JP2020156832A - Game program, recording medium, game processing method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program capable of helping a player character activate an action at an appropriate position.SOLUTION: A server 5 is caused to function as a position information acquisition processing part 15 for acquiring position information in a game field of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field, and an activation position specification processing part 17 for specifying an activation position in the game field of an action which is activated by a player character operated by a player and with which an effective range in the game field is set.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a recording medium on which the game program is recorded, a game processing method, and an information processing device.

Conventionally, a so-called action role-playing game is known in which a player character operated by a player and an enemy character operated by a game program advance a story while fighting. In such a game, when a player character encounters an enemy character on the game field, a battle is performed on the game field as it is (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-25149

In the above games, the range of effects on the game field (hereinafter, "effects") that the player character activates (for example, magic, skills, items, etc. for the purpose of attack, recovery, defense, assistance, strengthening, etc.) Range ") may be set. However, for example, when the player is a beginner or the difficulty level of the game is high, it is difficult for the player to instantly determine an appropriate activation position when invoking an action on the player character. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a game program, a recording medium, and a game processing method capable of assisting a player character in invoking an action at an appropriate position. The purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, in the game program of the present invention, the information processing device is used as a position information acquisition processing unit for acquiring position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field, and the position information. Based on the above, the action is activated by the game character operated by the player, and the effect range in the game field is set. The function functions as an activation position specifying processing unit for specifying the activation position of the action in the game field. Let me.

In order to achieve the above object, the recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium on which the game program is recorded and which can be read by an information processing device.

In order to achieve the above object, the game processing method of the present invention is a game processing method executed by an information processing device, and acquires position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field. And a step of specifying the activation position of the action in the game field, which is an action to be activated by the game character operated by the player and whose effect range is set in the game field, based on the position information. And have.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is based on a position information acquisition processing unit that acquires position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field, and the position information. It also has an activation position specifying processing unit that specifies an activation position of the action in the game field, which is an action activated by the game character operated by the player and for which an effect range in the game field is set.

According to the game program or the like of the present invention, it is possible to support the player character to activate an action at an appropriate position.

It is a system block diagram which shows an example of the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a device block diagram which shows an example of the structure of a terminal device. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of a server. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen during a battle. It is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship between the arrangement of an enemy character and the effect range of an action in the comparative example in the case of activating an action centering on an enemy character. It is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship between the arrangement of an enemy character, and the effect range of an action at the time of activating an action at the position optimized by the first activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen when a player character activates an attack magic at an optimized activation position. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 2nd activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 2nd activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 3rd activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 3rd activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 4th activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 4th activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 5th activation position specifying process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of the 5th activation position specifying process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by the CPU of an information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the 1st activation position specifying process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the 2nd activation position identification processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the 3rd activation position specifying process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the 4th activation position specifying process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the 5th activation position specifying process. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of a server in the modification which displays the optimized activation position as a guide. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen which performed the guide display of the optimized activation position. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen which performed the guide display of the optimized activation position. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by the CPU of an information processing apparatus in the modification which guide-displays the optimized activation position. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of an information processing apparatus.

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

<1. Overall configuration of the 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 FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 has a plurality of terminal devices 3 and a server 5. The plurality of terminal devices 3 and the server 5 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet. Although the server 5 is composed of one computer in FIG. 1, it may be composed of a plurality of computers.

As shown in FIG. 2, each terminal device 3 is connected to the game controller 7 and the display device 9 so as to be able to communicate by wire or wirelessly.

The terminal device 3 is, for example, a stationary game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a portable game machine having an input unit, a display unit, and the like may be used. In addition to game consoles, for example, server computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, etc., which are manufactured and sold as computers, mobile phones, smartphones, phablets, etc. As described above, it may be manufactured or sold as a telephone.

The player uses the game controller 7 to input various operations. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the game controller 7 has, for example, a cross key 11 and a plurality of buttons 13. In addition to or in addition to the above, the game controller 7 may have, for example, a joystick, a touch pad, or the like.

The display device 9 is, for example, a display device using a cathode ray tube, a liquid crystal, a plasma, an organic EL, a projector, or the like. The display device 9 may include a speaker (not shown) or the like that outputs sound as an integral part or as a separate body.

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

As a form of providing a game service by the server 5, a game program (also referred to as application software) is implemented in the server 5, and instead of executing the game on the terminal device 3, the operation input of the player on the terminal device 3 is performed. There is a form in which the game is executed on the server 5 according to the above and the execution result is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of each player. For example, the server 5 may provide a so-called browser game in which a game can be played by a web browser mounted on the terminal device 3 of each player. Further, the server 5 may provide a so-called cloud game in which the game video as a result of executing the game on the server 5 is transmitted to the terminal device 3 in a streaming format or the like. Alternatively, the server 5 may provide a so-called social game executed by application software created based on an operating environment such as an API (application programming interface) that operates on a web browser in an SNS (social networking service). .. A part of the game program may be installed in the terminal device 3 so that the game processing is partially executed not only in the server 5 but also in the terminal device 3.

<2. Outline of the game>
Next, an example of the outline contents of the game according to the present embodiment, that is, the game provided by executing the game program and the game processing method of the present invention by the server 5 or the like will be described.

In the game according to the present embodiment, a plurality of player characters operated by each player in a plurality of terminal devices 3 connected to the server 5 are automatically controlled by a predetermined algorithm (so-called game AI) defined by a game program. This is a so-called online action role-playing game in which the story progresses while fighting against enemy characters. When each player character encounters an enemy character on the game field, the battle is directly performed on the game field, and each player character acts in real time in conjunction with the operation of each player.

In this embodiment, the case where the game character is a human character (for example, a warrior, a samurai, a samurai, etc.) will be described, but an animal character other than a human, a virtual biological character other than a human or an animal, a robot, or the like will be described. It may be a machine, an object other than a living thing, or the like.

In the game according to the present embodiment, the player character can activate various actions (for example, magic, skills, items, etc. for the purpose of attacking, recovering, defending, assisting, strengthening, etc.). Each action has a range of effects (hereinafter referred to as "effect range") set on the game field according to its type. The game according to the present embodiment supports the player character to activate an action at an appropriate position. This content will be described in detail below.

<3. Functional configuration of server>
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the server 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 to 13.

