Updated: April 12, 2026

Notoriety Update April 2026 — Moon Heist & Urutau SMG

By Earnaldo Team • April 12, 2026 • 9 min read

Notoriety: A PAYDAY Experience launched version 3.19.0 on April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT, delivering one of the more content-packed updates the game has seen in recent months. The headline addition is the brand-new Moon Heist mission, which sends your crew into a space-themed environment for a fresh set of objectives. Alongside it comes the Urutau, a compact and hard-hitting secondary SMG that gives budget-conscious players a strong new sidearm option. The update also ships five new Scrap Shop masks, meaningful crew AI upgrades, and a widely requested quality-of-life fix: restarting a failed heist no longer costs you contracts.

Moon Heist — New Mission Breakdown

The Moon Heist is the centerpiece of version 3.19.0 and the most significant new content addition. It joins Notoriety's existing lineup of heist missions and is accessible through the standard contract system. The lunar theme is reinforced throughout the Scrap Shop mask additions released alongside it — five new cosmetics all tied directly to the space setting.

Notoriety's mission design has always drawn from the PAYDAY formula of planning phases, objective-based progression, and escalating law enforcement response as you push further through the heist. The Moon Heist applies that same structure to a new environment, giving both solo players running crew AI and full four-person squads a fresh map to learn and master.

For players who have cleared the existing heist roster, a new map is exactly the kind of content that extends the game's replayability. Notoriety's difficulty scaling means Moon Heist will play very differently depending on your crew's gear level and the contract tier you select going in.

Urutau Secondary SMG

The Urutau is a new secondary weapon added in version 3.19.0. It is classified as an SMG and sits in the secondary slot, making it an alternative to existing secondary options for players who want compact firepower alongside their primary weapon.

The Urutau is described as affordable, compact, and hard-hitting. That combination makes it particularly appealing to newer players who haven't built up a deep weapon inventory yet, as well as veterans who want a reliable budget secondary that doesn't require significant investment to perform well in heists.

The secondary weapon slot matters a lot in Notoriety because your primary weapon handles most of the heavy lifting, but there are situations — tight corridors, last-resort scenarios when your primary runs dry, or builds that prioritize a specific primary type — where your secondary carries the run. The Urutau fills that role effectively without demanding a heavy economic commitment from the player.

From a build perspective, the Urutau pairs well with longer-range primary weapons where a close-quarters backup is valuable. Players running sniper-style primaries in particular will appreciate having a compact SMG that can handle the inevitable moments when law enforcement pushes aggressively into close range.

Contract Cost Fix — No More Restart Penalty

This is the quality-of-life improvement that the community has been asking for: losing and then restarting a heist no longer deducts your contract costs. Previously, if your crew failed a run and wanted to try again immediately, you would be charged another contract fee, creating a compounding economic penalty for difficult content. That system is now gone.

The practical effect is significant across several scenarios. Players learning a new heist for the first time can retry as many times as they need without hemorrhaging contracts. Squads attempting harder contract tiers can practice the strategy without worrying that a failed attempt sets them back economically. Solo players running crew AI on challenging missions no longer face a punishing financial loop if a run goes wrong early.

This change applies broadly across the game's heist roster, not just Moon Heist. If you've been avoiding certain contracts because the retry cost felt too steep, version 3.19.0 is a good time to revisit them.

Scrap Shop Updates & New Masks

The Scrap Shop received a content drop alongside the Moon Heist launch. Five new masks arrived, all themed around the lunar and space aesthetic introduced with the new mission. Hair support was also expanded for several existing mask types, and a handful of rendering bugs were resolved.

New Masks Added

All five masks fit the Moon Heist's space setting. The Astronaut Helmet is the most straightforward thematic match — it's the kind of cosmetic that reads immediately as connected to the new mission. The Alien Head and Brain Parasite push further into sci-fi territory. The Tinfoil Hat leans into the conspiracy-theory-on-the-moon humor angle, and LOL Moon is the lighter, meme-adjacent option in the set.

Hair Support Expanded

Five mask types received expanded hair support in this update: Adurite Bucket, Evil Assassin, Mortarsekkar, Triceratops, and War Bucket. Previously, equipping these masks would suppress your character's hair, removing visual customization that players had set up for their loadout. The fix lets hair render correctly when these masks are equipped, giving players more control over how their character looks during heists.

Mask Rendering Fixes

Two specific masks had rendering issues resolved. The Robber Beanie and Monopoly masks were incorrectly concealing facial hair on character models, which clashed with players' intended appearances. Additionally, height adjustments were made to the Captain and Sparkle Fedora variants, correcting visual misalignment that had been present since those masks were added.

Crew AI & Pathfinding Improvements

Version 3.19.0 brings two meaningful upgrades to crew AI behavior that make a tangible difference in solo play and in situations where your human squadmates go down.

Faster Revival Movement

Crew AI members now move significantly faster when attempting to revive a downed player. In previous versions, the revival animation could feel sluggish — your NPC teammate would approach at normal movement speed while you watched the bleedout timer count down. The updated movement speed makes revivals feel responsive and reduces the frustration of watching a run fall apart because crew AI couldn't reach you quickly enough.

Pathfinding Overhaul

Crew members received a pathfinding improvement that addresses a persistent issue: NPCs getting stuck on obstacles, walls, or map geometry during heists. This kind of navigation failure was particularly noticeable in tightly packed map sections where crew AI would loop against a corner or stand in place unable to route around an object. The 3.19.0 fix makes crew NPCs significantly more reliable at navigating complex spaces, which matters most in the middle of a heist when you need your crew to be moving and covering positions rather than frozen in place.

Collision handling between crew NPCs was also improved, reducing instances where two crew members would overlap or block each other's movement paths when operating in close proximity.

Together these improvements make the crew AI noticeably more capable as a solo companion. Players who run Notoriety without a full human squad will feel the difference most strongly.

Bug Fixes

Version 3.19.0 resolves several specific bugs that had been affecting gameplay across different weapon types and situations.

The M203 Launcher fix is the most impactful of these for active players. Having incorrect damage values on an attachment meant that players who built around M16 + M203 setups were either under or over-performing relative to expectations, which affects how you balance a loadout across a heist. Corrected values let you plan your build accurately.

The Tan Bulldozer fix changes enemy behavior in a meaningful way. Bulldozers are among Notoriety's tougher enemy types, and the interaction between their explosives and Riot Shields was behaving outside of its intended design. The fix makes shield-carrying players and crew members more viable in encounters involving Tan Bulldozers.

The Middle Mouse Button restoration is a smaller fix but one that matters to players whose keybind layouts depend on it. Losing a keybind mid-session without an obvious cause is frustrating, and having it back puts those control schemes back to normal.

Version 3.19.0 in Context

Looking at Notoriety's recent update cadence, version 3.19.0 stands out as a particularly well-rounded release. The Moon Heist gives players a reason to jump in and grind new content. The Urutau SMG expands weapon options at an accessible price point. The contract cost fix removes a friction point that had been discouraging ambitious play. And the Scrap Shop additions give cosmetic-focused players five new items to work toward.

The crew AI improvements deserve recognition too. Solo Notoriety has always been a different experience compared to playing with a coordinated human squad, and the gap between those two modes has been meaningfully narrowed by the faster revival movement and better pathfinding. Players who return to the game solo after breaks — or who simply don't always have a full squad available — will notice the NPCs behaving more intelligently from the first heist attempt.

Notoriety has positioned itself as one of Roblox's most serious PAYDAY-style experiences, and updates like 3.19.0 reinforce that direction. The combination of new heist content, a new weapon, and quality-of-life improvements shows a development cadence that balances fresh content with ongoing polish. If you haven't played since an earlier version, this is a strong update to come back for.

Getting Started & Useful Resources

New to Notoriety or need a refresher on the basics? The Notoriety hub page covers heist strategies, weapon builds, and everything you need to get your crew running efficiently. For active promo codes that can help you get started without spending Robux, check the Notoriety codes page — it's kept updated whenever new codes drop.

Players who want to build up their Robux balance to spend in the Scrap Shop or unlock weapons should read through the Notoriety free Robux guide. The Scrap Shop has grown substantially with recent updates including the five new Moon Heist masks, so there's more to spend on now than ever.

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