JP2023123610A - Program, system, and method for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a UI and a game that make it possible to control action of an ally character or the like using simple/rapid operation while suppressing deterioration in a game tempo.SOLUTION: A player terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a function for providing a game for a player operating the player terminal 10. The player terminal 10 makes it possible, in setting a second object to be a target of predetermined action of a first object, to perform setting by first operation of selecting both of the first and second objects and by second operation of selecting only the second object and making the first object be automatically identified. As a result, the player terminal 10 provides a UI and game that make it possible to control action of an ally character or the like using simple/rapid operation while suppressing deterioration in a game tempo.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Patent Act Article 30, Paragraph 2 application filed March 15, 2019, <iOS version> https://itunes. apple. com/jp/app/one-piece-sauzandosutomu/id1082959065, <Android version> https://play. google. com/store/apps/details? id=com. bandainamcoent. opts

The present invention relates to a program, system and method for providing games.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various UIs have been proposed for manually controlling the action of a friendly character in a game or the like in which an auto-battle mechanism is introduced in which a friendly character automatically acts to attack an enemy character. For example, Patent Literature 1 below discloses a UI for selecting an attack target of a friendly unit by drag-and-drop. Further, for example, Patent Literature 2 below discloses a UI that pauses the auto battle when the player taps the screen during the auto battle.

JP 2018-102683 A JP 2018-020001

However, it is difficult to quickly select the target of the attack with the above operation of selecting the attack target of the friendly unit by dragging and dropping. In such a case, the operation becomes complicated. Also, the above-described temporary suspension of the auto battle can facilitate the operation for manually controlling the actions of the teammate characters, but if such temporary suspension is frequently performed, the game tempo will deteriorate.

One of the objects of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a UI and a game that can control the action of a friend character or the like with a simple/quick operation while suppressing the deterioration of the game tempo. Other objects of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the specification as a whole.

A program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a program for providing a game, and includes processing for displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game on one or more computers, and and a process of controlling the progress of the game including at least the execution of a predetermined action targeting a second object, and the process of controlling the progress of the game is performed by performing a plurality of first actions on the predetermined screen. and a target of the predetermined action of the first object selected through the first operation in response to a first operation of selecting both the first object and the second object from among the second objects while setting the second object selected through the first operation, and selecting only the second object from the plurality of first and second objects on the predetermined screen. Via the second operation, at least a portion of the plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to the operation of 2 as the target of the predetermined action. setting a second object selected by the

A system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a system for providing a game, comprising one or more computer processors, wherein the one or more computer processors, in response to execution of readable instructions, a process of displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game; and a process of controlling the progress of the game including at least execution of a predetermined action by the first object targeting the second object. , the processing for controlling the progress of the game is performed in response to a first operation of selecting both first and second objects from among a plurality of first and second objects on the predetermined screen; setting a second object selected through the first operation as a target of the predetermined action of the first object selected through the first operation; The plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to a second operation of selecting only the second object from among the plurality of first and second objects Setting the second object selected through the second operation as the target of the predetermined action of at least part of the object.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a game executed by one or more computers, comprising the steps of: displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game; and controlling the progress of the game including at least execution of a predetermined action by an object targeting a second object, wherein the step of controlling the progress of the game comprises: of the predetermined behavior of the first object selected through the first operation in response to a first operation of selecting both the first and second objects from among the first and second objects A second object selected through the first operation is set as a target, and only the second object is selected from the plurality of first and second objects on the predetermined screen. performing the second operation as a target of the predetermined action of at least a portion of the plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to the second operation; and setting a second object selected via.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide a UI and a game that can control actions of friendly characters and the like with simple/quick operations while suppressing deterioration of the game tempo.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including player terminals 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the player terminal 10 when a player executes a quest; The figure which illustrates the quest screen 50. FIG. Diagram for explaining the quest deck. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating details of a main team operation area 52; FIG. 5 illustrates details of the first and second subteam operation areas 54, 55; The figure which illustrates the quest screen 50 of the state which the 1st and 2nd subteam operation areas 54 and 55 were hidden. The figure which illustrates the quest screen 50 in the state where the enemy character 104 appeared. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating details of an attack target display object 58; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating details of an attack target display object 58; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating details of an attack target display object 58; A diagram for explaining how two attack target display objects 58A and 58B indicate attack targets of teammate characters 102A to 102C. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the quest screen 50 in a state immediately after starting to drag the fighting character display object 541 in the first sub team operation area 54 ; The figure which illustrates the quest screen 50 of the state which continued the drag of the character display object 541 in battle. FIG. 15 is a view exemplifying the quest screen 50 immediately after completing the drag-and-drop of the fighting character display object 541 in the state of FIG. 14;

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

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including player terminals 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the player terminal 10 is communicably connected to the game management server 30 via a communication network 20 such as the Internet. The player terminal 10 has a function of providing games to the player operating the player terminal 10 . The terminal 10 is an example of a device that implements all or part of the system of the present invention.

