KR20080109464A - Online game method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

An online game method and a system enhancing the game convenience are provided to enable a game player to enjoyably perform the shooting game. An online game method for enhancing the game convenience comprises: a step for indicating a moving body(410) in the game screen and a step for indicating first and second gauge which show use information of the first and the second weapons in the aiming point of the moving body respectively. The first weapon can be launched in the firing preparation condition. In the firing preparation condition of the first weapon, it becomes the overheat state if the first weapon is launched for the designated time over the standard frequency. In the overheat state, the first weapon cannot be fired.

Description

Online game method and system {ONLINE GAME METHOD AND SYSTEM}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an online shooting game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the game server shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an online game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an online game screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are enlarged views showing an example of a crosshair according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: game system, 110: web server,

120: channel list server, 130: database,

140: game server, 142: channel management module,

144: information transmission module, 146: game progress module,

410: moving object, 415: crosshair,

415a: aim point, 415b: primary weapon gauge,

415c: secondary weapon gauge, 415d: right area of the crosshair,

420: radar display window, 450: object,

The present invention relates to an online game method and system.

Recently, with the development of computer-related information and communication technology, the game industry is also rapidly developing. Conventional computer games mainly consisted of simple plot arcade games or video games, but with the development of multimedia and network technologies, games of a completely different dimension are being developed one after another. In particular, the spread of high-speed Internet has led to a revolutionary development of the game industry by creating a new game field called multi-user online games.

Online games have become very popular because unspecified people in remote locations can play them without any space restrictions. Among them, the shooting game that attacks the target in the virtual three-dimensional space is popular because of various image and sound effects as well as the function of relieving the stress that comes from shooting down the target.

The shooting game is a classic shooting game where a player fighter located at the bottom of the screen and moving only left and right can shoot down enemy fighters located at the top of the screen. Has been released in various versions, ranging from games to shoot down enemy fighters. Recently, the online shooting game has a variety of weapon items such as missiles, bombs, bullets, etc. and the difficulty of the game is gradually increasing, such as fighting the opponent's fighter in three-dimensional space. The higher the difficulty of the shooting game, the more difficult the user may feel to play the game and the more care must be taken.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an online game method and system that can increase the game convenience for the game player to perform a more convenient and fun shooting game.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an online game method, comprising: displaying a moving object on a game screen, and displaying first and second weapon usage information around an aiming point of the moving object. And displaying each of the gauges, wherein the first weapon may be fired in a ready to fire state, and when the first weapon is fired more than a reference number of times for a predetermined time in the ready to fire state, the first weapon is overheated. The first weapon cannot be fired at.

The first gauge may be differently displayed in the launch preparation state and the overheat state.

The first and second gauges may have first and second gauge bars that respectively shrink when the first and second weapons are fired and increase when they are not fired.

The speed at which the first gauge bar extends after the first weapon is fired in the ready to fire state may be faster than the speed at which the first gauge bar extends in the superheated state.

Even if the first gauge bar is not at the bottom of the first gauge, the first gauge bar may stretch from time to time unless the first weapon is fired.

When the first gauge bar completely fills the first gauge in the overheated state, the first weapon may be ready for firing.

The speed at which the first gauge bar is reduced according to the type of the first weapon is different from each other, and the speed at which the first gauge bar is reduced is different from each other, and the speed at which the second gauge bar is increased according to the type of the second weapon is different from each other.

And displaying the remaining number of shots of the second weapon around the second gauge, and the number of remaining shots may be reduced by firing the second weapon.

The remaining number of shots may be displayed differently when the number of remaining shots is zero and when the number of remaining shots is not zero.

