Tutorial: how to write a pixelbot in Autoit

YatoDev · 09/30/2013, 22:51

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Originally Posted by sasdfasdfas

Can you fix the bonus box counter though? it doesent seem to work. tyty

fixed but mayby you should understand that $count = $count + $count 0 is

sasdfasdfas · 10/01/2013, 01:22

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Originally Posted by »FlutterShy™

fixed but mayby you should understand that $count = $count + $count 0 is

:P Yeah your probably right

Bone-marrow · 10/02/2013, 08:38

Fixed the count thing. I wish you could do $count++ instead of that whole line lol.

Burkey · 01/19/2014, 16:03

Okay, so I've done the above and so far have a If and ElseIf for $box1 up to $box10 as it seems the pixelsearch either skips pixels or DO has slightly different colours for every single box. Can you specify a pixelsearch range of colours, as my script is currently like this (i created random times for wait so D.O.'s logs aint so obvious):

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Michael_Mazepa · 10/09/2017, 03:00

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Originally Posted by Bone-marrow
Hello!

Since the newest updates, pixelbots have been getting more popular. I noticed that there are not many Autoit tutorials for a Darkorbit pixelbot, so I decided to make one This is my first tutorial, and I am still learning Autoit, so bear with me...
Before I begin, you should have Autoit downloaded. Have SciTE.exe and Au3Info.exe open (both can be found in the Autoit folder).

First we need to make a while statement:
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Code:
While 1

WEnd
This puts the code into a loop and makes it keep running.
Next, we need to tell the bot to search for Bonusboxes around your ship:
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Code:
While 1

     $Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)

WEnd
This line of code tells the bot the area it should search for a pixel color. You declare the variable "$box" and tell the bot to search for it.
To find the color of a bonus box (or palladium ) use the au3info window:

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Simply click and drag the crosshairs/target to whatever you want to be collected and it will tell you the pixel color.
NOTE: Your info window must be on the "mouse" tab!

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Then find the coordinates for the top left and bottom right of your collecting area with the info window:

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Here is where everything goes:
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$variablename = PixelSearch([top left x coord],[top left y coord],[bottom right x coord],[bottom right y coord],[Pixel Color])
Next, we need to add code of what the bot should do if it spots the pixel:
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While 1
     $Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)
       If IsArray($Box) Then
       MouseMove($Box[0],$Box[1],0)
       MouseClick("left")
       Sleep(1750)
WEnd
Basically, the bot will move the cursor to the pixel and click. The sleep time is the amount of time needed for your ship to collect the box/resource.
Next we need to make the ship move if there is nothing to collect:
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While 1
			
			$Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)
			   If IsArray($Box) Then
				  MouseMove($Box[0],$Box[1],0)
				  MouseClick("left")
				  Sleep(1750)
			   Else
				  Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)
				  MouseMove(int(Random(1390,1580)), int(Random(805,915)), 0)
				  MouseClick("left")
				  Sleep(2000)
			   EndIf
			   
	  WEnd
The "Else" statement tells the bot to move if no box/resource is spotted. The "Sleep(2000)" is the timing between each click on the minimap. Make sure to have "1" beside MouseCoordMode, otherwise it may not work. In this line:
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MouseMove(int(Random(1390,1580)), int(Random(805,915)), 0)
you must use your info window to find the coords of your minimap.

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First find the minimum x coord of the minimap (the left side)

Then find the maximum x coord of the minimap (the right side)

Next find the minimum y coord of the minimap (the top)

Lastly, find the maximum y coord of the mimimap (the bottom)

Now that we have all those coords, plug them into this line of code:
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MouseMove(int(Random([minimum x],[maximum x])), int(Random([minimum y],[maximum y])), 0)
After that, you have a simple yet working boxbot. To make it collect palladium, switch the pixel color and change the minimap coordinates to accomodate the fog area instead of the entire minimap. Here is the whole source:
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HotKeySet("{ESC}", "quit") ;ESC to quit
	  
	  While 1
			
			$Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)
			   If IsArray($Box) Then
				  MouseMove($Box[0],$Box[1],0)
				  MouseClick("left")
				  Sleep(1750)
			   Else
				  Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)
				  MouseMove(int(Random(1390,1580)), int(Random(805,915)), 0)
				  MouseClick("left")
				  Sleep(2000)
			   EndIf
			   
	  WEnd

Func quit()
   Exit
EndFunc
Note: I added a hotkey (esc) to make the bot close itself out when you press it, that way you don't have to use task manager or anything like that
Bot with added pause feature (Special thanks to Fluttershy)
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Code:
#RequireAdmin

Global $pause = False

ProcessSetPriority("script name.exe",4) ;enter your script name in order to work

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_quit") ;ESC to quit
HotKeySet("{F1}", "_Pause") ;F1 to pause

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)

While 1
	If $pause = False Then
		$Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)
		If IsArray($Box) Then
			MouseMove($Box[0],$Box[1],0)
			MouseClick("left")
			Sleep(1750)
		Else
			MouseMove(Random(1390,1580,1), Random(805,915,1), 0)
			MouseClick("left")
			Sleep(2000)
		EndIf
	Else
		sleep(150)
	EndIf
WEnd

