KR20030014041A - Method for playing game by using client system connected through internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A game method using the Internet is provided to supply a game method using a multi-stage system and supply a game method mixed by a graphic on-line game and a multi-stage simulation game for collecting many members in a short period. CONSTITUTION: A server system(200) creates a socket(201) and allocates a socket number(203). The server system(200) waits a signal being transmitted from a client(100)(205). The server system(200) checks whether a connection is requested(207). If a gamer operates a game connection program of the client(100), the client(100) creates a socket(101). The client(100) transmits log-in information to the server system(200) and tries a connection(103). The server system(200) searches the transmitted log-in information in a database(300)(209), permits the connection, and transmits connection setting information. If the connection is set, the server system(200) and the client(100) perform a transmission/receipt of data necessary for a game(211,107). If the gamer inputs a connection release request, the client(100) terminates the socket(111). If connection release data are received from the client(100), the server system(200) terminates the socket(215).

Description

Game method using internet to grow character through multi-level management {METHOD FOR PLAYING GAME BY USING CLIENT SYSTEM CONNECTED THROUGH INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a game method using a network, and more particularly, to a game method performed after a plurality of people access a server system connected to a network and join a member for game use and authenticate.

There are many different types of games, depending on their content, equipment used, and number of participants. It can be divided into a single-player game in which a game machine or a PC and a person play one-on-one, and a multi-player game in which several gamers play a game using a communication network.

Single-player games tend to have limited gameplay scenarios. In contrast, a multi-user game may have various game scenarios generated according to various characteristics of the user. For this reason, the development of the communication network has recently been in the spotlight as the most popular game genre.

Multi-user games using the network, such as StarCraft developed by Blizzard, include a strategy simulation form and a text-based MUD game in which 8 or more people play games using a LAN environment or a BattleNet server. . There are also graphical online games, such as Origin's Ultima Online, where thousands or tens of thousands of gamers connect to servers over the Internet in real time to play in real time in a virtual world.

To use an online game, first register as a member and then use the game. For online game operators, it is important to have a lot of members in a short time. The reason is that the economic value or exchange value of the game is determined by the number of members who play the game, so that the management of members to secure and retain a large number of members in a short time together with the interesting configuration of the scenario that determines the fun of the game. Is a very important issue.

In particular, operators who want to enter the game industry using the network is difficult to recruit members. This is related to the general inclination of gamers to play games, which is one of the biggest features of the game of the client / server structure using the Internet. In general, games of this structure are not easily moved to the game regardless of its completeness. Because most of the basic scenarios of this type of game are oriented, gamers take the form of growing games in which the gamers grow their abilities through various roles and become the best game masters. Your growth requires a lot of investment in many forms, including physical time and various tactical ideas. As a result, gamers who have already invested a lot in one game and have grown to a certain level tend to be less likely to register with other games, discard existing vested interests, and start new games from scratch.

In addition, most of the games performed by recruiting members use anonymity, so in-game cheating, such as cyber violence and illegal transactions, can occur frequently. It is difficult to expect an increase in membership unless such misconduct is controlled.

Therefore, the game development company of client / server structure using the Internet as a latecomer is a necessary condition for the success factor of the game, but it is not sufficient condition.

The present invention is to solve the above problems that occur when producing a game of the client / server structure using the Internet, and to provide a game method using a multi-step method to secure a large number of members in a short time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game method including a cyber reporting system that can minimize the cyber violence in the game for operating the game system fairly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game method using the Internet having a two-stage structure in which a graphic online game and a strategy simulation game are mixed.

1 is a diagram illustrating a connection of a client / server system that performs a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention using the Internet.