A computer readable medium according to another aspect of the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute any of the above methods.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an online game system includes a first server for transmitting and installing a game client to a first and a second user terminal, and the first and second user terminals are connected to each other to play an online game. And a second server configured to display the moving object controlled by the first user terminal on a game screen, and display usage information of the first and second weapons around the aiming point of the moving object. Displaying a first gauge and a second gauge, respectively, wherein the first weapon can be fired in a ready to fire state, and when the first weapon is fired more than a reference number of times for a predetermined time in the ready to fire state, the first weapon is overheated; The first weapon cannot be fired in an overheated state.

The game client of the first user terminal may display the first gauge differently in the ready to launch state and the overheated state.

The client of the first user terminal displays the remaining number of shots of the second weapon around the second gauge, and the number of remaining shots may be reduced by firing the second weapon.

The client of the first user terminal may display the remaining number of shots differently when the number of remaining shots is zero and when the number of remaining shots is not zero.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

First, an online shooting game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an online shooting game system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of the game server shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a web server 110, a channel list server 120, a database 130, and a plurality of game servers 140. And a plurality of user terminals 300 through a network 200.

The user terminal 300 refers to an input / output device for the user to communicate with the game system 100 in order to play a game. For example, the user terminal 300 may be a laptop computer, a workstation, a palmtop computer, a personal portable device as well as a desktop computer. It may be implemented as a device capable of transmitting and receiving information by connecting to the network 200 by wire or wirelessly, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, a mobile communication terminal, or the like.

The user terminal 300 may include a web browser (not shown), a game client launching unit (not shown), and a game client (not shown).

The web browser is an application program used to retrieve web information. The web browser accesses the web server 110 and displays a game page provided by the web server 110 on the user terminal 300. When the user clicks the game start button displayed on the game page, the web browser launches the game client launching unit.

The game client launching unit executes the game client and receives various pieces of information from the game system 100 necessary to execute the game client. Also, when the game client is an old version, the game client launching unit may download a new version of the game client from the game system 100.

The game client accesses the channel list server 120 to display a channel list provided by the channel list server 120. When the user selects one channel from the channel list, the game client accesses the game server 140 corresponding to the selected channel. Do your game. The game client receives data necessary for game play from the game server 140 and displays a game screen based on the game screen on the user terminal 300.

The web server 110 provides a game related web page to the user terminal 300 to provide an online shooting game to the user. In the web page provided by the web server 110, operations such as membership registration, user authentication processing, and game start may be performed. In addition, the web server 110 provides information necessary for the game client to access the channel list server 120 and the game server 140, and if the game client is not installed in the user terminal 300, the game client is installed. If the game client is an old version, the game client is updated to the new version. Of course, the game client may be downloaded by a dedicated download server (not shown) rather than the web server 110.

The database 130 stores various kinds of information necessary for providing the online shooting game to the user, and at the request of the web server 110, the channel list server 120, and the game server 140, they 110, 120, 140. ). Such information includes game client execution related information, channel related information, game room related information, user information, and game information.

The game client execution related information includes information necessary for executing the game client, such as the version of the game, the IP protocol (internet protocol address) of the game server 140, and the like. The channel related information includes a channel list, the maximum number of users who can access each channel, the number of users who are currently connected, and which user is currently connected to each channel. The game room related information includes a list of game rooms opened for each channel and information about which user enters each game room. The user information includes a user identifier, an alias, an avatar, a rank, a record, information on a game money held by the user, and user access information on which game server 140 the user is currently connected to. Game information includes the fighter and the fighter's stamina and stats used in the game, item information, and the like.

Although only one database 130 is shown in FIG. 1, a separate database may be constructed according to the stored information.

The channel list server 120 provides a game channel list to the game client by referring to the database 130 according to the shooting game service request received from the game client. In addition, the channel list server 120 may provide the game client with the number of users connected by each channel and the maximum number of accessible users by each channel.

