Video game methods and systems
The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. The disclosure includes methods and systems: for forming relationships between player characters, to allow for karma points, death, and reincarnation of player characters, for inheritance between player characters, to allow a game that progresses in eras, that allow reverse outcomes of game parameters, to create in-game objects from digital images of real life objects, to provide inventory management of in-game items and attributes, to facilitate favors between player characters, and to allow for genetic crossbreeding of parents to form children.
1. A method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
retrieving, by a Video Game Central Server, a plurality of player attributes;
determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if the plurality of player attributes qualify for a relationship;
if attributes qualify for a relationship, flagging, by the Video Game Central Server, character account as eligible for a relationship;
outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, relationship availability to player character;
retrieving, by the Video Game Central Server, a request to form a relationship contract;
outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, relationship contract parameters;
receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, relationship contract conditions;
creating, by the Video Game Central Server, a new relationship contract record based on relationship contract conditions;
receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, a request to sever the relationship contract;
determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if the request is permitted based upon relationship contract conditions; and
severing, by the Video Game Central Server, the relationship if the request is permitted.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising;
outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, additional conditions that must be met in order for the relationship to be severed if the request is not permitted.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
retrieving, by the Video Game Central Server, a relationship contract;
determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if contract is eligible to be severed;
outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, an offer to sever contract to player characters;
severing, by the Video Game Central Server, the contract if the offer is accepted; and
updating, by the Video Game Central Server, a relationship contract record to reflect the severed contract.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, an indication that a player character desires to enter into a parent-child contract; and
determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if a child relationship contract is available for the player character.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, an available parent-child contract.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, an acceptance of the parent-child contract.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising generating, by the Video Game Central Server, a genetic profile of the child player character based on part on the genetic profile of at least one parent player character.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising creating, by the Video Game Central Server, a child player character with the generated genetic profile of the child.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a computer readable medium in communication with the processor;
in which the computer readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to perform a method that includes
retrieving a plurality of player attributes;
determining if the plurality of player attributes qualify for a relationship;
if attributes qualify for a relationship, flagging character account as eligible for a relationship;
outputting relationship availability to player character;
retrieving a request to form a relationship contract;
outputting relationship contract parameters;
receiving relationship contract conditions;
creating a new relationship contract record based on relationship contract conditions;
receiving a request to sever the relationship contract;
determining if the request is permitted based upon relationship contract conditions; and
severing the relationship if the request is permitted.