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Revision as of 06:52, 31 August 2019
Developers | |
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Trashmasters | |
Publishers | |
Akella | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 23, 2011 |
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 |
Key points
- Poorly optimized and very buggy, to the point of being officially disavowed by series developer Running With Scissors.[1]
- For Windows 8.1 and later use POSTAL III NODRM to fix DRM compatibility issues.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | StarForce 5 DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Steam |
- Use POSTAL III NODRM to remove the DRM.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Fart Gun / Гамамёт | Was originally a pre-orer bonus for the Russian release of the game. |
- Later updates of the game broke the addon; fans responded by making a free remake of the addon that also works on the English version, available here.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename files[3] |
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Delete or rename Notes
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POSTAL III Improvement Mod
Effectively an unofficial patch of sorts; fixes many of the game's issues whilst also reimplementing some of the game's missing features/beta content.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>/p3/cfg/[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>/p3/SAVE/[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | Fan translation, download. | |||
German | Can be force enabled by following this guide (Polish). | |||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian |
Issues fixed
Game doesn't work on Windows 8.1
- Postal 3 has issues on Windows 8.1 due to the DRM being incompatible.
Use POSTAL III NODRM[2] |
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Use POSTAL III NODRM. |
FPS is unstable/game is laggy
Edit the autoexec.cfg[4][5] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Mods
Postal 3 First Person Mod
Allows you to play the game in first person mode. Paste the script in your autoexec.cfg.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Dual Core 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Support for Pixel Shaders 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (10220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.