Network breeding game system, breeding game server apparatus and breeding game terminal apparatus, character display method, together with program and recording medium

A breeding game server apparatus, which is in one of a connected condition and a disconnected condition with each of a plurality of terminals via a network, each of a plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals to breed a character, the breeding game server apparatus comprising:

• a character information storage which stores, for the character of each of the plurality of players, major portion parameters indicating an appearance configuration of major portions of the character, non-major portion parameters of the character other than the major portion parameters and indicating an appearance configuration of non-major portions of the character, and a position in which the character exists in a game space;
• a visible range information storage which stores, for each of the plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals which is in the connected condition, visible range information which specifies a range of the game space which is visible in accordance with implementing the game;
• a breeding time measurer which measures, for the character of each of the plurality of players, a time elapsing from a start of breeding of the character, the time being measured in days and including a plurality of stages;
• a major portion updater which updates, for the character of each of the plurality of players, the major portions of the character through each of the plurality of stages in accordance with only the days measured by the breeding time measurer;
• a breeding information receiver which receives breeding information indicating details of breeding carried out in accordance with a breeding instruction given by a breeding operation of one of the plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals, the breeding information indicating the character of the one of the plurality of players;
• a non-major portion updater which updates, for the character indicated by the breeding information received by the breeding information receiver, the non-major portions of the character in accordance with the breeding information and the plurality of stages, the non-major portions each being present in less than all of the plurality of stages;
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• a visible object information transmitter which transmits visible object information, including the position and the major portion parameters stored in the character information storage for visible characters included in the range of the game space specified by the visible range information stored in the visible range information storage, to each of the plurality of terminals in the connected condition,
• wherein the major portions and the non-major portions are physical characteristics of the character.

A breeding game terminal apparatus, which is in one of a connected condition and a disconnected condition, via a network, with a server, the server managing, for a character of each of a plurality of players, major portion parameters of the character indicating an appearance configuration of major portions of the character, non-major portion parameters of the character other than the major portion parameters and indicating an appearance configuration of non-major portions of the character, and a position in which the character exists in a game space, the server further managing visible range information which specifies a range of the game space which is visible in accordance with implementing the game, the apparatus comprising:

• a character breeder which carries out breeding of a corresponding character in accordance with a breeding instruction given by a breeding operation of a corresponding player using the terminal apparatus;
• a breeding information transmitter which transmits breeding information according to details of the breeding of the corresponding character carried out by the character breeder to the server;
• a visible object information receiver which receives visible object information, including the position and the major portion parameters of visible characters included in the range of the game space specified by the visible range information managed in the server, from the server;
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• a character displayer which displays, on a display device, the visible characters of which the appearance configuration of the major portions corresponds to the major portion parameters included in the visible object information in accordance with the position of the visible characters included in the visible object information received by the visible object information receiver,
• wherein the major portions of the character are updateable through a plurality of stages in accordance with only a time elapsing from a start of the breeding of the character, the time being measured in days and including a plurality of stages, and
• the major portions and the non-major portions are physical characteristics of the character, with the non-major portions each being present in less than all of the plurality of stages.

A character display method executed in a server, which is in one of a connected condition and a disconnected condition with each of a plurality of terminals via a network, each of a plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals to breed a character, the method comprising:

• in the server, storing in a storage, for the character of each of the plurality of players, major portion parameters indicating an appearance configuration of major portions of the character, non-major portion parameters of the character other than the major portion parameters and indicating an appearance configuration of non-major portions of the character, and a position in which the character exists in a game space;
• in the server, storing in the storage, for e each of the plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals which is in the connected condition, visible range information which specifies a range of the game space which is visible in accordance with implementing the game;
• in the server, measuring with a time measurer, for the character of each of the plurality of players, a time elapsing from a start of breeding of the character, the time being measured in days and including a plurality of stages;
• in the server, updating, for the character of each of the plurality of players, the major portions of the character stored in the storage through each of the plurality of stages in accordance with only the days measured by the time measurer;
• in each terminal, carrying out breeding of a corresponding character in accordance with a breeding instruction given by a breeding operation of a corresponding player with a controller of the terminal;
• transmitting breeding information, indicating details of the breeding carried out in accordance with the breeding instruction given by the breeding operation of the corresponding player in each terminal, from a terminal side communicator included in each terminal, and causing it to be received by a server side communicator included in the server;
• in the server, updating the non-major portions stored in the storage in accordance with the received breeding information for the character indicated by the received breeding information and the plurality of stages, the non-major portions each being present in less than all of the plurality of stages;
• transmitting visible object information, including the position and the major portion parameters, stored in the storage, for visible characters included in the range of the game space specified by the visible range information stored in the storage, to each of the plurality of terminals in the connected condition, from the server side communicator, and causing it to be received by the terminal side communicator;
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• displaying, on a display device, the visible characters of which the appearance configuration of the major portions corresponds to the major portion parameters included in the visible object information in accordance with the position of the visible characters included in the visible object information, in a terminal which has received the visible object information,
• wherein the major portions and the non-major portions are physical characteristics of the character.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program that is executable in a computer, which is in one of a connected condition and a disconnected condition with each of a plurality of terminals via a network, each of a plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals to breed a character, the program causing the computer to function as:

• a character information manager which stores, for the character of each of the plurality of players, major portion parameters indicating an appearance configuration of major portions of the character, non-major portion parameters of the character other than the major portion parameters and indicating an appearance configuration of non-major portions of the character, and a position in which the character exists in a game space, in a storage included in the computer;
• a visible range information manager which stores, each of the plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals which is in the connected condition, visible range information which specifies a range of the game space which is visible in accordance with implementing the game, in a storage included in the computer;
• a breeding time measurer which measures, for the character of each of the plurality of players, a time elapsing from a start of breeding of the character, the time being measured in days and including a plurality of stages;
• a major portion updater which updates, for the character of each of the plurality of players, the major portions of the character through each of the plurality of stages in accordance with only the days measured by the breeding time measurer;
• a breeding information receiver which receives breeding information indicating details of breeding carried out in accordance with a breeding instruction given by a breeding operation of one of the plurality of players using one of the plurality of terminals, the breeding information indicating the character of the one of the plurality of players;
• a non-major portion updater which updates, for the character indicated by the breeding information received by the breeding information receiver, the non-major portions of the character in accordance with the received breeding information and the plurality of stages, the non-major portions each being present in less than all of the plurality of stages;
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• a visible object information transmitter which transmits visible object information, including the position and the major portion parameters managed by the character information manager for visible characters included in the range of the game space specified by the visible range information managed by the visible range information manager, to each of the plurality of terminals in the connected condition,
• wherein the major portions and the non-major portions are physical characteristics of the character.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program that is executable in a computer, which is in one of a connected condition and a disconnected condition, via a network, with a server, the server managing, for a character of each of a plurality of players major portion parameters of the character indicating an appearance configuration of major portions of the character, non-major portion parameters of the character other than the major portion parameters and indicating an appearance configuration of non-major portions of the character, and a position in which the character exists in a game space, the server further managing visible range information which specifies a range of the game space which is visible in accordance with implementing the game, the program causing the computer to function as:

• a character breeder which carries out breeding of a corresponding character in accordance with a breeding instruction given by a breeding operation of a corresponding player using the computer;
• a breeding information transmitter which transmits breeding information according to details of the breeding of the corresponding character carried out by the character breeder to the server;
• a visible object information receiver which receives visible object information, including the position and the major portion parameters of visible characters included in the range of the game space specified by the visible range information managed in the server, from the server;
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• a character displayer which displays, on a display device, the visible characters of which the appearance configuration of the major portions corresponds to the major portion parameters included in the visible object information in accordance with the position of the visible characters included in the visible object information received by the visible object information receiver,
• wherein the major portions of the character are updatable through a plurality of stages in accordance with only a time elapsing from a start of the breeding of the character, the time being measured in days and including a plurality of stages, and
• the major portions and the non-major portions are physical characteristics of the character, with the non-major portions each being present in less than all of the plurality of stages.