KR102589453B1 - System and method for simulating a game environment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention creates a game terrain composed of tiles, checks the biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain, places plants considering the biome information of the tiles, and biome information of the tiles and the biome information placed on the tiles. It relates to a system and method for simulating a game environment that places animals in consideration of plants and determines the animal's behavior patterns.

Description

System and method for simulating a game environment

The following embodiments relate to a system and method for simulating a gaming environment.

Recently, due to the development of high-speed data communication networks and related technologies such as graphics and sound, many people use the Internet, and with the increase in Internet use, various types of content services using the Internet, such as messengers, shopping malls, games, etc. services are being provided. Among various content services, especially in the game service field, the speed of development and distribution of services is rapidly increasing, and many Internet users are using various types of online game services using the Internet. Computer games are evolving from the traditional way of running independently on a personal computer (PC) to online games that can be played by connecting to game servers through various communication networks such as the Internet or mobile communication networks.

Online games are games that users play by accessing servers provided by game manufacturers using desktop computers, laptop computers, or mobile communication terminals.

Currently, various role-playing games (RPGs) are being developed on the market. An RPG game refers to a type of game in which the game user becomes a character appearing in the game and performs the character's role within the space (terrain) provided by the game.

These RPG games are largely divided into MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) and MORPG (Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). MMORPGs are based on a seamless (open world) system, where large-scale interactions between users occur within the open world. MORPG is based on a zone-based world, so only one person or his party members can enter the zone, and limited interaction between users occurs. In creating maps for these RPG games, terrain plays a significant part. Terrain refers to the space where an avatar such as a character or an object will be expressed.

Meanwhile, there are many overlapping tasks in the game's terrain creation process, resulting in excessive labor for developers. Simplifying the terrain creation process to reduce this excessive labor reduces the developer's load, but provides gamers with only a relatively limited environment, which causes the problem of feeling less realistic when playing games.

Therefore, technology that can create highly realistic game terrain without excessive developer labor is required.

The present invention was developed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to provide a system and method for simulating a game environment.

Specifically, the present invention is a system for simulating a game environment that generates a game terrain composed of tiles, checks biome information of tiles included in the game terrain, and places plants in consideration of the biome information of the tiles; and The purpose is to provide a method.

In addition, the present invention aims to provide a system and method for simulating a game environment that places animals by considering the community information of the tiles and the plants placed on the tiles, in addition to the arrangement of plants, and determines the behavior patterns of the animals. .

In order to achieve the above object, a method of simulating a game environment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of generating a game terrain composed of tiles; checking biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain; and arranging plants on the tiles by considering the group information of the tiles.

At this time, in the step of arranging plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles, plants may be additionally arranged at each preset additional cycle.

At this time, in the step of arranging plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles, the arranged plants may be grown and arranged by considering the arrangement time of each of the arranged plants for each preset growth cycle.

At this time, the step of arranging plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles includes checking the placement time and lifespan of each of the arranged plants at each preset removal cycle, and removing plants that have elapsed their lifespan from among the arranged plants. You can.

At this time, the step of arranging plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles includes checking the group information and environment information of each of the tiles; Searching for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environmental information of each of the tiles; Checking information on plants arranged on the tiles; Considering the plants arranged in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles, identifying plants that meet survival conditions among the plants that can appear; and arranging plants meeting the survival conditions for each tile.

At this time, in the step of arranging plants that meet the survival conditions for each tile, if there are a plurality of plants that meet the survival conditions, plants to be placed are selected through a competition that randomly selects plants in consideration of the appearance rate of the plants. It can be placed.

At this time, in the competition, a preset competition group is confirmed for each plant, and only plants included in the same competition group can compete with each other.

At this time, the environmental information of the tile includes the temperature of the tile, the altitude of the tile, the humidity of the tile, whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and if a river exists within the preset first distance, the river distance, whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea, whether a lake exists within a preset third distance, and the preset third distance. If the lake exists within the distance to the lake, whether the wallpaper type exists within a preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type, and within a preset fifth distance. Whether a village exists, if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, the distance to the village, whether a building exists within the preset sixth distance, and if a building exists within the preset sixth distance, the distance to the building: It can contain at least one.

