JP6094710B1 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To effectively use content set at a high cost immediately after acquisition. A user information storage unit that stores user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user, and a content information storage unit that stores content information in which a cost is set in association with content. A total cost is added to the user by adding the granting unit that grants the user one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents and possesses the cost associated with each content constituting the party. A party organizing unit that organizes the user's party composed of one or a plurality of contents so as to be equal to or lower than an upper limit cost, and the first content possessed by the user is converted into the first content based on a user operation. A substitute for the second content associated with a cost lower than the associated cost An information processing apparatus having an alternate configuration unit for performing. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art An information processing apparatus is known that performs a party organization process for organizing a party using a plurality of contents possessed by a user by giving a user a content with a set cost (for example, a character) and possessing the content (for example, a character). Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5856342

  In order to organize a party, the total cost obtained by adding the costs associated with the contents constituting the party must be equal to or less than the upper limit cost associated with the user. However, when content with a high cost is given, if an attempt is made to organize a party using the content, the upper limit cost may be easily exceeded. In this case, although a content with a high cost can be acquired, it cannot be immediately used for party organization and is wasted.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to effectively utilize content set at a high cost immediately after acquisition.

The main invention of the present invention to solve the above problems is
A user information storage unit for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
A content information storage unit that stores content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting unit that grants and possesses one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user And
An alternative setting unit configured to perform a setting for replacing the first content possessed by the user with a second content associated with a cost lower than the cost associated with the first content, based on a user operation;
An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
According to such an information processing apparatus, even if a high cost is set for the first content and a party cannot be formed, the second content with a low cost is substituted as long as the first content can be acquired. You will be able to configure a party. Therefore, the fact that the first content can be acquired is not wasted, and the first content can be effectively used immediately after acquisition.

In addition, a game execution unit that executes a composite game that varies a parameter set in the composition source content by combining the material content that is the material with the composition source content that is the composition source,
The substitution setting unit cancels the setting for substituting the first content with the second content based on a user operation,
The game execution unit is set to the second content when the setting for substituting the first content with the second content is canceled after the material content is combined with the second content to be combined. It is desirable that the changed parameter is inherited as the parameter set in the first content.
Thereby, even if the setting for substituting the first content with the second content is canceled after the parameter of the second content is changed, the changed parameter can be taken over by the first content. Therefore, even alternative content can be actively grown.

In addition, the user information is set to the content possessed by the user,
In the content information, a material content that is a material associated in advance and a composition destination content that is a composition destination are set in association with a composition source content that is a composition source,
By synthesizing the material content associated with the composition source content with the composition source content, the composition source content and the material content are not owned by the user, and the composition destination content associated with the composition source content Is a game execution unit that executes a synthetic game that makes content owned by the user,
By synthesizing the material content associated with the first content with the second content as a composition source, the second content and the material content are made contents that the user does not have, and the second content is supported. It is desirable to include a game execution unit that makes the attached composition destination content a content possessed by the user.
As a result, by synthesizing the second content using the material content of the first content, it is possible to acquire the synthesis destination content of the second content.

In addition, the substitution setting unit substitutes the first content with the second content after the material content associated with the first content is synthesized with the second content as a composition source by the game execution unit. By canceling the setting, it is preferable that the composition destination content associated with the first content is the content possessed by the user.
As a result, even if the setting for substituting the first content with the second content is canceled after the second content is combined, it is considered that the first content has been combined, and the first content combining destination content Can be earned. Therefore, it is not wasteful to synthesize the second content using the material content of the first content.

In the content information, a parameter associated with the second content is set lower than a parameter associated with the first content, and a special parameter associated with the second content is included. It is desirable that the parameter is set equal to the special parameter associated with the first content.
Thereby, although it is generally inferior to a 1st content, a 2nd content can be handled equivalent to a 1st content partially.

In addition, the maximum cost associated with the user is set to increase according to the user's play situation,
When the upper limit cost associated with the user has risen by a predetermined value or more than the upper limit cost when the setting to substitute with the second content is made, a notification regarding the cancellation of the setting to substitute with the second content It is desirable to have a notification unit.
Thereby, it is possible to notify the user of an appropriate timing at which the setting for substituting the first content with the second content should be canceled.

In addition, a user information storage unit that stores user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with the user,
A content information storage unit that stores content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting unit that grants and possesses one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user And
An alternative setting unit configured to substitute, based on a user operation, the first cost associated with the content possessed by the user with a second cost that is lower than the first cost associated with the content. When,
An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
According to such an information processing apparatus, even if a high first cost is set for the content and a party cannot be formed, if the content can be acquired, the second cost lower than the first cost is substituted. By doing so, you can configure a party. Therefore, it is not wasted that the content has been acquired, and the content can be effectively used immediately after the acquisition.

