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).
General information
- Developer website
- Postal Wiki
- PostalSite.info - Fairly active community hub
- Resurrection-Studios - Modding site for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- Demo and Free Multiplayer Version (Downloads section)
Version differences
- Share the Pain is an updated version of the game that includes various bugfixes, two new areas, multiplayer mode and POSTed (SDK/level editor).[8][9]
The Mac and Linux versions as well as GOG.com and Steam versions are already upgraded to this version.[10]
- The Fudge Pack, Postal X: 10th Anniversary edition and Postal XX are compilation packs that includes Postal Plus, Postal 2: Share the Pain along with the "Apocalypse Weekend" expansion and several popular mods (Eternal Damnation, A Week in Paradise, A Very Postal Christmas). Some later versions also includes Steam keys for the digital version.[11][12]
- POSTAL 2 Complete features huge amount of bug fixes, many additional options and extra content. Updated GOG.com and Steam versions are renamed to simply as POSTAL 2.[13][14] It should be noted that this version includes "A Week in Paradise" mod but some content altered/missing for unknown reasons, though it can be restored.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Apocalypse Weekend |
Included in GOG.com and Steam versions. |
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Corkscrew Rules! |
Russian licensed add-on.[15] Freeware, available here |
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Paradise Lost |
Available only for GOG.com and Steam versions. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- GOG.com and Steam versions already include these patches.
- All patch notes (both retail and digital) can be found here
Restore content in A Week in Paradise
Use the following workshop mods[17][18][19][20][21]
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- Can only be applied to the Steam and GOG versions.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
<path-to-game>\System\[Note 3] |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Postal 2/System |
Linux |
~/.lgp/postal2/System |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
<path-to-game>\Save\[Note 3] |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Postal 2/Save |
Linux |
~/.lgp/postal2/Save |
- 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.[22]
Video settings
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game general video settings (Share the Pain).
In-game advanced video settings (Share the Pain).
Template:Video settings
Open the console (~) and use FOV followed by your desired value[25]
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Modify User.ini [23]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open the
User.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.[Note 5]
- Change the values of
DesiredFOV and DefaultFOV to your desired value.
- Save the changes.
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Hor+ field of view (FOV) values
Aspect ratio or resolution |
Field of view (FOV) value
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16:9 |
101.4
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16:10 |
95.43
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2560x1080 |
116.91
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1366x768 |
101.43
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1360x768 |
101.18
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Modify Postal2.ini [25]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open the
Postal2.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.[Note 5]
- Change the value of
LevelOfAnisotropy to:
2 , 4 , 8 or 16 to enable anisotropic filtering (AF)
1 to disable anisotropic filtering (AF)
- Save the changes.
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Modify Postal2.ini [25]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open the
Postal2.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.[Note 5]
- Change the value of
UseVSync to:
False to disable vertical sync (Vsync)
True to enable vertical sync (Vsync)
- And/Or Change the value of
OverrideDesktopRefreshRate to:
False to disable overriding Refresh Rate
True to enable overriding Refresh Rate
- Save the changes.
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Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
In-game audio settings (Share the Pain).
In-game audio settings (Paradise Lost).
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Hungarian |
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Official Hungarian Dub, download Fan translation (subs and interface), download |
Japanese |
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Physical release only. Japanese dub only for base game. Steam port, download |
Polish |
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Local retail release. |
Polish |
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Fan translation, download. Audio localization ported from local retail release (no new content translation). For Paradise Lost DLC, download (no audio translation). |
Russian |
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Official localization by «Akella» |
Spanish |
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Portuguese |
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Turkish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download |
Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s)[23][26] |
UDP |
7777-7779 |
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Modify Postal2.ini [27]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open the
Postal2.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.[Note 5]
- Replace all instances of
master.gamespy.com with master.333networks.com
- Save the changes.
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Co-op
- Though not officially supported, two methods for playing the game in co-op exist.
- Follow this guide for info on converting the single player maps to multiplayer. Note that missions will not work with this method.
- Use Nicks Coop which is a truer co-op experience but is only available for Windows.
Issues fixed
Black-red screen in fullscreen mode
Set Brightness, Contrast and Gamma to 10 and then back to your desired values[28]
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Low performance on modern PC
Change the number of prerendered frames[30]
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- Go to the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Set the maximum number of prerendered frames to 1.
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A Week in Paradise crashes (non-digital/original only)
- Also known as general protection fault.
Change performance settings[31][32]
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- Turn off limb and head fix (Dismemberment Physics).
- Reduce Corpse population to 0 or reduce Ragdolls to 5 or below.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
Can be made to work with Direct3D 9 using this wrapper |
OpenGL |
1.2 |
Can be selected in-game but may require restart to apply.[23] |
Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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Linux | | |
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Console commands
- Open the console (~) and use one of the following commands.
Command |
Description |
FOV |
Sets the field of view (number). |
BEHINDVIEW |
Switches between first and third-person perspective (0-1).[33] |
Mods
Eternal Damnation
Download
- In order to use the mod, you have to downgrade the game to version version 1409 (GOG.com/Steam). Alternatively, you can also install the free Share the Pain mod.
- It's recommended that you install the patch before starting a new game.
- The 1409 version are prone to crashing, see general protection error.
A Very Postal Christmas
Download: Original mod, Steam conversion
- Not compatible with GOG.com version.
A Week in Paradise
Download: Original mod, Digital conversion
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz AMD Athlon 733 MHz |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
384 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce2 series AMD Radeon Video Card 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce3 series ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6 | |
Processor (CPU) |
700 MHz
| 1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
384 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce2 series ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce3 series ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |
- Processor specs are strangely wrong for Mac as Steam is only supported on Intel Macs and POSTAL 2 Complete's Steam executable itself has no PPC code upon inspection with the
file -b
command.[34]
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz AMD Athlon 733 MHz |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
384 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce2 series AMD Radeon Video Card 32 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce3 series ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[4][5][6][7] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ Replace the file(s) when prompted.[23]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 If the file(s) do not exist, launch the game at least once.[23]
References