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US 12,023,583 · App. 17/978,911 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Method and apparatus for selecting accessory in virtual environment, device, and readable storage medium

Inventors: Meng Qiu (Shenzhen, CN); Weijian Cui (Shenzhen, CN); Jiaqi Pan (Shenzhen, CN); Shuting Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
A63F13/5372A63F13/58G06F3/04815G06F3/04842G06T19/00G06T2200/24
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Patent No.
US 12,023,583
App. No.
17/978,911
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a method and apparatus for selecting an accessory in a virtual environment. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment interface; receiving a trigger operation on an accessory switching control; displaying a candidate accessory zone in a local peripheral region of the accessory switching control according to the trigger operation; receiving a selection operation on a target gun accessory in n gun accessories; and displaying a second virtual environment interface according to the selection operation. The accessory switching control is displayed superimposed on a picture. When the trigger operation on the accessory switching control is received, the candidate accessory zone is displayed in the peripheral region of the accessory switching control, and the n gun accessories of the same accessory type are displayed in the candidate accessory zone.

Claims (60)

1. A method for selecting a piece of equipment in a virtual environment, performed by a computer device having a processor and memory storing a plurality of programs to be executed by the processor, the method comprising:

displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object, the first virtual environment interface including an equipment switching control;

in response to a trigger operation on the equipment switching control, while continuing to display the equipment switching control:

displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment;

receiving a selection operation for selecting a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the computer device, the selection operation including sliding from the equipment switching control to the target piece of equipment in the candidate equipment zone while being continuously performed; and

in response to the selection operation, selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment comprises:

displaying a sectorial area panel in a local peripheral region with the equipment switching control at a center, the sectorial area panel comprising multiple candidate boxes, each piece of equipment being displayed in a respective one of the multiple candidate boxes.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the candidate equipment zone displays the multiple pieces of equipment according to one selected from the group consisting of how often the virtual object uses the multiple pieces of equipment; fitting degrees between the virtual object and the multiple pieces of equipment; a preset display order; and an order of picking up the multiple pieces of equipment by the virtual object.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving a selection operation on a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the computer device comprises:

receiving a press operation on the equipment switching control by the user of the computer device;

receiving a drag operation following the press operation, the drag operation including a start position on the equipment switching control and an end position on one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone; and

determining the one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone at the end position as the target piece of equipment upon receiving a drag end operation at the end position.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object further comprises:

in response to a scope opening operation, displaying the first virtual environment interface according to the scope opening operation, the first virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a first magnification level; and

the selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object comprises:

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a second virtual environment interface according to the selection operation, the second virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a control selection operation on an equipment removal control in the candidate equipment zone; and

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a third virtual environment interface according to the control selection operation, the third virtual environment interface comprising a picture of the virtual environment in which the virtual object has no equipment.

7. A terminal, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a plurality of programs that, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to perform a method for selecting a piece of equipment in a virtual environment including:

displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object, the first virtual environment interface including an equipment switching control;

in response to a trigger operation on the equipment switching control, while continuing to display the equipment switching control:

displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment;

receiving a selection operation for selecting a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the terminal, the selection operation sliding from the equipment switching control to the target piece of equipment in the candidate equipment zone while being continuously performed; and

in response to the selection operation, selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment comprises:

displaying a sectorial area panel in a local peripheral region with the equipment switching control at a center, the sectorial area panel comprising multiple candidate boxes, each piece of equipment being displayed in a respective one of the multiple candidate boxes.

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the candidate equipment zone displays the multiple pieces of equipment according to one selected from the group consisting of how often the virtual object uses the multiple pieces of equipment; fitting degrees between the virtual object and the multiple pieces of equipment; a preset display order; and an order of picking up the multiple pieces of equipment by the virtual object.

10. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving a selection operation on a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the terminal comprises:

receiving a press operation on the equipment switching control by the user of the terminal;

receiving a drag operation following the press operation, the drag operation including a start position on the equipment switching control and an end position on one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone; and

determining the one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone at the end position as the target piece of equipment upon receiving a drag end operation at the end position.

11. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object further comprises:

in response to a scope opening operation, displaying the first virtual environment interface according to the scope opening operation, the first virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a first magnification level; and

the selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object comprises:

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a second virtual environment interface according to the selection operation, the second virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

12. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a control selection operation on an equipment removal control in the candidate equipment zone; and

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a third virtual environment interface according to the control selection operation, the third virtual environment interface comprising a picture of the virtual environment in which the virtual object has no equipment.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a plurality of programs that, when executed by a processor of a terminal, cause the terminal to perform a method for selecting a piece of equipment in a virtual environment including:

displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object, the first virtual environment interface including an equipment switching control;

in response to a trigger operation on the equipment switching control, while continuing to display the equipment switching control:

displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment;

receiving a selection operation for selecting a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the terminal, the selection operation sliding from the equipment switching control to the target piece of equipment in the candidate equipment zone while being continuously performed; and

in response to the selection operation, selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the displaying a candidate equipment zone adjacent the equipment switching control, the candidate equipment zone including multiple pieces of equipment comprises:

displaying a sectorial area panel in a local peripheral region with the equipment switching control at a center, the sectorial area panel comprising multiple candidate boxes, each piece of equipment being displayed in a respective one of the multiple candidate boxes.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the candidate equipment zone displays the multiple pieces of equipment according to one selected from the group consisting of how often the virtual object uses the multiple pieces of equipment; fitting degrees between the virtual object and the multiple pieces of equipment; a preset display order; and an order of picking up the multiple pieces of equipment by the virtual object.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the receiving a selection operation on a target piece of equipment from the multiple pieces of equipment by a user of the terminal comprises:

receiving a press operation on the equipment switching control by the user of the terminal;

receiving a drag operation following the press operation, the drag operation including a start position on the equipment switching control and an end position on one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone; and

determining the one of the multiple pieces of equipment in the candidate equipment zone at the end position as the target piece of equipment upon receiving a drag end operation at the end position.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the displaying a first virtual environment interface of a virtual object further comprises:

in response to a scope opening operation, displaying the first virtual environment interface according to the scope opening operation, the first virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a first magnification level; and

the selecting and equipping the target piece of equipment onto the virtual object comprises:

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a second virtual environment interface according to the selection operation, the second virtual environment interface comprising the virtual environment magnified at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a control selection operation on an equipment removal control in the candidate equipment zone; and

replacing the first virtual environment interface with a third virtual environment interface according to the control selection operation, the third virtual environment interface comprising a picture of the virtual environment in which the virtual object has no equipment.

Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (3)
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