JP2019217271A - Game providing device and game providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game providing device configuring and using a combo skill, and a game providing method.SOLUTION: A game providing device 100 includes: a storage part 130 storing skill compatibility information including information about additional effects occurring when a plurality of skills are integrated into one combo skill and information about an additional effect occurrence condition; an input/output part 120 which provides a preset UI including a skill chain configured in the way that the plurality of skills integrated into one combo skill by a game user are arranged in sequence; and a control part 140 which displays the information about the additional effects to occur on one side of the skill chain and stores skill chain arrangement information of the combo skill whose preset is completed when the preset of combo skill using the preset UI is over in the case that at least one skill arranged in the skill chain satisfies the additional effect occurrence condition with reference to the skill compatibility information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The embodiment disclosed in this specification relates to a game providing apparatus and a game providing method, and more specifically, when a game user directly sets and uses a combo skill in which a plurality of skills are continuously expressed, depending on the arrangement of skills. The present invention relates to a game providing apparatus and a game providing method that have different effects exhibited by using the skill.

As the game population grows and the game industry develops, recent game users generally already have experience with many different games. As a result, not only did each of the game users raise the game standard, but they also felt bored with the game system and user interface that were different from each other. Therefore, as a consumer of the game industry, the quality level of games demanded by game users from game service providers is gradually increasing, and the necessity of developing new game systems is also increasing.

On the other hand, recently, games in which game characters acquire various skills given to each character, and use the acquired skills appropriately to control opponents and hunt monsters are not tired. First, it is gaining in popularity. As described above, in a game played using skills, a game user generally configures a button array of skills he or she wants to use easily, and uses the skills by inputting shortcut keys or buttons. On the other hand, each game user has a combination of skills that he or she frequently uses in a similar situation, and a combination of such skills may be configured as a combo according to the order of use, and a combo skill only for the user may be set.

However, the conventional combo skill system in the game service merely includes a combination of skills with a single shortcut key or a shortcut button in order to allow a game user to easily use a combination of skills repeatedly used. Therefore, it is difficult for the game user to find a new game element of a higher level in composing or using the combo skill only by composing and using the combination of the skill he or she likes in the shortening button.

In this regard, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-015171, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Providing Quick Slots for Online Games" describes that if a plurality of skills are registered in a selected slot, the slot is assigned to a plurality of slots. A method is disclosed in which a multi-slot including an expansion slot can be changed and used. However, the technology disclosed in such prior art documents only includes a configuration in which a plurality of skills are arranged and used in a single multi-slot having a plurality of expansion slots, so that a game user can improve the game play. It does not attempt to find advantageous skill combinations or procedures, nor does it provide additional effects. Therefore, such prior art cannot provide new game elements or fun beyond providing a handy game interface.

Therefore, in configuring a combo skill in order to provide a new and higher level game system to game users, it is necessary to arrange various additional effects depending on the arrangement of the skill. Therefore, there is a need to provide a game user with an experience of finding a combination of skills that is more advantageous for game play, and thereby feel new and additional fun in the process of setting combo skills.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information that the inventor holds for the derivation of the present invention or that has been acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a public information that is disclosed to the general public before filing the present invention. It's not a technology.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0151171

An embodiment disclosed in the present specification aims to provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method for configuring and using a combo skill.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game providing apparatus and a game providing method in which, when composing a combo skill, an additional effect is given to each skill by arranging the skill so that various combo configurations can be performed. That is another purpose.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game user with a visual indication of an effect that is additionally provided to the skill that is arranged for the configuration of the combo skill, and thus the type of the additional effect that is provided by the arrangement of the skill for the game user or It is another object of the present invention to provide a game providing device and a game providing method capable of checking a level.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game providing apparatus and a game providing method for displaying a skill configuring a combo, particularly a currently developed skill when using a combo skill, so that a game user can smoothly use the combo skill. For still another purpose.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game providing device that displays an effect that is additionally generated by the configuration of the combo skill when using the combo skill, so that the user can intuitively recognize the improvement of the game effect by the combo skill. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game providing method.

According to one embodiment, as a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, information on an additional effect that occurs when a plurality of skills are configured together in one combo skill and an additional effect occurrence condition And a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together into one combo skill for the game user. An output unit, and referring to the skill compatibility information, when at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain satisfies an additional effect generation condition, information about an additional effect to be generated is output via the input / output unit. It is displayed on one side of the skill chain, and when the combo skill preset using the preset UI is completed, the preset is completed. Game providing apparatus is disclosed which was skill chain arrangement information combo skills and a control unit to be stored in the storage unit.

