Easy guide to automating the process of getting the Enemy Hunter achievement!
Fully Automated Luxury Enemy Hunter Macro
Hi everyone,
As you likely know, the achievement Enemy Hunter is bugged, requiring you not only to kill 1,000 enemies, but to do so in one sitting. This is terrible, and has wasted time for thousands of gamers across the world.
Today, I present a solution. Today… I present fully automated Sonic macroism. I’ve written a simple AutoHotkey script to fully automate this process, provided below along with a brief guide for use. Please find the steps and further information below.
Step 1: Download AutoHotkey. Linking to their site is against Steam’s terms of service, but it’s a reliable and free program necessary to this process. Follow instructions on their site to download and install AHK.
Step 2: Open Notepad, and copy/paste the following script. Then, click “Save As,” and save the following script as “sonic.ahk”. (Or anything you want, but it has to end in .ahk)
Escape::ExitApp
^z::
Toggle := !Toggle
Loop
{
If (!Toggle)
Break
Send {Right down}
Sleep 2500 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 500 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1500 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 100 ;
Send {Right up}
Sleep 1000 ;
Send {Enter down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Enter up}
Sleep 501 ;
Send {Down down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Down up}
Sleep 501 ;
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 700 ;
Send {Left down}
Sleep 700 ;
Send {Left up}
Send {Space down}
Sleep 1 ;
Send {Space up}
Sleep 1 ;
Sleep 3400 ;
}
Step 3: Double click the file you’ve just created. This will initiate the script.
Step 4: Boot up Sonic 4: Episode I. Go to the first stage of Lost Labyrinth. Wait for the level to fully load.
Step 5: Press the control key and the z key at the same time. This will start the macro.
Step 6: Go afk. If all goes well, this script should kill three enemies, restart the level, and repeat infinitely, netting you the achievement within 60 to 90 minutes.
Step 7: Once you have the achievement (or whenever you want to stop), press the escape key to end the macro. This will fully end the script.
More Info: This is a very simple script, and it simply automates the process of Sonic running forward, jumping, running, and jumping a few more times to kill three enemies, before restarting the level. Please note that I tested this on a solid-state hard drive, and because the code has hard time values set in it, different loading speeds when the level restarts may affect the results. If all is going well, Sonic should be repeating the same cycle over and over again with less than 10 microseconds of difference between each run.
Some variation in run times for each loop is normal, although I’m not sure why. I’ve seen times as low as 9 seconds and 20 milliseconds, and times as high as 9 seconds 28 milliseconds. I don’t know what accounts for this small amount of variation, but it doesn’t seem to matter.
This script contains no code beyond this simple macro, and I do not consider it cheating. It simply automates a very boring and easy grind. Most achievement hunting groups permit macros like this, and I think you can use this guilt free.
If you notice any problems or have any questions, please feel welcome to contact me, either by adding me directly or posting on here. I hope this saves y’all a bit of time.
Sincerely,
Your friends at the Ram Ranch Computer Science Department
Here we come to an end for the Fully Automated Enemy Hunter Achievement – SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I guide. I hope this guide has helped you with your gameplay. If you have something to add to this guide or believe we forgot some information to add, please let us know via comment! We check each comment manually by approving them!
