Shadowline

“Farewell, my friends.”

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“It's time for discretion. Not valour.”

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Note: There are differing views on whether Shadowline is simply the current iteration of Deadlock with a different name or if it was distinct from Deadlock in a way Neon Prime was. For clarity's sake, it has a separate page.

Shadowline tutorial narration

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Bloody 'ell is this?!

— Bebop

Shadowline was an early development version of Deadlock.

Overview

Not much is known about Shadowline. It was presumably a transitional version from Neon Prime to the Deadlock Cursed Apple setting that existed in 2022-2023. The web domain playshadowline.com and twitter account @PlayShadowline were registered in November 2023.

In this version, the ziplines were called "shadowlines", and Astral Gates were "shadowline nexus". The shadowlines were presumably based on ley lines.

Mentions

• The Shopkeeper narrated an old version of the tutorial that refers to the game as Shadowline.
• Kelvin referenced a shadowline in one of his voice lines when upgrading his Ice Path. The voice line has since been removed.
• In Viscous' background, the Bermuda Triangle Astral Gate is described as a "shadowline nexus".

Caldera_trooper map tour

Caldera_trooper

Caldera_trooper was a map found in early builds of Deadlock that presumably started development during the Shadowline period. It had a similar layout to Neon Prime's map, but with new lighting and assets from what would later become the Cursed Apple. Caldera_trooper was last compiled in July 2023.