At this time, the step of searching for plants that can appear includes the group boundary of the tile, the temperature of the tile, the altitude of the tile, the humidity of the tile, whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and the preset first distance. If there is a river within, the distance to the river, whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea, and whether a lake exists within a preset third distance. whether the lake exists within the preset third distance, the distance to the lake, whether the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type. Distance, whether a village exists within the preset 5th street, and if a village exists within the preset 5th street, whether a building exists within the distance to the village and the preset 6th street, and whether a building exists within the preset 6th street If present, plants that can appear on the tile can be searched in the plant database by considering at least one of the distances to the building.

At this time, the step of identifying plants that meet the survival conditions among the plants that can appear includes determining the number of identical plants existing in an area of a preset size based on the tile and the size of the plants placed on the tile. By taking this into account, plants that meet the above survival conditions can be identified.

At this time, the method of simulating the game environment may further include the step of arranging stones (rocks) in consideration of the boundary information of the tiles.

How to simulate a gaming environment.

At this time, the method of simulating the game environment includes the steps of arranging animals by taking into account the community information of the tile and the plants placed on the tile; And it may further include determining the behavior pattern of the animal.

At this time, the step of arranging the animal includes checking community information and environment information of each of the tiles; Checking plant information placed on the tile; Searching for animals that can appear by considering population information, environment information, and plant information of each of the tiles; Checking animal information placed on the tiles; Confirming the number of animals that can appear in each tile by considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles; and arranging at least one of the animals that can appear on each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number of animals that can appear.

At this time, in the step of determining the behavior pattern of the animal, the behavior pattern may be determined to take into account at least one of the number of users, the user's items, and the user's level.

At this time, the step of determining the behavior pattern of the animal takes into account at least one of the number of groups containing the animal, the number of groups of other animals located nearby, and the relationship with the other animals (prey, predation, or competition). The above behavioral pattern can be determined to take action.

A system for simulating a game environment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terrain generator that generates a game terrain composed of tiles; and a vegetation simulator that checks biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain and places plants on the tiles by considering the biome information of the tiles.

At this time, the vegetation simulator performs a first process of additionally arranging plants at each preset additional cycle, and a second process of growing and arranging the arranged plants in consideration of the placement time of each of the arranged plants at each preset growth cycle. , and a third process of checking the placement timing and lifespan of each of the arranged plants at each preset removal cycle and removing plants that have elapsed their lifespan from among the arranged plants.

At this time, the vegetation simulator includes an information confirmation unit that checks community information and environmental information of each of the tiles and checks information on plants arranged in the tiles; An appearance plant search unit that searches for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environment information of each of the tiles; a survival plant search unit that considers plants placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles to identify plants that meet survival conditions among the plants that can appear; and a plant placement unit that arranges plants that meet the survival conditions for each tile.

At this time, the environmental information of the tile includes the temperature of the tile, the altitude of the tile, the humidity of the tile, whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and if a river exists within the preset first distance, the river distance, whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea, whether a lake exists within a preset third distance, and the preset third distance. If the lake exists within the distance to the lake, whether the wallpaper type exists within a preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type, and within a preset fifth distance. Whether a village exists, if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, the distance to the village, whether a building exists within the preset sixth distance, and if a building exists within the preset sixth distance, the distance to the building: It can contain at least one.

At this time, the survival plant search unit can identify plants that meet the survival conditions by considering the number of identical plants existing in an area of a preset size based on the tile and the size of the plant placed on the tile. .

At this time, the system for simulating the game environment may further include an animal simulator that places animals in consideration of the community information of the tile and plants placed on the tile, and determines the behavior pattern of the animal.

At this time, the animal simulator includes an information confirmation unit that checks population information and environmental information of each of the tiles, and checks plant information placed on the tile and animal information placed on the tile; Animals that can appear are searched for animals that can appear by considering the population information, environment information, and plant information of each of the tiles, and the number of animals that can appear in each of the tiles is checked by considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles. Search section; and an animal placement unit that arranges at least one animal among the animals that can appear on each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number of animals that can appear.

