JP2018082748A - Game program, recording medium, and game processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an interruption of a player's operation from hindering the progress of a game in an online game in which the game is progressed by a plurality of players.SOLUTION: A server 5 is caused to function as: a game execution processing part 111 for executing a game in a manual control mode in which a game is progressed based on operation input by a player or in an automatic control mode in which a game is progressed without operation input by the player; an operation presence or absence determination processing part 113 for determining whether or not any operation input by the player is detected in a period until a predetermined set time elapses; and a mode switching processing part 115 for switching the mode from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when it is determined that no operation input is detected by the operation presence or absence determination processing part 113.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program, a recording medium, and a game processing method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a so-called online game played by a terminal device connected to a network, a game is known in which a plurality of players are divided into enemies and allies to play against each other, or the game proceeds in cooperation. This type of game includes various types of games such as a strategy simulation game, a role playing game, a sports game, and a mahjong game.

  As such a game, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a “manual mode” in which a battle is advanced based on an instruction from a player and an “auto mode” in which a battle can be advanced by a computer without an instruction from the player. A game that can be switched with a simple operation is disclosed.

JP2015-73894A

  In the above prior art, the manual mode and the auto mode are switched by the operation of the player. However, for example, when playing using a portable terminal such as a smartphone, there may be a case where the switching operation cannot be performed due to some circumstances such as deterioration of the communication state. It is also conceivable that the player forgets to perform the mode switching operation. In such a case, there is no instruction from the player in the manual mode, and there is a possibility that the progress of the game performed in real time by a plurality of players may be hindered.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and in an online game in which a game is progressed by a plurality of players, a game program capable of preventing interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game, It is an object to provide a recording medium and a game processing method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the game program of the present invention causes the information processing apparatus to advance the game without manual operation mode in which the game is advanced based on the operation input of the player or without the operation input of the player. A game execution processing unit for executing the game in the automatic control mode, an operation presence / absence determination processing unit for determining whether or not any operation input by the player is detected until a predetermined set time elapses, When it is determined by the operation presence / absence determination processing unit that no operation input is detected, the operation presence / absence determination processing unit functions as a mode switching processing unit that switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode.

  For example, when playing an online game using a terminal device such as a smartphone, there may be a case where the switching operation of the control mode cannot be performed due to some circumstances such as deterioration of the communication state. It is also conceivable that the player forgets to perform the control mode switching operation.

  In the present invention, it is possible to automatically switch from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when the set time elapses without an operation input from the player. Therefore, in an online game in which a game is progressed in real time by a plurality of players, it is possible to prevent interruption of the player's operation from interfering with the progress of the game, and to prevent annoying other players.

  In addition, the game program of the present invention preferably displays that the information processing apparatus has been switched to automatic control when the mode switching processing unit is switched from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode. Further function as an automatic control display processing unit.

  Thus, when the player automatically switches to the automatic control mode due to the interruption of the operation of the player, the player can confirm that his / her player character is automatically controlled and does not hinder the progress of the game. . Therefore, the player's sense of security can be improved. Further, since an operation for confirming that the control mode has been switched is unnecessary, convenience can be improved.

  In the game program of the present invention, preferably, the information processing apparatus detects a predetermined first operation input for switching to the automatic control mode by the player until the set time elapses. A first switching operation determination processing unit that determines whether or not, the mode switching processing unit, when it is determined by the first switching operation determination processing unit that the first operation input has been detected, The manual control mode is switched to the automatic control mode.

  Thus, the manual control mode can be switched to the automatic control mode at an arbitrary timing by the player's spontaneous operation. For example, when playing out at home and going out, or playing in the train and getting off the train, it is possible to switch to the automatic control mode spontaneously. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game and improve the convenience of the player.

  In the game program of the present invention, preferably, the first switching operation determination processing unit determines whether or not a transition from a predetermined screen to another screen in the game is detected as the first operation input. The mode switching processing unit switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when the first switching operation determination processing unit determines that a transition to the other screen has been detected.

  Thereby, for example, the player character can perform a battle by automatic control, and the player himself can open a screen other than the battle and do other things (for example, open a domestic policy screen and develop a territory). Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  The game program of the present invention preferably determines whether or not the information processing apparatus has detected a predetermined second operation input for switching to the manual control mode by the player in the automatic control mode. Further functioning as a second switching operation determination processing unit, and when the second switching operation determination processing unit determines that the second operation input has been detected by the second switching operation determination processing unit, the mode switching processing unit from the automatic control mode Switch to manual control mode.

  Thus, the automatic control mode can be switched to the manual control mode at an arbitrary timing by the player's spontaneous operation. For example, when the communication state is automatically switched to the automatic control mode due to the deterioration of the communication state, it is possible to return to the game when the communication state becomes good thereafter. Also, for example, when the train is switched to the automatic control mode spontaneously when the train is changed, it is possible to return to the game in the train after the change. In this way, it is possible to reliably prevent the interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game and improve the convenience of the player.

  In the game program of the present invention, it is preferable that the second switching operation determination processing unit performs a transition from another screen other than the predetermined screen in the game to the predetermined screen as the second operation input. The mode switching processing unit determines from the automatic control mode that the manual control is performed when the second switching operation determination processing unit determines that the transition to the predetermined screen has been detected. Switch to mode.

  Thus, for example, when the player character performs a battle by automatic control, and the player himself opens a screen other than the battle and does something else (for example, opens a domestic policy screen and develops a territory) It is possible to return to the battle by opening the battle screen at an arbitrary timing. Further, for example, in the case of a game system in which experience values, items, rewards, etc. due to a battle cannot be acquired in the automatic control mode, the player can acquire experience values, etc. by switching to the manual control mode. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, a recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium in which the information processing apparatus can read the game program.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game processing method according to the present invention is a game processing method executed by an information processing device, in which a game is advanced based on a player's operation input, or in the player's operation mode. A step of executing the game in an automatic control mode for advancing the game without the operation input, and determining whether any operation input by the player is detected before a predetermined set time elapses; And a step of switching from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when it is determined that no operation input is detected.

  According to the game program and the like of the present invention, in an online game in which a game is progressed by a plurality of players, it is possible to prevent the interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of the whole game system composition concerning one embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a structure of 1 turn in a turn-based battle. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a battle map screen. It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the server in connection with formation of a unit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a unit formation screen. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a formation selection screen. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the organization retainer selection screen. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the confirmation display screen at the time of a vassal change. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the unit formation screen after a formation change. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the confirmation display screen at the time of a formation change. It is a flowchart showing an example of the process sequence in connection with the organization of the unit performed by CPU of a server. It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the server in connection with the movement instruction | indication of a unit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a movement instruction | indication screen. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the movement instruction | indication screen when a player performs tap operation. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the movement instruction | indication screen when a player performs swipe operation. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the movement instruction | indication screen when a movement instruction | indication is completed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the movement instruction | indication screen in case an approach impossible area | region exists. It is a flowchart showing an example of the process procedure in connection with the movement instruction | indication of the unit performed by CPU of a server. It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the server in connection with control mode switching. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the pop-up display when there is no operation for a fixed time during a battle. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the pop-up display in case the 1st operation input is performed. It is a flowchart showing an example of the process procedure in connection with the switching of the control mode performed by CPU of a server. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware constitutions of a server.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<1. Overall configuration of game system>
First, an example of the overall configuration of the game system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices 3 and a server 5. The plurality of terminal devices 3 and the server 5 are communicably connected via a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet. In FIG. 1, the server 5 is configured by one computer, but may be configured by a plurality of computers.

  The terminal device 3 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a portable game machine, or the like. The terminal device 3 includes a touch panel 7 on which various displays and various input operations by the user are performed. The user performs a desired operation input by touching the touch panel 7 with a finger or a pen.

  The detection method of the touch panel 7 is not particularly limited, but various detection methods such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an optical method, and an electromagnetic induction method can be employed. Note that the terminal device 3 may include an input unit such as a button or a switch in addition to the touch panel 7.

  The server 5 (an example of an information processing device) receives access from the terminal device 3 of each user who receives a game service via the network NW, stores and manages game information of each user in a storage device, and manages each user. Provides game services via the network NW.

  As a form of providing a game service by the server 5, a game program (also referred to as application software) is installed in the server 5, and a user's operation input at the terminal device 3 is not executed at the terminal device 3. Accordingly, there is a form in which the server 5 executes the game and transmits the execution result to the terminal device 3 of each user. For example, the server 5 provides a so-called browser game in which a game can be played by a web browser installed in the terminal device 3 of each user. Alternatively, the server 5 may provide a so-called cloud gaming service in which a game video as a result of executing a game on the server 5 is transmitted to the terminal device 3 in, for example, a streaming format. A part of the game program may be installed in the terminal device 3 so that the game execution process is partially performed not only in the server 5 but also in the terminal device 3.

