Babel Tower —— City Never Sleeps Update — quality of life/fixes for Deadlock
Babel Tower — Real-time Chat Translator for Deadlock. Teammates' messages translated in ~1 second, shown right below the original. Translate your own messages before sending, too. Bing works out of the box with no key; Microsoft / OpenAI-compatible / DeepL / Google supported, with automatic fallback if the main provider fails. 1.2.2 : config sync now transfers only the fields that changed (slow channel: worst case ~46s -> 0.65-7.8s); the bundled Node runtime is upgraded to 26.12.1 (2026-10-21 security release). ## Install. 1. Extract anywhere, double-click `BabelTower-维护菜单.bat` → 1 (sets up certificate + bridge). 2. Drag `pak01_dir.vpk` into Deadlock Mod Manager (or copy to `game\citadel\addons\`). 3. In game, open chat, type `/tr` → your browser opens the web settings page (10 UI languages, follows the game language by default); hit "Test" then "Save" — **the game picks it up within a. second, no restart needed**. The bridge auto-starts with Windows and stays resident; update / diagnose / uninstall live in the same menu. Requires Windows 10/11 + Deadlock (Steam); add `-condebug` to the game's launch options once. GPL-3.0, source on GitHub (c1375rick/BabelTower), not affiliated with Valve. Built with AI coding assistance, reviewed and tested by the author. Babel Tower —— Deadlock 聊天实时翻译. 队友外语秒翻成中文（实测 1 秒以内），译文显示在原消息下方；也能在发送前把你的话翻成英文。默认 Bing 免 Key 开箱即用，另支持微软 / OpenAI 兼容 / DeepL…
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 chehehe1579 and published on GameBanana. We index it here with a link back; the file, the licence (Custom terms) and the comment thread stay with the author. Credits
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Babel Tower —— City Never Sleeps Update?▾▴
.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 Babel Tower —— City Never Sleeps Update 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 1,689 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 Babel Tower —— City Never Sleeps Update?▾▴
.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.