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I use AutoHotkey [www.autohotkey.com]as the most important part of this solution to vaporize a junk item quickly.


AutoHotkey is a simple yet useful program that allows you to create and run scripts related to keyboard shortcuts and automation. When there is a lack of a certain keyboard customization (or you just want to do certain things faster), it can be pretty handy - as it is in our case.

AutoHotkey stores its scripts in .ahk files, which can be edited with almost any Text Editing software.

Once you have AutoHotkey installed, you can just open a text editor, copy and paste the script into it, and save the text with the .ahk file extension instead of the .txt file extension.

Once the script is saved, you can just launch the saved .ahk file and the script should work fine under the circumstances listed in the next chapter of this guide.

• The script only works while System Shock is running on your machine and it is in focus, meaning the script makes sure you are in the game and you don't use the script while being outside of it.
  
• The script instantly shuts down if it does not detect System Shock to be running, meaning you can't launch it without the game nor will the script keep running in the background once you quit the game.

Normally you need to Right Click on a junk item, then select "Vaporize" to turn it into junk, which then can be recycled into Tri-Credits with which you can buy all sorts of goods at certain vending machines.

With the simple script below, while having the cursor on a junk item:

• You can press a button of your choice (in my case, it is "X"),
  
• which then presses the Right Mouse Button,
  
• waits a bit for the context menu to appear
  
• moves your cursor to the right and then down (certain amounts that correspond to the cursor landing on the word "Vaporize" on your screen - might be different for everyone, but it can be customized),
  
• presses the Left Mouse Button to vaporize the junk,
  
• then moves your cursor back to its original location.

#Persistent

ProcessExist(name) {
Process, Exist, %name%
return ErrorLevel
}

Loop {
If (!WinExist("ahk_exe SystemReShock-Win64-Shipping.exe")) {
ExitApp
}

WinWaitNotActive, ahk_exe SystemReShock-Win64-Shipping.exe
If (!ProcessExist("SystemReShock-Win64-Shipping.exe")) {
ExitApp
}

Sleep 1000 ; Adjust the sleep time as needed (in milliseconds)
}

#IfWinActive ahk_exe SystemReShock-Win64-Shipping.exe

$X::
; Simulate a right mouse button click
Click right

; Wait for a brief moment to allow the context menu to appear
Sleep 50

; Define the offset values for cursor movement
OffsetX := 50
OffsetY := 95

; Get the current mouse cursor position
MouseGetPos, currentX, currentY

; Calculate the new cursor position
newX := currentX + OffsetX
newY := currentY + OffsetY

; Move the cursor to the new position
MouseMove, newX, newY

; Simulate a left mouse button click
Click left

; Move the cursor to the new position
MouseMove, currentX, currentY
return

#IfWinActive

• Running the script, AutoHotkey tells me about some outdated formats?

Indeed, the script uses some older methods of code, however AutoHotkey should recognize that and it should let you get some addon that allows you to run the script without any problems.

• It doesn't work! The cursor does not land on the word "Vaporize"!

Worry not! The lines "OffsetX" and "OffsetY" are responsible for the movement of the cursor.
Different resolutions require different values, however with some testing, changing these values should work fine.

• Can I customize the button I press to vaporize items?

Sure you can! The line "$X::" is responsible for adjusting the desired keyboard shortcut you press to execute the script.

AutoHotkey's documentation site[www.autohotkey.com] has a good explanation and list of all the different keys you can use, including keyboard, mouse and even gamepad inputs.

Bonus: I believe as of right now you cannot bind any action to the mouse 4 and 5 buttons in the settings.

Fear not, as AutoHotkey can replace that lack of a feature - I, for one, am a save scummer and I added these lines before the "$X::" line so that I can save and load with the mouse 4 and 5 buttons as well:

~XButton1::
SendInput {F5}
return

~XButton2::
SendInput {F9}
return

Thanks a lot for checking out my guide and I hope I could help!
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