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Revision as of 10:34, 14 June 2021

Painkiller
Painkiller cover
Developers
People Can Fly
Publishers
DreamCatcher Interactive
THQ Nordic
Russia Akella
Engines
Pain Engine
Release dates
Windows April 12, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 81
IGDB 83
Painkiller on HowLongToBeat
Painkiller on IGDB
Painkiller guide on StrategyWiki
Painkiller on MobyGames
Painkiller on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Painkiller
Painkiller 2004
Painkiller: Overdose 2007
Painkiller: Resurrection 2009
Painkiller: Redemption 2011
Painkiller: Recurring Evil 2012
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation 2012

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 Community Discussions Gold Edition

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1].
Black Edition is DRM-free.
Windows
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3.04 DRM[Note 2] (Russian copies)
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Painkiller Universe
Windows
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Painkiller: Black Edition
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Painkiller: Black Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[7]
Windows
Steam
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Painkiller: Black Edition
Windows
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
Battle out of Hell
Windows

Demo

A free demo can be installed on Steam by using a direct link (allow Steam popup): steam://install/3210.

Essential improvements

Randomguy7's Fix Compilation

Install a mod[8]
  1. Download this patch.
  2. Unzip the contents into <path-to-game>.

Notes

Compilation of various fixes
Fixes slowdown on dual-core computers, FOV and HUD can be modified, increases draw distance by removing fog among other fixes.
Removing fog changes the intended look and feel of some of the levels.
Latest version includes fixes from the 1.66 unofficial patch
Fog removal is not present in latest version.
Both versions of the mod are available to those who prefer the older fix.
New version of mod updated to fix clipping issues in HUD elements.

Unofficial v1.66 Patch

Install a patch[9]
  1. Download the patch.
  2. Unzip the contents into <path-to-game>.
  3. (Optional) If you use languages other than English, download this file and extract the contents of the folder with your preferred language

Notes

The patch contains various fixes for broken item and enemy placements, level logic, enemy, weapon and tarot card behavior, text strings, audio issues, shaders, etc, while staying true to the original game.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[10]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Movies\ in the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename logo-dreamcatcher.bik, logo-nvidia.bik and logo-pcf.bik.

Game data

In-game HUD settings.
In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Bin\config.ini[Note 3]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39530/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 3]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39530/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Retail version only.
Polish
Russian
Retail version only.
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16 Versus
Online play
16 Versus
GameSpy services have been shut down;[11] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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

Issues fixed

Editor asks for CD-ROM

Hex patch executable[12]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\Bin\Editor\PainEditor.exe in a hex editor
  2. Go to offset 36C1
  3. Change 75 0C to EB 0C

Bypass GameSpy Installer

Rename or Delete the GameSpy Installer
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameSpy
  2. Delete or Rename ArcadeInstallPAINKILLER14c.EXE

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8, 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
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz
Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 384 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

Notes

  1. 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]
  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. 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. 4.0 4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39530/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (39530) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References