JP2017000409A - Game apparatus, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To changeably provide players with a global mode representing a global aspect of a game and a local mode representing a local aspect.SOLUTION: A selection part 102 of a game apparatus 101 selects such match units that global positions thereof in a global map satisfy a match start condition, from a plurality of units. A generation part 103 sets a local position in a local map of the match units to generate the local map. A changeover part 105 changes over a current mode between a local mode and a global mode. A display part 104 displays, in a case of the local mode, the local map on which the match units are displayed and, in a case of the global mode, the global map on which a plurality of units are disposed, on a screen. A match part 106 progresses a match among match units according to a time course while referring to the local positions of the match units in the case of the local mode, and the global positions of the match units in the case of the global mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus capable of switching between a global mode and a local mode, a control method thereof, and a program for realizing these by a computer.

  Conventionally, there has been proposed a game apparatus that globally displays the positional relationship between units in the game world and locally displays the state of the battle when the units start a battle.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, when the battle is started, the player omits the state of the battle while keeping the field screen representing the global state, and displays the local state from the field screen. A technique for selecting one of “standard battle” in which details of a battle state are displayed by transitioning to a battle screen representing “A” is disclosed.

JP 2011-142983

  However, in a game where unit-to-unit battle progresses over time, it is necessary to present to the player both the global game world as a whole and the details of the local battle in an easy-to-understand manner. .

  Therefore, it is necessary to be able to switch between a global mode in which the state of the entire global game world is displayed on the screen and a local mode in which a detailed state of local battle is displayed on the screen.

  An object of the present application is to provide a game apparatus capable of switching between a global mode and a local mode, a control method thereof, and a program for realizing these by a computer.

In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, a game device that provides a game in which a global position where each of a plurality of units is arranged in a global map is updated over time,
From the plurality of units, select a battle unit for which the global position relative to the battle unit satisfies the opening condition,
When the battle unit is selected, the local map is generated by setting a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map,
Switch the current mode between local mode and global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, a local map on which the battle unit is arranged is displayed on the screen, and if the current mode is the global mode, a global map on which the plurality of units are arranged is displayed on the screen.
If the current mode is the local mode, refer to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and if the current mode is the global mode, refer to the global position where the battle unit is arranged. Advance the battle between units as time passes.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game apparatus which can switch global mode and local mode, its control method, and the program for implement | achieving these with a computer can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a global map when units are spaced apart. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a global map when a unit satisfy | fills the war opening conditions. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a local map when the battle | competition between battle units is started. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the local map after the battle | competition of battle units progresses. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a global map when a new unit intends to participate in a battle | competition. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a global map when a new unit participates in a battle | competition. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a local map when a new unit participates in a battle | competition. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed with a game device.

  The game device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The game device is realized by an information processing device. The game device and the information processing device described below are for explaining the gist of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is as follows. The embodiment to be described is not limited. In addition, the elements described in each embodiment can be omitted as appropriate according to the application and required effects. Thus, various information processing apparatuses configured according to the principle of the present invention, methods executed by the various information processing apparatuses, programs executed by the various information processing apparatuses, and equivalents thereof Any such invention is within the scope of the present invention.

(Hardware on which game devices are realized)
The game device according to the present embodiment is typically realized by a computer executing a program. Here, as a computer, such as a server computer, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and the like that are manufactured and sold as a computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a fablet, etc. Also included are those manufactured and sold as telephones, and those manufactured and sold as game consoles and multimedia terminals such as portable game terminals and home entertainment devices.

  The program executed on the computer can be distributed and sold by a server connected to the computer so that it can communicate, CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), flash memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) It is also possible to distribute, sell, etc. the information recording medium after recording it on a non-transitory information recording medium.

  The program is installed in a non-transitory information recording medium such as a hard disk, a solid state drive, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or the like included in the computer. Then, the game device in the present embodiment is realized by the computer. Generally, a computer's CPU (Central Processing Unit) reads a program from an information recording medium to a RAM (Random Access Memory) under the management of the computer's OS (Operating System), and then the code included in the program Is interpreted and executed. However, in an architecture in which an information recording medium can be mapped in a memory space accessible by the CPU, an explicit program load to the RAM may not be necessary. Various kinds of information required in the course of program execution can be temporarily recorded in the RAM.