Also, the computer
User information storage means for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
Content information storage means for storing content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting means for giving and possessing any one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user means,
An alternative setting means for setting, based on a user operation, the first content possessed by the user to be replaced with a second content associated with a cost lower than the cost associated with the first content;
It is a program to make it function as.
According to such a program, it is not wasted that the first content set at a high cost can be acquired, and the first content can be used effectively immediately after acquisition.

Also, the computer
User information storage means for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
Content information storage means for storing content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting means for giving and possessing any one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user means,
An alternative setting unit configured to substitute, based on a user operation, a first cost associated with content possessed by the user with a second cost that is lower than the first cost associated with the content. ,
It is a program to make it function as.
According to such a program, it is not wasted that content having a high cost was acquired, and it is possible to effectively use the content immediately after acquisition.

It is a lineblock diagram showing an example of an information processing system concerning this embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram which shows an example of the computer which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the server apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the client terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example regarding the alternative setting of the information processing system 1 in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of user information. It is a block diagram which shows an example of possessed character information. It is a block diagram which shows an example of character information. It is an image figure which shows an example of a character detail screen. It is a block diagram which shows an example of alternative setting information. It is an image figure which shows an example of an alternative character confirmation screen. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example regarding cancellation | release of the alternative setting of the information processing system 1 which concerns on this embodiment. It is an image figure which shows an example of an alternative character detail screen. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example regarding the notification of the alternative setting of the information processing system 1 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example regarding the evolution synthesis | combination of the alternative character of the information processing system 1 which concerns on this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, a program, and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. Note that the present invention can be widely applied to an information processing apparatus, a program, an information processing system, and the like that employ a game capable of organizing a party using content with a set cost.

[Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment, one or more client terminals 10 and a server device 20 are connected via a network N.

  The client terminal 10 is a terminal device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet operated by a user, or a terminal device such as a home or business game dedicated device. The server device 20 performs management and control of the game performed by the user at the client terminal 10, charging processing in the game, and the like. The network N is the Internet or the like, and includes mobile radio base stations.

  In addition to the client / server type information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the present invention can be applied to a single game device by separately providing a mechanism for performing billing processing in a game. The information processing system 1 in FIG. 1 is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various system configuration examples depending on the application and purpose. For example, the server device 20 of FIG. 1 may be configured to be distributed among a plurality of computers.

<Hardware configuration>
<Client terminal and server device>
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of the computer 50 according to the present embodiment. The client terminal 10 and the server device 20 according to the present embodiment are realized by, for example, a computer 50 having a hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. The computer 50 is an example of an information processing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the computer 50 includes a CPU 51, a RAM 52, a ROM 53, a communication interface 54, an input device 55, a display device 56, an external interface 57, an HDD 58, and the like. Has been. The input device 55 and the display device 56 may be connected and used when necessary.

  The CPU 51 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire computer by reading programs and data from a storage device such as the ROM 53 and the HDD 58 onto the RAM 52 and executing various processes based on the read programs and data.

  The RAM 52 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) for temporarily storing programs and data, and is also used as a work area when the CPU 51 executes various processes.

  The ROM 53 is an example of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 53 stores programs and data such as BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer 50 is started up.

  The communication interface 54 is an interface for connecting the computer 50 to the network N. Thereby, the computer 50 can perform data communication via the communication interface 54.

  The input device 55 is a device used by a user or administrator to input various signals. The input device 55 is an operation device such as a touch panel, operation keys and buttons, a keyboard, and a mouse.

  The display device 56 is a device for displaying various information on the screen for the user or the administrator. The display device 56 is a display such as a liquid crystal or an organic EL, for example.

  The external interface 57 is an interface for connecting to an external device so that data communication is possible. Thereby, the computer 50 can read and / or write the recording medium via the external interface 57. The external device is a recording medium such as a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, and a USB memory.

  The HDD 58 is an example of a nonvolatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS that is basic software for controlling the entire computer, and applications that provide various functions on the OS.

  Instead of the HDD 58, a drive device using a flash memory as a storage medium (for example, a solid state drive: SSD) may be used.

  The client terminal 10 and the server device 20 according to the present embodiment can implement various processes as described later by executing a program on the computer 50 having the above-described hardware configuration.

<Software configuration>
<Server equipment>
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the server device 20 according to the present embodiment. The server device 20 according to the present embodiment is realized by, for example, functional blocks illustrated in FIG.

  The server device 20 according to the present embodiment implements a server control unit 200, a server storage unit 220, and a server communication unit 240 by executing a program.

  The server control unit 200 has a function of executing processing related to a battle game, which will be described later. The server control unit 200 includes a game execution unit 201, an alternative setting unit 202, a party organization unit 203, a grant unit 204, a notification unit 205, and a display control unit 206.

  The game execution unit 201 executes processing related to various games such as a battle game, a lottery game, and a synthetic game, which will be described later, based on the game operation received by the client terminal 10 from the user.

  The game execution unit 201 in the present embodiment does not possess the composition source character and the material character in the composition game by combining the material character associated with the composition source character with the composition source character (evolutionary composition). While making it a character, make the evolution character associated with the composition source character a character possessed by the user. In addition, the game execution unit 201 combines the material character with the composition source character (enhanced composition), thereby making the material character a character that the user does not have and changing the parameters set for the composition source character.

  The substitution setting unit 202 executes processing related to substitution setting. In this embodiment, the client terminal 10 substitutes with a substitute character (second character) associated with a cost lower than the cost associated with the substitute source character (first character) based on the game operation received from the user. Set to

  The party organization unit 203 executes processing for organizing a party composed of one or more characters. In the present embodiment, the party is organized so that the total cost obtained by adding the costs associated with the characters constituting the party is equal to or less than the upper limit cost associated with the user.

  The granting unit 204 executes a process of giving and possessing one or more characters among a plurality of characters set in character information described later in a battle game or a lottery game.

  The notification unit 205 executes a process for notifying the alternative setting or the setting cancellation. In the present embodiment, when the upper limit cost associated with the user is increased by a predetermined value or more than the upper limit cost when the substitute setting unit 202 is set to substitute with the second character, the substitute is performed with the second character. Notification regarding cancellation of settings to be made.

  For example, when various games progress by the game execution unit 201 executing processes related to various games such as a battle game, a lottery game, and a synthetic game, which will be described later, the screen of the client terminal 10 is displayed according to the progress of the game. Control the display.

  The server storage unit 220 has a function of storing information related to various games. The server storage unit 220 includes a character information storage unit 221 and a user information storage unit 222.

  The character information storage unit 221 is an example of a content information storage unit, and stores character information (content information) regarding a character as an example of content. In the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221, various characters used in the battle game, the lottery game, and the synthetic game are set.

  The user information storage unit 222 stores user information related to the user. The user information stored in the user information storage unit 222 includes a user rank, an upper limit cost, various characters possessed by the user, user alternative setting information, and the like.

  The server communication unit 240 has a function of performing communication with the client terminal 10 via the network N.

<Client terminal>
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is realized by, for example, functional blocks illustrated in FIG.

  The client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment implements a client control unit 100, a client storage unit 120, a client communication unit 140, an operation reception unit 150, and a screen display unit 160 by executing a program. The client control unit 100 includes a request transmission unit 101 and a response reception unit 102.

  The operation reception unit 150 receives an operation from a user who operates the client terminal 10. In addition, the client control unit 100 performs processing related to a game on the client terminal 10. The request transmission unit 101 transmits a request to the server device 20 based on the content of the operation received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. The response receiving unit 102 receives a response such as a processing result for the request transmitted from the request transmitting unit 101 to the server device 20.

  The client storage unit 120 stores information necessary for the client terminal 10. The client communication unit 140 communicates with the server device 20. The screen display unit 160 displays the screen of the client terminal 10 in accordance with control from the server device 20.

  As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server device 20 performs game progress and display control, but may be performed by the client terminal 10. Specifically, at least one of the game progress unit and the display control unit may be configured not to be provided in the server control unit 200 of the server device 20 and may be configured to be provided in the client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10.

  Further, the client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10 receives a page data described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like, a script included in the page data from the server device 20, and performs a process related to the game There is a type. The client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10 includes an application type that performs processing related to a game based on an installed application.

<Outline of the game>
Here, an outline of the game in the present embodiment will be described. The game in this embodiment includes at least a battle game, a lottery game, and a composite game.

  The battle game in the present embodiment is a game in which each character constituting a party (group) is battled against an enemy character as an opponent. A user can organize his party using his / her own characters, etc., and challenge the enemy characters.

  Each user who plays this battle game has an upper limit cost according to his / her rank. In addition, a cost corresponding to the rare degree is set for each character used for party organization. In this competitive game, the user needs to organize his / her party so that the total cost of the characters constituting the party is less than or equal to his / her upper limit cost.

  If the enemy character can be defeated as a result of the battle, a character may be given to the user. The user can also play a synthetic game using the assigned character.

  The lottery game in the present embodiment is a game in which a user selects a character selected from a character group that is a lottery target based on a lottery probability when a lottery start operation is performed by the user. In the present embodiment, the higher the rarity character, the lower the lottery probability. Therefore, the more rare the character, the harder it is to acquire. The user can play a battle game or a composite game using the assigned character.

  In the synthesis game in the present embodiment, when the composition start operation is performed by the user, the character (material character) that is the composition material is combined with the character that is the composition source (composition source character). It is a game that strengthens the ability (enhanced synthesis) or evolves the synthesis source character to the synthesis destination character (evolution character) that has grown to the next stage (evolution synthesis).

  The user selects a source character and a material character from among the characters he possesses, and performs enhanced synthesis and evolutionary synthesis. In enhanced synthesis, instead of losing the material character from the user's hand, it is possible to continue to increase the ability value of the possessing original character or to add new skills. In evolutionary synthesis, by synthesizing all the material characters previously associated with the source character into the source character, all the material characters are lost from the user's hand, but instead of growing up from the source character. You can have a different evolution character.

  As a result of playing this battle game or lottery game, when a character with a high degree of rarity is acquired, the user immediately tries to form a party using the character. However, high costs are set for characters with a high degree of rarity. For this reason, when the character is incorporated into the party, the total cost of the party may easily exceed the upper limit cost of the user. Especially for beginners with lower ranks, the upper limit cost is also set lower, so the total cost of the party often easily exceeds the upper limit cost of the user. In this case, even though a character with a high degree of rarity can be obtained, it cannot be immediately incorporated into the party and is wasted.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, even if it is not possible to form a party using a character with a high cost (first character), if the character can be acquired, another character with a low cost is set. By substituting (second character), a party can be formed immediately.

<Operation>
<Alternative settings>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example related to the alternative setting of the information processing system 1 in the present embodiment.

  When the menu screen is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10, the user performs an operation for starting the alternative setting on the client terminal 10. When the user performs this operation, the operation reception unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives the operation content based on the user's game operation. The request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user.

  The game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives an operation content for starting the substitute setting in response to a request from the client terminal 10, and causes the display control unit 206 to display the character selection screen on the client terminal 10. Execution is requested (step S11).

  Specifically, first, when the game execution unit 201 requests execution of screen display control, the display control unit 206 acquires the possessed character information of the user from the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of user information. This user information includes items such as user ID, rank, experience value, upper limit cost, friend, possessed character, party, and alternative setting information. The user ID is information for uniquely identifying the user. The rank is information indicating the user's game level. The experience value is information indicating the experience value possessed by the user. The user can raise the rank by having a predetermined amount of experience. The upper limit cost is information indicating the upper limit (maximum value) of the cost amount associated with the user. The friend is information indicating another user having a friend relationship. The possessed character information is information regarding the possessed character of the user. The party is information indicating each character constituting the user's party. The substitute setting information is information relating to the substitute setting of the user.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing an example of possessed character information. This possessed character information includes possessed characters, ability parameters, skill levels, and the like as items. The possessed character is information indicating one or more various characters possessed by the user. The ability parameter is information indicating the ability of the character at the current time. Here, ability values such as attack, defense, and HP at the present time are set, and can be increased from the initial value by repeating the battle. The skill level is information indicating the height of the special skill at the present time.

  Returning to FIG. 5, thereafter, the display control unit 206 performs control for causing the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10 to display a character selection screen on which the user's possessed characters are listed based on the acquired possessed character information.

  Next, when the character selection screen is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10, the user performs an operation on the client terminal 10 for designating a character (substitution source character) to be subjected to substitution setting from the list. Against. When the user performs an operation of designating an alternative source character, the operation accepting unit 150 of the client terminal 10 accepts an operation content based on the user's character designation (step S12).

  Then, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. When the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives the operation content in response to a request from the client terminal 10, the game execution unit 201 requests the display control unit 206 to execute screen display control so as to display the character detail screen on the client terminal 10 (step S 20). S13).

  Specifically, first, when the display execution unit 206 is requested by the game execution unit 201 to execute screen display control, the display control unit 206 performs various types of substitution source characters designated by the user from the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221. Get information.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of character information. This character information includes, as items, a character ID, a name, a lottery probability, a cost, a rare degree, an ability parameter, a skill, an evolution character, a material character, a substitute character, and the like.

  The character ID is information for uniquely identifying various characters. The name is information indicating a character name. The lottery probability is information indicating the probability that the character will be drawn in a lottery game or the like. The cost is information indicating a cost amount associated with the character.

  Rareness is information indicating the rare value of a character. Here, any one of a plurality of levels (for example, 10 levels) of rareness is set. The ability parameter is information indicating the ability of the character. Here, ability values such as attack, defense, and HP are initially set. The skill is information indicating a special skill that can be activated. Skills can be activated by using special characters as material characters for reinforcement synthesis.

  The evolution character is information indicating an evolved character that is a synthesis destination when evolution synthesis is performed. Two or more types of evolution characters can be set for one character. The material character is information indicating a character that is a composite material that is associated in advance with a character that is a composition source. This material character becomes a character that is required for the evolutionary synthesis of the source character. The substitute character is information indicating a character that can be used in place of the substitute source character. A cost lower than the cost of the substitute source character is set for the substitute character.

