Payday 3: How To Find the Spectrophotometer in Under the Surphaze

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How To Find the Spectrophotometer in Under the Surphaze in Payday 3

Payday 3

By M. Salman Shahid

Published Nov 15, 2023

Payday 3 has done the unthinkable by meeting and exceeding expectations, and this can be seen by analyzing the effort and love put in while developing the game. Every heist brings something new to the table, encouraging players to think outside the box. For instance, during Under the Surphaze heist, players must get a verification instrument, the Spectrophotometer, to determine whether the Uma Ladette is an authentic painting or not.

Players must get the Spectrophotometer in Payday 3 to complete the heist, whether they go in quiet or guns blazing. However, many players do not know how to get the Spectrophotometer, thus preventing them from completing the heist successfully. Fortunately, this guide will illustrate how players can get the Spectrophotometer in Payday 3 along with other useful information.

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How to get the Spectrophotometer in Payday 3

Players can get the Spectrophotometer in Payday 3 by following these simple steps:

Head to the server room on the second floor of the art gallery during the Under the Surphaze heist.
Lockpick the server room and make way to the back of the room.
Locate the device that resembles a camera attached to a tripod, the Spectrophotometer.
When nearing the Spectrophotometer, the device will begin to glow.
Pick the Spectrophotometer, as it will be useful later to locate and identify the real Uma Ladette painting.

Why get the Spectrophotometer in Payday 3?

As mentioned earlier, the Spectrophotometer is necessary to complete the heist after identifying the real Uma Ladette painting. To complete the Under the Surphaze heist, follow these steps:

Head to the manager’s office on the top floor of the art gallery.
Look for the secret compartment under the large clock.
Remove the wooden panel to locate a hidden safe.
Unlock the safe to find a USB drive and some cash.
Now, use the Spectrophotometer to verify the Uma Ladette paintings.
If a painting is fake, move to the next one.
Keep doing so until the real painting is found.
Use the USB drive from before to override the security system of the display case to loot the painting.
Head to the van and wait for the countdown to expire to complete the heist.

While Payday 3 gives players the freedom to complete heists as they see fit, Under the Surphaze is one of those missions where players must find the Spectrophotometer and the USB drive to find the real painting to complete the heist. Unfortunately, there is no other way to complete this heist.