Card Hotkeys

Use 1-9 to select cards in Across the Obelisk, then press the number shown above a valid target to play the card. Cards that do not need a target play immediately. 0 selects the tenth card, and numpad numbers work too.

The game already offers number shortcuts through its Keyboard Shortcuts setting. Card Hotkeys enables combat numbers and prompts independently of that setting, with additional guards while typing and using menus. It uses the game's existing card-selection and casting code.

Installation

Mod manager: Install Card Hotkeys with Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman. The required BepInEx pack installs as a dependency. Launch the game through that profile.

Manual: Install BepInExPack AcrossTheObelisk 5.4.23 beside AcrossTheObelisk.exe, then extract this package into the game folder. The DLL should be at BepInEx/plugins/CardHotkeys/CardHotkeys.dll.

Look for Card Hotkeys 1.0.0 loaded in BepInEx/LogOutput.log after starting the game. Harmony is included in the BepInEx pack; no separate Harmony installation or Obeliskial Essentials dependency is required.

Controls

Key	Action
1-9	Select the corresponding hand card, left to right in the game's current order.
Number above a character	Choose that target for the selected card. During targeting, numbers refer to characters instead of cards.
0	Select the tenth card.
Numpad 0-9	Same as the number row.
Escape	Cancel target selection.

Numbers also use the game's existing discard, deck-selection, and energy-selection behavior. Finish those dialogs with their on-screen buttons. Space, Enter, and other shortcuts follow the game's normal settings.

Number presses are ignored while typing in a selected text field, while on-screen keyboard/chat or menus are open, while dragging a card, and while the game is unfocused or paused. Shift/Ctrl/Alt/Windows-modified numbers are ignored by default. At most one numeric action is accepted per rendered frame. The game still checks energy, turn ownership, card eligibility, and valid targets.

Configuration

After the first launch, close the game and edit:

BepInEx/config/cheyenne.acrosstheobelisk.cardhotkeys.cfg

Restart after changes. All options default to true.

Section / option	Effect
General / Enabled	Enable the mod. Set false to restore native number-key behavior.
Controls / IncludeNumpad	Accept numpad numbers. False suppresses them during combat while this mod is enabled.
Controls / EnableTenthCard	Accept 0. False suppresses it during combat while this mod is enabled.
Controls / IgnoreModifiedKeys	Ignore numbers combined with modifier keys.
Display / ShowNumberHints	Show number prompts independently of the game's shortcut setting. False defers idle prompts to that setting; targeting prompts can still appear.

To remove the mod, uninstall it through the mod manager or delete BepInEx/plugins/CardHotkeys for a manual installation. It does not change the game's saved shortcut setting.

Compatibility

Built against Windows Steam build 25651039, Unity 2022.3.62f2, and BepInEx pack 5.4.23. Compilation and offline checks of the installed game's bindings and Harmony edits passed.

Live gameplay and co-op testing have not been performed. Older game versions and mods replacing input or card-selection methods may be incompatible. This mod uses normal game casting/network paths with no custom network messages; mixed-install co-op remains untested.

If hotkeys fail, check BepInEx/LogOutput.log for Card Hotkeys. A startup patch failure removes this mod's hooks. An input-handler exception disables its behavior for that session. Include the game version, log, and installed mod list when reporting an issue.