Painkiller

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Painkiller
Painkiller cover
Developers
People Can Fly
Publishers
DreamCatcher Interactive
Engines
Pain Engine
Release dates
Windows April 12, 2004
Painkiller
Painkiller 2004
Painkiller: Overdose 2007
Painkiller: Resurrection 2009
Painkiller: Redemption 2011
Painkiller: Recurring Evil 2012
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation 2012

Key points

GameSpy online server browser stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.

General information

Painkiller Wiki
Painkiller Zone - A fansite for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
GamersGate GamersGate Downloader (listed as "DRM-free" on store page)
GOG.com Painkiller: Black Edition
Steam Painkiller: Black Edition
Painkiller: Black Edition includes the base game along with the "Battle out of Hell" expansion

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name Notes
Battle out of Hell

Essential improvements[edit]

Mega Patch[edit]

Install mega fix[1]
  1. Download this patch.
  2. Unzip the contents of the "Painkiller Mega Patch" into <path-to-game>.
  3. Run the .bat file.

Notes

Fixes lag on dual core computers.
Makes FOV and HUD changeable (among other things).

Patches[edit]

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

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to \Data\Movies in the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename logo-dreamcatcher.bik, logo-nvidia.bik and logo-pcf.bik.

Game data[edit]

In-game HUD settings.
In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Bin

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveGames

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Input settings[edit]

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.
Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse smoothing; can be disabled in controls options
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, (battle and ambient) music, sound
Surround sound
Up to 8 speakers[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D, EAX 3[3]

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16 Versus
Online play
16 Versus

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 3455
UDP (outbound) 3455
This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

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

System requirements[edit]

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

References

  1. Randomguy7's Fix Compilation mod for Painkiller - Mod DB - last accessed on 2016-10-21
  2. Painkiller Demo 2 - Blue's News Comments
  3. Painkiller demo out! - Ars Technica OpenForum