  The computer notifies the user of various types of information by displaying an image on the screen of a liquid crystal display or a television device, or by outputting sound to a speaker or headphones.

  The computer also accepts various instruction operations from the user via an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a button, a key, a switch, and a microphone. Further, the position, direction, orientation, change, speed, angular velocity, acceleration, angular acceleration, and the like detected by the position sensor, posture sensor, acceleration sensor, and the like may be regarded as input from the user.

  In addition, the computer can also input and output information with the user by using a touch screen in which a touch panel and a liquid crystal display are integrally formed.

  As described above, the game apparatus of the present embodiment can be configured by using a dedicated electronic circuit, instead of realizing the game apparatus of the present embodiment by a general-purpose computer. In this aspect, the program functions as a material for generating a wiring diagram, timing chart, and the like of the electronic circuit. In such an embodiment, an electronic circuit that satisfies the specifications defined in the program is configured by an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or the like. The electronic circuit functions as a dedicated device that performs a function defined in the program, thereby realizing the game device of the present embodiment.

(Outline of game device)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The game apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment provides a game in which a global position where each of a plurality of units is arranged in a global map is updated over time. Here, the game apparatus 101 includes a selection unit 102, a generation unit 103, a switching unit 105, a display unit 104, and a battle unit 106. In addition, various types of information of units referred to in the game, for example, settings of a global map and a local map are stored in a storage unit 107 configured by a RAM, a hard disk, or the like.

  Here, the present embodiment can be applied to various games such as a simulation game, a role playing game, and an adventure game. Various units such as a character, a team, a party, a character group, an army, equipment, and a country that act in accordance with the player's instructions can be adopted as the unit. Hereinafter, a simulation game that employs an army as a unit will be described as an example.

  Moreover, although this game is suitable when a battle | competition is carried out with a computer, it is also possible to battle | combine between other players and humans. Hereinafter, a unit in accordance with the player's own instruction is referred to as a “player unit”, a unit that is instructed by a computer based on a predetermined algorithm, and a unit in accordance with an instruction from another player is referred to as an “enemy unit”.

  In this game, units move autonomously in the global map based on player instructions. Here, the position where each unit is arranged in the global map is called a global position.

  When the player designates a target position in the global map for each player unit, each player unit gradually moves to that target position as time elapses. That is, the game device 101 updates each global position as time passes.

  In this game, when it is assumed that the player will play against the computer, the algorithm used is also applied to the player unit, so that even if the player does not explicitly specify the target position, It is also possible to configure so that the player unit moves.

  In this game, when the global position of a player unit and the global position of an enemy unit approach each other to some extent in the global map, a battle between them is started. Here, a condition for starting a battle is generally called a start condition.

  The start condition can be modified as appropriate according to the type of game. For example, in a role-playing game where a unit moves arbitrarily in the global map and randomly encounters an enemy character while in a specific area in the global map, the starting condition is not the distance to the enemy character, It will be determined by random numbers.

  When the global position where the plurality of units are arranged in the global map satisfies the war opening condition, the selection unit 102 selects a unit satisfying the war opening condition from the plurality of units. Hereinafter, a unit that satisfies the war opening condition is referred to as a “battle unit”.

  When the battle unit is selected, the generation unit 103 generates a local map in order to advance the battle by the battle unit. At this time, the generation unit 103 sets a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map. The local map is for representing a state in which a battle between units progresses, and is generated when units that have not satisfied the war condition until now satisfy the war condition.

  As will be described later, when a battle unit that participates in a battle is selected and a battle condition is satisfied between a battle unit that has already started and a new unit, a local map for the battle is displayed. When the new unit is arranged in, the new unit also becomes a battle unit participating in the battle.

