JP2022124257A - Information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing program capable of improving movement of a user character on a wall surface.SOLUTION: In a case where a user character is present on an area in a first state on a wall surface, and while input to an operation button is continued, the user character is caused to perform a preliminary action, and if at least the input to the operation button ends then the user character is moved to a boundary between the area in the first state and another area on the wall surface. If the user character reaches the boundary, the user character is caused to jump from the boundary.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 25

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method.

Conventionally, there is a game in which a user character moves in a virtual space, changes a designated area to an area corresponding to one's own team, and moves the user character in the changed area (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-102931 A

However, in the above-described conventional game, there is room for improvement in moving the user character on the wall surface of the terrain object.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method that improve the movement of a user character on a wall surface and enhance the interest of a game. be.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

An information processing program according to the present invention is an information processing program for causing a computer to execute game processing relating to a game played in a three-dimensional virtual space including at least terrain objects. The information processing program comprises area changing means for changing a designated area of the terrain object to a first state in response to a user's first operation input; a first movement control means for moving a user character in a region of the wall surface of the terrain object that is in the first state; preliminary action control means for causing the user character to perform a preliminary action while the second operation input continues; and the user character performing the preliminary action on condition that at least the second operation input is completed. on the wall surface in the first state in a predetermined direction including at least an upward component; enemy character control means for controlling an enemy character in the virtual space; an attacking means for causing the user character to perform an attack that exerts a disadvantageous effect on the game; When reaching a boundary with an area in the virtual space different from the above, it functions as suppressing means for suppressing the adverse effect given by the attack on the user character. When the user character reaches the boundary as a result of movement by the second movement control means, the user character is caused to jump from the boundary.

According to the above, in the area of the wall surface in the first state, the user character can be moved upward to the boundary and jumped from the boundary. As a result, it is possible to improve the movement of the user character on the wall surface, thereby enhancing the interest of the game. Moreover, when the movement is performed by the second movement control means, it is possible to suppress the disadvantageous influence of the attack from the enemy character, and it is possible to encourage the movement by the second movement control means.

Further, the information processing program, when the directional operation input is received while the user character is performing the preliminary movement, causes the user character to move on the wall surface in the first state in response to the directional operation input. The computer may further function as position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the .

According to the above, it is possible to adjust the position of the user character on the wall surface during the preliminary action, and to adjust the position at which the movement by the second movement control means is started.

Further, the movement speed of the user character by the position adjustment means may be slower than the movement speed of the user character by the first movement control means.

According to the above, when adjusting the position of the user character on the wall surface during the preliminary motion, it is possible to easily adjust the position.

Further, the second movement control means may move the user character on the wall surface in the first state while the direction operation input continues after the second operation input ends.

According to the above, the movement of the user character on the wall surface can be continued by continuing the direction operation input.

The second movement control means changes the moving direction of the user character according to the directional operation input, and stops the movement of the user character when the directional operation input satisfies a predetermined condition. good too.

According to the above, when movement is performed by the second movement control means, the movement direction can be changed and the movement can be stopped by the direction operation input.

The first movement control means moves the user character in a first display mode, and the preliminary action control means moves the user character in the first display mode while causing the user character to perform the preliminary action. You may display by the 2nd display mode with higher visibility than a display mode.

According to the above, since the visibility is high during the preliminary motion, it is possible to prevent the user character from becoming too advantageous due to the movement by the second movement control means.

Further, the height of the jump of the user character may differ according to the time of the preliminary action.

According to the above, for example, the height of the jump can be adjusted by adjusting the time of the preparatory motion, so that the jump can be used properly according to the situation, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, the movement speed of the user character by the second movement control means may differ according to the time of the preliminary movement.

According to the above, it is possible to adjust the movement speed by adjusting the time of the preliminary movement, for example.

Further, the second movement control means may maintain the moving speed of the user character according to the time of the preliminary movement while the direction operation input continues after the second operation input is completed. .

According to the above, when the directional operation input is continuously performed, it is possible to maintain the moving speed of the user character set according to the time of the preliminary motion.

Further, the information processing program automatically moves the user character downward in the virtual space when the direction operation input is not performed when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state. The computer may further function as third movement control means. The preliminary movement control means may suppress movement by the third movement control means when causing the user character to perform the preliminary movement.

According to the above, for example, when gravity always acts downward in the virtual space, downward movement due to gravity can be suppressed during the preliminary operation.

Further, the information processing program, when the user performs a third operation input while causing the user character to perform the preliminary movement or during movement by the second movement control means, The computer may further function as jump control means for causing the user character to jump away from the wall surface.

According to the above, even when the user character is performing a preliminary action on the wall surface or moving by the second movement control means, the third operation input can cause the user character to jump away from the wall surface.

Further, the moving speed of the user character may be faster in the movement by the second movement control means than in the movement by the first movement control means.

According to the above, the movement by the second movement control means can be promoted, and variations can be given to the movement of the user character on the wall surface.

Further, when the user character reaches the boundary by the movement by the second movement control means, the user character may jump over the boundary. When the user character reaches the boundary by movement by the first movement control means, even if the user character jumps over the boundary, the height of the jump is higher than that by movement by the second movement control means. can be low.

According to the above, the movement by the second movement control means can be promoted.

Another example of the present invention may be an information processing apparatus that executes the information processing program, an information processing system, or an information processing method.

According to the present invention, it is possible to move the user character to the boundary and to jump from the boundary in the area of the wall surface in the first state.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main unit 2; A diagram showing an example of a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removed from the main unit 2. Six views showing an example of the main unit 2 Six views showing an example of the left controller 3 Six views showing an example of the right controller 4 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main unit 2; A block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main unit 2 and the left controller 3 and right controller 4. A diagram showing an example of a game image displayed on the display device when the game of the present embodiment is executed. A diagram showing an example of a game image when the user character P is in a special state. A diagram showing an example of a state in which the user character PB in a special state is on the wall object 210. A diagram showing an example of how the user character PB in the special state moves on the wall object 210. When the user character PB in the special state is moving to the right in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, the user character PB when performing the first jump motion accompanied by the direction change in the depth direction of the screen. A diagram showing an example of the trajectory of The trajectory of the user character PB in the case where the user character PB in the special state is moving rightward in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the first jump motion accompanied by the direction change to the left is performed. A diagram showing an example of A diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the first jump motion shown in FIG. 12 is performed. A diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the first jump motion shown in FIG. 13 is performed. The trajectory of the user character PB in the special state when the user character PB is moving to the right in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the second jump motion is performed with the direction change in the depth direction. A diagram showing an example of The trajectory of the user character PB in the special state when the user character PB is moving rightward in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the second jump motion is performed with a leftward direction change. A diagram showing an example of A diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the second jump motion shown in FIG. 16 is performed. A diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the second jump motion shown in FIG. 17 is performed. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB in a special state performs a third jump motion on the wall object 210; Diagram for explaining the second direction condition A diagram showing an example of how the user character PB is performing a preparatory motion before performing the wall-climbing motion. A diagram showing an example of a charge completion effect when the preliminary action is performed for a predetermined time. A diagram showing an example of how the user character PB starts a wall-climbing motion after the long press of the jump button is released. A diagram showing an example when the user character PB reaches the boundary of the area 201 in the first state during the wall-climbing motion. After FIG. 25, a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB crosses the boundary of the region 201 in the first state and jumps high upward. A diagram showing an example when the user character PB lands on the upper surface 220 after FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the information processing system 1; Flowchart showing an example of game processing performed by main unit 2 Flowchart showing an example of jump processing in step S8 Flowchart showing an example of wall-climbing processing in step S9 Flowchart showing an example of wall-climbing processing in step S51

A game system according to an example of the present embodiment will be described below. An example of a game system 1 in this embodiment includes a main body device (information processing device; in this embodiment, functions as a game device main body) 2 , a left controller 3 and a right controller 4 . A left controller 3 and a right controller 4 are detachable from the main unit 2 . In other words, the game system 1 can be used as an integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main unit 2 respectively. The game system 1 can also use the main unit 2 and the left controller 3 and right controller 4 as separate bodies (see FIG. 2). The hardware configuration of the game system 1 of this embodiment will be described below, and then the control of the game system 1 of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which a left controller 3 and a right controller 4 are attached to a main unit 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to and integrated with the main unit 2 respectively. The main device 2 is a device that executes various types of processing (for example, game processing) in the game system 1 . The main unit 2 has a display 12 . The left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are devices provided with operation units for user input.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removed from the main unit 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are detachable from the main unit 2 . Note that, hereinafter, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 may be collectively referred to as "controllers".

3A and 3B are six views showing an example of the main unit 2. FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 , the main unit 2 includes a substantially plate-shaped housing 11 . In this embodiment, the main surface of the housing 11 (in other words, the surface on the front side, that is, the surface on which the display 12 is provided) is generally rectangular.

The shape and size of the housing 11 are arbitrary. As an example, housing 11 may be sized to be portable. Also, the main unit 2 alone or the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main unit 2 may be a portable device. Also, the main device 2 or the integrated device may be a hand-held device. Also, the main device 2 or the integrated device may be the portable device.

As shown in FIG. 3 , main unit 2 includes display 12 provided on the main surface of housing 11 . Display 12 displays an image generated by main device 2 . In this embodiment, display 12 is a liquid crystal display (LCD). However, display 12 may be any type of display device.

The main device 2 also includes a touch panel 13 on the screen of the display 12 . In this embodiment, the touch panel 13 is of a type capable of multi-touch input (for example, a capacitive type). However, the touch panel 13 may be of any type, and for example, may be of a type capable of single-touch input (for example, a resistive film type).

The main unit 2 includes a speaker (that is, the speaker 88 shown in FIG. 6) inside the housing 11 . As shown in FIG. 3, speaker holes 11a and 11b are formed in the main surface of the housing 11. As shown in FIG. The sound output from the speaker 88 is output from these speaker holes 11a and 11b, respectively.

The main unit 2 also includes a left terminal 17 that is a terminal for performing wired communication between the main unit 2 and the left controller 3 , and a right terminal 21 for performing wired communication between the main unit 2 and the right controller 4 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the main unit 2 has slots 23 . A slot 23 is provided in the upper surface of the housing 11 . The slot 23 has a shape in which a predetermined type of storage medium can be loaded. The predetermined type of storage medium is, for example, a storage medium dedicated to the game system 1 and an information processing device of the same type (eg, dedicated memory card). The predetermined type of storage medium stores, for example, data used by the main unit 2 (for example, application save data, etc.) and/or programs executed by the main unit 2 (for example, application programs, etc.). used to The main unit 2 also includes a power button 28 .

The main unit 2 includes lower terminals 27 . The lower terminal 27 is a terminal for the main device 2 to communicate with the cradle. In this embodiment, the lower terminal 27 is a USB connector (more specifically, a female connector). When the integrated device or main device 2 alone is placed on the cradle, the game system 1 can display an image generated and output by the main device 2 on the stationary monitor. Further, in this embodiment, the cradle has a function of charging the mounted integrated device or main device 2 alone. Also, the cradle has the function of a hub device (specifically, a USB hub).

4A and 4B are six views showing an example of the left controller 3. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4 , the left controller 3 has a housing 31 . In this embodiment, the housing 31 has a vertically long shape, that is, a shape elongated in the vertical direction (that is, the y-axis direction shown in FIGS. 1 and 4). When the left controller 3 is removed from the main unit 2, the left controller 3 can be held vertically. The housing 31 has a shape and size that allows it to be held with one hand, particularly the left hand, when held in a vertically long orientation. Also, the left controller 3 can be held in a landscape orientation. When the left controller 3 is held horizontally, it may be held with both hands.

The left controller 3 has an analog stick 32 . As shown in FIG. 4, the analog stick 32 is provided on the main surface of the housing 31. As shown in FIG. The analog stick 32 can be used as a directional input unit capable of inputting directions. By tilting the analog stick 32, the user can input a direction according to the tilting direction (and input a magnitude according to the tilting angle). Note that the left controller 3 may be provided with a cross key or a slide stick capable of slide input as the direction input unit instead of the analog stick. Further, in the present embodiment, input by pressing the analog stick 32 is possible.

The left controller 3 has various operation buttons. The left controller 3 has four operation buttons 33 to 36 (specifically, a right button 33 , a downward button 34 , an upward button 35 and a left button 36 ) on the main surface of the housing 31 . Further, the left controller 3 has a recording button 37 and a - (minus) button 47 . The left controller 3 has a first L button 38 and a ZL button 39 on the upper left side of the housing 31 . The left controller 3 also has a second L button 43 and a second R button 44 on the side surface of the housing 31 that is attached when attached to the main unit 2 . These operation buttons are used to give instructions according to various programs (for example, an OS program and an application program) executed by the main device 2 .

The left controller 3 also includes a terminal 42 for wire communication between the left controller 3 and the main unit 2 .

5A and 5B are six views showing an example of the right controller 4. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 , the right controller 4 has a housing 51 . In this embodiment, the housing 51 has a vertically long shape, that is, a shape elongated in the vertical direction. When the right controller 4 is removed from the main unit 2, the right controller 4 can be held vertically. The housing 51 is shaped and sized so that it can be held with one hand, particularly with the right hand, when held in an elongated orientation. Also, the right controller 4 can be held in a landscape orientation. When the right controller 4 is held horizontally, it may be held with both hands.

The right controller 4, like the left controller 3, has an analog stick 52 as a direction input unit. In this embodiment, the analog stick 52 has the same configuration as the analog stick 32 of the left controller 3 . Also, the right controller 4 may be provided with a cross key, a slide stick capable of slide input, or the like, instead of the analog stick. The right controller 4, like the left controller 3, has four operation buttons 53 to 56 (specifically, an A button 53, a B button 54, an X button 55, and a Y button 56) on the main surface of the housing 51. Prepare. Furthermore, the right controller 4 has a + (plus) button 57 and a home button 58 . The right controller 4 also has a first R button 60 and a ZR button 61 on the upper right side of the housing 51 . Also, the right controller 4 has a second L button 65 and a second R button 66, like the left controller 3 does.

The right controller 4 also includes a terminal 64 for wire communication between the right controller 4 and the main unit 2 .

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main unit 2. As shown in FIG. The main unit 2 includes components 81 to 91, 97, and 98 shown in FIG. 6 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. Some of these components 81 - 91 , 97 and 98 may be mounted on an electronic circuit board as electronic components and accommodated within housing 11 .

The main unit 2 includes a processor 81 . The processor 81 is an information processing section that executes various types of information processing executed in the main unit 2, and may be composed of, for example, only a CPU (Central Processing Unit), or may be composed of a CPU function and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). ) function, it may be configured from a SoC (System-on-a-chip) including multiple functions. The processor 81 executes an information processing program (for example, a game program) stored in a storage unit (specifically, an internal storage medium such as the flash memory 84, or an external storage medium mounted in the slot 23, etc.). By doing so, various information processing is executed.