Func _quit()
   Exit
EndFunc

Func _Pause()
	If $pause = True Then
		$pause = False
	ElseIf $pause = False Then
		$pause = True
	EndIf
EndFunc
Bot with other features (Timer, count of boxes collected, etc. Again, special thanks to Fluttershy)
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Code:
#RequireAdmin

Global $pause = False

Global $count = 0

ProcessSetPriority("script name.exe",4)

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_quit")
HotKeySet("{F1}", "_Pause")

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)
$Timer = TimerInit()
While 1
	If $pause = False Then
		$Box = PixelSearch(80,85,1745,1050,0xFFFFDD)
		If IsArray($Box) Then
			MouseMove($Box[0],$Box[1],0)
			MouseClick("left")
			Sleep(1750)
			$count = $count + 1
		Else
			MouseMove(Random(1390,1580,1), Random(805,915,1), 0)
			MouseClick("left")
			Sleep(2000)
		EndIf
	Else
		sleep(150)
	EndIf
WEnd

Func _quit()
	$Diff = TimerDiff($Timer)
	$Diff = $Diff / 1000
	MsgBox(0,"Boxes Collected","You collected ~ " & $count & " BonusBoxes " & @CRLF & "in ~ " & $Diff & " Seconds")
	Exit
EndFunc

Func _Pause()
	If $pause = True Then
		$pause = False
	ElseIf $pause = False Then
		$pause = True
	EndIf
EndFunc
Thanks to Forsaken and Dr.Toni for their tutorials and Fluttershy for adding features in the code. Feel free to pm me any questions that you have.

Hey there. First want to thank you all for such simple and clear tutorial.

I am one of those guys without any knowledge in coding and scripting but already understand how it works.

I understand that it might be a different system now, but i am curious if there's still somehow a way for the script to identify the colors of the pixels?
doing my practice on a clone DO server so i don't mess my DO acc and Au3Info doesn't seem to detect any of the colors for bonus boxes, cargoes, booties and even npc's, i know that it detects colors of bases, backgrounds even my ship.
So, is there any tricks i could do to fix that? or here's another question, would it be possible for the script to find objects by images instead of pixels?
I mean, let's just replace the phrase for PixelSearch with ImageSearch and everything else could remain the same, simple and clear.

Can that happen or i am just daydreaming?

Moneypulation · 10/09/2017, 03:56

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Originally Posted by Michael_Mazepa

Hey there. First want to thank you all for such simple and clear tutorial.
I am one of those guys without any knowledge in coding and scripting but already understand how it works.

I understand that it might be a different system now, but i am curious if there's still somehow a way for the script to identify the colors of the pixels?
doing my practice on a clone DO server so i don't mess my DO acc and Au3Info doesn't seem to detect any of the colors for bonus boxes, cargoes, booties and even npc's, i know that it detects colors of bases, backgrounds even my ship.
So, is there any tricks i could do to fix that?

AutoIt does detect those pixels, but the problem is that the boxes in darkorbit are gif's, so they are constantly changing which is making it hard for pixel- or imagesearch to find them.

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Originally Posted by Michael_Mazepa

or here's another question, would it be possible for the script to find objects by images instead of pixels?
I mean, let's just replace the phrase for PixelSearch with ImageSearch and everything else could remain the same, simple and clear.

Can that happen or i am just daydreaming?

Yes, there is a function called ImageSearch. You can find plenty of tutorials how to use it by using google

Michael_Mazepa · 10/09/2017, 05:55

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Originally Posted by Moneypulation

AutoIt does detect those pixels, but the problem is that the boxes in darkorbit are gif's, so they are constantly changing which is making it hard for pixel- or imagesearch to find them.

Yes, there is a function called ImageSearch. You can find plenty of tutorials how to use it by using google

Hey Moneypopulation, seems like you would know if this is somewhere near right or not.

So i got an extra set of codes, a script which i am not sure how to include in the main script that everyone contributed to make.

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Could someone please help me understand the whole set and what else it needs or what it doesn't need and how eventually to run main script with this "function"?

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Moneypulation · 10/09/2017, 07:55

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Originally Posted by Michael_Mazepa

Hey Moneypopulation, seems like you would know if this is somewhere near right or not.

So i got an extra set of codes, a script which i am not sure how to include in the main script that everyone contributed to make.

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Could someone please help me understand the whole set and what else it needs or what it doesn't need and how eventually to run main script with this "function"?

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I don't even know what that first script is. Read this

If you still have any questions regarding this, you should post them here:

But without any coding knowledge, you won't come far by just copy pasting scripts from other people

sacredgreed · 11/11/2020, 00:59

Sorry but i idid it but it minimalize my game and clicking on my screen ? any bug ?

witchnametaken · 01/20/2025, 18:20

****, this was very helpful. Thanks!

stylez1997 · 10/15/2025, 09:03

thanks!