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
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Use POSTAL III NODRM to remove the DRM.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
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| Fart Gun / Гамамёт |
Was originally a pre-order bonus for the Russian release of the game. |
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- 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
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Delete or rename files[4]
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Delete or rename logo_1_akella.bik, logo_2_RWS.bik and logo_3_TMS.bik in <path-to-game>\p3\media.
Notes
- The method doesn't bypass Source engine and Nvidia PhysX logos.
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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
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
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State |
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| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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Fan translation, download. |
| German |
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Can be force enabled by following this guide (Polish). |
| Italian |
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Fan translation, download. |
| Russian |
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Issues fixed
Game doesn't work on Windows 8.1
- Postal 3 has issues on Windows 8.1 due to the DRM being incompatible.
FPS is unstable/game is laggy
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Edit the autoexec.cfg[5][6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
autoexec.cfg (if it's not there, launch the game once).
- Change
mat_queue_mode -2 to mat_queue_mode 2.
- Next, add the following lines anywhere you'd like:
physx_enabled 0 (the only noticeable thing this does is that it make the Postal Dude's jacket less flappy but it'll still move about, prevent animation problems and give the user a decent performance boost).r_threaded_particles 1 (this allows for the game's particle system to be multi-threaded)r_threaded_renderables 1 (this allows for the game's rendering system to be multi-threaded)snd_mix_async 1 (this allows multi-core CPUs to run the sound engine with the renderer simultaneously)ai_expression_optimization 1 (disables NPC expressions whenever those NPCs are off-screen)
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mat_queue_mode determines the threading mode the material system uses. A value of -1 uses the default for your system, a value of 0 uses synchronous single thread, 1 uses queued single threaded mode, and value of 2 uses multi-threaded mode. The default value is -2, and reading the translated Russian within the default configuation files reveals that this was intentional: multi-threading breaks Postal 3's PhysX implementation when turned on (the coat detaches from the protagonist, along with other physics bugs).
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
7, 8, 8.1 not supported |
| Shader Model support |
2.0 2.0b, 3.0 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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| Windows |
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Middleware
Mods
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
References