According to another embodiment, providing a game user with a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together in one combo skill, performed by the game providing apparatus. Displaying at least one side of the skill chain with information on an additional effect to be generated if at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain via the preset UI satisfies an additional effect generation condition; And storing the skill chain arrangement information of the combo skill for which the preset has been completed.

According to still another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a game providing method is recorded is disclosed. Here, the game providing method includes providing a game user with a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together in one combo skill, and providing the game user with the preset UI through the preset UI. If at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain satisfies the additional effect generation condition, displaying information on the additional effect to be generated on one side of the skill chain, and when the presetting of the combo skill is completed, Storing skill chain arrangement information of the combo skill for which the preset has been completed.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer program disclosed by a game providing device and stored on a medium for performing a game providing method is disclosed. Here, the game providing method includes providing a game user with a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together in one combo skill, and providing the game user with the preset UI through the preset UI. If at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain satisfies the additional effect generation condition, displaying information on the additional effect to be generated on one side of the skill chain, and when the presetting of the combo skill is completed, Storing skill chain arrangement information of the combo skill for which the preset has been completed.

According to one of the above-described problem solving means, the embodiment disclosed in the present specification can present a game providing device and a game providing method for configuring and using a combo skill.

In addition, the embodiment presents a game providing apparatus and a game providing method in which when arranging a combo skill, an additional effect is given to each skill by arranging the skill so that various combo configurations can be performed. can do.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game user with a visual indication of an effect that is additionally provided to the skill that is arranged for the configuration of the combo skill, and thus the type of the additional effect that is provided by the arrangement of the skill for the game user or A game providing device and a game providing method capable of checking a level can be presented.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game providing device and a game providing method for displaying a skill that constitutes a combo, particularly a currently developed skill when using a combo skill, so that the game user can smoothly use the combo skill. Can be.

In addition, the embodiment provides a game providing device that displays an effect that is additionally generated by the configuration of the combo skill when using the combo skill, so that the user can intuitively recognize the improvement of the game effect by the combo skill. And a game providing method.

Effects obtained in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the effects described above, and other effects not mentioned above are clearly understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the embodiments disclosed in the following description belong. It would be possible.

It is a block diagram showing composition of a game providing device by one example. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the game provision method. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the game provision method.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of matters that are widely known to persons having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the embodiments belong will be omitted. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a structure is referred to as being connected to another structure, this includes not only the case where the structure is directly connected but also the case where the other structure is interposed therebetween. . Further, when a certain configuration includes another configuration, it does not mean that the configuration does not exclude another configuration but may further include another configuration unless otherwise specified.

Before describing the embodiments in detail with reference to the drawings, some of the terms used below are defined.

Hereinafter, "Skill" means a special ability that a game character can make full use of. Skill is a technology that can be used temporarily without reducing or not reducing the value of some items in the character's ability value.The skill basically provided in the game or each character in the process of playing the game Can mean the ability to learn selectively. In addition, skills can be provided as various types such as offensive skills, defensive skills, and moving skills, and in some cases, character or item characteristics such as passive skills or buff skills are already provided. The effect of temporarily changing the setting time can be generated. Skills can be set differently for each character, or they can be set the same. Further, the skill can be set so that it can be used only when the use condition is set in advance and the relevant condition is satisfied. Further, by dividing the same skill into a plurality of different levels, the skill can be upgraded to a higher level by completing certain conditions.

In addition, “combo skill” means two or more skills grouped so as to be sequentially expressed. According to the embodiment, all skills grouped by one input are sequentially expressed, or one or more skills are sequentially expressed. One skill may be developed at a time, but after the development of one skill is completed, additional input may be required to develop the next skill. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the above two embodiments are used as a general term. In the following description, the expression "sequential expression" is used to mean all the expression methods according to the above-described two embodiments.

In the following, the “effect” of a skill means an effect generated by use of a skill, and the effect generated by use of a skill can be defined in advance for each skill according to its type and level. For example, a particular attack skill can be defined to have the effect of reducing an opponent's physical strength by -100 at a time. Alternatively, a particular defense skill can be defined to have the effect of reducing the opponent's attack power by 50%. In this way, the effect of the skill is defined as the opponent to which the effect is applied or the characteristics of the opponent, a numerical value indicating the degree of the effect, and a method of applying the numerical value, for example, whether a predetermined numerical value is added or subtracted. Can be done.