The player terminal 10 is configured as a general computer, and as shown in FIG. A storage (storage device) 15 is provided, and these constituent elements are electrically connected via a bus or the like (not shown).

The computer processor 11 loads various programs stored in the storage 15 or the like into the main memory 12 and executes various instructions included in the programs. The main memory 12 is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

The input/output I/F 13 includes, for example, information input devices such as a touch panel, keyboard, mouse, and game pad, voice input devices such as a microphone, and image input devices such as a camera. The input/output I/F 13 includes an image output device (display device) such as a display and an audio output device such as a speaker.

The communication I/F 14 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various types of communication software, or a combination thereof, and is configured to enable wired or wireless communication.

The storage 15 is configured by, for example, a magnetic disk or flash memory. The storage 15 stores various programs including an operating system, various data, and the like. A program stored in the storage 15 can be downloaded from an application market or the like and installed. In this embodiment, the programs stored in the storage 15 include a game program 40 according to one embodiment of the invention. The game program 40 is a program for causing the player terminal 10 to function as a system for providing games. The program 40 is an example of a program implementing all or part of the program of the present invention.

The game management server 30 has a configuration as a general computer. The game management server 30 stores and manages various information related to games provided by the player terminals 10 . For example, the game management server 30 manages the progress of the game for each player, various data for providing the game, and the like. The game management server 30 can be configured using a plurality of server devices each having a general computer configuration.

For example, when the game program 40 is activated, the player terminal 10 acquires the game progress of the corresponding player, various data, and the like from the game management server 30 . Further, for example, the player terminal 10 acquires various data and the like from the game management server 30 during execution of the game program 40, and transmits the player's latest game progress and the like to the game management server 30. . In this embodiment, the player terminal 10 can be configured to provide the game without communication with the game management server 30, in which case the game management server 30 may be unnecessary.

Next, functions of the player terminal 10 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the computer processor 11 of the player terminal 10 functions as a screen presentation section 111 and a game progress control section 112 by executing commands included in a program read into the main memory 12. is configured to

The screen presenting unit 111 executes various processes related to presenting a screen to the player. In this embodiment, the screen presenting unit 111 is configured to present a game screen (predetermined screen) displaying the progress of the game to the player. For example, the screen presenting unit 111 is configured to generate a moving image composed of video and audio according to the progress of the game, and display the game screen for reproducing the moving image on a display device such as a display. there is

The game progress control unit 112 executes various processes related to controlling the progress of the game. Controlling the progress of the game in this embodiment includes at least controlling the execution of a predetermined action by the first object targeting the second object. Also, the first and second objects include various objects according to the type of game. Typically, the first object includes various objects to be operated by the player (player characters, items, character icons, etc.), and the second object is the action of the first object. includes various objects (non-player characters, items, character icons, etc.) that are targets of

In this embodiment, the game progress control unit 112 is configured to set the second object to be subjected to a predetermined action by the first object according to the player's operation via the game screen. For example, the game progress control unit 112 selects the first and second objects from among a plurality of selectable first and second objects (for example, the first and second objects arranged in the virtual space/game space). in response to a first operation of selecting both objects, the first object also selected through the first operation as a target of a predetermined action of the first object selected through the first operation. 2 objects are set, and in response to a second operation of selecting only the second object from a plurality of selectable first and second objects, automatically selecting from among the plurality of first objects The second object selected through the second operation is set as a predetermined action target of at least some of the plurality of first objects that are specifically identified.

As described above, the player terminal 10 in this embodiment, when setting the second object to be the target of the predetermined action of the first object, selects both the first object and the second object. Setting by operation and setting by a second operation in which only the second object is selected and the first object is automatically specified are possible. As a result, the player terminal 10 provides a UI and a game that can control actions of teammate characters or the like with simple/quick operations while suppressing the deterioration of the game tempo.

In the present embodiment, the game progress control unit 112, in response to the second operation by the player, selects the first object selected through the second operation as the target of the predetermined action of all the plurality of first objects. It can be configured to set two objects. In other words, the game progress control unit 112 is configured to automatically specify all of the plurality of selectable first objects as the first object for setting the target of the predetermined action in response to the second operation. can be Such a configuration makes it possible to collectively set targets for predetermined actions of all the plurality of first objects by the second operation of selecting only the second objects.

Further, the game progress control unit 112 suspends the progress of the game during the execution of the first operation (for example, during the period from the start to the end of the first operation), while during the execution of the second operation It may be configured not to pause the progress of the game (for example, during the period from the start to the end of the second operation). Such a configuration prioritizes certain operations (object selection) for the first operation that selects both the first and second objects, while selecting only the second object and for the first object: It is possible to give priority to maintaining the game tempo for the automatically specified second operation.

In this embodiment, the game screen displays predetermined information indicating that a target for a predetermined action is being set during the execution of the first operation, while displaying the predetermined information during the execution of the second operation. can be configured not to display Further, the game screen may be configured such that a predetermined dark display is performed during the execution of the first operation, and the predetermined dark display is not performed during the execution of the second operation. The predetermined blackout display is, for example, on the game screen, excluding at least screen elements corresponding to each of a first object selected through a first operation and/or a plurality of selectable second objects. A display that darkens a part (as a result, a screen element corresponding to each of the first object selected through the first operation and/or a plurality of selectable second objects can be emphasized) .)including. Such a configuration prioritizes a positive operation (object selection) for a first operation that selects both a first and a second object, while selecting only the second object and for the first object: It is possible to give priority to maintaining the game tempo for the automatically specified second operation.

In addition, during the execution of the first operation, the game screen changes from the first object selected through the first operation to the target of the predetermined action when the first operation is completed at that time. may be configured to display a third object that extends to a second object that is set as . In addition, the game screen displays, during the execution of the first operation, the display form (for example, appearance) of the second object set as the target of the predetermined action when the first operation is completed at that time. can be configured to vary the Such a configuration supports reliable selection of the second object in a first operation that selects both the first and second objects.

Also, the game screen is configured such that a predetermined production effect (image effect and/or sound effect) is added in response to the second operation, while the predetermined production effect is not added in response to the first operation. can be Such a configuration prevents the setting according to the second operation for automatically specifying the first object from being performed without being recognized by the player.

In this embodiment, the first operation includes various forms of operations that select both the first and second objects. For example, the first operation involves dragging a screen element (various elements on the screen, including, for example, the object itself, an icon, etc.) corresponding to the first object to be selected, and selecting drop at the position of the screen element corresponding to the second object (cancel the selected state of the screen element). Such a configuration makes it possible to set targets for a predetermined action by selecting both the first and second objects by a simple operation of dragging and dropping a screen element corresponding to the first object.

In this embodiment, the second operation includes various forms of operations that select only the second object. For example, the second operation includes tapping a screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected. Such a configuration makes it possible to set a target for a predetermined action of the automatically specified first object by a simple operation of tapping the screen element corresponding to the second object.

In addition, the game progress control unit 112 sets the second object selected through the second operation as the target of the predetermined action of all the plurality of first objects in response to the second operation. while selecting only the second object from among the plurality of first and second objects, and in response to a third operation distinct from the second operation, some of the plurality of first objects It can be configured to set a second object selected through the third operation as a target of a predetermined action of a predetermined first object. In this case, for example, one of the second and third operations is an operation of single-tapping a screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected, and the other of the second and third operations is an operation to select the second object to be selected. This is an operation of double-tapping a screen element corresponding to the object of . Such a configuration can collectively set the target of a predetermined action of all of the plurality of first objects, or can set a predetermined behavior of a part of the plurality of first objects, by two kinds of operations for selecting only the second object. It is possible to selectively perform individual setting of a target of a predetermined action of the first object.

Games in this embodiment include various types of games. For example, the game in this embodiment includes a game involving a battle between a friendly character and an enemy character. In this case, the first object is an ally character, the second object is an enemy character, and the predetermined action is an attack. In other words, the game progress control unit 112, in response to a first operation for selecting both the ally character and the enemy character from among the plurality of ally characters and the plurality of enemy characters, selects the character selected via the first operation. While setting the enemy character selected through the first operation as an attack target of the friendly character, according to a second operation of selecting only the enemy character from among the plurality of friendly characters and the plurality of enemy characters. , the enemy character selected through the second operation is set as an attack target of at least some of the plurality of ally characters automatically specified from among the plurality of ally characters.

Also, the game in this embodiment can be configured such that a predetermined action is automatically performed by the first object. In this case, the game progress control unit 112 sets the second object automatically selected from among the plurality of second objects as the target of the predetermined action of each of the plurality of first objects. to control the progress of the game. Then, the second object automatically set as the target of the predetermined action of the first object can be changed (reset) according to the player's manual operation such as the above-described first and second operations. .

Next, a specific example of the player terminal 10 of this embodiment having such functions will be described. In this specific example, the player terminal 10 provides a game involving a battle between a plurality of friend characters and a plurality of enemy characters arranged in a virtual space (game space). The battle is performed in each area of a quest having a plurality of areas, and each area has one or a plurality of predetermined enemy characters (including boss characters). In a specific quest, the player can proceed to the next area by defeating all the enemy characters placed in each area, and defeating all the enemy characters placed in the last area Quest will be cleared.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating processing executed by the player terminal 10 when the player executes a quest. When executing the quest, the player terminal 10 automatically advances the battle as shown (step S100).

FIG. 3 illustrates a quest screen 50 displayed on the player terminal 10 in response to the start of the quest. The state of the automatic progress of the battle is displayed on the screen 50 concerned. As shown in the figure, the screen 50 displays the virtual space 100 as a battlefield in the entire screen area. , a second sub-team operation area 55 located on the upper left side of the main team operation area 52, and a right-pointing arrow located on the lower right of the first sub-team operation area 54. and a sub-team operation area display switching object 56 and an HP indicator 57.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the quest deck in this example. As shown, in this example, the player sets three teams, each consisting of two characters, as quest decks. The three teams consist of a main team (Team A), a first sub-team (Team B), and a second sub-team (Team C). The two characters that make up each team consist of a main character and a sub character. A player selects six characters from a plurality of characters owned by the player and sets a deck for a quest. Although details will be described later, the main team is controlled via the main team operation area 52 of the quest screen 50, the first sub-team is controlled via the first sub-team operation area 54, and the second sub-team is controlled via the first sub-team operation area 54. Teams are controlled via a second subteam control area 55 .

Returning to FIG. 3, in the virtual space 100 displayed in the entire screen area of the quest screen 50, a teammate character 102A, which is a character in a battle of the main team in the quest deck, and a first subteam character in the deck. A teammate character 102B, which is a character in battle, and a teammate character 102C, which is a character in battle of the second subteam in the deck, are arranged. The fighting character of each team is the main character of each team at the start of the quest, and then according to the player's instruction or automatically (for example, when the HP of the fighting character becomes 0) ), it is replaced with a sub-character as a backup character. The aforementioned HP indicator 57 is arranged above each of these ally characters 102A-102C, and indicates the HP (hit point) state of the corresponding ally character 102A-102C. Each HP indicator 57 moves so as to follow the corresponding ally character 102A-102C.

The main team operation area 52 is an area for controlling the main team included in the quest deck. FIG. 5 illustrates details of the main team operation area 52 . As illustrated, the area 52 is a circular object, and includes a fighting character display object 521 that displays a fighting character placed in the virtual space 100 among the two characters that make up the main team, and a fighting character display object 521 that displays the fighting character. A first status display area 5211 positioned on the lower right side of the object 521 and displaying the HP and SP (skill point) status of the character in battle, A backup character display object 522, which is a circular object smaller than 521 and displays a backup character that is not placed in the virtual space 100 among the two characters that make up the main team; , a second state display area 5221 for displaying the HP and SP states of the standby character, a character replacement object 523 located on the upper left side of the fighting character display object 521, and a horizontal direction on the right side of the fighting character display object 521. , a first skill activation object 5241 and a second skill activation object 5242 for activating each of the two skills set for the character during the battle, and a front-rear direction on the right side of the object 5242. , and has a first special skill activation object 5251 and a second special skill activation object 5252 for activating each of the two special skills set for the character during the battle. In this example, two skills and two special skills are set for each of the six characters that make up the quest deck.

The first and second subteam operation areas 54, 55 are areas for controlling the first and second subteams, respectively. The first and second subteam operation areas 54, 55 have the same layout. FIG. 6 illustrates details of the first and second subteam operational areas 54,55. As shown, the subteam operation areas 54 and 55 are circular objects, and are fighting character display objects that display the fighting character placed in the virtual space 100 among the two characters that make up the subteam. 541, 551, first state display areas 5411, 5511 located below the objects 541, 551 and displaying the HP and SP states of the character in battle, and the lower left of the character display objects 541, 551 in battle. Secondary character display objects 542 and 552, which are circular objects located on the side and smaller than the objects 541 and 551, and which display the secondary character, which is not placed in the virtual space 100, among the two characters forming the sub-team. , second status display areas 5421, 5521 positioned below the objects 542, 552 to display the HP and SP statuses of the standby characters, and positioned on the upper left side of the fighting character display objects 541, 551. Character exchange objects 543, 553 and fighting character display objects 541, 551 are arranged one behind the other on the right side, and are used to activate each of the two special skills set to the fighting characters. It has special skill activation objects 5451 and 5551 and second special skill activation objects 5452 and 5552 .

Here, in this example, the sub-team operation areas 54 and 55 do not have objects corresponding to the two skill activation objects 5241 and 5242 of the main team operation area 52, and are set to the sub-team's fighting characters. Activation of the skill is performed automatically (not subject to manual operation by the player). As for the activation of the special skills set for the fighting characters, the first special skill activating objects 5451, 5551 and the second special skill activating objects 5452, 5552 are used in the same way as the characters in the fighting of the main team. controlled by manual operation by the player who

Returning to FIG. 3, when the subteam operation area display switching object 56 is selected by the player, display and non-display of the first and second subteam operation areas 54 and 55 are switched. FIG. 7 illustrates the quest screen 50 in a state in which the first and second subteam operation areas 54 and 55 are hidden according to the selection of the object 56 on the quest screen 50 in the state of FIG. In this example, in response to selection of the subteam operation area display switching object 56, the first and second subteam operation areas 54, 55 are hidden with an animation effect of moving rightward (rightward direction). and disappear). On the quest screen 50 in this state, the subteam operation area display switching object 56 displays a left-pointing arrow, and when the object 56 is selected by the player, the first and second subteam operation areas 54 are displayed. , 55 are displayed with an animation effect that appears from the right side and moves to the left. The player can improve visibility of the virtual space 100 as a battlefield by hiding the areas 54 and 55 through selection of the object 56 .