  Returning to FIG. 5, thereafter, the display control unit 206 displays a character detail screen on which the details of the substitution source character (the character to be subjected to substitution setting) are displayed based on the acquired various information and possessed character information. The display is performed on the screen display unit 160.

  FIG. 9 is an image diagram showing an example of a character details screen. The character detail screen 500 displays an alternative source character 501, a detailed information display area 502, and operation buttons 503 for setting an alternative character. The substitution source character 501 is a possessed character designated by the user in the process of step S12 described above. The detailed information display area 502 displays various types of information regarding the substitution source character 501. Here, the rarity, cost, and skill regarding the substitution source character 501 and the current attack power, defense power, HP, and skill level are displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the user then performs an operation of selecting the operation button 503 in order to perform substitution setting for the substitution source character 501 when the character detail screen 500 is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10. This is performed for the client terminal 10. When the user performs an operation of selecting the operation button 503, the operation reception unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives the operation content based on the user's alternative setting (step S14).

  Then, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. Thereafter, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 accepts the operation content in response to a request from the client terminal 10, and requests the substitution setting unit 202 to perform substitution setting (step S15).

  Specifically, when the substitute setting unit 202 is requested by the game executing unit 201 to execute the substitute setting, the substitute setting unit 202 updates the substitute setting information included in the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222 to obtain a substitute source. The character 501 is additionally set. At this time, the substitute character acquired from the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221 is also set in association with it. It should be noted that after the alternative character evolution synthesis is performed, the evolution character of the alternative character is set in association with the alternative character.

  FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of alternative setting information. This alternative setting information includes, as items, an alternative source character, an alternative character (before evolution), an alternative character (after evolution), an upper limit cost at the time of alternative setting, and the like. The substitution source character is information indicating a character that is a target of substitution setting. The substitute character (before evolution) is information indicating the substitute character before evolution synthesis is performed. The substitute character (after evolution) is information indicating the substitute character after evolution synthesis is performed. The upper limit cost at the time of alternative setting is information indicating the magnitude of the upper limit cost when the alternative setting is performed.

  Further, the substitution setting unit 202 updates the possessed character information included in the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222 to delete the substitution source character 501 from the possessed character, and also replaces the substitution character of the substitution source character 501. Set as an additional character.

  Next, when the substitute setting is performed in this way, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 requests the display control unit 206 to execute the screen display control so that the substitute character detail screen is displayed on the client terminal 10 ( Step S16).

  Specifically, when the game execution unit 201 requests execution of screen display control, the display control unit 206 acquires various information related to the substitute character from the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221. The display control unit 206 controls the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10 to display an alternative character confirmation screen on which the details of the alternative character are displayed based on the acquired various information and possessed character information.

  FIG. 11 is an image diagram showing an example of an alternative character confirmation screen. On the substitute character confirmation screen 510, a substitute character 511 and a detailed information display area 512 are displayed. In the detailed information display area 512, various types of information regarding the substitute character 511 are displayed. Here, compared with the detailed information display area 502 of the substitution source character 501 shown in FIG. 10, the substitution character 511 has a lower cost than the substitution source character 501. The substitute character 511 is set with a rarity or ability value lower than that of the substitute source character 501. The substitute character 511 is set with the same skill and skill level as the substitute character 501.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the attack power or the like (ability parameter) associated with the substitute character is set lower than the attack power or the like (ability parameter) associated with the substitute source character, and is associated with the substitute character. The skill and skill level (special parameter) assigned are set equal to the skill / skill level (special parameter) associated with the substitution source character. Therefore, although the substitute character is generally inferior to the substitute source character, the substitute character can be partially handled in the same manner as the substitute source character.

  In this way, the user can set an alternative character by designating an alternative source character from among the characters he possesses. Therefore, even if a party cannot be constructed using an alternative source character set with a high cost, by substituting the alternative source character set with a high cost with an alternative character set with a low cost, It becomes possible to form a party immediately.

《Release substitute setting》
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example related to the release of the alternative setting of the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  When the menu screen is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10, the user performs an operation on the client terminal 10 to start releasing the alternative setting. When the user performs this operation, the operation reception unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives the operation content based on the user's game operation. The request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user.

  The game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives an operation content for starting the cancellation of the substitution setting in response to a request from the client terminal 10 and displays a screen on the display control unit 206 so as to display the character selection screen on the client terminal 10. The execution of control is requested (step S21).

  Specifically, first, when the game execution unit 201 requests execution of screen display control, the display control unit 206 acquires the possessed character information of the user from the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222.

  After that, the display control unit 206 controls the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10 to display a character selection screen displaying a list of the user's possessed characters based on the acquired possessed character information.