In the following, "additional effect" means an effect that occurs in addition to the predefined effects described above for each skill, and the additional effect is defined for the skill to which the additional effect is applied. The effect may be defined such that the effect and its application target are the same, but the degree of application of the effect is moderate, and the application target may be defined differently. For example, an additional effect of increasing the cool time against the opponent's attack may be applied as an additional effect of the skill having the effect of increasing the attack power against the opponent.

In the following, “preset UI” means a user interface for presetting the above-mentioned combo skill, and “skill chain” included in such a preset UI includes a plurality of game skills that are included in each combo skill included in each combo skill. Skill slots for selecting and arranging one skill can be arranged in a line so that the skills can be sequentially arranged.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present specification, and FIGS. 2 to 6 are illustrations for explaining a method of providing a game using the game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment. FIG.

Here, the game providing apparatus 100 may be embodied as a computer device that provides a game to a game user. According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 100 provides the game user with a preset UI that allows the user to set a combo skill, thereby providing information about an additional effect that occurs when setting the combo skill. can do. Then, the game providing apparatus 100 displays the skills that sequentially appear when the game user uses the preset combo skills and the additional effects due to the skills so as to be intuitively recognized.

According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 100 may be embodied by an electronic terminal in which an application is embedded, or may be embodied by a server or a server client system. When the game providing apparatus 100 is implemented by a server client system, the game providing apparatus 100 may include an electronic terminal having a client for interaction with a game user.

Here, the electronic terminal may be embodied as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which may include an interface capable of interacting with a game user. Here, a computer, for example, includes a notebook-type personal computer equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), a desktop, a laptop, etc., and the portable terminal is guaranteed, for example, portability and mobility. It is a wireless communication device, and is a PCS (Personal Communication System), a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), a PHS (Personal Handphone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Communication Assistant), and a GSM (registered trademark). Mobile Telecommunicationio ) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet, etc.), Smartphone (SmartMobile Mobile X-Mobile, SmartPhone All types of handheld based wireless communication devices may be included. In addition, the television may include an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), an Internet TV (Internet Television), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. A wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, such as a watch, a negative, an accessory, clothes, footwear, and the like, and is connected to a remote server directly or via another network by another information processing device. Or can be connected to another terminal.

In addition, the server may be embodied from a computer device capable of communicating via a network with an electronic terminal in which a client for interaction with a game user is incorporated, and include a storage device capable of storing data. Alternatively, the data can be stored via a third server.

Hereinafter, a process in which a game user sets a combo skill and uses the combo skill for game play when the game providing apparatus 100 provides a game according to an embodiment will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 1, the game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may include a communication unit 110, an input / output unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a control unit 140.

First, the communication unit 110 can perform wired / wireless communication with another electronic terminal or a network. To this end, the communication unit 110 may include a communication module that supports at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be embodied in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 110 is, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth (registered trademark) (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or NFC (Near). Field Communication). The wired communication supported by the communication unit 110 may be, for example, USB or HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface).

The input / output unit 120 can input or display information necessary for providing a game. The input / output unit 120 may specifically include an input unit and an output unit. The input unit may include various types of devices that can receive a user's input, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone, and may include a user interface in a game screen displayed by the output unit. A physical device capable of receiving input may be included. In addition, the output unit may include a display panel, a speaker, a headset, and the like.

In this regard, referring to FIG. 2, one embodiment of a game screen output by the input / output unit is shown. According to FIG. 2, the input / output unit 120 can display the character 202 and the state information 203 of the character 202 via the game screen 201. Then, a user interface 204 for receiving an input of the game user for controlling the character 202 can be displayed. Here, as a part of the user interface, for example, a user interface 204 for controlling the moving direction or speed of the character 202 can be displayed. In addition, the input / output unit 120 may provide a user interface 205 on which skill buttons corresponding to the respective skills are arranged in order to input a command for expressing the skills used by the character 202. Here, the skill buttons may include a combo skill button 206 for inputting a command of the game user for developing the above-mentioned combo skill.

In addition, the input / output unit 120 may be embodied by an operation panel for receiving a user input, a display panel for displaying a screen, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and may include a configuration that supports various inputs and outputs.

