robfreiburger / saliengame_idler

A Javascript Idler for the 2018 Steam Summer 'Salien' Minigame

Ensingm2 Salien Game Idler

Link to Saliens Game

Intro

Hey everyone, Like all of you, I was interested in "streamlining" the process of the 2018 Steam sale 'Salien' minigame. You may or may not remember me as a contributor/dev in the Steam Monster Minigame autoclicking scene from the 2015 Steam sale. I took a look at this year's game, and noticed it's much more... boring. No interactions between other players mean there are only a few interactions with the server, and they can be easily spoofed, as long as you wait out the timer of the round, and only send the maximum allowed score for a zone. So I figured, why automate the game at all? Much easier to just sit at the menu and just say we beat the level.

Features

• Does not need to run the game at all, works from the main map.
• Fast switching between zones.
• Will automatically send the maximum score allowed for each zone difficulty.
• Automatically restarts runs after completion.
• Optionally disables game animations to minimize game resource usage.
• Status GUI to update level, experience, time remaining in round, etc
• Allows manual override of zone selection
• Allows quick-switching of planets

How to Run

Currently tested on Chrome, Firefox and Safari. The following guide is for Chrome:

1. Open the Salien Game in a new tab and open the planet or battle selector map.
2. Bring up the JavaScript Console
   1. Windows: F12 or CTRL+Shift+J
   2. Mac: Command+Option+J
3. Copy the JavaScript code from idle.js and paste it into the console and press enter
   1. Output can be seen and tracked in the console

Note: The script may also be setup on userscript managers such as Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey however this is advised against enabling automatic updates for any scripts, for your own security.

TO DO

• Put more info in the GUI (Current target, zone info, etc. Maybe a progress bar for timer?)
• Potentially highlight selected zones on the grid?
• Auto-switch between planets
• Smarter optimizations of resource usage
• I have a feeling the game will evolve over time, so handle things as they come.
• Any other cool features, with support from viewers like you!

Want to Contribute?

Feel free. You can submit whatever changes you'd like. Fork, PR, whatever. Go nuts.