Difference between revisions of "Postal III"
(new year new update, wanted to clean up the page a little bit, mainly the clutter of having duped information so it's all just under the version differences tab. the new steam update is pretty much the same as zoom 1.4) |
m (forgot to edit something in the jp language notes) |
||
Line 289: | Line 289: | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|fan = false | |fan = false | ||
− | |notes = | + | |notes = Formerly retail only. The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has a different font for the ammo count text. |
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch |
Revision as of 17:36, 30 January 2024
Developers | |
---|---|
Trashmasters | |
Publishers | |
Akella | |
Japan | CYBERFRONT Corporation |
Austria/Switzerland | Deep Silver |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 23, 2011[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 24 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | TPS |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Comedy, North America |
Series | Postal |
Postal | |
---|---|
Postal | 1997 |
Postal² | 2003 |
Postal III | 2011 |
Postal Redux | 2016 |
Postal 4: No Regerts | 2022 |
Postal: Brain Damaged | 2022 |
Poostall Royale | 2023 |
Postal III is a singleplayer TPS game in the Postal series developed by Trashmasters and published by Akella.
The game is known for its instability and poor optimization, to the point of being officially disavowed by series creator, Running With Scissors.[2]
Versions outside of the original Russian retail release and the DRM-free releases require a workaround to bypass the ActControl DRM; see Use the updated Starforce domain for ActControl DRM activation.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | StarForce 5 DRM Orignal Russian release. | |||
Retail | ActControl DRM Complete Japanese version.[3] | |||
Retail | All other releases. Uses the Steamworks installer. | |||
Steam | Not available in Germany. | |||
Developer website | Sold by series creator, Running with Scissors. Formerly sold a physical base game copy, Collector's Edition in pink box, or the XX 20th Anniversary Pack with the game included. | |||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) |
- Delisted off Steam in November 2022 due to issues related to DRM,[4] later returned on October 13th, 2023.
- ActControl DRM was removed from the Steam release on October 13, 2023.[5]
- Versions that use the Steamworks installer no longer install on Steam via the CD/DVD installer feature, requiring a download through Steam itself or manual extraction.
Version differences
- Russia received three different special edition versions. The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, a soundtrack CD, a "making of" DVD, a map of Catharsis, and a magnetic Krotchy. The Collector's Edition, in either a big black or pink box, includes the same as the Deluxe Edition but now has an added copy of the Postal movie, an artbook, and a Krotchy plush doll.[6] The Gama-Gama exclusive Гама-edition has the soundtrack, "making of" movie, map of Catharsis, and artbook now in digital form, but also includes other bonuses like a cardboard pattern, the Fart Gun DLC, early access to playing the game, and +1622 bonuses added to your Gama-Gama account.[7]
- Japan received three different versions of the game. The English with Japanese Manual version was simply just the English retail release of the game. The Complete Japanese version had the full Japanese translation. The Special edition which includes the game, the full Japanese translation, and a pink Krotchy mousepad.[8]
- The game received 3 more updates under Akella's control. Official patch notes (alongside a translated version) here.
- Pre-October 13th 2023 Steam version is slightly different compared to v1.12, most notably being compiled at a later date (January 24 2012) and the cat upgrade icons for certain weapons not showing up.
- The ZOOM Platform 1.2 version includes the Fart Gun DLC weapon and multiple bug fixes, most notably fixing the main issues caused by the No DRM patch, throwing items and taking human shields crashing the game.[9]
- The Steam update from October 13th, 2023 includes the bug fixes from the ZOOM Platform 1.2 version but does not include any of the bonus material, including the Fart Gun.[5][10]
- The ZOOM Platform 1.3 version now includes proper mod support, included new and updated translations, and a multitude of bug fixes.[11]
- The ZOOM Platform 1.4 version includes the official Japanese and unofficial Polish translations, certain mission-specific loading screens now show up, cutscene fixes, and some community fixes.[12] The Steam version later received this update on January 29th, 2024.[13]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Fart Gun / Гамамет | An exclusive bonus weapon that was for sale from the Russian digital game key store Gama-Gama, either for pre-ordering Postal III Гама-edition[14] or by buying it individually.[15] The weapon is also available in the retail copies released outside Russia, with an official UI translation into English. |
- Included in the current Steam/ZOOM Platform version by default.
- Free downloads for the addons with the official UI translations are available here for English, and here for Russian if on a version where they are not included by default.
- Does not work on every version of the game, as it was officially accessible to the player in the v1.10 update if the files were installed.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename files[16] |
---|
Delete or rename |
Patches
- Updates released periodically after the original retail release from Russia, previously hosted on both Akella's and Running with Scissors' websites.[17]
- Only meant for the original Russian retail release, as the Japanese retail, Steam, and ZOOM Platform versions are already updated to the most recent game version.
