1. Version Glossary

# Important Note

This game is actually receiving updates again, so this will be subject to change in the future.

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# v1.0

- [ℹ] First version of the game
- [👍] Has speedglitch, [look here for more information](https://www.speedrun.com/postal3/guides/96u3t)
- [👎] Fart Gun does not work and cannot be used
- [👍] Slave Boy can be human shielded
- [👎] Human shields crash the game if you save and load with one in your arms. In order for it to not crash you must kill them first, then save, and then load
- [ℹ] [Different melee physics](https://youtu.be/xcut9JOjU4w?feature=shared) (unknown if any uses, but later changed)
- [👍] Has a keygen so you don't need to get a key

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# v1.10

- [ℹ] First patch released
- [👍] Has speedglitch but it's a bit different compared to v1.0, as now it doesn't go through transitions
- [👎] First patch to have Fart Gun usable, but after every reload the ammo is gone and has to be refilled
- [👎] Fart Gun can be used against rhino but it despawns instead of killing so it softlocks you
- [👍] Slave Boy can be human shielded
- [👎] Human shields crash the game if you save and load with one in your arms. In order for it to not crash you must kill them first, then save, and then load
- [👎] Does not have a keygen so you need to get a key to play this version

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# v1.11

- [👎] Second patch released, this is also the version used in the English, Japanese, and Austrian/Switzerland retail releases but they do not work, which means you need a Russian key for the Russian retail version
- [ℹ] Has same speedglitch as v1.10
- [👍] Fart Gun no longer loses all ammo after every reload
- [👍] Rhino can no longer be despawned by Fart Gun
- [👍] Slave Boy can be human shielded
- [👎] Human shields crash the game if you save and load with one in your arms. In order for it to not crash you must kill them first, then save, and then load
- [👎] Different AI in Prisoner without a Clue, where the inmates go hostile on you halfway through the level without you doing anything
- [👎] Does not have a keygen so you need to get a key to play this version
- [👍] Best version to run on for all Speedglitch categories, obsoleted by the ZOOM Platform v1.3 update for the No Speedglitch categories

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# v1.12

- [ℹ] Last patch released under Akella's control
- [👎] Speedglitch is patched out
- [👎] Slave Boy can no longer be human shielded, making the trimping strat impossible
- [👍] Lets you kill human shields by saving, which no longer crashes the game if you load a save with you human shielding someone and you don't need to kill them before saving and loading
- [👍] Fixed AI in Prisoner without a Clue so the inmates no longer go hostile on you halfway through the level
- [👍] Added free roam (good for an All Achievements run)
- [👎] Dogshit performance

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# Steam (Pre-October 13th, 2023)

- [ℹ] Counted as v1.12 on the version variable
- [👎] Basically the same version but with some slight differences, like the weapon selector UI not showing the cat upgrade icons on weapons that have them
- [ℹ] Most common version of the game and has been for years

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# No DRM Patch (Old)

- [ℹ] Developer build without Steam and ActControl DRM attached that leaked online
- [👍] Works for v1.12/Pre-October 13th 2023 Steam version
- [ℹ] This is also what the ZOOM Platform release used for versions 1.0 and 1.1
- [👎] Infamous for crashing when throwing anything and also taking human shields, with only the human shield crashing being fixed
- [👍] Different AI in Prisoner without a Clue so it's way easier
- [👍] Better performance than with DRM activated

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# ZOOM Platform v1.2

- [👍] New No DRM patch that fixes the crashes with throwing stuff and taking human shields
- [👍] Includes the Fart Gun in the install so no need to download it from the resources page
- [👍] Better performance than Steam with DRM activated
- [👎] Bad Path is impossible to beat due to Champ Rescue crashing at the beginning, not valid for Bad Path runs but is valid for Good Path if you still have the version downloaded
- [👎] Saving and loading at the same time (either by quicksave/quickload on the same bind or doing save deletion) crashes the game
- [ℹ] Most of the node graph files are missing, which could allow for NGC (node graph cancel) to disable the AI, but currently is impossible to do

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# Steam (October 13th, 2023 Update)

- [ℹ] Counted as "Steam" on the version variable
- [👍] This is just the ZOOM Platform v1.2 No DRM patch but Champ Rescue along with saving and loading at the same time actually working now
- [👎] They also had some other stuff listed in the changelog like the performance configs and Fart Gun but they are not in the update and only less than 10 files were changed
- [ℹ] Removed three achievements, one of which was Bipolar and that achievement actually worked but it is good for an All Achievements run

