Ok, so I recently started finding some cool add-ons for Firefox and I found a particular one that allows you to create macros for the browser (Basically, you tell it what you want to do (Click links, close tabs, etc. etc.) and it carries out all those tasks whenever you activate it. I won't list the name for obvious reasons) and I was wondering if that would be considered using a bot?

Instinct tells me yes, but I figure I might as well ask.

Yes, all activity must be done by you personally.

How about shortcuts? I press a key and it opens a link for me.
Click click ctrl+1 ctrl+v tab ctrl+v tab ctrl+v enter ctrl+2 ctrl+3 ctrl+4 ctrl+5 click. Fleet save in 3 sec. 2 sec if everything is in good order.

as long as you are doing everything manually

There is also a software that executes those commands for me.
All I have to do is click an icon. Is that manual?

neoshagrath wrote:There is also a software that executes those commands for me.
All I have to do is click an icon. Is that manual?

You run a risk of having your empire deleted any time you use anything but the standard process of performing an action.

Key pressers are not allowed?

It may be allowed, but you run a risk of being reset if you use them since the game autoban feature obviously makes no distinctions.