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Latest revision as of 03:07, 27 March 2024
Developers | |
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People Can Fly | |
Publishers | |
Retail | DreamCatcher Interactive |
Retail (Russia) | Akella |
Digital (2007-2020) | THQ Nordic |
Digital (2020-present) | Deep Silver |
Engines | |
Pain Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 12, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Dark, Horror, Supernatural, Zombies |
Series | Painkiller |
Painkiller | |
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Painkiller | 2004 |
Painkiller: Overdose | 2007 |
Painkiller: Resurrection | 2009 |
Painkiller: Redemption | 2011 |
Painkiller: Recurring Evil | 2012 |
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation | 2012 |
Warnings
Painkiller is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Painkiller series.
General information
- Painkiller Zone - A fansite for the series (archived)
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Community Discussions Gold Edition
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1] internationally. StarForce 3.04 DRM[Note 2] in Russian releases. |
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Retail | Black Edition | |||
GOG.com | Black Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[7] | |||
Steam | Black Edition | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Painkiller Universe | |||
(unavailable) | Black Edition |
- 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).
- Painkiller: Black Edition includes the base game along with the "Battle out of Hell" expansion.
- Painkiller Universe includes the base game along with the "Battle out of Hell" expansion and Painkiller: Overdose.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Battle out of Hell |
Demo
A free demo can be installed on Steam by using a direct link (allow Steam popup): steam://install/3210
.
Essential improvements
Patches
- A list of official patches can be found here. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Unofficial Patch v1.66
Install Unoffcial Patch[8] |
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Notes
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Randomguy7's Fix Compilation
Install Fix Compilation[9] |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos
Instructions[10] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Bin\config.ini[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39530/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39530/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use the Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use the Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use the Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use the Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use the Widescreen HUD Fix or the fov number console command. |
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Windowed | Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | In-game MSAA disables support for overclocked refresh rates. Use driver level anti-aliasing instead. |
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High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | It can be forced through the drivers. If playing at 60Hz, it may cause slowdowns when the player takes damage. |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse smoothing can be disabled in the control options. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, music (battle & ambient), and sound. | |
Surround sound | Up to 8 speakers.[11] | |
Subtitles | Subtitle files to be viewed via media player. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D, EAX 3.[12][13] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. link #1 or link #2 | |||
French | ||||
German | Retail and Steam only. Download for GOG.com version. | |||
Italian | Retail only. Download. | |||
Polish | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. Download. | |||
Russian | Retail and GOG.com only. Patch for Steam release here. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | Versus |
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Online play | 16 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[14] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3455 |
UDP | 3455 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Fluctuating game speed
Enable Vsync in the GPU control panel[15] |
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Notes
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Editor asks for CD-ROM
Edit hex code[16] |
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Bypass GameSpy Installer
Delete or rename GameSpy Installer |
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Low frame rate on GeForce FX series and similar old cards
Disable Bloom in the advanced video settings |
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Game doesn't fill screen (Proton/Linux)
- With Proton 6.3-8 and newer, the game occupies only a small area of the screen and may not be fully visible.
Use Proton 5.13-6 or older |
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GameScope |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1, 9 | |
Shader Model support | 2, 3 | Shader version 3 requires game to be patched to 1.61 (or higher). |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | 2 |
Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.6a |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6g |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Unlock all levels
- Install "all levels" mod.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 384 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce2 GTS ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1b compatible | Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9700 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] 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). - ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 (39530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Painkiller Black Edition - Multiplayer key request - last accessed on 2021-06-13
- ↑ Unofficial Patch v1.65 for Painkiller - last accessed on 2019-10-08
- ↑ Randomguy7's Fix Compilation mod for Painkiller - Mod DB - last accessed on 2016-10-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Diskersen on 2018-01-27
- ↑ Painkiller Demo 2 - Blue's News Comments - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Painkiller demo out! - Ars Technica OpenForum - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ EAX Featured Game: Painkiller: Gold Edition - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ How to fix the game speed - last accessed on 12-11-2023
- ↑ x64dbg and HxD Tutorial: How to Patch "CD Required" Errors (No-CD Patches) [PainKiller Editor] - last accessed on 9 June 2023