Referring to FIG. 2, the game server 140 includes a channel management module 142, an information transmission module 144, and a game progress module 146. The game server 140 may communicate with a game client to allow users to play an online shooting game. Make sure

The channel management module 142 notifies the database 130 when the user accesses the game server 140 so that the database 130 updates the user access information. The game server 140 refers to the database 130. The game client is provided with a list of the game rooms established in the state and the current state of each game room, that is, state information on how many users are participating in the garden of the game room. The game room refers to a cyber space where a shooting game is independently performed, and one game channel corresponding to one game server 140 includes a plurality of game rooms. The user may create a game room or participate in the game room. Accordingly, the channel management module 142 reflects the information about the game room in the database 130.

In the present embodiment, the channel management module 142 is described as being included in the game server 140, but the channel management module 142 and the channel list server 120 of each game server 140 are collected to form a single channel server. It may be implemented by (not shown).

When the game client accesses the game server 140, the information transmission module 144 provides the game client with information about a user who is connected to the game channel. Some of the user information, for example, a user identifier, an avatar, and a rank may be provided first, and the remaining detailed information may be provided when a user requests it separately. In addition, the information transmission module 144 may provide chat data to the game client so that users can chat with each other.

When the user enters the game room and requests a game start, the game progress module 146 provides the user terminal 300 with information necessary for game progress, exchanges data with the game client based on the user's operation, and according to a predetermined method. Proceed online shooting game. When the game ends, the user who participated in the game is rewarded according to the game's winning or ranking, and based on this, the user information of each user stored in the database 130 is updated.

Although the game server 140 has been described as including three modules 142, 144, and 146 in the present embodiment, the three modules may be functionally integrated or separated from each other. It may consist of one or more modules instead of two.

Hereinafter, an online game method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an online game method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user first accesses an online game system 100 through a user terminal 300 to execute a game (S310). Then, the online game system 100 provides a plurality of game channels and a plurality of game rooms to the user (S320), and the user enters the game channel and the game room (S330). Game channels are classified according to rank, and each user can enter a channel that matches his rank. The game channel also includes a quest channel for performing a game by performing a given mission, a free channel for entering a rank regardless, and a survival channel for the final survivor of the game player to win. A user may enter a game room created by another user. In addition, the user can create a game room directly and wait for the position of other users. The user who creates the game room becomes the owner.

The owner may select a game option such as the maximum number of games, a game map, and a game type that can participate in the game room (S340), and the user who participates in the game room may select which team belongs to the game type when the game is a team match. The owner may select a specific game map or a random map. The layout of the terrain varies according to the game map, and the location of the anti-aircraft guns that attack the fighters may vary. The game type includes individual battles in which each user participating in the game room has individual battles, and team battles in which teams battle with opposing teams such as 2: 2 and 3: 3.

When the master requests a game start by pressing a game start button (S350), the online game system 100 transmits information necessary for game progress, including information corresponding to the selected map, to each user terminal 300 (S360). Each user performs a game (S370).

Each user terminal 300 exchanges game data with each other and performs a game. The game data includes location information, physical fitness information, etc. of the fighter of each game player. The location information may be coordinate information in a three-dimensional space. In addition, the user terminal 300 may exchange predetermined game data with the game system 100.

When the game starts, a game screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the user terminal 300.

4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an online game screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, a fighter 410 controlled by a user is displayed at the center of the game screen, and is displayed on the game screen when the fighter 450 controlled by another user meets a predetermined condition. Hereinafter, the fighter displayed on the center of the game screen and controlled by the user is referred to as the moving object 410, and the fighter controlled by another user is referred to as the object 450. The object 450 includes an enemy fighter and friendly fighters.

The moving object 410 flies in three-dimensional space according to a user's moving command, and fires an attack item (not shown) such as a bullet or missile to inflict damage to an enemy fighter among the objects 450 displayed on the game screen. Shoot it down. Above the moving object 410 is displayed a crosshair 415 indicating where the attack item is to be launched. The user may damage the enemy fighter by aiming the crosshair 415 at the enemy fighter and firing the attack item.

At this time, the left and right wings of the movable body 410 may be equipped with a primary weapon (not shown) corresponding to the main weapon and a secondary weapon (not shown) corresponding to the auxiliary weapon.

The primary weapon includes fire attack items such as a cannon, a double gun, a blaster gun, and a blaster gun that can be fired continuously for a certain time. An autocannon is a weapon capable of firing at a high speed with a short range, and a double gun cannon is fired at the same time by two guns, and a blaster gun or a blaster cannon is fired in a certain range.

Secondary weapons include one-shot items such as rail guns, ultra-rail guns, plasma guns, guided missiles, and high-speed missiles that can be re-launched after a certain time after launch. Rail guns have a narrower hit range, longer range and greater destructive power, and Ultra Rail guns have more destructive power than rail guns and take longer to reload. In addition, the plasma gun fires small energy bullets and has great destructive power, but the energy bullets are slow to fire, while guided missiles are aimed at crosshairs (415) to chase after enemy fighters that are locked in a lock-on state. High-speed missiles are similar to plasma guns, but they fire faster.

The radar display window 420 is displayed at the lower left of the game screen. The radar display window 420 is displayed as a circle around the moving object 410, and the angle of the dotted line inside the radar display window 420 corresponds to the viewing angle currently displayed on the game screen. The moving object 410 and the object 450 are displayed on the radar display window 420 in a predetermined form. The object 450 positioned in the 3D space is projected onto the horizontal plane on which the moving object 410 is located, and is displayed on the radar display window 420 when the projected object 450 is within a predetermined distance from the moving object 410.

In the center of the radar display window 420, the moving object 410 is displayed as a triangle, and the object 450 located around the object is displayed as a diamond. At this time, the direction of the upper vertex of the triangle is the same as the direction indicated by the crosshair 415 of the moving object 410. The radar display window 420 displays not only the object 450 displayed on the game screen, that is, the object 450 within the viewing angle, but also an object 450 not displayed on the game screen, thereby positioning the moving object 410 and the object 450. The relationship can be easily identified.

The radar display window 420 may be displayed at any position such as the upper left, upper right, or lower right of the game screen, and the shapes of the moving object 410 and the object 450 displayed on the radar display window 420 may also be displayed as triangles and the like. You can do it differently from the rhombus.

On the other hand, although not shown separately, the game screen may display a fixed terrain, such as the sky, the ground, enemy bases, mountains, rivers, buildings, etc., the weapons and the weapons that can be mounted, An item or the like may be displayed, and an instrument panel indicating a health, a flight speed, or the like of the moving object 410 may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the crosshair 415 of the movable body 410 simultaneously shows information on gauges of the primary weapon and the secondary weapon mounted on the left and right sides of the movable body 410. Hereinafter, the crosshair of the movable body 410 ( 415) will be described in detail.

5 and 6 are enlarged views showing an example of a crosshair according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, crosshair 415 includes an aiming point 415a, a primary weapon gauge 415b, and a secondary weapon gauge 415c, the right region of the secondary weapon gauge 415c. At 415d, the number of remaining shots of the secondary weapon is displayed.

First, aim point 415a indicates where the user wishes to fire the primary weapon or secondary weapon. That is, when the user aims the aiming point 415a at the enemy fighter, and fires the primary weapon or the secondary weapon, the moving object 410 fires the primary weapon or the secondary weapon toward the aiming point 415a to the enemy fighter. Can inflict damage. In this case, the aiming point 415a may be represented by a cross (+) shape, a circle, a triangle, a rhombus, or various other shapes in addition to the shapes shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the aiming point 415a according to the type of the primary weapon or the secondary weapon. ) May change shape. In addition, if the enemy fighter is aimed at the aiming point (415a) within the range that can be attacked by the primary weapon and can be hit, the aiming point (415a) is enlarged and changed to a dark color. If you fire the primary weapon, the enemy fighter will take damage.

