Painkiller
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Windows
April 12, 2004 |
   
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| Painkiller | 2004 |
| Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell | |
| Painkiller: Overdose | 2007 |
| Painkiller: Resurrection | 2009 |
| 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
Contents
Availability[edit]
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Painkiller: Black Edition |
Painkiller: Black Edition includes the base game along with the "Battle out of Hell" expansion
Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
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| Battle out of Hell | 
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Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
A list of patches for the game and the expansions can be found here.
Skip intro videos[edit]
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Delete/rename video filesGame data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Bin |
Save game data location[edit]
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
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| Steam Cloud | 
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Video settings[edit]
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| Widescreen resolution |
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| Multi-monitor |
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Use the fov [number here] command in the in-game console.
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| Windowed |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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Input settings[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | Native | Notes |
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| Remapping |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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Mouse smoothing; can be disabled in controls options |
| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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Audio settings[edit]
| Audio options | Native | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls |
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Master, (battle and ambient) music, sound |
| Surround sound |
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Up to 8 speakers [1] |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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A3D, EAX 3 [2] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | CC | Notes |
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| English |
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Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
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| LAN play |
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| Online play |
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16 | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Matchmaking |
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| Peer-to-peer |
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| Dedicated |
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| Self-hosting |
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| Direct IP |
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Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP (outbound) | 3455 |
| UDP (outbound) | 3455 |
This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user
System requirements[edit]
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| 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
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| 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 |