The present invention creates a game terrain composed of tiles, checks the biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain, places plants considering the biome information of the tiles, and biome information of the tiles and the biome information placed on the tiles. It relates to a system and method for simulating a game environment that places animals in consideration of plants and determines the behavior patterns of the animals, without the developer having to place plants and animals one by one. By automatically placing plants and animals according to the conditions, duplicate work for developers can be reduced, and natural game terrain can be quickly created without developers having to manually create it.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a simulation system that simulates a game environment according to an embodiment.
Figure 2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of a vegetation simulator in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of an animal simulator in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of simulating plants in the process of generating game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of simulating plants and animals in the process of generating game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 6 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of simulating plants on game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of simulating an animal on a game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.
Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plant database in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed in this specification are merely illustrative for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention are It may be implemented in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can make various changes and have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component, for example, a first component may be named a second component, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between. Expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as “between”, “immediately between” or “directly adjacent to”, should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of implemented features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, and are intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms as defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with the meanings they have in the context of the related technology, and unless clearly defined in this specification, should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense. No.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these examples. The same reference numerals in each drawing indicate the same members.

Hereinafter, a system and method for simulating a game environment according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached FIGS. 1 to 8.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a simulation system that simulates a game environment according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the simulator system 100 includes a terrain generator 110, a vegetation simulator 120, an animal simulator 130, a terrain database 140, a plant database 150, and an animal database 160. You can connect to simulate the game terrain.

The terrain generator 110 generates a game terrain composed of tiles. The terrain generator 110 determines the shape of the terrain (continent or island) composed of tiles, determines the shape and distribution of rivers and lakes, determines the shape and distribution of the wallpaper type, and determines the county boundary and altitude for each tile. , humidity, temperature, etc. can be determined, and the determined information can be stored in the terrain database 140.

The vegetation simulator 120 may check the biome information of tiles included in the game terrain in the terrain database 140 and place plants by considering the biome information of the tiles.

The vegetation simulator 120 may search for plants that can appear and meet survival conditions in the plant database 150 in consideration of the tile's community information and the tile's environmental information, and may place the searched plants.

Additionally, the vegetation simulator 120 may place vegetation when first creating the terrain, but thereafter, it may place additional plants at preset additional cycles in consideration of the passage of time. Additionally, the vegetation simulator 120 may grow and arrange the plants by considering the placement time of each plant for each preset growth cycle. Additionally, the vegetation simulator 120 can check the placement timing and lifespan of each placed plant at each preset removal cycle, and remove plants that have expired from among the placed plants. At this time, the above addition cycle, growth cycle, and removal cycle may all be the same cycle or may be different cycles.

Additionally, the vegetation simulator 120 may periodically monitor vegetation arrangement and, when preset conditions are found, place corresponding plants.

Meanwhile, the vegetation simulator 120 may place stones (rocks) by considering the group information of tiles. In other words, the vegetation simulator can manage and place stones in the same way as plants. A more detailed description of the vegetation simulator 120 will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG. 2 .

The plant database 150 may be configured as shown in FIG. 8 below.

Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plant database in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, the plant database 150 includes identification information, name, occurrence range, competition group, white group, temperature, humidity, sea distance, river distance, lake distance, wallpaper distance, size, radius, lifespan, etc. May contain information.

Identification information is information that can uniquely identify a plant, name is information indicating the name of the plant, community of occurrence is information about the community in which the plant can appear, and competition group is the set of plants with which the plant competes. This information indicates that the white group is information indicating whether the plant is a snow-covered plant since it must be snow-covered when placed in a snow-covered terrain, and the temperature is information indicating the temperature range at which the plant can grow naturally. , humidity is information indicating the range of humidity in which the plant can grow, sea distance is information indicating the distance from the sea where the plant can appear, and river distance is information indicating the distance from the river where the plant can appear. The lake distance is information indicating the distance from the lake where the plant can appear, the wallpaper distance is information indicating the distance from the wallpaper object where the plant can appear, and the size is the size and size of the plant. This is information indicating volume, and the range may vary depending on the age of the plant. The radius is information indicating the number of plants that can grow within a preset distance, and the lifespan is information indicating the range of the plant's lifespan.

Although not shown in FIG. 8, it may further include village streets or building streets. The village distance is information indicating the distance from the village where the plant can appear, and the building distance is information indicating the distance from the building where the plant can appear.

In this way, if village streets and building streets are defined, it is possible to prevent villages and buildings from being covered by plants when users create villages or buildings.

Looking at the plant with identification information 5413 in Figure 8, the plant with identification information 5413 is a fir tree, can appear in temperate forests and tundra, is included in the second competitive group, and is a white group that appears in snow-covered terrain. , can appear in an environment with a temperature of -40 degrees to -11 degrees and humidity of 5% to 70%, can appear more than 100 degrees away from the sea, can appear more than 100 degrees away from a river, and can appear more than 255 degrees from a lake. Can appear further away, can appear more than 90 away from a wallpaper-type object, Dutch has a value of 850, 10 fir trees can appear within a radius of 3 tiles, and has a lifespan of 300 to 9000 years. It is set to have.

Identification information 5412 and 5413 in FIG. 8 are both fir trees, but 5412 is a fir tree that appears in terrain without snow, and 5413 is a fir tree that appears in terrain without snow. The reason for dividing it into two types is because it is suitable for snow-covered fir trees to appear in snow-covered terrain. In other words, 5413 is a fir tree covered in snow.

Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the animal simulator 130 searches the animal database 160 in consideration of the tile's community information and the plants placed on the tile, places animals that can appear on the tile, and determines the animal's behavior pattern. decide A more detailed description of the animal simulator 130 will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 .

Figure 2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of a vegetation simulator in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vegetation simulator 120 can place plants by connecting the information confirmation unit 210, the appearing plant search unit 220, the surviving plant search unit 230, and the plant placement unit 240. there is.

The information confirmation unit 210 verifies the community information and environmental information of each tile through the terrain database 150 and verifies information on plants arranged in the tiles.

The environmental information of the tile includes the temperature of the tile, the altitude of the tile, the humidity of the tile, whether a river exists within a preset first distance, the distance to the river if a river exists within a preset first distance, and within a preset second distance. Whether a sea exists and if the sea exists within a preset second distance, the distance to the sea, whether a lake exists within a preset third distance and if a lake exists within a preset third distance, the distance to the lake, a preset fourth distance Whether a remote type exists within the distance, if a remote type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the remote type, whether a village exists within the preset fifth distance, and if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, to the village It may include at least one of the following: whether a building exists within the distance of and a preset sixth distance, and if a building exists within a preset sixth distance, the distance to the building.

The appearing plant search unit 220 searches the plant database 150 for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environmental information of each tile.

The survival plant search unit 230 considers the plants placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles and identifies plants that meet the survival conditions among plants that can appear.

The survival plant search unit 230 identifies plants that meet the survival conditions by considering the number of identical plants existing in an area of a preset size based on the tile and the size value of the plants placed on the tile. For example, the survival conditions for plants are: If there are no plants in the tile, plants classified as small grasses are placed first, if there are many small grasses, plants classified as shrubs are placed, and if there are many shrubs, plants classified as large trees are placed first. When the number of large trees exceeds a certain number, shrubs and grass under the trees can be set to be removed. At this time, small grasses, shrubs, and large trees can be distinguished from competing groups stored in the plant database 150 and their size values.

The plant placement unit 240 arranges plants that meet survival conditions for each tile. At this time, if there are a plurality of plants that meet the survival conditions, the plant placement unit 240 selects and arranges the plants to be placed through a random selection competition taking into account the appearance rate of the plants. Competition checks the preset competition group for each plant, and only plants included in the same competition group can compete with each other. For example, if the plants that meet the survival conditions in the tile are reeds and cycads included in the first competition group, and fir trees included in the second competition group, the reeds and cycads are plants selected through competition and are placed in the second competition group. 2 Since the competitive group contains only fir trees, they can be placed without competition. In other words, only plants included in the same competition group compete with each other. Accordingly, if there are 10 types of plants included in the first competitive group and 20 types of plants included in the second competitive group, each plant included in the first competitive group is about 2 times stronger than the plants included in the second competitive group. There may be more stomachs.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of an animal simulator in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the animal simulator 130 connects the information confirmation unit 310, the appearing animal search unit 320, the plant placement unit 330, and the behavior pattern determination unit 340 to place animals, Animal behavior patterns can be determined.

The information confirmation unit 310 checks the community information and environmental information of each tile, and checks plant information placed on the tile and animal information placed on the tile.