Next, the primary weapon gauge 415b has a semicircular band divided into several pieces (for example, ten pieces as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6) on the left side of the aiming point 415a, and the inside thereof. Is filled with a certain color, for example yellow, to indicate usage information for the primary weapon. Hereinafter, a portion of the primary weapon gauge 415b filled with a predetermined color is referred to as a primary weapon gauge bar. If the bullet of the primary weapon is full, the primary weapon gauge bar is filled in the entire primary weapon gauge 415b as shown in FIG. 5 (indicated by hatched in the drawing). As the primary weapon is fired, as shown in FIG. 6, the primary weapon gauge bar is reduced from top to bottom, and the reduced portion of the primary weapon gauge 415b is displayed in black or transparent. When the primary weapon gauge bar descends to the bottom of the floor, it indicates an empty floor with all the bullets exhausted.

In more detail, when the user presses a primary weapon firing button such as a keyboard (not shown) or a mouse (not shown), the moving object 410 launches the primary weapon, and the moving object 410 is 1. Each time you fire a primary weapon, the primary weapon's ammo decreases in response to the number of shots, so the primary weapon gauge bar is also lowered. However, if the user does not press the primary weapon firing button, the weapon is reloaded, the primary weapon gauge bar is raised, and the ammunition of the primary weapon is increased. The primary weapon gauge bar will continue to go up and reach full charge until the user presses the primary weapon fire button again.

Even when reloaded, if the primary weapon gauge bar is displayed at all on the primary weapon gauge 415b, the primary weapon is ready to fire, and the primary weapon is always ready to be pressed by pressing the primary weapon fire button. The weapon is fired. However, if the primary weapon gauge bar drops to the bottom, all the bullets will be consumed and you will not be able to fire the primary weapon. In this situation, if the primary weapon firing button is not pressed, the primary weapon gauge bar stretches from the bottom up and the primary weapon reloads to reload the bullet.

The rate at which the primary weapon gauge bar is reduced by firing the primary weapon may vary depending on the type of primary weapon, for example, the twin gun cannon can be reduced faster than the cannon. Likewise, the rate at which the primary weapon gauge bar increases in reload may vary depending on the type of primary weapon.

On the other hand, when the moving object 410 fires the primary weapon more than the reference number of times for a predetermined time, that is, when the primary weapon is excessively used, the primary weapon becomes overheated. Even if the primary weapon gauge bar is not in the ground state, it can go into overheating state, the primary weapon can not be fired in the overheat state, and the primary weapon gauge 415b changes from yellow to another color, for example red. Is displayed.

If the primary weapon is overheated, a primary weapon cool down is required, and the red primary weapon gauge bar slowly increases during the cooling process. When a certain time elapses or when the primary weapon gauge bar is filled in the primary weapon gauge 415b, the cooling process ends. When the cooling process is completed, the primary weapon gauge 415b is again displayed in yellow, and the primary weapon is ready for firing so that the moving object 410 can fire the primary weapon again.

The reference number may vary depending on the type of the primary weapon. For example, since the double-shot cannon is fired twice, the reference number may be less than that of the cannon. In addition, the rate at which the primary weapon gauge bar is stretched may vary according to the type of primary weapon during the cooling process. Compared to the rate at which the primary weapon gauge bar stretches in the ready state, the rate at which the primary weapon gauge bar stretches in the overheat state may be slow, for example, about 20% slower.

Meanwhile, when the primary weapon is used in the ready state, the primary weapon gauge 415b may blink yellow or red as a warning about the possibility of entering the overheat state when the primary weapon approaches the overheat state. Similarly, the primary weapon gauge 415b may flash yellow or red before the user transitions from the overheated state to the ready state so that the user may prepare for using the primary weapon.