<2. Outline of the game>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, an example of a schematic content of a game according to the present embodiment, that is, a game provided to each terminal device 3 when the game program of the present invention is executed by the server 5. explain.

  In the game according to the present embodiment, a plurality of players divide into a plurality of groups (for example, historical Daimyo, etc.), and each player collects and nurtures vassals such as military commanders, or creates troops to communicate with other Daimyo It is a so-called Sengoku simulation game that expands the dominance of the Daimyo who the player serves by performing a battle.

  Each player creates one or a plurality of units and cooperates with units of other players belonging to the same group (same Daimyo, etc.) to battle with units of players belonging to other groups (other Daimyo, etc.) in real time. I do. As shown in FIG. 2, in a battle, an input phase in which each player instructs and inputs a movement, a strategy, and the like, and a solution in which those input results are reflected in the display of each terminal device 3. A so-called turn-based battle is adopted in which a predetermined number of turns consisting of phases are repeated.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the battle map screen. In this example, a plurality (five in this example) of friendly units 9, a plurality of (five in this example) enemy units 11, a friendly main unit 13, and an enemy main unit 15 are placed on the game field GF. Has been placed. In the teammate unit 9 operated by the player, an object 17 indicating that it is his teammate unit 9 (player character) is displayed. In addition, a mini map 19 is displayed on the battle map screen so that the current location of each unit and the position of the main team can be confirmed.

  At the bottom of the battle map screen, a plurality of (four in this example) buttons 21, 23, 25 and 27 for the player to input instructions are displayed. The “camping” button 21 is a button for setting up a teammate at a desired position. The “move” button 23 is a button for moving the ally unit 9 to a desired position. The “strategy” button 25 is a button for executing a strategy such as a fire meter, a water meter, a surprise attack, and a melee. The “send” button 27 is a button for displaying a message to a player of the ally unit 9 other than itself. Note that buttons other than those described above may be provided. In the present embodiment, the “camp” is a base where the friendly unit 9 or the enemy unit 11 is stationed for attacking or defending the opponent unit in a battle, and is also referred to as a camp, a camp, a camp, or the like.

  Each player gives instructions to his team 9 using the buttons 21, 23, 25, 27, etc. during the input phase. These instruction information are sequentially transmitted to the server 5 for processing. Then, when an instruction input completion operation is performed by each player for all allied units 9 or when the time limit of the input phase elapses, the solution phase is entered. At the time of this transition, the server 5 provides information indicating the result of the instruction input by each player (for example, which unit moves to which position, which enemy is attacked, what kind of victory or defeat, etc.). , It transmits to each terminal device 3 all at once. The terminal device 3 displays the result based on the information received from the server 5.

  At this time, the terminal device 3 generates 3D display data based on information received from the server 5 using a standard specification for displaying 3D computer graphics with a web browser, such as WebGL, for example. 7 may be displayed. In this case, since the three-dimensional display data is generated on each terminal device 3 side, the communication data can be reduced in weight and the communication speed can be reduced as compared with the case where the server 5 generates the three-dimensional display data and transmits it to each terminal device 3. 3D representation on a browser is possible while speeding up.

  In the battle, victory conditions and defeat conditions are set in advance, and if the conditions are satisfied, the team wins or loses. For example, if the enemy main team 15 falls within the prescribed turn, or if the number of allied teams exceeds the enemy at the end of the prescribed turn, the ally army wins. On the other hand, if the friendly main team 13 falls within the specified turn, or if the number of enemy teams exceeds the number of friendly teams at the end of the specified turn, the friendly team is defeated. In addition, victory conditions and defeat conditions other than these may be set.

  The above is the outline content of the game according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the content of the characteristic part will be described in detail.

<3. Functional configuration of servers involved in unit formation>
In the game according to this embodiment, each player can customize the formation of his team 9 before entering the battle and in the input phase during the battle. Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10, an example of a functional configuration mainly related to formation of a unit among the functional configurations of the server 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the server 5 includes a unit formation processing unit 29, an attribute setting processing unit 31, a vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33, a reflection degree setting processing unit 35, a unit parameter determination processing unit 37, and a formation A setting processing unit 39, a formation selection processing unit 41, a first composition change processing unit 43, a first confirmation display processing unit 45, a second composition change processing unit 47, and a second confirmation display processing unit 49 are provided.

  The unit formation processing unit 29 (an example of a group formation processing unit) organizes a teammate unit 9 (an example of a group) by associating a plurality of vassals (an example of an object) with a plurality of frames, respectively.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a unit formation screen displayed by the unit formation processing unit 29. The player can open the unit formation screen by a predetermined operation input at any timing including during the battle and other than the battle. As shown in FIG. 5, eight frames 51 a to 51 h for associating eight vassals including the customer general are displayed on the unit formation screen. The unit formation processing unit 29 forms the ally unit 9 by associating these frames 51a to 51h with the vassals A to H selected by the player.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the attribute setting processing unit 31 sets an attribute for each of the plurality of frames. In the present embodiment, for example, “general”, “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, “speed”, and “support” are prepared as the attributes of the frame. Depending on the formation selected by the player, those attributes are set in the frames 51a to 51h. Note that attributes other than those described above may be set.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, a square circle (see also FIG. 6 to be described later) is selected, and the attributes “general”, “military”, “military” are assigned to the frames 51 a to 51 h corresponding to the formation. "," Attack "," defense "," knowledge "," speed ", and" support "are set.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the vassal parameter identification processing unit 33 (an example of the object parameter identification processing unit), based on the attributes set by the attribute setting processing unit 31, displays a plurality of vassal parameters (object parameters) representing the capability values of the vassals At least one vassal parameter to be reflected in a unit parameter (an example of a group parameter) representing the ability value of the friendly unit 9.

  In the present embodiment, for example, “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, and “speed” are prepared as vassal parameters (see FIG. 7 described later). “Military” represents physical strength (also called endurance or hit point), “attack” represents attack power, “defense” represents defensive power, “intelligence” represents intelligence, and “speed” represents rapid speed. The vassal parameter identification processing unit 33 selects, from the vassals parameters “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, and “speed” of the vassal associated with the frame, according to the attribute of the frame. One or more vassals parameters to be reflected in the unit parameters of the friendly unit 9 are specified.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, since the attribute “general” is set in the frame 51a, all the vassals parameters “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “ "Know" and "Speed" are specified as parameters to be reflected in the unit parameters. In addition, since the attribute “military” is set in the frames 51b and 51c, the “military” in the vassals parameters of the vassals B and C associated with the frames 51b and 51c is a parameter to be reflected in the unit parameters. Identified. Further, since the attribute “attack” is set in the frame 51d, “attack” in the vassal parameters of the vassal D associated with the frame 51d is specified as a parameter to be reflected in the unit parameters. Further, since the attribute “defense” is set in the frame 51e, “guard” in the vassals parameter of the vassal E associated with the frame 51e is specified as a parameter to be reflected in the unit parameters. Further, since the attribute “knowledge” is set in the frame 51f, “knowledge” in the vassals parameter of the vassal F associated with the frame 51f is specified as a parameter to be reflected in the unit parameters. Further, since the attribute “speed” is set in the frame 51g, “speed” among the vassals parameters of the vassals G associated with the frame 51g is specified as a parameter to be reflected in the unit parameters. Further, since the attribute “support” is set in the frame 51h, all the vassals parameters “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, “speed” of the vassals H associated with the frame 51h. Are specified as parameters to be reflected in the unit parameters.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the reflection degree setting processing unit 35 represents the degree to which the vassal parameter specified by the vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33 is reflected in the unit parameter based on the attribute set by the attribute setting processing unit 31. Set the reflection level. In the present embodiment, the reflection rate is set to 30% in the case of a frame for which the attribute “general” is set, and the reflection rate is set to 20% in the case of a frame for which the attribute “support” is set. In the case of a frame in which other attributes “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, and “speed” are set, the reflection degree is set to 100% (FIG. 6 described later). reference).

  The unit parameter determination processing unit 37 (an example of a group parameter determination processing unit) determines the reflection level set by the reflection level setting processing unit 35 and the vassal parameter of each vassal specified by the vassal parameter specification processing unit 33. Based on this, determine unit parameters.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the unit parameters of the friendly unit 9 are level 14, 650 for “Military”, 135 for “Attack”, 120 for “Defense”, 129 for “Know”, and 128 for “Speed”. These are displayed on the parameter display unit 52. The level of the ally unit 9 is the total value of the levels of each vassal AH. The values of the “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, and “speed” of the ally unit 9 are determined by the unit parameter determination processing unit 37 according to the following equations.

