Calculation control method, storage medium, and game device
US8052527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8017
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A plurality of first missions (mission A (M 1A), mission B (M1B), and mission C (M1C)) are set corresponding to different battle areas in a game space 2. The operations of NPCs are automatically controlled so that friend NPCs 8 and enemy NPCs 9 involved in each first mission simultaneously fight a battle in parallel. A player character 6 is automatically determined to have participated in the first mission for which the player character 6 has approached the battle area or the first mission in which the enemy NPC 9 which has been shot down by the player character 6 is involved, and individual mission support contribution points Pa, Pb, Pc, and total support contribution points Pt are increased when the player character 6 has shot down the enemy NPC 9. When the player has performed a support request operation input, the total support contribution points Pt are decreased by given points. A support character 8s is selected from surviving friend NPCs 8a and 8b involved in the first missions which have been accomplished. The support character 8s is controlled to approach the present position of the player character 6 and support the player character 6 corresponding to the type of support…
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