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# ZOOM Platform v1.3

- [👍] Fixed whatever issue there was so Champ Rescue actually loads and saving and loading at the same time no longer crashes with their build of the game
- [👍] Slave Boy can be human shielded, making the trimping strat possible again and nobody has to go out and get a key for the Russian version of the game for v1.11 anymore
- [ℹ] Added actual mod support (not allowed for runs)
- [ℹ] Added and updated new localizations such as Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German
- [👍] Fixed a few achievements so they work as intended, no more rhinos counting as terrorist kills for Real American
- [👍] Best version to run on for Bad Path No Speedglitch

An Explanation of Speedglitch

# What is speedglitch?

**Speedglitch**, the shortened name of the catnip speedglitch, is a bug exclusive to versions 1.0, 1.10, and 1.11 that keeps the state of the Postal Dude while in catnip mode. The TL;DR is that Dude just runs incredibly fast and is much harder to control compared to normal, but again is version specific and changes the dynamic of the run, especially having to go out and buy a key for the Russian version compared to buying a Steam key and activating the DRM there.

# How does speedglitch work?

Unfortunately, we aren't entirely sure what goes on code wise, but what shows up in the game is just enough to explain it. If you know how the catnip works in this game, it basically slows down the world around you, but Dude is "unaffected" as he is "normal speed" compared to everything else around him. This is unless of course, you interrupted it by other means, where then the world around him is now in the normal state, but Dude is still sped up from when he was in catnip.

The quotations are there for a good reason. If you know how the Source Engine works, it's pretty much the host_timescale command, where it can make the game run much slower or faster than intended. Normally in games like Half-Life 2, it's pretty much just used for cutscenes for dramatic effect, but other games (like source mods) use it in different ways, and can do a thing called "state preserve" to keep the host_timescale state throughout the entire game. Or if you speedrun Left 4 Dead 1, it's just either loading in on a map or killing you and your entire team and then the game runs faster, similar to host_timescale commands.

But if the game is in a slower state, how is Dude at normal speed? The developers just made his animations speed up and gave him faster walking and running speed. However this does change a lot, which in normal cases outside of speedglitch usage, you can use catnip to sprint for longer, and you can no longer do stuff like trimping/the fireaxe or hammer speed glitch (a different speed glitch that's **NOT** version specific and is allowed in both No Speedglitch and Speedglitch categories) due to how Dude acts in the catnip state.

# How do I trigger speedglitch?

Like was mentioned before, it only works on versions 1.0, 1.10, and 1.11. If you're on v1.12, the Steam version, or even the infamous No DRM patch (that is also used in the ZOOM Platform release), it won't work. Now, if you are on a supported version, what you need to do is:

1. Get catnip (in the run it will always be after Porn World).
2. Snort it by pressing alt-fire.
3. When the catnip is right at the peak (pretty much a bit after it reaches Dude's nose), pause the game for a second or two and then save and load.
4. Wait for the game to finish loading and hope you got good speed.

What's that? Hope you got good speed? That's right, depending on when you exactly do it, or how long the pause is for, you could get slow speed out of it, which means you aren't going at the fastest possible speedglitch speed, which means timeloss and having to do the setup again. Most of the time anyway in the run, you would be doing trimping instead.

# How do I control myself with speedglitch active?

Now that you have it activated, the main thing to notice is that you are now incredibly hard to control. The main way to control yourself unless you want to dedicate going into a straight line is to hold down the slow walking button (ALT by default, +walk is the command) or the aiming mode/ironsights, which makes you walk slower and can properly adjust yourself. Another thing is that you cannot vault over anything without dying immediately once the animation completes. Normally, with the world slow around you, this wouldn't be a problem, however it's absolutely busted if its ended abruptly, as you gain enormous height and then fall down to the ground really quickly. This can be avoided in very specific circumstances, like a ceiling that isn't really too high up that you can bonk your head on and then you land without killing you, most notably seen at the end of Champ Rescue. Other than that, if you get softlocked, you're basically done for unless you want to setup speedglitch again after you can vault over it.

# How do I get rid of speedglitch?

For versions 1.10 and 1.11, speedglitch actually stops once you hit a transition into the next map, which means you have to do the setup again. For version 1.0, this is not the case, and you can keep speedglitch throughout the rest of the run after Diseased Cat Roundup, but if you want to drop it before hitting a transition or just in general, snort catnip again and then press alt fire to end it early and everything will be back to normal.

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Hello everyone! Just here to inform everyone about some new changes that have been made to the boards.

User and runner SpectralPlatypus has developed a new autosplitter/load remover for use for runs. For those paying attention beforehand, the old one was SourceSplit, which is used for almost ever

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