  In addition, the war condition may be satisfied at each of a plurality of locations on the global map. In this case, a battle may be started at each location, and a plurality of local maps may be generated for each location, or a battle that can proceed at a time may be limited to one. The latter can be applied to, for example, a role-playing game in which parties cannot be divided, and the former divides a simulation game in this aspect or a character operated by a player into a plurality of parties, and each party becomes independent. It can be applied to a role-playing game or the like that advances the battle. In the former mode, each local map is provided with a battle unit that triggered the generation of the local map.

  The switching unit 105 switches the current mode between the local mode and the global mode. Here, the current mode means that the player observes and manipulates the progress of the game globally, or selects one of the local maps and observes and manipulates it locally. The former is called the global mode, and the latter is called the local mode.

  The switching of the current mode by the switching unit 105 may be based on a player's instruction operation, or may automatically shift to the local mode when a predetermined event occurs, such as the timing when the local map is generated It is also possible to return to the global mode automatically when the player is left without any explicit operation from the player.

  The display unit 104 displays, on the screen, a local map in which a battle unit is arranged if the current mode is the local mode, and a global map in which a plurality of units are arranged if the current mode is the global mode.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the global map when the units are separated from each other. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the global map when the unit satisfies the war opening condition. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to these drawings.

  A global map 201 is displayed on the screen 151 in this display example. A plurality of player units 202a and enemy units 202b are arranged. Each unit 202 moves along a road 203 prepared in the global map 201. When the player performs a drag-and-drop operation on the player unit 202a, a target position to which the player unit 202a should move can be set. The player unit 202a moves autonomously to the set target position as time passes. Once the target position is reached, the global position may be maintained as it is, or the global position may be updated more autonomously according to the battle situation or a prepared scenario.

  In addition, in the global mode, a plurality of units may be grouped and moved together as if they were one unit 202. In this figure, the grouped units 202 are illustrated with their marks multiplexed. In addition, a pop-up window is displayed by mouseover or the like, and details of the grouped player units 202a (which army has what level of strength) are displayed therein.

  In addition, a scroll bar 152 is provided on the screen 151, and an area displayed on the screen in the global map 201 can be moved. The display area of the global map 201 can also be moved by performing a drag and drop operation on a point where the unit 202 is not displayed.

  Further, the screen 151 is also provided with a zoom button 153, and the global map 201 can be enlarged or reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the unit 202 satisfies the war opening condition, a battle unit that is the unit 202 that satisfies the war opening condition is highlighted and a frame 205 surrounding them is displayed. When the user clicks the frame 205, the mode shifts to a local mode in which a local map for a battle in which the battle unit participates is displayed.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a local map when a battle between battle units is started. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  A local map 301 is displayed on the screen 151 in this display example. As described above, the global map 201 can be enlarged / reduced, but the local map 301 is not simply an enlarged version of the global map 201, and the battle condition is satisfied and the battle units participating in the battle are determined. Is newly generated.

  Geographic information in the local map 301 typically reflects the situation around the global position where the battle unit 202 is located in the global map 201, but a situation setting that cannot be obtained simply by expanding the global map 201 It is good also as performing etc. suitably. For example, in the global map 201, the unit 202 moves along the street 203, but in the local map 301, geography such as a town, grassland, mountain, valley, river, sea, sand, swamp, lake, etc. It is possible to set the target situation.

  In this display example, a battle area 302 in which a battle is performed is set in the local map 301, and the highway 203 is connected to the periphery of the battle area 302.

  The battle unit 202 that satisfies the opening condition is automatically arranged in the local map 301 according to a predetermined algorithm. In the global mode, even when a plurality of units are collectively handled as one unit 202 and moved, the local map 301 is divided into the plurality of original units and arranged.

  To return from the local mode to the global mode, a click operation or the like on the outside of the battle area 302 may be performed. For example, if the mode returns to the global mode immediately after FIG. 4, the global map 201 is displayed on the screen 151 as shown in FIG.

