[ENG] FIX POSTAL III

This guide is a large collection of modifications that will make playing POSTAL III much more enjoyable. The guide also includes basic tips and third-party guides to help fix some of the game's bugs, such as audio, and the guide also includes new skins for the game on Steam.

Foreword

I think it’s worth pointing out a few details directly to the management.

[UPD 13/10/2023] October 13, 2023 unexpectedly an update was released for Steam version POSTAL III and now DRM protection and broken achievement is no longer a problem.

And therefore, this guide will now only contain modifications for the game, and some useful third-party guides (surprisingly, all of them did not stop working after the patch).

[UPD 01/29/2024] Also January 29, 2024 the developers from the «ZOOM» team again released a patch for the game, which fixed some more problems in the game , namely strong freezes (for 4 hours of play, not a single freeze, Hurray), 2 broken achievements («Real American» and «Kavorkian»), sound artifacts (not working for everyone), artificial intelligence (partially), and also added the «FurtGun» DLC completely.

Achievements

In the new patch, broken achievements have been removed, namely:

1. «CHAMP WHISPERER» (Kill 50 people with Champ);
   
2. «BIPOLAR» (change path 5 times in one playthrough);
   
3. «MEGA-SADIST» (Dismember 200 people so that they remain alive).

They were removed due to inoperability from the very release of the game. «Champ Whisperer» and «Bipolar» did not work as intended, and «Mega-Sadist» generally referred to mechanics that simply did not exists in the game, NPC have never survived after being dismembered.

[UPD 01/29/2024] In the latest patch, the rest of the achievements were also fixed, namely:

1. «REAL AMERICAN» (Kill 235 terrorists);
   
2. «KAVORKIAN» (Kill 30 old men and women).

More specifically, the achievement «Kavorkian» required you to kill not 30 elderly people, but 30 kill a specific group of protesters people in «Patrolman's Mission #2», and the achievement «Real American» required killing more than Terrorists 235 times, and the fuсking Rhinoceros (felt the pain?).

However, I still advise you to look at the guide on how to more easily obtain some achievements POSTAL III. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940761027

Assembly of modifications

For your convenience, absolutely all modifications and saves can be downloaded in their entirety at once.

Link: POSTAL III: Revised Edition[drive.google.com]

Correction: FIRST INSTALL THE FIXES FROM THE FOLDER "MANDATORY TO INSTALL".

The method of installing each mod and fix is ​​described in the file ReadMe.

Also in the archive are all new covers for Steam from the manual.

If there are ideas on how to supplement the assembly, I always look forward to your suggestions in the comments.

All modifications are in a separate archive, so you can install only those modifications that you need. List of modifications in the assembly:

Modification	Description
Voice of Rick Hunter (POSTAL) [drive.google.com]	Replaces the original lines during gameplay with lines from Rick Hunter from POSTAL.
Voice of Rick Hunter (POSTAL 2) [drive.google.com]	Replaces the original lines during gameplay with lines from Rick Hunter from POSTAL 2.
VCAM: Improved Camera [gamebanana.com]	Changes the default third-person camera, adds a first-person view and the ability to jump.
No Splash Screens [gamebanana.com]	When starting the game, it skips all developer videos and immediately launches the main menu.
Gore Mod	Adds new effects and blood particles.
Adams Weapons Fixes [www.playground.ru]	Increases monkey walking noise and also allows you to urinate for a very long time.
Adams MiniMods Pack Two [www.playground.ru]	Replaces the Dude's walking sounds with more realistic ones. Also, the sounds of the shot, reloading and picking up ammunition for the shotgun were changed to more realistic ones, as well as its damage was greatly increased, and the ammo capacity was up to 12.
Omega Punch [gamebanana.com]	Increases melee damage to a cosmic value.
Classic Dude [gamebanana.com]	Recolors the Dude's clothes black (as in POSTAL 2).
Simple Dot Crosshair [gamebanana.com]	Replaces the standard crosshair with a simple dot.
Alternative Catnip Effect [gamebanana.com]	Changes the effect of taking catnip to a more pleasing to the eye.
100% Save [www.playground.ru]	Unlocks all levels for both paths.
Jesus save [ulozto.net]	Save before the battle with the final boss of the game (do not kill anyone other than the boss and get the holy ending).
Walk through the main menu [www.playground.ru]	Entering the game, select any level, then go to the control settings, click advanced, turn on the developer console, then press ~ or the console will open in it to register map main_menu_d.
Music replacement [drive.google.com]	Adds a couple of new compositions to the game, also replaces bad compositions with good ones, and removes absolutely disgusting ones.