- Requires an activation key for the Russian version for the DRM, which makes it incompatible with every other version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\p3\cfg\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\p3\SAVE\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Interface scales poorly. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Launch the game with -window -noborder parameter. |
||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA and 16xQ CSAA for Nvidia GPUs. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double buffered [18] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Go to the configuration file(s) location, open config.cfg and change joystick "0" to joystick "1" . |
|
Full controller support | Mouse and keyboard are required to navigate through menus. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
---|
XInput-compatible controllers | Go to the configuration file(s) location, open config.cfg and change joystick "0" to joystick "1" . |
|
---|---|---|
Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
---|
Generic/other controllers |
---|
Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Needs the "Subtitles (dialog only)" option set. Certain languages (such as German) only have subtitles in the FMV cutscenes. |
|
Closed captions | Closed captions exist in the files, but are all from Half-Life 2 and do not work in game. | |
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | Licensed music is used throughout the game, but can be disabled by muting the music through options and skipping the FMV cutscenes. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Unless otherwise specified, all translations (except Russian) use English as a base, so they will have English audio and UI assets. | |||
French | Fan translation, download. The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has translated UI assets and also better translated text. | |||
German | The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has translated UI assets. | |||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Japanese | Formerly retail only. The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has a different font for the ammo count text. | |||
Polish | Fan translation by JakX2 & ArtekXDPL, download. To fix the characters, follow this guide. The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has translated UI assets, better translated text, and subtitles. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by AlgumOtario, download. The version that's included in the Steam/ZOOM Platform version has translated UI assets and also better translated text. | |||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Fan translation, download. |
- The ZOOM Platform release has the Brazilian Portuguese, French, updated German, Japanese, and Polish localizations.
- To change the language, use the
-language {language}
and/or-norussian
launch argument.
Issues fixed
Game doesn't launch
- Postal III has issues with its DRM, which has been one of the main suspected reasons for its removal from Steam.
- Does not apply for the current Steam and ZOOM Platform versions.
Use the updated Starforce domain for ActControl DRM activation |
---|
|
Use the Postal 3 NoDRM patch |
---|
Use Postal 3 NoDRM.
|
FPS is unstable/game is laggy
Edit the autoexec.cfg[19][20] |
---|
|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0, 2.0b, 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Physics | Havok, PhysX, APEX | Heavily modified variant, 2.8.4.6, 1.0.0.1 |
Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.6a |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.8w |
Mods
Postal 3 First Person Mod
- Allows you to play the game in first person mode. Paste the script in your autoexec.cfg.
Postal III Unofficial Patch 1.13
- Fixes many mission script issues and bugs, re-balances some weapons and missions, adds extra unused and new voice lines for Postal Dude, as well as missing sound effects for weapons and unused loading screens for several missions.
- Beta Mod Pack and Improvement Mod are incompatible with this patch.
POSTAL III Improvement Mod
- Fixes various game issues whilst also re-implementing some of the game's missing features/beta content.
Beta Mod Pack
- Alternative to the Improvement Mod.
- Fixes various game issues, while focusing on the restoration of beta content.
System requirements
Windows[21] | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB (XP) 4 GB (Vista, 7) |
3 GB (XP) 4 GB (Vista, 7) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600 Shader model 3.0 support |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 17:00 - время новостей! (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-11-22
- ↑ Postal III - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Hoongoons on 2023-12-07
- Asked the technical lead at ZOOM and was able to confirm it doesn't require Steam, like the Russian release, but still uses ActControl
- ↑ Running With Scissors on X - last accessed on 2023-10-19
- "With Postal 3's DRM issues and overall shittiness of the game itself, the game is officially no longer being sold on Steam."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Postal III - Postal III: 'No DRM' Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-10-19
- ↑ Gamer.ru - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Gamer.ru - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 4gamer.net - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Zoom Platform - Postal III, I'm filled with glee! - last accessed on 2023-09-26
- ↑ Running With Scissors on X - last accessed on 2023-10-13
- ↑ Zoom Platform - Postal III, for you and me! - last accessed on 2023-10-16
- ↑ Zoom Platform - Postal III, as seen on TV! - last accessed on 2023-12-07
- ↑ Postal III - Postal 3: Update #2 - last accessed on 2024-01-29
- ↑ Gama-Gama - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Gama-Gama - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-9
- ↑ Postal III - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Black mesa vsync is double buffered - last accessed on 2024
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=650247633
- ↑ yuanpaper.blogspot.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Postal III manual - last accessed on 2023-10-19