2 is a flowchart of a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a data model for performing a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for obtaining experience values in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a membership registration process in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a basic example for explaining a point propagation algorithm in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a attribution process for explaining a point propagation algorithm in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration for hierarchical structure management in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a basic flowchart of a reporting system in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a detailed flowchart of a notification system implemented by a client in a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view showing the overall operation of the report server system in the game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a diagram showing the configuration of a distributed server capable of executing a game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game method of a multi-level member operating method for securing and maintaining game members. In addition, a game method using a network including a cyber reporting method for minimizing cyber violence in a game is provided. It also offers a total of two levels of game mode, which is a mixture of online games and strategy simulation games.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a system comprising a server and a client connected through a network provides a game space for a plurality of game players to play a game according to a game scenario provided by the server by accessing the server through the client. In the game space, any one of the game player is a network game space providing method associated with at least one person of the upper level game player,

The server providing information according to a game scenario so that a game player can play a game in the client;

Evaluating information input by the game player through a client;

Generating a score according to the evaluation, sending the score to a storage device for storing the score in a storage area allocated to the game player, and sending the score to a client for display;

Adding to the score of the associated game player a predetermined amount of scores that correlates to the generated score and sending the result to the storage device to store the result in a storage area assigned to the associated game player.

A method of providing a network game space is provided.

In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes a registration step, wherein the registration step includes requesting a client to input a game player recommending a subscription, and setting the subscription recommended game player as the associated game player and storing the registration. With steps.

This method can be implemented in a distributed server in which a plurality of computers form a plurality of game servers and communication servers, and the game servers and communication servers are connected to each other.

In a preferred embodiment, the gamer may create a message calling another gamer during the game and send it to the other gamer. The call message is converted into a short message of the mobile phone, and is transmitted to the short message transmitting server together with the short message and mobile phone number information of the caller.

In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes a cyber reporting step for cheating in the game. The reporting step includes storing a prototype queue of a series of chat messages and message producers in the client, inputting a willingness to report at the client, and transmitting information of the target message and message producer. do. In addition, the reporting step may include transmitting the updated contents of the database to the reporting server, and monitoring the updated contents.

There are many game scenarios that can be employed in one embodiment of the present invention. One of them will be described as an example. The temporal and spatial background of the game is based on the historical fact of the dynamics revolution. The first stage is a general graphic online game structure in which farmers (mincho) revolt against the coffin ducks (for example, the senior army soldiers and their gangs) to capture or kill them. In the second phase, if the character (which is a tool representing a particular gamer in the game) grows above a certain ability (i.e. if the player has earned a set score or rank or higher), the game system, like a typical strategy simulation game, To build a series of units (units: moving soldiers, mobs, or sculptures or weapons built by them) that can be provided by the game system at the player's command It is to build and manage your own territory.

The most important factor in such a game is the growth factor of the game character. In games, it is common to display characters representing gamers on the screen. This character will change form gradually according to the experience value obtained during the game as shown in the example shown in FIG. 3 (that is, the scores indicating combat experience, social experience, attraction, command, reputation, etc.), which is commonly referred to as growth. This growth can be determined primarily by stages, depending on the size of the accumulated score (experience). Therefore, in order to grow yourself, many experiences and acquisitions of items such as battles with mob (the system's opposing forces in the system) are obtained. -For example, to increase strength, mobility, intelligence-is generally required. However, this growth usually requires a lot of time and effort.

In the present invention, as a method for growing such a game character, a multi-stage score obtaining method is adopted. In other words, there are two ways for any gamer to grow his character. One is to grow a character alone with the scores (experiences, etc.) he earned through the game. The other is that other players (ie, subclasses) who join the early stage of the game receive a certain percentage of the scores earned through the joining process or the game as their scores, or grow with them, or by the mutual understanding of gamers during the game. It is to add a certain percentage of scores earned by the character (gamer) to the value of the corresponding item.

For example, if a lower class is determined by general recommendation, the score obtained in the game is NP, the total score obtained by the lower class created by this relationship is LP, and the ratio of the predetermined score is α. At this time, the total score TP that the character can obtain may be determined as (NP + (α * LP))-α * (NP + (α * LP)). This TP becomes your character growth factor. At this time, the value of the second term α * (NP + (α * LP)) in the above equation is the score that I myself should pass to my higher level player.

(2) If the gamers who participated in the lower level are not based on the recommendation, and the relationship is established in the concept of mercenary by mutual contract, the total score TP_ mercenary can be expressed as (NP + (α * LP)) only. In other words, since he established a hierarchical relationship with the subordinate mercenaries, he can earn a certain percentage of points earned by the mercenaries of the lower level, but he can obtain a certain percentage of these points to gamers of his higher rank. There is no need to send.

