Rem Naptime — Sound of Silence (Disturbed)

Rem Naptime — Sound of Silence

Replaces Rem's Naptime ult sound with the whispered intro of Disturbed's cover of "The Sound of Silence". When you cast Naptime, you whisper "Hello darkness…" — and when your sleep cone lands, your victims hear "…my old friend."

How it plays

MomentWhat playsHeard by
Cast button press"Hello darkness" (whispered, LOUD)Caster + nearby
Wind-up + projectile travelSilence (channel + release sounds removed)—
Sleep cone hits enemy"…my old friend" (whispered, LOUD)Caster + victims

Total experience: ~5 seconds. One uninterrupted phrase delivered as a sleep curse. No overlap, no doubling — clean theatrical timing.

Installation

Easy way (Deadlock Mod Manager): Subscribe + click Install.

Manual install:

1. Download the ZIP
2. Extract pak01_dir.vpk
3. Rename to the next free pak##_dir.vpk slot in Steam\steamapps\common\Deadlock\game\citadel\addons\ (e.g. pak14_dir.vpk)
4. Launch Deadlock

To uninstall: delete the pak##_dir.vpk you placed.

Compatibility

• Affects only Rem's Naptime ult — no other heroes/abilities touched
• No game balance impact — purely an audio swap
• Works alongside other audio/visual mods
• Conflicts with other mods that override Rem's sound files

Technical notes

Overrides 4 .vsnd_c sound files + 1 .vsndevts_c soundevent script:

sounds/abilities/familiar/familiar_naptime_cast_delay_01.vsnd_c   → "Hello darkness"
sounds/abilities/familiar/familiar_naptime_channel_01.vsnd_c      → silent
sounds/abilities/familiar/familiar_naptime_cast_01.vsnd_c         → silent
sounds/abilities/familiar/familiar_naptime_aoe_explode_01.vsnd_c  → "my old friend"
soundevents/hero/familiar.vsndevts_c                              → modified

The soundevent override sets play_from_listener_player = 0.0 and mono_downmix_enabled = 1.0 on the 4 Naptime events to prevent Source 2's default 1st-person + 3rd-person spatial doubling that would otherwise make the loud audio sound like duplicated voices.

(Rem's internal codename in the Deadlock game files is familiar.)

Audio: 44.1 kHz stereo MP3 (downmixed mono in-game), +15 dB boosted with peak limiter, compiled via Source 2 SDK (CSDK12).

Credits

Audio: Disturbed — "The Sound of Silence" (whispered intro). All rights to the original recording belong to Disturbed / Reprise Records. This is a fan-made cosmetic audio mod offered free of charge for personal use.

Mod by: [WongBater]
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