PAYDAY 2 – Thinking Ahead Achievement Guide (Ukrainian Prisoner Heist)

This guide will show you how to get the new Thinking Ahead achievement in the Ukrainian Prisoner heist.

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Thinking Ahead Achievement Guide

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How To, The Map & What to Know

To get the achievement you need to do some steps, it is best you play from the start of the heist, loud & stealth both work.

This Achievement Can Be Done On Any Difficulty!

Do these things in this order to unlock the achievement:

1. Find & press the button in the first area – Red square on the map below
2. Find & press the button of the second area – Yellow square on the map below
3. Find & press the button of the third area – Green square on the map below
4. Head to the secret location & bag all loot – Blue square on the map below, entrypoint marked with an arrow
5. Secure all 10 bags of secret loot & escape

In every area there will only be one button you need to press, making it three buttons total.

Use the provided map & images to find these buttons.

Ground Floor:

Top Floor Warehouse:

Locations: First Area (Warehouse)

Button 1 – Upper floor, on the balcony railing – outside part:

Button 2 – On the stairway beams leading to the upstairs offices:

Button 3 – Upper floor, inside the storage room under a storage rack:

Button 4 – Outside under cover, near the entrance of the compount, you have jump from those boxes to reach it:

Button 5 – Next to the door leading to the office stairway behind some boxes:

Locations: Second Area (Container Yard)

Button 1 – When you open the security gate, head to the red containers on your left, go inside:

Button 2 – Outside, in the foot of a red container:

Button 3 – Inside the lonely greenish container:

Locations: Third Area (Harbor Office)

Button 1 – Ground floor, on the stairway beam leading to the harbor office rooms:

Button 2 – Ground floor, under the tiny stairway next to the big gate leading to the docks:

Entering The Secret Loot Area

Once you have pressed all three buttons, a multi-colored container next to the extraction zone will be interactable:

Open it and proceed to the hidden area, in there you will need to jump on several obstacles to reach a container that is sitting higher than you:

Inside that container will be sitting 10 lootbags, secure them in the Escape Boat, complete the heist and the achievement is yours.