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=== ''Postal 2'' and other projects ===
With ''Postal'' released, RWS conceived ''Flesh and Wire'', an original three-dimensional [[sci-fi]]-themed game in which the player controls a blob-shaped character;  Desi described the game as unintentionally funny. However, the game was canceled by Ripcord in 1999 alongside two unannounced games, and RWS turned to focus only on ''Postal''. Consequently, RWS soon picked up development on ''[[Postal 2]]'', a [[sequel]] to ''Postal''. The company attempted to make its humor more evident than it was in the original game so it would reach a wider audience. When brainstorming ideas for the game, the team considered [[Gary Coleman]], a former [[child actor]] known for his role in the show ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'', as a good fit for the game's theme. Desi called up Coleman, who agreed to his inclusion and performed himself in the game.<ref name="Retro Gamer 195" /> ''Postal 2'' was released in April 2003 through publisher Whiptail Interactive.<ref name="AWN: Postal 2 release" /> ''Postal 2'' was shortly banned in 13 countries; New Zealand banned it in 2004 and Australia in 2005. Desi later struck a deal with the company Softwrap to have the game distributed online, which bypassed the bans.<ref name="Retro Gamer 195" /> Due to the popularity of ''Postal 2'', Whiptail released ''Postal: Classic and Uncut'', containing the original ''Postal'' and ''Special Delivery'', as well as a demo version of ''Postal 2'', in August that year.<ref name="GameSpot: Classic and Uncut" /> This was followed by ''Share the Pain'', a version of ''Postal 2'' that introduced [[online multiplayer]] to the game.<ref name="Eurogamer: Postal 2 multiplayer" /> In Europe, this version was published by Greek company Hell-Tech.<ref name="GameSpot: Postal 2 Europe" /> A separate expansion, ''Apocalypse Weekend'', was released in 2005.<ref name="Retro Gamer 195" /> The ''Postal Fudge Pack''—a compilation containing the original ''Postal'', ''Share the Pain'', ''Apocalypse Weekend'', the fan-made [[total conversion]] ''Eternal Damnation'', and the fan-made mod ''A Week in Paradise''—was released in November 2006.<ref name="GameSetWatch: Fudge Pack" /> A similar compilation, ''Postal: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition'', was released the following year.<ref name="Wired: Tenth Anniversary" /><ref name="Shacknews: 10th Anniversary" />

During ''Postal 2''{{'s}} development, RWS got in contact with [[Uwe Boll]], a director of video game-based films like ''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]'', ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'', and ''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]''. Although Boll's films were usually received poorly, Desi believed that Boll's independent and [[anti-establishment]] attitude was a good fit for the ''Postal'' series. The resulting [[Postal (film)|film]] was shot in the [[Vancouver]] area, with Desi playing himself as well as Krotchy, an anthropomorphic [[scrotum]] from the ''Postal'' universe. The film faced several issues, such as overlength and poor editing and marketing efforts.<ref name="Retro Gamer 195" />