In the automatic progress of the battle, a predetermined number and types of enemy characters appear in each area in the virtual space 100 . FIG. 8 illustrates a quest screen 50 in which a plurality of (specifically, six) enemy characters 104 have appeared in the virtual space 100 . As shown, on the quest screen 50 in which the enemy character 104 appears, an attack target display object 58 is displayed for indicating the enemy character 104 that is the attack target of the allied characters 102A to 102C.

FIG. 9 illustrates details of the attack target display object 58 . As shown, the attack target display object 58 has an annular portion 581 and teammate character identifying portions 582A to 582C each having a triangular shape and arranged on the annular portion 581. FIG. The teammate character identification sections 582A-582C correspond to the teammate characters 102A-102C placed in the virtual space 100, respectively. In the attack target display object 58 of FIG. 9, the teammate character identifying portions 582A to 582C are arranged in the upper portion (12 o'clock position), the lower right portion (4 o'clock position), and the lower left portion (8 o'clock position) of the ring portion 581. , and one of the vertices of the triangular shape faces the center of the annular portion 581 .

The attack target display object 58 is configured such that teammate character identifying portions 582A to 582C corresponding to the teammate characters 102A to 102C for which the enemy character on which the object 58 is located is set as the attack target are arranged. That is, since the attack target display object 58 illustrated in FIG. 9 has all three ally character identification sections 582A to 582C, when the attack target of the three ally characters 102A to 102C is the same enemy character, corresponds to

On the other hand, for example, when the enemy character set as the attack target of the ally character 102A is the attack target of only the ally character 102A and is not the attack target of the other ally characters 102B and 102C, the attack target display object 58 is As illustrated in FIG. 10, it is configured to have only a teammate character identification section 582A corresponding to the teammate character 102A. In this case, the teammate character identification section 582A is arranged in the upper portion (12 o'clock position) of the ring section 581, and the appearance of the ring section 581 is the same as the appearance (color, etc.) of the teammate character identification section 582A. Become.

Further, for example, when an enemy character set as an attack target for the allied characters 102B and 102C is not an attack target for the allied character 102A, the attack target display object 58 is displayed as an attack target for the allied characters 102B and 102C as illustrated in FIG. are configured to have teammate character identification sections 582B and 582C corresponding to . These teammate character identification portions 582B and 582C are arranged at the upper portion (12 o'clock position) and the lower right portion (4 o'clock position) of the ring portion 581, and the appearance of the ring portion 581 is similar to that of the teammate character identification portions. The appearance corresponding to the combination of 582B and 582C (for example, a color obtained by mixing the colors of the teammate character identifying portions 582B and 582C) is obtained. In this manner, the attack target display object 58 changes its appearance according to the number, type, and combination of ally characters whose attack target is the enemy character on which the object 58 is positioned. As a result, based on the appearance of the attack target display object 58, the player can relatively easily understand the teammate players 102A to 102C whose attack targets are indicated by the object 58. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining how the two attack target display objects 58A and 58B indicate the attack targets of the teammate characters 102A to 102C. As shown in the figure, the attack target display object 58A placed at the position of the enemy character 104A in the front row has a teammate character identification section 582A corresponding to the teammate character 102A. The attack target is the front row enemy character 104A. Also, as shown in the figure, the attack target display object 58B arranged at the position of the right enemy character 104B in the second row from the front has teammate character identification portions 582B and 582C corresponding to the teammate characters 102B and 102C. Therefore, the attack target of the friend characters 102B and 102C at this time is the right enemy character 104B in the second row from the front.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 2, in step S100, the actions of the friend characters 102A to 102C and the enemy character 104 are automatically controlled. Specifically, the ally characters 102A to 102C are controlled so that the enemy character 104 closest to them is targeted for attack. Also, in this example, each character has an attackable range, and when the enemy character 104 to be attacked is included in the attackable range, the friendly characters 102A to 102C execute an attack, When the enemy character 104 to be attacked is not included in its own attackable range, it moves so as to be included in the attackable range. The attack that is automatically executed is a normal attack in the case of the ally character 102A of the main team, and a normal attack or a skill attack in the case of the ally characters 102B and 102C of the sub-teams. Execution of skill attacks in the case of teammate characters 102B and 102C of the sub-team is performed according to a predetermined rule (for example, a rule that preferentially executes feasible skill attacks, etc.). The HP of the enemy character 104 attacked by the ally characters 102A to 102C decreases, and when the HP reaches 0, the enemy character 104 falls down. For the ally characters 102A to 102C that attacked the fallen enemy character 104, the enemy character 104 closest to them at that time is set as a new attack target. Also, the SP of the ally characters 102B and 102C of the sub-team that executed the skill attack is reduced. In addition, the enemy character 104 also automatically attacks the ally characters 102A-102C, and the HP of the ally characters 102A-102C being attacked decreases. Thus, in this example, the game progresses in a state in which the battle progresses automatically (auto battle state).

