Method for controlling game character

A method for controlling a game character, used for controlling the game character by using a virtual control component, wherein the virtual control component comprises a virtual skill button used for controlling skill release of the game character and a virtual joystick used for controlling movement of the game character and controlling a skill release direction of the game character, and the method comprises the following steps:

• (Q1) in response to a sliding operation of a player started from an initial position of the virtual skill button, locking the virtual joystick in a game for disabling control of the skill release direction of the game character;
• (Q2) monitoring a track of the sliding operation of the player started from an initial position of the virtual skill button, obtaining a current position P2 of a touch point of the sliding operation, and calculating a vector a from an initial tapping position P1 of the touch point to the current position P2 of the touch point;
• (Q3) determining whether the vector a meets the condition of |a|>L, wherein L is a preset threshold;
• if yes, generating a first operating instruction for controlling the game character to release a skill corresponding to the virtual skill button, wherein a release direction is the same as a direction of the vector a;
• and unlocking the virtual joystick;
• if no, performing step (Q4);
• and
• (Q4) determining whether the sliding operation of the player has been released;
• if yes, generating a second operating instruction for controlling the game character to release the skill corresponding to the virtual skill button, wherein a release direction is a current orientation of the game character;
• and unlocking the virtual joystick;
• if no, returning to step (Q2).