Unit “Military” = Vassal A “Military” × 0.3 + Vassal B “Military” + Vassal C “Military” + Vassal H “Military” × 0.2
Unit "attack" = vassal A "attack" x 0.3 + vassal D "attack" + vassal H "attack" x 0.2
Unit “Mamoru” = vassal A “Mamoru” x 0.3 + vassal E “Mamoru” + vassal H “Mamoru” x 0.2
Unit “Know” = Vassal A “Know” × 0.3 + Kusomi F “Know” + Kusumi H “Know” × 0.2
Unit "Speed" = Vassal A "Speed" x 0.3 + Vassal G "Speed" + Vassal H "Speed" * 0.2

  That is, regarding the vassal parameter of vassal A arranged in the “general” frame 51a, all items are reflected in all items of the unit parameter at a ratio of 30%, respectively, and the vassal H arranged in the “support” frame 51h. As for vassal parameters, all items are reflected in all items of unit parameters at a rate of 20%. In addition, for the vassals parameters of vassals B to G arranged in the frames 51b to 51g of “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, and “speed”, the same item as the frame attribute is 100%. It is reflected in the corresponding item of the unit parameter at the rate of.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the formation setting processing unit 39 (an example of a frame type setting processing unit) sets a plurality of types of formations (an example of a frame type) that define the arrangement mode of a plurality of types of frames having different attributes. The formation selection processing unit 41 (an example of a frame type selection processing unit) selects a formation from a plurality of types of formations set by the formation setting processing unit 39 based on the operation input of the player.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a formation selection screen on which a list of formations set by the formation setting processing unit 39 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, any one of the attributes “general”, “military”, “military”, “attack”, “defense”, “knowledge”, “speed”, and “support” is set. As the formations that define the arrangement mode of each of the frames 51a to 51h, for example, horizontal formations, square circle formations, ingenuity formations, crane wing formations, Saiya formations, Satsuki formations, vertical formations, etc. are prepared. . A formation other than the above may be set. Each formation has a special feature. For example, in the side and side arrows, the “attack” attribute is set in a plurality of frames, and the attack power is relatively high. In addition, the square circles have a “military” attribute on multiple frames, which is relatively durable. In addition, the “Knowledge” attribute is set in a plurality of frames in the intellect team and the Satsuki team, and the intelligence is relatively high. In addition, the crane wing team has a “defensive” attribute in a plurality of frames, so the defensive power is relatively high. Also, in the vertical team, the attribute of “speed” is set in a plurality of frames, and the elementary speed is relatively high. The special color of each formation is displayed on the special color display unit 53 so that the player can understand at a glance. In addition, in each formation, a shape display unit 55 representing a schematic shape, and attributes and reflection degrees of the frames 51a to 51h are displayed.

  The player can select a formation by performing a predetermined operation input (for example, touching a specific formation with a finger) on the formation selection screen. FIG. 5 is a unit formation screen when a square circle is selected.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the attributes of the leftmost frame 51a are fixed to “general” and the attribute of the rightmost frame 51h are fixed to “support” in all the formations, and the arrangement modes of the attributes of the frames 51b to 51g between them are fixed. However, the arrangement of the “general” and “support” attributes at both ends may also be changed according to the formation. In all formations, the reflection rate of “general” is fixed at 30%, the reflection rate of “support” is fixed at 20%, and the reflection rate of other attributes is fixed at 100%. It may be changed according to the formation.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first formation change processing unit 43 changes the vassal associated with the predetermined frame to another vassal based on the operation input of the player during the formation of the unit by the unit formation processing unit 29. . Moreover, the 1st confirmation display process part 45 displays both the unit parameter before the vassal change by the said 1st organization change process part 43, and the unit parameter after a vassal change.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a composition vassal selection screen displayed by the first composition change processing unit 43. FIG. 7 shows a case where the vassal D in the frame 51d in which the “attack” attribute is set on the unit formation screen shown in FIG. 5 is changed to another vassal. This formation vassal selection screen can be opened by the player performing a predetermined operation input (for example, touching the frame 51d with a finger) on the unit formation screen shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the upper part of the organized vassal selection screen, various parameters of the vassal D to be changed and the physical strength gauge 56 are displayed on the parameter display unit 57. The vassal parameters of vassal D are level 2 in this example, 206 for “Military”, 92 for “Attack”, 24 for “Defense”, 12 for “Know”, 46 for “Speed”, and “Attack”. The reflection value display section 59 indicates that the value of is reflected in the unit parameters at a rate of 100%. In addition, a “Remove” button 61 is displayed on the parameter display portion 57, and the player can release the association of the vassal D with the frame 51 d by touching the “Remove” button 61. In the case of cancellation, the frame 51d is an empty frame that is not associated with a vassal.

  In the lower part of the organizing vassal selection screen, other vassals instead of vassal D are displayed in descending order of attack power in this example. In the example shown in FIG. 7, three vassals C, vassals I, and vassals J are displayed on the parameter display units 63, 65, and 67 together with parameters etc. ing. Note that the vassal C is a vassal associated with the frame 51c in which the attribute of “military” is set. The conditions of the arrangement order of these vassals can be set to a desired condition by the player using the pull-down menu 69. For example, when changing the retainer of the frame 51f in which the attribute of “intelligence” is set, the order of the intelligence is high. When changing the retainer of the frame 51e in which the attribute of “defense” is changed, the order of the defense strength is high , And so on.

  The player cancels the association of the vassal D with the frame 51d by using the “remove” button 61, and then performs a predetermined operation input (for example, touching one of the parameter display units 63, 65, and 67 with a finger). A vassal who is newly associated with the frame 51d can be selected. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, when the vassal I or vassal J is selected, the vassal I or vassal J is newly associated with the frame 51d. Further, for example, when the vassal C is selected, the vassal C is automatically released from the frame 51c with the attribute of “military” and newly associated with the frame 51d. In this case, the frame 51c is an empty frame.

  Note that the player can switch the vassal between the two frames by touching the replacement button 71. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, when the replacement button 71 is touched after selecting the vassal C, the vassal D and the vassal C are switched. That is, the vassal D moves from the frame 51d to the frame 51c, and the vassal C moves from the frame 51c to the frame 51d.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a confirmation display screen displayed by the first confirmation display processing unit 45 when the vassal D and the vassal C are exchanged. As shown in FIG. 8, the confirmation display screen displays both the unit parameters before replacement of vassal D and vassal C and the unit parameters after replacement so that they can be compared. In this case, the “attack” value 98 of the vassal parameter of the vassal C is 6 higher than the “attack” value 92 of the vassal D, so the value of the “attack” of the unit parameter increases by 6. On the other hand, the value 206 of the soldiers of the vassal C is equal to the value 206 of the soldiers 206 of the vassal D. Therefore, the value of the soldiers “force” is constant. Also, other unit parameters do not change. Therefore, the above-mentioned change of the vassal is effective, for example, when it is desired to make the most effective use of the capability (highest attack power) of the vassal C. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 8, the value of “attack” that has increased after the knitting change is highlighted. The player can close the confirmation display screen by touching the confirmation button 73.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the second formation change processing unit 47 changes the formation to another formation based on the operation input of the player during formation of the unit by the unit formation processing unit 29. The second confirmation display processing unit 49 displays both the unit parameter before the change and the unit parameter after the change by the second composition change processing unit 47.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a unit formation screen when the formation is changed by the second formation change processing unit 47 from the state shown in FIG. 5 (in this example, the formation is changed from a square formation to a horizontal formation). The player can change the formation by opening a formation selection screen shown in FIG. 6 by performing a predetermined operation input (for example, touching the formation display section 75 with a finger) on the unit formation screen. The player can change the formation at any timing including during the battle and other than the battle.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a confirmation display screen displayed by the second confirmation display processing unit 49 when the formation is changed from the square circle side to the horizontal side. As shown in FIG. 10, on the confirmation display screen, both the unit parameters before the formation change and the unit parameters after the change are displayed so as to be comparable. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9 (see also FIG. 6), the difference between the form of the square circle and the side is that the attribute of the frame 51c is changed from “military” to “attack”. Since the value of “attack” of the vassal parameter of the vassal C associated with the frame 51c is 98, the value of the “attack” of the unit parameter increases by 98 due to the change of the formation. On the other hand, since the value of “Military” of the vassal parameter of the vassal C is 206, the value of “Military” of the unit parameter is decreased by 206 due to the change of the formation. Other unit parameters do not change. Therefore, the above-mentioned change in formation is effective when, for example, it is possible to increase the attack power because the durability of the unit may be sacrificed to some extent. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the “attack” value that has increased after the composition change is highlighted, and the decreased “military” value is displayed in an identifiable manner. The player can close the confirmation display screen by touching the confirmation button 73.