The automatic progress of the battle continues until the quest ends (NO in step S130), and when the player performs a manual operation during the process (YES in step S110), the allied character based on the manual operation is performed. is performed (step S120).

Here, the control of the teammate characters 102A to 102C based on manual operation by the player will be described. First, the control of the main team's teammate character 102A will be described. As described above, the teammate character 102A is mainly controlled via the main team operation area 52. FIG. For example, when the character replacement object 523 in the main team operation area 52 is selected by the player, the ally character 102A who is fighting in the virtual space 100 replaces the standby character. Also, when either of the first and second skill activation objects 5241 and 5242 in the main team operation area 52 is selected by the player, the corresponding skill is activated. Also, when either of the first and second special skill activation objects 5251 and 5252 in the main team operation area 52 is selected by the player, the corresponding special skill is activated. The SP of the ally character 102A is decreased according to the activation of the skill or special skill.

Furthermore, in this example, when any one of the enemy characters 104 is single-tapped, the single-tapped enemy character 104 is set as an attack target of the ally character 102A. That is, in this example, the operation of single-tapping the enemy character 104 placed in the virtual space 100 on the quest screen 50 is an operation of individually setting the attack target of the ally character 102A of the main team. When the attack target of the ally character 102A is changed, the display of the attack target display object 58 is also changed.

The control of the main team's teammate character 102A has been described above. Next, the control of the teammate characters 102B and 102C of the first and second subteams will be described. As described above, the subteam friendly characters 102B, 102C are primarily controlled via the first and second subteam operation areas 54,55. For example, when the character replacement objects 543 and 553 in the sub-team operation areas 54 and 55 are selected by the player, the teammate characters 102B and 102C who are competing in the virtual space 100 are replaced with the standby characters. Also, when any one of the first special skill activation objects 5451, 5551 and the second special skill activation objects 5452, 5552 of the sub team operation areas 54, 55 is selected by the player, the corresponding special skill is activated. The SP of the ally characters 102B and 102C is reduced according to the activation of the special skill.

Furthermore, in this example, when the fighting character display objects 541 and 551 in the sub-team operation areas 54 and 55 are dragged and dropped, the objects 541 and 551 exist at the positions where the objects 541 and 551 are dropped as attack targets for the teammate characters 102B and 102C. An enemy character 104 is set. That is, in this example, the operation of dragging and dropping the fighting character display objects 541 and 551 in the subteam operation areas 54 and 55 on the quest screen 50 individually sets the attack targets of the teammate characters 102B and 102C of the subteam. It can be said that it is an operation.

FIG. 13 shows the state immediately after starting to drag the fighting character display object 541 in the first sub team operation area 54 (the state in which the object 541 is slid by a predetermined distance or more after touching the object 541). A quest screen 50 is illustrated. When the drag of the in-fight character display object 541 is started, the quest screen 50 is, as illustrated, (excluding the object 541 being dragged) the first and second subteam operation areas 54 and 55, the subteam The operation area display switching object 56 and the HP indicator 57 are hidden, the virtual space 100 is displayed in a dark state, and an information display area 60 displaying "Team B target switching" is arranged at the upper end of the screen. be done. Thus, the information display area 60 displays that the attack target is being set. In addition, in the virtual space 100 in which the display is darkened, the ally character 102B whose attack target is being set and all the enemy characters 104 are excluded from the dark display.

Also, in this example, when the drag of the fighting character display objects 541 and 551 is started, the corresponding ally characters 102B and 102C move to the enemy character 104 which is set as an attack target when the drag & drop is completed at this point. An arrow-shaped object extending in the direction is placed. In the example of FIG. 13, an arrow-shaped arrow extending from a friend character 102B corresponding to the fighting character display object 541 toward an enemy character 104C in the front row set as an attack target when the drag-and-drop operation is completed at this point. An arrow object 59 is arranged. The arrow object 59 allows the player to intuitively grasp the enemy character 104 set as the attack target when the drag and drop is completed at this point.

FIG. 14 exemplifies the quest screen 50 in a state in which the drag of the fighting character display object 541 is continued from the state of FIG. 13 and the object 541 moves to the position of the enemy character 104D on the right side of the second row from the front. do. In the quest screen 50 in this state, as shown in the figure, the enemy character set as the attack target when the drag and drop is completed at this time is the right enemy character 104D in the second row from the front. The arrow object 59 extends from the friend character 102B toward the enemy character 104D.

FIG. 15 illustrates the quest screen 50 immediately after completing the drag-and-drop of the fighting character display object 541 in the state of FIG. When the drag and drop of the object 541 is completed in the state of FIG. 14, the right enemy character 104D in the second row from the front is set as the attack target of the friend character 102B. As a result, an attack target display object 58D having a teammate character identifying section 582B corresponding to the teammate character 102B is arranged at the position of the enemy character 104D. At the position of the enemy character 104C in the front row, an attack target display object 58C having teammate character identifying portions 582A and 582C corresponding to the teammate characters 102A and 102C is arranged. Further, when the drag-and-drop of the fighting character display object 541 is completed, the first and second subteam operation areas 54 and 55, the subteam operation area display switching object 56, and the HP indicator 57 are displayed (these is terminated), the darkened display of the virtual space 100 is terminated.

The control of the teammate characters 102B and 102C of the first and second subteams has been described above. Next, collective control of allied characters 102A to 102C will be described. In this example, when any one of the enemy characters 104 is double-tapped, the double-tapped enemy character 104 is set as an attack target for all of the ally characters 102A to 102C. That is, in this example, the operation of double-tapping the enemy character 104 existing in the virtual space 100 on the quest screen 50 is an operation of collectively setting attack targets for all of the ally characters 102A to 102C. In this example, when attack targets are collectively set in response to a double tap, a predetermined production effect (for example, a predetermined sound effect) is added. The player can recognize the batch setting of attack targets for all of the ally characters 102A to 102C by the production effect.

Returning to FIG. 2, in this manner, the battle continues to progress automatically until the quest is completed while the player's manual operation is used to control the ally character. For example, if you defeat all the enemy characters placed in the last area among the multiple areas that make up the quest (clear the quest), and all (6) allies included in the quest deck When the character's HP becomes 0 (quest failure), the quest ends (YES in step S130).

In the above example, in response to the start of dragging of the fighting character display objects 541 and 551, an arrow-shaped arrow object extending toward the enemy character 104 set as an attack target when the drag and drop is completed at this point 59 is arranged, but instead of or in addition to this, the appearance of the enemy character 104 may be changed (for example, the outline of the enemy character 104 may be highlighted). good.

In the above example, by dragging and dropping the fighting character display objects 541 and 551, the teammate characters 102B and 102C for setting the attack target and the enemy character 104 as the attack target are selected. Instead of the objects 541 and 551, the selection may be made by dragging and dropping the teammate characters 102B and 102C themselves. Further, such drag-and-drop is an example of an operation for selecting both a friend character and an enemy character. can be done.

In the above-described example, the enemy character 104 is set as an attack target of the friendly character 102A (the main team's fighting character) in response to a single tap on the enemy character 104, while a double tap on the enemy character 104 causes Although the enemy character 104 is set as an attack target of the allied characters 102A to 102C (all fighting characters), the single-tap and double-tap are examples, and instead of such an operation, a distinguishable Any two types of manipulation can be applied. Further, for example, contrary to the above example, the enemy character 104 is individually set as an attack target of the friend character 102A in response to the double tap of the enemy character 104, while the single tap of the enemy character 104 causes The enemy character 104 may be collectively set as an attack target of the ally characters 102A to 102C. Furthermore, in another example of the present embodiment, the individual setting of the attack target of the friend character 102A according to the tap of the enemy character 104 and the collective setting of the attack target of the friend characters 102A to 102C according to the tap of the enemy character 104 are performed. of which only one is implemented and the other is not implemented.

The player terminal 10 according to the present embodiment described above sets a second object (for example, the enemy character 104) as a target of a predetermined action (for example, attack) of the first object (for example, the friend character 102). setting by a first operation (e.g., drag-and-drop) selecting both the first and second objects, and selecting only the second object and automatically identifying the first object It is possible to set by a second operation (for example, tapping). As a result, the player terminal 10 provides a UI and a game that can control actions of teammate characters or the like with simple/quick operations while suppressing the deterioration of the game tempo.

In another embodiment of the present invention, control of game progress (execution of game processing) is performed on the cloud side (for example, the game management server 30, etc.), and the player terminal 10 is controlled from the cloud side (for example, streaming format) to be provided (images in accordance with the progress of the game), and to receive and transfer operations by the player. A game with such a configuration is sometimes called a cloud game.

The processes and procedures described herein, other than those explicitly described, may be implemented in software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For example, the processes and procedures described herein are implemented by implementing logic corresponding to the processes and procedures in media such as integrated circuits, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, magnetic disks, and the like. Moreover, the processes and procedures described in this specification can be implemented as computer programs corresponding to the processes and procedures, and can be executed by various computers.

