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Revision as of 12:00, 26 July 2016

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Postal 2
Postal 2 cover
Developers
Running With Scissors
Publishers
Retail Whiptail Interactive
Steam Running With Scissors
Engines
Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows April 13, 2003
macOS (OS X) April 15, 2005
Linux April 15, 2005
Postal 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Postal 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Postal
Postal 1997
Postal² 2003
Postal III 2011
Postal Redux 2016
Postal 4: No Regerts 2022
Postal: Brain Damaged 2022
Poostall Royale 2023

General information

Running With Scissors Forum
Postal Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Can be played without Steam if launched directly through Postal2.exe and the same for ParadiseLost.exe
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The Steam version features proper widescreen support, many additional options, and extra content. However, developer promised to bring all of the features introduced in 1412 patch to non-Steam versions as well.[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Apocalypse Weekend Included in Steam version
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Paradise Lost
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Mods

A stickied list of mods is available on the GOG.com forums, available here (most of the links are dead).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Saves are cross platform, but for intra-platform Steam sync to occur, files must be manually moved between operating systems. Inter-platform Steam sync is not available.[citation needed]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Recently added in a patch in February

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.
Performance options.
Performance options.

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Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Input settings

Keyboard remap settings.
Keyboard remap settings.
Mouse settings.
Mouse settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16 GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Issues fixed

Low performance on modern PC

Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz
AMD Athlon 733 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2
32 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) 700 MHz (PowerPC)
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2
ATI Radeon
32 MB of VRAM

References