  Although not described above, for example, a button such as “Let ’s organize” may be provided, and a function of automatically organizing a vassal according to the formation selected by the player may be provided. In that case, for example, the vassal with the highest attribute set for each frame is automatically associated with the frame, or when there are multiple frames with the same attribute, the vassals with the same attribute are associated with the frames in descending order. Alternatively, a vassal whose vassal parameter is high in balance or a vassal with the highest level may be associated with the “general” frame, or a vassal with a special skill may be associated with the “support” frame.

  Note that the processing in each processing unit described above is not limited to the example of sharing of these processing, and may be processed by, for example, a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Further, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of the processing units described above are implemented by a game program executed by a CPU 501 (see FIG. 23 described later). For example, some of the functions are dedicated integrated circuits such as an ASIC and FPGA, and the like. It may be implemented by an actual device such as an electric circuit. Furthermore, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all the processing units are mounted on the server 5 side, and a part or all of the processing units may be mounted on the terminal device 3 side.

<4. Processing procedures related to organization of units executed by the server>
Next, an example of a processing procedure related to formation of a unit executed by the CPU 501 of the server 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 5, the server 5 causes the unit formation processing unit 29 to display a unit formation screen. This unit formation screen can be opened at any timing including during a battle and other than a battle by a predetermined operation input by the player.

  In step S10, the server 5 determines whether or not to change the formation of the unit based on the operation input of the player. For example, when the player performs an operation input for changing a vassal associated with any frame or an operation input for changing a formation (step S10: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S15. Moving. On the other hand, when there is no operation input as described above (step S10: NO), this flow ends.

  In step S15, the server 5 determines whether or not to change the vassal based on the operation input of the player. When the player performs an operation input for changing the vassal (step S15: YES), the process moves to the next step S20. On the other hand, when there is no operation input as described above (step S15: NO), the process proceeds to step S35 described later.

  In step S20, the server 5 causes the first composition change processing unit 43 to change the vassal associated with the predetermined frame to another vassal based on the operation input of the player.

  In step S25, the server 5 uses the attribute setting processing unit 31, the vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33, the reflection degree setting processing unit 35, the unit parameter determination processing unit 37, the formation setting processing unit 39, and the formation selection processing unit 41 to execute the above steps. The vassal parameter of the vassal changed in S20 is reflected in the unit parameter.

  In step S30, the server 5 uses the first confirmation display processing unit 45 to compare both the unit parameters before the reflection in step S25 (before the change of the vassal) and the unit parameters after the reflection in step S25 (after the change of the vassal). A confirmation display is possible.

  In step S35, the server 5 determines whether or not to change the formation based on the operation input of the player. When the player performs an operation input for changing the formation (step S35: YES), the process moves to the next step S40. On the other hand, when there is no operation input as described above (step S35: NO), this flow ends.

  In step S <b> 40, the server 5 causes the second composition change processing unit 47 to change the formation to another formation based on the operation input of the player.

  In step S45, the server 5 uses the attribute setting processing unit 31, the vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33, the reflection degree setting processing unit 35, the unit parameter determination processing unit 37, the formation setting processing unit 39, and the formation selection processing unit 41 to execute the above steps. The formation changed in S40 is reflected in the unit parameters.

  In step S50, the server 5 uses the second confirmation display processing unit 49 to compare both the unit parameters before the reflection in step S45 (before the formation change) and the unit parameters after the reflection in step S45 (after the formation change). A confirmation display is possible. Then, this flow ends.

  In addition, although the case where the formation of a unit is changed has been described above, the same processing as described above is executed when a unit is newly formed (for example, when a vassal is set in an empty frame). . However, in this case, step S30 and step S50 are omitted.

  In addition, the process procedure mentioned above is an example, Comprising: At least one part of the said procedure may be deleted or changed, and procedures other than the above may be added. In addition, the order of at least a part of the above procedure may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

<5. Functional configuration of servers involved in unit movement instructions>
In the game according to the present embodiment, each player can simply and accurately give an instruction to move to his / her team 9 by an intuitive operation in the input phase during the battle. Next, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 17, an example of a functional configuration mainly related to a movement instruction of a unit among the functional configurations of the server 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the server 5 includes a first display processing unit 77, a third display processing unit 79, a detection processing unit 81, a variation determination processing unit 83, a first movement processing unit 85, and a movement route. A determination processing unit 87, a second display processing unit 89, a movement destination determination processing unit 91, a second movement processing unit 93, and an instruction cancellation processing unit 95 are included.

  The first display processing unit 77 displays on the touch panel 7 a ally unit 9 (an example of an operation target object) and a cursor 97 (an example of a movement instruction object) for instructing the movement destination of the ally unit 9. When the ally unit 9 is instructed to move on the battle map screen and the move instruction screen is displayed, the approximate center position of the touch panel 7 is displayed as the initial position, and the cursor 97 is initially displayed on the ally unit 9, for example. Displayed as a position. Note that another position on the touch panel 7 may be the initial position of the ally unit 9 or the cursor 97.

  The third display processing unit 79 displays the movable range 99 of the own team 9. The movable range 99 is drawn, for example, as a circle centered on the display position of the teammate 9 and having a radius of the movable distance of the teammate 9. However, it may be drawn as a figure other than a circle. The movable distance is set as one of the unit parameters for each unit.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the movement instruction screen. This movement instruction screen is displayed, for example, when the “movement” button 23 (see FIG. 3) is touched on the battle map screen. As shown in FIG. 13, the first display processing unit 77 displays his / her team 9 together with the object 17 at a substantially central position on the movement instruction screen. In addition, the first display processing unit 77 displays a cursor 97 for instructing the movement destination on the ally unit 9. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the cursor 97 is drawn as a flag figure, but may be another figure. Further, the third display processing unit 79 displays the movable range 99 of the teammate 9 as a circle centered on the initial position of the teammate 9.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the detection processing unit 81 detects a touch (contact) on the touch panel 7. The touch here refers to a touch (so-called tap, click, etc., hereinafter referred to as “tap operation”) or a touch that does not change position on the touch panel between the start and end of contact detection. This includes touches (so-called swipes, drags, flicks, slides, etc., hereinafter referred to as “swipe operations” as appropriate) that have a position change on the touch panel between the end of the operation and the end.

  The variation determination processing unit 83 determines whether or not there is a variation in the touch position (position where contact is detected) from the start to the end of the touch detection. That is, the variation determination processing unit 83 determines whether the touch detected by the detection processing unit 81 is a tap operation or a swipe operation.

  The first movement processing unit 85 is displayed by the first display processing unit 77 when the variation determination processing unit 83 determines that the touch position does not vary, that is, when a tap operation is performed by the player. The cursor 97 is placed at the touch position (tap position). Further, the first display unit 77 displays the first movement processing unit 85 when the variation determination processing unit 83 determines that the touch position varies, that is, when the player performs a swipe operation. The cursor 97 is moved based on the change in the touch position.

  Based on the display position of the ally unit 9 and the display position of the cursor 97, the movement route determination processing unit 87 determines the movement route so that the movement distance of the ally unit 9 is the shortest. Therefore, in principle, the movement route is a straight line. However, if there is an inaccessible area 101 where the friendly unit 9 cannot enter between the display position of the friendly unit 9 and the display position of the cursor 97, the movement route determination processing unit 87 moves. The route is determined so that the travel distance is the shortest while bypassing the inaccessible area 101. The inaccessible area 101 is, for example, an area that cannot be entered due to topographical factors such as mountains, seas, rivers, rocks, and trees, or an area that cannot be entered due to buildings such as enemy teams and forts.

  The second display processing unit 89 displays the route determined by the travel route determination processing unit 87 as the travel route 103.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a movement instruction screen when the player performs a tap operation. As shown in FIG. 14, when the player taps an arbitrary position within the movable range 99 with the finger 105, the first movement processing unit 85 places the cursor 97 at the tap position. In other words, the cursor 97 instantaneously moves from the initial position (position on the ally unit 9) to the tap position. The player can perform the tap operation any number of times, and the cursor 97 is arranged at the tap position each time. When the player taps outside the movable range 99, the cursor 97 may not be placed (does not move from the initial position) as shown in FIG. The cursor 97 may be arranged by detecting the position closest to the tap position.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 14, there is no inaccessible area 101 between the ally unit 9 and the cursor 97 placed by the tap, so the movement path determination processing unit 87 moves the straight line connecting the ally unit 9 and the cursor 97. The route is determined as the route, and the second display processing unit 89 displays the route as the moving route 103.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of a movement instruction screen when the player performs a swipe operation. FIG. 15 shows a case where the swipe operation is performed from the state where the cursor 97 is arranged at the tap position shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, when the player performs a swipe operation at an arbitrary position on the touch panel 7 with the finger 105, the first movement processing unit 85 moves the cursor 97 according to the swipe operation. That is, the cursor 97 moves from the displayed position so as to draw substantially the same locus as the change in the touch position in the swipe operation.

