Postal Redux
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This page is for the Redux version. For the original release, see Postal.
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| Developers | |
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| Running With Scissors | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 20, 2016[1] |
| Linux | May 29, 2018[2] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 54 |
| OpenCritic | 56 |
| IGDB | 59 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, TPS |
| Themes | North America |
| Series | Postal |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Postal | 1997 |
| Postal 2 | 2003 |
| Postal III | 2011 |
| Postal (2013) | 2013 |
| Postal Redux | 2016 |
| Postal 4: No Regerts | 2022 |
| Postal: Brain Damaged | 2022 |
| Poostall Royale | 2023 |
| Postal 2 Redux | 2026 |
| Flesh & Wire | 2027 |
| Postal 2 VR | TBA |
| Postal: Bullet Paradise | Cancelled |
Postal Redux is a remake of the 1997 third-person shooter Postal, featuring new weapons, co-op and deathmatch modes, and content formerly exclusive to the Japanese release of the original.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Developer website | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
Not available in Germany. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Lacks multiplayer. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Game settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\PostalREDUX\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/Epic/PostalREDUX/Saved/Config/ |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\PostalREDUX\ |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/Epic/PostalREDUX/Saved/SaveGames/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Display settings
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, TXAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Set FPS Cap to None. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | ||
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Button Prompts |  |
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Move & Aim Controls.
Action Controls.
Weapon Controls.
System Controls.
Analog Controls.
Deadzone.
Analog Test.
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, SFX, Dialog and Master | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Subtitles are for the Postal Dude's in-game dialog only. They do not cover NPC vocalizations or the ending cutscene. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
- Audio settings are reset to their default values every restart
| Change default audio values |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation, download |
Network
Network settings
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game crash on Intel 10th & 11th Gen CPU's
| Disable SHA extensions in the OpenSSL library[3][4] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | [6] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 32-bit version was planned but already given up and never released.[5] | ||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | OGG Vorbis |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | 1 GB of VRAM | ||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | SteamOS, Ubuntu 16.04 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | 2.5 GHz Multi Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM | ||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ POSTAL Redux - NOW AVAILABLE On Steam for Windows - Running With Scissors - last accessed on 2023-10-13
- ↑ POSTAL Redux :: 4.3.0 Update – Linux, Soundtrack, Chinese and More! - Steam Community - last accessed on 2018-05-31
- ↑ Game crash on Intel 10th & 11th Gen CPU's :: POSTAL Redux Support - last accessed on July 08, 2024
- ↑ Game crash in Intel 10th & 11th Gen CPU's. :: Squad 44 Support - last accessed on July 08, 2024
- ↑ We’ve tried putting out a 32-bit build in the past, but it didn’t turn out very well. So, for now, POSTAL Redux is only supported in 64-bit systems. - last accessed on 2024-11-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-05-22
- RTSS confirms game is using D3D11.