JP5734561B2 - Game system and program for realizing the game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a game system which performs group control, and relates to a program for realizing the game system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an action game has been developed in which a player operates a predetermined character and fights against an enemy character in a virtual game space. Hereinafter, a character operated by the player is referred to as a “player character”, and an enemy character is referred to as an “enemy character”.

  In some enemy characters, a plurality of enemy characters form a group and act as a group. Such control of group behavior is called “group control”. Usually, in such a group, the behavior of a predetermined enemy character (hereinafter referred to as “boss character”) among the enemy characters belonging to the group is controlled, and a plurality of other enemy characters (hereinafter referred to as “Zako character”). ) Is controlled to follow the behavior of the boss character. For example, each Zako character is controlled to move following the movement of the boss character. In addition, each Zako character is individually controlled so as to attack a player character or the like that has approached its surroundings.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-172868 discloses various movements of a group of mobile objects in a realistic manner by individually controlling other mobile objects based on the movement contents of a mobile object serving as a leader. The game device is described. In Japanese Patent No. 4117343, the speed and position are determined for each soldier belonging to the unit, and the movement process is performed. In the battle, each soldier is individually controlled by performing an attack, a defense, and the like for each soldier. A game device is described.

JP 2000-172868 A Japanese Patent No. 4117343

  However, when individually controlling each character belonging to a group, the number of characters to be individually controlled increases as the number of groups existing in the virtual game space or the number of characters belonging to the group increases. The processing load for control increases. Further, it is necessary to limit the number of groups existing in the virtual game space and the number of characters belonging to the group according to the processing capability of the game device.

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game that realizes group control that can suppress an increase in processing load of a game device.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  The program provided by the first aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of one object and one or more other objects in a virtual game space. The computer is group control means for controlling the one object in the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, at least a part of the other objects in the virtual game space Group control means for starting control of the at least a part of the objects and ending control of the object satisfying the second condition, and the one object is within the predetermined area based on the position information in the virtual game space. First discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the mobile phone is located at least in part. Each of the objects functions as second determination means for determining whether or not the object is located outside the predetermined area based on position information in the virtual game space, and the first condition is that the one object is a predetermined The second condition includes being located outside the predetermined area in each of the at least some of the objects, and the group control means includes the first determination means and the second determination The control of at least some of the objects is started and ended according to the determination result by the means.

  The program provided by the second aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of one object and one or more other objects on a virtual game space. The computer is group control means for controlling the one object in the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, at least a part of the other objects in the virtual game space When the second condition is satisfied and the second condition is satisfied, the group control means for ending the control of the object that started the control and the one object within the predetermined area based on the position information in the virtual game space Functioning as a first determination means for determining whether or not the first condition The object is located within a predetermined area, and the second condition includes that the one object is located outside the predetermined area, and the group control means includes a result of determination by the first determination means. In response, the control of the at least some objects is started and ended.

  A program provided by the third aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of a plurality of objects on a virtual game space, and Group control means for controlling the group with the plurality of objects or a single predetermined object different from the plurality of objects on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, Control of at least some of the plurality of objects is started and control of the predetermined object is terminated. When a second condition is satisfied, control of the at least some object is terminated and control of the predetermined object is performed. Group control means for starting First determination means for determining whether or not the predetermined object is located in a predetermined area based on position information in the game space; and at least a part of the at least a part of the virtual game space based on the position information in the virtual game space It functions as a second determination means for determining whether any of the objects is located outside the predetermined area, and the first condition includes that the predetermined object is located within the predetermined area, and the second condition Includes that any one of the at least some objects is located outside the predetermined region, and the group control means determines whether the predetermined object and the predetermined object and the second determination means Start and end control of the at least some objects.

  A program provided by the fourth aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of a plurality of objects on a virtual game space, and Group control means for controlling the group with the plurality of objects or a single predetermined object different from the plurality of objects on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, Control of at least some of the plurality of objects is started and control of the predetermined object is terminated. When a second condition is satisfied, control of the at least some object is terminated and control of the predetermined object is performed. Group control means for starting First determination means for determining whether or not the predetermined object is located in a predetermined area based on position information in the game space; and at least a part of the at least a part of the virtual game space based on the position information in the virtual game space The first condition includes that the predetermined object is located within the predetermined area, and functions as a second determination unit that determines whether or not a specific object among the objects is located outside the predetermined area. The two conditions include that the specific object is located outside the predetermined area, and the group control means determines whether the predetermined object and the at least the at least one of the predetermined object and the at least Start and end control of some objects.

A game system provided by a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a recording unit that records a program applied according to any of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, and a program recorded in the recording unit And a computer for executing processing based on the above .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the first condition is satisfied, the control of at least a part of the other objects is started, and the control of the object that satisfies the second condition is ended. That is, the object that satisfies the second condition is not controlled until the first condition is satisfied after the second condition is satisfied. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the first condition is satisfied, control of at least a part of the other objects is started, and when the second condition is satisfied, the control of the object that has started control is performed. Control is terminated. That is, at least some of the objects are not controlled until the first condition is satisfied after the second condition is satisfied. Further, according to the third aspect and the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the first condition is satisfied, control of at least some of the plurality of objects is started, and when the second condition is satisfied, the at least Control of some objects is terminated. That is, at least some of the objects are not controlled until the first condition is satisfied after the second condition is satisfied. Therefore, even when the number of groups existing in the virtual game space and the number of objects constituting each group are large, it is not necessary to control every object, and thus it is possible to suppress an increase in processing load on the game device. it can.

  Further, when the predetermined area includes an area on the virtual game space displayed on the display device, when the group is displayed on the display device, control is performed for each object constituting the group. Therefore, each object displayed on the display device is individually controlled, so that various movements can be realistically expressed.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of each team in a certain battle. It is a figure for demonstrating one scene of the action game which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the setting of the virtual camera on a three-dimensional virtual game space. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to judge whether an enemy battalion (enemy captain) is in the imaging range. It is a figure which shows an example of an enemy commander table. It is a figure which shows an example of the table in which each footstep parameter value is set. It is a block diagram which shows the game device which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a foot setting process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating occupation type enemy captain command processing. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a foot light action process. It is a figure for demonstrating another method of judging whether the position coordinate of an enemy commander is in an imaging range. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the group of this invention.

  Hereinafter, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a case where a game program according to the present invention is applied to game software will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a case where a certain action game is progressing in a home game device (hereinafter referred to as “game device”) will be described as an example.

  The action game according to the present embodiment is an action game set in the age of Sengoku in Japan. The player feels as if he / she became a warrior warrior and battles with other warlords by using the warrior warrior he / she selected as a player character and operating that player character Can enjoy. In this game, a plurality of modes are set such as a world unified mode in which the player becomes a warrior general and fights against enemy troops spreading throughout the country, aiming to unify the world while expanding his territory. In World Unification mode, the game progresses by fighting with armies of other countries, defeating enemy generals and winning the battle.