In other words, if you join other members (gamers) at your own lower level, similar to those used in multi-level marketing, in addition to the ones that are generally adopted in games to grow your character, you don't play a lot of roles. If the lower level member has a large number of members, and the lower level member plays various roles and obtains a score, the growth rate can be increased quickly by using a method in which a portion of the score is included in the upper level member score. It is characterized by possible ways.

Recomposing the configuration of the game, in the first step, each gamer controls only a part of the gamers who can be subordinated according to their abilities in the game, and grows them in the process of performing basic tasks like general online mud games. . That is, in the first step, each gamer grows the character in a general manner as in a normal graphic online MUD game, such as removing a mob, completing a mission, and obtaining items. In addition, when gamers join other gamers as sub-gamers, a part of the earned scores of the sub-gamers are collected and added to their scores, thereby speeding up growth. Therefore, the growth rate can be faster when many gamers are secured by subscribing many gamers as their sub-gamers than they have tried alone.

In the second stage, only gamers who have grown their characters on a certain ability in the first stage (hereinafter referred to as 'master' in the sense of the leader who leads the virtual war, for example) can enter and play the game under the background. To be. These masters are ranked according to their abilities, for example, so-called, lieutenant, ... captain. Gamers have the ability to create and use various units by the game system according to their ranks, and can solve various tasks that the game manager performs as events along with the above units.

In this case, the NPC (Non Player Character, which is similar to the actual player in the unit, is a character such as Mob that is generated by the game system rather than a specific character of the gamer), but the score obtained by the NPC because it does not represent the actual gamer. Is not part of, but all belong to the master. However, unlike other characters operated by gamers, it is treated like equipment such as consumables, and once it dies, it must be recreated if necessary by using cyber money etc.

By addressing many of the situations that might be represented by these missions and the provided game scenarios, gamers gradually develop themselves into higher-level masters (eg, Lieutenant to Captain).

In step 2, the type and number of units each gamer can make can be created within a certain range according to their position (class, level, etc.). In addition, as in step 1, a player in a high position (an upper player) may have a certain number of subordinate players beneath him. This sub-player can be the master who is a member of his or her membership, or a gamer with a lower level set by mutual interest in the game, and the higher the rank, the more sub-players can be secured. The higher player may assign a specific mission to the lower player while performing the mission with the lower player.

As described above, the second stage of the game, unlike the first stage, is characterized in that the game system can play a role by controlling various units or sub-levels (classes) that the game system can provide according to the ability (location, rank). do.

In addition, in the present invention, a cyber reporting system is adopted as a method for improving fairness of game operation by minimizing infidelity in the game such as cyber violence against anonymity which is revealed as a problem in a network game using a communication network such as an online game.

In other words, the typical cheating that can occur in the game includes ① language violence by chat, ② illegal transaction of items, ③ PK (Player Kill) without restrictions. Such illegal acts are a serious social problem due to the frequent occurrence of violence and fraud in real life caused by the above problems, as well as the virtual space in the game.

In order to solve this problem, the game method of the present invention operates a server for cyber reporting to take appropriate measures for reporting various misconduct of game users. In other words, it can have a bad effect on the game user who cheated, thereby reducing the number of cheating, thereby minimizing cheating, such as verbal violence in the game.

A game method according to an embodiment of the present invention for playing a game according to the above scenario will be described in detail. 1 illustrates a basic configuration of a system for implementing a game method of a client / server structure using the Internet. As shown in FIG. 1, a game system having a client / server structure using the Internet is largely composed of three elements, a server 200, a client 100, and a database storage device 300. The server 200 and the client 100 are connected through the Internet 400.

First, the client system 100 will be described. The client 100 refers to a general PC as a terminal used by gamers who play a game (preferably, high performance graphic processing hardware is provided to play a game) and a user interface program corresponding to the game. That is, as described below with reference to FIG. 2, the client 100 transmits its command to the game server 200 through the Internet 400 according to the information input by the gamer, and then plays the game again through the Internet 400. On the basis of the data coming from the server 200, in order to allow the gamers to enjoy the game smoothly and fun, various types of game data are processed, such as displaying a screen or playing a sound. The operating system of the PC running on the client can be anything (eg Windows, Linux) as long as it can perform the above functions.