  In this game, even in the local mode, a target position for movement of the battle unit 202a can be set by a drag-and-drop operation on the battle unit 202a, which is a player unit, as in the global mode. The battle unit 202a moves autonomously so as to approach the target position as time passes. Once the target position is reached, the position may be maintained as it is, or the local position may be updated more autonomously according to the battle situation.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a local map after a battle between battle units has progressed. This figure shows a state after a lapse of time from FIG. 4, and the local position of each battle unit 202 has changed. In this way, even during the time that the battle unit 202 moves, the player unit 202a and the enemy unit 202b are attacked and defended according to the battle algorithm described later.

  As described above, each battle unit 202 has two pieces of position information, that is, a global position in the global map 201 and a local position in the local map 301. On the other hand, the valid position information held by the unit 202 (residual unit) not participating in the battle is only the global position in the global map 201. This is because the unit 202 that does not participate in the battle is not arranged in the local map, and therefore the local position is not set (or the invalid local position information set in the past remains unerased).

  The local location for the combat unit 202 should be in the battle area 302. Therefore, by dragging and dropping a certain player unit 202a outside the battle area 302 in the local map 301, the player unit 202a can be removed from the battle. The withdrawal from the battle may be performed immediately by the operation, or when the player unit 202a moves over time and reaches the outside of the battle area 302 by interpreting the operation as a target position designation. The setting of the player unit 202a as a battle unit may be canceled.

  As described above, in this game, the player can issue an instruction for the movement of the player unit 202a in either the global mode or the local mode. The quality is different.

  Therefore, when the current mode is the local mode, the battle unit 106 refers to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and advances the battle between the battle units with time. On the other hand, if the current mode is the global mode, the battle unit 106 refers to the global position where the battle unit is arranged, and advances the battle between the battle units as time elapses.

  In other words, when a player devises strategies and tactics as appropriate and instructs the player unit 202a, a program that implements a battle algorithm is prepared so that the player unit 202a acts autonomously according to the instruction, Typically, the battle algorithm for the local mode is different from the battle algorithm for the global mode.

  For example, in the global mode, the parameters of the unit 202 are mainly compared, and in the battle algorithm for the global mode, the grouped units 202 are arranged as they are in the same position, and a random element is added to some extent to increase or decrease the parameters. The battle progresses by adding. On the other hand, in the local mode, taking into consideration various factors such as what kind of attack the unit 202 made in which direction from which position, which direction the opponent's unit was prepared for the attack, etc. Calculate in detail how much damage the attack caused to the other unit 202. Thus, a difference can be provided in the definition of simulation.

  In addition to such a configuration, the progress speed of the in-game time in the global mode is faster than the progress speed of the in-game time in the local mode, so that the player's interest in the game can be enhanced.

  For example, a player who wants to enjoy tactics by carefully directing local battles uses the local mode exclusively, and a player who is interested in strategies such as logistical uses the global mode exclusively or the local mode. If the player determines that a large number of battles have been determined, the game can be provided adaptively according to the player's interest, such as shifting to the global mode and preparing for the next battle.

  In this example, the global map 201 and the local map 301 are displayed as plan views, but the display modes are not limited to this. That is, it is sufficient that the “map” in the global map 201 and the local map 301 can express the positional relationship in which the unit 202 is located in an environment, scene, or scene.

  For example, the global map 201 and the local map 301 may have a three-dimensional configuration in consideration of height difference, and may be represented by a bird's eye view or a bird's eye view using a three-dimensional graphics technique. Further, pseudo-three-dimensional graphics may be realized and displayed by drawing the unit 202 in a three-dimensional shape while expressing the two-dimensional position information in a skew coordinate system.

  In such a three-dimensional display mode, an observation viewpoint position and a line-of-sight direction are set. These viewpoint positions and line-of-sight directions may be defined in advance or may be changed by a player's instruction operation.

  In addition, if the unit consists of characters, parties, etc., select one of the characters, set the viewpoint behind the selected character, and set the line of sight to penetrate the character. Thus, it is possible to display from a so-called third person perspective (TPS). It is also possible to employ a so-called first person shooter (FPS) display by setting the eye position of the selected character as the viewpoint and the direction of the eye as the line-of-sight direction.

