Perhaps I had a little bit of luck. But this shows you can easily get to 256 with little dedication. After which you can start to puzzle things together.
Also about your autoit "analysis" 36 + 150 + 13 != 162
Also about your autoit "analysis" 36 + 150 + 13 != 162
Anyway managed to get to 1024 + 512 + 256 after that without random button mashing.