total, so start guessing!
The best and most important part to remember is that if you restart the heist, the code doesn’t change! It might spawn in a different location but it will be the same code.
Thus, once you find the code, remember it since you may need it again. However, if you go back to the menu and start a new heist, the code will change.
Where to Use the Basement Code – Everything you Can Find There
Now that you have the Dirty Ice basement code in Payday 3, you can open the two basement doors. One is outside, on the alley left of the store, and the other is inside at the end of the hallway where the manager’s office is located.
Both doors access the same basement, so simply use the one that’s closest to you. In the basement, you can find the following things:
- 2x Cameras
- 2x Guards
- 1x Room unlockable with Blue Keycard that is the Camera Room (killing the guard there disables all cameras)
- 1x Room unlockable via lockpicking that contains 1x Red Keycard, 1x Safe with Documents needed to blackmail the manager and access the workshop, and 1x lever that disables the alarm from the jewelry cases.
Thus, the basement is essential if you want to increase your loot gained (the red keycard allows you to access the vault while documents allow you to access the workshop), and it’s also needed if you want to complete the heist only with stealth.
Wrapping up
In conclusion, to get the basement code in the Dirty Ice heist in Payday 3, enter the manager’s office to see where to find it.
Once you find it, you can access the basement and pick up various useful tools that will allow you to gain increased rewards for completing the heist.
Where was the code for you? Did you manage to find it easily? Feel free to share your favorite Dirty Ice moments in the comments below.
If you’re interested in a different heist, check out our Rock the Cradle stealth guide in Payday 3.
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