Shiv
Kaneda Shiv — Shiv skins for Deadlock
# Kaneda-Inspired Shiv — Capsule Jacket A fan-made, Akira-inspired retexture for Shiv in Deadlock. This skin keeps Shiv’s original model, hair, skin tone, weapon shape, and animations while recoloring his outfit in Kaneda’s signature red palette. The jacket includes a folded, fabric-mapped capsule logo, with matching red clothing and footwear. Also included: - Red hip charm with dark chain and blue/ivory center - Ivory-and-charcoal gun with red accents - Yellow warning markings - Small “METAL” sticker detail - Original Shiv silhouette and gameplay animations preserved ## Installation 1. Download the included ZIP. 2. Import the `.vpk` through Deadlock Mod Manager. 3. Enable the mod and launch Deadlock. 4. Disable other Shiv appearance mods if they conflict. ## Credits - Valve — original Shiv model and Deadlock assets - Katsuhiro Otomo / Akira — visual inspiration - Mod created with Blender and Source 2 tools This is an unofficial fan-made texture replacement and is not affiliated with Valve or Akira.
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 Shiv 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 jaspuul 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 Kaneda Shiv?▾▴
.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 Kaneda Shiv 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 11 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 Kaneda Shiv?▾▴
.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.