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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Square Enix Limited, London, GB;
Quentin Stere, Montréal, CA;
Raphael Dermesropian, Montréal, CA;
Square Enix Ltd., London, GB;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method, non-transitory computer-readable medium and apparatus for dynamic management of formations in a video game. The method includes maintaining a virtual three-dimensional environment and causing a plurality of video game characters to travel along a path in the virtual three-dimensional environment in a formation. The formation has a formation type and the formation type is a first formation type. The method also includes moving the formation along the path. The method also includes, responsive to determining a change in characteristics of the path at a point in the virtual three-dimensional environment that is ahead of the formation, changing the formation type to a second formation type in advance of the change in characteristics of the path.