  The position where the swipe operation is performed may be inside or outside the movable range 99. Further, the player can perform the swipe operation any number of times, and the cursor 97 moves in accordance with the swipe operation each time. Furthermore, the player can repeat the tap operation and the swipe operation as many times as necessary. For example, the cursor 97 temporarily placed at an appropriate position by one or more tap operations is finely adjusted by one or more swipe operations, and then moved again to another position by one or more tap operations. It is possible to temporarily arrange the cursor 97 and make fine adjustments by one or more swipe operations. When a swipe operation is performed such that the cursor 97 moves outside the movable range 99, the cursor 97 may be stopped at the edge of the movable range 99, or the position before the swipe operation is started. You may return to.

  Although FIG. 15 shows the case where the cursor 97 temporarily arranged by the tap operation is moved by the swipe operation, the cursor 97 displayed at the initial position may be moved directly by the swipe operation without performing the tap operation. Is possible. Also in this case, the player may perform a swipe operation at an arbitrary position on the touch panel 7.

  Further, the movement route determination processing unit 87 determines a straight line connecting the cursor 97 that moves according to the swipe operation and the ally unit 9 as the movement route, and the second display processing unit 89 moves the movement route 103 while moving. Is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the movement destination determination processing unit 91 determines the movement destination of the ally unit 9 as the display position of the cursor 97 based on the operation input of the player. Further, the second movement processing unit 93 moves the ally unit 9 to the display position of the cursor 97 when the movement destination is determined by the movement destination determination processing unit 91.

  The instruction cancellation processing unit 95 cancels the movement destination instruction by the cursor 97 based on the operation input of the player. In this case, the first movement processing unit 85 places the cursor 97 at the display position of the teammate 9. That is, the cursor 97 is returned to the initial position.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of the movement instruction screen when the movement instruction is completed. As shown in FIG. 16, an “instruction completion” button 107 and an “instruction cancellation” button 109 are displayed at the bottom of the movement instruction screen. When the player touches the “instruction completion” button 107 after moving the cursor 97 to a desired position by a tap operation or a swipe operation, the movement destination determination processing unit 91 determines the movement destination of the teammate unit 9 as the display position of the cursor 97. Is done. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 16, the team member 9 is moved to the destination determined by the second movement processing unit 93.

  On the other hand, when the player moves the cursor 97 to a desired position by a tap operation or a swipe operation and then touches the “instruction cancel” button 109, the first movement processing unit 85 returns the cursor 97 to the initial position. 13 is displayed. As a result, it is possible to use the cursor 97 to re-instruct the movement destination, or to input an instruction other than movement (for example, a strategy or a camp).

  FIG. 17 shows an example of the movement instruction screen when the inaccessible area 101 exists between the teammate 9 and the cursor 97. In the example shown in FIG. 17, an inaccessible area 101 (a river in this example) exists between the teammate 9 and the cursor 97. For this reason, the movement route 103 is determined so that the movement distance becomes the shortest while bypassing the inaccessible area 101 and crossing the bridge. At this time, since the detoured distance of the moving route 103 becomes longer, for example, when the cursor 97 is arranged near the edge of the movable range 99, the moving route 103 is longer than the movable distance of the ally unit 9. May be larger. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 17, the movement path 103 does not reach the cursor 97 and is displayed as a path to the middle thereof.

  Note that the processing in each processing unit described above is not limited to the example of sharing of these processing, and may be processed by, for example, a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Further, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of the processing units described above are implemented by a game program executed by a CPU 501 (see FIG. 23 described later). For example, some of the functions are dedicated integrated circuits such as an ASIC and FPGA, and the like. It may be implemented by an actual device such as an electric circuit. Furthermore, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all the processing units are mounted on the server 5 side, and a part or all of the processing units may be mounted on the terminal device 3 side.

<6. Processing procedures related to unit movement instructions executed by the server>
Next, an example of a processing procedure related to a unit movement instruction executed by the CPU 501 of the server 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 105, the server 5 causes the first display processing unit 77 to display the cursor 97 at an initial position on the touch panel 7 (a position on its own team 9).

  In step S <b> 110, the server 5 causes the third display processing unit 79 to display the movable range 99 of the teammate unit 9 on the touch panel 7.

  In step S <b> 115, the server 5 determines whether the touch panel 7 is touched by the detection processing unit 81. If no touch is detected (step S115: NO), the process moves to step S145 described later. On the other hand, when a touch is detected (step S115: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S120.

  In step S120, the server 5 uses the variation determination processing unit 83 to determine whether the touch detected in step S115 is a tap operation or a swipe operation. If it is a tap operation, the process proceeds to the next step S123.

  In step S <b> 123, the server 5 determines whether or not the position where the touch is detected is within the movable range 99. If the detected position is outside the movable range 99 (step S123: NO), the process returns to the previous step S115. On the other hand, when the detected position is within the movable range 99 (step S123: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S125.

  In step S <b> 125, the server 5 causes the first movement processing unit 85 to place the cursor 97 at the tap position. In other words, the cursor 97 displayed at the initial position in step S105 is instantaneously moved to the tap position. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S135 described later.

  In step S120, if the detected touch is a swipe operation, the process proceeds to next step S130.

  In step S130, the server 5 causes the first movement processing unit 85 to move the cursor 97 so as to correspond to the swipe operation. Thereafter, the process proceeds to the next step S135.

  In step S <b> 135, the server 5 causes the movement route determination processing unit 87 to determine a movement route based on the display position of the teammate unit 9 and the display position of the cursor 97 so that the movement distance of the teammate unit 9 is the shortest. .

  In step S140, the server 5 causes the second display processing unit 89 to display the movement path 103 determined in step S135 on the touch panel 7.

  In step S <b> 145, the server 5 determines whether the instruction cancellation processing unit 95 cancels the instruction of the movement destination by the cursor 97. If the “cancel instruction” button 109 is touched by the player (step S145: YES), the process returns to the previous step S105. As a result, the cursor 97 is returned to the initial position. On the other hand, if the “instruction cancel” button 109 is not touched by the player (step S145: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S150.

  In step S <b> 150, the server 5 determines whether or not the movement destination determination processing unit 91 completes the instruction of the movement destination of the ally unit 9. If the “instruction completion” button 107 is not touched by the player (step S150: NO), the process returns to the previous step S115. On the other hand, when the “instruction completion” button 107 is touched by the player (step S150: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S155.

  In step S <b> 155, the server 5 causes the second movement processing unit 93 to move the ally unit 9 to the display position of the cursor 97. Thereafter, this flow is terminated.

  In addition, the process procedure mentioned above is an example, Comprising: At least one part of the said procedure may be deleted or changed, and procedures other than the above may be added. In addition, the order of at least a part of the above procedure may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

  For example, in the above, the cursor 97 is first displayed at the initial position on the movement instruction screen, and the cursor 97 is moved by a tap operation or a swipe operation. However, the cursor 97 is not initially displayed on the movement instruction screen, for example. The cursor 97 may be displayed for the first time when a tap operation is performed.

<7. Functional configuration of server involved in control mode switching>
In the game according to the present embodiment, a manual control mode and an automatic control mode are implemented, and each player uses the automatic control mode so that the game progresses without disturbing other players participating in the battle. can do. Next, an example of a functional configuration mainly related to switching of the control mode among the functional configurations of the server 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21.

  As illustrated in FIG. 19, the server 5 includes a game execution processing unit 111, an operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113, a mode switching processing unit 115, an automatic control display processing unit 117, and a first switching operation determination processing unit 119. The second switching operation determination processing unit 121 is included.

  The game execution processing unit 111 executes the game in a manual control mode in which the game is advanced based on an operation input by the player or an automatic control mode in which the game is advanced without an operation input by the player. In the game according to the present embodiment, an automatic control mode for automatically advancing the battle without any player input is implemented. In this automatic control mode, the player may be allowed to set how to advance the battle (for example, attack-oriented, defense-oriented, strategy-oriented).