As described below with reference to FIG. 2, the server system 200 receives a request signal from the client 100 through the Internet 400 and operates the database 300. To this end, the server system 200 is provided with a login function for connecting and authenticating a user, a communication function for socket communication with the client 100, and a game processing function for advancing the game according to a game rule. These functions are performed in turn upon receiving a connection request. The above functions can operate as standalone modules within a server.

As a hardware device of the server 200, a server computer that is commonly used can be used. The server 200 basically includes a processor and a storage device, in which a program of the independent module is stored. According to the request of the client 100, if the processor is operated in the order of each program, the gamers can play the game in the client 100.

The database storage device 300 connected to the server 200 is provided with a database. The database stores and manages basic information about gamers required for executing a program in the server system 200, types of characters generated by gamers, and characteristic values for each.

Referring to Figure 3, the database 300 is composed of a relational database model (RDBMS) in the form of a table. Each item additionally has a parent-ID that indicates who the gamers are in its parent for the introduction of the multi-level growth score management scheme as shown in FIG. 3 in addition to the growth factors for character level in general Internet games. Through this, scores of a certain amount of the experience value (growth score) obtained by the lower-ID are automatically accumulated in each item of the database of the character having the upper-ID.

In detail, referring to FIG. 3, the member information related items store serial numbers, passwords, gamers' names, social security numbers, genders, and characters (avatars) used by gamers for each gamer's ID. The level item (also known as location, position) stores various types of gamers' current ratings that can be distinguished from other gamers by their ability, such as user level, rank, playable levels, and number of loads.

In the characteristic value item, characteristic values such as strength, health, mobility, and intelligence set for each gamer are recorded as quantitative values. These properties initially start with default values, but can be augmented by acquiring items in the middle of the game. Experience-related items store experiences (combat experience, social experience, attraction, command, reputation, etc.) that are accumulated during the course of the game.

In the cyber money item, the cyber money acquired in the game process is stored. You can also purchase items (weapons, armor, food, medicine, etc.) you need during the game. Such cyber money can be used in affiliated Internet shopping malls by calculating a certain ratio with cash later. Therefore, cyber money is a very important asset for both gamers and operators, such as cash, and must be prevented from losing due to game instability. To this end, it is desirable that the server system automatically updates the information related to the cyber money in a database whenever a specific situation (purchase of goods, additional acquisition of cyber money, etc.) occurs or a certain time passes. In addition, if the game is terminated due to abandoning the game normally or forcibly disconnecting the network such as network instability, all current contents are saved in the database and the connection with the database is terminated.

The upper ID item stores an ID of a user (ie, a gamer) who introduced the user to the server system 200. The server system 200 manages the database so that each item of a higher ID increases if the variable database item value corresponding to each gamer, such as a member's grade, characteristic value, experience value, cyber money size, increases.

For example, the specific data structure is as follows.

***** User Information Structure ********

User_Info {

// general information

long useridnum; // accommodate 4 billion users

string userid [20]; // in-game username (login name)

string username [40]; // user real name

string password [32]; // password (login password)

string personid [20]; // Resident number (20 digits for international editions)

char sex; //castle

string address []; //address

string TelNum []; //telephone

* General membership of other Internet members

// information about the rank

text followers; // ID subscriber up to 65000 characters possible 4 bytes id

int numfollowers; // Maximum number of 12,000 users in 1 level

long numtotfollowers; // total number of substeps

long bandit; // direct correlation id

long rank; depends on the number of // followers and rank

long level; // define characteristics according to user's experience

int gamelevel; // game level of current user

int class; // user's default class and occupation type

.....

// experience information

long combat experience; earned by all battles

long social experience; // social life experience such as access time, store transaction, etc.

long attraction; // recommendation, withdrawal of child, membership, donation

long leadership; // recommendation, withdrawal

long money; // pick up at the bottom of the money you carry, trade, complete missions, etc.

.....}

This data structure can add or delete new items depending on the game's configuration.

