4:3 Video — quality of life/fixes for Deadlock
Note: AI was used to make this mod. A 4x3 button in the video settings. Adds a 4x3 choice to Settings → Video → Aspect Ratio , next to 16:9, 16:10 and 21:9. Pick it and the resolution list shows the 4:3 modes your graphics driver offers. Why this one. Older 4:3 mods ship a whole copy of the settings screen — that hides every newer setting (Down Dash bind, shop binds, subtitle options…) and gets worse with every patch. 4:3 Video never replaces the settings screen : the button is added to the live screen while it is open, so settings from future game updates always show up. Remembers your choice: 4x3 stays selected when you reopen the settings. Higher 4:3 resolutions. Want 1920×1440 or similar? The game lists what your graphics driver offers — add them as custom resolutions first (AMD Adrenalin, NVIDIA Control Panel or CRU). Install. Install with Deadlock Mod Manager , or copy the VPK into game/citadel/addons as the next free pakNN_dir.vpk. Turn off older 4:3 settings mods (they replace the settings screen). Made to be used together with HUD Fit — de-stretch, move and resize the HUD for 4:3 stretched. Compatibility. Works with HUD Fit and Hero Select Plus. Changes only one tiny HUD file (subtitles layout); the settings screen is never touched
Compatibility
Model replacements are the first thing to break when Valve edits a skeleton, so re-check after each patch. It conflicts with any other mod replacing the same asset — two in the addons folder means whichever loads last wins, and the other one silently does nothing.
Is it safe
It is client-side: the file lives on your machine and other players see the default game. Cosmetic addons have not produced bans, but Deadlock is in active development and nothing about mods is officially supported. Keep a copy of the folder before a patch and remove it if the game stops launching.
Credit
Made by dirtytomat0 and published on GameBanana. We index it here with a link back; the file, the licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) and the comment thread stay with the author. Credits
Frequently asked questions
How do I install 4:3 Video?▾▴
.vpk into game/citadel/addons and name it pak01_dir.vpk. That folder only loads once gameinfo.gi lists it, which is a one-time edit — check the install guide.Is 4:3 Video safe to install?▾▴
.vpk is a data archive, not a program, so it cannot execute code the way an installer can. The risk is provenance. This one has 52 installs, so a problem would have surfaced on its GameBanana thread. Mods with almost no downloads from accounts with no history have had none of that scrutiny.Will other players see this mod?▾▴
Can I run it alongside other mods?▾▴
pak01_dir.vpk and pak02_dir.vpk installed, pak01 wins and the other does nothing.Does it still work after the latest patch?▾▴
gameinfo.gi and remove your search paths, which stops every manually installed mod at once — redo that edit and they come back. Separately, model replacements break first when Valve edits a skeleton; recolours and HUD mods usually survive. The author posts updates on the GameBanana page.Where does the download come from?▾▴
How do I remove 4:3 Video?▾▴
.vpk from game/citadel/addons, or toggle it off in the Deadlock Mod Manager library. Mods never overwrite game files, so nothing needs repairing afterwards.