(Updated 31/1/2021) How to setup load remover/autosplitter for Postal 2 (With pictures)

*UPDATE*

Everything I wrote below is still relevant, however it is now much easier to install. You simply click the activate button shown below, once you have created your splits :)

https://i.imgur.com/eELoV0X.png

This is just a quick guide explaining how to setup the load remover/autosplitter tool for Postal 2, also known as PostalLoads.

1. First, go to Postal 2 on speedrun.com and click on the "Resources" tab:

https://i.imgur.com/zWjS3cj.png

2. Next, click on the area highlighted by the black circle and the zip file containing the tool will immediately start downloading.

https://i.imgur.com/4UcqtS2.png

3. Once downloaded, open LiveSplit.PostalLoads-master > Components and you should see a single .dll file called LiveSplit.PostalLoads.dll (pictured below)

https://i.imgur.com/tcqWKxl.png

4. Assuming you already have your splits for Postal 2 setup, open up your Livesplit folder and place the LiveSplit.PostalLoads.dll file mentioned previously, into the component folder in your Livesplit directory.

5. Once this is done, open your Postal 2 splits and right click on them then click "Edit Layout"

https://i.imgur.com/WNHJ3m8.png

6. From here, click on the + symbol > Control and then click PostalLoads

https://i.imgur.com/diuSEmm.png

7. That is set up done! With this installed, the game timer will start as soon as the first loading bar disappears. To see your loadless time, simply right click Livesplit > Compare against > Game time and this will then show you your loadless time.

https://i.imgur.com/JhsTM3u.png

And that is it, I hope you found this helpful, if you need any further help, feel free to join the discord server and one of us can help you!

Good luck and happy running :)

(Video) How to setup Postalloads: Autosplit/Load remove tool for P2 Speedrunners.

[OUTDATED] Any% Insane- videoguide

[OUTDATED] Postal 2 Strat Guide and Partial Any% text guide

To celebrate my 2nd Place Any% I'm leaving a link to my guidebook for the past months. Maybe one day i'll even get around to finishing the step-by-step walkthrough.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xpw0gHzzkw6Qnlr0rr0Qs5ubili46ocNKScdcEoHWHw/edit?usp=sharing

Info - Postal 2 WR Progression

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18-KFZ_IhmCrKYYDrwfQJGQtYYnVTY6tG1u8FMmmcFP0/edit?usp=sharing

Postal 2 Saveskip / Deathwarp Tutorial Video

Postal 2 Speedrun FAQ

This is meant to help new runners get into the wonderful world of Postal 2 speedrunning. This guide will be added to as we get along, for now I wanna have the basic stuff covered.

Q: Why do you require an external timer? Why not use the built in in-game timer?
A: There are multiple reasons why we don't use this timer. First off the timer is not accurate. Two identical runs can be 10+ seconds apart in the in-game timer. Next, the IGT doesn't account for reloading. So if you save, fail a skip and reload the time is also reversed to where you saved. This makes the IGT completely useless for speedrunning purposes and that is the reason why we use RTA.

Q: What are save glitches?
A: Save glitches allow you to skip the cutscenes in Postal 2, shaving massive amounts of time off the run. There have been three save glitches discovered so far:

__Quicksave/Quickload__ (often referred to as QSQL) was the first discovered method to skip cutscenes.
Usually you complete an objective, your map appears, the objective gets checked off your map, the map fades out and the cutscene starts. In between this fade out and the cutscene there is an inconsistent number of frames where you can make an input.
Now if you bind quicksave to 3 buttons and spam all of them right when the map fades out as fast as you can you have a chance to hit a quicksave in this one frame. If you now reload that quicksave you just made you have successfully skipped the cutscene.

__Saveskip__ abuses the menu programming to skip cutscenes. When you are about to trigger a mission objective you quicksave, reload this save from the menu and hit Esc during the load which will give you a corrupted menu. This menu allows you to navigate to "Save game" while the game is still running in the background. Executed correctly you can trigger objectives and save while you are inside of a cutscene. Reloading this save will lose your inventory, teleport you to the default player position on the map and not allow you to trigger further cutscenes among other effects. For a detailed demonstration visit the "Saveskip/Deathwarp" guide.

__Deathwarp__ works in a similar fashion to saveskip. We save right before dying, execute a load and the same menu corruption as we did with saveskip. We then wait with the save menu open while we die in the background and upon being dead we save, reload the save and get the exact same behavior as we do with saveskip. For a detailed demonstration visit the "Saveskip/Deathwarp" guide.

~~Q: Why Restricted/Unrestricted?
A: We split the game into two categories when it was discovered that it is possible to skip cutscenes by abusing quicksaves. It was later found that there are multiple ways to do this, however we decided this glitch was so major that every cutscene skip that abuses the save mechanics of the game is banned in the Restricted-category but can still be used in the Unrestricted one.~~
*As of May 2022 the leaderboards for Restricted and Unrestricted have been merged, read Tokigno's sticky forum post for more information.*

Q: What tools can I use to test skips and experiment/practice?
A: The best you can do is use PostED to find things on the map, it is a free level editor for Postal 2 and can really help you understand where everything is.
In practice using cheats as well as the debug menu are essential.
You can open the debug menu by opening the console and typing "enabledebugmenu". This will allow you to start on any map on any day and a bunch of other things.

