ReTranscribe — quality of life/fixes for Deadlock
Re Transcribe is a very simple (but very... very time-consuming) mod aimed at bringing near-perfect audio-to-text accuracy and closed captioning to the recently-added subtitle system and in-game Dialogue Player. Both of these features are controlled through the same localization file. Both also contain many errors ranging from simple punctuation mistakes (or questionable choices) to misplaced or misspelled words, and even full incorrect sentences. So as a writer with a processing impediment and too much time on my hands... you know I gotta do it. I hope this is helpful for you, or at least makes the inaccuracies less irking. ? Currently ReTranscribed: Celeste (except Pings). Hidden King (except Ally). Archmother (except Ally). Additional: across all lines, all double/triplespaces have been removed, and usages of both the ellipses character ("…") and three periods ("...") have been unified to only use the single character. Coming soon (probably): Paige. Vindicta. Rem. McGinnis. Curiosity Dealer. Coming eventually: Any characters not listed above, either in list order or depending on popular demand (leaving comments is a good way to get me to prioritize something!). Hero "Ping" lines and Patron "Ally" lines - these are extremely large sets of very simple and passable-enough lines, so I'd rather save them for after the 'meat' of the mod is completed. Hero backstories? There's some…
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 SpicySpaceSnake 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 ReTranscribe?▾▴
.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 ReTranscribe 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 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 ReTranscribe?▾▴
.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.