The appearing animal search unit 320 searches for animals that can appear by considering the community information, environmental information, and plant information of each tile, and determines each of the animals that can appear by considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles. Check the number.

The animal placement unit 330 arranges at least one animal that can appear in each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number that can appear.

The behavior pattern determination unit 340 determines the behavior pattern of the animal according to the number of animals forming the group.

The behavior pattern determination unit 340 may determine a behavior pattern to take into account at least one of the number of groups containing the animal, the number of other animal groups located nearby, and the relationship with other animals (prey, predation, or competition). there is.

For example, if there are 1 or 2 hyenas around a herd of zebras, the walking pattern is determined so that the zebras ignore the hyenas instead of being alert, and the hyenas around the herd of zebras are more than a preset ratio compared to the number of the herd of zebras. In some cases (e.g. 20 to 30 animals), a herd of zebras may be alert to hyenas and determine behavioral patterns to make them run away.

The behavior pattern determination unit 340 may determine a behavior pattern to take into account at least one of the number of users, the user's items, and the user's level.

For example, if there are 1 or 2 users (players) around a herd of zebras, the behavior pattern is determined so that the zebras ignore the users (players) instead of being wary, and the users (players) are around the herd of zebras. If the number of zebra herds exceeds a preset ratio (for example, 20 to 30 zebras), a behavior pattern can be determined so that the zebra herd becomes wary of the user (player) and runs away.

In addition, if there is a low level user (level 1 to 5) around the zebra herd, the behavior pattern is determined so that the zebra ignores the user (player) without being alert, and if there is a high level user (level 60) around the zebra herd, If a user (player) of level ~70 is present, a herd of zebras can determine a behavior pattern to be wary of the user (player) and run away.

In addition, if the user (player) is wearing a low-grade item (preset grade) near a herd of zebras, the behavior pattern is determined so that the zebra does not become alert and ignores the user (player), and the behavior pattern is determined so that the user (player) ignores the user (player) without warning. If the user (player) is wearing an item with a high level (preset level), the herd of zebras can determine a behavior pattern that causes the user (player) to be wary and run away.

Hereinafter, a method of simulating a game environment in the simulation system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a process of simulating plants in the process of generating game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the simulator system 100 generates a game terrain composed of tiles (410).

Then, the simulator system 100 checks biome information of tiles included in the game terrain (420).

Then, the simulator system 100 places plants by considering the community information of the tiles (430). A more detailed description of the process of placing plants in step 430 will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG. 6.

Additionally, the simulator system 100 places additional plants at each preset additional cycle, grows and arranges the plants in consideration of the placement time of each plant placed at each preset growth cycle, and places them at each preset removal cycle. By checking the placement time and lifespan of each placed plant, plants that have expired can be removed from among the placed plants (440).

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of simulating plants and animals in the process of generating game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the simulator system 100 generates a game terrain composed of tiles (510).

Then, the simulator system 100 checks biome information of tiles included in the game terrain (520).

Then, the simulator system 100 places plants by considering the community information of the tiles (530).

Then, the simulator system 100 arranges the animals by considering the tile's community information and the plants placed on the tile (540). A more detailed description of the process of placing plants in step 540 will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG. 7.

Then, the simulator system 100 determines the animal's behavior pattern (550). At this time, when determining the behavior pattern of the animal in step 550, the simulator system 100 may determine the behavior pattern to take into account at least one of the number of users, the user's items, and the user's level. Additionally, when determining the behavior pattern of an animal, the simulator system 100 considers at least one of the number of groups containing the animal, the number of groups of other animals located nearby, and relationships with other animals (prey, predation, or competition). You can also determine behavioral patterns to act.

Figure 6 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of simulating plants on game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the vegetation simulator 120 checks the community information and environment information of each tile in the terrain database 140 (610).

Then, the vegetation simulator 120 searches for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environmental information of each tile (620).

Then, the vegetation simulator 120 checks information on plants placed on the tiles (630).

Then, the vegetation simulator 120 considers the plants placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles and identifies plants that meet the survival conditions among the plants that can appear (640).

Then, the vegetation simulator 120 checks whether there are a plurality of plants that meet the survival conditions (650).

