Difference between revisions of "Painkiller: Recurring Evil"

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Painkiller
Painkiller	2004
Painkiller: Overdose	2007
Painkiller: Resurrection	2009
Painkiller: Redemption	2011
Painkiller: Recurring Evil	2012
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation	2012

Painkiller: Recurring Evil is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Painkiller series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Comes with a key to activate the game on Steam

Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\movies\`. Delete or rename `eggtooth_logo.bik`, `medart_logo.bik`, `nordic_logo.bik` and `pk_ugu_logo.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Painkiller Recurring Evil\RE.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/206760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Painkiller Recurring Evil\Saves\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/206760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce AMD Radeon 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce AMD Radeon 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (206760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (206760) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (206760) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Med-Art}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Deep Silver|2020-present}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
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+===Skip intro videos===
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+# Delete or rename {{file|eggtooth_logo.bik}}, {{file|medart_logo.bik}}, {{file|nordic_logo.bik}} and {{file|pk_ugu_logo.bik}}.
 }}
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-{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
+{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - video settings.png|Video settings}}
-{{Video settings
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 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
+{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - input settings.png|Input settings}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
+{{Image|Painkiller Recurring Evil - audio settings.png|Audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
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+|eax support notes         = EAX 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0.
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 ===API===
 {{API
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 |dos modes              =
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 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP
+|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 |minCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
 |minRAM   = 512 MB
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 |minDX    = 9.0c
-|recOS    = Vista, 7
+|recOS    =
 |recCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 |recRAM   = 1.5 GB
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 |recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce
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Developers

	Med-Art
Publishers
2012-2020	THQ Nordic
2020-present	Deep Silver
Engines
	Pain Engine
Release dates
Windows	February 29, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	38
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror
Series	Painkiller