Asynchronous interactive game play
View Patent ↗This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
recording one or more first in-game actions by a first player on one or more in-game objects in a game instance comprising a discrete game play area specific to a second player of a computer-implemented game at a first time;
generate to the second player a request to accept help from the first player;
dismissing the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a dismissal to accept help from the first player;
displaying the recorded one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time to the second player at a second time succeeding the first time in response to receiving from the second player a confirmation to accept help from the first player; and
responsive to an in-game action by the second player, applying, using at least one processor of a machine, one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time based on the one or more first in-game actions by the first player and a game state of the game instance at the second time.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more second in-game actions are consistent with the state of the game instance at the second time.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first player in active in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the first time, wherein the second player is inactive in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the first time and active in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the second time.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining changes in the one or more of in-game objects in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player between the first time and the second time.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:
filtering out one or more of the first in-game actions by the first player by determining whether the one or more first in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic of the computer-implemented game.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:
verifying that the one or more second in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to the game logic.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time; and
determining the one or more second in-game actions based on the game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to an in-game action by the second player, applying one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to the one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time, displaying to the first player one or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects; and
responsive to applying the one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time, displaying to the second player one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein:
one or more of the first in-game actions by the first player on one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the first time cause one or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects; and
applying the second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time causes one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first player and the second player are first-degree friends in a social network.
12. A system comprising:
at least one processor of a machine; and
a game networking system configured to:
record one or more first in-game actions by a first player on one or more in-game objects in a game instance comprising a discrete game play specific to a second player of a computer-implemented game at a first time;
generate to the second player a request to accept help from the first player;
dismiss the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a dismissal to accept help from the first player;
display the recorded one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time to the second player at a second time succeeding the first time in response to receiving from the second player a confirmation to accept help from the first player; and
responsive to an in-game action by the second player, apply one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time based on the one or more first in-game actions by the first player and a game state of the game instance at the second time.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more second in-game actions are consistent with the state of the game instance at the second time.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first player in active in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the first time, wherein the second player is inactive in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the first time and active in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player at the second time.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the game networking system is further configured to:
determine changes in the one or more of in-game objects in the game instance of the computer-implemented game of the second player between the first time and the second time.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the game networking system is further configured to:
filter out one or more of the first in-game actions by the first player by determining whether the one or more first in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic of the computer-implemented game.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the game networking system is further configured to:
verify that the one or more second in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to the game logic.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the game networking system is further configured to:
determine a game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time; and
determine the one or more second in-game actions based on the game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time.
19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the game networking system is further configured to:
responsive to an in-game action by the second player, apply one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time.
20. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
recording one or more first in-game actions by a first player on one or more in-game objects in a game instance comprising a discrete game play area specific to a second player of a computer-implemented game at a first time;
generating to the second player a request to accept help from the first player;
dismissing the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a dismissal to accept help from the first player;
displaying the recorded one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time to the second player at a second time succeeding the first time in response to receiving from the second player a confirmation to accept help from the first player; and
responsive to an in-game action by the second player, applying one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time based on the one or more first in-game actions by the first player and a game state of the game instance at the second time.