The main unit 2 includes a flash memory 84 and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 85 as examples of internal storage media incorporated therein. Flash memory 84 and DRAM 85 are connected to processor 81 . Flash memory 84 is a memory mainly used for storing various data (which may be programs) to be stored in main unit 2 . The DRAM 85 is a memory used to temporarily store various data used in information processing.

The main unit 2 includes a slot interface (hereinafter abbreviated as “I/F”) 91 . Slot I/F 91 is connected to processor 81 . The slot I/F 91 is connected to the slot 23 and reads and writes data from/to a predetermined type of storage medium (for example, a dedicated memory card) attached to the slot 23 according to instructions from the processor 81 .

The processor 81 appropriately reads and writes data from/to the flash memory 84 and the DRAM 85 as well as to each of the above storage media to execute the above information processing.

The main unit 2 has a network communication unit 82 . A network communication unit 82 is connected to the processor 81 . The network communication unit 82 communicates (specifically, wirelessly) with an external device via a network. In this embodiment, the network communication unit 82 communicates with an external device by connecting to a wireless LAN according to a method conforming to the Wi-Fi standard as the first communication mode. In addition, the network communication unit 82 performs wireless communication with other main device 2 of the same type by a predetermined communication method (for example, communication using a unique protocol or infrared communication) as a second communication mode. Note that the wireless communication according to the second communication mode is capable of wireless communication with another main unit 2 placed in a closed local network area, and direct communication is performed between a plurality of main units 2. It realizes a function that enables so-called "local communication" in which data is transmitted and received by

The main unit 2 includes a controller communication section 83 . Controller communication unit 83 is connected to processor 81 . The controller communication unit 83 wirelessly communicates with the left controller 3 and/or the right controller 4 . The communication method between the main unit 2 and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 is arbitrary. (registered trademark) standards.

Processor 81 is connected to left terminal 17, right terminal 21, and bottom terminal 27 described above. When performing wired communication with the left controller 3 , the processor 81 transmits data to the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17 and receives operation data from the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17 . When performing wired communication with the right controller 4 , the processor 81 transmits data to the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21 and receives operation data from the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21 . Also, when communicating with the cradle, the processor 81 transmits data to the cradle via the lower terminal 27 . Thus, in this embodiment, the main unit 2 can perform both wired communication and wireless communication with the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, respectively. Further, when the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main unit 2 or when the main unit 2 alone is attached to the cradle, the main unit 2 transmits data (for example, image data, voice data, etc.) via the cradle. data) can be output to a stationary monitor or the like.

Here, the main unit 2 can communicate with a plurality of left controllers 3 simultaneously (in other words, in parallel). Also, the main unit 2 can communicate with a plurality of right controllers 4 at the same time (in other words, in parallel). Therefore, a plurality of users can make inputs to the main unit 2 at the same time using sets of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 respectively. As an example, a first user uses a first set of left controller 3 and right controller 4 to make an input to main unit 2, while a second user uses a second set of left controller 3 and right controller 4. It becomes possible to input to the main unit 2 by using the

The main unit 2 includes a touch panel controller 86 that is a circuit that controls the touch panel 13 . A touch panel controller 86 is connected between the touch panel 13 and the processor 81 . Based on the signal from the touch panel 13 , the touch panel controller 86 generates data indicating, for example, the position where the touch input was performed, and outputs the data to the processor 81 .

Display 12 is also connected to processor 81 . The processor 81 displays on the display 12 images generated (for example, by executing the information processing described above) and/or images obtained from the outside.

Main unit 2 includes codec circuit 87 and speakers (more specifically, left speaker and right speaker) 88 . The codec circuit 87 is connected to the speaker 88 and the audio input/output terminal 25 as well as to the processor 81 . The codec circuit 87 is a circuit that controls input/output of audio data to/from the speaker 88 and the audio input/output terminal 25 .

The main unit 2 also includes an acceleration sensor 89 . In this embodiment, the acceleration sensor 89 detects the magnitude of acceleration along predetermined three-axis (eg, xyz-axis shown in FIG. 1) directions. Note that the acceleration sensor 89 may detect acceleration in one or two axial directions.

The main unit 2 also includes an angular velocity sensor 90 . In this embodiment, the angular velocity sensor 90 detects angular velocities around predetermined three axes (eg, xyz axes shown in FIG. 1). The angular velocity sensor 90 may detect angular velocity about one axis or two axes.

Acceleration sensor 89 and angular velocity sensor 90 are connected to processor 81 , and detection results of acceleration sensor 89 and angular velocity sensor 90 are output to processor 81 . Processor 81 can calculate information about the movement and/or orientation of main unit 2 based on the detection results of acceleration sensor 89 and angular velocity sensor 90 described above.

Main unit 2 includes power control unit 97 and battery 98 . Power control 97 is connected to battery 98 and processor 81 . Although not shown, the power control unit 97 is connected to each unit of the main unit 2 (specifically, each unit receiving electric power from the battery 98, the left terminal 17, and the right terminal 21). A power control unit 97 controls the power supply from the battery 98 to each of the above units based on instructions from the processor 81 .

Also, the battery 98 is connected to the lower terminal 27 . When an external charging device (for example, a cradle) is connected to lower terminal 27 and power is supplied to main unit 2 via lower terminal 27 , battery 98 is charged with the supplied power.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of internal configurations of the main unit 2, the left controller 3, and the right controller 4. As shown in FIG. The details of the internal configuration of the main unit 2 are omitted in FIG. 7 since they are shown in FIG.

The left controller 3 includes a communication control section 101 that communicates with the main unit 2 . As shown in FIG. 7, the communication control section 101 is connected to each component including the terminal 42 . In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 101 can communicate with the main device 2 by both wired communication via the terminal 42 and wireless communication not via the terminal 42 . The communication control unit 101 controls the method of communication performed by the left controller 3 with the main unit 2 . That is, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main unit 2 , the communication control unit 101 communicates with the main unit 2 through the terminal 42 . Further, when the left controller 3 is detached from the main unit 2, the communication control unit 101 performs wireless communication with the main unit 2 (specifically, the controller communication unit 83). Wireless communication between the controller communication unit 83 and the communication control unit 101 is performed according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard, for example.

The left controller 3 also includes a memory 102 such as a flash memory. The communication control unit 101 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer (also referred to as a microprocessor), and executes various processes by executing firmware stored in the memory 102 .

The left controller 3 includes each button 103 (specifically, buttons 33-39, 43, 44, and 47). The left controller 3 also includes an analog stick (denoted as “stick” in FIG. 7) 32 . Each of the buttons 103 and the analog stick 32 repeatedly outputs information about operations performed on itself to the communication control unit 101 at appropriate timings.

The left controller 3 has an inertial sensor. Specifically, the left controller 3 has an acceleration sensor 104 . The left controller 3 also includes an angular velocity sensor 105 . In this embodiment, the acceleration sensor 104 detects the magnitude of acceleration along predetermined three-axis (eg, xyz-axis shown in FIG. 4) directions. Note that the acceleration sensor 104 may detect acceleration in one or two axial directions. In this embodiment, the angular velocity sensor 105 detects angular velocities around predetermined three axes (eg, xyz axes shown in FIG. 4). The angular velocity sensor 105 may detect angular velocity about one axis or two axes. Acceleration sensor 104 and angular velocity sensor 105 are each connected to communication control unit 101 . The detection results of the acceleration sensor 104 and the angular velocity sensor 105 are repeatedly output to the communication control unit 101 at appropriate timings.

The communication control unit 101 receives information on input (specifically, information on operation or detection result by sensor) from each input unit (specifically, each button 103, analog stick 32, each sensor 104 and 105) to get The communication control unit 101 transmits operation data including the acquired information (or information obtained by performing predetermined processing on the acquired information) to the main unit 2 . Note that the operation data is repeatedly transmitted at a rate of once per predetermined time. It should be noted that the interval at which the information about the input is transmitted to the main unit 2 may or may not be the same for each input section.

By transmitting the operation data to the main unit 2 , the main unit 2 can obtain the input made to the left controller 3 . That is, the main unit 2 can determine the operation of each button 103 and the analog stick 32 based on the operation data. Main unit 2 can also calculate information about the movement and/or orientation of left controller 3 based on operation data (specifically, detection results of acceleration sensor 104 and angular velocity sensor 105).

The left controller 3 has a vibrator 107 for notifying the user by vibration. In this embodiment, the vibrator 107 is controlled by commands from the main unit 2 . That is, when the communication control unit 101 receives the command from the main unit 2, it drives the vibrator 107 according to the command. Here, the left controller 3 has a codec section 106 . Upon receiving the command, communication control section 101 outputs a control signal corresponding to the command to codec section 106 . The codec unit 106 generates a drive signal for driving the vibrator 107 from the control signal from the communication control unit 101 and gives the drive signal to the vibrator 107 . This causes the vibrator 107 to operate.

The left controller 3 has a power supply section 108 . In this embodiment, power supply 108 includes a battery and power control circuitry. Although not shown, the power control circuit is connected to the battery and to each section of the left controller 3 (specifically, each section that receives power from the battery).

As shown in FIG. 7 , the right controller 4 includes a communication control section 111 that communicates with the main unit 2 . The right controller 4 also includes a memory 112 connected to the communication control section 111 . Communication control unit 111 is connected to each component including terminal 64 . The communication control section 111 and the memory 112 have functions similar to those of the communication control section 101 and the memory 102 of the left controller 3 . Therefore, the communication control unit 111 can communicate with the main unit 2 in both wired communication via the terminal 64 and wireless communication not via the terminal 64 (specifically, communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard). Communication is possible, and the right controller 4 controls the method of communication with the main unit 2 .

The right controller 4 has inputs similar to those of the left controller 3 . Specifically, each button 113, analog stick 52, and inertial sensors (acceleration sensor 114 and angular velocity sensor 115) are provided. Each of these input sections has the same function as each input section of the left controller 3 and operates in the same manner.

The right controller 4 also includes a vibrator 117 and a codec section 116 . Vibrator 117 and codec section 116 operate in the same manner as vibrator 107 and codec section 106 of left controller 3 . That is, the communication control unit 111 operates the vibrator 117 using the codec unit 116 according to the command from the main unit 2 .

The right controller 4 has a power supply 118 . The power supply unit 118 has the same function as the power supply unit 108 of the left controller 3 and operates similarly.

(Outline of the game of this embodiment)
Next, the outline of the game of this embodiment will be described. The game of this embodiment is a multiplayer game in which a plurality of users operate respective characters using respective game devices (main device 2 and controllers 3 and 4). A plurality of game devices are connected to a network (LAN or Internet) and perform game processing by communicating directly or indirectly via a server or the like. For example, a plurality of users belong to one of two teams, and each user cooperates with a user of his own team to play against an enemy team. A character corresponding to each user is arranged in the same virtual space, and the game progresses by making each character act in the virtual space. Each user's own character is displayed on the display device (display 12 or stationary monitor) of the game device of each user, and characters corresponding to other users are also displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a game image displayed on the display device when the game of this embodiment is executed. A plurality of game stages are prepared in the game of this embodiment. Terrain objects corresponding to game stages are arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space, and a plurality of characters are controlled on the terrain objects.

As shown in FIG. 8, a user character P and an enemy character EC are arranged in the virtual space. The user character P is operated by the user of the game device (main device 2). The enemy character EC is operated by another user who is an opponent.

Terrain objects that form the terrain are arranged in the virtual space. Specifically, a ground object 200 and a wall object 210 are arranged as terrain objects. The ground object 200 is an object forming the ground, for example, a plane parallel to the XZ plane fixed in the virtual space. The wall object 210 is an object that forms a wall, and is, for example, a plane perpendicular to the XZ plane (a plane parallel to the Y-axis that is fixed in the virtual space).

A virtual camera corresponding to the user character P is set in the virtual space, and based on the virtual camera, a game image of the virtual space including the user character P is generated and displayed on the display device. The virtual camera moves according to the movement of the user character P, and rotates around the user character P according to the user's operation input (for example, direction operation input to the analog stick 52).

The user character P moves within the virtual space or performs a predetermined action within the virtual space in accordance with the operation input to the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 . For example, the user character P shoots liquid (eg, red ink) into the virtual space in response to pressing of a firing button (eg, ZR button 61 of right controller 3). The direction in which the liquid is ejected is determined according to the user's operation input. For example, liquid is ejected in the line-of-sight direction of a virtual camera that is controlled according to the user's operation input. A predetermined area in the virtual space in the direction in which the liquid is ejected is changed to a first state (for example, painted in red) by the ejected liquid. When another user on the own team presses the fire button, the character corresponding to the other user on the own team shoots the liquid of the same color, and the predetermined area in the virtual space in the direction in which the liquid is shot is the first. 1 state. Each face of a terrain object in virtual space can change to a first state. In FIG. 8, a partial area of the ground object 200 parallel to the XZ plane and a partial area of the wall object 210 perpendicular to the XZ plane are changed to the first state. In FIG. 8, an area 201 is an area in the first state changed by each user of the own team shooting liquid. If the liquid ejected by the user character P hits the enemy character EC, the enemy character EC is damaged.

When the user corresponding to the enemy character EC presses the fire button, the enemy character EC fires a liquid of a different color (for example, blue ink), and a predetermined area in the virtual space in the direction in which the liquid is fired is filled with the fire. It is changed to a second state (for example, painted blue) by the applied liquid. The same is true for other characters on the opposing team. In FIG. 8, area 202 is the area of the second state changed by each user of the enemy team shooting liquid. It should be noted that when the user character P is hit by the liquid ejected by the enemy character EC, the user character P is damaged.

At the start of the game, each surface of the terrain object is in the initial state, neither the first state nor the second state. In FIG. 8, area 203 is the area in the initial state. Each user advances the game while painting the terrain object area in the virtual space with the color of the team to which he/she belongs.

The user character P can change between a normal state and a special state. The user character P is in a special state while the ZL button 39 of the left controller 3 is being pressed, and is in a normal state while the ZL button 39 is not being pressed. The enemy character EC and other characters on the player's team can also change between the normal state and the special state.

The user character P in the normal state is, for example, a humanoid character. As shown in FIG. 8, the user character P in the normal state is hereinafter referred to as "user character PA". Also, the user character in the normal state and the user character in the special state are collectively referred to as "user character P".

The user character P can move on the ground object 200 according to the user's directional operation input (for example, directional input to the analog stick 32 of the left controller 3). For example, when the user character P is on the ground object 200, if the right direction of the analog stick 32 is input, the user character P moves to the right direction of the screen, and if the upward direction of the analog stick 32 is input, Move in the depth direction of the screen.

The user character PA in the normal state can move on the ground object 200 regardless of whether the ground object 200 is in the first state, the second state, or the initial state. When the user character PA is stopped on the ground object 200 and a direction operation input is performed, the user character PA accelerates in the direction of the virtual space according to the input direction of the analog stick 32 and reaches a constant speed. reach. When the direction operation input ends, the user character P starts decelerating, and stops after a lapse of time. The acceleration and constant velocity when the user character P moves on the ground object 200 differ depending on the region where the user character P is located and the state of the user character P.

Specifically, when the user character PA in the normal state is on the first state area 201 or the initial state area 203, the user character PA is positioned on the first state area 201 or the initial state area 203 in response to the direction operation input. move at normal speed. Hereinafter, the “normal speed” means the speed when the user character PA moves at a constant speed over the area 201 in the first state or the area 203 in the initial state.

Further, when the user character PA in the normal state is on the second state area 202, it moves over the second state area 202 at a speed lower than the normal speed in response to the direction operation input. That is, the constant speed of the user character PA on the area 202 in the second state is slower than the normal speed.

In addition, gravity always acts downward in the virtual space, and if there is no plane parallel to the XZ plane below the user character P or a plane with a predetermined angle or less with respect to the XZ plane, the user character P keep falling downwards. Therefore, the user character PA cannot continue to be positioned on the wall object 210 , and falls onto the ground object 200 even if it momentarily contacts the wall object 210 . However, as will be described later, if the user character P is in a special state, the user character P can continue to be positioned on the wall object or can move.

Also, the user character PA in the normal state is a ground object in any one of the first state, the second state, and the initial state according to the operation input to the jump button (for example, the B button 54 of the right controller 4). Jump above 200. After the user character PA jumps, it falls downward due to gravity.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a game image when the user character P is in a special state. As shown in FIG. 9, the user character P in the special state has a display mode (shape, color, pattern, etc.) different from that in the normal state. In FIG. 9, the user character P in the special state is represented by a triangle. Note that the user character P in the special state may be displayed in any manner. As shown in FIG. 9, the user character P in the special state may be hereinafter referred to as "user character PB".

When the user character PB in the special state is on the area 201 in the first state, the user character PB is in a latent state of being submerged in liquid. In the hiding state, the user character PB in the special state is in a state where it is difficult to be visually recognized, and it is difficult to be discovered by the enemy character EC (the user corresponding to the enemy character). Therefore, the user character PB in the hiding state is less likely to be attacked by the enemy character EC and is in an advantageous state. Specifically, the area 201 in the first state is an image in which liquid is applied on the ground object 200, and appears planar (there is no or only a slight difference from the ground in the initial state). , in the hiding state, an image appears as if the user character PB has crawled under the ground. As a result, the location where the user character PB is hidden and the location where the user character PB is not hidden have the same or only a slight difference in appearance on the surface, making it difficult for other users to find them. It should be noted that in the hiding state, the user character PB may become planar and become assimilated with the surface of the liquid, making it difficult for other users to discover the user character PB. In FIG. 9, the user character PB in the hiding state is indicated by a dotted-line triangle. The same applies to other drawings.

On the other hand, when the user character PB in the special state is on the area in the initial state or the second state, it is in the exposed state. In the exposed state, the user character PB in the special state is easily visible, and is easily found by the enemy character EC (user corresponding to the enemy character). For example, the exposed state is a state in which the whole body of the user character PB in the special state is exposed. Therefore, the exposed user character PB is likely to be attacked by the enemy character EC. The user character PA in the normal state is exposed in any of the areas 201-203. Also, the user character P cannot enter a special state on the area 202 in the second state. Therefore, the user character P is exposed on the region 202 in the second state.

Also, the user character PB in the special state jumps on the ground object 200 in response to the operation input for the jump button. When the user character PB in the hiding state jumps, it temporarily moves upward in the virtual space and becomes exposed. In the subsequent figures, the exposed user character PB is indicated by a solid-line triangle. The user character PB in the exposed state is easily found by the enemy character EC.

The user character PB in the special state can move on the ground object 200 according to a directional operation input by the user (for example, a directional input to the analog stick 32). When the user character PB in the special state is on the area 201 of the ground object 200 in the first state (that is, in the hiding state), it can move at a first speed faster than the normal speed in response to direction operation input. be. Specifically, when a direction operation input is performed using the analog stick 32 while the user character PB is in the hiding state, acceleration is applied to the user character PB in the direction of the virtual space corresponding to the input direction. be done. If the input in the same direction continues, the user character PB in the hiding state is accelerated to a first speed, which is faster than the normal speed. The acceleration when the user character PB is in the hiding state may be greater than the acceleration when the user character PA is in the normal state. When the direction operation input ends, the user character PB in the hiding state decelerates and stops after a lapse of time.

When a direction operation input for moving the user character PB in the second direction is performed while the user character PB is moving in the first direction on the area 201 in the first state on the ground object 200, the user The moving direction of the character PB changes to the second direction. Specifically, the user character PB does not immediately change direction to the second direction, but takes a certain amount of time to change direction to the second direction due to the influence of inertia. That is, when a direction operation input for moving the user character PB in the second direction is performed while the user character PB is moving in the first direction, the movement direction of the user character PB is changed to the first direction. to the second direction over a certain amount of time. "During direction change" means that the movement direction of the user character PB is changing from the first direction to the second direction, and "direction change is completed" means that the movement direction of the user character PB becomes the second direction. That is.

On the area 203 in the initial state, the user character PB in the special state moves at a speed slower than the normal speed in response to the direction operation input. On the area 203 in the initial state, the acceleration of the user character PB in the special state may be smaller than the acceleration of the user character PB in the hiding state and the user character PA in the normal state.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB in the special state is on the wall object 210. As shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB in the special state moves on the wall object 210. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the special state user character PB can move on the wall object 210 . Specifically, the user character PB moves on the area 201 in the first state on the wall surface object 210 in the direction corresponding to the directional operation input. For example, when the user character PB in the special state is on the first state area 201 of the wall surface object 210, and an upward direction operation input is performed using the analog stick 32, the user character PB moves toward the wall surface. Move upward on the area 201 in the first state in the object 210 . Further, the user character PB moves rightward on the area 201 of the wall surface object 210 in the first state when a rightward directional operation input is performed.

The moving speed of the user character PB on the wall object 210 is faster than the normal speed. The moving speed may be the first speed, or may be slower than the first speed. Also, the upward and downward movement speeds on the wall object 210 may be affected by gravity.

When the user character PB is on the first state area 201 of the wall object 210 and no directional operation input is performed, the user character PB automatically moves downward under the influence of gravity. The falling speed in this case is slower than the normal falling speed (for example, the falling speed when on the wall but not on the region 201 in the first state), and the user character PB falls relatively slowly downward to the wall object 210. move along.

As shown in FIG. 11, the user character PB on the wall surface object 210 in the first state area 201 and other areas (the second state area 202 in the wall surface object 210, or the initial state). It cannot move beyond the boundary with the region 203) while in a hidden state, and when the boundary is crossed, it becomes exposed and falls.

Next, an operation when the jump button is pressed while the user character PB in the special state is moving on the area 201 in the first state will be described. First, the jump motion when the user character PB in the special state is moving in the first state area 201 on the ground object 200 will be described. In this embodiment, when the jump button is pressed while the user character PB in the special state is moving in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, the speed condition and the first direction condition, which will be described later, are satisfied. Different jump actions are performed depending on whether the conditions are met or not. Specifically, when at least one of the speed condition and the first direction condition is not satisfied, the first jump motion is performed. A second jump action is performed if the speed condition and the first direction condition are met. The first jump operation and the second jump operation will be described below.

(First jump motion)
FIG. 12 shows the case where the user character PB in the special state is moving to the right in the first state region 201 of the ground object 200, and the first jump motion is performed along with the direction change in the depth direction of the screen. is a diagram showing an example of the trajectory of the user character PB of . FIG. 13 shows a case where the user character PB in the special state is moving rightward in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the user performs the first jump motion accompanied by turning leftward. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a trajectory of a character PB;

In FIGS. 12 and 13, the dotted triangle indicates the position of the user character PB in the hiding state immediately before the jump button is pressed, and the solid triangle indicates the user character in jump (in the exposed state) after changing direction. PB is indicated. A solid arrow indicates the trajectory of the user character PB. Note that in FIGS. 12 and 13, the user character PB and its surrounding area 201 are enlarged and displayed for ease of viewing. 12 and 13 show an image when the user character PB is jumping, and the shadow of the user character PB is projected on the ground, indicating that the user character PB is floating in the air.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the user character PB is on the area 201 of the ground object 200 in the first state, if the direction operation input in the right direction is continued, the user character PB will move to the right in the hidden state. move in the direction For example, if an upward directional operation input and a jump button are pressed while the user character PB is moving rightward, at least one of the speed condition and the first direction condition is met. If not, a first jump action is performed. In the first jump motion, as described above, it takes some time for the moving direction of the user character PB to change in the depth direction due to the influence of inertia. Specifically, when an upward directional operation input and a jump button are pressed while the user character PB is moving to the right, the user character PB jumps and the speed in the right direction decreases. At the same time, it accelerates in the depth direction, and after a certain amount of time has passed, the moving direction of the user character PB becomes the depth direction (the Z-axis direction in FIG. 12). Note that while the user character PB is jumping, it is in an exposed state, and the acceleration in the direction corresponding to the input direction is smaller than in the hidden state. For this reason, when a direction operation input for direction change is performed along with input of the jump button, reaching a certain position after direction change is faster than when only direction operation input for direction change is performed. time will be longer. The timing at which the user character PB jumps is not limited to the timing at which the jump button is pressed. Further, when the user character PB starts jumping, the direction of movement of the user character PB may remain rightward, and may change to the depth direction during the jump.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when the user character PB is moving rightward while in the hiding state, for example, if a leftward directional operation input and a jump button are pressed, the speed condition and the first direction condition are not met, a first jump action is performed. Specifically, when a directional operation input in the left direction and a jump button are pressed, the user character PB jumps while the speed in the right direction decreases. changes to the left. Note that the decrease speed of the rightward speed is increased due to the effect of the leftward acceleration due to the leftward directional operation input.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the first jump motion shown in FIG. 12 is performed. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the first jump motion shown in FIG. 13 is performed.

14 and 15, each arrow represents the velocity vector of the user character PB at each time point (t0, t1, t2, . . . ). The starting point of the arrow represents the position of the user character PB at each point in time, the direction of the arrow represents the direction of movement, and the length of the arrow represents speed. The interval between each time point is, for example, one to several frame times. For example, one frame time may be 1/60 second.

As shown in FIG. 14, at time t0, a rightward directional operation input is being performed, and the user character PB is moving rightward at a speed that does not satisfy the speed condition. Assume that an upward directional operation input and a jump button input are performed at time t1. In this case, at time t1, the user character PB jumps and becomes exposed due to the jump. At time t1, the moving direction of the user character PB is not in the depth direction (Z-axis direction) of the screen, and the user character PB decreases its rightward speed while maintaining its rightward movement. . The length of the velocity vector at time t1 is shorter than the length of the velocity vector at time t0. During time t2 to t4, the user character PB continues to move rightward while maintaining the jump state, but during this time, the speed in the rightward direction continues to decrease. That is, the direction is being changed from time t1 to t4. Then, at time t5, the X direction component of the velocity vector of the user character PB becomes "0". That is, at time t5, the moving direction of the user character PB becomes the depth direction of the screen (that is, direction change is completed). The speed of the user character PB immediately after the direction change (the length of the speed vector at time t5) is less than the first speed. After time t6, the jump state ends due to the fall. Note that the moving direction of the user character PB continues to be the depth direction of the screen. The timing at which the jump of the user character PB ends may be between times t2 and t5. Note that when the first jump motion causes the user character PB to change direction and jump, the user character PB is more likely to be attacked by the enemy character EC because the acceleration is slower than when changing direction while in hiding.

Also, as shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that a left direction operation input and a jump button input are performed at time t1 while the user character PB is moving right. In this case, at time t1, the user character PB jumps and becomes exposed due to the jump. At time t1, the direction of movement of the user character PB is not leftward, and the user character PB decreases its speed in the rightward direction while maintaining the movement in the rightward direction. The length of the velocity vector at time t1 is shorter than the length of the velocity vector at time t0. During time t2 to t4, the user character PB continues to move rightward while maintaining the jump state, but during this time, the speed in the rightward direction continues to decrease. Then, at time t5, the velocity vector of the user character PB comes to have a component in the negative direction of the X axis. That is, at time t5, the moving direction of the user character PB becomes the left direction of the screen (that is, direction change is completed). The speed of the user character PB immediately after the direction change (the length of the speed vector at time t5) is less than the first speed. After time t6, the jump state ends due to the fall. Note that the movement direction of the user character PB is still leftward. Note that the timing at which the jump of the user character PB ends may be any time between times t2 and t5. Also, the timing at which the user character PB starts jumping may be the timing (time t5) at which the user character PB starts moving to the left.

In this way, when a jump motion accompanied by a direction change is performed, if the speed condition or the first direction condition is not satisfied, the first jump motion is performed. When the first jump motion is performed, the user character PB decelerates over a predetermined period of time due to the influence of inertia, and then changes the moving direction.

(Speed condition, first direction condition)
Next, the speed condition and the first direction condition will be explained. In the present embodiment, the speed condition relates to the movement speed of the user character PB in a predetermined period determined based on the point of time when the jump button is pressed when the jump button is pressed while the user character PB is in hiding. It is a condition. The predetermined period may be, for example, a predetermined number of frame times (for example, 10 to 20 frame times) in the past including the point of input of the jump button, or may be the point of input or a predetermined point in the past of the point of input. . Also, the predetermined period may or may not include the time at which the jump button is pressed. Specifically, the speed condition is satisfied when the maximum value of the moving speed of the user character PB during the predetermined period is equal to or greater than the first threshold. For example, this first threshold may be 70-80% of the first speed. Note that the speed condition may be satisfied when the average speed of the user character PB during the predetermined period is equal to or higher than the first threshold. Further, the speed condition may be satisfied when the speed of the user character PB is always equal to or higher than the first threshold during the predetermined period. In other words, the speed condition is a condition that is satisfied when the moving speed of the user character PB is relatively fast at the time when the jump button is input or immediately before that, and the user character PB is not moving or is moving at a slow speed. This is a condition that is not satisfied when moving.