  For example, when the present invention is applied to a role-playing game or the like in which a battle is started when a party to which a player character belongs encounters an enemy character that randomly occurs in the global map 201, the global map 201 is a plan view or a diagonal line. If the embodiment is expressed by a diagram and the local map 301 is expressed from a third person viewpoint, it is possible to provide information on the positional relationship of the units 202 in a display format that is familiar to the player.

  As described above, the global map 201 and the local map 301 can adopt various aspects as described above in addition to a two-dimensional plan view.

  Even when the current mode is the local mode, the global position of the unit 202 (residual unit) not participating in the battle is updated as time passes. Therefore, the position of each unit 202 in the global map 201 changes before and after the battle is observed in the local mode. Whether to update or fix the global position of the battle unit participating in the battle during the local mode may be set in advance according to the assumed age of the target player and the proficiency level of the game. It is also possible for the player to set it himself.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the global map when a new unit is going to participate in the battle. This figure shows the transition from the global mode shown in FIG. 3 to the local mode shown in FIG. 4 and enjoying the game in the local mode until the situation shown in FIG. 5 is reached. It shows how it moves and then transitions to global mode again.

  In FIG. 6, one of the player units 202a has moved so as to approach the frame 205 representing the battle. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a global map when a new unit participates in a battle. In this figure, one movement of the player unit 202a further proceeds and is in contact with the frame 205. For this reason, the player unit 202a satisfies the opening condition, and participates in the battle as a new battle unit.

  At this stage, when shifting to the local mode, the local map 301 is displayed on the screen. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a local map when a new unit participates in a battle. As shown in the figure, a new battle unit is arranged in the battle area 302 and participates in the battle.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5 and the example shown in FIG. 8, the local position of the battle unit 202 (A, B, C, P, Q, R) that has participated in the battle from before is fixed. As described above, in the present embodiment, during the global mode, the update of the local position is limited so that the local position of the battle unit 202 that has already participated in the battle does not change greatly. For this reason, when changing from the local mode to the global mode and when returning to the local mode, the battle situation in the local mode will not change significantly, and the player will not be confused. Can do. In particular, when a plurality of battles are performed in parallel, the restriction makes it easier for the player to grasp the game situation.

  As a method of restricting the update of the local position during the global mode, a method of fixing the local position, a method of setting an upper limit on the change amount (movement distance) of the local position, and fixing the local position after moving to the target position There is a technique.

  The method of fixing the local position is suitable when the assumed age is low or when many battles are performed in parallel. On the other hand, a method of setting an upper limit on the amount of change in the local position or fixing the local position once the target position has been reached is suitable for a relatively familiar player. Which one is adopted may be selected according to the assumed age or proficiency level of the player, or the player may select and set one of them.

  In addition, when there is no other match, a fixed method is used after reaching the upper limit of change or the target position, and when there is another match, a local position fix method is used, etc. Whether or not to update the local position in the global mode and the method thereof may be adjusted in accordance with the presence / absence and number of battles being performed.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the game device. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG. This process is started when a computer that implements the game apparatus 101 executes a program or the like.

  First, the game device 101 initializes parameters including the global position of each unit 202 in the global map 201 (step S401). When the game is newly started, these are set to appropriate initial values, but the game state may be initialized by loading a game state saved in the past.

  Next, the game device 101 sets the current mode to the global mode (step S402), and based on the parameter information including the global position of the unit 202 arranged in the global map 201 corresponding to the current mode, the global map 201 Is generated (step S403).

  Then, the game device 101 waits until a vertical synchronization interrupt occurs on the screen (step S404), and then transfers and displays the generated image on the screen (step S405).

  Thereafter, the game device 101 checks the presence / absence and type of an instruction from the user (step S406).

  If there is no instruction (step S406; none), the game device 101 acquires the current time from a real-time clock or the like (step S407), and updates the in-game time based on the acquired current time in the real world (step S407). S408).

  Based on the updated in-game time and the current global position of each unit 202, the game apparatus 101 updates various parameters including the global position of each unit 202 according to the battle algorithm for the global mode ( Step S409). This update includes processing such as bringing the global position of each unit 202 close to the target position set for the unit 202, and if a battle has already occurred, performing a simulation of attack and defense to increase or decrease the parameters.