Q: Why doesn't the milk skip work for me?
A: The skip is dependent on your frame rate. You need at least 200fps to have a chance of it working and you can only do it consistently if you have more than 270fps. Use the shelf skip as an alternative, it's only 3 seconds slower if executed well.

Q: How does trick x work?
A: For questions about the execution of certain skips visit our speedrun discord!

Video Guide  for WMD%

***you will need to have a split button for this run it will NOT split it for you.Also you will need intercoms autosplitter*** **please read the rules for the run**  Goodluck on the runs    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_usffzOtJLI

Video Guide for Any%

***please read the run rules*** ***I did not get the QSQL on this guide it will be in the video down below with the alt milk skip if you cant get the warp for milk**


ANY% 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHHUrJnc5pg

QSQL plus alt milk **NOTE YOU CAN NOT USE FPS LIMITER FOR THE SKIPS I DID IT JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU GET THEM**


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MyQsQ3HPIU



KEYS used for any%
 Q=mouse 1 button
E=use
MMb=kick
F=put away
shift=crouch
Z=Drop weapon
123=quicksave
mouse button3= quickload
mouse button4=Drop item
R=unzip
C=next inv item
F1=menu down
EDIT the WAY you want your keys to be I dont think you need more than this but should be good to know what buttons did what in the run( if confused)

Video Guide for Pacifist %

***PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE RUNNING ALSO YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW THE ENDING SCREEN WHERE IT SHOWS KILLS AFTER THE CREDITS*****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YblbJg0-N5A



for the QSQL and alt milk skip ***note you can NOT use fps limiter for these skips*** 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MyQsQ3HPIU

Video Guide for SMSS%

This video guide might help you get down the fastest route for SMSS. I explain in way too much detail what I've learned in nearly 1000 attempts in this category. If you wanna give this a try go ahead.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/596073319

Video guide impossible%

**please read run rules and get intercoms autosplitter in resources**  this is a full guide/run of what to do and what to get in the run as in catnip and others.

Full run/guide 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg5sfWgcta4

                    For just the skips 
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s62yyQfuuQY

On where to be on tuesday church skip https://i.imgur.com/lbaGMse.jpg

Dave's fuel short shot  https://i.imgur.com/jd6fCak.jpg

Dave's fuel shot Long https://i.imgur.com/tyd7Osc.jpg

GoodLuck on the runs

VIDEO GUIDE NMS% (BANNED SKIPS/ALLOWED SKIPS/Full Run)

IF YOU FIND A SKIP THAT ISN'T ON HERE(IN GOOD FAITH OF THE RUN) PLEASE UPLOAD IT TO BE OK'D BY SPEEDRUN MODS FIRST IN THE POSTAL 2 DISCORD OR FOURMS DO NOT UPLOAD A RUN WITH A NEW SKIP THAT ISN'T OK'D FIRST.
*You will need intercoms autosplitter for these runs* in the resources section  **It will split at the end of the day for you when installed**  ***PLEASE WATCH BANNED SKIPS FIRST IF YOU UPLOAD A RUN WITH ANY OF THOSE SKIPS IT WILL BE REJECTED***  **PLEASE READ ALL RULES FOR THE RUN**
                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3oG_8Vf3GI  


                                ***This is the full run/Allowed skips** 
                             https://youtu.be/fK7X51hbP0w   GOODLUCK ON THE RUNS

Video guide Suit%

***you will need to set up a split button for this run it will NOT split it for you on this run at the end.Also intercoms autosplitter for this run*** **please read the rules for the run also** Goodluck on the runs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi3SamO2t0M

Ewil

Idiom

ollymuirs_

Tokigno

Jamarley

Bigbuddahsmoker

Postal 2

Monday

Tuesday

pauze

t300850

robweezus

Liebermode

Too Easy

Very Easy

Easy

Remedial

Average

Aggressive

Hard

Very Hard

Manic

Hestonworld

Insane-o

They Hate Me

POSTAL

1409

1413

1416

4445

Impossible

5010

5020

5000

5021

5022

5023

5024

Normal Mode

Enhanced Mode

1415

5025

1000

1337

1407

1408

1410

1411

1412

1414

1417

4444

4446

5100

Ludicrous

Glitched

Glitchless

Difficulty

Patch

Game Mode

Individual levels variables

Patch 5100 added the day selection from the main menu, you can now submit ILs for all the 5 days, please read the rules and good luck!

Individual levels are back

Macintosh

Linux

Postal

MAJOR CHANGES - New and returning runners read this

IMPORTANT New Timing rules starting 01.01.2021

Discord

possible time save?

Does the "No Holidays" rule apply even when recording around that holiday, such as now?

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