Grey Talon
Blue Shell VFX over Talon Ult — Grey Talon skins for Deadlock
Replaces all the VFX of Grey talon's ultimate with Blue and white colors, notably all feather VFX are white. The explosion VFX are also adjusted to be closer to the Blue Shell explosion from the "Mario Kart" series. THIS MOD DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY MODEL CHANGE, THIS MOD ONLY AFFECTS PARTICLES. This mod is intended for use with Excedin_Abuser's "Blue Shell for Grey Talon" mod, which can be found here: https://gamebanana.com/mods/692753 I am in no way affiliated with the original mod. I love it and wanted to improve it further by adding VFX.
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 Grey Talon 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 Custom_Chimp 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 Blue Shell VFX over Talon Ult?▾▴
.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 Blue Shell VFX over Talon Ult 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 274 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 skin?▾▴
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 Blue Shell VFX over Talon Ult?▾▴
.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.