  Next, when the character selection screen is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10, the user performs an operation for designating an alternative character from the list on the client terminal 10. When the user performs an operation of specifying an alternative character, the operation reception unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives the operation content based on the user's character specification (step S22).

  Then, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. When the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives the operation content in response to a request from the client terminal 10, the game execution unit 201 requests the display control unit 206 to execute screen display control so that the alternative character detail screen is displayed on the client terminal 10 ( Step S23).

  Specifically, first, when the game execution unit 201 requests execution of screen display control, the display control unit 206 receives various information related to the substitute character designated by the user from the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221. To get.

  Next, the display control unit 206 performs control for causing the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10 to display the substitute character detail screen on which the details of the substitute character are displayed based on the acquired various information and possessed character information.

  FIG. 13 is an image diagram illustrating an example of a substitute character detail screen. The substitute character details screen 550 displays a substitute character 551, a detailed information display area 552, and an operation button 553 for canceling and setting the substitute character. The substitute character 551 is a possessed character designated by the user in the process of step S22 described above. In the detailed information display area 552, various information related to the substitute character 551 is displayed. Here, the degree of rarity, cost, and skill regarding the substitute character 551, the current attack power, defense power, HP, and skill level are displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the user then selects the operation button 553 to cancel the substitute setting for the substitute character 551 when the substitute character detail screen 550 is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10. An operation is performed on the client terminal 10. When the user performs an operation of selecting the operation button 553, the operation reception unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives the operation content based on the cancellation of the user's alternative setting (step S24).

  Next, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 makes a request to the server device 20 based on the operation content received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. Thereafter, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives the operation content in response to a request from the client terminal 10, and requests the alternative setting unit 202 to execute the alternative setting cancellation (step S25).

  Specifically, when the substitution setting unit 202 is requested by the game execution unit 201 to execute the substitution setting cancellation, the substitution setting unit 202 updates the substitution setting information included in the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222 to perform substitution. The substitution source character 501 (character subject to substitution setting) associated with the character 551 is deleted.

  Further, the substitution setting unit 202 updates the possessed character information included in the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222 to delete the substitute character 551 from the possessed character and add the substitution source character 501 as the possessed character. Set.

  At this time, the substitute setting unit 202 refers to the substitute setting information of the user shown in FIG. 10, and when the evolution character of the substitute character 511 is associated with the substitute source character 501, the substitute setting unit 202 is shown in FIG. 8. With reference to the character information, instead of the substitution source character 501, the evolution character of the substitution source character 501 is additionally set as a possessed character.

  That is, when the substitution setting of the substitution source character 501 is canceled after the evolution synthesis of the substitution character 551, it is considered that the substitution synthesis of the substitution source character 501 has already been performed, and the evolution character of the substitution source character 501 is selected. Let the user possess it. Therefore, even if the alternative character 551 is evolved and synthesized using the material character of the alternative source character 501, the material character does not have to be wasted.

  Thereafter, the game execution unit 201 updates the possessed character information included in the user information stored in the user information storage unit 222, and allows the current ability parameter of the substitute character 551 to be inherited as the ability parameter of the substitute source character 501. That is, when the synthesis is performed for the substitute character 551 and the ability parameter is changed, the changed ability parameter is inherited as the ability parameter of the substitute source character 501.

  The ability parameter of the substitute character 551 at the present time can be changed by the game execution unit 201 strengthening and synthesizing the material character with the substitute character 551. Even if the ability parameter is grown by strengthening and synthesizing the substitute character 551 in this way, after the substitute setting is released, the changed ability parameter is inherited by the substitute source character 501. You can grow actively.

  Further, when the substitution setting unit 202 additionally sets the evolution character of the substitution source character 501 as a possessed character, the game execution unit 201 uses the current ability parameter set as the evolution character of the substitution character 551 as the substitution source character. It can be inherited as an ability parameter of 501 evolution characters.

  Next, when the substitute setting is released in this way, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 executes screen display control on the display control unit 206 so that the substitute source character confirmation screen is displayed on the client terminal 10. A request is made (step S26).

  As described above, the user can cancel the substitute setting by designating any substitute character among the characters possessed by the user. In other words, repeating the battle increases the user's upper limit cost, and even if a rare character is incorporated in the party, if the party's total cost does not exceed the user's upper limit cost, the alternative setting can be canceled. , You can return from the substitute character to the substitute character.

《Notification for canceling alternative settings》
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example related to notification of alternative settings of the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 determines whether or not the rank has increased by one according to the user's play situation as a result of the user playing the battle game (step S31).

  In the battle game according to the present embodiment, an experience value is given to the user when winning a battle against an enemy character. Each time the user's experience value is accumulated by a predetermined value, the user's rank is increased by one. Each time the rank increases by one, the upper limit cost also increases by a predetermined amount.