As shown in FIG. 3, the server 5 includes a position information acquisition processing unit 15, an activation position identification processing unit 17, a first area setting processing unit 19, an effect range acquisition processing unit 21, and a first character number aggregation processing. It has a unit 23, a second character number aggregation processing unit 25, a third character number aggregation processing unit 27, a character identification processing unit 29, and an action activation processing unit 31.

The position information acquisition processing unit 15 acquires the position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field. The "game character" includes at least one of a player character and an enemy character. For example, when the player character activates an attack-type action, the position information acquisition processing unit 15 acquires the position information of each enemy character. Further, when the player character activates a recovery system (including defense, assistance, strengthening, etc.) action, the position information acquisition processing unit 15 acquires the position information of each player character which is a ally character.

Further, the "plurality of game characters" are all game characters arranged in the game field to be processed. In addition, for example, when the processing target is limited to a part of the area of the game field, it may be a game character in the area.

The "position information" is, for example, the position coordinates in the world coordinate system (X, Y, Z) of the game field which is a three-dimensional virtual space. Note that, for example, the game field may be divided into areas of an appropriate size (for example, a size corresponding to the effect range of the action to be activated), and the location of the area where each game character is located may be specified to provide position information. ..

The activation position specifying processing unit 17 is an action in which the player character operated by the player is activated based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition processing unit 15, and the effect range in the game field is set. Identify the activation position in the field. The "actions activated by the player character" include, for example, the activation of magic, skills, and items of the attack system or attack assist system (for example, reducing the defense power of the enemy) against the enemy character, and the recovery system against the ally character, for example. , Defensive system, auxiliary system (for example, reducing damage received from enemies), strengthening system (for example, increasing attack power of allies) magic, skills, activation of items, etc. are included. In the present embodiment, for example, five types of activation position identification processing are executed by the activation position identification processing unit 17 or the like. Hereinafter, the detailed contents of these activation position specifying processes will be described.

(3-1. First activation position identification process)
The first activation position specifying process is effective when the game characters are concentrated in a relatively narrow area. In this process, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets the first area in the game field so that a predetermined number of game characters are included based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition processing unit 15. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the central position of the first region as the activation position.

The "game character" includes at least one of a player character and an enemy character, as described above. Further, the "predetermined number of game characters" may be all game characters arranged in the game field to be processed. For example, when the processing target is limited to a part of the game field, the processing target may be limited to a part of the game field. It may be a game character in the area.

An example of the first activation position specifying process will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. Note that FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory views showing the positional relationship between the arrangement of the enemy character and the effect range of the action, FIG. 5 shows the case where the action is activated centering on the enemy character (comparative example), and FIG. This is the case where the action is activated at the position optimized by the activation position specifying process of 1.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a game screen during battle. In the example shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of enemy characters 37A to 37D (an example of a game character) face each other in front of a player character 35A (an example of a game character) on the game field 33. The enemy characters 37A to 37D are arranged in a square shape, for example. In this case, when the player receives an instruction to activate an action (for example, attack magic) via the game controller 7, the player character 35A activates the attack magic.

FIG. 5 shows, for example, the effect range 39 of the attack magic when the position of the enemy character 37A is set as the activation position. In this example, it is assumed that the enemy characters 37A to 37D (shown by hatching) are located at a distance larger than the radius of the effect range 39. In this case, there is only one enemy character 37A within the effect range 39 of the attack magic, and only the enemy character 37A can be damaged.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the first activation position specifying process. As shown in FIG. 6, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets, for example, a square-shaped first area 41 in the game field 33 so that the enemy characters 37A to 37D are included. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the central position of the first region 41 as the activation position 43. By optimizing the activation position in this way, all the enemy characters 37A to 37D can be included in the effect range 39 of the attack magic. The shape of the first region 41 is not limited to a quadrangle, and may be, for example, a polygon other than a quadrangle, or may be a circle or an ellipse.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a game screen when the player character 35A activates the attack magic at the activation position 43 specified as described above. As shown in FIG. 7, all enemy characters 37A to 37D can be efficiently damaged.

In the above, the case of activating the attack magic on the enemy character has been described as an example, but the first activation position identification process is performed on the ally character (for example, recovery system, defense system, auxiliary system, strengthening system). May be applied when activating the magic, skill, item). For example, when ally characters are concentrated in a relatively narrow area, by setting the first area so that those ally characters are included and invoking the action at the center position, it is efficient. You can recover ally characters.

(3-2. Second activation position identification process)
The second activation position specifying process is effective when the game characters are dispersed in a relatively wide area. In this process, as in the first activation position specifying process described above, the first area setting processing unit 19 includes a predetermined number of game characters based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition processing unit 15. The first area is set in the game field as described above. Then, the effect range acquisition processing unit 21 acquires the effect range of the action to be activated. The effect range of each action is preset for each type of action and recorded in the game program.

In addition, the first character number aggregation processing unit 23 moves the second area corresponding to the acquired effect range within the first area set by the first area setting processing unit 19 at predetermined intervals. The number of game characters existing in the second area at each movement position is totaled. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the movement position having the largest number of game characters existing in the second region as the activation position. The "game character existing in the second area" to be aggregated may be only when all the game characters are included in the second area, or a part of them is included in the second area. May be included.

An example of the second activation position specifying process will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. 8 and 9 are explanatory views for explaining the processing content of the second activation position specifying process, and the game screens (the above-mentioned FIGS. 4, 7, etc.) are not shown.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the game field 44 has a land portion 44a and a sea portion 44b, and a plurality of player characters 45A to 45D (an example of a game character, shown in white) over a wide area of the land portion 44a. And a plurality of enemy characters 47 (an example of a game character, shown by hatching) are arranged in a dispersed manner. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets, for example, a quadrangular first area 49 in the game field 44 so that all the enemy characters 47 are included in this example. The shape of the first region 49 is not limited to a quadrangle, and may be, for example, a polygon other than a quadrangle, or may be a circle or an ellipse.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the first character number aggregation processing unit 23 uses a circular second region 51 (within the first region 49, which is the same size as the effect range of the action to be activated. Hereinafter, the “effect range 51”) is appropriately moved at predetermined intervals, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second area 51 at each movement position is totaled. The "predetermined interval" is not particularly limited, but in this example, it is, for example, about the radius of the second region 51 (effect range). Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the movement position in which the number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second region 51 is the largest as the activation position 43. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the central position of the second region 51 (shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 9) in which the maximum number of enemy characters 47 is four is specified as the activation position 43.