The Internet 400 controls transmission between a plurality of unit networks divided by Internet Protocol (hereinafter, referred to as IP) addresses and a plurality of hosts having individual IP addresses provided in each unit network. Based on the Protocol / Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as TCP / IP), it is a data communication network capable of performing data communication using wired or wireless networks of various media. Hosts refer to computers connected to a network through a network interface card (NIC), and can communicate with each other only with a unique IP address assigned to each host.

Figure 2 shows the steps performed by the server 200 and the client 100 to implement the game method according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the server system 200 creates a socket 201 and assigns a socket number 203 when it starts. After that, the connection enters the standby state 205 and waits for a signal from the client 100. If there is a connection request, it checks (207) and returns to the connected state.

On the other hand, when a gamer runs a game connection program of the client system 100 (for example, clicking a program execution icon in Windows 98), the client 100 generates a socket 101. The client attempts to connect 103 by sending login information to the server. Then, since the request was generated in the connection request confirmation step 207 in the server, the transferred login 209 information is found in the database, and the connection is allowed. Then it passes the connection configuration information.

The client 100 checks whether the connection has been established (105), and if not connected, attempts to connect (103). Once the connection is established, data transmission and reception (211, 107) necessary for the game are performed with each other. This data transmission / reception process is a game progression process as described below with reference to FIG. 2.

Upon disconnection, the client checks if the gamer enters the disconnect request (109) and continues to send and receive data if there is no request. If there is a disconnect request, the socket is terminated (111). On the other hand, the server 200 terminates the socket (215) when receiving the disconnection data from the client during data transmission and reception.

If the client is not a subscribed member when attempting to connect, the server requests information for the member. At this time, the server requests the client's information (for example, ID-this ID becomes the parent-ID) in addition to the member information item on the database. When the requested information is entered, payment information such as a credit card is entered. When the payment is completed and the subscription is completed, a file is created for the member in the database. At this time, as a reward for the subscription, the database of the upper ID may be modified to increase the value of the characteristic value or experience value of the character of the upper ID.

Once this membership is complete, it will attempt to connect 103 again and allow login.

The game will be described in detail as follows. When the gamer logs in, the server first checks the gamer's steps. If the gamer is a first-level gamer, the first-level screen (for example, the background of the Joseon Dynasty during the Donghak Revolution) is displayed on the screen on the client. Then, depending on the scenario of the game, the gamer uses a keyboard, mouse, or other game input device to input data according to the requirements of the game (for example, pressing direction keys, clicking a certain area, entering letters or numbers). To perform the mission required by the game (eg arrest of the duckling). Increase your experience based on your mission.

The game division can be divided into the background of the game, that is, the world set, and the gamers can not enter the worldset until they reach a certain level (class, user level; see Fig. 3). You can enjoy it, and lower levels can't enter the worldset, and you can only progress within a worldset with a lower rating.

During the game, the server may display items on the client screen. The items are differentiated so that when the gamer clicks on the area where the item is located, the characteristic value (for example, muscle strength, mobility, intelligence) is improved according to the characteristics of the item. These properties generated on the server help to play the game. Values of the characteristic value or the acquired experience value are displayed in real time on the client and sent back to the storage device 300 to update the database.

The stage 1 mission can consist of many, depending on the gamers can perform many missions to complete the stage 1, or even upgrade to the second stage with fewer tasks. In order to upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2, you will need to earn several XP points during the Tier 1 mission. An example of such an experience acquisition method is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the experience points given for each stage 1 mission can be accumulated, but more experience points can be obtained by finding hidden events in the process of solving the problem. Gamers can also earn some additional experience and cyber money by being recommended by other users.

On the other hand, the experience value obtained by the gamer in this process changes the experience value of the parent ID associated with the gamer. The server determines a certain percentage of the experience value increase of the lower gamers (for example, α% for the member <primary parent-id> of the parent ID who subscribed to the member and member who has subscribed the member having the parent-id of the member Β% for the second parent-id>, γ% for the member <third parent-id> who has joined the member of the second parent-id-This is an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Can be given a portion of the score passed to the first parent ID, and a third parent ID can be given a portion of the score passed to the second parent ID, which will be described based on this threshold below). Add to your experience value. This added value immediately updates the field in the database corresponding to the parent-id, regardless of whether the parent-id is in a logout situation.