As such, according to the primary weapon gauge 415b, information on the availability and inability of the primary weapon, information on the remaining bullets, information on the superheat state, time information on the cooling process, and state transitions Use information of primary weapons such as information can be known.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the secondary weapon gauge 415c is in the form of a semi-circular band on the right side of the aiming point 415a, and the inside thereof has the same color as the primary weapon gauge 415b. (For example, yellow) or another color to indicate usage information for the secondary weapon. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the color of the secondary weapon gauge 415c is yellow, and a part filled with yellow in the secondary weapon gauge 415c is desired as the secondary weapon gauge. If the ammunition, energy, missiles, shells, etc. of the secondary weapon are fully loaded or charged, the secondary weapon gauge bar is filled in the entire secondary weapon gauge 415c as shown in FIG. 5 (indicated by hatched in the drawing). ). When the secondary weapon is fired, the secondary weapon gauge 415c may be expressed in various ways according to the type of the secondary weapon.

For Rail Guns and Ultra Rail Guns of secondary weapons, the secondary weapon gauge bar can be fired with the secondary weapon gauge 415c fully filled (ready to fire), and when the user fires the weapon, the secondary weapon gauge bar It sharply decreases from the top to the bottom and falls to the bottom of the secondary weapon gauge 415c. Thereafter, the secondary weapon gauge bar gradually expands to be filled up to the uppermost portion of the secondary weapon gauge 415c (reloaded state), and once the uppermost portion is filled, the weapon can be fired again. Unlike primary weapons, these secondary weapons cannot be fired when reloaded. The gauge bars for the rail gun and the ultra rail gun in the reload state can vary, and ultra-rail guns with greater destructive power can take longer. For example, the reload time can be 3 seconds for a rail gun and 4 seconds for an ultra rail gun.

In the case of the plasma gun of the secondary weapon, as shown in Figure 6, unlike the rail gun and ultra rail gun, the secondary weapon gauge bar is partially reduced by a certain amount every time the firing button is pressed. Thus, if the secondary weapon gauge bar is fully filled, the plasma gun may fire several times, for example five times. If you do not press the secondary weapon launch button, it will reload and the secondary weapon gauge bar will extend to the top. Even if the secondary weapon gauge bar is not fully filled, it can be relaunched if it is stretched by a certain amount from the floor. When the user mounts the plasma gun on the moving object 410, the scale may be displayed on the secondary weapon gauge 415c in a predetermined amount unit.

In addition, if the plasma gun is equipped as a secondary weapon and at least twice as much energy is charged, if the user keeps pressing the fire button, the plasma gun does not immediately fire and the energy of the plasma gun accumulates and the secondary weapon gauge bar Decreases continuously. In this situation, releasing the secondary weapon firing button releases the plasma gun, amplified in destructive power, based on the accumulated energy and the time the firing button is pressed. An energy effect may be displayed around the moving object 410 to see the energy gather when the energy accumulates.

In the case of guided missiles, secondary guided missiles can be fired in a ready-to-launch state like rail guns and ultra-rail guns.When a user fires a guided missile, the secondary weapon gauge bar drops sharply from top to bottom and falls to the bottom. . Guided missiles can fire multiple shots simultaneously at the same time as the number of enemy fighters that are locked on, and the time to recover the secondary weapon gauge 415c varies depending on the number of guided missiles fired.

In more detail, when the enemy fighter is aimed at the aiming point 415a while the guided missile is mounted, the enemy fighter becomes lock-on. The locked state lasts for a period of time (e.g. for two or three seconds), and pressing the secondary weapon firing button within the predetermined time causes the guided missile to chase and explode even if the enemy fighter leaves the aim point 415a. do. Multiple enemy fighters can be locked on at the same time, and the corresponding number of guided missiles are fired at the locked enemy fighters. In this case, the more the number of guided missiles fired, the longer the secondary weapon gauge bar is, the longer the reloading time of the secondary weapon is, for example, the time may be proportional to the number of guided missiles fired. Once the reload is over and ready to launch, the missile will be able to fire again.