  In each battle, the enemy general has set up multiple teams on his territory, and each team is defending each team. The player can occupy the enemy team by attacking the enemy team and defeating the team general. When the player character occupies the enemy team, the occupied enemy team can be used as a teammate, and the teammate of the teammate can be placed on the teammate. On the other hand, when a teammate is attacked by an enemy character and the team general is defeated, the teammate is occupied by the enemy character and becomes an enemy team, and the enemy team general is placed. In the following description, the expressions “enemy” and “friend” represent the position viewed from the player. For example, even an enemy team for an enemy character is called an “enemy” team.

  The enemy and allies have multiple battalions to occupy their opponents and defend their own. The battalion is composed of one captain and a number of foot guards who are subordinates of the captain. The number of feet is preset for each battalion (captain). The player character, alone or with a fellow character, attacks and occupies the enemy team, or fights the enemy battalion to protect the friendly team. The fellow character is controlled by a game device (CPU).

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the structure of a battlefield (stage) in a certain battle. In the battle, six enemy teams (dotted team) and one teammate (open team) are arranged in the virtual game space. A general general (indicated by a black circle) is placed in one of the enemy bases, and a general general (indicated by a gray circle) is placed in the other enemy bases. In the battlefield, friendly battalion (shown by a white convex shape) and enemy battalion (shown by a gray convex shape) are arranged. In addition, the protruding portion of the convex shape indicates the traveling direction of each battalion (the direction in which the captain of the battalion is facing). The player character is indicated by an arrow pointing in the traveling direction. In the figure, a player character and an enemy battalion (hereinafter referred to as “enemy battalion”) A face each other.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining one scene of the action game according to the present embodiment, and shows a game screen of a scene in which the player character PC is fighting the enemy battalion A. The enemy battalion A is composed of a captain (hereinafter referred to as “enemy captain”) EC and a plurality of submarine ZCs (characters whose body part is black other than the enemy captain EC). The “enemy captain EC” corresponds to “one object” of the present invention, and “Ashigari ZC” corresponds to “other object” of the present invention. The “enemy battalion A” corresponds to the “group” of the present invention. The action game according to the present embodiment progresses in the three-dimensional virtual game space, and is a predetermined position behind the player character (a position determined based on the position of the player character, which changes as the player character moves). Note that an image captured by the virtual camera set to “behind the player character” toward the player character is displayed on the game screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the setting of the virtual camera on the three-dimensional virtual game space. According to the figure, enemy battalions A, B, C, an obstacle OBJ, and a player character PC are arranged in a three-dimensional virtual game space, and a virtual camera is set behind the player character PC. The imaging range of the virtual camera is the hatched range shown in the figure, and objects (including the player character PC and each enemy battalion) located in this range are displayed on the game screen. The arrow on the upper left of the figure indicates the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis of the three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system set on the three-dimensional virtual game space, and the vertical direction of the three-dimensional virtual game space indicates the Y axis. It is said. In the figure, the enemy battalion C is not displayed on the game screen because it is not within the imaging range. The enemy battalion B is in the imaging range, but is not displayed on the game screen because there is an obstacle OBJ between it and the virtual camera. Only enemy battalion A is displayed on the game screen because it is within the imaging range and there is nothing to block in between (see FIG. 2). The “imaging range” corresponds to the “predetermined area” of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, a battle map MAP displayed at the upper right of the game screen is a map showing the arrangement of each team in the entire battlefield, and the positions of the battalion and the player character are displayed as icons. FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of the battle map MAP. The player can grasp the position and action of each battalion using the battle map MAP.

  The enemy battalion is controlled based on the action type. The action types include “fixed type”, “assault type”, “occupation type”, and “traveling type”. As will be described later, the action type of each enemy battalion is set in advance as a parameter of the enemy captain belonging to the enemy battalion.

  “Fixed” action type enemy battalions take action to protect a pre-set enemy line. That is, when a player character or a battalion of the friendly army enters the enemy team, it moves toward that position, and when the player character or the like enters the attack range, it attacks, but basically does not go out of the enemy team. The attack range is an area set in advance for each enemy character, and is, for example, a circular area having a predetermined radius centered on the position of each enemy character. “Assault-type” action battalions always take action to chase the player character. That is, wherever the player character is on the battlefield, the player character moves toward the position, and attacks when the player character enters the attack range.

  “Occupation-type” action type battalion takes action to occupy the camp. That is, when there is a team that can be occupied, the team moves toward the nearest team that can be occupied, and performs the occupation action when the team approaches the occupationable distance. However, even if the player character or the like enters the attack range even during movement or occupation, the attack is performed. If the occupation is successful, move to the next occupationable occupation. If there are no more occupation forces, the action type of the enemy battalion (the enemy commander) will change from “Occupation type” to “Assault type” or “Course type”, and then the action set for the changed action type will be changed. Do. The “patrolling” action type enemy battalion takes action to patrol the battlefield. In other words, the path that travels based on a predetermined algorithm is searched to move around each team, and when the player character enters the attack range, an attack is performed. If there is a team that can be occupied, the action type of the enemy battalion (the enemy captain) will change from “Circuit type” to “Occupation type”, and the action set to the “Occupation type” action type will be performed. .

  Note that if the general general is defeated, he loses the battle, so when the player character enters the enemy line (enemy main line) where the general general is arranged, all enemy battalions take action to protect the enemy main line. That is, the robot moves toward the enemy headquarters and attacks when the player character or the like enters the attack range.

  The enemy captains that make up the enemy battalion are placed on the 3D virtual game space (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “game space”) at the start of the battle, and are defeated by the player character or the battle It exists in the game space until the end (when the stage is cleared). On the other hand, the plurality of feet constituting the enemy battalion does not always exist in the game space, but is arranged on the game space when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and from the game space when another predetermined condition is satisfied. Erased. The actions of both the enemy commander and the feet are controlled individually only while they are in the game space. That is, the processing of the actions of each enemy battalion includes a process of individually controlling the actions of each foot only when the condition is satisfied, and a process of always controlling the actions of the enemy commander regardless of the conditions.

  Specifically, when an enemy battalion (enemy captain) is in the imaging range (see FIG. 3), the footsteps belonging to the enemy battalion are placed on the game space, and each footstep placed is individually controlled. . That is, in this case, the enemy commander and the lighter that make up the enemy battalion exist in the game space and are individually controlled. On the other hand, when the footlight is located outside the imaging range, the footlight is erased from the game space, and the control of the behavior of the footlight ends. In this case, only the captain of the enemy battalion will eventually be controlled as an enemy battalion. In other words, when the player can visually recognize the enemy battalion (displayed on the display screen of the monitor), each character (enemy captain and footlight) constituting the enemy battalion is individually controlled, and the player cannot visually recognize the enemy battalion. In this case, control is performed by regarding a single character (an enemy captain in this embodiment) as an enemy battalion.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining whether an enemy battalion (enemy captain) is in the imaging range (see FIG. 3).

  In this embodiment, whether or not the enemy battalion is in the imaging range is determined by whether or not the enemy commander constituting the enemy battalion is in the imaging range. In this embodiment, when at least a part of the enemy captain is in the imaging range, it is determined that the enemy battalion is in the imaging range. In the present embodiment, objects on the game space imaged by the virtual camera are displayed on the display screen. That is, each object on the game space is projected on a virtual screen set based on the position and imaging direction of the virtual camera, and the object projected on the virtual screen is displayed on the display screen. Projection onto the virtual screen is performed by converting the position information of each object by known projection conversion (for example, perspective projection conversion). Whether or not the enemy captain is within the imaging range is determined by whether or not the enemy captain is projected on the virtual screen and whether or not the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance. . That is, it is determined that the enemy battalion (enemy captain) is in the imaging range only when the enemy captain is located on the virtual screen and the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance. . Whether or not the enemy captain is projected on the virtual screen is a well-known technique as described above, and will not be described in detail, but the coordinate information on the game space of the polygon vertices constituting the enemy captain, The determination is made using coordinate information of the position of the virtual screen. Further, the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera may be acquired from the coordinates of the representative point (center of gravity, etc.) of the enemy captain and the position coordinates (viewpoint position) of the virtual camera, for example. In this embodiment, even if a part of the enemy captain is within the imaging range, it is determined that the enemy battalion is within the imaging range. You may decide not to enter.

This figure shows a state in which enemy captain A, enemy leader B, and obstacle OBJ schematically represented in the game space are projected on a virtual screen. The enemy captain A and the enemy captain B are projected on the virtual screen (the enemy captain A ′ and the enemy captain B ′), and the enemy captain A (representative point) and the enemy captain B (representative point) and the virtual camera Since the distances L1 and L2 to the point D indicating the position coordinates are shorter than the predetermined distance L0, it is determined that the enemy battalion A and the enemy battalion B are within the imaging range. On the other hand, the enemy captain C is because it is not projected on the virtual scan clean, enemy battalion C is judged to be not in the imaging range. Since there is an obstacle OBJ between the enemy captain B and the virtual camera, the enemy captain B (enemy battalion B) may not be displayed on the game screen. However, in the present embodiment, since the enemy captain B is projected on the virtual screen (enemy captain B ′), it is determined that the enemy captain B (enemy battalion) is within the imaging range. Even when the image is projected on the virtual screen, if it is not displayed on the game screen due to an obstacle or the like, it may be determined that it is not within the imaging range.

  In addition, whether or not the footlight is in the imaging range, whether or not the footlight is projected on the virtual screen, the position coordinates (for example, representative points) of the footlight and the position coordinates of the virtual camera (viewpoint position) ) Is within a predetermined distance.

  Parameter values such as hit points and attack powers are set for each enemy captain and each lighter. The initial value of each parameter value is preset in the table and may be changed as the game progresses.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an enemy captain table in which each parameter value of the enemy captain is set.

  As shown in the figure, in the enemy captain table, parameters such as "action type", "footlight", "placement lightweight", "hit point", "attack power", "attack radius" are shown for each enemy captain. Value is set. The enemy captain table shown in the figure shows a state in which initial values of parameter values are set. In the “action type”, any one of the four action types (“fixed type”, “assault type”, “occupation type”, and “traveling type”) described above is set in advance. Each enemy captain performs an action according to the set action type. As described above, the “action type” may change (update) depending on the progress of the game.

  The number of feet that are alive (not defeated) among the feet that are the subordinates of each enemy commander is set in the “counter”. The number of “footsteps” preset for each enemy captain is set as an initial value, but decreases (updated) when the footsteps that are subordinates are defeated. When it is determined that the enemy captain is within the imaging range (see FIG. 3), the number of footsteps within the “footstep” number is placed on the game space, and the behavior of each footstep placed is individually controlled. . The process for controlling the actions of each foot will be described later. If it is determined that the enemy captain is not within the imaging range, no further lightning will be placed.

  The number of feet arranged in the game space is set in “Arranged feet”. The footsteps arranged in the game space are erased from the game space when they are no longer displayed on the game screen, that is, when the footsteps are out of the imaging range. In this case, the “arranged footsteps” decreases (updates). In addition, when the footsteps arranged in the game space are defeated by a player character or the like, the “placement footsteps” is reduced (updated). In this case, the fallen footsteps fall down to the ground by performing a falling motion (motion), and then the display gradually fades away and is erased from the game space. At this time, the foot behavior control is also terminated. If the “arrangement footsteps” decreases while the enemy captain is in the imaging range, new footsteps are placed in the game space, and the “placement footsteps” increases (updates). In the present embodiment, the number of feet arranged in the game space is limited to a predetermined number (a predetermined number (for example, 10), hereinafter referred to as “arrangement limit number”). The Note that no more than the number of foot belonging to the enemy battalion will be placed in the game space. In other words, the “arranged foot number” is limited to be equal to or less than the “foot number”.

  In this embodiment, when the enemy captain enters the imaging range from the outside of the imaging range, the number of feet belonging to the enemy battalion of the enemy captain placed in the game space reaches the “arrangement limit number”. , The shortage of the shortage of the enemy battalion will be placed at a time, up to the “footage” of the enemy battalion. For example, when there is an enemy captain who belongs to the player character and an enemy battalion with “50” in the game space, and the enemy captain enters the imaging range, the enemy captain's enemy in the game space. If the foot belonging to the battalion is not placed, 10 feet will be placed until reaching the “placement limit” with the “foot number” as the limit. The “arranged footsteps” also changes from “0” to “10”. In addition, the method of arrangement | positioning the shortfall of an insufficiency is not restricted to this. For example, one body may be disposed at a predetermined time interval within the range of “foot number” until the “placement limit number” is reached, or a plurality of bodies may be disposed. Alternatively, all “footsteps” of footsteps may be placed in the game space without providing the “placement limit number”.

  The “hit point” is an endurance value set in advance according to the endurance of each enemy captain, and decreases with attack. The value that decreases due to the attack is calculated by a predetermined calculation from the attack power of the character that is attacking. When the “hit point” becomes zero by the attack of the player character or the like, the enemy captain is defeated.

  The “attack power” is preset for each enemy captain. The greater the “attack strength”, the greater the number of hit points of the attacked character, so that more damage can be done. The “attack power” changes in a predetermined case. For example, when a predetermined item such as a weapon is obtained, the “attack power” increases for a predetermined time.

  The “attack radius” is for defining an attack range for attacking a player character or the like. For example, in the case of the enemy captain A, the attack is performed when the distance from the player character is 100 or less, and when it is greater than 100, the attack is not performed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a table in which each parameter value is set.

  The initial value of each foot parameter value is preset for each enemy commander of the enemy battalion to which he belongs, and is the same when belonging to an enemy battalion of the same enemy commander. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a foot initial value table in which initial values of foot parameter values are set. As shown in the figure, initial values of parameter values such as “hit point”, “attack power”, “attack radius”, etc. are set for each enemy commander of the enemy battalion to which they belong. Each parameter value item is the same as the item in the enemy captain table shown in FIG.

  Ashigara is placed in the game space only when it is determined that the enemy captain of the enemy battalion to which he belongs is within the imaging range. A parameter value is set to the foot placed in the game space based on the initial value of each parameter value set in FIG. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a foot table in which each parameter value of foot foot arranged in the game space is set. As shown in the figure, parameter values such as “Affiliation”, “Hit Point”, “Attack Power”, “Attack Radius” are set in the foot table for each foot placed in the virtual game space. . “Affiliation” indicates to which enemy battalion of the enemy commander the Agarashi belongs. The other items are the same as the items in the enemy captain command table shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5B, it is determined that the enemy captain A and the enemy captain B are in the imaging range, and the ten enemy footmaster A's footlights (footlights A1 to A10) and the enemy captain B's 10 footlights (footlight B1). -B10) shows a state of being arranged in the game space. In the footsteps A1 to A10 of the enemy captain A, the initial values of the parameter values set in the footstep initial value table shown in FIG. That is, “50”, “50”, and “100” are set as parameter values of “hit point”, “attack power”, and “attack radius”, respectively. In addition, for the footsteps B1 to B10 of the enemy captain B, “50”, “40”, and “100” are set as the parameter values of “hit point”, “attack power”, and “attack radius”, respectively. .

  If Ashigara is attacked, the “hit points” will decrease. When the “hit points” are reduced to zero by attack, the footsteps are defeated. In this case, the footlight performs a motion (motion) that falls as described above and falls to the ground, and thereafter, the display gradually fades and is erased from the game space. At that time, it is deleted from the foot table and the action control is also terminated. Further, the enemy captain's “footlight” and “arranged footage” (see FIG. 5) of the enemy battalion to which the footgar belongs belong to decrease (updated). For example, when foot A1 is defeated, foot A1 is deleted from the foot table, and the “foot number” of enemy captain A is updated from “50” to “49”. In addition, the “arranged foot number” that has been “10” due to the ten footlights being placed in the game space is updated to “9”.

  When the footlight is out of the imaging range, the footlight is erased from the game space and the footlight table, and the action control is also terminated. In addition, the “arranged footcount” of the enemy commander of the enemy battalion to which the corresponding foothold belongs is reduced (updated), but the “footstep number” is not reduced (not updated). For example, when the footlight A1 is out of the imaging range, the “arrangement footlight number” that has been “10” due to the placement of 10 footlights in the game space is updated to “9”.

  In this embodiment, even if it is determined that the enemy captain is out of the imaging range, the foothold belonging to the enemy battalion of the enemy captain is not erased from the game space, and from the foothold table shown in FIG. Not erased. At the same time that the enemy captain is out of the imaging range, it is unnatural that the footlights that were displayed on the game screen suddenly disappear, so even in this case it will not disappear until each footlight is out of the imaging range, and control continues It was decided to. Note that when it is determined that the enemy captain is out of the imaging range, the light belonging to the enemy battalion of the enemy captain may be deleted from the game space. Also, even if it is determined that the enemy captain is out of the imaging range, the foothold belonging to the enemy captain's enemy battalion will not be erased from the game space, but these feet are separated from the enemy captain's enemy battalion. The parameter value of “affiliation” may be set to “no affiliation”, for example, in the lighter table shown in FIG. In this case, since Ashigara does not belong to the enemy battalion, the “arrangement footage” (see FIG. 5) of the enemy commander changes from “10” to “0”. Further, even if the separated footfall is defeated, the enemy captain's “footstep” (see FIG. 5) does not decrease (is not updated).

  As described above, each parameter value of the footlight is updated only while the footlight is placed in the game space, and when the footlight is erased from the game space (when it is defeated or out of the imaging range) )) Deletes the data of the footstep from the footstep table shown in FIG. In other words, a footlight that is arranged after a footlight is out of the imaging range is another footlight in which initial values are set for the respective parameter values. For example, when the footlight A1 is out of the imaging range, the data of the footlight A1 is erased from the footlight table, and when another footlight is subsequently placed, the data of the footlight A11 in the footlight table (each parameter value is an initial value). ) Is added. When the footlight is out of the imaging range, the parameter value is stored even after the footlight is erased from the game space, and the parameter value stored as the footing data arranged thereafter is set. It may be.

  Next, the hardware configuration of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a game device according to the present invention. The game apparatus 1 includes a main body 11, an operation controller 12, and a monitor 13. The operation controller 12 and the monitor 13 are connected to the main body 11 by a dedicated cable. The main body 11 is loaded with a disk 14 on which a game program and game data are recorded, and a memory card 15 for storing game data as necessary.

  The main body 11 includes a control unit 111, a drawing processing unit 112, an audio processing unit 113, a disk drive unit 114, a memory card connection unit 115, an I / O interface unit 116, and a communication processing unit 117. The control unit 111 is connected to a drawing processing unit 112, an audio processing unit 113, an I / O interface unit 116, and a communication processing unit 117. Further, the disk drive unit 114, the memory card connection unit 115, the operation controller 12, and the monitor 13 are connected to the I / O interface unit 116.

  In the game apparatus 1, the disc 14 on which the software for the action game is recorded is mounted on the disc drive unit 114, and the game program and game data in the disc 14 are read from the disc drive unit 114 into a RAM 111 c (described later) in the control unit 111. It is. When the read game program is executed by a CPU 111a (described later), the player can enjoy the game contents. The player can operate the player character by operating operation members 12a to 12c (described later) of the operation controller 12, and can advance the game.

  The game data in the disk 14 includes characters such as player characters and enemy characters, image data such as backgrounds, sound data such as sound effects, and various tables that are referred to during game progress and drawing.

  The control unit 111 has a microcomputer that controls the overall operation of the main body 11. The microcomputer includes a CPU 111a, a ROM 111b, a RAM 111c, and the like, and each unit is connected by a bus line.

  The CPU 111a performs overall control of the game progress by executing a game program read from the disk 14 to the RAM 111c by the disk drive unit 114. More specifically, when an operation signal is input from the operation controller 12 by the player's operation, the CPU 111a performs a predetermined game progress process for the operation signal in accordance with the game program. The CPU 111a displays the processing result on the monitor 13 as, for example, a three-dimensional image, and outputs it from a speaker 13a (described later) of the monitor 13 using sound effects.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 111a determines whether or not the enemy battalion is displayed on the game screen (that is, whether or not the enemy battalion is in the imaging range). Specifically, as described above, it is determined whether the enemy captain of the enemy battalion is located on the virtual screen, and whether the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance. . Further, when the CPU 111a determines that an enemy battalion is displayed on the game screen, the CPU 111a arranges the footsteps belonging to the enemy battalion on the game space, and individually controls the enemy captain and the actions of each footstep. Further, the CPU 111a determines whether or not the footsteps arranged in the game space are displayed on the game screen (that is, whether or not the footsteps are in the imaging range). When the CPU 111a determines that the footstep is not displayed on the game screen, the CPU 111a deletes the footstep from the game space and ends the action control of the footstep. The enemy captain and foot behavior processing executed by the CPU 111a will be described later.