Although the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component or module, such processes or procedures may be performed by multiple devices, software, components or modules. and/or by multiple modules. Also, the software and hardware elements described herein can be implemented by aggregating them into fewer components or by decomposing them into more components.

In this specification, even if the components of the invention are described as either singular or plural, or are described without being limited to either singular or plural, when the context requires otherwise , the component may be singular or plural.

10 player terminal 11 computer processor 111 screen presentation unit 112 game progress control unit 30 game management server 50 quest screen (predetermined screen)
52 Main team operation area 54 First sub-team operation area 55 Second sub-team operation area 541, 551 Character display object during battle (screen element corresponding to the first object)
59 Arrow object (third object)
60 information display area (predetermined information)
102 friendly character (first object)
104 enemy character (second object)

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A program for providing a game, comprising:
a process of displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game;
a process of controlling the progress of the game including at least execution of a predetermined action by the first object targeting the second object;
The process of controlling the progress of the game includes, on the predetermined screen, responding to a first operation of selecting both the first and second objects from among the plurality of first and second objects. setting the second object selected through the first operation as a target of the predetermined action of the first object selected through one operation; the plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to a second operation of selecting only a second object from among the first and second objects of setting a second object selected through the second operation as a target for the predetermined action of at least a part of
program. The process of controlling the progress of the game includes, in response to the second operation, the second object selected through the second operation as the target of the predetermined action of all of the plurality of first objects. including setting the object of
2. The program of claim 1. The process of controlling the progress of the game includes pausing the progress of the game during the execution of the first operation and not pausing the progress of the game during the execution of the second operation.
3. A program according to claim 1 or 2. The predetermined screen displays predetermined information indicating that the target of the predetermined action is being set during execution of the first operation, and displays the predetermined information during execution of the second operation. is configured not to display the
4. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The predetermined screen is configured to perform a predetermined darkened display during execution of the first operation, and not to perform the predetermined darkened display during execution of the second operation.
5. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. During execution of the first operation, the predetermined screen displays the predetermined action from the first object selected through the first operation when the first operation is completed at that time. configured to display a third object that extends to a second object that is set for the
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. During the execution of the first operation, the predetermined screen changes the display form of the second object set as the target of the predetermined action when the first operation is completed at that time. configured to
7. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The predetermined screen is configured such that a predetermined presentation effect is added in response to the second operation, while the predetermined presentation effect is not added in response to the first operation.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The first operation is an operation of dragging the screen element corresponding to the first object to be selected and dropping it at the position of the screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected.
9. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. the second operation is an operation of tapping a screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected;
10. A program according to any one of claims 1-9. The process of controlling the progress of the game includes, in response to the second operation, the second object selected through the second operation as the target of the predetermined action of all of the plurality of first objects. While setting the object, on the predetermined screen, selecting only the second object from the plurality of first and second objects and responding to a third operation distinguished from the second operation and setting the second object selected through the third operation as the target of the predetermined action of the predetermined first object that is part of the plurality of first objects. ,
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 10. one of the second and third operations is an operation of single-tapping a screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected;
The other of the second and third operations is an operation of double-tapping a screen element corresponding to the second object to be selected.
12. The program of claim 11. The first object is an ally character,
the second object is an enemy character;
the predetermined action is an attack;
13. A program according to any one of claims 1-12. The process of controlling progress of the game sets a second object automatically selected from among the plurality of second objects as a target of the predetermined action of each of the plurality of first objects. including controlling the progress of the game in a state where
14. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 13. A system for providing a game, comprising one or more computer processors, comprising:
The one or more computer processors, in response to executing readable instructions,
a process of displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game;
a process of controlling the progress of the game including at least execution of a predetermined action by the first object targeting the second object;
The process of controlling the progress of the game includes, on the predetermined screen, responding to a first operation of selecting both the first and second objects from among the plurality of first and second objects. setting the second object selected through the first operation as a target of the predetermined action of the first object selected through one operation; the plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to a second operation of selecting only a second object from among the first and second objects of setting a second object selected through the second operation as a target for the predetermined action of at least a part of
system. A method, executed by one or more computers, for providing a game, comprising:
a step of displaying a predetermined screen for displaying the progress of the game;
controlling progress of the game including at least execution of a predetermined action by the first object targeting the second object;
In the step of controlling progress of the game, in response to a first operation of selecting both first and second objects from among a plurality of first and second objects on the predetermined screen, setting the second object selected through the first operation as a target of the predetermined action of the first object selected through one operation; the plurality of first objects automatically identified from among the plurality of first objects in response to a second operation of selecting only a second object from among the first and second objects of setting a second object selected through the second operation as a target for the predetermined action of at least a part of
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