On the other hand, the remaining number of shots indicating the number of shots of the secondary weapon is displayed in the right region 415d of the secondary weapon, and is indicated by '100' in FIG. 5 and '86' in FIG. 6. Each time you fire a secondary weapon, the number of remaining shots is reduced by the number of shots you have fired. When the remaining number of shots reaches zero, the secondary weapon can no longer be fired and the secondary weapon gauge bar no longer stretches at the bottom of the secondary weapon gauge 415c. If the number of remaining shots is not zero, the remaining shots will be dimmed, but if it is zero, it can be displayed in bold to let the user know that the secondary weapon is not available, and the secondary weapon gauge (415c) can also be displayed in red. have. The remaining number of shots initially given according to the secondary weapon may be different, and if the moving object 410 obtains a bonus item for the second weapon ammunition during the game, the remaining number of shots of the secondary weapon may increase again.

According to the remaining number of shots displayed in the secondary weapon gauge 415c and the right region 415d, information on the availability and availability of the secondary weapon, information on the remaining ammunition, and the time required for reloading, etc. Know the use of secondary weapons.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the primary weapon is mounted on the left side of the movable body 410 and the secondary weapon is mounted on the right side, and the primary and secondary weapon gauges 415b and 415c are correspondingly mounted on the left side of the crosshair 415. Although described as shown on the right side, the positions of the two may be interchanged.

The user can exchange the primary weapon and the secondary weapon mounted on the moving object 410 during the game, even if the primary weapon and the secondary weapon are exchanged, the primary weapon gauge 415b and the secondary weapon gauge 415c. The usage information for the primary weapon and the secondary weapon exchanged at is displayed in the same manner as described above. When the secondary weapon is not attached to the moving object 410, the secondary weapon gauge 415c may not be displayed or may be blurred. The length of time that the secondary weapon gauge bar stretches may vary from one secondary weapon to another, and may be longer than the time that the primary weapon gauge bar stretches.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the crosshair 415 is displayed on the moving object 410 so that the user can grasp the usage information of the primary weapon and the secondary weapon at a glance. Therefore, the user can use the primary and secondary weapons more tactically, such as efficiently using the attack style according to the usage information of the primary and secondary weapons, and the online shooting game according to the embodiment of the present invention is more convenient and It is fun to use.

Referring back to FIG. 3, with reference to the crosshair 415 displayed as described above, the user shoots down an enemy fighter and performs a game while controlling to defend his fighter from an enemy fighter. If a game is determined while the user is playing the game (S380), the game ends (S390). The game may be won by a game player (or team) who has shot down more enemy fighters within a given time period, or by a game player (or team) who has shot down a certain number of fighters first, in which case the fighter may rejoin the battle even if it is shot down. Can be. In addition, the final survivor or the team remaining the final survivor may win, in which case the fighter may not rejoin the battle once shot down. Also, depending on the number of shots, the game player (or team) who scores high by converting the damage to the opponent's fighter without scoring a victory may win. In this case, the fighter does not shoot down even if the player takes damage. The decision may be made in the same manner as in the 3rd round, 2nd best win. This variety of game decision-making methods can be chosen by the host in the game options.

When the game is finished, the online game system 100 determines the rank of each user / team based on the number of fighters shot down by each user / team or the scores obtained by each user / team, and gives each user / team the experience value according to the ranking. And give game money. Then, the information of each user's record, experience value, game money, etc. is updated and stored in the database 130.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of displaying the primary or secondary weapon gauge around the aiming point may be applied to an independent shooting game device as well as an online shooting game. In this case, the object is controlled by the game device, not by another user, and the game device displays the primary or secondary weapon gauge based on the weapon information of the object.

Also, the method of displaying the primary or secondary weapon gauge around the aiming point is not only a flight shooting game but also a first person shooting game (FPS) or a real time simulation game (RTS) in which a human or a robot appears. It can also be applied to role playing games (RPGs) and action games. Of course, in games played in two-dimensional space as well as in three-dimensional space, a primary or secondary weapon gauge can be displayed around the aiming point.