By setting the first area 49 in this way, it is possible to exclude the area in the game field 44 where the enemy character 47 does not exist, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary processing. On top of that, since the area where the enemy character 47 exists can be searched without omission, it is possible to accurately identify an appropriate activation position where the enemy character 47 can be defeated efficiently.

Although the case of invoking the action on the enemy character has been described above as an example, the second activation position specifying process may be applied in the case of invoking the action on the ally character. For example, if allies are scattered over a relatively large area, perform the same processing as above, and perform recovery, defense, assistance, and enhancement actions at the movement position where the number of allies is the largest. By activating it, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character.

(3-3. Third activation position identification process)
The third activation position specifying process is also effective when the game characters are dispersed in a relatively wide area. In this process, as in the second activation position specifying process described above, the first area setting processing unit 19 includes a predetermined number of game characters based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition processing unit 15. The first area is set in the game field as described above. Then, the effect range acquisition processing unit 21 acquires the effect range of the action to be activated.

Further, the second character number totaling processing unit 25 divides the first area in the X-axis direction (an example of the first direction) at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of first divided areas. The number of game characters existing in each first division area is totaled, and the first division area having the largest number of game characters is in the Z-axis direction (first) perpendicular to the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range. A plurality of second division areas are generated by dividing into (an example of two directions), and the number of game characters existing in each second division area is totaled. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the second division region having the largest number of game characters as the activation position. When the game character is located across a plurality of divided areas, it may be counted by 1 for each divided area, or only for the divided area including the most part of the game character. You may count.

An example of the third activation position specifying process will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. It should be noted that FIGS. 10 and 11 are explanatory views for explaining the processing content of the third activation position specifying process, and the game screens (the above-mentioned FIGS. 4, 7, etc.) are not shown.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of player characters 45A to 45D (shown in white) and a plurality of enemy characters 47 (shown in hatching) are dispersedly arranged over a wide area of the land portion 44a of the game field 44. ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets, for example, a square-shaped first area 49 in the game field 44 so that all the enemy characters 47 are included in this example.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the first area 49 is divided in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range 51 by the second character number aggregation processing unit 25 (7 in this example). The first division areas 53A to 53G of the above are generated, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the first division areas 53A to 53G is totaled. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the first divided area in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest, that is, the first divided area 53B in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the maximum of five in the example shown in FIG. 11 is effective. A plurality of (four in this example) second division areas 55A to 55D are generated by being divided in the Z-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the range 51, and the enemy characters 47 existing in each of the second division areas 55A to 55D. The numbers are aggregated.

Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the second division area having the largest number of enemy characters 47 as the activation position. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the central position of the second division region 55D (the effect range 51 is shown by a thick solid line) in which the maximum number of enemy characters 47 is three is specified as the activation position 43.

In this way, since a plurality of first divided areas 53A to 53G are generated and the search is executed only for the specific first divided area 53B, the processing is compared with the case where the search is performed for the entire range of the first divided area 49. The load can be significantly reduced. Therefore, it is possible to search a wide range while suppressing an increase in processing load.

Although the case of invoking the action on the enemy character has been described above as an example, the third activation position specifying process may be applied in the case of invoking the action on the ally character. For example, when the ally characters are dispersed in a relatively wide area, the same processing as above is performed, and in the second division area where the number of ally characters is the largest, for example, recovery, defense, auxiliary, and strengthening systems. By activating the action, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character.

(3-4. Fourth activation position identification process)
The fourth activation position specifying process is also effective when the game characters are dispersed in a relatively wide area. In this process, in addition to executing the process equivalent to the above-described third activation position specifying process, the following process is further executed.

That is, the third character number aggregation processing unit 27 divides the first region in the Z-axis direction (an example of the second direction) at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of third division regions. The number of game characters existing in each third division area is totaled, and the third division area having the largest number of game characters is in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range (an example of the first direction). A plurality of fourth division areas are generated, and the number of game characters existing in each fourth division area is totaled. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 includes a second divided region (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a “first target”) having the largest number of game characters in the same processing as the third activation position specifying process described above, and the game character. The fourth division area (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "second target") having the largest number of characters is compared, and the division area having the larger number of game characters among the first target and the second target is set as the activation position. Identify. When the game character is located across a plurality of divided areas, it may be counted by 1 for each divided area, or only for the divided area including the most part of the game character. You may count.

An example of the fourth activation position specifying process will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. Note that FIGS. 12 and 13 are explanatory views for explaining the processing content of the fourth activation position specifying process, and the game screens (the above-mentioned FIGS. 4, 7, etc.) are not shown.

First, in the fourth activation position specifying process, the processes described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 are executed, but since the contents are the same, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the first region 49 is divided in the Z-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range 51 by the third character number aggregation processing unit 27 (four in this example). 3rd division areas 57A to 57D are generated, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the 3rd division areas 57A to 57D is totaled. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the third divided region having the largest number of enemy characters 47, that is, the third divided region 57C in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the maximum of 6 in the example shown in FIG. 12 is effective. A plurality of (7 in this example) fourth divided regions 59A to 59G are generated by being divided in the X-axis direction (an example of the first direction) at intervals corresponding to the range 51, and each of the fourth divided regions 59A to 59G. The number of enemy characters 47 existing in is totaled.

Then, the activation position identification processing unit 17 sets the second division area 55D (first target) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the maximum of three in the same processing as the third activation position identification processing described above, and the enemy character. The fourth division area with the largest number of 47 characters, that is, the fourth division area 59E (second target) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the maximum of four in the example shown in FIG. 13 is compared with the first target. The center position of the fourth division region 59E (second target, the effect range 51 is shown by a thick solid line), which has a larger number of enemy characters 47 among the second targets, is specified as the activation position 43.

In this way, in the fourth activation position identification process, in addition to executing the process equivalent to the third activation position identification process (search process for the flow from the X-axis direction to the Z-axis direction), the same search is performed. The process is executed in the flow from the opposite Z-axis direction to the X-axis direction. As a result, as in the above example, a fourth division area (second target) different from the second division area (first target) specified in the third activation position specifying process may be specified. .. In that case, by selecting the target containing more enemy characters 47 and specifying the activation position, the accuracy of specifying the appropriate activation position can be further improved.

