Painkiller

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 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
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]

Download this patch.
Unzip the contents of the "Painkiller Mega Patch" into <path-to-game>.
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]}

Go to \Data\Movies in the installation folder.
Delete or rename logo-dreamcatcher.bik, logo-nvidia.bik and logo-pcf.bik.

Game data[edit]

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 advanced video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Widescreen HUD Fix.
Multi-monitor		Use Widescreen HUD Fix.
Field of view (FOV)	Use Widescreen HUD Fix or the `fov number` console command.
Windowed	Use 3DAnalyze.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

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.

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

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

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

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

[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

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Developers

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