Tencent Technology (shenzhen) Company Limited

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Valeo Kapec Torque Converters (nanjing) Co., Ltd.

Tencent Technology Company Limited

Xun Hu

Shandong Su

Yulin Wan

Jianmiao Weng

Yong Zhang

Jiacheng Wei

Kang Zhang

Yu Wan

Shan Dong Su

Xiangyu Zhang

Haibo Wang

Rongrong Hua

Tong Zhu

Yu Wei Chen

Le Wang

Qingchun Lu

Shengzhang Wang

Jia Wei

Maohui Li

Jiang Yan

Ying Yin

Ronglin Bi

Yanxia Sun

Qingchum Lu

Jiaocheng Wei

A virtual object control method is provided. When there is a need to trigger a skill, a terminal determines a to-be-cast range of a skill and a target virtual object in the to-be-cast range, and displays a cast indication pattern of the skill according to positions of a controlled virtual object and the target virtual object. The terminal adjusts, in response to a position of either virtual object of the controlled virtual object and the target virtual object being changed, the displaying of the cast indication pattern in real time. Thus, it is ensured that the terminal automatically adjusts a pointing direction of the cast indication pattern with the change in the position of the virtual object, so that the cast indication pattern may be associated with the position of the target virtual object. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are also provided.

Skill range indication and adjustment in a virtual scene

In a display method, a position of a second virtual object is obtained, and when the second virtual object is within a target region outside a visual field picture, indication information of the second virtual object can be displayed at an edge of the current visual field picture, thereby achieving an effective prompt of the information of the second virtual object, and increasing an amount of information displayed in the visual field picture. In addition, the displayed information may be directed to features not shown in the visual field picture, so that an information display effect in a game match is better.

Information display method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

A packet transmission method, device, and system are disclosed, and pertain to the field of network technologies. The system includes a first network device in a VPLS network and a second network device in a VPWS network. The first network device determines, based on a destination address carried in a received first packet, a virtual port corresponding to the destination address in a VPLS instance of the first network device, and sends the first packet to a second VPWS instance in the second network device based on the virtual port, where the virtual port is used to indicate a first VPWS instance in the first network device, and the second VPWS instance and the first VPWS instance are VPWS instances used to bear a same service.

Packet transmission method, device, and system

A virtual object control method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a virtual scene interface, the virtual scene interface including a first virtual object, second virtual objects, and ability controls; determining, in response to a first trigger operation on a first ability control, a target virtual object from the second virtual objects and according to the first trigger operation, and controlling the first virtual object to cast a first ability on the target virtual object; determining the target virtual object as an ability casting target corresponding to a second ability when a second trigger operation on a second ability control meets an ability continuous casting condition, the second trigger operation being triggered during ability casting of the first ability; and controlling the first virtual object to cast the second ability on the target virtual object.

Virtual object control method and apparatus, terminal, and storage medium

A virtual object control method is described. A skill type of a skill is obtained in response to a first click/tap operation on a skill control. In response to determining that the obtained skill type of the skill is a target skill that supports selecting a casting position based on a screen click/tap, a castable region of the skill in a virtual scene is displayed according to a position where a controlled virtual object is located and a casting range of the skill. In response to a second click/tap operation in the castable region, the controlled virtual object is controlled to cast the skill at a casting position indicated by the second click/tap operation. Thus, a complex drag operation based on a wheel virtual joystick need not be performed, simplifying the operation of accurate aiming by a user. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable counterpart embodiments are also provided.

A virtual object control method is provided. The method includes: displaying a battle interface, the battle interface including a first virtual object, at least one second virtual object, and a first control; determining a target virtual object from the at least one second virtual object, and labeling the target virtual object in a predetermined manner; receiving a first trigger signal acting on the first control; and controlling, in response to determining that the first trigger signal meets an automatic control condition, the first virtual object to use a virtual prop to change a target attribute value of the target virtual object.

Virtual object control method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

A virtual object control method includes: controlling a first virtual object to move toward a target position in response to detecting a triggering operation on a first skill; while the first skill is in effect, detecting a triggering operation on a second skill; in response to detecting the triggering operation on the second skill: searching, based on the target position, for a target virtual object; and in accordance with a determination that the first virtual object reaches the target position: controlling the first virtual object to cast the second skill on the target virtual object. Searching is performed based on the target position associated with the first skill, so that a target actually attacked matches a target the user intends to attack, thereby improving the efficiency of human-machine interaction.

Virtual object control method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium

A virtual object selection method is described. The method includes displaying, on a user interface, a display picture corresponding to a virtual environment and a first virtual object located in the virtual environment. Further, the method includes obtaining a set execution range of a first operation of the first virtual object in the virtual environment, and determining a priority execution range of the first operation in the virtual environment, the priority execution range being within the set execution range and smaller than the set execution range. In addition, the method includes selecting a second virtual object from the priority execution range as a target virtual object corresponding to the first operation. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium counterpart embodiments are also provided.

Automatic selection of operation execution range and target virtual object

A virtual character control method includes: displaying a virtual environment interface; receiving a skill cast operation and a movement control operation, the skill cast operation being used for casting a directional skill in a first direction, and the movement control operation being used for controlling a main control virtual character to move in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being independent of each other; and controlling the main control virtual character to cast the directional skill in the second direction. When the directional skill is cast, the second direction is determined according to the received movement control operation, and the main control virtual character is controlled to cast the directional skill in the second direction.

Virtual character control method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

This application discloses a method for updating a virtual environment picture performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture; in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture, wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position in the first virtual environment picture to a second position in the second virtual environment picture so as to present the skill indicator in the second virtual environment picture.

Method and apparatus for displaying virtual environment picture, device, and storage medium

This application discloses a method for operating virtual characters within a virtual environment performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment by observing the virtual environment using a camera model at a first observation position; in response to receiving an aiming operation associated with the main master virtual character, determining a target region in the virtual environment where the master virtual character aims for releasing a skill; and in accordance with a determination that at least a portion of the target region is not within the first region: moving the camera model from the first observation position to a second observation position by an offset manner; and displaying a second virtual environment picture by observing the virtual environment using the camera model at the second first observation position, the second virtual environment picture comprising a second region such that the target region is within the second region.

A virtual object control method is described. The method includes determining a search range greater than a maximum shooting range of a target skill in a virtual scene corresponding to the target skill, in response to receiving an operation on a target skill control searching the determined search range for a target virtual object in the virtual scene, and controlling, when the target virtual object is found within the search range, and based on a position of the target virtual object in the virtual scene, a first virtual object to cast the target skill in the virtual scene. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are provided.

Virtual object control method and apparatus in virtual scene, device, and storage medium

This application discloses an ability aiming method in a three-dimensional virtual environment performed at a computer device. The method includes: displaying a user interface (UI) of an application program, the UI including a virtual environment picture obtained by observing the three-dimensional virtual environment from the perspective of a third-person point of view; receiving a drag operation on an ability aiming control in the UI, the drag operation from a first operating point and a second operating point that are located on the ability aiming control, the first operating point being an initial operating point and the second operating point being a current operating point of the drag operation; and displaying a three-dimensional ability aiming indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to the drag operation, an ability aiming direction of the three-dimensional ability aiming indicator being parallel to a drag direction of the drag operation in the UI.

Ability aiming method and apparatus in three-dimensional virtual environment, device, and storage medium

A method is provided for selecting a virtual object on a user terminal of a terminal. The method is performed by the terminal and includes: displaying the user interface; obtaining a predefined execution area of a first operation of a first virtual object within a virtual environment; obtaining a visible boundary scope of the virtual environment; determining, based on the predefined execution area and the visible boundary scope, an effective execution area of the first operation within the virtual environment; and determining, based on the effective execution area, a target virtual object.

Method for selecting virtual objects, apparatus, terminal and storage medium

An operation control display method is provided to be applied to a computing device. The method includes: obtaining position information of a target virtual object in the virtual scene, the target virtual object being a virtual object controlled by a terminal; determining, based on the position information and at least one of virtual elements in the virtual scene, an element type of a target virtual element corresponding to the target virtual object; and displaying, in a control display region in the virtual scene, a target operation control corresponding to the element type of the target virtual element, the target operation control being configured to control the target virtual object to interact with the target virtual element.

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Xun Hu