As a result of the confirmation in step 650, if there are a plurality of plants that meet the survival conditions, the vegetation simulator 120 selects and places the plants to be placed through a competition that randomly selects them considering the appearance rate of the plants (660). At this time, for plant competition, a preset competition group is confirmed for each plant, and only plants included in the same competition group can compete with each other.

As a result of the confirmation in step 650, if there is only one plant that meets the survival conditions, the vegetation simulator 120 places the plant that meets the survival conditions on the corresponding tile (670).

Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of simulating an animal on a game terrain in a simulation system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the animal simulator 130 checks the population information and environment information of each tile (710).

Then, the animal simulator 130 checks the plant information placed on the tile (720).

Then, the animal simulator 130 searches for animals that can appear by considering the community information, environmental information, and plant information of each tile (730).

Then, the animal simulator 130 checks the animal information placed on the tiles (740).

Then, the animal simulator 130 determines the number of animals that can appear, considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles (750).

Then, the animal simulator 130 arranges at least one animal that can appear in each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number that can appear (760).

The device described above may be implemented with hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, devices and components described in embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), It may be implemented using one or more general-purpose or special-purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. A processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the operating system. Additionally, a processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of software. For ease of understanding, a single processing device may be described as being used; however, those skilled in the art will understand that a processing device includes multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Additionally, other processing configurations, such as parallel processors, are possible.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, which may configure a processing unit to operate as desired, or may be processed independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be used on any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to a processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. Software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., singly or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -Includes optical media (magneto-optical media) and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as that produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order than the described method, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components are used. Alternatively, appropriate results may be achieved even if substituted or substituted by an equivalent.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims also fall within the scope of the claims described below.

100; simulator system
110; terrain generator
120; Vegetation Simulator
130; animal simulator
140; terrain database
150; plant database
160; animal database

