Postal 2
Steam Workshop has Launched!
Steam Workshop!
That’s right! Steam Workshop support has been fully implemented! Use the POSTed Development Kit to design and upload your Workshop items and then play them with the new Workshop browser in POSTAL 2 Complete. Accessing the POSTed Development Kit Tool is very easy. All you need to do to access the POSTed Development Kit is simply just go to your Steam Library, Click Tools and find it in the list. As a bonus it has its own self-contained installation of POSTAL 2 so you don’t even need to worry about breaking your own base game installation. RWS has even provided you with a testing map so you can easily test all your creations. Who knows, maybe you will make something so famous or so infinitely great we might have to bring you in to our team to take advantage of such superior workmanship. If that isn’t enough motivation to get you cracking on quality Workshop items we just don’t know what is. Perhaps for years you have thought that POSTAL 2 could use a little touch of something even more rare and unusual, maybe it's something that you think is so great or so awesome that you just don’t understand why we never added it ourselves. The explanation could be because we have just never thought of it or it could be that your idea is so strange and bizarre that even trying to comprehend it gives us nightmares. Maybe you thought it wasn’t worth your effort to make your POSTAL 2 mod or item. You may have thought after you were finished you painstaking work it would just get relegated to a random mod hosting site and chances were it would just get lost and forgotten in a cumbersome index. Well thanks to Workshop, your ideas will now get centralized which leads to more exposure and easier access. You will get a one-stop shop for feedback from other Steam users in the form of ratings, favorites and comments in general. You won’t need to bounce between sites just to see how your mod is being reviewed. You also only need to worry about updating at one place if you decide to update your mod with fixes or new features. Steam Workshop really streamlines the process nicely so what are you waiting for, get started today!
If you are not creative enough to make your own Workshop items don’t worry about it. In time there will be plenty of user generated content for you to download and enjoy. It’s very simple to use too. In the Steam client when you click on POSTAL 2 you will see a link to the Workshop. Click Browse Workshop and you will be taken to Workshop’s front page. Look through all the available items and if one catches your eye seek medical attention because that sounds painful and wasn’t supposed to happen. Once you are healed, click on the ones you find interesting and read more about them. If you still think it sounds great, push the subscribe button and they will download into POSTAL 2 for you to use them.
Steam workshop isn’t just limited to adding a hat here, a new weapon there. You can actually download user made expansion packs and brand new features. Of course none of these features or expansions are officially supported so if you are experiencing bugs while playing it, drop the mod creator a note letting them know what is wrong. The mod creator will likely welcome your feedback and do their magic to make it work the best they can.
I guess it's pretty obvious and you can tell by this post so far that RWS is really excited about the Workshop feature. We are really looking forward to everything wildly imaginable that our fans will create. Even more exciting news is that Workshop is not all that has been added in this new massive update! There are some secret weapons and other fantastic and fun things too. For more information check out the patch log on our official forums: http://runningwithscissors.com/main/index.php?topic=1880.0
POSTAL 2 Easter Update (1414) Released
This update also includes several bug fixes and improvements to both the main game and the POSTAL Editor (POSTed) in advance of our Workshop release, which is set for the end of the month. We'll have a more detailed changelog for you when that update goes live. As we get closer to release keep an eye out for guides and tutorials on creating your own maps, mods, and porting your 1409-compatible mods over to the Steam Workshop.
The last note today touches on the long-awaited Mac and Linux ports of all these awesome updates... unfortunately we're going to have to ask for your continued patience for just a bit longer. Once Workshop support is fully in place we can hand the code off to our Mac and Linux support coder who will do his best to get this update out to you as quickly as possible.
Have a very POSTAL Easter holiday, and we'll see you at the end of the month for Steam Workshop :D:
POSTAL 2 1413 Hotfix 2b released
Saves made prior to this hotfix that were flagged as cheated cannot be repaired. To score achievements and receive an elapsed time at the end of your game, you will need to start a new game.
You have our apologies and thanks for being such awesome and understanding fans while we get these minor speed bumps worked out :B1:
POSTAL 2 1413 Hotfix 2a released
If you already have a saved game inside one of the jail cells, this patch will not affect that save. You will have to delete that save and load up an earlier one. Sorry about that!
POSTAL 2 1413 Hotfix 2 released
- Addressed several mapping issues, including a grate in Paradise Mall that could cause the player to get stuck, floating ATF agents during the cutscene at the Compound, and more
- Resolved an issue that could cause mouse lag immediately after saving, loading, or going through a level transition
- Resolved an issue that could cause the player to pick up a weapon while in suicide mode and get stuck
- Resolved an issue where bystanders would wait in line at a cash register with no cashier present
- Resolved an issue where the Glock pistol could go into negative ammo
- Increased the number of audio channels available to the game
- Resolved an issue causing the loading screen to display the wrong day. Saves made before this hotfix will not be affected.
- The correct logo will appear in the pause menu for each game mode
- Quitting an Apocalypse Weekend game will now return you to the Apocalypse Weekend startup screen
- The player can now be spotted more easily while carrying a weapon. POSTAL and Impossible mode players, beware!
- Certain bystanders will use bare hands when fighting
- Various other minor fixes and some new hidden easter eggs... can you find them?
Now, on to some other news!
Workshop: I'm pleased to announce that Workshop support is chugging right along! I can't give you an ETA on this, but I can say that it will be worth the long wait. We're making it easier than ever for you to start developing for POSTAL 2 Complete, with a new updated look and new features in the map editor, and some new functions in the code to help you get started with mods, allowing you to add in modded weapons or new skins with relative ease. We'll also have a good amount of custom content for you to get started with, plenty of code samples, and brand-new tutorials to help you get started from scratch.
Mac/Linux support: We're planning on finally releasing the updated Mac and Linux versions after Workshop is finalized. Again, I can't give you an exact date for this, but we hope to have the code base stable enough once Workshop is out. I'll keep you updated as I find out more.