Although the case of invoking the action on the enemy character has been described above as an example, the fourth activation position specifying process may be applied in the case of invoking the action on the ally character. For example, if allies are scattered over a relatively large area, perform the same process as above, and activate recovery, defense, assistance, and enhancement actions on the target with the largest number of allies. By doing so, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character.

(3-5. Fifth activation position identification process)
For example, in a multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) or the like, the player character may be divided in each party (for example, an attacking role, a recovery role, a support role, an enemy attracting role, etc.). Of these, the player character that attracts the enemy has higher parameters such as physical strength value, defense power, endurance, and hate value (value that indicates the ease of being targeted by the enemy) than other player characters, and attacks the enemy character. It plays a role of taking over and protecting other allies, and enabling other allies to attack enemy characters efficiently (also called tank or target removal). For this reason, the enemy characters are often concentrated in the vicinity of the player character that attracts the enemy.

Therefore, in the fifth activation position specifying process, it is possible to efficiently defeat the enemy character by invoking, for example, an attack or an attack assisting action at a position near such a player character.

In this process, the character identification processing unit 29 identifies a character whose predetermined parameter is higher than that of the other player characters among the plurality of player characters. The "predetermined parameter" is, for example, the above-mentioned physical strength value, defense power, endurance, hate value, and the like. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies a predetermined position in the vicinity of the specified player character as the activation position. The method of setting the "predetermined position" is not particularly limited, but for example, when the enemy characters are concentrated in a specific direction with respect to the specified player character, the predetermined position is set in the specific direction. May be set. Further, an area of a predetermined range may be set around the specified player character, and any of the above-mentioned first to fourth activation position specifying processes may be applied to the area.

An example of the fifth activation position specifying process will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. 14 and 15 are explanatory views for explaining the processing content of the fifth activation position specifying process, and the game screens (the above-mentioned FIGS. 4, 7, etc.) are not shown.

In the example shown in FIG. 14, among the player characters 45A to 45D, for example, the player character 45D is an enemy attractor, and the enemy characters 47 are concentrated in the vicinity of the player character 45D.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, first, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets a predetermined range, for example, a quadrangular first area 61 around the player character 45D. Next, the first character number counting processing unit 23 moves the circular second area 63, which is the same size as the effect range of the action to be activated, at a predetermined interval inside the first area 61. The number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second area 63 at each movement position is totaled. Then, the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the movement position in which the number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second area 63 is the largest as the activation position 43. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the central position of the second region 63 (shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 15) in which the maximum number of enemy characters 47 is five is specified as the activation position 43.

As a result, the enemy character 47 located in the vicinity of the player character 45D can be efficiently defeated. Although the case where the second activation position specifying process is applied to the vicinity region of the player character 45D has been described above, other first, third or fourth activation position specifying processes may be applied. ..

In the above, the player character of the enemy attracting role is automatically specified based on the parameter, but the player may be able to register the character of the role. In this case, the character identification processing unit 29 described above becomes unnecessary.

In addition, for example, when the attack or attack assisting action activated by the player character is set so as not to damage the ally character (when the so-called friendly fire is disabled), the player who attracts the enemy. The position of the character may be specified as the activation position.

It should be noted that which of the five types of activation position specifying processes described above may be executed may be selected by the player, for example, at the start of the game (mode setting, etc.), or by a switching operation during game play. It may be possible to switch at an arbitrary timing. Further, it may be automatically selected according to the game situation (for example, the size and type of the game field, the number and parameters (level, etc.) of enemy characters and player characters, the content of the story, the difficulty level, etc.).

Returning to FIG. 3, when the action activation processing unit 31 receives an instruction to activate an action from the player, the action activation processing unit 31 activates the action at the activation position specified by the activation position identification processing unit 17.

The processing and the like in each processing unit described above is not limited to the example of sharing 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. Further, the functions of the above-mentioned processing units are implemented by a game program executed by the CPU 501 (see FIG. 26 described later), which will be described later. For example, some of them are dedicated integrated circuits such as ASICs and FPGAs, and others. It may be implemented by an actual device such as an electric circuit of. Further, each of the processing units described above is not limited to the case where all of them are mounted on the server 5 side, and a part or all of them may be mounted on the terminal device 3 side.

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

In step S10, the server 5 causes each player character 35, 45 (45A to 45D) to act according to the input content of each player, and causes the enemy characters 37 (37A to 37D), 47 to act according to the game program. To proceed.

In step S20, the server 5 determines whether or not the player has received the instruction to activate the action by the player character. If the instruction to activate the action is not accepted (step S20: NO), the process proceeds to step S50 described later. On the other hand, when the instruction to activate the action is received (step S20: YES), the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, the server 5 acquires the position information of the plurality of enemy characters 37, 47 arranged in the game fields 33, 44 in the game fields 33, 44 by the position information acquisition processing unit 15.

In step S100, the server 5 executes the activation position identification process by the activation position identification processing unit 17 or the like. As described above, in the present embodiment, five types of activation position identification processes are prepared, and the player or automatically selected activation position identification process is executed. The processing content of each activation position specifying process will be described later.

In step S40, the server 5 activates the action at the activation position specified by the activation position specifying processing unit 17 in step S100 by the action activation processing unit 31.

In step S50, the server 5 determines whether or not to end the game. For example, when an instruction to end the game is input by the server administrator or the like (step S50: YES), this flow ends. On the other hand, if there is no instruction input for ending the game (step S50: NO), the process returns to the previous step S10.

FIG. 17 shows an example of the processing procedure of the first activation position specifying process (step S100A) executed in the above-mentioned step S100 when the first activation position specifying process is selected.

In step S110A, the server 5 uses a predetermined number of enemies (for example, all on the game field 33) based on the position information of the enemy characters 37A to 37D acquired in step S30 described above by the first area setting processing unit 19. The first area 41 is set in the game field 33 so that the characters 37A to 37D are included.

In step S110B, the server 5 specifies the central position of the first region 41 as the activation position 43 by the activation position identification processing unit 17. After that, the process proceeds to step S40 described above.

FIG. 18 shows an example of the processing procedure of the second activation position specifying process (step S100B) executed in the above-mentioned step S100 when the second activation position specifying process is selected.

In step S110B, the server 5 uses the first area setting processing unit 19 to obtain a predetermined number of enemy characters 47 (for example, all on the game field 44) based on the position information of the enemy characters 47 acquired in step S30. The first area 49 is set in the game field 44 so as to include.

In step S120B, the server 5 acquires the effect range of the action to be activated by the effect range acquisition processing unit 21.

In step S130B, the server 5 is inside the first area 49 set in step S110B by the first character number aggregation processing unit 23, and the second area 51 corresponding to the effect range acquired in step S120B. Is moved at predetermined intervals, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second area 51 at each moving position is totaled.

In step S140B, the server 5 specifies the moving position of the second area 51, which has the largest number of enemy characters 47 in the total of step S130B, as the activation position 43 by the activation position identification processing unit 17. After that, the process proceeds to step S40 described above.

FIG. 19 shows an example of the processing procedure of the third activation position specifying process (step S100C) executed in the above-mentioned step S100 when the third activation position specifying process is selected.

In step S110C, the server 5 uses a predetermined number of enemy characters 47 (for example, all on the game field 44) based on the position information of the enemy characters 47 acquired in step S30 described above by the first area setting processing unit 19. The first area 49 is set in the game field 44 so as to include.

In step S120C, the server 5 acquires the effect range of the action to be activated by the effect range acquisition processing unit 21.

In step S130C, the server 5 divides the first area 49 set in step S110C by the second character number aggregation processing unit 25 in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range acquired in step S120C. A plurality of first divided areas 53A to 53G are generated, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the first divided areas 53A to 53G is totaled.

In step S140C, the server 5 uses the second character number totaling processing unit 25 to set the first division area (for example, the first division area 53B) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the totalization of step S130C to the effect range. A plurality of second division areas 55A to 55D are generated by dividing in the Z-axis direction at corresponding intervals, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the second division areas 55A to 55D is totaled.

In step S150C, the server 5 specifies the second division area (for example, the second division area 55D) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the total of step S140C as the activation position by the activation position identification processing unit 17. After that, the process proceeds to step S40 described above.

FIG. 20 shows an example of the processing procedure of the fourth activation position specifying process (step S100D) executed in the above-mentioned step S100 when the fourth activation position specifying process is selected.

Since steps S110D to S140D are the same as steps S110C to S140C shown in FIG. 19 described above, description thereof will be omitted.

In step S150D, the server 5 identifies the second division area (for example, the second division area 55D) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the total of step S150C as the first target by the activation position identification processing unit 17. ..

In step S160D, the server 5 divides the first area 49 set in step S110D by the third character number aggregation processing unit 27 in the Z-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range acquired in step S120D. A plurality of third divided areas 57A to 57D are generated, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the third divided areas 57A to 57D is totaled.

In step S170D, the server 5 uses the third character number totaling processing unit 27 to set the third division area (for example, the third division area 57C) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the totalization of step S160D to the effective range. A plurality of fourth division areas 59A to 59G are generated by dividing in the X-axis direction at corresponding intervals, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the fourth division areas 59A to 59G is totaled.

In step S180D, the server 5 specifies the fourth division area (for example, the fourth division area 59E) in which the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the total of step S170D as the second target by the activation position specifying processing unit 17. ..

In step S190D, the server 5 uses the activation position specifying processing unit 17 to compare the first target specified in step S150D with the second target specified in step S180D, and among the first target and the second target. The division area having a larger number of enemy characters 47 (for example, the fourth division area 59E) is specified as the activation position. After that, the process proceeds to step S40 described above.

FIG. 21 shows an example of the processing procedure of the fifth activation position specifying process (step S100E) executed in the above-mentioned step S100 when the fifth activation position specifying process is selected.

In step S110E, the server 5 identifies a character whose predetermined parameter is higher than that of the other player characters among the plurality of player characters by the character identification processing unit 29.

In step S120E, the server 5 specifies the predetermined position in the vicinity of the player character specified in step S110E as the activation position by the activation position identification processing unit 17. After that, the process proceeds to step S40 described above.

The above-mentioned processing procedure is an example, and at least a part of the above-mentioned procedure may be deleted or changed, or a procedure other than the above may be added. Further, the order of at least a part of the above procedures may be changed, or a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

<5. Effect of embodiment>
In the game program of the present embodiment, the server 5 is a position information acquisition processing unit that acquires position information in game fields 33, 44 of a plurality of game characters 35, 37, 45, 47 arranged in game fields 33, 44. 15. Based on the position information, specify the activation position in the game fields 33 and 44 of the action in which the player characters 35 and 45 operated by the player are activated and the effect range is set in the game fields 33 and 44. It functions as an activation position specifying processing unit 17.

This makes it possible to specify the activation position where the effect of the action activated by the player character is most efficiently exhibited. As a result, when the player gives an instruction to execute the action, the action can be automatically activated at the optimized activation position. Therefore, it is possible to assist the player character in invoking the action at an appropriate position.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the first area setting processing unit 19 that sets the server 5 in the game field 33 so that a predetermined number of game characters 35 and 37 are included in the server 5 based on the position information. , And the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the central position of the first region 41 as the activation position 43.

The first activation position specifying process for specifying the activation position 43 in this way is effective when the game characters 35 and 37 are concentrated in a relatively narrow area. For example, when enemy characters 37A to 37D are concentrated in a relatively narrow area, a first area 41 is set so that those enemy characters 37A to 37D are included, and an attack or, for example, is performed at the center position thereof. By activating the action of the attack assist system, the enemy characters 37A to 37D can be efficiently defeated. Further, for example, when a plurality of ally characters 35 are concentrated in a relatively narrow area, a first area 41 is set so that those ally characters 35 are included, and recovery and defense are performed at the center position thereof, for example. By activating the auxiliary and strengthening actions, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character 35 and the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets the server 5 in the game field 44 so that a predetermined number of game characters 45 and 47 are included in the server 5 based on the position information. , The effect range acquisition processing unit 21 for acquiring the effect range of the action to be activated, the second area 51 corresponding to the effect range inside the first area 49 is moved at a predetermined interval, and the second area 51 is moved at each movement position. Further functions as a first character number totaling processing unit 23 for totaling the numbers of game characters 45 and 47 existing in the area 51, and the activation position specifying processing unit 17 is a game character existing in the second area 51. The movement position with the largest number of 45 and 47 is specified as the activation position 43.