If you experience sound artifacts even after the patch, then I have translated this guide for you. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=126215858 First you need to go to the game settings, and there will be a «additional» button at the bottom, press it, then check the «developer console» checkbox. After pressing the button «~», the console will open. In it, enter «snd_rebuildaudiocache», after which you will have a download (approximately 30 seconds) and that's it.

Demonstration of the game with new modifications and fixes.






If you do not need the selected assembly, then you can do everything yourself. Each mod is fully described below and there are links to downloads from the original sources.

Fixing audio artifacts

In the recently released patch for the game dated 29.01.2024, the developers seem to have finally fixed the sound artifacts in the game. However, some users still note that they have not disappeared anywhere.

If you are also unlucky, then I have translated this guide for you.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=126215858 To fix this issue you need:

First you need to go to the game settings, and there will be a «additional» button at the bottom, press it, then check the «developer console» checkbox. After pressing the button «~», the console will open. In it, enter «snd_rebuildaudiocache», after which you will have a download (approximately 30 seconds) and that's it.

Rick Hunter's voice

This is a rather old modification, years 2012-2013. Replaces the voice acting of Corey Cruise with the voice acting of Rick Hunter from POSTAL 1&2. But the modification does not change the voice in cut scenes, but only remarks during the gameplay.

The voices themselves are taken from the Beta Mod Pack, and ported them:

1. TheZhizneradostnyj;
   
2. Joster285.

Download links:
Rick Hunter (POSTAL)[drive.google.com]
Rick Hunter (POSTAL 2)[drive.google.com]

Installation: transfer the Dude folder along the path P3_english ➔ sound ➔ characters ➔ Dude.


There is still a little tweak. For some time, Rick Hunter worked on the voice acting of the III-td part of the game, but due to problems in his personal life (divorce from his wife), he recommended Dude Corey Cruise for the role of voice acting, who did his job just great. But still there are players who like Rick Hunter voice more and I'm probably one of them.

In general, the voice acting of Rick was leaked to the Internet somewhere in 2020, from which it follows that you can do the same maneuver and replace the original sound files to new ones. Unfortunately, I'm not a modder, and I don't understand anything about it, but if you are familiar with the Source engine, you can try to replace the replicas and release your own modification (the remaining community will be grateful to you). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl8s-n9m-Kg&t=93s&ab_channel=KeshaFilm Left Corey Cruise (POSTAL III), right Rick Hunter (POSTAL 2).

Music replacement

The soundtrack in the game is of course great, but unfortunately there are also very bad musical compositions, and good songs are usually used in the wrong places or sound very little.

So by simply replacing the original mp3 files in the music folder in the game's root folder with our own, we can replace any song in the game.

I changed some of the songs at my own discretion. I tried to pick up songs suitable for the missions themselves. Almost all the songs were already in the POSTAL III itself, but some musical compositions were taken from other POSTAL, namely from the second part and from the film by Uwe Boll.

Link: New Soundtrack[drive.google.com]

Installation is pretty simple. Just move the folder P3 to the root folder with the file replacement game.

To be more specific, here is a list of replaced tracks:

1. Musical compositions from the mission Роrn World have been replaced with a cut Goodbye Almond Eyes (Remix) and she now plays during the mission Bodyguard Jennifer Walcott;
   
2. Music Cash Robbery from mission Rescue Champ has been replaced on Lost, Left, All Alone, which plays a little earlier;
   
3. Song Against My Father in the mission Champ Training why it has no words (instrumental), and therefore replaced by its full version;
   
4. Melody Showbiz Crisis from mission Paradise Bridge not everyone likes it, but on the Internet I found a remix of this song, and now it sounds wildly beautiful, so we add Showbiz Crisis (Redux);
   
5. Very atmospheric composition Didjeri Voodoo only sounds in cut scenes in the game , and even that is very cut off, so I replaced the song Lost, Left, All Alone in the first half of the mission Champ Rescue on Didjeri Voodoo, while LLAA is already playing in the second half of the mission;
   
6. During the mission Desedased Cat Roundup the title theme from will now play POSTAL The Movie;
   
7. During the mission Cash Mart Robbery will now play Cash Robbery, who previously played in the mission Rescue Champ (she just looks more organic here);
   
8. Disgusting song during the fight with the rhinoceros in the mission Gay Rodeo replaced with a great one a musical composition Village People CowBoy, which again sounded only in the cut-scene;
   
9. During the mission Daveland will now play a more appropriate song that was originally played during the mission Bodyguard Jennifer Walcott;
   
10. Probably the worst music track in the game during the mission Save Uwe Boll's Career has been replaced on The Nearing Light, which played in the mission Delivery of Toy Crotches;
    
11. Melody during the mission Assault on Ecotologists Headquarters was replaced with the music from the final battle POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost;
    
12. Strange music during the mission Apocalypse. Again has been replaced with Lost, Left, All Alone. Yes, maybe the atmosphere is a bit lost from this, but it becomes more fun to arrange a massacre on the streets of Catharsis;
    
13. Another disgusting musical composition in the game, which sometimes played on the streets of the city and in the mission Champ Training after killing all opponents, was replaced by The Nearing Light;
    
14. During the battle with Hugo Chavez, Didjeri Voodoo will now also play.

If you want to replace the songs in the game yourself, then do the following.