  The ROM 111b stores a basic program indicating a basic function of the game apparatus 1 such as a disk loading function, a game program recorded on the disk 14, and a procedure for reading game data. When the disk 14 is loaded in the disk drive unit 114, the CPU 111a operates the disk drive unit 114 according to the basic program in the ROM 111b, reads the game program and game data from the disk 14 into the RAM 111c, and sets the game start state.

  The RAM 111c provides an area for storing game programs and game data read from the disk 14 by the disk drive unit 114, and a work area for the CPU 111a to execute the game programs.

  The game program is configured by combining a plurality of programs. For example, the game progress program or the monitor 13 controls the movement of the player character displayed on the monitor 13 based on the operation signal of the player from the operation controller 12. It is constituted by a graphic control program for controlling a three-dimensional image to be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the RAM 111c stores an enemy captain table (see FIG. 5), a foot initial value table (see FIG. 6 (a)), and a foot table (see FIG. 6 (b)) as game data.

  Based on the player's operation signal from the operation controller 12, the CPU 111a reads a game program, image data, and the like from the disk 14 into the RAM 111c as necessary, and processes these data and executes the game program. The contents of the three-dimensional image to be displayed on the monitor 13 are determined.

  The drawing processing unit 112 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for the drawing process. For example, the CPU 111a outputs a drawing command to the drawing processing unit 112 every 1/60 seconds. At this time, the CPU 111a determines an image to be displayed on the monitor 13, reads out image data (polygon data of an object such as a character and background data) necessary for drawing the image, light source data, and the like from the RAM 111c and draws them. This is supplied to the processing unit 112. Further, the CPU 111 a supplies position data of each character and operation signals input from the operation controller 12 to the drawing processing unit 112.

  Based on the image data and the operation signal supplied from the CPU 111a, the drawing processing unit 112 receives data necessary for drawing (positional relationship between each object and background, coordinates of polygons constituting each object on the screen of the monitor 13, The texture corresponding to each polygon and the data such as the reflection characteristics of each polygon are calculated, and the display screen of one frame (one frame) is displayed in a VRAM (not shown) in the drawing processing unit 112 based on the calculation result. Create image data. The generated image data of the display screen is output and displayed on the monitor 13 as a video signal every 1/60 seconds, for example.

  The audio processing unit 113 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for processing for generating sound such as sound effects. When the CPU 111a determines a sound effect or BGM sound content to be output from the speaker 13a of the monitor 13, the CPU 111a outputs a voice command to the voice processing unit 113. The sound processing unit 113 reads out sound effects or BGM sound data from the RAM 111c based on a sound command from the CPU 111a, performs predetermined processing and D / A conversion, and then outputs the processed sound to the speaker 13a.

  The disk drive unit 114 reads a game program and game data recorded on the disk 14 based on a loading command from the CPU 111a (a read command designating a game program to be loaded and game data).

  The memory card connection unit 115 is a unit for writing / reading information relating to game progress to / from the memory card 15. When a “save data” command is issued from the player while the game is in progress or at the end of the game, the CPU 111a sends information related to the game progress to the memory card 15 via the memory card connection unit 115 (for example, the player The information includes information such as the type of game character that has been set and various privileges such as points and items that have been acquired). In addition, information regarding the game progress stored in the memory card 15 is read out to the RAM 111c before the game is started.

  The I / O interface unit 116 transmits the game program and game data read by the disk drive unit 114 and the memory card connection unit 115 and the operation signal from the operation controller 12 to the control unit 111, Video signals, audio signals, and the like from the drawing processing unit 112 and the audio processing unit 113 are transmitted to the monitor 13.

  The communication processing unit 117 performs control for transmitting and receiving data when communicating with another game apparatus 1 via a network. The communication processing unit 117 transmits an operation signal input from the operation controller 12 or a signal output from the CPU 111a to another game apparatus 1 via the network, and a signal transmitted from the other game apparatus 1 via the network. Is input to the CPU 111a.

  The operation controller 12 is operated by the player to operate the character or make various settings regarding the game, and includes a plurality of buttons 12a, a left lever 12b, and a right lever 12c. When the operation controller 12 is operated by the player, the operation signal is transmitted to the control unit 111, and the character displayed on the monitor 13 performs a predetermined action. Examples of the predetermined action include a movement action such as running, squatting, jumping, and an attack action for attacking an opponent using a weapon. The moving operation is mainly operated by the left lever 12b, and the attacking operation is mainly operated by the plurality of buttons 12a and the right lever 12c.

  The monitor 13 displays a display screen indicating the game progress state according to the video signal sent from the main body 11, or outputs sound such as sound effects from the speaker 13 a according to the voice signal sent from the main body 11. It is a device for. The monitor 13 is composed of, for example, a television receiver having an external input terminal for inputting a video signal and an audio signal.

  The disk 14 is an optical disk such as a DVD-ROM or a CD-ROM. The disc 14 stores a game program and various data and image data necessary for executing the game program. The memory card 15 is a non-volatile recording medium capable of rewriting data, such as a flash memory. Since the recording of the work area of the RAM 111c disappears when the power of the game apparatus body 11 is turned off, the memory card 15 stores information on the game progress that should remain without being erased from the recording of the work area of the RAM 111c. Record.

  The game apparatus 1 can be connected to the network line 2 such as the Internet line via the network adapter 16. In this case, it is also possible to play a game between a plurality of game devices 1 via the network line 2 (so-called “online game”). In the present embodiment, a game performed by the game apparatus 1 alone has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to such an online game.

  Next, the action process of the enemy battalion will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the action process of the enemy battalion is only the action of the enemy captain while it is determined that the enemy captain is not in the imaging range (see FIG. 3). As long as it is determined that it is, the enemy commander and the individual actions of each foot are handled. In other words, the action processing of the enemy captain is always executed while the enemy captain is placed in the game space, the action processing of the foot is determined that the enemy captain of the enemy battalion to which he belongs is in the imaging range, Only executed while placed in space.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a process for arranging a foot belonging to a battalion of the enemy captain (hereinafter referred to as “foot setting process”). The foot setting process is executed by the CPU 111a. The footlight setting process is a process for arranging the footlight belonging to the battalion on the game space when the enemy captain enters the imaging range, and is executed for each enemy captain. Further, the foot setting process is started at the start of the battle, and is ended when the enemy captain is defeated or when the battle ends (when the stage is cleared).

  First, it is determined whether the enemy battalion (enemy captain) is in the imaging range (S1). As described above, this determination is made based on whether the enemy captain is located on the virtual screen and whether the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance.

  If the enemy captain is not within the imaging range (S1: NO), the process returns to step S1. That is, the determination in step S1 is continued until the enemy captain enters the imaging range. In step S1, if the enemy captain is in the imaging range (S1: YES), a foot placement process is performed (S2), and the process returns to step S1. That is, the foot placement process is performed only while the enemy captain is in the imaging range. The foot placement process limits the number of feet so that the number of feet placed in the game space (see “Number of placement feet” shown in the enemy captain table in FIG. 5) does not exceed the “restriction number of placements”. It is a process to arrange footsteps around the enemy captain. Also, the newly placed foot is added to the foot table (see FIG. 6B), and an initial value is set as each parameter value. Note that when the “footprint” is less than the placement limit number, even if the “placement footage” is insufficient, the footwork exceeding the “footprint” is not placed. For example, when the number of characters existing in the game space is less than the “restriction number of arrangements” while the enemy captain is in the imaging range, for example, the footsteps arranged in the game space are defeated by the enemy, Since “arranged footsteps” are also decreasing, new footsteps are placed in the game space up to the “footstep” limit.

  When the footlight comes out of the imaging range or when the footlight is defeated by a player character or the like, a foot erasure process (not shown) for erasing the footlight is performed. The foot erasure process includes a process for erasing the foot light arranged in the game space, a process for erasing the corresponding light foot from the foot light table (see FIG. 6B), and the like.

  Next, the action process of the enemy captain will be described. Since the action process of the enemy captain differs depending on the action type set for the enemy captain, the action process of the “occupation type” enemy captain will be described as a representative.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an “occupation-type” enemy captain's action process (hereinafter referred to as “occupation-type enemy captain action process”). The occupation-type enemy captain action process is executed by the CPU 111a. The occupation-type enemy captain action process is a process for determining the actions of “occupation-type” enemy captains (“attack action”, “occupation action”, “movement action” described later). Occupation-type enemy commander action processing is executed for each “occupation-type” enemy captain, and when an “occupation-type” enemy commander is placed in the game space (that is, at the start of a battle or action type) When the enemy captain is defeated, when the enemy captain is defeated, when the action type of the enemy leader changes to another, or at the end of the battle (stage clear Time).

  First, it is determined whether or not there is a team that can be occupied in the battlefield (S11). Occupied teams are friendly teams that can be occupied by defeating friendly team leaders. When there is no occupation that can be occupied (S11: NO), that is, when all the formations are enemy formations, an action type change process is performed (S12), and the occupation-type enemy captain action process ends. The action type changing process is a process of changing the action type set for the enemy captain to another action type (for example, “assault type” or “traveling type”). The type of action to be changed is determined according to the number of enemy captains of each action type, the character of the general general, and the like.

  On the other hand, when there is a team that can be occupied (S11: YES), a team to be occupied is set (S13). In the present embodiment, the team that is the occupation target is the closest team that can be occupied. The method for determining the occupation target is not limited to this. For example, a strategically advantageous team may be used as the occupation target.

  Next, it is determined whether the enemy captain is in the imaging range (see FIG. 3) and whether the player character is in the attack range of the enemy captain (S14). Note that the determination processing in step S14 is executed for each frame. If the enemy captain is in the imaging range and a player character is in the attack range of the enemy captain (S14: YES), “attack action” is selected (S15), and the process returns to step S14. That is, while the condition of step S14 is satisfied, a process for causing the enemy captain to perform an “attack action” is performed. “Attacking action” is an action of attacking a player character or the like entering the attack range. During the “attacking action”, the enemy captain is controlled to attack the player character or the like that has entered the attack range.

  On the other hand, in step S14, if the enemy captain is not in the imaging range, or if the player character or the like is not in the enemy captain's attack range (S14: NO), the occupation target team is at a distance that can be occupied. It is determined whether or not there is, that is, whether or not the distance between the position of the enemy captain and the position of the formation target (for example, the center position of the formation) is equal to or less than a predetermined distance (S16). When the occupation target team is within the occupationable distance (S16: YES), “occupied action” is selected (S17), and whether or not the occupation target team has been occupied, that is, this team becomes an enemy team. It is determined whether or not (S18). If the occupation target is not occupied (S18: NO), the process returns to step S14. That is, a process for causing the enemy captain to perform an “occupation action” while the occupation target is within the occupationable distance (S16: YES) and the occupation is not occupied (S18: NO). Done.

  “Occupation action” is an action to occupy a team that is the occupation target. If the enemy captain is in the imaging range during the “occupied action”, the enemy team is controlled to attack and defeat the teammates of the allied team and to occupy the team as an enemy team. On the other hand, if the enemy commander is not within the imaging range, the battle is determined based on the parameter values set for the enemy commander (see Fig. 5) and the parameter values set for the allied team commander. Processing is performed as if it is going, and the friendly team on the battle map MAP (see FIG. 2) is changed to the enemy team (the white team is changed to the team pointed out). If a player character or the like enters the attack range of the enemy captain while the enemy captain is in the imaging range (S14: YES), the “occupation behavior” is canceled and “attack” Action "is started.

  In step S16, if the occupation target team is not within the occupationable distance (S16: NO), “moving action” is selected (S19), whether the occupation target team has been occupied, that is, It is determined whether or not has become an enemy line (S18). If the occupation target is not occupied (S18: NO), the process returns to step S14. That is, a process for causing the enemy captain to perform “movement behavior” while the occupation target is not within the occupationable distance (S16: NO) and the occupation is not occupied (S18: NO). Done.

  “Movement behavior” refers to behavior that moves toward the occupation target. If the enemy captain is not within the imaging range during the “moving action”, the icon indicating the battalion of the enemy captain on the battle map MAP (see FIG. 2) moves. On the other hand, when the enemy captain is in the imaging range, the enemy captain is controlled to move toward the occupation target (the icon indicating the battalion of the enemy captain on the battle map MAP is also present). Moving). If a player character or the like enters the attack range of the enemy captain while the enemy captain is in the imaging range (S14: YES), the “movement action” is canceled and the “attack” Action "is started. Further, when the occupation target is reached during the “moving action” and the occupationable distance is reached (S16: YES), the “moving action” is stopped and the “occupying action” is started.

  In step S18, if the team that is the occupation target is occupied (S18: YES), that is, if the team is occupied by “occupied action”, or if another enemy battalion is involved in the “moving action” Is captured, the process returns to step S11 to set a new occupation target.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a foot behavior process (hereinafter referred to as a “foot behavior process”). The foot behavior process is executed by the CPU 111a. The foot light action process is a process for determining a light action (“attack action”, “movement action”). The foot behavior process is a process executed for each foot placed in the game space and is not shown, but is started when the foot is placed in the game space (step S2 in FIG. 8). When the footlight is defeated (when the “hit point” in the footlight table shown in FIG. 6B is zero), when the footlight is out of the imaging range and erased from the game space, or when the battle ends Sometimes it ends. Note that the footsteps displayed on the game screen when the enemy captain is out of the imaging range remain arranged in the game space, and the footstep action process continues.