The second activation position specifying process for specifying the activation position 43 in this way is effective when the game characters are dispersed in a relatively wide area. For example, when the enemy characters 47 are dispersed in a relatively wide area, the first area 49 is set so as to include all or a part of the enemy characters 47. Then, the second area 51 corresponding to the effect range is moved inside the first area 49 at predetermined intervals, and the number of enemy characters 47 existing in the second area 51 at each movement position is totaled. The enemy character 47 can be efficiently defeated by, for example, activating an attack or an attack assisting action at the moving position where the number of the enemy characters 47 is the largest.

Also, for example, when the ally characters 45 are dispersed in a relatively wide area, the same processing is performed, and at the movement position where the number of ally characters 45 is the largest, for example, recovery, defense, assistance, and strengthening systems. By activating the action, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character 45 and the like.

By setting the first area 49 in this way, it is possible to exclude the area in the game field 44 where the game characters 45 and 47 do not exist, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary processing. On top of that, the area where the game characters 45 and 47 exist can be searched without omission, so that an appropriate activation position can be accurately specified.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the first area setting processing unit 19 sets the server 5 in the game field 44 so that a predetermined number of game characters 45 and 47 are included in the server 5 based on the position information. , The effect range acquisition processing unit 21 for acquiring the effect range of the action to be activated, the first area 49 is divided in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of first division areas 53A to 53G. Then, the numbers of the game characters 45 and 47 existing in each of the first division areas 53A to 53G are totaled, and the first division area having the largest number of game characters 45 and 47 is divided at intervals corresponding to the effect range. Second character number totaling processing unit 25 that divides in the Z-axis direction to generate a plurality of second divided areas 55A to 55D, and totals the numbers of game characters 45 and 47 existing in each of the second divided areas 55A to 55D. , And the activation position specifying processing unit 17 specifies the second division area having the largest number of game characters 45 and 47 as the activation position 43.

The third activation position specifying process for specifying the activation position 43 in this way is effective when the game characters 45 and 47 are dispersed in a relatively wide area. For example, when the enemy characters 47 are dispersed in a relatively wide area, the first area 49 is set so as to include all or a part of the enemy characters 47. Then, the first region 49 is divided in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range of the action to be activated to generate a plurality of first division regions 53A to 53G, and within each of the first division regions 53A to 53G. In addition to totaling the number of existing enemy characters 47, the first division area (for example, the first division area 53B) having the largest number of enemy characters 47 is set in the Z-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range of the action to be activated. A plurality of second division areas 55A to 55D are generated by division, the number of enemy characters 47 existing in each of the second division areas 55A to 55D is totaled, and the number of enemy characters 47 is the largest in the second division area. By activating, for example, an attack or an attack assisting action in (for example, the second division area 55D), the enemy character 47 can be efficiently defeated.

Further, for example, even when the ally characters 45 are dispersed in a relatively wide area, the same processing is performed, and for example, recovery, defense, assistance, and strengthening are performed in the second division area where the number of ally characters 45 is the largest. By activating the action of the system, it is possible to efficiently recover the ally character 45 and the like.

In this way, since a plurality of first divided regions 53A to 53G are generated and the search is executed only for the specific first divided region, the processing load is increased as compared with the case where the search is performed for the entire range of the first divided region 49. It can be greatly reduced. Therefore, it is possible to search a wide range while suppressing an increase in processing load.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the server 5 is divided into the first region 49 in the Z-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of third division regions 57A to 57D, and each of the third divisions is generated. The number of game characters 45 and 47 existing in the areas 57A to 57D is totaled, and the third division area having the largest number of game characters 45 and 47 is divided in the X-axis direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range. A plurality of fourth division areas 59A to 59G are generated, and the game characters 45 and 47 existing in each of the fourth division areas 59A to 59G are aggregated to be further functioned as a third character number aggregation processing unit 27. The activation position specifying processing unit 17 compares the second division area having the largest number of game characters 45 and 47 with the fourth division area having the largest number of game characters 45 and 47, and compares the game character 45 with the fourth division area. The division area having the larger number of, 47 is specified as the activation position 43.

In the fourth activation position specifying process for specifying the activation position 43 in this way, in addition to executing the same search process as the third activation position specifying process, the third activation position specifying process is Further execution is performed with a flow from the opposite Z-axis direction to the X-axis direction. As a result, a fourth division area (for example, the fourth division area 59E) different from the second division area (for example, the second division area 55D) specified by the same search process as the third activation position identification process is specified. There can be cases. In that case, the accuracy of specifying the appropriate activation position 43 can be further improved by selecting the divided region containing more game characters 45 and 47 and specifying the activation position.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the character identification processing unit 29 that specifies the server 5 as a player character (for example, a player character 45D) whose predetermined parameter is higher than that of the other player characters among the plurality of player characters 45A to 45D. The activation position specifying processing unit 17 further functions as the activation position 43, and specifies a predetermined position in the vicinity of the specified player character as the activation position 43.

For example, in a multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) or the like, player characters 45A to 45D may be divided at each party (for example, an attacking role, a recovery role, a support role, an enemy attracting role, etc.). Of these, the player character 45D, which acts as an enemy attractor, has higher parameters such as physical strength value, defense power, endurance, and hate value (values indicating the ease of being targeted by the enemy) than other player characters 45A to 45C, and is an enemy. It plays a role of taking on the attack of the character 47 and protecting other allies, and enabling other allies to efficiently attack the enemy character 47. For this reason, the enemy characters 47 are often concentrated in the vicinity of the player character 45D, which acts as an enemy attractor.

In the fifth activation position specifying process, the enemy character 47 can be efficiently defeated by invoking, for example, an attack or an attack assisting action at a position near the player character 45D.

Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the server 5 is further functioned as an action activation processing unit 31 that activates the action at the specified activation position 43 when receiving an instruction to activate the action from the player.