  As a result of this determination, when it is determined that the user's rank has not increased (step S31: NO), this process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the rank of the user has increased (step S31: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S32.

  Next, when it is determined that the user's rank has increased, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 determines whether or not the notification condition is satisfied for the alternative character set in the user's alternative setting information. (Step S32). The notification condition is that the upper limit cost when the rank is increased is higher than the upper limit cost when the alternative setting is performed by a predetermined value or more.

  Specifically, first, the game execution unit 201 refers to the character information and the substitute setting information, acquires the cost of the target substitute character and the substitute character, respectively, and determines the cost of the substitute source character and the cost of the substitute character. The difference A is obtained. For example, when the cost of the substitution source character is 35 and the cost of the substitution character is 15, the difference A is 20.

  Next, the game execution unit 201 acquires the upper limit cost when the alternative setting is performed from the user's alternative setting information, and obtains the total value B obtained by adding the difference A to the upper limit cost when the alternative setting is performed. . For example, when the upper limit cost when the alternative setting is performed is 40, the difference A is 20, so the total value B is 60.

  Next, the game execution unit 201 refers to the user information and determines whether or not the upper limit cost of the user when the rank is increased by one is equal to or greater than the total value B. For example, when the upper limit cost when the rank is increased by one is 61, it is larger than 60 which is the total value B. Therefore, in this case, it is determined that the notification condition is satisfied for the substitute character.

  As a result of such determination, when it is determined that the notification condition is not satisfied (step S32: NO), this process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the notification condition is satisfied (step S32: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S33.

  Next, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 requests the notification unit 205 of the server device 20 to execute the notification process when it is determined that the notification condition is satisfied by the determination process of step S32 described above. (Step S33).

  Specifically, when the notification unit 205 of the server device 20 is requested by the game execution unit 201 to execute the notification process, the notification unit 205 notifies the user about the cancellation of the alternative setting. In the present embodiment, the notification regarding the cancellation of the alternative setting is performed on the notification screen to the user. Therefore, when the display control unit 206 is requested by the notification unit 205 to execute screen display control, the display control unit 206 performs control to display the notification screen on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10.

  Then, by displaying such a notification screen, it is possible to allow the user to grasp the appropriate timing at which the substitution setting of the substitution source character should be canceled.

《Evolution synthesis of alternative characters》
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example related to evolutionary synthesis of alternative characters in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment.

  First, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 refers to the user alternative setting information and determines whether or not the composition source character designated by the user is the user alternative character (step S41).

  Next, when the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 determines that the composition source character designated by the user is the user's alternative character (step S41: YES), the game execution unit 201 displays the user's alternative setting information and character information. Referring to this, it is determined whether or not the material character designated by the user is all the material characters associated in advance with the substitute character associated with the substitute character of the user (step S42).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the composition source character designated by the user is not the substitute character of the user (step S41: NO), this process is terminated without performing the evolution composition for the substitute character.

  Next, when the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 determines that the material characters designated by the user are all the material characters previously associated with the substitution destination character associated with the substitution character of the user. Then (step S42: YES), evolution synthesis of the user's alternative character is performed (step S43).

  Specifically, the game execution unit 201 acquires the evolution character of the substitute character from the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221. Then, the game execution unit 201 updates the substitute setting information shown in FIG. 10 to delete the substitute character, and additionally sets the acquired evolution character of the substitute character in association with the substitute destination character.

  Further, the game execution unit 201 updates the possessed character information shown in FIG. 7 to make the substitute character and all the material characters not possessed by the user, and the evolved character of the obtained substitute character possessed by the user. Set as an additional character.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the material character designated by the user is not all the material characters previously associated with the substitution destination character associated with the substitution character of the user (step S42: NO), the substitution character This process is terminated without performing evolution synthesis for.

  In this way, it is possible to acquire the evolution character of the substitute character by performing the evolution synthesis of the substitute character using the material character of the substitute original character.

[Other Embodiments]
The above-described embodiments are for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof. In particular, the embodiments described below are also included in the present invention.

<Alternative setting section>
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the substitute setting unit 202 sets a substitute character set with a cost lower than that of the substitute source character has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the substitution setting unit 202 can set the substitution of the first cost associated with the substitution source character with the second cost that is lower than the first cost without using the substitution character. is there. As a result, even if a high first cost is set for the substitution source character and a party cannot be formed, if the substitution source character can be obtained, the second cost is lower than the first cost. The party can be configured by substituting.

<Alternative character>
In the above-described embodiment, the case where one substitute character is associated with one substitute source character in advance in the character information shown in FIG. 8 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. For example, an appropriate alternative character may be selected with reference to the user's upper limit cost (or rank) at the present time.

  In the above-described embodiment, after the substitution setting of the substitution source character, the substitution character may be used by the user himself or may be lent to other users (friends).

