Payload Race — maps for Deadlock
Competitive map Payload - stay near the cart to push it forward. If an enemy approaches your cart while it’s moving, it will stop. If you step away, the enemy can start pushing it in the opposite direction. To win, escort your cart to the enemy team’s base How to host and join 1. Enable Dev Console in Settings 2. Join the map using the command: map payload 4. Pause the game 5. wait until 10 seconds pass on the game timer 6 Select the "Spectator" team 7. Enter: changeteam 02 or changeteam 03 If you cannot control your character, re-enter: map payload 8. Type status in console and find the line: [Client] steamid : [A:1:10045348544:60354] (546894058690486456) 9. Anyone who wants to join you must type in their console: connect [A:1:10045348544:60354] 10. After everyone has joined and picked their hero, unpause. By default sv_cheats false on this map. changeteam 01 - Spectator changeteam 02 - Amber team changeteam 03 - Sapphire team citadel_allow_duplicate_heroes true - Allows players to pick the same hero citadel_hero_testing_enabled 1 - Opens the sandbox TAB menu restart - Restarts the map if something breaks
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 Marcoosh 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 Payload Race?▾▴
.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 Payload Race 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 278 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 Payload Race?▾▴
.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.