Idle Clicker Game

[Fotarastm]

Hello there, im new to ahk and i wanna make a script for an idle clicking game that spams SPACE or MOUSE1(I guess that would require for the window to be active!?) when the game is in background/minimized.
I did some research in documentation, with ControlSend but i didnt manage to make it.

[niCode]

The game would need to use the built-in Windows controls for ControlSend to work, I believe. So if nothing is reported next to ClassNN when using AutoHotkey Window Spy on the game window, I don't believe you can send things to the window when its unfocused. That's my understanding anyway.

But you could use this when the game is in focus to spam Space:

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F1:: {
    static toggle := false
    SetTimer(() => SendEvent('{Space}'), 30 * (toggle ^= 1))
}

Ideally you would wrap this in a #HotIf so the hotkey only works when the game is focused, like this:

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#HotIf WinActive('ahk_exe YourGame.exe')
F1:: {
    static toggle := false
    SetTimer(() => SendEvent('{Space}'), 30 * (toggle ^= 1))
}
#HotIf

Obviously replacing YourGame.exe with the game's actual .exe name.

[boiler]

The game would need to use the built-in Windows controls for ControlSend to work, I believe. So if nothing is reported next to ClassNN when using AutoHotkey Window Spy on the game window, I don't believe you can send things to the window when its unfocused. That's my understanding anyway.

A window does not need to have controls for ControlSend to work. Per the documentation:

If the Control parameter is omitted, this function will attempt to send directly to the target window by sending to its topmost control (which is often the correct one) or the window itself if there are no controls. This is useful if a window does not appear to have any controls at all, or just for the convenience of not having to worry about which control to send to.

[niCode]

A window does not need to have controls for ControlSend to work. Per the documentation:

If the Control parameter is omitted, this function will attempt to send directly to the target window by sending to its topmost control (which is often the correct one) or the window itself if there are no controls. This is useful if a window does not appear to have any controls at all, or just for the convenience of not having to worry about which control to send to.

Ah, this is good to know. I've never been able to think of any good uses for ControlSend for myself personally, therefore I don't have much experience with it; so I'm just going off what I've seen regurgitated somewhere. That'll teach me to not do my research. Thanks!