  The operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113 determines whether any operation input by the player has been detected before a predetermined set time elapses. The predetermined set time may be set, for example, as an elapsed time since the last operation input is performed, for example, an elapsed time from a predetermined event in the game (or a time until a predetermined event occurs) May be set as

  The mode switching processing unit 115 performs processing for switching between the manual control mode and the automatic control mode. In particular, when the operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113 determines that no operation input is detected, the manual control mode is switched to the automatic control mode.

  When the mode switching processing unit 115 switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode, the automatic control display processing unit 117 displays that the control is switched to automatic control.

  FIG. 20 shows an example of a display indicating switching to the automatic control when there is no operation for a certain period of time during the battle. In the example shown in FIG. 20, a pop-up window 123 indicating that the automatic control has been switched is displayed on the battle map screen. A pop-up window is a window that appears so as to pop out to the forefront on the computer operation screen. That is, when there is no operation for a certain period of time during the battle in the manual control mode, the mode switching processing unit 115 automatically switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode, and then the automatic control display processing unit 117 performs the pop-up window. 123 is displayed. Note that an OK button 125 is displayed on the pop-up window 123, and the player can erase the pop-up window 123 by touching the OK button 125. At that time, the screen displayed on the touch panel 7 automatically transitions from the battle map screen to another screen in the game (screen other than the battle relationship).

  Returning to FIG. 19, the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 determines whether or not a predetermined first operation input for switching to the automatic control mode by the player has been detected before the set time elapses. . The first operation input is, for example, an operation for making a transition from a battle map screen or other battle-related screens to another screen in the game (for example, a screen for performing domestic politics). The first operation input may be an operation input other than the above. When the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 determines that the first operation input has been detected, the mode switching processing unit switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode. At this time, the automatic control display processing unit 117 displays that the automatic control is switched.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of a display indicating that the control has been switched to the automatic control when the first operation input is performed during the battle. In the example illustrated in FIG. 21, a pop-up window 127 indicating that the control has been switched to automatic control is displayed on a screen for performing internal politics, for example, which has been transitioned from a battle-related screen. Note that domestic politics refers to, for example, creating facilities and sections in a territory for the development of the territory. That is, the player can switch from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode at any timing during the battle (which may be the input phase or the resolution phase) by performing the first operation input. A window 127 is displayed. Note that an OK button 129 is displayed on the pop-up window 127, and the player can delete the pop-up window 127 by touching the OK button 129.

  In addition to the operation for the player to make a transition from the battle-related screen to another screen in the game as the first operation input, for example, an operation such as closing the web browser that is executing the game or switching to another browser. It is possible to switch from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode also by input. However, in that case, the pop-up window is not displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 19, the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 determines whether or not a predetermined second operation input for switching to the manual control mode by the player has been detected in the automatic control mode. The second operation input is, for example, an operation for making a transition from a screen other than the battle relation in the game (for example, a screen for performing domestic politics) to a battle map screen or other battle relation screen. Also, when the automatic control mode is entered by closing the web browser or switching to another browser as described above, an operation to start the web browser and execute the game, and then transition to a battle-related screen Etc. The second operation input may be an operation input other than the above. When the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 determines that the second operation input has been detected, the mode switching processing unit 115 switches from the automatic control mode to the manual control mode.

  Note that the processing in each processing unit described above is not limited to the example of sharing of these processing, and may be processed by, for example, a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Further, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of the processing units described above are implemented by a game program executed by a CPU 501 (see FIG. 23 described later). For example, some of the functions are dedicated integrated circuits such as an ASIC and FPGA, and the like. It may be implemented by an actual device such as an electric circuit. Furthermore, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all the processing units are mounted on the server 5 side, and a part or all of the processing units may be mounted on the terminal device 3 side.

<8. Processing procedure related to switching of control mode executed by server>
Next, an example of a processing procedure related to switching of control modes executed by the CPU 501 of the server 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S205, the server 5 causes the game execution processing unit 111 to determine whether the control mode is the manual control mode or the automatic control mode. If it is in the manual control mode, the process proceeds to the next step S210, and the game is executed in the manual control mode.

  In step S215, the server 5 determines whether the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 has detected a first operation input by the player, here, an operation input for closing the web browser or switching to another browser. When the operation input is detected (step S215: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S220, and the mode switching processing unit 115 switches the manual control mode to the automatic control mode. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S265 described later.

  On the other hand, when the operation input is not detected in step S215 (step S215: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S225.

  In step S225, the server 5 determines whether or not the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 has detected a first operation input by the player, here an operation input for transitioning from a battle-related screen to another screen in the game. judge. When the operation input is detected (step S225: YES), the process proceeds to step S240 described later. On the other hand, when the operation input is not detected (step S225: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S230.

  In step S230, the server 5 determines whether any operation input other than the first operation input by the player is detected by the operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113. If any operation input is detected (step S230: YES), the process proceeds to step S265 described later. On the other hand, when no operation input is detected (step S230: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S235.

  In step S <b> 235, the server 5 causes the operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113 to determine whether a predetermined set time has elapsed. If the set time has not elapsed (step S235: NO), the process proceeds to step S265 described later. On the other hand, when the set time has passed without any operation input being detected (step S235: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S240.

  In step S240, the server 5 causes the mode switching processing unit 115 to switch from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode.

  In step S245, the server 5 causes the automatic control display processing unit 117 to perform a pop-up display indicating that the automatic control is switched. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S265 described later.

  If the server 5 is in the automatic control mode in the previous step S205, the server 5 proceeds to the next step S250, and the game execution processing unit 111 executes the game in the automatic control mode.

  In step S255, the server 5 causes the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 to input a second operation input by the player, here, an operation input for transitioning from a screen other than the battle relationship in the game to a battle-related screen, or a web browser. A game is started by starting, and it is determined whether or not an operation input for transition to a battle-related screen is detected. When the operation input is detected (step S255: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S260, and the mode switching processing unit 115 switches the automatic control mode to the manual control mode. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S265 described later. On the other hand, when the operation input is not detected (step S255: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S265.

  In step S265, the server 5 determines whether or not a game end operation by the player has been detected. If the end operation has not been detected (step S265: NO), the process returns to the previous step S205 and the same procedure is repeated. On the other hand, when the end operation is detected (step S265: YES), this flow ends.

  In addition, the process procedure mentioned above is an example, Comprising: At least one part of the said procedure may be deleted or changed, and procedures other than the above may be added. In addition, the order of at least a part of the above procedure may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

<9. Server hardware configuration>
Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the server 5 that implements each processing unit implemented by the program executed by the CPU 501 described above will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the terminal device 3 may have a similar hardware configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 23, for example, the server 5 includes a CPU 501, a ROM 503, a RAM 505, a GPU 506, a dedicated integrated circuit 507 constructed for a specific application such as an ASIC or FPGA, an input device 513, and the like. An output device 515, a recording device 517, a drive 519, a connection port 521, and a communication device 523 are included. These components are connected to each other through a bus 509, an input / output interface 511, and the like so that signals can be transmitted to each other.

  The game program can be recorded in, for example, the ROM 503, the RAM 505, the recording device 517, and the like.

  In addition, the game program is temporarily or permanently (non-temporarily) recorded on a removable recording medium 525 such as a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk, various CDs, MO disks, and DVDs, or a semiconductor memory. You can also keep it. Such a recording medium 525 can also be provided as so-called package software. In this case, the game program recorded on these recording media 525 may be read by the drive 519 and recorded on the recording device 517 via the input / output interface 511, the bus 509, or the like.

  In addition, the game program can be recorded on, for example, a download site, another computer, another recording device, or the like (not shown). In this case, the game program is transferred via a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet, and the communication device 523 receives this program. The program received by the communication device 523 may be recorded in the recording device 517 via the input / output interface 511, the bus 509, or the like.

  Further, the game program can be recorded in an appropriate external connection device 527, for example. In this case, the game program may be transferred via an appropriate connection port 521 and recorded in the recording device 517 via the input / output interface 511, the bus 509, or the like.

  The CPU 501 executes various processes according to the program recorded in the recording device 517, thereby realizing the processes by the above-described unit formation processing unit 29, the first display processing unit 77, the game execution processing unit 111, and the like. The At this time, for example, the CPU 501 may directly read and execute the program from the recording device 517, or may be executed after temporarily loading the RAM 505. Furthermore, for example, when the program is received via the communication device 523, the drive 519, and the connection port 521, the CPU 501 may directly execute the received program without recording it in the recording device 517.

  In addition to signals input from the touch panel 7 of each terminal device 3 via the network NW, the CPU 501 is based on signals and information input from the input device 513 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a microphone as necessary. Various processes may be performed.

  The GPU 506 performs processing for image display such as rendering processing in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 501.