Algorithms (multi-level information update) for the database update as described above can be largely represented as follows for the acquisition and transfer of the base score, the distribution of scores when completing the tasks by group, and the points acquisition by mission.

1. For User A (Gamer A)

(1) Basic Delivery Structure: User A passes to the immediate superior A + by α% (eg 5%) of the total points earned during the game (Score earned by his / her own subordinate) P, and A + is the same. Pass it to A ++, his immediate superior.

(2) Score P, which is earned by all members of the group, earns a ratio equal to the number of people. If the total number of subordinate followers of each member is N_i, the score P_i for each member is calculated by the following equation.

............... (Equation 1)

(3) how to earn points

① Battle Point

a. For each battle, you gain, for example, a hit * δ

b. Every time you kill or remove Mob, you get the type of ability it has

* This combat point occurs frequently in the game, so the data is updated every 5 minutes.

② Mission Point

a. Scores earned at the completion of the mission are updated immediately.

b. The score earned by all members is calculated by (1).

③ Recommended Point

As shown in the example shown in FIG. 5, the recommendation point assigns a score to the recommender and the recommender. Referring to Figure 5, the subscriber enters the user related information and updates the DB (501). If there is a recommender (503), a recommendation point is generated and the relevant DB is updated (505). If there is a recommender, the recommendation point can be given to the recommender so that the recommendation system can be actively used. In this case, the recommender acquires more points than the recommender. If there is no recommender, create a basic point and update the relevant DB (507).

When the recommendation occurs, the number of lower members is updated according to the point propagation algorithm of the tree structure shown in Figs. At this time, the information on the higher class and the lower class who are lower than themselves can be directly checked and managed on the screen using the example of the screen shown in FIG.

An algorithm for propagating the points obtained by the above recommendation case to the upper level gamers will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

Point Propagation Algorithm

-How to calculate subordinates

N1 (Number Of Followers): Number of direct subordinates

N2 (Number Of All Followers): Total number of substeps

If N subordinates increase by recommendation or attribution at a lower level, the effect is spread to all upper level players. For example, if a user hierarchy is formed as shown in FIG. 6, if three users including H belong to the lower part of F, N1 increases by 1 for F as shown in FIG. 7, and all seniors including F have N2. Increases by 3. The process of withdrawal is also reversed with the same rules.

In order to manage the hierarchical structure among the gamers having such a relationship, the system can search the information of the superior and the subordinate about the hierarchy to which each user belongs, as shown in the screen for managing the hierarchy shown in FIG.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the user C may retrieve both the information of the upper superiors and the information of the lower users. However, user C knows that user B is under A's superior, but searches for information are not allowed.

The withdrawal button shown in FIG. 8 is a menu for exiting with all members of the lower level from the superior. The Attribution button is used to enter the subordinates of another person with his subordinates, if he is a top-ranked superior, at which time the attributable can only be attributed to a higher-level person than his own. The information search button is a menu for viewing detailed information of group members.

Next, the relationship between members in the second step will be described. If the member is a member who plays the game in the second stage, the server provides information to the client to display the corresponding game screen among several worldsets existing in the second stage. As described above, in the second stage, only the master who has grown the character to a certain degree can enter. The server ranks and records them in the database according to the capabilities (characteristics and experience) of these masters, for example, so-called, lieutenant, ... captain.

Gamers who come in the first two stages are given the lowest rank, the so-called rank, for example, and the right to make and purchase limited units (including equipment and load troops) according to various ranks from the game server. It is also limited by the number of subordinates to whom they may assign their duties. This information is stored in a database and its contents are displayed on the client screen.

The server forwards this information to each client so that when the player's rank changes (including gamers who are not dependent on the player of the top rank), this information can be displayed as shown in Figure 8 for viewing by the top players. do. Gamers who have been promoted to Tier 2 games can have their first-level members registered as sub-gamers by their recommendation as subordinates, and can assign various tasks for themselves as senior gamers.

At this time, the upper gamers can obtain the experiences obtained by the subordinates during the mission or the ratio of the experiences obtained by the subordinates' promotion as in the first stage. In stage two, if each player exceeds the level-specific experience reached by the game scenario, the gamer may be promoted to a higher rank, in which case existing lower-level gamers in stage two may continue to load. .

Each gamer can, by agreement of the two parties, join the lower ranks of certain gamers with a higher rank than themselves, and vice versa. It is also possible to voluntarily withdraw from one's higher class, and to forcibly leave a lower class.

Basically, a merger by mutual class is possible by mutual agreement, but in the case of withdrawal and withdrawal, not only agreement but also withdrawal and withdrawal are possible.

Higher level gamers can select through their client systems as mercenaries the lower level gamers needed to perform a series of specific tasks. The lower class may then either accept or reject the choice of the upper class. Lower class gamers selected by compliance are assigned a task according to the intent of the upper class.

At this time, if the task is successful, the characteristic values higher than the basic value are obtained, but if the task fails, the value decremented on the contrary is subtracted from the basic value or less.

Basically, each gamer improves his experience by solving the task in an environment output through his client computer. The server writes this to the database. In this process, as in the first step, a certain percentage of the experience gained by the player of the lower rank is added to the experience of the upper rank. The server processes this process in real time to update the database of gamers with higher IDs.

On the other hand, when the experience level rises to a certain degree, the server raises the rank of the gamer and records it in the database. On the other hand, it is desirable for the server to change the gamer character to correspond to it when the rank rises, to send the information to the client computer so that the client displays it.

At this point, the server provides another unit. In addition, it is possible to associate a lower rank player with a limited range, and to assign a task to a lower player. A certain percentage of the experience (score) gained during the mission of the lower player is added to the higher player's experience.

In Phase II, the game allows players to create their own missions by solving their own NPCs or sub-classes when the gamers' ability increases above a certain level (eg division leader level), ultimately as a nation, Form and manage an organization.

These organizations can be merged as needed or broken up or separated by internal repulsion. The method of merging is determined by consensus among the top gamers in the organization. That is, one tissue may be absorbed and merged into a larger tissue. In the merger, the relationship is generally determined by the experience of the entire organization or the size of the cyber money, and vice versa (in the case of a small organization subordinate to a large organization), the experience of each member is equal to the majority of the shares. It should be possible to exceed.

Each organization can also be separated or broken because of the gamers' interests in the organization. In this case, the superior or subordinate must bear the penalty (e.g. reputation loss).

Each organization can infiltrate the other organization for one hour for NPCs or lower-level spy activities for special purposes (such as disrupting the other organization, gaining confidentiality of the other organization, etc.), and each organization should seek out these spies.

In the second stage, large or small group battles such as land battle, siege war and guerrilla warfare are possible due to the characteristics of the game system. In particular, in order to provide a game in the form of a siege warfare, the present game method provides a way for an organization to operate a castle in a special area provided virtually.

Among the wars between large organizations, such as land battles and siege wars, by limiting gamers' access to war zones until the outbreak of war after declaration of war, it takes too long time or prevents manipulation by other organizations other than their opponents. do. At this time, of course, after the battle, you can enter and exit all areas according to your ability.

Large-scale battles between these organizations can be won or lost depending on the number of gamers connecting to the game server. In the present invention, the battle between the group to which the group belongs and another group in the game provides a process for the gamers to call other members in their lower level.

First, when the calling object is connected to the same game server, the message is delivered using the message delivery function.

If the callee is offline, it is not possible to deliver (i.e. call) the message over the Internet. To this end, each gamer stores the number of the wireless mobile phone as a contact phone number and sends a call message to the wireless phone.

The process is as follows. First, a higher level gamer generates a message calling a lower level gamer to join the battle. The server checks whether the gamer is connected to the game server. If it is connected to a game server, it sends a message to be displayed on the gamer's client.

If the server is not connected to the server, the content of the above call message is generated as a short message. This short message is generated in the form required by the standards of wireless telecommunication companies using wireless telephones (mobile phones). The server then sends the short message to the telecommunication company's short message transmission server (SMS) together with the telephone number of the gamer to be called. Then, the call signal is transmitted to the gamers.

The calling means using such a wireless communication device is not limited to a short message, but also a voice message.