According to the present embodiment, when the player inputs an operation for invoking an action, the invocation position of the action is corrected to the specified activation position 43, and the action by the player characters 35 and 45 is automatically optimized. Can be activated. Thereby, for example, even when the player is a beginner or the difficulty level of the game is high, the player can proceed with the game efficiently. Further, since it can be activated at the optimum position without looking at the enemy characters 37 and 47, it is possible to perform an attack while moving (or escaping) the player characters 35 and 45, for example, and the strategy can be improved. Further, for example, by applying the present embodiment to the tutorial, it is possible to efficiently teach the player the game operation.

Furthermore, for example, in a multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG), a severe battle may be fought, such as causing the party to be wiped out due to an inappropriate action of one player character in the party. .. For this reason, the relationship between the players deteriorates, and it becomes difficult for beginners to participate in the party due to a heavy responsibility, resulting in a high threshold for online games. According to the present embodiment, since the action by the player character can be automatically activated at the optimized position, even a beginner can easily participate in the party and the threshold of the online game can be lowered.

<6. Modification 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.

(6-1. When displaying the optimized activation position as a guide)
In the above embodiment, the case where the action by the player character is activated at the automatically specified activation position (optimized activation position) when the player inputs the operation for invoking the action has been described. However, for example, when one of the ally characters is attacked by a specific enemy character and is in a difficult situation, to save the ally character rather than activating the action at a position where many enemy characters can be efficiently defeated. In some cases, it is preferable to give priority to defeating the enemy character attacking the ally character. In this way, depending on the game situation, it may not be possible to determine the action activation position based on efficiency alone. Therefore, for example, the specified activation position may be displayed as a guide, and the player may select whether or not to activate the action at that position.

FIG. 22 shows an example of the functional configuration of the server 5A of this modified example. As shown in FIG. 22, the server 5A has a guide display processing unit 65. Since the configurations of the server 5A other than the guide display processing unit 65 are the same as those in FIG. 3 described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

The guide display processing unit 65 displays to guide the activation position specified in the game field. The timing at which the guide display is performed is the timing at which a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the instruction to activate the action from the player. The "predetermined time" includes at least the processing time for specifying the optimized activation position, but the timing may be appropriately adjusted according to the type of action to be activated and the like.

For example, the action activated by the player character may include a combination attack in which a large range attack is executed after performing a plurality of normal attacks. For example, if the combination attack consists of 4 normal attacks and the 5th range attack, for example, the process of specifying the optimized activation position is started at the timing when the normal attack is executed 3 times, and the 4th normal attack Occasionally, the optimized trigger position of the fifth range attack may be displayed as a guide. As a result, it is possible to guide the optimized activation position to the player at an appropriate timing without obstructing the flow of the combined attack.

23 and 24 show an example of the guide display. Note that FIGS. 23 and 24 correspond to FIG. 4 described above. In this example, when an instruction to activate an action (for example, attack magic) is received from the player, as shown in FIG. 23, the guide display 67 showing the optimized activation position 43 and the effect range 39 of the attack magic is displayed in the game field 33. Is displayed in. At the same time, a confirmation window 69 for confirming whether or not to activate the action at the activation position optimized for the player is displayed. In this case, when the player receives the selection instruction of "YES" via the game controller 7, the action is activated at the optimized activation position.

On the other hand, when the selection instruction of "NO" is accepted, the confirmation window 71 prompting the player to specify the activation position is displayed as shown in FIG. 24. At this time, the guide display 67 is continuously displayed, and the player can specify the activation position at an arbitrary position by using, for example, the cursor 73 while referring to the guide display 67. After that, the action is activated at the specified activation position.

FIG. 25 shows an example of a processing procedure executed by the CPU 501 of the server 5A.

Since steps S10 to S30 and step S100 are the same as those in FIG. 16 described above, description thereof will be omitted.

In step S35, the server 5 displays on the game field to guide the activation position specified in the above-mentioned steps S100 (steps S100A to S100E) by the guide display processing unit 65.

In step S45, the server 5 activates the action at the activation position designated by the player by the action activation processing unit 31. The "activation position specified by the player" referred to here is specified by the above-mentioned steps S100 (steps S100A to S100E), for example, when "YES" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 23. When "NO" is selected, it is the activation position specified by the player on the screen shown in FIG. 24 described above.

Since step S50 is the same as FIG. 16 described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

According to the present modification described above, since the specified activation position is displayed as a guide, the player can select whether or not to follow it. As a result, the player can determine the activation position at his / her own discretion according to the game situation, and can improve the strategic and tactical characteristics and the interest.

(6-2. Others)
For example, the optimization of the activation position of the action described above, or the guide display of the optimized activation position may be executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. "When certain conditions are met" means, for example, when a specific item (paid or free) is used, when the difficulty level of the game is a specific difficulty level (play in easy mode, etc.), etc. Is.

Further, in the above, the activation position is specified by considering only the number of game characters, but the type of game character may be considered. For example, if the enemy character is composed of a boss character and a small fish character, the activation position where as many enemy characters as possible can be within the range can be specified by simply counting the numbers (regardless of the boss and small fish). However, the activation position where as many small fish characters as possible, including the boss, fall within the range may be specified. In this case, for example, the boss characters may be set so as to be counted as a plurality of small fish characters.

Further, for example, the attributes of the action to be activated, the attributes of the game character, and the like may be considered. For example, when activating an attack-type action with a predetermined attribute (flame attribute, etc.), an enemy character with an attribute weak to the attribute attack (water attribute, etc. weak to the flame attack) is extracted from the enemy characters and the first. The area may be set, or only enemy characters with water attributes may be counted.

Further, for example, the occupation (job, role, etc.) of the game character may be considered. For example, when activating recovery, defense, assistance, and strengthening actions on a ally character, the activation position that includes as many ally characters as possible, including the above-mentioned enemy attracting character and recovery character, is specified. It may be done.

Further, when considering the types of game characters (for example, bosses, small fish, attributes, occupations, etc.) as described above, the player may arbitrarily set the priority. In this case, the priority may be changed at any time during game play.

Further, although the case where the present invention is applied to an online game has been described above, it can also be applied to an offline game. In that case, each terminal device 3 (an example of an information processing device) becomes a stand-alone device, has a processing function of the server 5 described above, and executes the same processing.