Embodiments of the invention include a computer readable medium containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the online game method described above. The media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. Examples of such media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CDs and DVDs, floppy disks and program commands such as magnetic-optical media, ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices configured to store and perform such operations. Alternatively, the medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

As described above, according to the present invention, the crosshair including the aiming point and the primary and secondary weapon gauges is displayed on the movable body so that the user can grasp the usage information of the primary weapon and the secondary weapon at a glance. Therefore, the user can use the primary and secondary weapons more tactically, such as efficiently using the attack style according to the usage information of the primary and secondary weapons, and can use the online shooting game more conveniently and funly.

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Displaying the moving object on the game screen, and Displaying first and second gauges respectively indicating usage information of the first and second weapons around the aiming point of the moving object, The first weapon may be fired in a ready to fire state, and if the first weapon is fired more than a reference number of times for a predetermined time in the ready to fire state, the first weapon is overheated, and the first weapon cannot be fired in the overheated state. How to play online. In claim 1, And displaying the first gauge differently in the ready to fire state and the overheated state. In claim 1, Wherein the first and second gauges have first and second gauge bars that respectively shrink when the first and second weapons are fired and increase when they are not fired. In claim 3, And the speed at which the first gauge bar stretches after the first weapon is fired in the ready to fire state is faster than the speed at which the first gauge bar stretches in the overheat state. In claim 3, And the first gauge bar increases from time to time if the first weapon is not fired even if the first gauge bar is not at the bottom of the first gauge. In claim 3, And the first weapon is ready to fire if the first gauge bar completely fills the first gauge in the overheated state. In claim 3, The online game method of claim 1, wherein the rate at which the first gauge bar decreases according to the type of the first weapon is different from each other, and the speed at which the first gauge bar decreases is different. In claim 1, Displaying the remaining number of shots of the second weapon around the second gauge, And the remaining number of shots decreases as the second weapon fires. In claim 8, And displaying the remaining number of shots differently when the number of remaining shots is zero and when the number of remaining shots is nonzero. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 9. A first server transmitting and installing game clients to the first and second user terminals; and A second server for allowing the first and second user terminals to interconnect and play an online game, The game client of the first user terminal displays a moving object controlled by the first user terminal on a game screen and displays first and second gauges indicating usage information of the first and second weapons around the aiming point of the moving object, respectively. , The first weapon may be fired in a ready to fire state, and if the first weapon is fired more than a reference number of times for a predetermined time in the ready to fire state, the first weapon is overheated, and the first weapon cannot be fired in the overheated state. Online game system. In claim 11, And the game client of the first user terminal displays the first gauge differently in the ready to launch state and the overheated state. In claim 11, Wherein the first and second gauges have first and second gauge bars that respectively shrink when the first and second weapons are fired and increase when they are not fired. In claim 13, And the rate at which the first gauge bar stretches after the first weapon is fired in the ready to fire state is faster than the rate at which the first gauge bar stretches in the overheat state. In claim 13, And the first gauge bar increases from time to time if the first weapon is not fired even if the first gauge bar is not at the bottom of the first gauge. In claim 13, And the first weapon is ready to fire if the first gauge bar completely fills the first gauge in the overheated state. In claim 13, The online game system of claim 1, wherein the rate at which the first gauge bar decreases is different from each other and the rate of increase is different, and the rate at which the second gauge bar increases at different speeds according to the type of the second weapon is different. In claim 11, The client of the first user terminal displays the remaining number of shots of the second weapon around the second gauge, and the number of remaining shots decreases as the second weapon is fired. The method of claim 18, And the client of the first user terminal displays the remaining number of shots differently when the number of remaining shots is zero and when the number of remaining shots is not zero.

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