Painkiller

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Painkiller
Painkiller	2004
Painkiller: Overdose	2007
Painkiller: Resurrection	2009
Painkiller: Redemption	2011
Painkiller: Recurring Evil	2012
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation	2012

Key points

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General information

Painkiller Wiki

Painkiller Zone - A fansite for the series

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com		Painkiller: Black Edition
Steam		Painkiller: Black Edition

Painkiller: Black Edition includes the base game along with the "Battle out of Hell" expansion

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Battle out of Hell

Essential improvements

Mega Patch

Instructions

Patches

A list of patches for the game and the expansions can be found here.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3200/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3200/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

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Input settings

In-game control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	Versus
Online play		16	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;^[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3455
UDP	3455

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	384 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce2 GTS 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1b compatible	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers
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	People Can Fly
Publishers
	DreamCatcher Interactive
Engines
	Pain Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 12, 2004