1. Download any song in mp3 format;
   
2. Go to the music folder, which is located along the path POSTAL III → P3 → sound → music;
   
3. Find in this folder the song you would like to replace;
   
4. Rename your song with the same name you would like to replace in the music folder;
   
5. Move your song to the replacement folder.

By the way, November 10, 2023 the game’s soundtrack was added to Steam, although some compositions are in very poor quality and have different names (The Nearing Light for example now called Hells A-Holes). https://store.steampowered.com/app/2674620/Postal_3__Official_Soundtrack/

VCAM: Improved camera

This is probably one of the best cosmetic modifications.

Link: «VCAM: Improved Camera»[gamebanana.com]

Installation: transfer the «P3» folder to the root folder with the replacement game.


The modification changes the standard third-person view, making it more like a camera from the «Grand Theft Auto» series.


It also adds a first-person view, although it does not work quite correctly, but for a change it will do (to switch between cameras, press «V»).


But the most important thing is that MODIFICATION ADDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP (please note that Dude will not jump initially. To make him do this, you must first stand up into cover to any wall using the «Space» key and immediately exit it, after these shenanigans Dude will finally be able to fully jump).

No splash screens

Skips all cutscenes at startup and immediately launches the main menu.

Link: No Splash Screens[gamebanana.com]

Installation: folder P3 drop into the folder with the game.

Gore mod

Adds new effects and blood particles.

Link: Gore Mod

Installation, just put everything in the game folder, and the folder called nmrih too.

Adams mini mods pack one

«Adams MiniMods Pack One» changes the standard camera to the one that was in the beta version (but it will not work if you installed the modification «VCAM»). Also in this assembly there is a modification - «Adams Weapons Fixes», which increases the noise from the monkeys walking, and also allows the Dude to pee much longer.

Link: Adams MiniMods Pack One [www.playground.ru]

Installation: go to the «game» folder inside the downloaded archive, and then drop the «P3» folder into the root folder of the game.

Adams mini mods pack two

Adams MiniMods Pack Two replaces the Dude's walking sounds with more realistic ones. Also, the sounds of the shot, reloading and picking up ammunition for the shotgun were changed to more realistic ones, as well as its damage was greatly increased, and the ammo capacity was up to 12.

Link: Adams MiniMods Pack Two[www.playground.ru]

Installation: go to the folder game and P3 throw it into the folder with the game.

Omega punch

I don’t recommend installing this modification if you go through the game as a pacifist or on a good path (since if the enemy runs too close to you, the Dude will hit him with his butt or elbow and kill him).

This is a simple mod that changes the value of hit damage to a higher one. Your damage will become so huge that anyone who gets hit by you will fly into space. Yes, it's a cheat, but given the melee system in the game, this mod can't hurt.

Link: Omega Punch[gamebanana.com]

Installation: folder P3 drop into the folder with the game.

Classic Dude

A modification that repaints the Dude's clothes in black, that is, as in POSTAL 2.

Link: Classic Dude[gamebanana.com]

Installation: go to the P3 folder and drop the materials folder there.

Simple dot crosshair

Replaces the standard crosshair with a simple dot.

Link: Simple Dot Crosshair[gamebanana.com]

Installation: transfer the P3 folder to the root folder with the replacement game.

Alternative catnip effect

Makes the effect of taking catnip less harsh.

Link: Alternative Catnip Effect[gamebanana.com]

Installation: transfer the P3 folder to the root folder with the replacement game.

100% save

If you do not want to go through some difficult level, like Gay Rodeo, then this save is perfect for you. To start a specific level, select the “New Game” button in the main menu.

Link: 100% Save[www.playground.ru]

If the link does not work, download from google drive from the link below.

Link: 100% Save (Google Drive)[drive.google.com]

Installation: go to the folder game and P3 throw it into the folder with the game.

Jesus save

Of course, I like this game, but we hardly have enough strength to get a holy ending. Click the link below to download the save before the battle with Hugo Chavez. The main thing is not to kill anyone except him and get a holy ending.

Link: Jesus save

Installation: go to the P3 folder and drop SAVE into it.

Walk through the main menu

This modification allows you to walk around the map from the main menu of the game.

Link: Walk through the main menu[www.playground.ru]

Installation: transfer the Maps folder to the P3 folder with a replacement. Then go into the game, and in the console enter map main_menu_d

Please read this

After the new patch, I do not guarantee stable operation of these modifications, at least until they are updated.