In the above, the case where the present invention is applied to an action role-playing game has been described as an example, but the range of effect of games of other genres, for example, simulation games, action games, adventure games, etc. that employ a turn-based battle system. The present invention can be applied to any genre as long as it is a game in which the set action can be activated.

In addition to the above, the methods according to the above-described embodiment and each modification may be appropriately combined and used. In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the above-described embodiment and each modification are implemented with various modifications within a range that does not deviate from the purpose.

<7. Server hardware configuration>
Next, with reference to FIG. 26, an example of the hardware configuration of the server 5 that realizes each processing unit implemented by the program executed by the CPU 501 described above will be described. The terminal device 3 may have a similar hardware configuration.

As shown in FIG. 26, the server 5 includes, for example, 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, and an input device 513. It has an output device 515, a recording device 517, a drive 519, a connection port 521, and a communication device 523. These configurations are connected so that signals can be transmitted to each other via a bus 509, an input / output interface 511, and the like.

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

Further, the game program is temporarily or permanently (non-temporarily) recorded on, for example, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk, various CDs, MO disks, an optical disk such as a DVD, or a removable recording medium 525 such as 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.

The game program can also 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 LAN or the Internet, and the communication device 523 receives this program. Then, 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 externally connected 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.

Then, the CPU 501 executes various processes according to the program recorded in the recording device 517, so that the processes by the position information acquisition processing unit 15 and the activation position identification processing unit 17 and the like are realized. At this time, for example, the CPU 501 may directly read the program from the recording device 517 and execute it, or may execute it after loading it into the RAM 505 once. Further, for example, when the CPU 501 receives the program via the communication device 523, the drive 519, or the connection port 521, the CPU 501 may directly execute the received program without recording it in the recording device 517.

Further, in addition to the signals input from the game controller 7 of each terminal device 3 via the network NW, the CPU 501 can be used as necessary for signals and information input from input devices 513 such as a mouse, keyboard, and microphone. Various processes may be performed based on the above.

The GPU 506 performs a process for displaying an image, such as a rendering process, in response to an instruction from the CPU 501.

Then, the CPU 501 and the GPU 506 output the result of executing the above processing to the display device 9 of each terminal device 3 via the network NW, and if necessary, an audio output unit such as a speaker or headphones (FIG. Output from the output device 515, including (not shown). 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, or may record the processing result on the recording device 517 or the recording medium 525.

3 Terminal equipment (information processing equipment)
5 Server (information processing device)
15 Position information acquisition processing unit 17 Activation position identification processing unit 19 1st area setting processing unit 21 Effect range acquisition processing unit 23 1st character number aggregation processing unit 25 2nd character number aggregation processing unit 27 3rd character number aggregation processing unit 29 Character identification processing unit 31 Action activation processing unit 33 Game field 35 Player character (game character)
37A-37D Enemy character (game character)
41 First area 43 Activation position 44 Game field 45A to 45D Player character (game character)
47 Enemy character (game character)
49 1st area 51 2nd area 53A to 53G 1st division area 55A to 55D 2nd division area 57A to 57D 3rd division area 59A to 59G 4th division area 125 Recording medium

Claims (11)

Information processing device,
A position information acquisition processing unit that acquires position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field.
Based on the position information, the activation position specifying processing unit that specifies the activation position of the action in the game field, which is an action activated by the game character operated by the player and whose effect range in the game field is set. ,
A game program that functions as. The information processing device
A first area setting processing unit that sets a first area in the game field so that a predetermined number of the game characters are included based on the position information.
To function further as
The activation position specifying processing unit
The central position of the first region is specified as the activation position.
The game program according to claim 1. The information processing device
A first area setting processing unit that sets a first area in the game field so that a predetermined number of the game characters are included based on the position information.
Effect range acquisition processing unit that acquires the effect range of the action to be activated,
A first character that moves a second area corresponding to the effect range within the first area at predetermined intervals and counts the number of game characters existing in the second area at each movement position. Number aggregation processing unit,
To function further as
The activation position specifying processing unit
The moving position with the largest number of game characters existing in the second region is specified as the activation position.
The game program according to claim 1. The information processing device
A first area setting processing unit that sets a first area in the game field so that a predetermined number of the game characters are included based on the position information.
Effect range acquisition processing unit that acquires the effect range of the action to be activated,
The first region is divided in the first direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of first division regions, and the number of the game characters existing in each first division region is totaled. At the same time, the first division area having the largest number of game characters is divided into a second direction perpendicular to the first direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of second division areas. Then, the second character number totaling processing unit that totalizes the number of the game characters existing in each second division area,
To function further as
The activation position specifying processing unit
The second division area having the largest number of game characters is specified as the activation position.
The game program according to claim 1. The information processing device
The first region is divided in the second direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of third division regions, and the number of the game characters existing in each third division region is totaled. At the same time, the third division area having the largest number of game characters is divided in the first direction at intervals corresponding to the effect range to generate a plurality of fourth division areas, and each fourth division is generated. A third character number totaling processing unit that totals the number of game characters existing in the area,
To function further as
The activation position specifying processing unit
The second divided area having the largest number of game characters and the fourth divided area having the largest number of game characters are compared, and the divided area having the larger number of game characters is defined as the divided area. Specify as the activation position,
The game program according to claim 4. The information processing device
A character identification processing unit that identifies a game character whose predetermined parameter is higher than that of other game characters among the plurality of game characters.
To function further as
The activation position specifying processing unit
A predetermined position in the vicinity of the specified game character is specified as the activation position.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The information processing device
An action activation processing unit that activates the action at the specified activation position when receiving an instruction to activate the action from the player.
To function further,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The information processing device
A guide display processing unit that displays a guide for the activation position specified in the game field.
To function further,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A recording medium readable by an information processing device on which the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is recorded. A game processing method executed by an information processing device.
A step of acquiring the position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field, and
Based on the position information, a step of specifying the activation position of the action in the game field, which is an action to be activated by the game character operated by the player and whose effect range in the game field is set,
A game processing method that has. A position information acquisition processing unit that acquires position information of a plurality of game characters arranged in the game field in the game field, and
Based on the position information, the activation position specifying processing unit that specifies the activation position of the action in the game field, which is an action activated by the game character operated by the player and whose effect range in the game field is set. When,
An information processing device that has.

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