On the other hand, the storage unit 130 can store an application for providing a game, and can store various information for providing a game, such as data for managing the game providing apparatus 100. In addition, in the embodiment, the storage unit 130 stores information about an additional effect applied to at least one of a plurality of skills constituting a combo skill, and a condition to which such an additional effect is applied, that is, an additional effect generation condition. Can be stored including skill compatibility information.

Further, the arrangement information of the skill chains of the respective combo skills set by the respective game users via the preset UI can be stored. Here, the skill compatibility information and the skill chain arrangement information will be described in more detail below.

Meanwhile, the controller 140 controls the overall operation of the game providing apparatus 100 and may include a processor such as a CPU.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 enables the game user to set the combo skill via the preset UI, and also provides the game user with the skill arrangement via the preset UI for more effective setting of the combo skill. Can provide information about additional effects that can occur.

Here, the control unit 140 may store the skill compatibility information in the storage unit 130 so that the additional effect of the skill arrangement is applied to a part of the skills included in the combo skill. . Here, the skill compatibility information may include information about an additional effect that occurs when a plurality of skills are configured together in a single combo skill and information about an additional effect generation condition.

Specifically, the skill compatibility information may include information on conditions under which an additional effect occurs. Conditions for generating additional effects may include conditions for at least one of the types and positions of at least one of the skills placed in the skill chain of the combo skill, a combination of two or more skills, a position and an order of placement. it can.

For example, the additional effect generation condition may include information on at least one of the type and the arrangement position of at least one skill. As an example, it can be set that an additional effect occurs if the defense skill is placed in the first slot of the skill chain.

As yet another example, the additional effect generation condition can include a combination of two or more skills as one condition, and if the attacking skills are consecutively arranged, the later arranged skill sets the additional effect generation condition. It may be set to satisfy the additional effect, or to satisfy the additional effect generation condition only by including two skills of a specific type in a single combo skill regardless of their arrangement order. In addition, it is possible to set an additional effect generation condition to be satisfied only when two skills of a specific type are always arranged in a certain procedure.

As described above, the information on the additional effect includes the target or characteristic to which the additional effect is applied to the skill to which the additional effect is applied, the numerical information indicating the degree of the additional effect to be applied, and the additional effect application. It can be configured to include information about the scheme. For example, if a buff skill satisfies the additional effect condition and an additional effect is applied to the buff skill, information on the additional effect may be defined so that the attack power of the attack item of the character using the corresponding skill is improved by 100%. it can. This is obtained by adding, as a percentage, "attack power of attack item", information "100" about the numerical value indicating the degree of the additional effect, and the numerical value defined as the additional effect application method as information on the target of the additional effect. Includes all the information you want to apply.

As described above, the control unit 140 stores information about an additional effect generated by an additional effect generation condition such as a type or arrangement position of a skill, or a combination or arrangement position of a plurality of skills, and an order in the storage unit 130 as skill compatibility information. First, it can be stored.

The control unit 140 can provide a preset UI via the input / output unit 120. As shown in FIG. 3, the preset UI 301 can be configured to include a skill chain 303 corresponding to each combo skill 302. Here, each combo skill 302 can correspond to each of the combo skill buttons 206 arranged in the user interface 205 provided in the game screen 201 shown in FIG.

That is, for example, the combo skills 302 respectively corresponding to the five combo skill buttons shown in FIG. 2 are arranged in the preset UI 301, and the skill chains 303 corresponding to the respective combo skills 302 can be arranged. . Here, the skill chain 303 may include a plurality of skill slots 303 arranged in a line.

The preset UI 301 can be initially provided to the game user with each skill slot 303 empty, as shown in FIG. According to an embodiment, the preset UI 301 may include a list of a plurality of skills that can be selected to be filled in the respective skill slots 303, for example, a list of skill images indicating each skill. . The preset UI 301 can be configured in such a manner that each skill is selected from such a skill list so as to be arranged in each skill slot by, for example, a drag and drop method. Alternatively, selecting each skill slot may provide a list of skills that can be placed in the selected skill slot, one of which may be selected by the game user.

Here, one skill chain 303 is illustrated as including five skill slots 303, but this is not necessarily the case, and the number of skill slots 303 can be changed. Alternatively, each combo skill can be set to correspond to a skill chain including a different number of skill slots.

As described above, by providing the preset UI 301 by the control unit 140, the game user can configure a combo skill by arranging a desired skill in the skill chain 303 corresponding to each combo skill 302.

Here, the control unit 140 refers to the skill compatibility information and checks whether at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain satisfies the additional effect generation condition. If the condition is satisfied, the control unit 140 generates the additional effect generated by the corresponding skill. Information about the additional effect corresponding to the condition can be displayed on one side of the skill chain via the input / output unit 120.

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when a part of the plurality of skills arranged in a specific skill chain satisfies the additional effect generation condition, the control unit 140 determines whether the additional effect corresponding to the satisfied condition is satisfied. The information can be indicated by "X1.2", "X1.7", or an arrow or the like. Here, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, “X1.2”, “X1.7”, and the like displayed on one side of the skill slot indicate that the attack power of the corresponding attack skill is 1.2 times or 1.7. This indicates that a double increase additional effect is generated, and an arrow displayed on one side of the skill slot indicates that the buff effect of the buff skill increases.

As described above, the control unit 140 can indicate a specific numerical value of the additional effect, or can simply indicate that the additional effect occurs. Here, the control unit 140 refers to the skill compatibility information each time the arrangement of the skills is changed while the game user arranges the skills in the skill chain using the preset UI, and determines whether or not an additional effect is generated or a specific addition. The numerical value of the effect can be displayed on one side of the skill slot to provide an opportunity for a game user to find a more effective skill arrangement.

That is, comparing the ones shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control unit 140 determines that if the arrangement procedure of the skills arranged in the second skill slot and the third skill slot from the left is changed, It is possible to search for an additional effect generating condition that is satisfied by each skill arrangement, and display an additional effect corresponding to the additional effect generating condition satisfied by the corresponding skill arrangement on one side of the skill slot. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lightning skill is arranged first and the whirlwind skill is arranged thereafter, the respective skills are 1.2 times, 1.7 times, and 1.5 times, respectively. When the effect of increasing the additional attack power by 2.0 times occurs, it can be confirmed that different additional effect occurrence conditions are satisfied and different numerical values of the additional effect are applied.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the buff skill placed in the fourth slot has an additional buff effect on the attack power of the sword item when placed after the whirlwind skill. When placed later, it cannot have an additional buff effect, and as shown in the example, the skill compatibility information indicates that even if the combination of skills is the same, whether the additional effect occurrence condition is satisfied or not differs depending on the arrangement. Can be set.

Accordingly, the control unit 140 continuously checks the additional effect generated by the current arrangement state of the skill chain while referring to the skill compatibility information, and if it is confirmed that the additional effect is generated, the control unit 140 determines the additional effect. Information can be provided to game users.

Here, as described above, the control unit 140 determines whether or not the additional effect is generated, the type of the additional effect to be generated, the numerical value or the level of the additional effect to be generated, in the information on the additional effect displayed on one side of the skill chain. May be included.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 can cause the storage unit 130 to store the arrangement information of the skills arranged in the skill chain using the preset UI 301. That is, when the preset of the combo skill using the preset UI is completed, the control unit 140 stores the skill chain arrangement information of the completed combo skill.

Here, the control unit 140 can also store the information on the additional effect generated by the arrangement of the skill chains in association with the skill chain arrangement information for the preset combo skill.

Specifically, the control unit 140 basically stores the type and arrangement position or procedure of the skills arranged in the skill chain, and provides information on the skills for which additional effects are generated according to the embodiment and the additional effects for the relevant skills. Can additionally be stored. Thereby, the control unit 140 can confirm the skills that are sequentially developed when each combo skill is used, and at this time, can refer to the information on the additional effect to be additionally applied.

However, the control unit 140 does not always store the information on the additional effect together with the skill chain arrangement information. When the control unit 140 does not store the information on the additional effect together with the skill chain arrangement information, the additional effect can be applied by referring to the skill compatibility information when using the combo skill.

Further, when the game starts, the control unit 140 can determine the image of the combo skill button included in the game screen provided to the game user via the input / output unit 120 described above. Here, the control unit 140 refers to the skill chain arrangement information of each preset combo skill, and displays an image of the first skill arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill on the combo skill button. You can do so.