Further, the first direction condition is that when the jump button is pressed while the user character PB is moving in the first direction while hiding, the user character PB moves in a second direction different from the first direction. This is a condition related to a direction operation input that causes movement. The first direction condition is satisfied when the difference between the first direction and the second direction is greater than or equal to the second threshold. That is, the first direction condition is satisfied when a directional operation input is made in a direction far away from the traveling direction of the user character PB. Specifically, when the jump button is input while the user character PB is in the hiding state, the velocity vector (here, "direction It is determined whether or not the difference between the direction of the pre-conversion velocity vector” and the moving direction of the user character PB determined by the direction operation input at the time of inputting the jump button is equal to or greater than a second threshold. If the determination result is affirmative, the first direction condition is met. For example, the second threshold may be 60 degrees or 70 degrees. Here, the speed vector before direction change may be the speed vector having the maximum magnitude among the speed vectors at each time point in the predetermined period. Further, the velocity vector before direction change may be an average velocity vector of the velocity vectors at each point in the predetermined period. Also, the "moving direction of the user character PB determined by the direction operation input at the time of inputting the jump button" is the moving direction of the user character PB after the direction change, which is the second direction. Specifically, "the moving direction of the user character PB determined by the direction operation input at the time of inputting the jump button" corresponds to the posture of the user character PB, the position of the virtual camera, and the input direction at the time of inputting the jump button. It is the direction in the virtual space where the input direction is to be moved, and is the direction of movement if the direction change is immediately completed in the direction corresponding to the input direction at that time. Note that the "predetermined period determined with reference to the jump button input time point" used to determine whether or not the first direction condition is satisfied is the same as the "predetermined period" used to determine whether or not the speed condition is satisfied. They may be the same (exact match) or different (partially overlapping or not overlapping at all).

For example, as shown in FIG. 13, if a jump button is pressed while the user character PB is moving in the positive direction of the X axis, the user character PB moves in the negative direction of the X axis at the time the jump button is pressed. When there is a directional operation input (input to the left of the analog stick 32) that moves the , the difference is 180 degrees. In this case, the first direction condition is satisfied. That is, when there is a directional operation input that causes the user character PB to turn in a direction opposite to the traveling direction, the first directional condition is satisfied.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, when a jump button is input while the user character PB is moving in the positive direction of the X-axis, the user moves in the positive direction of the Z-axis at the time of inputting the jump button. When there is a directional operation input (upward input of the analog stick 32) that causes the character PB to move, the difference is 90 degrees. Also in this case, the first direction condition is satisfied. That is, the first direction condition is satisfied even when there is a directional operation input that causes the user character PB to turn right beside the direction of travel.

If both the speed condition and the first direction condition are met, a second jump action is performed.

The first direction condition may be determined according to the moving speed of the user character PB during a predetermined period used for determining the speed condition, a predetermined period used for determining the first direction condition, or a predetermined period other than these. may be different. For example, the faster the moving speed of the user character PB during the predetermined period, the smaller the second threshold may be. In this case, when the user character PB is moving at a high speed, the first direction condition is satisfied even if the change in the input direction of the analog stick 32 is small, and the second jump motion is performed, but the user character PB is slow. When moving at a high speed, the first direction condition is not satisfied unless the change in input direction is large, and the second jump motion is not performed. In this way, the second jump motion is not performed when the sufficient speed is not reached. As a result, when the user character is moving at high speed, the second jump motion can be easily performed even when the direction is changed at a small angle, and when the user character is moving at a low speed, it is possible to perform the second jump motion when the direction is changed at a large angle. 2 jump operation can be executed.

Further, when the jump button is pressed, the amount of change in the past velocity vector may be calculated, and the second threshold for satisfying the first direction condition may be changed according to the amount of change. For example, if the vehicle is traveling straight for a certain period of time, the second threshold may be reduced. This makes it easier to perform the second jump motion when the input direction changes while the user character PB is traveling straight.

(Second jump motion)
Next, the second jump operation will be explained. FIG. 16 shows a case where the user character PB in the special state is moving rightward in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the user performs a second jump motion accompanied by a direction change in the depth direction. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a trajectory of a character PB; FIG. 17 shows a case where the user character PB in the special state is moving rightward in the first state area 201 of the ground object 200, and the user performs the second jump motion accompanied by turning leftward. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a trajectory of a character PB; Note that in FIGS. 16 and 17, the user character PB and its surrounding area 201 are enlarged and displayed for ease of viewing. 16 and 17 are images when the user character PB is jumping, and the shadow of the user character PB is projected on the ground, indicating that the user character PB is floating in the air.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the user character PB is moving rightward, for example, when an upward directional operation input and a jump button are pressed, the speed condition and the first direction condition are: is satisfied, a second jump operation is performed. In the second jump motion, the change of direction of the user character PB is immediately completed without the influence of inertia described above. Specifically, the velocity in the right direction immediately becomes zero, and the moving direction of the user character PB immediately changes in the depth direction of the screen. Also, a jump is performed along with this direction change in the depth direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, when the user character PB is moving rightward while in hiding, for example, if a leftward directional operation input and a jump button are pressed, the speed condition and the first direction condition are met, a second jump action is performed. Specifically, the moving direction of the user character PB immediately changes to the left. In addition, a jump is performed along with this turn to the left.

Note that when the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB is in the attack effect reduction state for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 to 20 frame periods). The attack effect reduction state is a state in which the adverse effects of an attack (e.g., liquid ejection) from the enemy character EC are reduced. If the user character P in the normal state or the special state is not in the attack effect reduction state, it will be adversely affected if attacked by the enemy character EC. For example, the physical strength value of the user character P decreases, the attack power of the user character P weakens, the attack of the user character P stops, the moving speed of the user character P decreases, or the user character P is currently You may be retreated to a position farther from the enemy's position than the position of . This adverse effect is suppressed when in the attack effect reduction state. Any method of suppressing this adverse effect in the attack impact mitigation state is acceptable. For example, in the attack impact reduction state, the physical strength of the user character P is increased, the defense of the user character P is increased, the attack power of the enemy character EC is decreased, and the attack of the enemy character EC is stopped. By doing so, the influence of the attack on the user character P may be reduced, or may be completely eliminated.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the display mode of the user character PB changes in the attack influence reduction state. For example, in the attack impact reduction state, the color of the user character PB may change, or an effect image indicating the attack impact reduction state may be added to the user character PB. Further, in the attack impact reduction state, a sound effect indicating the attack impact reduction state may be output.

The attack effect reduction state may continue while the user character PB is jumping (that is, while the user character PB is in the exposed state). Alternatively, the attack effect reduction state may be set only during the first period (for example, the first half period) while the user character PB is jumping. Alternatively, the attack effect reduction state may be established while the user character PB is jumping and for a predetermined period of time after the user character PB enters the hiding state again after jumping.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the second jump motion shown in FIG. 16 is performed. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a change in the position of the user character PB and a velocity vector at that position when the second jump motion shown in FIG. 17 is performed.

As shown in FIG. 18, at time t0, a rightward directional operation input is being performed, and the user character PB is moving rightward at a speed that satisfies the speed condition (for example, the first speed). At time t1, an upward directional operation input and a jump button input are performed, and the speed condition and the first direction condition are satisfied. In this case, at time t1, the user character PB completes the direction change in the depth direction (Z-axis direction) of the screen and jumps. That is, when the second jump motion is performed, the time until the moving direction of the user character PB changes in the depth direction is shorter than when the first jump motion is performed. For example, when the second jump motion is performed, the direction change is completed when the jump button is pressed. The turn is complete when has elapsed.

Also, the length of the velocity vector at the direction change completion time "t1" when the second jump motion is performed is longer than the length of the velocity vector at the direction change completion time "t5" when the first jump motion is performed. . That is, when the second jump motion is performed, the moving speed after the direction change is faster than when the first jump motion is performed. For example, when the second jump motion is performed, the speed at time t1 when the direction change is completed may be the same as the speed at time t0 before the direction change. Further, the speed at the direction change completion time t1 may be set to the maximum speed in the above-described predetermined period determined based on the input time of the jump button, or may be set to the average speed in the predetermined period. Thus, when the second jump motion is performed, the moving speed of the user character PB after the direction change is maintained at the moving speed of the user character PB before the direction change. That is, when the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB changes direction and jumps without slowing down. As a result, the direction of movement of the user character PB can be quickly changed, and the speed after movement can be increased, making it easier to avoid attacks from the enemy character EC, for example. It should be noted that during the second jump motion, the decrease in moving speed may be smaller than during the first jump motion. Alternatively, the movement speed may not decrease during the second jump motion.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, while the user character PB is moving rightward, at time t1, a leftward directional operation input and a jump button input are performed, and the speed condition and the Suppose that the one-way condition is satisfied. In this case, at time t1, the user character PB completes turning to the left and jumps. When the second jump motion is performed, the time until the moving direction of the user character PB changes to the left is shorter than when the first jump motion is performed. Also, when the second jump motion is performed, the moving speed after the direction change is faster than when the first jump motion is performed.

Thus, in the second jump motion, the user character PB can change direction abruptly, and the speed after the direction change is high, which is more advantageous than the case where the first jump motion is performed. Also, when the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB enters the attack effect reduction state, which is advantageous.

By the way, if the second jump motion is continuously performed, the user character PB will quickly change direction and continuously enter the attack effect reduction state, which may give the user character PB an excessive advantage. Therefore, when the second jump motion is continuously performed within a predetermined period of time, the movement speed of the user character PB after the direction change may be restricted. For example, if the second jump motion is performed again within a predetermined time (for example, 90 frame time) after the second jump motion is performed, the speed of the user character PB after changing direction is decreased. For example, when the second jump motions are not continuously performed, the movement speed after the direction change is maintained at the movement speed before the direction change as described above. On the other hand, when the second jump motion is continuously performed, the movement speed after the direction change is set to a value obtained by multiplying the "movement speed before the direction change" calculated as described above by a predetermined attenuation rate. may be Further, when the second jump motion is not continuously performed, the moving speed after the direction change is set to the first speed, and when the second jump motion is continuously performed, the moving speed after the direction change is set to the first speed. may be set to a speed less than the first speed. In addition, the moving speed after the direction change may be decreased each time the second jump motion is continuously performed. In this way, the decrease in the movement speed after the direction change is disadvantageous, so it is possible to prevent the user from continuously performing the second jump motion. In addition, it is possible to prevent the second jump motion from being performed in the first place because the speed condition cannot be satisfied due to the decrease in the moving speed after the direction change.

As described above, in this embodiment, while the user character PB is moving in the first direction, the jump button is pressed and the direction operation input for moving the user character PB in the second direction is performed. In this case, if the speed condition and the first direction condition are satisfied, the second jump motion is performed. When the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB immediately changes direction and jumps.

Thereby, the direction of the user character PB can be changed immediately. Since the second jump motion is possible when the speed condition is satisfied, it is possible to promote movement in the direction of travel at a high speed. Also, since the second jump action is performed when the direction is changed away from the direction of travel, for example, when moving toward the enemy, quickly move in the direction opposite to the direction of travel as needed. You can dodge attacks from enemies. Further, when the second jump motion is performed, the attack effect reduction state is entered, so that the attack from the enemy can be reduced when escaping from the enemy. In addition, since the attack effect reduction state ends in a short period of time, it is possible to prevent the user who performed the second jump motion from being overly advantageous. Also, if the second jump motion is continuously performed within a predetermined period of time, the speed after the direction change is slowed down. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the second jump motion from being continuously performed, and it is possible to prevent the user character PB from becoming too advantageous.

(Jump action on the wall surface)
Next, a jump action on the wall object 210 will be described. As described above, the user character PB in the special state can move on the first state area 201 of the wall object 210 . The user character PB in the special state can also perform a jump motion on the wall object 210 . Specifically, when the user character PB in the special state receives input from the jump button while on the wall object 210, and if the second direction condition is satisfied, the user character PB performs the third jump motion. The third jump motion, like the second jump motion, is a jump motion that allows a quick direction change, and is a jump motion that temporarily puts the user character PB in an attack effect reduction state. Further, when the user character PB in the special state receives input from the jump button while on the wall object 210, if the second direction condition is not satisfied, the user character PB performs a normal jump motion along the wall surface. can be done. Further, when the user character PB in the special state is on the wall object 210 and there is a long press input of the jump button, the user character PB performs a wall-climbing motion, which will be described later.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB in the special state performs the third jump motion on the wall object 210. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 20, when the user character PB in the special state is in the first state area 201 on the wall object 210, if the jump button is input, and if the second direction condition is satisfied, A third jump action is performed. The second direction condition is satisfied when there is a direction operation input in a direction away from the wall object 210 . It is determined whether or not the second direction condition is satisfied based on the direction operation input at the time of input of the jump button and the normal direction of the wall surface object 210 . Specifically, the angle between the input direction of the analog stick 32 and the direction of the normal vector of the wall surface object 210 as seen from the virtual camera at the time of input of the jump button is within a threshold value (for example, 60 degrees). If so, the second direction condition is met.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the second direction condition. As shown in FIG. 21, the input direction of the analog stick is expressed as an input vector in the xy coordinate system. The x-axis direction indicates rightward input, and the y-axis direction indicates upward input. The "two-dimensional normal vector" in FIG. 21 is the "direction of the normal vector of the wall object 210 viewed from the virtual camera". For example, the two-dimensional normal vector is a vector obtained by projecting the three-dimensional normal vector of the wall object 210 in the virtual space onto a plane (projection plane) perpendicular to the line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera. The second direction condition is satisfied when the angle formed by the input vector and the two-dimensional normal vector is within a predetermined value. For example, when a wall object is displayed on the left side of the screen and the user character PB in a special state is positioned on the wall object, when the right direction of the analog stick 32 is input, the normal vector of the wall object and the input vector point in the same direction. In this case, the second direction condition is satisfied. Further, when there is a wall object existing in front of the virtual camera and the user character PB in the special state is on the wall object, the second direction condition is satisfied when the downward direction of the analog stick 32 is input. be

As shown in FIG. 20 , when the third jump motion is performed, the user character PB jumps away from the wall object 210 . At this time, the user character PB is temporarily in an attack effect reduction state. The duration of the attack impact reduction state associated with the third jump motion may be the same as the duration of the attack impact reduction state associated with the second jump motion (for example, 10-20 frame times), or may be different. .

When the user character PB is moving in the first direction on the wall object 210 and the third jump motion is performed, the movement in the first direction is decelerated in the same manner as the second jump motion. Immediately, the user character PB starts moving away from the wall object 210 . That is, the user character PB immediately turns away from the wall surface. Also when the third jump motion is performed, the speed of the user character PB after the direction change is set to the speed of the user character PB before the direction change, similarly to when the second jump motion is performed. For example, when the user character PB is moving upward on the wall object 210 in front of the screen, if the jump button and the downward direction are input, the upward movement is not decelerated. , the user character PB starts to move away from the wall object 210 . Note that when the third jump motion is performed, the speed of the user character PB after the direction change (the speed at which the jump is performed in the direction away from the wall surface) depends on the speed of the user character PB before the direction change. It may be a constant speed instead of a constant speed. This constant speed may be the same as the second speed, may be higher than the second speed, or may be lower than the second speed.

On the other hand, although illustration is omitted, when the user character PB is moving on the wall surface object 210 in the first direction, even if a directional operation input is performed along with the jump button, the input direction is changed to the second direction. If the direction condition is not satisfied, the third jump motion is not performed. In this case, the user character PB performs a normal jump motion on the wall surface. Specifically, when the user character PB is on the wall object 210 and the jump button is pressed for a short time (when the jump button is released within a short time after being pressed), the user character PB moves toward the wall object 210 in the input direction. Moves a certain distance in the direction along the When the user character PB is on the wall object 210 and the jump button is pressed long, the user character PB performs a wall-climbing motion. The wall-climbing motion will be described below.

(Wall-climbing motion)
The wall-climbing motion is a motion in which the user character PB climbs the wall object 210 at high speed. The wall-climbing action is performed when the user character PB is on the wall object 210 and the jump button is long-pressed and then released. Before performing the wall-climbing motion, the user character PB performs a preliminary motion. The preparatory motion can be regarded as a motion for charging the force for performing the wall-climbing motion. The longer the preparatory motion is, the more power is stored, and the faster the movement speed when the wall-climbing motion is performed.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB is performing a preparatory action before performing the wall-climbing action. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a charge completion effect when the preparatory action is performed for a predetermined time.

As shown in FIG. 22, while the user character PB is on the wall surface object 210 and the jump button is being pressed long, the user character PB performs a preliminary action. During the preparatory motion, the user character PB is displayed in a more visible manner than in the hiding state. Therefore, during the preparatory motion, the enemy character EC (the user corresponding to the enemy character EC) is likely to visually recognize it. For example, during the preliminary motion, the user character PB is displayed in such a manner that a portion of the user character PB floats out of the liquid. Also, while the user character PB is performing the preliminary action, an effect image indicating that the preliminary action is being performed is displayed, making it easier to see. Here, the display mode of the user character PB in which the visibility during the preliminary motion is high is sometimes referred to as the "preliminary motion mode". In FIG. 22, the user character PB in the preliminary action mode is displayed with a bold triangle. The same applies to other figures. Note that during the preliminary motion, the user character PB may be in the preliminary motion mode, and sound effects may be output.

When a direction operation input is performed using the analog stick 32 during the preliminary action, the user character PB moves on the wall surface object 210 in the input direction, but the movement speed is slower than when not during the preliminary action. Specifically, the movement speed when the direction operation input is performed becomes slower as the time elapses after the preliminary movement is started. Also, during the preliminary operation, the speed of downward movement due to gravity slows down. The downward movement speed due to gravity slows down as time elapses after the preliminary movement is started.

As shown in FIG. 23, after a predetermined period of time has passed since the preparatory motion was started, a charging completion effect is performed. For example, in the charge completion presentation, the color or shape of the user character PB may change, an effect image may be added to the user character PB, or an effect sound may be output. As long as the jump button continues to be pressed for a long time, the user character PB continues the preparatory motion even after the charging completion presentation. During the preparatory action after the charging completion effect, the user character PB falls slightly downward due to the influence of gravity. It should be noted that the user character PB does not have to fall downward under the influence of gravity during the preliminary action after the charging completion effect. Also, even during the preliminary action after the charge completion effect, the user character PB moves at low speed on the wall surface object 210 according to the direction operation input.

Next, an example of the wall-climbing motion after the user character PB performs the preliminary motion will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 27. FIG. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB starts the wall-climbing motion after the long press of the jump button is released. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example when the user character PB reaches the boundary of the area 201 in the first state during the wall-climbing motion. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of how the user character PB jumps high above the boundary of the region 201 in the first state after FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example when the user character PB lands on the top surface 220 after FIG.

As shown in FIG. 24, the user character PB moves on the area 201 of the wall surface object 210 in the first state in response to the release of the jump button after the charging completion effect is performed. The moving speed of the user character PB in this case is the second speed faster than the first speed. Specifically, when the jump button is released and, for example, an upward directional operation input is performed using the analog stick 32, the user character PB moves to the area of the wall surface object 210 in the first state. 201 in an upward direction at a second speed. While the upward directional operation input continues, the movement speed of the user character PB is maintained at the second speed. The motion of the user character PB moving upward over the region 201 of the wall surface object 210 in the first state in response to releasing the long press of the jump button is referred to as the “wall climbing motion”. When the input direction of the analog stick 32 changes, for example, diagonally upward to the right during the wall-climbing motion, the user character PB changes the moving direction to diagonally upward to the right while maintaining the movement speed. That is, during the wall-climbing motion, the user character PB moves at the second speed in the direction corresponding to the input direction of the analog stick 32 .

Note that when the upward input ends during the wall-climbing motion, the wall-climbing motion ends. Specifically, when the upward component of the input direction of the analog stick 32 becomes "0", the user character PB decelerates and returns to normal control on the wall surface object 210 as shown in FIG. .

Also, if the second direction condition is satisfied when the jump button is released, the third jump operation described with reference to FIG. 20 is performed.

When the upward input continues after the wall-climbing motion is started, the user character PB moves to the boundary between the area 201 in the first state on the wall object 210 and the area different from the area 201 at the second speed. to move. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, the user character PB moves to the boundary between the area 201 in the first state and the area 203 in the initial state. Alternatively, if a boundary is formed between the region 201 in the first state and the region 202 in the second state, the user character PB moves to the boundary.

As shown in FIG. 26, after the user character PB reaches the boundary, the user character PB jumps from the boundary, crosses the boundary and moves upward in the virtual space. The user character PB, which has been moving at the second speed, jumps high by inertia so as to jump out vigorously across the boundary. Here, the motion of the user character PB jumping over the boundary by this wall-climbing motion may be referred to as a "fourth jump motion". The direction in which the user character PB jumps out of the boundary depends on the input direction of the analog stick 32 at that time, and the initial speed at the time of jumping out is the same second speed as during the wall-climbing motion.

When the user character PB jumps out of the boundary, the user character PB enters the attack effect reduction state. The duration of the attack impact reduction state associated with the wall-climbing motion may be longer than or the same as the duration of the attack impact reduction state associated with the second jump motion. For example, the duration of the attack impact mitigation state associated with the wall-climbing motion may be 40-50 frame times. The attack effect reduction state may be set at the timing when the jump button is released. Also, the attack effect reduction state may be set during the wall-climbing motion.

After the user character PB jumps out of the boundary with vigor, the user character PB moves upward in the virtual space to the highest point, and then falls downward due to gravity. For example, as shown in FIG. 27, the user character PB falls onto the top surface 220 (the plane parallel to the ground object 200) above the wall object 210. In FIG.

Note that if the jump button is released after the jump button has been long-pressed and before the charging completion effect is performed, the wall-climbing motion is performed, but the movement speed during the wall-climbing motion and when reaching the boundary is is slower than the second speed. Even in this case, the user character PB enters the attack effect reduction state when reaching the boundary. Specifically, the longer the duration of the long press of the jump button (the duration of the preliminary motion), the faster the movement speed during the wall-climbing motion. When the duration of the long press reaches a predetermined time, a charging completion effect is performed, and the movement speed during the wall-climbing motion becomes the second speed, which is the maximum speed. If the jump button is released before the charging completion effect is performed, the speed at which the user character PB reaches the boundary of the area 201 will be slower than the second speed Therefore, even when the user character PB jumps over the boundary, it only jumps to a position lower than the highest reaching point. In addition, the time during which the attack influence reduction state continues may be different or may be the same depending on whether or not the charging completion effect is performed. When the long press of the jump button is released before the charge completion effect is performed, the duration of the attack effect reduction state may differ or may be the same depending on the duration of the preliminary action. For example, the longer the preliminary operation time, the longer the duration of the attack impact reduction state may be.

Further, when the user character P returns from the special state to the normal state (when the ZL button 39 is released) during the preliminary motion and the wall-climbing motion, the preliminary motion and the wall-climbing motion are interrupted. The user character P falls from the wall object 210 . Further, when the user character P returns from the special state to the normal state while the user character PB is in the attack effect reduction state, the attack effect reduction state also ends.

In this way, by causing the user character PB to perform the wall-climbing motion, it is possible to force the user character PB to jump out of the boundary of the region 201 in the first state on the wall surface and jump higher. This allows the user character PB to move upward even when the wall object 210 has not changed to the first state up to the upper area thereof. When the user character PB jumps high, the user character PB is in an exposed state, but since it is in an attack effect reduction state, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from being in a disadvantageous state. In addition, since the time period during which the user character PB is in the attack effect reduction state is limited, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from becoming extremely advantageous.

(Data used for game processing)
Next, data used for game processing will be described. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. The data shown in FIG. 28 are mainly stored in the DRAM 85 of the main unit 2 during execution of the game processing. Note that the information processing system 1 stores various data other than these.

As shown in FIG. 28, information processing system 1 stores a game program, operation data, area state data, user character data, and other character data.

The game program is a game program for executing game processing, which will be described later. A game program is stored in advance in the storage medium or flash memory 84 attached to the slot 23, and read into the DRAM 85 when the game is executed.

The operation data is data according to operation input with respect to each button of the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, analog sticks, and the like. Operation data is transmitted from the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 to the main unit 2 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1/200 second intervals).

The area state data is data that stores the state of each surface of the terrain objects (the ground object 200, the wall object 210, etc.) in the virtual space. The area state data indicates whether the area of each surface of the terrain object is in the first state, second state, or initial state.

The user character data is data related to the user character P corresponding to the user of the main device 2 . The user character data includes position data, state data, speed data, and physical strength data. The position data is data indicating the position of the user character P within the virtual space. The state data includes data indicating whether the user character P is in a normal state or a special state. The state data also includes data indicating whether the user character P is in the hidden state or the exposed state. The state data also includes data indicating whether or not the user character P is in the attack effect reduction state.

The speed data is data indicating the moving speed and moving direction of the user character P, and is data indicating a speed vector. Velocity data includes velocity vectors at the present and a predetermined number of past frames.

The physical strength data is data indicating the current physical strength of the user character P. FIG. When the user character P is attacked by the enemy character EC, the physical strength value decreases.

The other character data is data related to characters corresponding to users of devices other than the main device 2, and includes data related to each character of the own team and data related to each character of the enemy team. The other character data includes position data, state data, speed data, and physical strength data, similar to the user character data. Note that the main device 2 receives other character data from another device via the Internet, for example. The main unit 2 controls each character of the own team and each character of the enemy team based on the received other character data.

(Details of game processing in main unit)
Next, the details of the game processing performed in the main unit 2 will be described. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing performed by the main unit 2. As shown in FIG. The game processing shown in FIG. 29 is performed by processor 81 of main device 2 executing a game program. Note that the processor 81 repeats the processing of steps S1 to S11 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1/60 second intervals).

In step S<b>1 , the processor 81 acquires operation data output from the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 . After step S1, step S2 is executed.

In step S2, the processor 81 determines whether or not a state change button (for example, the ZL button 39) for changing the user character P to a special state is pressed based on the acquired operation data. If YES is determined in step S2, then the process of step S3 is performed. If NO is determined in step S2, the process of step S4 is performed next.

In step S3, the processor 81 sets the user character P to a special state. Further, when the user character P is set to the special state, the processor 81 sets the user character P to the hiding state when the user character P is positioned on the region 201 in the first state. Specifically, the processor 81 sets data corresponding to each state to the state data of the user character data stored in the DRAM 85 .

In step S4, the processor 81 determines whether or not a launch button (for example, the ZR button 61) for causing the user character P to shoot liquid has been pressed, based on the acquired operation data. If YES is determined in step S4, the process of step S5 is performed next. If NO is determined in step S4, then the process of step S6 is performed.

In step S5, the processor 81 performs liquid ejection processing. Specifically, when the fire button is pressed, the processor 81 starts firing liquid of a color corresponding to the team of the user character P in the line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera (the direction specified by the user). When liquid ejection is started, the user character P is in a state of ejection processing for a plurality of frame times. The firing process started in response to one pressing of the firing button is repeated over a plurality of frame times, thereby displaying the user character P firing the liquid and filling the surface of the terrain object with the liquid. You can see how it is going. When the user character P is in the special state and the firing button is pressed, the user character P returns to the normal state, fires the liquid, and enters a firing process state. When the shooting process ends, the user character P changes to a special state if the state change button is pressed. Also, when the state change button is pressed after the firing button is pressed, the user character P terminates the state of the firing process (finishes the liquid firing midway) and enters a special state. When the state change button is pressed and then released while the fire button is being pressed, the user character P stops changing to the special state and shoots the liquid. That is, regarding the firing button and the state change button, the last pressed button is reflected in the processing. The processor 81 updates the area state data stored in the DRAM 85 to change the specified area (area within a predetermined range corresponding to the direction in which the liquid is ejected) to the first state. As a result, the area designated by the user among the terrain objects in the virtual space is changed to the first state.

In step S6, the processor 81 determines whether or not liquid ejection processing is in progress. If YES is determined in step S6, then the process of step S5 is performed. If the determination in step S6 is NO, then the process of step S7 is performed.

In step S7, the processor 81 performs processing for moving the user character P. FIG. Specifically, the processor 81 performs different processes depending on whether the user character P is in a special state, whether it is located on the area 201 in the first state, and whether it is located on the wall surface. Whether or not the user character P is positioned on the wall surface is determined according to the angle between the plane on which the user character P is positioned and the XZ plane in the virtual space. If the angle is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (eg, 60 degrees), it is determined that the user character P is positioned on the wall surface. For example, when the user character P is in the normal state, if the user character P is located on the first state area 201 or the initial state area 203 on the ground (a plane whose angle with the XZ plane is less than a predetermined value), the processor 81 , the user character P is moved at a normal speed in the direction of the virtual space corresponding to the directional operation input. Further, when the user character P is in the normal state and is positioned on the second state area 202 on the ground, the processor 81 moves the user character P in the direction corresponding to the direction operation input at a speed lower than the normal speed. move at speed. Further, when the user character P is in the special state and is located on the first state area 201 on the ground or wall surface, the processor 81 moves the user character P in the direction of the virtual space according to the direction operation input. Move at the first speed.

Further, in the movement process, the processor 81, when the user character P is moving in the first direction, receives a direction operation input that causes the user character P to move in a second direction different from the first direction. If done, turn the user character P in the second direction over a plurality of frame times. The direction change processing is performed regardless of whether the user character P is in the normal state, the special state, or the hiding state. For example, when the user character P is moving rightward on the screen, if a directional operation input for moving the user character P leftward using the analog stick 32 is performed, the leftward direction Decrease rightward movement speed before turning left (initiating leftward movement) instead of immediately turning. For example, the processor 81 calculates the latest velocity vector of the user character P by adding the velocity vector corresponding to the latest direction operation input to the current velocity vector of the user character P. Then, the user character P is moved within the virtual space according to the calculated velocity vector. As a result, when a directional operation input for moving the user character P in the second direction is performed while the user character P is moving in the first direction, the movement of the user character P takes a plurality of frame times. The moving direction changes from the first direction to the second direction. For example, when the difference between the first direction and the second direction is relatively large, it takes a long time to complete the turn to the second direction.

Also, in the movement process, downward movement is performed due to the influence of gravity. For example, when the user character P is in the air, downward gravitational acceleration acts, and the user character P falls downward. Note that when the user character PB is on the wall surface, the downward falling speed is slower than when the user character PB is in the air.

In step S8, the processor 81 performs jump processing. The jump processing in step S8 is processing for causing the user character P to perform the above-described first jump motion, second jump motion, or third jump motion in response to pressing of the jump button. Details of the jump processing will be described later. After step S8, step S9 is executed.

In step S9, the processor 81 performs wall-climbing processing. The wall-climbing process in step S9 is a process for causing the user character P to perform the above-described preparatory motion and wall-climbing motion in response to the long press of the jump button. Details of the wall climbing process will be described later. After step S9, step S10 is executed.

In step S10, the processor 81 performs image generation/output processing. Specifically, the processor 81 generates a game image based on the virtual camera and outputs it to the display device. After step S10, step S11 is executed.

In step S11, processor 81 determines whether or not to end the game process. For example, when a predetermined time has passed since the start of the game, or when the user gives an instruction to end the game, the processor 81 ends the game processing. If the determination result of step S11 is NO, the process of step S1 is performed again.

In addition to these, the game processing includes processing for receiving data related to other characters from other devices, processing related to actions of other characters, processing for receiving an attack from an enemy character EC, and processing for attacking an enemy character EC. Various processing such as processing when adding is performed, but the description of those processing is omitted.

(jump processing)
Next, details of the jump processing in step S8 will be described. FIG. 30 is a flow chart showing an example of jump processing in step S8.

In step S20, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character P is jumping. Here, the user is jumped by a first jump process in step S27, a second jump process in step S28, a third jump process in step S32 or S63, a normal jump process in step S29 or S54, or a fourth jump process in step S69, which will be described later. If the character P is jumping, the determination is YES. If NO is determined in step S20, then the process of step S21 is performed. If it is determined YES in step S20, each jump process being executed (first jump process, second jump process, third jump process, normal jump process, or fourth jump process) is performed. Also, even if the user character P is not jumping by each jump process, if it is in the air, it is determined as YES in step S20. In this case, jump processing shown in FIG. 30 is completed without transitioning to each jump processing being executed (first jump processing, second jump processing, third jump processing, normal jump processing, or fourth jump processing). be done.

In step S21, the processor 81 determines whether or not a jump button (for example, the B button 54) has been pressed based on the operation data. If YES is determined in step S21, the process of step S22 is performed next. If NO in step S21, the jump process shown in FIG. 30 is terminated.

At step S22, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character P is on the wall surface. Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not the angle between the plane on which the user character P is positioned and the XZ plane is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (eg, 60 degrees). If NO in step S22, the process of step S23 is performed next. If YES is determined in step S22, the process of step S30 is performed next.

In step S23, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character P is in hiding. Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character P is in a special state and is located on the area 201 in the first state. If YES is determined in step S23, the process of step S24 is performed next. If NO in step S23, the process of step S29 is performed next.

In step S24, the processor 81 executes speed condition determination processing. Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not the maximum value of the movement speed of the user character PB during a predetermined period (period from the current point to a predetermined number of frames before) exceeds a first threshold. If the maximum value of the moving speed of the user character PB in the predetermined period exceeds the first threshold, the speed condition is satisfied. The DRAM 85 stores the velocity vector of the user character PB in a predetermined number of frames in the past, and it is determined from the velocity vector whether or not the velocity condition is satisfied. After step S24, step S25 is executed.

In step S25, the processor 81 executes a first direction condition determination process. Here, the first direction condition determination process is performed based on the difference between the movement direction of the user character PB during the predetermined period and the direction determined by the latest direction operation input. Specifically, if the angle between the direction indicated by the velocity vector having the maximum moving velocity in the predetermined period and the direction determined by the latest directional operation input is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the processor 81 It is determined that the direction condition is satisfied. Here, the “direction determined by the latest directional operation input” is the direction in the virtual space determined by the input direction (input vector direction) of the analog stick 32 included in the latest operation data. , and the line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera. When the analog stick 32 continues to be tilted in the same direction, the user character PB moves in "the direction determined by the latest direction operation input". After step S25, step S26 is executed.

At step S26, processor 81 determines whether both of the two conditions (velocity condition and first direction condition) are met. If at least one of the two conditions is not satisfied (step S26: NO), then the process of step S27 is executed. If both of the two conditions are satisfied (step S26: YES), then the process of step S28 is executed.

In step S27, the processor 81 performs first jump processing. The first jump process is a process for causing the user character PB to perform a first jump motion. When the first jump process is started in response to the determination of NO in step S26, the state is in the process of jumping by the first jump process, and in the next processing loop, the determination of step S20 is YES. Therefore, the first jump process is executed for a plurality of frame times (for example, until the user character PB falls to the ground or sticks to the wall). Here, when the jump button is pressed and a direction operation input is performed, the movement direction of the user character PB is calculated in the same manner as the movement processing in step S7, and a jump movement (upward movement in the virtual space) is calculated. movement) is performed. Further, when no direction operation input is performed, only a jump motion is performed. Note that when the user character PB is moving and the same direction continues to be input, the processor 81 causes the user character PB to jump in the advancing direction. Further, when the user character PB is not moving and no directional operation input is performed, the processor 81 causes the user character PB to jump upward in the virtual space. After step S27, the process shown in FIG. 30 ends.

In step S28, the processor 81 performs second jump processing. The second jump process is a process for causing the user character PB to perform a second jump motion. When the second jump process is started in response to the determination of YES in step S26, the second jump process is in the process of jumping, and in the next processing loop, the determination of step S20 is YES. Therefore, the second jump process is executed for a plurality of frame times (for example, until the user character PB falls to the ground or sticks to the wall). Here, the user character PB is moving relatively quickly in the first direction, and a directional operation input that causes the user character PB to move in the second direction is being performed. In this case, the processor 81 causes the user character PB to move in the second direction along the ground and jump upward in the virtual space. Specifically, the processor 81 calculates a direction change velocity vector based on the direction operation input included in the acquired operation data, and rewrites the current velocity vector of the user character PB with the calculated direction change velocity vector. . The velocity vector after direction change is calculated based on the second direction vector corresponding to the direction operation input and the upward vector corresponding to the pressing of the jump button. Also, the magnitude of the velocity vector after direction change is the same as the magnitude of the current velocity vector of the user character PB (the velocity vector before direction change). As a result, the user character PB immediately changes direction in the second direction and jumps. That is, the user character PB does not move in the second direction after decreasing its velocity in the first direction over a plurality of frames as in the first jump process, but immediately (in one frame time) Jump while changing the movement direction to the second direction. Also, the movement speed after the direction change is maintained at the movement speed before the direction change.

Note that if the second jump process is performed again before the predetermined time has elapsed after the second jump process is completed, the movement speed of the user character PB after the direction change is reduced. Specifically, when the second jump process is executed after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the previous second jump process ended, a velocity vector having the same magnitude as the current velocity vector of the user character PB is generated. , is calculated as the velocity vector after direction change. When the second jump process is executed again within the predetermined time, a velocity vector having a value obtained by multiplying the magnitude of the current velocity vector of the user character PB by a predetermined attenuation rate is calculated as the velocity vector after direction change. be done.

Also, in the second jump process of step S28, the processor 81 sets the user character PB to the attack effect reduction state for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 to 20 frame periods). If the user character P returns to the normal state while the attack effect reduction state is set, the attack effect reduction state is terminated before a predetermined period of time elapses.

On the other hand, if the user character P is not in the hiding state, the processor 81 performs normal jump processing in step S29. The normal jump process in step S29 is executed when the user character P is in the normal state, or when the user character P is in the special state and is on the initial state or second state area. When the normal jump process is started in response to the determination of NO in step S23, the jump process by the normal jump process is in progress, and the determination in step S20 is YES in the next processing loop. Therefore, the normal jump process is executed for a plurality of frame times (for example, until the user character P falls to the ground). Here, when the user character P is not moving, a jump action is performed to move the user character P upward in the virtual space. Further, when the user character P is moving, the same direction change processing as the movement processing in step S7 is performed, and a jump motion is performed.

On the other hand, when the user character PB is on the wall surface, the processor 81 performs second direction condition determination processing in step S30. Here, it is determined whether or not the user character PB is positioned on the wall surface and there is a directional operation input in the direction away from the wall surface. Specifically, based on the normal vector of the wall surface on which the user character PB is positioned and the input vector of the analog stick 32, it is determined whether or not the second direction condition is satisfied. More specifically, a two-dimensional normal vector is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the angle between the calculated two-dimensional normal vector and the input vector is within a threshold value (for example, 60 degrees). After step S30, step S31 is executed.

At step S31, the processor 81 determines whether or not the second direction condition is satisfied. If YES is determined in step S31, then the process of step S32 is performed. If NO is determined in step S31, the process shown in FIG. 30 is terminated.

In step S32, the processor 81 performs third jump processing. When the third jump process is started in response to the determination of YES in step S31, the jumping by the third jump process is in progress, and the determination in step S20 is YES in the next processing loop. Therefore, the third jump process is executed for a plurality of frame times (for example, until the user character P falls to the ground). Here, the processor 81 causes the user character PB to perform the third jump motion. When the user character PB is moving on the wall surface in the first direction, the user character PB immediately starts moving away from the wall object 210 without decelerating the movement in the first direction. . Also, in the third jump process, the processor 81 sets the user character PB to the attack effect reduction state for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 to 20 frame periods). After step S32, the process shown in FIG. 30 ends.

(Wall climbing processing)
Next, details of the wall climbing process in step S9 will be described. FIG. 31 is a flow chart showing an example of the wall-climbing process in step S9.

In step S40, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character PB is on the wall surface. If YES is determined in step S40, the process of step S42 is performed next. If NO in step S40, the process of step S41 is performed next.

In step S41, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character P is jumping. Here, the user character P is jumped by the first jump process of step S27, the second jump process of step S28, the third jump process of step S32 or S63, the normal jump process of step S29 or S54, or the fourth jump process of step S69. is jumping, the determination is YES. If NO in step S41, the wall climbing process shown in FIG. 31 is ended. If YES in step S41, each jump process being executed (first jump process, second jump process, third jump process, normal jump process, or fourth jump process) is performed. Also, even if the user character P is not jumping by each jump process, if it is in the air, it is determined as NO in step S41.

In step S42, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character PB is performing a wall-climbing motion. Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not a wall-climbing flag, which will be described later, is ON. If NO in step S42, the process of step S43 is performed next. If YES is determined in step S42, the process of step S51 is performed next.

In step S43, the processor 81 determines whether or not the jump button has been pressed. If YES is determined in step S43, the process of step S44 is performed next. If NO in step S43, the process of step S46 is performed next.

In step S44, the processor 81 determines whether the jump button has been pressed long. Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the jump button was started to be pressed. If YES is determined in step S44, the process of step S45 is performed next. If NO is determined in step S44, then the process of step S46 is performed.

In step S45, the processor 81 sets the long press flag to ON. The long-press flag is set ON when the jump button is pressed long, and is set OFF when the jump button is not pressed long. After step S45, the process of step S46 is performed next.

In step S46, the processor 81 determines whether the long press flag is ON. If YES is determined in step S46, the process of step S47 is performed next. If NO is determined in step S46, then the process of step S53 is performed.

In step S47, the processor 81 causes the user character PB to perform a preliminary action. As a result, the user character PB enters the preliminary action mode. During the preliminary action, the visibility of the user character PB on the display device of the user corresponding to the user character PB increases, and the visibility of the user character PB on the display device of the user of the own team and the display device of the user of the opponent. becomes higher. After step S47, the process of step S48 is performed next.

In step S48, the processor 81 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 30-60 frame times) has passed since the preparatory operation was started. If YES is determined in step S48, the process of step S49 is performed next. If NO is determined in step S48, the process of step S50 is performed next.

In step S49, the processor 81 performs a charging completion effect. For example, an effect image indicating that charging is completed is displayed, or an effect sound is output. Note that the charging completion effect may be performed only once after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the preliminary action was started, or may be performed continuously after the predetermined period of time has elapsed while the jump button is held down. may After step S49, the process of step S50 is performed next.

In step S50, processor 81 determines whether the jump button has been released. If the jump button has been released, processor 81 determines YES in step S50. When determined as YES in step S50, the processor 81 sets the long press flag to OFF, and then executes the process of step S51. If NO in step S50, the process of step S52 is performed next.

In step S51, the processor 81 performs wall-climbing processing. The processing of step S51 is processing for causing the user character PB to perform a wall-climbing motion. In the wall-climbing process, the user character PB is moved upward on the wall surface while an upward directional operation input is being performed. The details of the wall-climbing process in step S51 will be described later. After step S51, the wall climbing process shown in FIG. 31 ends.

In step S52, the processor 81 performs movement restriction processing. Here, movement of the user character PB is restricted during the preliminary action. For example, when a direction operation input is performed using the analog stick 32, the moving speed of the user character PB is slower when the preliminary action is being performed than when the preliminary action is not being performed. As a result, the position of the user character PB on the wall surface can be adjusted even during the preliminary motion. By slowing down the moving speed of the user character PB during the preliminary motion, it is possible to facilitate the adjustment of the position. Further, when the preliminary action is not being performed and there is no directional operation input, the user character PB automatically moves downward in the virtual space under the influence of gravity. Movement is also restricted.

Specifically, the moving speed of the user character PB when the direction operation input is performed is slowed down according to the elapsed time after the preliminary action is started. After the charging completion effect is performed, the movement speed of the user character PB becomes minimum. The position of the user character PB is adjusted when the direction operation input is performed even when the charging completion effect is performed. In addition, the falling speed due to gravity slows down according to the elapsed time after the preliminary action is started. After the charging completion effect is performed, the user character PB does not fall due to gravity and stays at the current position on the wall surface. It should be noted that the user character PB does not have to move on the wall surface even if the direction operation input is performed after the charging completion effect is performed. Further, after the charging completion effect is performed, the user character PB may move slightly downward under the influence of gravity. After step S52, the wall climbing process shown in FIG. 31 ends.

On the other hand, if the long press flag is OFF, in step S53 the processor 81 determines whether or not the jump button has been released. If the jump button has been released, the processor 81 determines YES in step S53. If YES is determined in step S53, the process of step S54 is performed next. If NO in step S53, the wall climbing process shown in FIG. 31 is terminated.

In step S54, the processor 81 performs normal jump processing on the wall surface. When the normal jump process on the wall surface is started in response to the determination of YES in step S53, the jumping process by the normal jump process on the wall surface is started, and in the next processing loop, YES in step S41. is determined. For this reason, normal jump processing on the wall surface is executed for a plurality of frame times. As a result, the user character PB jumping on the wall surface is displayed. Specifically, the user character PB moves upward by a predetermined distance along the wall surface or temporarily away from the wall surface. The process of step S54 is executed when the jump button is pressed and released in a short time while the user character PB is on the wall surface. That is, when the jump button is released before the long press of the jump button is detected, the process of step S54 is executed, and the user character PB jumps along the wall surface or temporarily away from the wall surface. be. When the user character PB is at the boundary between the area 201 in the first state and another area, if the process of step S54 is performed, the user character PB may jump beyond the boundary. is lower than the height at which the user character PB jumps over the boundary in the wall-climbing process of step S51. Further, when the user character PB is on the wall surface and the jump button is pressed, if the second direction condition is satisfied, the third jump process is performed. , normal jump processing on the wall surface is performed in step S54. In the third jump process, the user character PB immediately jumps away from the wall surface as described above. Leaving temporarily, jumping along the wall and returning to the wall again. Further, in step S54, when a direction operation input accompanied by a direction change is performed along with the pressing of the jump button, a process related to the direction change is performed in the same manner as in step S7. That is, when the user character PB is moving in the first direction, if a directional operation input for moving the user character PB in the second direction is performed and the second direction condition is not satisfied, step The process of S54 is performed, and the direction of the user character PB is changed in the second direction over a period of one or more frames. After step S54, the wall climbing process shown in FIG. 31 ends.

(Processing during wall climbing)
Next, details of the wall-climbing process in step S51 of FIG. 31 will be described. FIG. 32 is a flow chart showing an example of the process during wall climbing in step S51.

In step S61, the processor 81 determines whether or not the wall-climbing flag is ON. The wall-climbing flag is a flag that is set to ON in step S64, which will be described later, and is set to OFF by default. If NO in step S61, the process of step S62 is performed next. If YES is determined in step S61, the process of step S65 is performed next.

At step S62, the processor 81 determines whether or not the second direction condition is satisfied. Here, the same determination as in step S31 is performed. That is, when the user character PB is positioned on the wall surface, it is determined whether or not there is a directional operation input in a direction away from the wall surface. If YES is determined in step S62, the process of step S63 is performed next. If NO in step S62, the process of step S64 is performed next.

In step S63, the processor 81 performs third jump processing. Here, the same processing as in step S32 is performed. After step S63, the wall-climbing process shown in FIG. 32 ends. It should be noted that when the third jump process is started in response to the determination of YES in step S62, the third jump process is in the process of jumping, and in the next processing loop, the determination of step S20 is YES. . Therefore, the third jump process is executed for a plurality of frame times (for example, until the user character P falls to the ground).

In step S64, the processor 81 sets the wall-climbing flag to ON. After step S64, the process of step S65 is performed next.

The processing of steps S62 to S64 is executed only once when the long depression of the jump button is released. If a direction operation input that satisfies the second direction condition is performed when the long press of the jump button is released (step S62: YES), a third jump process is performed. As a result, the user character PB jumps away from the wall surface, and the processes after step S65 are not performed. On the other hand, when the long press of the jump button is released, if the second direction condition is not satisfied (step S62: NO), the wall-climbing flag is set to ON (step S64), and the processes after step S65 are executed. done. While the wall-climbing flag is set to ON, the processes after step S65 are repeatedly performed.

In step S<b>65 , the processor 81 determines whether or not there is an upward directional operation input using the analog stick 32 . Specifically, the processor 81 determines whether or not the upward component (y component) of the input vector of the analog stick 32 is a positive value. If YES is determined in step S65, then the process of step S66 is performed. If NO in step S65, the process of step S71 is performed next.

In step S66, the processor 81 sets the moving speed of the user character PB according to the duration of the preliminary action. Specifically, the processor 81 increases the movement speed as the duration of the preliminary action (time during which the jump button is pressed long) is longer. After the charging completion effect is performed, the second speed, which is the maximum speed, is set. Since the speed is set according to the duration of the preliminary action before the jump button is released, the movement speed of the user character PB is maintained while the upward input continues. After step S66, the process of step S67 is performed next.

In step S67, the processor 81 moves the user character PB at the speed set in step S66. As a result, the user character PB starts moving if it has not yet started moving on the wall surface, and continues to move if it has already started moving on the wall surface. The moving direction of the user character PB is set according to the input direction of the analog stick 32 . For example, when the charging completion effect is performed, the user character PB moves at the second speed. Further, when the charging completion effect is not performed, the user character PB moves at a speed corresponding to the duration of the preliminary action. Note that when the input direction of the analog stick 32 changes, the moving direction of the user character PB is also changed in step S67. Thereby, the moving direction of the user character PB can be changed during the wall-climbing motion. After step S67, the process of step S68 is performed next.

In step S68, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character PB has reached the boundary between the area 201 in the first state on the wall surface and another area. For example, when the user character PB reaches the boundary between the first state area 201 on the wall surface and the second state area 202 on the wall surface, the determination in step S68 is YES. Further, when the user character PB reaches the boundary between the first state area 201 on the wall surface and the initial state area 203 on the wall surface, a determination of YES is made in step S68. Also, when the user character PB reaches the edge of the wall surface (the boundary between the wall surface and a surface other than the wall surface (for example, the upper surface 220 in FIG. 26)), the determination in step S68 is YES. If YES is determined in step S68, then the process of step S69 is performed. If NO is determined in step S68, the wall-climbing process shown in FIG. 32 is terminated.

In step S69, the processor 81 performs fourth jump processing for causing the user character PB to perform a fourth jump motion. For example, when the charging completion effect is performed, the user character PB vigorously jumps from the boundary of the area 201 in the first state. The initial speed at this time is the second speed, which is the maximum speed. Also, the jump direction at this time is the direction corresponding to the input direction of the analog stick 32 . Further, when the fourth jump motion is performed, the user character PB is set to the attack effect reduction state for a predetermined time (for example, 40 to 50 frame time). When the user character PB reaches the boundary when the long press of the jump button is released before the charging completion effect is performed, the user character PB jumps from the boundary (fourth jump motion), Set to attack effect reduction state. In this case, the user character P only jumps to a position lower than the highest reaching point when the charging completion effect is performed. If the speed corresponding to the time of the preliminary action is less than a predetermined value, the user character PB may not jump from the boundary, and in this case, the attack effect mitigation state may not be set. After step S69, the process of step S70 is performed next.

In step S70, the processor 81 sets the wall-climbing flag to OFF. After step S70, the wall-climbing process shown in FIG. 32 ends.

On the other hand, when the upward input is completed, in step S71, the processor 81 determines whether or not the user character PB has already started moving on the wall surface. Here, it is determined whether or not the user character PB is already moving on the wall surface by performing the process of step S67 after the wall-climbing flag is turned ON. If YES is determined in step S71, the process of step S72 is performed next. If NO is determined in step S71, the wall-climbing process shown in FIG. 32 is terminated.

In step S72, the processor 81 performs stop processing for stopping the wall-climbing motion of the user character PB. As a result, the user character PB is decelerated and stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed. After step S72, the process of step S73 is performed next.

In step S73, the processor 81 sets the wall-climbing flag to OFF. After step S73, the wall-climbing process shown in FIG. 32 ends. If the jump button is pressed during the wall-climbing motion and a direction operation input that satisfies the second direction condition is performed, a determination of NO is made in step S65. In this case, the third jump process is performed in step S72, and the user character PB performs the third jump motion in the direction away from the wall.

Note that the above processing is merely an example, and for example, the threshold for determination used in each step may be changed, or the order of each step may be changed. Further, another step may be added to the above steps, or a part of the above steps may be omitted.

As described above, when the jump button is pressed while the user character PB is in hiding on the ground (step S23: YES), if the speed condition and the first direction condition are satisfied, the second jump process is executed. is performed (step S28). If at least one of the speed condition and the first direction condition is not satisfied, a first jump process is performed (step S27). The speed condition is likely to be satisfied when the user character PB is moving at a high speed in a predetermined period immediately before the jump button is pressed. Specifically, the speed condition is satisfied when the user character PB is moving at a speed faster than the first threshold. Further, the first direction condition is that, while the user character PB is moving in the first direction, a directional operation input that causes the user character PB to move in the second direction is performed. It is likely to be satisfied when the difference from the second direction is large. Specifically, the first orientation condition is satisfied if the difference between the first orientation and the second orientation is greater than a second threshold. When the second jump process is performed, the user character PB completes turning in the second direction and jumps earlier than when the first jump process is performed. Further, when the second jump process is performed, the movement speed of the user character PB after the direction change is relatively faster than when the first jump process is performed.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the user character PB is moving at a high speed, the direction can be quickly changed by the second jump motion. Thereby, the operability of the user character PB can be improved. Since the second jump motion is performed when the user character PB is moving at high speed and involves a large change of direction, it is possible to encourage the user character PB in the hiding state to actively move. For example, while moving the user character PB at high speed toward the enemy character, it is possible to make it easier to avoid attacks from the enemy character. can be done. In addition, since the second jump motion is performed when the user character PB is exposed by jumping, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from gaining an excessive advantage, thereby maintaining and improving the interest of the game. can.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB enters the attack effect reduction state. In the attack effect reduction state, the adverse effect when the user character PB is attacked by the enemy character EC is suppressed. This can motivate the user to perform the second jump motion. Since the attack effect reduction state lasts only for a short time when the second jump motion is performed, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from becoming too advantageous.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the second jump motion is continuously performed within the predetermined time, the movement speed of the user character PB after the direction change is slower than when the second jump motion is not performed continuously. That is, when the second jump motion is performed, the user character PB moves at the first speed after the direction change, and when the second jump motion is performed again within a predetermined time, the user character PB moves at the first speed after the direction change. Move at a second speed that is slower than the first speed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from becoming too advantageous.

Further, in this embodiment, if the jump button is pressed while the user character PB is on the wall surface (the jump button is pressed for a short time) (step S22: YES), if the second direction condition is satisfied, , a third jump process is performed in which the user character PB jumps away from the wall surface (step S32). In the third jump process, even when the user character PB is moving in the first direction, the user character PB immediately changes direction and jumps away from the wall surface. As a result, even when the user character PB is on the wall surface, the user character PB can be quickly jumped away from the wall surface, making it easier to avoid attacks from enemy characters, for example.

Further, in the present embodiment, even if the difference between the first direction and the second direction is 90 degrees, the first direction condition is satisfied and the second jump process is performed. That is, the second jump process is performed even when a directional operation input is performed along with the jump button in the direction in which the user character PB advances in a direction that is perpendicular to the advancing direction. As a result, the direction can be immediately changed to the side.

Note that the faster the moving speed of the user character PB in the predetermined period immediately before the jump button is pressed, the smaller the difference between the first direction and the second direction for satisfying the first direction condition.

Further, in this embodiment, when the user character PB is on the wall surface and the jump button is pressed long, a preliminary action is performed during the long press (step S47), and when the jump button is released, , a wall-climbing motion is performed (step S51). During the wall-climbing motion, while the upward input continues, the user character PB continues to move on the wall surface at a speed corresponding to the duration of the preliminary motion (steps S66 and S67). If the preliminary action has been performed for a predetermined time, when the user character PB reaches the boundary of the first state area 201 on the wall surface, the user character PB performs the fourth jump action from the boundary (step S69). .

As a result, the user character PB can be caused to make a large jump over the boundary with the area 201 in the first state on the wall surface. It is possible to diversify the movement of the user character on the wall surface and improve the interest of the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, when a directional operation input is made while the user character PB is performing a preliminary action, the position of the user character PB on the wall surface is adjusted according to the directional operation input (step S52). Specifically, the movement speed of the user character PB when the direction operation input is performed slows down according to the time after the preliminary action is started. Thereby, the starting position of the wall-climbing motion can be adjusted. In addition, since the moving speed of the user character PB is slowed down during the preliminary action, the user can easily adjust the position of the user character PB.

Further, in this embodiment, the user character PB continues to move on the first state area 201 on the wall surface while the upward directional operation input continues after the long press of the jump button ends (step S67). , and when the upward directional operation input ends, the movement also ends (step S71). Further, while the upward directional operation input continues, the moving speed of the user character PB is maintained (step S66). Thereby, after the wall-climbing motion is started, the wall-climbing motion can be continued or terminated. Further, by continuing the upward directional operation input, the moving speed of the user character PB can be maintained up to the boundary of the region 201 in the first state, and the user character PB can jump from the boundary while maintaining the speed. can be made This allows the user character PB to jump from the boundary.

Further, in this embodiment, the moving direction of the user character PB is changed during the wall-climbing motion according to the direction operation input (step S67). When the directional operation input satisfies the predetermined condition, the movement of the user character PB is stopped (step S72). Specifically, when there is no upward input (step S65: NO), the movement of the user character PB by the wall-climbing motion is stopped. As a result, it is possible to change the movement direction of the user character PB or stop it by inputting a direction operation during the wall-climbing motion.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user character PB is moved in the region 201 in the first state in accordance with the direction operation input, the user character PB is set in the first display mode with low visibility, and the user character PB performs a preliminary action. While the display is on, the display is performed in a second display mode (preliminary operation mode) having higher visibility than the first display mode. For this reason, it becomes easy to be visually recognized by other users during the preliminary movement, and it becomes easy to be attacked by the opponent. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from gaining an excessive advantage over the opponent due to the wall-climbing motion, and the balance of the game can be maintained.

