Graves
Graves Artist — Graves skins for Deadlock
This is my first mod, got inspired by the other graves' recolors and wanted to take it on myself and see what I could do! Many thanks to yummybeefshawarma for helping me out with the particle errors! Thanks to sirsyorrz for textureforge,thanks to Pugzilla for the particle recolor video and thanks to Yousy for the easy color changer! While I didn't use their color change for this effect/mod specifically it was a great help for learning! ----- My inspiration for this mod was connecting necromancy and draining to color where Graves is black/white and has to feed on others' colorful lifeforce which manifests through her magic/abilities. Had a lot of fun figuring stuff out, its not perfect I couldn't or rather didn't know how to change the character select screen but I've been at it for a couple days so wanted to send it! The images I took aren't the best but it looks wayyyy better in game, static pictures don't do the effects justice. Thanks and enjoy!
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 Graves 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 Thedoctorfl 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 Graves Artist?▾▴
.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 Graves Artist 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 1,721 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 Graves Artist?▾▴
.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.