fastStart
Start and restart the game from anywhere
About this mod Author’s original text
Fast Start / Restart for PEAK
A quality-of-life mod for PEAK that lets you start and restart runs quickly and conveniently, bypassing the need to walk back to the airport kiosk.
Features:
This mod adds two simple, powerful hotkeys to streamline your gameplay loop.
🚀 Open Start Menu Anywhere (F5)
Tired of walking back to the check-in desk every time you want to start a new run?
Simply press the F5 key while in the Airport lobby to instantly bring up the difficulty selection menu (the "Boarding Pass" screen). You can then choose your difficulty and start the game normally.
🔄 Smart Restart (F6)
Made a mistake early in your run or just want to get back to the action immediately?
Press the F6 key at any time while you are on a mountain level to instantly restart.
This isn't a basic restart! The mod is smart:
-It remembers the difficulty of your last run.
-It automatically takes you back to the lobby and starts a new game with the exact same difficulty setting.
-If you start a run on Ascent 3 and press F6, you will be put straight back into a new run on Ascent 3.
Note: Both hotkeys are safely disabled on the main title screen to prevent any issues or crashes.
Requirements:
-BepInEx for PEAK. You can find the latest releases.
Installation:
-Install BepInEx: If you haven't already, follow a guide to install the BepInEx 5 pack into your PEAK game directory. Run the game once to ensure BepInEx generates its necessary folders.
-Download the Mod: Download the com.hubor.fastStart.dll file from the latest release.
-Place the DLL: Move the downloaded.dll file into your BepInEx plugins folder, which is located at:
[Your Steam Folder]\steamapps\common\PEAK\BepInEx\plugins\
-Launch the Game: That's it! Launch PEAK, and the mod will be active.
Enjoy your faster runs and climbs:)
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: