⚠️ BEFORE YOU INSTALL - BACKUP YOUR FILES ⚠️
SAVE YOUR OWN FILES BEFORE REPLACING THEM WITH MINE, ESPECIALLY video.txt -
YOU'LL NEED THE INFO FROM YOUR ORIGINAL video.txt FOR THIS CONFIG TO WORK CORRECTLY.
File locations (Steam default install):
- gameinfo.gi: Steam\steamapps\common\Deadlock\game\citadel\gameinfo.gi
- video.txt: Steam\steamapps\common\Deadlock\game\citadel\cfg\video.txt
(Path may differ slightly if you installed the game on another drive/library - right click Deadlock in Steam, Manage > Browse local files, then go into game\citadel)
What this is
This config won't give you a massive fps boost, but from my own testing it gives noticeable stability and can fully get rid of stutters/lag spikes on weak hardware.
Before you install
Open video.txt and check the first 3 lines - VendorID, DeviceID, knowndevice. Copy those from YOUR OWN original video.txt, don't use mine, they're hardware-specific.
Also change defaultres/defaultresheight if you don't want to play at 1080x1080 (my resolution).
Included addons (pak files)
- pak_01 - reduces texture color/quality (Robloxlock), may conflict with shader/texture mods
- pak_02 - compresses texture resolution (Potatolock), same effect as r_texture_stream_mip_bias
- pak_03 - fixes Sinner lamp bug that appears if mip_bias is 5+
- pak_04 - black skybox, no perf impact, just personal taste
- pak_05 - QoL/UI addon, useful for extra info or 4:3/16:10 resolutions
Pick what you want, none of them are mandatory except pak_03 if you raise mip_bias above 4.
Known issues / FAQ
Default settings on launch - you skipped the video.txt hardware lines, go fix them.
Sinner lamps broken - your mip_bias is 5+, install pak_03 (fix addon).
Game looks too rough - lower mip_bias to 0-4, or/and skip pak_01/pak_02.
Tower hp bars invisible - gameinfo.gi, citadel_hud_objective_health_enabled,
range 0-3 (0 off, 1 shrines only, 2 guardians+walkers, 3 all).
No hero portraits in post-match stats - citadel_portrait_world_renderer_off, false = show, true = hide.
Portraits are black silhouettes - lb_enable_lights "1" and lb_enable_dynamic_lights "true", both required together, master light toggles.
Map draw distance too short - r_farz, range 1000-10000, higher = further.
In-game settings I recommend
Everything on minimum, VSync ON, whether to play with anti-aliasing or not is up to you, for me the image gets too blurry, if Upscaling technology is enabled and you're using Stretch,there's no point setting render quality below 85%, I play at 100%, the pixels on your screen won't boost your fps. Screenshot of my settings is included in the files.
Addons used (special thanks!)
- pak_01 (Robloxlock) - by winterdl, link
- pak_02 (Potatolock) - by abuzitin2000, link
- pak_03 (Sinner's Light fix) - author unknown, got this from a Telegram channel,
couldn't find the original source on GameBanana. If you know who made this, let me know
and I'll add proper credit.
- pak_04 (Black skybox) - by soyerfps, link
- pak_05 (QoL) - by civo and their team/helpers, link
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the freak cfg.