Viscous
Viscous Redesign — Viscous skins for Deadlock
A Viscous mod aimed at making a redesign from the current model (04/11/2025) while keeping viscous recognizable. Viscous is now boneless, with my vision for the model being that the goo is now more "rigid", kinda like a slightly melted glue stick, with the extremes (hand and feet) being more solid for grabbing and walking. Viscous now wears a tie (thanks infernus) instead of the tech stuff, keeping viscous' identity while being different. The weapon is now directly attached to viscous, Making the ammo come from the body itself, it is inspired by firefighter hoses. Includes remodels for Viscous' model and for the Ball Form. (Currently, Ball Form is *slightly* smaller than original Ball Form, PLEASE let me know if this is an issue in gameplay)
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 Viscous 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 Fleig 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 Viscous Redesign?▾▴
.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 Viscous Redesign 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 24,188 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 Viscous Redesign?▾▴
.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.