  Then, the CPU 501 and the GPU 506 output the result of executing the above processing to the touch panel 7 of each terminal device 3 via the network NW and, if necessary, an audio output unit (not shown) such as a speaker or headphones. Output from the output device 515. Further, the CPU 501 and the GPU 506 may transmit the processing result via the communication device 523 or the connection port 521 as necessary, and may record the processing result in the recording device 517 or the recording medium 525.

<10. Effects of the embodiment>
The game program of the present embodiment is a game in which the server 5 is executed in the manual control mode in which the game is advanced based on the player's operation input or the automatic control mode in which the game is advanced without the player's operation input. The execution processing unit 111 detects any operation input by the operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113 and the operation presence / absence determination processing unit 113 that determine whether any operation input by the player has been detected before a predetermined set time elapses. When it is determined that it is not, the mode switching processing unit 115 that switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode is caused to function.

  For example, when playing an online game using the terminal device 3 such as a smartphone, there may be a case where the switching operation of the control mode cannot be performed due to some circumstances such as deterioration of the communication state. It is also conceivable that the player forgets to perform the control mode switching operation.

  In the present embodiment, the manual control mode can be automatically switched to the automatic control mode when the set time elapses without an operation input from the player. Therefore, in an online game in which a game is progressed in real time by a plurality of players, it is possible to prevent interruption of the player's operation from interfering with the progress of the game, and to prevent annoying other players.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, when the game program is switched from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode by the mode switching processing unit 115, the game program displays an automatic control display process that displays the switch to automatic control. Further function as the unit 117.

  Thus, when the player automatically switches to the automatic control mode due to the interruption of the operation of the player, the player can confirm that his / her player character is automatically controlled and does not hinder the progress of the game. . Therefore, the player's sense of security can be improved. Further, since an operation for confirming that the control mode has been switched is unnecessary, convenience can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program determines whether a predetermined first operation input for switching the server 5 to the automatic control mode by the player is detected before the set time elapses. The mode switching processing unit 115 further functions as the first switching operation determination processing unit 119. When the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 determines that the first operation input is detected, the mode switching processing unit 115 automatically controls from the manual control mode. Switch to mode.

  Thus, the manual control mode can be switched to the automatic control mode at an arbitrary timing by the player's spontaneous operation. For example, when playing out at home and going out, or playing in the train and getting off the train, it is possible to switch to the automatic control mode spontaneously. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game and improve the convenience of the player.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 determines whether or not a transition from a predetermined battle screen in the game to another screen is detected as the first operation input, and mode switching is performed. When the first switching operation determination processing unit 119 determines that the transition to another screen has been detected, the processing unit 115 switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode.

  Thereby, for example, the friendly unit 9 is allowed to conduct a battle by automatic control, and the player himself can open a screen other than the battle and do other things (for example, open a domestic policy screen to develop a territory). Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program determines whether or not the server 5 has detected a predetermined second operation input for switching to the manual control mode by the player in the automatic control mode. When the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 determines that the second operation input is detected, the mode switching processing unit 115 switches from the automatic control mode to the manual control mode.

  Thus, the automatic control mode can be switched to the manual control mode at an arbitrary timing by the player's spontaneous operation. For example, when the communication state is automatically switched to the automatic control mode due to the deterioration of the communication state, it is possible to return to the game when the communication state becomes good thereafter. Also, for example, when the train is switched to the automatic control mode spontaneously when the train is changed, it is possible to return to the game in the train after the change. In this way, it is possible to reliably prevent the interruption of the player's operation from hindering the progress of the game and improve the convenience of the player.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 determines whether a transition from a screen other than the battle screen in the game to a predetermined battle screen is detected as the second operation input, The mode switching processing unit 115 switches from the automatic control mode to the manual control mode when it is determined by the second switching operation determination processing unit 121 that a transition to a predetermined battle screen has been detected.

  Thus, for example, when the team of friends 9 conducts a battle by automatic control, and the player himself opens a screen other than the battle and does something else (for example, opens a domestic policy screen and develops a territory) It is possible to return to the battle by opening the battle screen at an arbitrary timing. Further, for example, in the case of a game system in which experience values, items, rewards, etc. due to a battle cannot be acquired in the automatic control mode, the player can acquire experience values, etc. by switching to the manual control mode. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  The game program according to the present embodiment includes a server 5, a unit formation processing unit 29 that forms a teammate 9 by associating a plurality of vassals with a plurality of frames, and an attribute setting processing unit that sets attributes for each of the plurality of frames. 31. A vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33 for specifying at least one vassal parameter to be reflected in a unit parameter representing the ability value of the teammate 9 out of a plurality of vassals parameters representing the ability value of the vassal based on the attributes; Based on the vassal parameter of each vassal specified by the parameter specification processing unit 33, the unit is caused to function as a unit parameter determination processing unit 37 that determines a unit parameter.

  Thus, for example, by forming a friendly unit 9 by associating a vassal specialized for a specific ability with a frame in which an attribute is set so that the ability is reflected in the unit parameter, the unit parameter can be increased. it can. Further, for example, by forming a teammate 9 by associating a high-ranking vassal with a plurality of abilities in a well-balanced frame with attributes set so that those abilities are reflected in the unit parameters in a well-balanced manner. The parameter can be increased. In this way, by tactically assembling the frames that associate the vassals in the formation of the unit, it becomes possible to increase the ability of the friendly unit 9 to be advantageous to the tactical department, so that the strategy can be improved. In addition, since the ability of the vassals can be used effectively, the meaning of collecting many vassals with various abilities is strengthened. As a result, the player can be motivated to obtain new vassals and the willingness to strengthen and cultivate the unique abilities of each vassal, and the fun of the game can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to set a reflection degree setting that indicates a degree of reflection of the vassal parameter specified by the vassal parameter specifying processing unit 33 on the unit parameter based on the attribute. Further functioning as the processing unit 35, the unit parameter determination processing unit 37 is based on the reflection degree set by the reflection degree setting processing unit 35 and the vassal parameter of each vassal specified by the vassal parameter specification processing unit 33. Determine unit parameters.

  As a result, for example, all the specific items of the vassal parameter are reflected in the corresponding item of the unit parameter, or some of the items of the vassal parameter are reflected in each item corresponding to the unit parameter in a balanced manner. As described above, it is possible to set in more detail how to reflect the vassal parameters to the unit parameters. As a result, it becomes possible to assemble more tactically a frame for associating vassals in the formation of units, so that the strategy can be further improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to assign the vassal associated with a predetermined frame based on the player's operation input to the other vassal during the formation of the friendly unit 9 by the unit formation processing unit 29. The first composition change processing unit 43 to be changed to the first composition change processing unit 43, and the first confirmation display processing unit 45 that displays both the unit parameters before the change and the unit parameters after the change by the first composition change processing unit 43 are further functioned.

  Thereby, the player can freely change the vassals associated with the predetermined frame to other vassals during the formation of the ally unit 9. At that time, since the unit parameters before and after the change of the vassal can be referred to, it is possible to confirm how the change of the vassal is reflected in the unit parameters. In this way, it is possible to change the unit formation while changing the vassals many times while confirming whether or not the desired unit parameters have been obtained, so that the strategy can be further improved and the convenience of the player can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program is set by the formation setting processing unit 39 and the formation setting processing unit 39 for setting a plurality of types of formations that define the arrangement modes of a plurality of types of frames having different attributes. Further, the formation selection processing unit 41 for selecting a formation based on a player's operation input from a plurality of types of formations is further operated. The unit formation processing unit 29 selects a plurality of vassals by the formation selection processing unit 41. The ally unit 9 is organized in association with a plurality of frames defined by the formed formation.

  In this way, for example, by setting a plurality of types of formations each having a characteristic such as “attack type”, “defense type”, “intelligence type”, “speed type”, etc., the player can select a battle station from among them. It becomes possible to form the team 9 by selecting the formation according to the situation. For example, when the formation of the enemy unit 11 is “attack type”, the “defense type” formation is selected. When the formation of the enemy unit 11 is “knowledge type”, the “attack type” formation is selected. It is possible to advance the battlefield advantageously. In this way, the strategy can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to change the formation to another formation based on the player's operation input during the formation of the friendly unit 9 by the unit formation processing unit 29. The second confirmation display processing unit 49 that displays both the unit parameter before the change and the unit parameter after the change by the unit 47 and the second composition change processing unit 47 is further functioned.

  Thus, the player can freely change the formation to another formation during the formation of the friendly unit 9. At that time, since the unit parameters before and after the formation change can be referred to, it is possible to confirm how the change in the formation is reflected in the unit parameters. In this way, it is possible to change the formation of the unit while changing the formation many times while confirming whether or not the desired unit parameter has been obtained, so that the strategy can be further improved and the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  The game program according to the present embodiment includes a server 5 that transmits and receives signals to and from the touch panel 7, a detection processing unit 81 that detects a touch on the touch panel 7, and a change in touch position between the start and end of touch detection. The variation determination processing unit 83 that determines the presence or absence of the ally unit 9, the first display processing unit 77 that displays a cursor 97 for instructing the movement destination of the ally unit 9 and the ally unit 9 on the touch panel 7, and the variation determination processing unit 83 When it is determined that there is no change, the cursor 97 displayed by the first display processing unit 77 is placed at the touch position, and when it is determined that there is a change in the touch position, the cursor 97 is changed to the change in the touch position. It is made to function as the 1st movement processing part 85 moved based on it.

  Thus, the player can place the cursor 97 at the tap position by performing a tap operation at an arbitrary position on the touch panel 7. Then, by performing a swipe operation at an arbitrary position on the touch panel 7, the cursor 97 disposed at a predetermined position by the tap operation can be moved according to the swipe operation. Therefore, the player can easily place the cursor 97 at the destination by a tap operation even when the moving distance of the teammate 9 is long. In this way, the cursor 97 can be easily provisionally arranged. Further, the cursor 97 can be arranged again and again by performing this tap operation many times. Furthermore, since the player can operate the movement of the cursor 97 by swiping the position away from the cursor 97, the player can operate the movement of the cursor 97 while visually recognizing the cursor 97, surrounding objects, the background, and the like. As a result, it is possible to finely adjust the position while viewing the cursor 97 temporarily arranged by the tap operation. As described above, it is possible to improve visibility and simplicity when the player moves the ally unit 9 with a finger.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to move to the destination determination processing unit 91 that determines the movement destination of the team unit 9 as the display position of the cursor 97 based on the operation input of the player. When the movement destination is determined by 91, the second movement processing unit 93 that moves the ally unit 9 to the display position of the cursor 97 is further caused to function.

  Thus, when the player completes the movement operation (tap operation, swipe operation) of the teammate unit 9, the player can determine the destination by a simple operation, and can quickly move the teammate unit 9 to a desired position. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved. Further, since the moving destination is not determined until the player performs the determining operation, it is possible to ponder the moving destination while repeating the moving operation of the teammate unit 9, and the strategy can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to further function as an instruction cancellation processing unit 95 that cancels the instruction of the movement destination by the cursor 97 based on the operation input of the player, and the first movement processing unit 85 When the instruction cancellation processing unit 95 cancels the destination instruction, the cursor 97 is placed at the display position of the teammate unit 9.

  Thereby, for example, when it is desired to redo the movement operation of the cursor 97 or to cancel the movement of the ally unit 9 itself, the player can cancel the movement instruction with a simple operation, and the cursor 97 is moved to the initial position (start of turn). It is possible to return to the display position of the friendly team 9 at the time. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program determines the movement path of the server 5 based on the display position of the teammate unit 9 and the display position of the cursor 97 so that the travel distance of the teammate unit 9 is minimized. It further functions as the movement route determination processing unit 87.

  Thereby, the movement route of the ally unit 9 is automatically determined. Thus, the player only has to indicate the destination with the cursor 97, and there is no need to instruct the route on the way, so that the convenience of the player can be improved. In addition, since the movement route is determined so that the movement distance is the shortest, the travel to the destination can be accelerated while effectively utilizing the movable distance (unit parameter) of the teammate unit 9.

  Further, particularly in the present embodiment, the movement route determination processing unit 87 determines the movement route when the teammate unit 9 cannot enter the area 101 between the display position of the teammate unit 9 and the display position of the cursor 97. The travel distance is determined to be the shortest while bypassing the inaccessible area 101.

  Thus, even when the inaccessible area 101 exists in the traveling direction, the player only has to indicate the destination, and there is no need to instruct the route on the way, so that the convenience of the player can be improved. In addition, since the movement route is determined so that the movement distance is the shortest, the travel to the destination can be accelerated while effectively utilizing the movable distance (unit parameter) of the teammate unit 9.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program further causes the server 5 to function as the second display processing unit 89 that displays the movement route 103 determined by the movement route determination processing unit 87.

  Thereby, the player can operate the movement of the cursor 97 while confirming the automatically set movement path 103, so that the convenience of the player can be improved. For example, when the inaccessible area 101 exists in the traveling direction and the route becomes a detour, it is possible to change the destination so as to avoid it.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the game program causes the server 5 to further function as the third display processing unit 79 that displays the movable range 99 of the teammate unit 9.

  Accordingly, the player can operate the movement of the cursor 97 while recognizing the range in which the cursor 97 can be moved by referring to the displayed movable range 99, so that the convenience of the player can be improved.

<11. Modified example>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention.

  For example, the case where the present invention is applied to the Sengoku simulation game has been described above as an example. However, games of other genres, for example, simulation games other than the Sengoku system, role-playing games, action games, adventure games, puzzle games The present invention is also applicable to mahjong games and the like.

  In the above, the case where the present invention is applied to an online game has been described. However, for example, functions relating to formation of units or instructions for movement of units can be applied to offline games.

  In the above description, the terminal device 3 is a portable terminal device. However, for example, a server computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a stationary game machine, or the like may be used.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination. In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the above-mentioned embodiment and each modification are implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

3 terminal device 5 server 7 touch panel 9 ally unit 29 unit formation processing unit 31 attribute setting processing unit 33 vassal parameter specifying processing unit 35 reflection setting processing unit 37 unit parameter determination processing unit 39 formation setting processing unit 41 formation selection processing unit 43 First composition change processing unit 45 First confirmation display processing unit 47 Second composition change processing unit 49 Second confirmation display processing unit 51a to 51h Frame 77 First display processing unit 79 Third display processing unit 81 Detection processing unit 83 Fluctuation determination processing Unit 85 first movement processing unit 87 movement path determination processing unit 89 second display processing unit 91 destination determination processing unit 93 second movement processing unit 95 instruction cancellation processing unit 97 cursor 99 movable range 101 inaccessible area 111 game execution processing Unit 113 Operation presence / absence determination processing unit 115 Mode switching processing unit 117 Automatic control display processing unit 119 1 switching operation determination processing unit 121 second switching operation determination processing unit 525 recording medium A to H

Claims (8)

Information processing device
A game execution processing unit for executing the game in a manual control mode for advancing the game based on an operation input of the player or an automatic control mode for advancing the game without the operation input of the player;
An operation presence / absence determination processing unit that determines whether or not any of the operation inputs by the player has been detected before a predetermined set time elapses;
A mode switching processing unit that switches from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when it is determined by the operation presence / absence determination processing unit that no operation input is detected;
As a game program to function as. The information processing apparatus;
An automatic control display processing unit for displaying that switching to automatic control is performed when the mode switching processing unit is switched from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode;
To further function as,
The game program according to claim 1. The information processing apparatus;
A first switching operation determination processing unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined first operation input for switching to the automatic control mode by the player has been detected before the set time elapses;
Further function as
The mode switching processing unit
When the first switching operation determination processing unit determines that the first operation input is detected, the manual control mode is switched to the automatic control mode;
The game program according to claim 1 or 2. The first switching operation determination processing unit
Determining whether a transition from a predetermined screen to another screen in the game is detected as the first operation input;
The mode switching processing unit
Switching from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode when it is determined by the first switching operation determination processing unit that a transition to the other screen is detected;
The game program according to claim 3. The information processing apparatus;
A second switching operation determination processing unit that determines whether or not a predetermined second operation input for switching to the manual control mode by the player is detected in the automatic control mode;
Further function as
The mode switching processing unit
Switching from the automatic control mode to the manual control mode when it is determined by the second switching operation determination processing unit that the second operation input has been detected;
The game program of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. The second switching operation determination processing unit
Determining whether a transition from the screen other than the predetermined screen in the game to the predetermined screen is detected as the second operation input;
The mode switching processing unit
Switching from the automatic control mode to the manual control mode when it is determined by the second switching operation determination processing unit that a transition to the predetermined screen has been detected;
The game program according to claim 5.   A recording medium in which the information processing apparatus can read the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A game processing method executed by an information processing apparatus,
Executing the game in a manual control mode for advancing the game based on an operation input of the player, or an automatic control mode for advancing the game without the operation input of the player;
Determining whether any operation input by the player has been detected before a predetermined set time has elapsed;
When it is determined that no operation input is detected, the step of switching from the manual control mode to the automatic control mode;
A game processing method.

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