  Then, the game device 101 searches for a unit 202 that satisfies the opening condition for starting a new battle (step S410). If there is no such unit 202 (step S410; No), the game apparatus 101 proceeds to step S413, and if there is (step S410; Yes), the game apparatus 101 generates a new local map (step In step S411, the found unit 202 is set as a battle unit, and the local position of each battle unit is set in the generated local map (step S412).

  Furthermore, the game device 101 searches for a unit 202 that has not participated in a battle that satisfies the opening condition for a battle unit that has already participated in the battle that has already started (step S413). If there is no such unit 202 (step S413; No), the game apparatus 101 returns control to step S403, and if there is (step S413; Yes), the game apparatus 101 should be a newly found battle unit. The local position of the unit 202 is set in the existing local map (step S414), and the control is returned to step S403.

  Then, if the battle is started, a frame 205 or the like for designating the battle unit 202 participating in the battle is also drawn in the image.

  If the instruction from the user is an instruction to shift to the local mode in which any battle is specified by specifying the frame 205 or the like (step S406; local mode), the game device 101 sets the current mode to the local mode. (Step S422), and an image representing the local map 301 is generated based on the parameter information including the local position of the unit 202 arranged in the local map 301 corresponding to the current mode (step S423).

  Then, the game device 101 waits until a vertical synchronization interrupt occurs on the screen (step S424), and then transfers and displays the generated image on the screen (step S425).

  Thereafter, the game device 101 checks the presence / absence and type of the instruction from the user (step S426).

  If there is no instruction (step S426; none), the game device 101 acquires the current time from a real-time clock or the like (step S427), and updates the in-game time based on the acquired current time in the real world (step S427). S428).

  Based on the updated in-game time and the current local position of each unit 202, the game apparatus 101 updates various parameters including the local position of each unit 202 according to the battle algorithm for the local mode ( Step S429). This update includes processing such as bringing the local position of each unit 202 close to the target position set for the unit 202, and if a battle has already occurred, performing a simulation of attack and defense to increase or decrease the parameters.

  Furthermore, the global position of each unit 202 is updated as necessary (Step S430), and a new battle is started as necessary by the same processing as Steps S410-S414 (Steps S440-S444). The game apparatus 101 generates or places a new unit in the local map and returns the control to step S423.

  On the other hand, when there is an instruction to return to the global mode by clicking outside the battle area 302 or the like (step S426; global mode), the game device 101 returns the control to step S402.

  In addition, when there are various instructions such as setting of the target position in the local mode (step S426; other), the game apparatus 101 performs the corresponding local mode processing (step S445), and returns the control to step S423. .

  When there are various instructions such as setting of the target position in the global mode (step S406; other), the game device 101 performs the corresponding global mode processing (step S415), and returns the control to step S403. .

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, in a game that can be switched between the global mode and the local mode, it is possible to appropriately control the progress of the game in both modes and provide the player with the progress of the game in an easily understandable manner. .

(Summary)
As described above, the game device according to the present embodiment is
Provide a game where the global position where each of the multiple units is placed in the global map is updated over time,
A selection unit for selecting, from the plurality of units, a battle unit in which the global position with respect to the battle unit satisfies the opening condition;
When the battle unit is selected, a generation unit that generates the local map by setting a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map;
A switching unit for switching the current mode between the local mode and the global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, a display unit for displaying a local map on which the battle unit is arranged, and a global map on which the plurality of units are arranged if the current mode is the global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, refer to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and if the current mode is the global mode, refer to the global position where the battle unit is arranged. It is equipped with a battle section that advances battles between units over time.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
While the battle unit is fighting, the global position where the remaining units other than the battle unit are arranged is updated,
If a new unit among the remaining units further satisfies the warfare condition while the battle unit is in battle, the new unit is further selected as the battle unit and further arranged in the local map. Can be configured.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
The global position where the battle unit is arranged can be configured to be fixed while the current mode is the local mode.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
While the battle unit is in battle, the local position is updated if the current mode is the local mode, and updated when the current mode is the global mode. Can do.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
The local position is updated so as to approach the target position set for the battle unit, and when the local position reaches the target position while the current mode is the global mode, the current mode is changed to the target position. The local position can be configured to be fixed until switched to the local mode.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
When the change amount of the local position updated after the current mode is switched to the global mode reaches an upper limit, the local position is fixed until the current mode is switched to the local mode. can do.

In the game device according to the present embodiment,
The local position may be configured to be fixed while the current mode is the global mode.

A method for controlling a game device according to the present embodiment controls a game device that provides a game in which a global position where each of a plurality of units is arranged in a global map is updated over time, and the game device includes:
From the plurality of units, select a battle unit for which the global position relative to the battle unit satisfies the opening condition,
When the battle unit is selected, the local map is generated by setting a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map,
Switch the current mode between local mode and global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, a local map on which the battle unit is arranged is displayed on the screen, and if the current mode is the global mode, a global map on which the plurality of units are arranged is displayed on the screen.
If the current mode is the local mode, refer to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and if the current mode is the global mode, refer to the global position where the battle unit is arranged. Advance the battle between units as time passes.

  The program according to the present embodiment causes a computer to function as each unit of the game device.

  Various embodiments and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. In other words, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the embodiments but by the claims. Various modifications within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the equivalent invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game apparatus which can switch global mode and local mode, its control method, and the program for implement | achieving these with a computer can be provided.

101 game device
102 Selector
103 generator
104 Display
105 Switching section
106 Opponent
151 screen
152 Scroll bar
153 Zoom button
201 Global map
202 units
203 highway
205 frame
301 Local map
302 Battle Area

Claims (9)

In a game device for providing a game in which a global position where each of a plurality of units is arranged in a global map is updated over time,
A selection unit for selecting, from the plurality of units, a battle unit in which the global position with respect to the battle unit satisfies the opening condition;
When the battle unit is selected, a generation unit that generates the local map by setting a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map;
A switching unit for switching the current mode between the local mode and the global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, a display unit for displaying a local map on which the battle unit is arranged, and a global map on which the plurality of units are arranged if the current mode is the global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, refer to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and if the current mode is the global mode, refer to the global position where the battle unit is arranged. A game apparatus comprising: a battle unit that advances a battle between units as time elapses. While the battle unit is fighting, the global position where the remaining units other than the battle unit are arranged is updated,
When a new unit among the remaining units further satisfies the battle start condition while the battle unit is in battle, the new unit is further selected as the battle unit and further arranged in the local map. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the global position where the battle unit is arranged is fixed while the current mode is the local mode. While the battle unit is in battle, the local position is updated if the current mode is the local mode, and update is limited if the current mode is the global mode. The game device according to claim 2. The local position is updated so as to approach the target position set for the battle unit, and when the local position reaches the target position while the current mode is the global mode, the current mode is changed to the target position. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the local position is fixed until the mode is switched to the local mode. When the change amount of the local position updated after the current mode is switched to the global mode reaches an upper limit, the local position is fixed until the current mode is switched to the local mode. 5. The game device according to claim 4. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the local position is fixed while the current mode is the global mode. A control method for controlling a game device that provides a game in which a global position where each of a plurality of units is arranged in a global map is updated over time, the game device comprising:
From the plurality of units, select a battle unit for which the global position relative to the battle unit satisfies the opening condition,
When the battle unit is selected, the local map is generated by setting a local position where each of the battle units is arranged in the local map,
Switch the current mode between local mode and global mode,
If the current mode is the local mode, a local map on which the battle unit is arranged is displayed on the screen, and if the current mode is the global mode, a global map on which the plurality of units are arranged is displayed on the screen.
If the current mode is the local mode, refer to the local position where the battle unit is arranged, and if the current mode is the global mode, refer to the global position where the battle unit is arranged. A control method characterized by causing a battle between units to progress with time.   A program that causes a computer to function as each unit of the game device according to claim 1.

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