<Alternative settings>
In the above-described embodiment, it is possible to consume game points and the like possessed by the user when performing the alternative setting. Also, when canceling the substitute setting, it is possible to consume game points and the like possessed by the user.

<Automatic release of alternative settings>
In the above-described embodiment, when the user's upper limit cost is higher than the user's upper limit cost at the time of alternative setting by a predetermined value at the timing when the user's rank increases, the alternative setting is automatically canceled. May be.

<Content>
In the above embodiment, the character is set in the character information, but the content is not limited to this. For example, the content may be an item, card, figure, avatar or the like.

1 Information processing system 10 Client terminal 20 Server device 50 Computer 51 CPU
52 RAM
53 ROM
54 Communication Interface 55 Input Device 56 Display Device 57 External Interface 58 HDD
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Client control part 101 Request transmission part 102 Response reception part 120 Client storage part 140 Client communication part 150 Operation reception part 160 Screen display part 200 Server control part 201 Game execution part 202 Alternative setting part 203 Party organization part 204 Assignment part 205 Notification part 206 Display control unit 220 Server storage unit 221 Character information storage unit 222 User information storage unit 240 Server communication unit 500 Character detail screen 501 Substitution source character 502 Detailed information display area 503 Operation button 510 Substitute character confirmation screen 511 Substitute character 512 Detailed information display Area 550 Substitute character details screen 551 Substitute character 552 Detailed information display area 553 Operation button B Bus line N Network

Claims (9)

A user information storage unit for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
A content information storage unit for storing content information in which alternative content associated with a cost and a cost lower than the content is set in association with the content ;
A granting unit that grants and possesses one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user And
An alternative setting unit configured to set, based on the user's operation, the content that is the substitute source possessed by the user is substituted with the substitute content associated with the content that is the substitute source ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A game execution unit that executes a synthesis game that varies a parameter set in the synthesis source content by synthesizing a material content that is a material to a synthesis source content that is a synthesis source;
With
The substitution setting unit cancels the setting of substituting the substitution source content with the substitution content based on a user operation,
The game execution unit, after the material content has been synthesized in the alternative content to be synthesized source, by setting the alternative content to be the substitution source in the alternative content is released, is set to the alternative content The changed parameters can be inherited as the parameters set in the content to be replaced.
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
In the user information, content possessed by the user is set,
In the content information, a material content that is a material associated in advance and a composition destination content that is a composition destination are set in association with a composition source content that is a composition source,
By synthesizing the material content associated with the composition source content with the composition source content, the composition source content and the material content are not owned by the user, and the composition destination content associated with the composition source content Is a game execution unit that executes a synthetic game that makes content owned by the user,
By synthesizing the material content associated with the content that is the substitute source with the substitute content as a composition source, the substitute content and the material content are made contents that the user does not have and are associated with the substitute content. A game execution unit for converting the synthesized content into a content owned by the user;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
Wherein the alternative setting unit, after the material content associated with the content to be the alternative source is synthesized in the alternative content as synthetic origin by the game execution unit, alternate content serving as the alternative source in the alternative content Canceling the setting to make the content held by the user the composition destination content associated with the content that is the alternative source ,
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
In the content information, a capability parameter associated with the substitute content is set lower than a capability parameter associated with the content that is the substitute source , and a special parameter associated with the substitute content is included. , it is set equal to the special parameters associated with the content to be the alternative source,
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The maximum cost associated with a user is set to increase according to the user ’s play status,
Notification portion is an upper limit cost associated with the user, by rose above a predetermined value than the upper limit cost when setting the alternate is performed by the alternative content, which performs a notification about unsetting be replaced with the substitute content When,
An information processing apparatus comprising: A user information storage unit for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
A content information storage unit that stores content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting unit that grants and possesses one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user And
An alternative setting unit configured to substitute, based on a user operation, the first cost associated with the content possessed by the user with a second cost that is lower than the first cost associated with the content. When,
An information processing apparatus comprising: Computer
User information storage means for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
Content information storage means for storing content information in which alternative content associated with a cost and a cost lower than the content is set in association with the content ;
A granting means for giving and possessing any one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user means,
An alternative setting means for setting, based on the user's operation, the alternative content held by the user to be replaced with the alternative content associated with the alternative source content;
Program to function as. Computer
User information storage means for storing user information in which an upper limit cost is set in association with a user;
Content information storage means for storing content information in which a cost is set in association with the content;
A granting means for giving and possessing any one of the contents selected from a plurality of contents;
Party organization for organizing the user's party composed of one or more contents so that the total cost of the costs associated with the contents constituting the party is less than or equal to the upper limit cost associated with the user means,
An alternative setting unit configured to substitute, based on a user operation, a first cost associated with content possessed by the user with a second cost that is lower than the first cost associated with the content. ,
Program to function as.

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