Further, in this embodiment, the jump height of the user character PB differs depending on the time of the preliminary action. Specifically, the movement speed of the user character PB during the wall-climbing motion increases according to the time of the preliminary motion, and the speed when reaching the boundary of the region 201 in the first state increases. Therefore, as a result, the longer the preparatory motion time is, the higher the height of the jump when the user character PB jumps over the boundary. As a result, the longer the preparatory motion is, the higher the user character PB can jump.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user character PB is on the wall surface, the user character PB automatically moves downward in the virtual space due to gravity when no direction operation input is performed. If the preparatory motion is being performed, this automatic downward movement is suppressed (step S52). As a result, it is possible to maintain the position of the user character PB on the wall surface during the preliminary motion, thereby improving convenience.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user character PB reaches the boundary of the region 201 in the first state by the wall-climbing motion and performs the fourth jump motion, the user character PB enters the attack effect reduction state (step S69). ). In the attack effect reduction state, the adverse effect when the user character PB is attacked by the enemy character EC is suppressed. This can motivate the user to perform the wall-climbing motion. Since the attack effect reduction state lasts only for a short time when the fourth jump motion is performed, it is possible to prevent the user character PB from becoming too advantageous.

Further, in this embodiment, when the jump button is released and a direction operation input satisfying the second direction condition is performed during the preliminary motion, the third jump motion is performed (step S63). Further, when the jump button is pressed and a directional operation input that satisfies the second direction condition is performed during the wall-climbing motion, the third jump motion is also performed. As a result, the user character PB can be caused to jump in the direction away from the wall surface when there is a predetermined operation input during the preparatory motion or wall-climbing motion.

Further, in the present embodiment, the movement speed of the user character PB when moving on the wall surface by the wall-climbing motion is faster than the movement speed when the user character PB moves on the wall surface in accordance with the direction operation input. can do. As a result, it is possible to promote the movement of the user character PB by climbing the wall, thereby providing variation in the movement of the user character PB on the wall surface and enhancing the interest of the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user character PB moves on the wall surface in response to the direction operation input, the user character PB does not move beyond the first state area 201 on the wall surface, and the user character PB When the user character PB moves on the wall surface by the wall-climbing motion, the user character PB jumps beyond the first state area 201 on the wall surface. As a result, it is possible to provide variation in the movement of the user character PB on the wall surface.

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Although the present embodiment has been described above, the following modifications may be made without being limited to the above.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the second jump motion is performed, the direction of the user character is immediately changed and the speed after the direction change is relatively increased, The direction of the user character is changed over time, and the speed after the direction change is relatively slowed down. As a result, when the second jump motion is performed, the user character changes direction and jumps more quickly than when the first jump motion is performed. In another embodiment, for example, when the first jump motion is performed, the jump motion is performed along with the change of direction over a first period of time, and when the second jump motion is performed, the second jump motion is performed for a second period of time shorter than the first time period. A jump motion may be performed along with the change of direction over time. In this way, when the second jump motion is performed, the time required to change direction may be shorter than when the first jump motion is performed. Further, for example, when the first jump motion is performed, the initial speed of the user character after changing direction is the first speed, and when the second jump motion is performed, the initial speed of the user character after changing direction is the first speed. A second speed, which is faster than the speed, may be set. Further, when the first jump motion is performed, the user character is accelerated with the first acceleration after the direction change, and when the second jump motion is performed, the user character is accelerated with the second acceleration greater than the first acceleration after the direction change. It may be accelerated. In this way, when the second jump motion is performed, the moving speed of the user character after the direction change may be faster than when the first jump motion is performed.

Further, in the above embodiment, when there is an input of the jump button, it is determined whether or not the first direction condition is satisfied based on the direction operation input past the time of the input and the direction operation input at the time of the input. judged. In another embodiment, when there is an input of the jump button, whether or not the first direction condition is satisfied based on the direction operation input past the time of the input and the direction operation input after the time of the input. may be determined. Further, when there is an input of the jump button, it may be determined whether or not the first direction condition is satisfied based on the direction operation input at the time of the input and the direction operation input after the time of the input. . That is, after inputting the jump button, it may be determined whether or not there is a direction operation input in a direction different from the movement direction, and if the determination result is affirmative, the second jump motion may be performed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not to perform the second jump motion based on the moving speed and moving direction of the user character during the past predetermined period from the time when the jump button was pressed. The predetermined period may be one frame time when the jump button is pressed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the jump button has been input, and if there is a jump button input, it is determined whether or not the speed condition is satisfied, and based on the direction operation input at that time. It was determined whether or not the first direction condition was satisfied. In other embodiments, the order of these determinations may be changed as appropriate. For example, it is determined whether or not a directional operation input that satisfies the first direction condition has been performed, and if the determination result is affirmative, it is determined whether or not there is a jump button input, and whether or not the speed condition is satisfied. good too.

Further, in the above embodiment, the second jump motion is performed when the user character P is on the ground (a plane parallel to the XZ plane or a plane with an angle less than a predetermined angle), and the third jump motion is performed when the user character P is on the wall surface. Regardless of the jump motion, the movement speed of the user character P after the direction change was maintained at the movement speed before the direction change. In another embodiment, the moving speed of the user character P after the direction change may be constant without depending on the moving speed before the direction change. In this case, the movement speed after the direction change is constant only when the user character P is on the wall surface, and the constant speed may be the same as the second speed or may be faster than the second speed. , may be slower than the second speed. On the other hand, when the user character P is on the ground, it may depend on the movement speed before turning.

In the above embodiment, the ground object 200 and the top surface 220 parallel to the XZ plane exist in the virtual space, and the wall object 210 perpendicular to the XZ plane exists. In other embodiments, various other surfaces of the terrain object may be arranged, and each surface of the terrain object may be changed to the first state or the second state by the user's operation input. A wall surface having an angle with the XZ plane equal to or greater than a predetermined value (eg, 60 degrees) may be arranged in the terrain object, and the user character may perform the wall-climbing motion on the wall surface.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, after the long press of the jump button is released, the wall-climbing motion continues while the upward directional operation input continues. In another embodiment, the wall-climbing motion is started in response to the release of the long-pressing of the jump button, and the user character moves to the boundary of the region 201 in the first state on the wall surface without any direction operation input. good too.

Further, in the above embodiment, the speed corresponding to the time of the preliminary motion is maintained during the wall-climbing motion, but in other embodiments, the movement speed during the wall-climbing motion may be changed. For example, the user character may be accelerated while climbing a wall. In this case, the longer the preparatory motion, the greater the acceleration during the wall-climbing motion.

In the above embodiment, the user character PB is submerged in the liquid to enter the latent state, and the user character PB jumps to enter the exposed state. The state of the user character is not limited to this, and the user character may change between a hidden state and a non-hidden state. The latent state need not be limited to being submerged in liquid as long as it is difficult for other users to visually recognize the state.

Further, in the above embodiment, the user character is set to the special state while the predetermined operation input continues. may be set to For example, the user character may be set to a special state when the user character is positioned on the region 201 in the first state.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the second jump process and the third jump process are performed, the direction change is immediately completed and the user character enters the attack effect reduction state. That is, when the user character is moving in the first direction and the user character presses the jump button and a direction operation input that changes the direction in the second direction is performed, the speed is increased in the first direction over a certain amount of time. It was immediately set to "0" and moved in the second direction without decreasing. In another embodiment, when the second jump process and/or the third jump process are performed, the speed of the user character is reduced in the first direction over a certain amount of time, while the user character is set in the attack effect reduction state. good too. That is, in another embodiment, when the second jump process is performed, the user character is set to the attack effect reduction state without immediately changing direction, and when the first jump process is performed, the direction is immediately changed. It is also possible not to set the user character to the attack effect reduction state without performing the conversion.

Also, the processing according to the above flowchart is merely an example, and for example, part of the jumping process may be executed in the wall-climbing process, or part of the wall-climbing process may be executed in the jumping process. For example, the process on the wall may be divided into the process on the ground and the process on the wall may be branched to the third jump process. It is also possible to branch to 2-jump processing. In this way, the jump processing shown in FIG. 30 and the wall climbing processing shown in FIG. 31 may be distributed among several processes.

Also, in the above embodiment, a multiplayer game is played by a plurality of users, but in other embodiments, the game may be played by a single user. In this case, the enemy character is controlled by the CPU. Also, the game described above is merely an example, and the control of the character described above may be applied to games other than the illustrated game.

Also, the game program may be executed on any other information processing device (eg, smart phone, tablet terminal, personal computer, server, etc.). Also, the game program may be executed in an information processing system configured by a plurality of devices. The processing described above may be distributed and executed by a plurality of devices.

Moreover, the configurations according to the above embodiments and their modifications can be arbitrarily combined as long as they do not contradict each other. Also, the above description is merely an example of the present invention, and various improvements and modifications may be made.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game system 2 main unit 3 left controller 4 right controller 200 ground object 201 area in first state 202 area in second state 203 area in initial state 210 wall object

Claims (16)

An information processing program for causing a computer to execute game processing relating to a game performed in a three-dimensional virtual space including at least terrain objects, the computer comprising:
area changing means for changing a designated area of the terrain object to a first state in response to a user's first operation input;
first movement control means for moving the user character in the first state region of the wall surface of the terrain object based on the direction operation input by the user;
preliminary action control means for causing the user character to perform a preliminary action while the second operation input by the user continues when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state;
A second operation for moving the user character performing the preliminary action on the wall surface in the first state in a predetermined direction including at least an upward component on condition that at least the second operation input is completed. a movement control means;
enemy character control means for controlling an enemy character in the virtual space;
an attacking means for causing the enemy character to attack the user character to give a disadvantageous effect in the game;
When the user character reaches a boundary between the wall surface in the first state and an area in the virtual space different from the wall surface in the first state by the movement by the second movement control means, the user character is moved to the boundary. functioning as a suppressing means for suppressing the adverse effect given by the attack;
An information processing program causing the user character to jump from the boundary when the user character reaches the boundary as a result of movement by the second movement control means. position adjusting means for adjusting a position of the user character on the wall surface in the first state in response to the directional operation input while the user character is performing the preliminary movement; 2. The information processing program according to claim 1, further causing said computer to function as . 3. The information processing program according to claim 2, wherein the speed of movement of said user character by said position adjustment means is slower than the speed of movement of said user character by said first movement control means. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second movement control means moves said user character on said wall surface in said first state while said directional operation input continues after said second operation input ends. The information processing program according to any one of the above. The second movement control means is
changing the moving direction of the user character according to the direction operation input;
5. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movement of the user character is stopped when the direction operation input satisfies a predetermined condition. The first movement control means moves the user character in a first display mode,
6. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said preliminary motion control means displays said user character in a second display mode having higher visibility than said first display mode while causing said user character to perform said preliminary motion. The information processing program according to any one of the above. 7. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the height of said jump of said user character differs according to the time of said preliminary action. 8. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the movement speed of said user character by said second movement control means differs according to the time of said preliminary movement. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said second movement control means maintains the movement speed of said user character according to said preliminary movement time while said direction operation input continues after said second operation input ends. The information processing program described. the third movement control means for automatically moving the user character downward in the virtual space when the direction operation input is not performed when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state; make your computer work better
10. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said preliminary movement control means suppresses movement by said third movement control means when said user character is caused to perform said preliminary movement. A direction in which the user character moves away from the wall surface when the user performs a third operation input while the user character is performing the preliminary movement or during movement by the second movement control means. 11. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further causing said computer to function as jump control means for jumping toward . 12. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the moving speed of the user character is faster when moving by said second movement control means than when moving by said first movement control means. when the user character reaches the boundary due to movement by the second movement control means, the user character jumps over the boundary;
When the user character reaches the boundary by movement by the first movement control means, even if the user character jumps over the boundary, the height of the jump is higher than that by movement by the second movement control means. 13. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein . An information processing device for executing game processing relating to a game performed in a three-dimensional virtual space including at least a terrain object,
area changing means for changing a designated area of the terrain object to a first state in response to a user's first operation input;
first movement control means for moving the user character in the first state region of the wall surface of the terrain object based on the direction operation input by the user;
preliminary action control means for causing the user character to perform a preliminary action while the second operation input by the user continues when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state;
A second operation for moving the user character performing the preliminary action on the wall surface in the first state in a predetermined direction including at least an upward component on condition that at least the second operation input is completed. a movement control means;
enemy character control means for controlling an enemy character in the virtual space;
an attacking means for causing the enemy character to attack the user character to give a disadvantageous effect in the game;
When the user character reaches a boundary between the wall surface in the first state and an area in the virtual space different from the wall surface in the first state by the movement by the second movement control means, the user character is moved to the boundary. suppressing means for suppressing the adverse effects inflicted by the attack;
An information processing apparatus configured to cause the user character to jump from the boundary when the user character reaches the boundary as a result of movement by the second movement control means. An information processing system for executing game processing relating to a game performed in a three-dimensional virtual space including at least a terrain object,
area changing means for changing a designated area of the terrain object to a first state in response to a user's first operation input;
first movement control means for moving the user character in the first state region of the wall surface of the terrain object based on the direction operation input by the user;
preliminary action control means for causing the user character to perform a preliminary action while the second operation input by the user continues when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state;
A second operation for moving the user character performing the preliminary action on the wall surface in the first state in a predetermined direction including at least an upward component on condition that at least the second operation input is completed. a movement control means;
enemy character control means for controlling an enemy character in the virtual space;
an attacking means for causing the enemy character to attack the user character to give a disadvantageous effect in the game;
When the user character reaches a boundary between the wall surface in the first state and an area in the virtual space different from the wall surface in the first state by the movement by the second movement control means, the user character is moved to the boundary. suppressing means for suppressing the adverse effects inflicted by the attack;
An information processing system, wherein when the user character reaches the boundary as a result of movement by the second movement control means, the user character jumps from the boundary. An information processing method performed in an information processing system for executing game processing relating to a game performed in a three-dimensional virtual space including at least a terrain object,
an area change step of changing a designated area of the terrain object to a first state in response to a first operation input by a user;
a first movement control step of moving the user character in the first state area of the wall surface of the terrain object based on the direction operation input by the user;
a preliminary action control step of causing the user character to perform a preliminary action while the second operation input by the user continues when the user character is on the wall surface in the first state;
A second operation for moving the user character performing the preliminary action on the wall surface in the first state in a predetermined direction including at least an upward component on condition that at least the second operation input is completed. a movement control step;
an enemy character control step of controlling an enemy character in the virtual space;
an attack step of causing the enemy character to attack the user character to give a disadvantageous effect in the game;
When the user character reaches a boundary between the wall surface in the first state and an area in the virtual space different from the wall surface in the first state by the movement in the second movement control step, the user character is moved to the boundary. a suppression step to suppress the adverse effects inflicted by the attack;
The information processing method, wherein when the user character reaches the boundary as a result of the movement in the second movement control step, the user character jumps from the boundary.

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