Shiv
Shiv-Texture Touchups — Shiv skins for Deadlock
A very simple mod that changes the following - Recolors Shiv's belt loops and top of his pants to red. Makes the edges of the belt a consistent color. - Changes sclera from yellow to white (Removes his jaundice) - Makes his fingernails slightly darker. - SORT OF brings the flowers on the collar back. I used an outdated AO texture, separated the channels, and just painted them on the main texture - Brings back his old gun texture. I put a metallic thing on this so it may look bad so let me know if it brings the quality down. - Portraits to reflect the mod EDIT: Probably won't be updating this anymore, as someone has already done it better ( https://gamebanana.com/mods/617791 ). I was just doing this as practice and making these for another mod I had commissioned anyway. C'est la vie.
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 batmansdeadparents 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 Shiv-Texture Touchups?▾▴
.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 Shiv-Texture Touchups 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 187 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 Shiv-Texture Touchups?▾▴
.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.