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Creating a game terrain composed of tiles;
checking biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain; and
Arranging plants on the tiles considering the group information of the tiles
Including,
The step of placing plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles is,
Confirming community information and environmental information of each of the tiles;
Searching for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environmental information of each of the tiles;
Checking information on plants arranged on the tiles;
Considering the plants arranged in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles, identifying plants that meet survival conditions among the plants that can appear; and
Arranging plants meeting the survival conditions for each tile
containing
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The step of placing plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles is,
Additional plants are placed at each preset additional cycle.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The step of placing plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles is,
Grow and arrange the placed plants in consideration of the placement time of each of the placed plants for each preset growth cycle.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The step of placing plants in consideration of the group information of the tiles is,
Checking the placement time and lifespan of each of the placed plants at each preset removal cycle, and removing plants that have elapsed their lifespan from the placed plants.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
delete According to paragraph 1,
The step of placing plants that meet the survival conditions for each tile is,
If there are a plurality of plants that meet the above survival conditions, the plants to be placed are selected and placed through competition, which is randomly selected considering the appearance rate of the plants.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to clause 6,
The competition is,
Check the preset competition group for each plant and compete only with plants in the same competition group.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The environmental information of the tile is:
the temperature of the tile,
The elevation of said tile,
the humidity of the tiles,
Whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and if a river exists within the preset first distance, the distance to the river,
Whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea,
Whether a lake exists within a preset third distance, and if the lake exists within a preset third distance, the distance to the lake,
Whether the wallpaper type exists within a preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type,
Whether a village exists within the preset fifth distance, and if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, the distance to the village, and
Including at least one of whether a building exists within the preset sixth distance and the distance to the building if a building exists within the preset sixth distance.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The step of searching for plants that can appear is,
The grouping of the tiles,
the temperature of the tile,
The elevation of said tile,
the humidity of the tiles,
Whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and if a river exists within the preset first distance, the distance to the river,
Whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea,
Whether a lake exists within a preset third distance, and if the lake exists within a preset third distance, the distance to the lake,
Whether the wallpaper type exists within a preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type,
Whether a village exists within the preset fifth distance, and if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, the distance to the village, and
Searching the plant database for plants that can appear in the tile by considering at least one of whether a building exists within a preset sixth distance and the distance to the building if a building exists within the preset sixth distance
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
The step of identifying plants that meet the survival conditions among the plants that can appear is,
Identifying plants that meet the survival conditions by considering the number of identical plants existing in an area of a preset size based on the tile and the size of the plants placed on the tile.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to paragraph 1,
Step of arranging stones (rocks) considering the group information of the tiles
A method for simulating a game environment further comprising:
According to paragraph 1,
arranging animals in consideration of the community information of the tile and the plants placed on the tile; and
Determining the behavior pattern of the animal
A method for simulating a game environment further comprising:
According to clause 12,
The step of placing the animal is,
Confirming community information and environmental information of each of the tiles;
Checking plant information placed on the tile;
Searching for animals that can appear by considering population information, environment information, and plant information of each of the tiles;
Checking animal information placed on the tiles;
Confirming the number of animals that can appear in each tile by considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles; and
Arranging at least one of the animals that can appear on each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number of animals that can appear.
A method of simulating a game environment containing .
According to clause 12,
The step of determining the behavior pattern of the animal is,
Determining the behavior pattern to take into account at least one of the number of users, the user's items, and the user's level
How to simulate a gaming environment.
According to clause 12,
The step of determining the behavior pattern of the animal is,
Determining the behavior pattern to take into account at least one of the number of groups containing the animal, the number of groups of other animals located nearby, and the relationship (prey, predation, or competition) with the other animals.
How to simulate a gaming environment.
A computer-readable recording medium, characterized in that a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 and 6 to 15 is recorded thereon.
a terrain generator that generates a game terrain composed of tiles; and
A vegetation simulator that checks the biome information of the tiles included in the game terrain and places plants on the tiles by considering the biome information of the tiles.
Including,
The vegetation simulator is,
an information confirmation unit that verifies group information and environmental information of each of the tiles and verifies information on plants arranged in the tiles;
An appearance plant search unit that searches for plants that can appear by considering the community information and environment information of each of the tiles;
a survival plant search unit that considers plants placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles to identify plants that meet survival conditions among the plants that can appear; and
A plant placement unit that places plants that meet the survival conditions for each tile.
containing
A system that simulates a gaming environment.
According to clause 17,
The vegetation simulator is,
A first treatment of additionally placing plants at each preset additional cycle,
A second process of growing and arranging the arranged plants in consideration of the arrangement time of each of the arranged plants for each preset growth cycle, and
A third process of checking the placement time and lifespan of each of the arranged plants at each preset removal cycle and removing plants that have elapsed their lifespan from the arranged plants.
Do at least one more of
A system that simulates a gaming environment.
delete According to clause 17,
The environmental information of the tile is:
the temperature of the tile,
The elevation of said tile,
the humidity of the tiles,
Whether a river exists within a preset first distance, and if a river exists within the preset first distance, the distance to the river,
Whether the sea exists within a preset second distance, and if the sea exists within the preset second distance, the distance to the sea,
Whether a lake exists within a preset third distance, and if the lake exists within a preset third distance, the distance to the lake,
Whether the wallpaper type exists within a preset fourth distance, and if the wallpaper type exists within the preset fourth distance, the distance to the wallpaper type,
Whether a village exists within the preset fifth distance, and if a village exists within the preset fifth distance, the distance to the village, and
Including at least one of whether a building exists within the preset sixth distance and the distance to the building if a building exists within the preset sixth distance.
A system that simulates a gaming environment.
According to clause 17,
The survival plant search unit,
Identifying plants that meet the survival conditions by considering the number of identical plants existing in an area of a preset size based on the tile and the size of the plants placed on the tile.
A system that simulates a gaming environment.
According to clause 17,
An animal simulator that places animals in consideration of the tile's community information and the plants placed on the tile, and determines the animal's behavior pattern.
A system that simulates a gaming environment further comprising:
According to clause 22,
The animal simulator is,
an information confirmation unit that checks population information and environmental information of each of the tiles, and checks plant information placed on the tile and animal information placed on the tile;
Animals that can appear are searched for animals that can appear by considering the population information, environment information, and plant information of each of the tiles, and the number of animals that can appear in each of the tiles is checked by considering the animals placed in the corresponding tile and surrounding tiles. Search section; and
An animal placement unit that arranges at least one of the animals that can appear on each tile in units of individuals or groups less than the number of animals that can appear.
A system that simulates a gaming environment that includes

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