Virtual object control method and apparatus, device, and medium

A virtual object control apparatus, comprising:

• circuitry configured to
• cause a first virtual scene including a first virtual object to be displayed, the first virtual scene including a map control;
• cause a second virtual scene corresponding to a first operation position to be displayed in response to a first trigger operation on the map control, the first trigger operation acting on the first operation position;
• determine a center position of the second virtual scene based on the first operation position, the center position defining a targeting reference independent of a position of the first virtual object;
• determine a skill casting target in the second virtual scene based on a second operation position that is determined based on a position of a skill control element of a target skill relative to the center position of the second virtual scene, in response to a casting operation on the skill control element of the target skill, the casting operation corresponding to the second operation position;
• and
• control the first virtual object located in the first virtual scene to cast the target skill from the first virtual scene according to the determined skill casting target in the second virtual scene.

A non-transitory storage medium, storing at least one program code, the at least one program code when executed by processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to perform:

• displaying a first virtual scene including a first virtual object, the first virtual scene including a map control;
• displaying a second virtual scene corresponding to a first operation position, in response to a first trigger operation on the map control, the first trigger operation acting on the first operation position;
• determining a center position of the second virtual scene based on the first operation position, the center position defining a targeting reference independent of a position of the first virtual object;
• determining a skill casting target in the second virtual scene based on a second operation position that is determined based on a position of a skill control element of a target skill relative to the center position of the second virtual scene, in response to a casting operation on the skill control element of the target skill, the casting operation corresponding to the second operation position;
• and
• controlling the first virtual object located in the first virtual scene to cast the target skill from the first virtual scene according to the determined skill casting target in the second virtual scene.