1
Download the loader
Grab NimbusDeadlockLoader.exe — Windows x64, signed, about 4 MB. It's the only thing you install; the payload is delivered securely at launch.
NimbusDeadlockLoader.exe
4.15 MB · signed
4.15 MB · signed
2
Unzip beside the assets
Extract the download so the loader sits next to the assets/ folder — same directory. The assets are the hero portraits, icons and fonts the menu draws; without them beside the loader, heroes render as grey silhouettes.
Nimbus\
NimbusDeadlockLoader.exe
assets\
heroes · icons · fonts
3
Launch Deadlock, then run the loader
Start the game first and get to the main menu. Then run the loader — it waits for Deadlock, injects, and confirms with Mapped. If it can't find the game, it just keeps waiting; no harm.
Nimbus loader · console
Waiting for Deadlock…
Process found · staging payload
Injecting_
Bridge answered · Mapped ✓
4
Press Insert in‑game
Back in the match, tap Insert to open the Nimbus menu. Everything is tabbed — Combat, Visuals, Automation — and the overlay is streamproof. Costs nothing when closed, under 2 ms open.
Insert
5
Updates are automatic
That's it. When a new build ships, the loader hot‑reloads it in under a second — no reinstall, no re‑download. You'll see a note in the console and, if you want, a Discord ping. Keep the loader where it is.
Build v16 · up to date
auto‑updates on
auto‑updates on
If something's off
The loader window opens but nothing happens
Launch Deadlock first and reach the menu, then run the loader — it only injects once the game is running. Run it as the same user, not elevated.
Heroes show as grey silhouettes
The
assets\ folder isn't beside the loader. Re‑unzip so NimbusDeadlockLoader.exe and assets\ sit in the same directory.The menu won't open with Insert
Some keyboards send Insert only with a function layer. You can rebind the menu key in the console once you're in, or press it while the game window is focused.
My key says it's bound to another device
Open the console → Device. You can switch to another PC (once every 14 days) or reset the HWID on the same PC (once a day). Then relaunch the loader.