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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
Postal runs natively in 640x480 resolution and there is no option in a menu to change resolution. However, it's possible to enable upscaling in the Steam version{{cn|date=April 2016}} to any resolution desired. Unfortunately, game only allows for 4:3 resolutions and it's going to use letterbox for widescreen resolutions. Developer is planning on making a patch to allow playing in widescreen resolutions.
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{{Fixbox|description=Running Steam version of Postal in custom resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
# Go to the Steam Library and right click on POSTAL.
 
# From a menu, choose '''Properties'''.
 
# Go to '''General''' tab and press '''Set Launch Options...'''
 
# In a text box type in: <code>--glframebufferobject --resolution 1024x768</code>.
 
# Change the resolution values, if you want.
 
# Click OK and launch the game.
 
}}
 
  
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===

Revision as of 05:53, 8 May 2021

Postal
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Developers
Running With Scissors
macOS (OS X) Ryan C. Gordon
Linux Loki Software
Publishers
Retail Ripcord Games
Steam Running With Scissors
Engines
RSPiX[1]
Release dates
Windows September 24, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) November 14, 1997
Linux October 30, 2001
macOS (OS X) June 28, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 56
Postal guide on StrategyWiki
Postal on MobyGames
Postal on Wikipedia

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.
Postal
Postal 1997
Postal² 2003
Postal III 2011
Postal Redux 2016
Postal 4: No Regerts 2022
Postal: Brain Damaged 2022
Poostall Royale 2023

Key points

Released as Going Postal in Europe.
Re-released with several updates to make the game run better on modern systems.
Game's source code was released on December 28, 2016, available here.[2]
Released as freeware on December 16, 2019.[3]

General information

Postal Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Regular or Postal Plus
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows version on GOG.com has been updated and offers the same content and features as the Steam version[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Freeware. Postal Plus.
Windows

Version differences

The European retail version of the base game has enemy executions and the elementary school cutscene at the end of the game removed.
Super POSTAL (the Japanese version) adds two new levels (Tokyo & Osaka), in addition to Special Delivery. Some regard this release as an expansion however it was actually a full version of the Postal game.
Postal Plus (Postal: Classic and Uncut in Europe) includes the Special Delivery expansion.
The Fudge Pack, Postal X: 10th Anniversary edition, and Postal XX are compilation packs that include Postal Plus, Postal 2 and several of Postal 2's most popular mods and its main expansion. Some later versions also include Steam keys for the digital version.
The Steam version includes additional updates which allow for running a game in window mode and widescreen resolutions. Developer is also planning on updating this version of the game further.[5]

The Santa Patch

Alternative, official Christmas theme for the game.
Compatible with modern versions of Postal.[6]
Included in the Steam and GOG versions and is enabled automatically during holidays.[7]
Apply the mod[8]
  1. Download the mod from Running With Scissors website (under "old stuff").[9]
  2. Open santa.exe and press the Setup button.
  3. When you get the directory menu, click Browse and go to <path-to-game>. Select the Postal folder and confirm.
  4. Press the X-mas button.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Special Delivery Adds four new levels (EZ Mart, Shanty Town, Earthquake and La Palamino Resort)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

NOTE: Postal Plus.ini for later Windows releases.

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Postal.ini[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/PostalPlus/

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/PostalPlus/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Latest Steam and GOG versions are updated with widescreen support. Menus are still in 4:3. For older versions, see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
UI is stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.

Widescreen resolution

Postal runs natively in 640x480 resolution and there is no option in a menu to change resolution. However, the Steam and GOG versions have been updated with widescreen support.

Windowed

It's possible to run either OS X or Linux versions of the game in Window mode. Also Steam version allows to run a game in Window Mode. To run it in Window mode, either press Alt+ Enter or add --windowed to launch parameters.[10]

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

WASD controls are weird/unintuitive

Edit controls[11][12]
  1. Map TURN LEFT to Mouse move left and map TURN RIGHT to mouse move right. Set tap degrees to 0.
  2. Map forward, back, left and right to WASD like you normally would, but also map A and D to Strafe (You will notice there are two spaces for binding the "Strafe" command).

Audio

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

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Interface translation in retail Super POSTAL version only. Japanese audio available on GOG/Steam version, change voices in settings. Japanese audio forced in Tokyo & Osaka levels.
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
Available on Linux and Mac(?)
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Game does not work on macOS 10.15 Catalina.[13]
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

Mods

Hotmail - a mod for POSTAL that adds the signature mechanic from Superhot.
A Day in Paradise - Fan made total conversion of sorts; changes enemies and story but maintains the same levels.
Beta Construction Site - A conversion of the original beta level of the game for the full version. A separate version for the Steam release is available here.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, NT 4.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 95 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8
Processor (CPU) 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 or equivalent
Processor (CPU) 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) No 3D acceleration required


Notes

  1. 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).

References