Then, when an input to the combo skill button is generated via the input / output unit 120, the control unit 140 causes the skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button to sequentially appear. At the same time, the image displayed on the button of the combo skill can be sequentially changed to the skill image that currently appears.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, when one combo skill button 606 is selected from one or more combo skill buttons, the control unit 140 may change the image of the corresponding combo skill button 606 to a skill image that is currently expressed, It can be changed sequentially according to skill development. For example, the control unit 140 confirms the arrangement information of the skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button 606, sequentially develops the star skill, the whirlwind skill, and the lightning skill, and the lightning skill is currently developed. In this case, as shown in the drawing, the image of the combo skill button 606 is sequentially changed corresponding to each skill image, and a state in which the image is changed to the image of the lightning skill that is currently appearing is shown.

Here, the control unit 140 may additionally display a skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button on the game screen via the input / output unit 120. For example, as shown in the drawing, the control unit 140 can cause the skill chain 609 of the combo skill corresponding to the combo skill button 606 to appear at the center of the game screen.

Here, the control unit 140 displays the size of the currently expressed skill 610 out of the skills included in the skill chain 609 differently from other skills, or applies another image effect, It can also be displayed so that the skills that are currently being developed can be checked intuitively.

When the currently developed skill satisfies the additional effect generation condition, the control unit 140 applies the additional effect to the currently developed skill, and outputs information on the applied additional effect to the game screen via the input / output unit 120. It can also be displayed. Specifically, the control unit 140 checks the skill compatibility information, or refers to the information on the additional effect stored together with the skill chain arrangement information corresponding to the input combo skill, and determines whether the skill that is currently being developed is present. After confirming whether an additional effect occurs, the additional effect can be applied, and information about the applied additional effect can be displayed on the game screen. For example, information on the additional effect can be displayed on one side of the skill slot of the skill chain 609 as shown in FIG. The drawing illustrates an example in which information on an additional effect such as “X2.0” is displayed on one side of the skill slot of the currently developed lightning skill. Here, the provided information on the additional effect may include at least one of information on the presence / absence of the additional effect, the type of the additional effect to be generated, and the numerical value or level of the generated additional effect.

As described above, the game providing apparatus 100 provides the game user with information on the additional effect generated by the skill arrangement in the combo skill presetting process, so that the game user can simply set a combination of frequently used skills. Provide an opportunity to find new skill combinations that are game effective, thereby inducing additional interest in the game by positively affecting the game outcome.

In addition, a feeling of fulfillment to find a new arrangement that other users could not find can be given, and the process of setting the combo skill can be made to feel like one game.

Next, a game providing method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts for explaining a game providing method. The game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 includes a step of being processed in time series in the game providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. Therefore, even if the contents are omitted below, the contents described above for the game providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 are also applied to the game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. Can be.

Referring to FIG. 7, the game providing apparatus 100 can provide a game user with a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together in one combo skill ( S701).

Here, as described above, the preset UI includes a skill chain corresponding to each combo skill, and the skill chain can be configured to include a skill slot in which skills that sequentially appear can be arranged.

Next, when the arrangement of the skill chains included in the preset UI is changed (S702), the game providing apparatus 100 can check whether the changed arrangement satisfies the additional effect generation condition (S703). Here, the game providing apparatus 100 can refer to the skill compatibility information to check whether the arrangement of the skill chains satisfies the additional effect generation condition. For this reason, the game providing apparatus 100 First, the step of storing skill compatibility information including information on additional effects that occur when a plurality of skills are combined together into one combo skill and information on conditions for generating additional effects is first performed. Can be accomplished.

On the other hand, when referring to the skill compatibility information in step S703, if it is confirmed that the arrangement of the skill chain satisfies the condition for generating the additional effect, the game providing apparatus 100 determines whether the skill slot in which the skill for which the additional effect is to be generated is located. On one side, information about the additional effect that occurs can be displayed (S704). Here, the information about the additional effect can be displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 as described above.

Then, when the preset of the combo skill using the preset UI is completed, the game providing apparatus 100 can store the skill chain arrangement information of the completed combo skill (S706). Here, the game providing apparatus 100 may store the skill chain arrangement information on the combo skill for which the preset has been completed in step S706 and the information on the additional effect generated by the arrangement of the skill chains in association with each other.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the game providing apparatus 100 forms a button image of the combo skill using the arrangement information of the skill chain stored by the process shown in FIG. 7, and applies the additional effect to the game. be able to.

