Postal 2
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Developers | |
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Running With Scissors | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Whiptail Interactive |
Steam | Running With Scissors |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 13, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | April 15, 2005 |
Linux | April 15, 2005 |
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 | |
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Postal | 1997 |
Postal² | 2003 |
Postal III | 2011 |
Postal Redux | 2016 |
Postal 4: No Regerts | 2022 |
Postal: Brain Damaged | 2022 |
Poostall Royale | 2023 |
General information
- Postal Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Paradise Lost expansion is not for sale on GOG.com. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam if launched directly through Postal2.exe and ParadiseLost.exe (Paradise Lost expansion). |
Version differences
- Share the Pain is an updated version of the game that included multiplayer and mod SDK. The Mac and Linux versions as well as all digital releases are already upgraded to this version.
- The Steam version features proper widescreen support, many additional options and extra content. Developer promised to bring all of the features introduced in 1412 patch to non-Steam versions as well.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Apocalypse Weekend | Included in GOG.com and Steam versions. | |
Corkscrew Rules! | Freeware, available here. | |
Paradise Lost |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- Saves are cross platform, but for intra-platform Steam sync to occur, files must be manually moved between operating systems. Inter-platform Steam sync is not available.[citation needed]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Enabling Antistropic Filtering[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Vsync is enabled by default in non-Steam versions.[citation needed]
Enabling V-sync[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Polish | Audio localization is available only in the local retail release. | |||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Low performance on modern PC
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Change the number of prerendered frames[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Mods
- A stickied list of mods is available on GOG.com forums, (most of the links are dead).
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz AMD Athlon 733 MHz |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 384 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 700 MHz (PowerPC) | 1.2 GHz (PowerPC / Intel) |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 384 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |