Granted Patent B2

US 12,708,847 · App. 18/613,289 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Inventors: Xun Hu (Shenzhen, CN); Jianmiao Weng (Shenzhen, CN); Yulin Wan (Shenzhen, CN); Shandong Su (Shenzhen, CN); Yong Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

A63F13/52

Abstract

Claims (44)

1 . A method for displaying a virtual environment picture, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a virtual environment picture corresponding to a first virtual character and a wheel skill control, the wheel skill control being a control configured to cast a directional skill of the first virtual character and comprising: an inner region and an outer region surrounding the inner region;

receiving a skill cast operation on the wheel skill control;

determining that the skill cast operation is a first-type cast operation upon detecting that the skill cast operation is located in the inner region; and

skipping displaying a skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the skill cast operation is the first-type cast operation and a selected second virtual character exists, the skill indicator being configured to indicate at least one of an aiming direction of the directional skill and a cast region.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inner region and the outer region are circles.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the selected second virtual character exists upon detecting one candidate second virtual character in a range indicator.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the operation position of the skill cast operation is located in the inner region and two or more selected second virtual characters exist.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the operation position of the skill cast operation is located in the outer region.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the first-type cast operation ends and before the directional skill of the first virtual character is cast, the skill indicator pointing to the second virtual character.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture comprises:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in a first manner, the first manner comprising at least one of the following: displaying in a first color, displaying in a first style, and displaying with a first special effect.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in a second manner in response to that the skill cast operation is received on the wheel skill control and the directional skill corresponding to the wheel skill control is in an unavailable state, the second manner comprising at least one of: displaying in a second color, displaying in a second style, or displaying with a second special effect.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the skill indicator comprises an arrow skill indicator or a range skill indicator.

10 . A computer device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set being loaded and executed by the processor to implement:

displaying a virtual environment picture corresponding to a first virtual character and a wheel skill control, the wheel skill control being a control configured to cast a directional skill of the first virtual character and comprising: an inner region and an outer region surrounding the inner region;

receiving a skill cast operation on the wheel skill control;

determining that the skill cast operation is a first-type cast operation upon detecting that the skill cast operation is located in the inner region; and

skipping displaying a skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the skill cast operation is a first-type cast operation and a selected second virtual character exists, the skill indicator being configured to indicate at least one of an aiming direction of the directional skill and a cast region.

11 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein inner region and the outer region are circles.

12 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining that the selected second virtual character exists upon detecting one candidate second virtual character in a range indicator.

13 . The device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the operation position of the skill cast operation is located in the inner region and two or more selected second virtual characters exist.

14 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the operation position of the skill cast operation is located in the outer region.

15 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

displaying the skill indicator in the UI in response to that the first-type cast operation ends and a skill of the first virtual character has not been cast, the skill indicator pointing to the second virtual character.

16 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture comprises:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in a first manner, the first manner comprising at least one of the following: displaying in a first color, displaying in a first style, and displaying with a first special effect.

17 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

displaying the skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in a second manner in response to that the skill cast operation is received on the wheel skill control and the directional skill corresponding to the wheel skill control is in an unavailable state, the second manner comprising at least one of: displaying in a second color, displaying in a second style, or displaying with a second special effect.

18 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the skill indicator comprises an arrow skill indicator or a range skill indicator.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set being loaded and executed by a processor to implement:

displaying a virtual environment picture corresponding to a first virtual character and a wheel skill control, the wheel skill control being a control configured to cast a directional skill of the first virtual character and comprising: an inner region and an outer region surrounding the inner region;

receiving a skill cast operation on the wheel skill control;

determining that the skill cast operation is a first-type cast operation upon detecting that the skill cast operation is located in the inner region; and

skipping displaying a skill indicator in the virtual environment picture in response to that the skill cast operation is a first-type cast operation and a selected second virtual character exists, the skill indicator being configured to indicate at least one of an aiming direction of the directional skill and a cast region.

20 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inner region and the outer region shares a same center.

Priority Claims (1)

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