  First, it is determined whether or not a player character or the like is in the light attack range (S21). Note that the determination processing in step S21 is executed for each frame. When a player character or the like is in the foot attack range (S21: YES), “attack behavior” is selected (S22), whether or not the foot foot is in the imaging range, that is, as described above, Is determined on the virtual screen and whether the distance between the footstep and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance is determined (S23). If the footlight is within the imaging range (S23: YES), the process returns to step S21. That is, while the player character or the like is in the foot attack range (S21: YES) and the foot light is in the imaging range (S23: YES), the “attack behavior” is easily performed. Processing for making it happen is performed. The “attacking action” is the same as that in the occupation-type enemy captain action process (see step S15 in FIG. 9), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  On the other hand, if no player character or the like is in the foot attack range in step S21 (S21: NO), “moving action” is selected (S24), and it is determined whether or not the foot light is in the imaging range. (S23). If the footlight is within the imaging range (S23: YES), the process returns to step S21. That is, while the player character or the like is not in the foot attack range (S21: NO) and the foot light is in the imaging range (S23: YES), the “moving behavior” is easily performed. A process for performing the process is performed. “Movement action” is an action that moves following the enemy captain of the enemy battalion to which he belongs. During “moving action”, an image of Ashigara following the enemy captain is displayed. When a player character or the like enters the light attack range during “moving action” (S21: YES), “moving action” is stopped and “attacking action” is started.

  In step S23, when the footsteps are out of the imaging range (S23: NO), it is determined that the footsteps are not displayed on the game screen, and although not shown, the footsteps are erased from the game space and there is no need to perform control. The foot behavior process is terminated. In this case, the footstep is erased from the footstep table (see FIG. 6B). In addition, the “arranged foot number” (see FIG. 5) of the enemy commander of the enemy battalion to which the foot light belongs is reduced, but the “foot number” (see FIG. 5) is not reduced.

  According to the present embodiment, it is determined whether the enemy captain of the enemy battalion is within the imaging range. If it is determined that the enemy battalion is within the imaging range, it is determined that the enemy battalion is within the imaging range. . Only in this case, the foot belonging to the enemy battalion is placed in the game space, and the enemy captain and the actions of each foot are individually controlled. On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the footstep is within the imaging range. If it is determined that the footstep is outside the imaging range, the footstep is erased from the game space, and the control of the footstep action is terminated. That is, only the light action displayed on the game screen is individually controlled, and the light action not displayed on the game screen is not controlled.

  Therefore, even if the number of enemy battalions in the game space and the number of footsteps belonging to each enemy battalion are large, it is not necessary to individually control all the actions of the footsteps, thereby suppressing an increase in processing load on the game device. can do.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the enemy captain is always arranged in the game space has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Like Ashigara, the enemy captain may be placed on the game space for control only when displayed on the game screen. In other words, the enemy commander and the feet may be arranged on the game space when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and may be deleted from the game space when another predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, the enemy battalion character is set as a character (hereinafter referred to as “enemy battalion character”) that is different from the enemy captain and footlight, and when the enemy battalion character enters the imaging area, When it is erased from the game space and the control is terminated, the enemy captain and footlight are placed on the game space and individually controlled, and when the enemy captain (or a predetermined footlight) goes out of the imaging area, The enemy commander and the lighter may be erased from the game space, the control may be terminated, and the enemy battalion character may be placed in the game space to start the control. In this case, the “enemy battalion character” corresponds to the “predetermined object” of the present invention, and the “enemy captain” and “footlight” correspond to the “plural objects” of the present invention, and the “enemy captain” Alternatively, “Ashigara” corresponds to the “specific object” of the present invention. Note that in this case, when the enemy captain (or the specified footlight) goes out of the imaging area, not when the enemy captain or footlight goes out of the imaging area, Arrangement of battalion characters may be performed. Further, when the enemy captain and all the footsteps go out of the imaging area, the enemy captain and footsteps may be erased and the enemy battalion characters may be arranged.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the action process of enemy battalion, it is not restricted to this. For example, the present invention can also be applied to action processing of a friendly battalion (hereinafter referred to as a “friendly battalion”). In other words, when the teammate of a teammate battalion (hereinafter referred to as “teammate teammate”) is within the imaging range, the footsteps belonging to the teammate battalion are placed on the game space and individually controlled, and the footholds are within the imaging range If it is outside, the footstep may be erased from the game space and the control of the footstep action may be terminated. Further, the present invention can also be applied to the action processing of a group consisting of Jin Admiral (both enemies and allies) and feet.

  In the above-described embodiment, a case where a footstep is placed and control is started when the enemy captain enters the imaging range, and the control is terminated when the footstep is removed from the imaging range and the control ends. However, the timing of arrangement and erasure is not limited to this. For example, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the enemy captain entered the imaging range, the footsteps are arranged and control is started, and when the predetermined time has elapsed since the footsteps left the imaging range, the footsteps are deleted. You may make it complete | finish control. Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the enemy captain has left the imaging range, the footsteps may be deleted and the control may be terminated.

  In the above embodiment, whether the enemy captain is within the imaging range, whether the enemy captain is projected on the virtual screen, and the distance between the enemy captain and the virtual camera are within a predetermined distance. Although it was judged by whether or not, it is not limited to this. For example, it may be determined directly whether the enemy captain is within the imaging range in the game space (see the shaded area in FIG. 3). In addition, a two-dimensional imaging region when the imaging range is viewed from above the three-dimensional virtual game space may be set, and the determination may be made based on whether the enemy captain is within the imaging region.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining another method for determining whether or not the enemy captain is within the imaging range. The three-dimensional virtual game space is viewed from above (set on the three-dimensional virtual game space. In the negative direction of the Y axis of the three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system. In the figure showing the coordinate system at the upper left of the figure, the Y-axis indicates that the near side is the positive direction. An area obtained by projecting the imaging range (see FIG. 3) onto the XZ plane of the three-dimensional virtual game space (a hatched area in FIG. 11) is set as the imaging area. The imaging area is a fan-shaped area having a radius L0 and a central angle of a predetermined angle θ (for example, 45 degrees) centered on the optical axis of the virtual camera. Whether or not the enemy captain is within the imaging range is determined based on whether or not the X coordinate and Z coordinate of the position coordinates of the enemy captain (for example, a representative point such as the center of gravity) are within the imaging region.

  In the figure, points A, B, and C indicate the position coordinates (only the X and Z coordinates) of the representative points of the enemy captains A, B, and C in the game space. Since point A and point B are within the imaging area, it is determined that the position coordinates of enemy captains A and B are within the imaging range, and point C is not within the imaging area, so the position coordinates of enemy captain C are outside the imaging range. It is judged that. Since the enemy battalion B is hidden behind the obstacle OBJ, it may not actually be displayed on the game screen. In this case, it may be determined that the position coordinate of the enemy captain B is within the imaging range, or may be determined to be outside the imaging range.

  A region wider than the region where the imaging range is projected on the XZ plane may be used as the imaging region. For example, the imaging area may be an area within a circle with a predetermined radius centered on the virtual camera. In this case, even the enemy battalions that are not displayed on the game screen and exist behind the player character are individually controlled, and an attack can be made from behind the player character.

  When the game to be executed progresses in the two-dimensional virtual game space, it may be determined based on whether or not the position coordinates of the enemy captain are in the area displayed on the game screen.

  In the above embodiment, in determining whether a character such as an enemy captain is within the imaging range, the condition is that the distance between the character and the virtual camera is within a predetermined distance. It does not have to be.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the enemy battalion (group) is configured by one enemy captain and a plurality of feet is described, but the configuration of the enemy battalion (group) is not limited to this. For example, the enemy battalion may be composed only of a plurality of footsteps, or may be composed of a plurality of enemy captains and a plurality of footsteps. That is, the group in the present invention includes all of the characters composed of a plurality of characters. Further, since the group can be regarded as one character, a group constituted by a plurality of groups is also included in the group in the present invention.

  FIG. 12 shows a group A composed of the group A1 and the group A2. The group A1 is composed of a captain a1 and a plurality of subordinates (not shown), and the group A2 is composed of a captain a2 and a plurality of subordinates (not shown). In this case, the group A1 and the group A2 correspond to the group of the present invention, and when the group A1 and the group A2 are each controlled as one character (or the captain a1 and the captain a2 are controlled as the group A1 and the group A2, respectively. In this case, the group A also corresponds to the group of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a group composed of a plurality of characters has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, since it is necessary to control the movement of an object such as a missile or a rolling rock, the present invention can be applied to a group composed of a plurality of these objects.

  In the above embodiment, when an enemy commander enters the imaging range, a footstep is arranged around the enemy captain, and out of the arranged footsteps, those outside the imaging range are deleted, and another footstep is Will be placed. However, the footsteps arranged when the enemy captain enters the imaging range may be arranged around the enemy captain and at a position within the imaging range. Also, the arranged footlight may not be erased even if it is outside the imaging area, but may be erased when the enemy captain goes out of the imaging area. In this case, the footsteps placed on the game space (even outside the imaging area) are present on the game space and controlled in behavior until the enemy captain is outside the imaging area.

  In the above embodiment, an action game has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to other action games. In other action games, the so-called “boss character” corresponds to the “enemy captain”, and the so-called “Zako character” corresponds to the “enemy footstep”.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the action game as an example, it is not restricted to this. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a game in which a player character and an enemy character fight, such as a shooting game or a fighting game. Further, the present invention is a game in which a character operated by a plurality of players or a character controlled by a CPU forms a team and cooperates with an enemy character, or a character operated by another player as an enemy character. It can also be applied to such games.

  Further, even if the game is not a game in which a player character and an enemy character fight, the present invention can be applied to a game in which a group composed of a plurality of characters exists in the game space. In particular, the present invention is more effective when the number of groups and the number of characters belonging to the group are large. For example, in an adventure game, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a plurality of characters acting in a group are present in the game space and acting individually when these characters are displayed on the game screen. .

  In the above embodiment, the case where the game is executed on the home game device has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can be applied without being limited to the type of game device on which a game is executed. For example, a game is executed on a portable game device, an arcade game device, and a personal computer on which game software is installed. It can also be applied to.

  Although the case where the game apparatus 1 is used alone has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a plurality of game apparatuses 1 are connected by cable or wireless communication, the game apparatus 1 is connected to a game server via a network line 2, or the game apparatuses 1 are connected to each other via a network line 2. The present invention can also be applied to the case where the game apparatus 1 is used to simultaneously play a game.

Gaming system and program according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Specific configuration of the game system and programs according to the present invention may be varied in design in many ways.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 11 Main body 111 Control part 111a CPU (Group control means, 1st discrimination means, 2nd discrimination means, display control means)
111b ROM
111c RAM
112 Drawing processing unit (display control means)
113 Audio Processing Unit 114 Disk Drive Unit 115 Memory Card Connection Unit 116 I / O Interface Unit 117 Communication Processing Unit 12 Operation Controller 13 Monitor (Display Device)
14 disk 15 memory card 16 network adapter 2 network line

Claims (5)

A program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of one object and one or more other objects in a virtual game space,
The computer,
Group control means for controlling the one object on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, starts controlling at least some of the other objects on the virtual game space; Group control means for terminating control of objects satisfying the second condition among the at least some of the objects;
First determination means for determining whether or not the one object is located within a predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
Second determination means for determining whether or not each of the at least some objects is located outside the predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
To function,
The first condition includes that the one object is located within a predetermined area;
The second condition includes being positioned outside the predetermined area in each of the at least some objects,
The group control means is a program for starting and ending control of the at least some of the objects in accordance with the discrimination results by the first discrimination means and the second discrimination means. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of one object and one or more other objects in a virtual game space,
The computer,
Group control means for controlling the one object on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, starts controlling at least some of the other objects on the virtual game space; Group control means for ending the control of the object that started the control when the second condition is satisfied;
First determination means for determining whether or not the one object is located within a predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
To function,
The first condition includes that the one object is located within a predetermined area;
The second condition includes that the one object is located outside the predetermined area,
The group control unit is a program for starting and ending control of the at least some objects according to a determination result by the first determination unit. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of a plurality of objects on a virtual game space,
The computer,
Group control means for controlling the group with the plurality of objects or a single predetermined object different from the plurality of objects on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, When the control of the at least some of the plurality of objects is started and the control of the predetermined object is terminated and the second condition is satisfied, the control of the at least some of the objects is terminated and the control of the predetermined object is completed. Collective control means for initiating control;
First determination means for determining whether or not the predetermined object is located within a predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
Second determination means for determining whether any of the at least some of the objects is located outside the predetermined area based on position information in the virtual game space;
To function,
The first condition includes that the predetermined object is located within a predetermined area;
The second condition includes that any one of the at least some objects is located outside the predetermined area,
The group control means is a program for starting and ending control of the predetermined object and the at least a part of the objects in accordance with the discrimination results by the first discrimination means and the second discrimination means. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device that activates a group composed of a plurality of objects on a virtual game space,
The computer,
Group control means for controlling the group with the plurality of objects or a single predetermined object different from the plurality of objects on the virtual game space, and when the first condition is satisfied, When the control of the at least some of the plurality of objects is started and the control of the predetermined object is terminated and the second condition is satisfied, the control of the at least some of the objects is terminated and the control of the predetermined object is completed. Collective control means for initiating control;
First determination means for determining whether or not the predetermined object is located within a predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
Second determining means for determining whether or not a specific object among the at least some objects is located outside the predetermined area based on position information on the virtual game space;
To function,
The first condition includes that the predetermined object is located within a predetermined area;
The second condition includes that the specific object is located outside the predetermined area,
The group control means is a program for starting and ending control of the predetermined object and the at least a part of the objects in accordance with the discrimination results by the first discrimination means and the second discrimination means. A recording unit that records the program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
  A computer that executes processing based on a program recorded in the recording unit;
A game system comprising: