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Classic Health Bars

JHJaxonAuthor on GameBanana
Updated 6 hours agov1.5
Installs
473
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5
Comments
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Updated
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GameBanana ↗Manual downloadMod ManagerOne-click install
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CategoryHUD
Versionv1.5
Size11 KB
Submitted1 Oct 2026
Updated1 Oct 2026
InstallVPK drop

Classic Health Bars — hud for Deadlock

made this because i liked the old healthbars more, so this brings back the stacked boxes. each box is 100 hp and each row is 1000. health goes down from the top, and the empty boxes stay so you can see how low someone is. the health number shows below the bar after you shoot them and fades like normal. only changes player healthbars. one thing to know: if it cant get their max health from the scoreboard, it uses the highest health its seen them at. so if you first see someone already hurt, they might have fewer boxes than they should. disable other healthbar mods so they dont conflict. In testing phase may have issues, message me with them and I can fix them. If not download then download through gamebanana one click installed inside of the deadlockMM inside of the app. i am adding addons for. 1. green teammate bars instead of white. 2. if you want the total health there perma instead of only when you shoot

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 JHJaxon 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

Mod details
TypeHUD
HeroNot hero-specific
AuthorJHJaxon
ScopeCharacter HUD
SoundsUntouched
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Classic Health Bars?▾
Two ways. With Deadlock Mod Manager, use the Mod Manager button on this page and it downloads and places the file for you. By hand, put the .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 Classic Health Bars safe to install?▾
A .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 473 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?▾
No. Deadlock loads mods client-side, so the file only changes what you render. Everyone else sees the default game, in every mode including ranked.
Can I run it alongside other mods?▾
Yes, as long as they change different things — a skin and a HUD work together fine. Two skins for the same hero do not: only one can be applied, and Deadlock picks the lower-numbered file. With pak01_dir.vpk and pak02_dir.vpk installed, pak01 wins and the other does nothing.
Does it still work after the latest patch?▾
A Deadlock patch can overwrite 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?▾
Directly from the author's GameBanana page. deadlocktrade.gg indexes mods and links back; it never rehosts files, so you always get the release the author published.
How do I remove Classic Health Bars?▾
Delete its .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.