View Images In Chat — hud for Deadlock
IMPORTANT NOTICE : Only links from https://i.postimg.cc are treated as valid now. This is due to a security oversight that allowed for IP grabbers to be used as valid image links. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you do not mind the risks that this poses, you may use the archived 1.0.0 version of the mod. This mod converts postimages.org image URLs to images in chat. Main Caveats: The images will only be seen by those who also have the mod. The image must start with https://i.postimg.cc and end in .jpg|.png|.webp . The image URL must be 80 characters or less (Valve chat length limit). Tutorial: Go to postimages.org Choose an image to upload, either by using the "Choose Image" button, or clicking on the "Upload via URL" button and pasting in a URL. This will take you to a page that says "Upload Complete". You can then copy the "Direct Link" and use that. If the "Direct Link" is too long, hover over the image. A gear-shaped "Settings" icon will appear. Click on that, set the name to something short (doesn't matter what), and reload the page. The "Direct Link" should now be short enough to paste into chat. Known Issues: Large images take a while to load - nothing I can really do on that end GIFs don't work - Valve limitation, even if I do allow them, it'll only show the first frame.
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 bytenode 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 View Images In Chat?▾▴
.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 View Images In Chat 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 1,626 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 View Images In Chat?▾▴
.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.