Gamers who are not connected to the game server may also be using a computer, so the call message may be sent by e-mail or instant message.

The following describes the process of reporting misconduct. The basic configuration of the cheating notification process is illustrated in FIG. 9. If there is cheating while the game is in progress (901), the game server enters the ID and cheating contents of the gamer, and transmits it (903). Basically, there are two ways to report a gamer cheating.

First, we discuss language violence, such as chat, that does not update the database. Referring to FIG. 10, when using a chat, an ID and a message content are displayed 1001 in a corresponding window. This ID and message are stored by the client for a certain size in a circular queue (1003). If the gamer finds another player's illegal chat behavior (1005), it checks whether or not to report (1007), and pushes the report button on the game screen to deliver the message in the circular queue to the reporting server (1009) to resolve it. . However, the game server is operated so that each message stores information including the gamer's ID so as to know who generated the message.

On the other hand, for acts related to the case where the database needs to be updated (equipment transaction, PK, etc.), another method of preventing fraud is proposed. First, it is possible to prohibit acts that can be performed according to each class until the class is in a certain position. In the case of equipment transactions, only transactions using cyber characters in the game are allowed, and the contents of transactions for a certain period of time for the allowed items are automatically notified to the dedicated server for cyber reporting. In the event that a violation is found by reviewing the notice, the game manager can take appropriate action to minimize in-game cheating.

Specifically, in operation 1101, the DB server checks whether it updates a DB item capable of cheating in operation 1103. If so, the content is sent to the report server and the report server monitors this update data (1105). If the cheating is confirmed (1107), the related cheating processing work is performed (1109). In addition, as shown in Fig. 11, a report sent from a client can also be accepted and processed by the report server.

12 shows an example in which different independent servers can be integrated into a network and operated as a server system. Referring to FIG. 12, login, communication, database, and game processing functions may be distributed to different computers. Several computers function as individual game servers or communication servers, each of which is connected to every game server. Using this decentralized technique, the load on a single game server can be divided appropriately.

In the client / server-based internet game applied to the present invention, the character grows in accordance with the performance of the member to which he / she joins, as well as growing his character as a result obtained during the game progression among the growth factors. This feature is characterized by the fact that it is easy to secure a large number of members in a short period of time because the member invites others to join.

In the second stage described above, a person at his or her lower level may be referred to as a subordinate who can be assigned a certain task at some level. It is a feature that adds to its growth factor.

In addition, it is possible to improve fair game operation by establishing a dedicated report server system for minimizing various internal and external cheating caused by anonymity on the Internet.

After all, according to the present invention, as a new game structure integrating elements of online game and strategy simulation game, which can be secured in a short period of time by the introduction of a multi-level management method of member management and minimizes cheating. It can increase profitability in a short time.

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In a system consisting of a server and a client connected through a network, a game space is provided so that a plurality of game players can play a game according to a game scenario provided by a server by accessing a server through the client. The game player is a method for providing a network game space associated with at least one upper layer game player. The server providing information according to a game scenario so that a game player can play a game in the client; Evaluating information input by the game player through a client; Generating a score according to the evaluation, sending the score to a storage device for storing the score in a storage area allocated to the game player, and sending the score to a client for display; Adding to the score of the associated game player a predetermined amount of scores that correlates to the generated score and sending the result to the storage device to store the result in a storage area assigned to the associated game player. How to provide a network game space. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of joining, The membership registration step Requesting the client to enter a game player who has recommended a subscription; And setting the subscribed game player as the associated game player and storing it. How to provide a network game space. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of computers form a plurality of game servers and communication servers, wherein the game servers and communication servers are each connected. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gamer generates a message for calling another gamer while the game is in progress and transmits the message to the other gamer. The game space providing method of claim 4, wherein the call message is converted into a short message of a mobile phone and transmitted to the short message transmitting server together with the mobile phone number information of the short message and the caller. 6. The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a cyber reporting step for cheating in the game. The method of claim 6, wherein the reporting step Storing a circular queue of information about a series of chat messages and message producers in the client; Inputting a willingness to report on the client; Transmitting the target message and information of the message producer. The method of claim 6, wherein the reporting step Transmitting the update contents of the database to the report server; Monitoring the update.