More specifically, when the game starts, the game providing apparatus 100 can provide the game user with a game screen on which one or more combo skill buttons corresponding to one combo skill are displayed. Here, the game providing apparatus 100 can display the image of the skill placed first in the skill chain of each combo skill on the combo skill button (S801).

Then, when an input to the combo skill button is generated (S802), the game providing apparatus 100 can sequentially develop skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button (S803). . Here, in order to sequentially develop a plurality of skills, when a plurality of skills are continuously developed, the game providing apparatus 100 stops the animation operation of the character corresponding to the previously developed skill, and responds to the next skill. The animation effect of the game screen provided through the input / output unit 120 may be configured so that the animation operation of the character is connected.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 can sequentially change the input image of the combo skill button to the currently displayed skill image (S804).

Here, the game providing device 100 applies the additional effect to the currently developed skill when the currently developed skill satisfies the additional effect generating condition when sequentially developing the skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill in step S803. can do.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 100 can display the skill chain of the combo skill on one side of the game screen (S805). Here, the skill currently expressed can be displayed differently from other skills included in the skill chain. In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the additional effect is generated, the type of the additional effect to be generated, and the type of the additional effect to be generated, to one side of the skill arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill that satisfies the additional effect generating condition. Information about the additional effect including at least one of the information about the numerical value or the level can be displayed.

In addition, when the additional effect is applied in step S804, the game providing apparatus 100 can display information on the applied additional effect on the game screen (S806).

Next, the game providing apparatus 100 can repeatedly execute the above-described steps until the game ends (S807).

This allows the game user to intuitively confirm the additional effects generated by the combo skill configuration during game play, and experience the necessity of a more effective combination of combo skill configurations. Can be. Therefore, a higher interest can be felt by the combination of the combo skills.

The term "-unit" used in the above embodiments refers to software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and the "-unit" plays a role. However, “—unit” is not limited to software or hardware. A "unit" can be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or configured to execute on one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, "-unit" is a component such as a software component, an object-oriented software component, a class component and a task component, and a process, a function, an attribute, a procedure, a subroutine, a segment of a program patent code, Includes drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within a component and a “section” can be combined with a smaller number of components and the “section” or separated from additional components and the “section”.

In addition, the components and the “unit” may be embodied to execute one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 may be embodied in the form of a computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions and data. Here, the command word and the data may be stored in the form of a program code, and when executed by the processor, may generate a predetermined program module and perform a predetermined operation. Also, computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, discrete and non-separable media. Further, the computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium. The computer storage medium may be volatile and non-volatile, separable and non-separable, embodied by any method or technique for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Any of the media can be included. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as an HDD and an SSD, an optical recording medium such as a CD, a DVD and a Blu-ray disc, or a memory included in a server accessible via a network.

Further, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 may be embodied as a computer program (or a computer program product) including a computer-executable command. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions to be processed by a processor, and is embodied in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. Can be In addition, the computer program can be recorded on a type of computer-readable recording medium (for example, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic / optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD)).

Therefore, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 can be realized by executing the above-described computer program by a computer device. The computing device can include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and the high-speed expansion port, and at least a portion of a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is interconnected using various buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor can process the command word in the computer device. Such a command is stored in a memory or a storage device for displaying graphic information for providing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on an external input and output device such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Command instruction. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple buses may be used, as appropriate, with multiple memories and memory configurations. In addition, the processor may be embodied as a chipset including a chip including a plurality of independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory stores information in the computer device. As an example, the memory may be comprised of volatile memory units or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. Also, the memory may be another form of computer-readable medium, such as a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large capacity storage space for the computer device. The storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a configuration including such a medium, and may include, for example, a device in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or another configuration, such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, An optical disk device, a tape device, a flash memory, or another semiconductor memory device or device array similar thereto may be used.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the above-described embodiments belong may not modify the technical idea or the essential features of the above-described embodiments and perform other specific operations. It can be understood that it can be easily transformed into a general form. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component that is described as being unitary can be implemented in a distributed manner, and components that are also described as being distributed can be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected by the present specification is determined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are set forth. Must be interpreted as including.

Reference Signs List 100 game providing device 110 communication unit 120 input / output unit 130 storage unit 140 control unit

Claims (19)

A storage unit that stores skill compatibility information including information about an additional effect that occurs when a plurality of skills are configured together in one combo skill and information about an additional effect occurrence condition;
An input / output unit that provides a preset UI including a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together into one combo skill for a game user;
Referring to the skill compatibility information, if at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain satisfies the condition for generating an additional effect, information on the additional effect to be generated is transmitted to the one of the skill chain via the input / output unit. A control unit that displays the skill chain arrangement information of the combo skill for which the preset has been completed in the storage unit when the preset of the combo skill using the preset UI is completed.
And a game providing device. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the storage unit to store, in association with the skill chain arrangement information on the combo skill for which the preset has been completed, information on an additional effect generated by arrangement of the skill chain, in the storage unit. Providing device. The control unit includes information on the additional effect displayed on one side of the skill chain via the input / output unit, whether or not the additional effect is generated, a type of the additional effect to be generated, and a numerical value or level of the generated additional effect. The game providing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the information about the game is included. The additional effect occurrence condition is a condition for at least one of the kind and arrangement position of at least one skill of the skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill, a combination of two or more skills, the arrangement position and the arrangement order, The game providing device according to claim 1. When the game starts, the input / output unit provides the game user with a game screen on which one or more combo skill buttons corresponding to one combo skill are displayed,
The controller according to claim 1, wherein the control unit refers to skill chain arrangement information of each combo skill for which preset has been completed, and displays an image of a skill arranged first in the skill chain of the combo skill on the combo skill button. The game providing device according to the above. The control unit, when an input to the combo skill button occurs via the input / output unit, so that skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button are sequentially expressed, and 6. The game providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image displayed on the button of the combo skill is sequentially changed to a skill image that currently appears. When the currently developed skill satisfies the additional effect generation condition, the control unit applies the additional effect to the currently developed skill, and displays information on the applied additional effect on the game screen via the input / output unit. The game providing device according to claim 6, which causes the game to be provided. The game providing device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit displays a skill chain of a combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button on a game screen via the input / output unit. Providing a game user with a preset UI that includes a skill chain configured to sequentially arrange a plurality of skills configured together into one combo skill, performed by the game providing device;
If at least one of the skills arranged in the skill chain via the preset UI satisfies an additional effect generation condition, displaying information about the additional effect to be generated on one side of the skill chain;
When the preset of the combo skill is completed, storing the skill chain arrangement information of the preset combo skill,
And a game providing method. The game providing method further includes a step of storing skill compatibility information including information about an additional effect and information about an additional effect generation condition that occur when a plurality of skills are configured together into one combo skill,
10. The game providing method according to claim 9, wherein the displaying includes determining whether at least one of the skills arranged in a skill chain satisfies an additional effect generation condition based on the skill compatibility information. The method according to claim 10, wherein the storing includes storing, in association with the skill chain arrangement information about the combo skill for which the preset has been completed, information about an additional effect generated by arrangement of a skill chain in association with the skill chain arrangement information. Game delivery method. The game providing method, when the game is opened, providing a game user a game screen on which one or more combo skill buttons corresponding to one combo skill, respectively,
When an input to the combo skill button occurs, a step of sequentially expressing skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button,
The game providing method according to claim 10, further comprising: 13. The game providing method according to claim 12, wherein the step of sequentially developing the skills further includes, when the currently developed skills satisfy an additional effect generation condition, applying an additional effect to the currently developed skills. Providing the game screen includes displaying an image of a skill placed first in a skill chain of each combo skill on a combo skill button,
14. The game providing method according to claim 13, wherein the step of sequentially developing the skills includes a step of sequentially changing the input image of the combo skill button to the currently developed skill image. The step of sequentially developing the skills further includes displaying, on the game screen, information about an additional effect applied to the currently developed skill when the currently developed skill satisfies the additional effect generation condition. The game providing method according to 1. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of sequentially expressing the skills further includes, when an input is performed on a combo skill button, displaying a skill chain of the combo skill corresponding to the input combo skill button on the game screen. How to provide games. The displaying step includes, on one side of the skills arranged in the skill chain of the combo skill, the skill that satisfies the additional effect generation condition, whether or not the additional effect is generated, the type of the additional effect to be generated, the numerical value of the additional effect to be generated, or The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying information about the additional effect including at least one of the information about the level. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 9 is recorded. A computer program executed by a game providing apparatus and stored on a recording medium for performing the method according to claim 9.