Formally, they should start, but you may again have bugs that were in the old version of POSTAL III, i.e. crashes when throwing objects, or you will need to install a DRM patch again.

POSTAL III: Beta mod pack

Postal III Beta Mod Pack: Extended Edition is a mod that tries to achieve the full picture and the real beta atmosphere POSTAL III (2008-2009). The list of changes is huge, for example:

1. Sky from Beta;
   
2. Dude beta model;
   
3. Correction of textures, optimization;
   
4. Beta textures of grass, roads and buildings.

Link: Beta Mod Pack: Extended Edition

POSTAL III: Improvement mod

POSTAL III: Improvement Mod fixes a lot of things in the game. Mission scenarios have ALL been changed to make them less tedious, and the stupid karma meter has been removed. In addition, the author spent some time recreating the weapon icons from the beta versions of the game and the Dude's model is taken from the beta mod pack.

Link: Improvement Mod

POSTAL III: Catharsis reborn

Catharsis Reborn is the most extensive modification within POSTAL III. A new storyline with re-drawn and voiced cut-scenes. New types of weapons, ammo for them, new Dude model, beta locations.

At the moment, the mod is in development, but from the bottom of my heart I ask you to support the developers, they really deserve it.

Link: Catharsis Reborn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQjYAkGkdT8&list=LL&index=3&ab_channel=WhackJobInteractive

POSTAL III: Controlled

Controlled by POSTAL III is a global modification that changes the plot, location, enemies, weapons, balance. The plot builds on the original plot of POSTAL III, and continues the plot of POSTAL 2. The mod is still in development, so I propose to support the authors and look at its state now.

Link: Controlled by POSTAL

POSTAL III: Unreal

This modification is not for POSTAL III, but for POSTAL 2.

This modification transfers the POSTAL III to the Unreal Engine 2 engine, on which POSTAL 2 runs. The mod is still in development at the moment, but I really want to ask you all to show support for the authors.

Official modification group: POSTAL III: Unreal[vk.com]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8nlPKUhFqw&ab_channel=ChrikoMixer669 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1891478237

How to put covers?

First, I'll explain how to put covers on Steam.

To get started, you should change the cover on the main page of the game in your library.
Right-click on the image above ➔ manage ➔ set custom artwork.
Then select the downloaded images.


Next comes the vertical cover of the game, which will be either in your formed collection, or simply mixed with all the games.
The principle is the same. Right-click on the image POSTAL III ➔ manage ➔ set custom artwork.


And last but not least, there is a cover for a recent game. It can be set after you run POSTAL III and go to the library tab at the top.
And on the new one, right-click on the image POSTAL III ➔ manage ➔ set custom artwork.


To download images, do the following.
1) Left click on the image you want to download;
2) Copy the link address;
3) Paste this address into your browser;
4) Download and install according to the guide above.

Inner covers

Logos PNG

If you chose the main cover already with a logo, then just click on the empty space below, download and put it as a logo.



If you chose a cover without a logo, then download them below and put them at your discretion.

Standard logos

Stroke logos

Logos with shadows

Outer covers

Extended covers

Special thanks to

I would like to thank the following users for their assistance with this guide:

1. FOX;
   
2. Afflicted;
   
3. Tommy Lee;
   
4. Lemon Soda;
   
5. ABRAoriginal;
   
6. [ΞD]LivingSamurai.

Other guides

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1326767757 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2966143545

Conclusion

Well, somehow it turned out to fix POSTAL III. I hope the guide was helpful to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't forget to write in the comments. Thank you for your unholy visit, now GO OUT and come back again.

Post Scriptum

[The Big Lebowski]

is there any mod here that improves audio design (sometimes the audio plays to soon or is to loud) or anything about animations?

[The Big Lebowski]

ah ok

[ZhiendRazzy]

@The Big Lebowski
Well, if the mod breaks and is not compatible with the mod, then you will have to reinstall the game again.

It's better to make a backup copy, and if the mod doesn't work, you can simply put the original files back in place.

[The Big Lebowski]

What happens if I dont make a back up?

[ZhiendRazzy]

@The Big Lebowski
I honestly don’t know, I haven’t played with this mod yet.

Formally it should, but before installing just make a backup copy of the original files.

[The Big Lebowski]

does Postal 3 Angel mod work with vcam?

[XRUMER404]

@ZhiendRazzy
no.
no errors

[ZhiendRazzy]

@XRUMER404
And another question, do you get any errors when starting the game?

[ZhiendRazzy]

@XRUMER404
Then I don’t know how to help.

I can suggest one option. If you have the game installed on your system drive C, then try reinstalling it on any other drive.

[XRUMER404]

@ZhlendRazzy
no.
clean install.