HK40035736B - Method and apparatus for using virtual throwing prop, terminal and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

Method, device, terminal and storage medium for using virtual throwing props

Technical Field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of computer technology, and in particular to a method, device, terminal, and storage medium for using a virtual throwing prop.

Background Art

A battle game is a game in which multiple user accounts compete in the same scene. Players can control virtual objects in the virtual environment to perform actions such as walking, running, climbing, and shooting. Multiple players can also team up online to collaborate on a task in the same virtual environment.

During the game, the player controls the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props as follows: switch the virtual weapon to the virtual throwing prop, click the prop and use the control to control the virtual object to throw the prop to attack other virtual objects in the virtual environment. After the virtual throwing prop is thrown, it explodes within a certain time (for example, 3 seconds) or when certain conditions are met (for example, other virtual objects pass by), causing damage to virtual objects within a certain range.

However, when using virtual throwing props in related technologies, the props must first be switched. During real-time combat, the switching speed is too slow, which can easily affect the timing of the game. In addition, the detonation mechanism of the virtual throwing props after being thrown is simple and easy to dodge, resulting in a low hit rate of the virtual throwing props and a low usage rate of the virtual throwing props.

Summary of the Invention

The embodiments of the present application provide a method, device, terminal, and storage medium for using virtual throwing props. By changing the triggering method of the virtual throwing props, the hit rate is improved, and the utilization rate of the virtual throwing props in the battle process is further improved. The technical solution is as follows:

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for using a virtual throwing prop, the method comprising:

In response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, a prop throwing control is displayed, wherein the prop switching control is used to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop;

In response to a trigger operation on the prop throwing control, controlling the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop, and switching the prop switching control to a prop triggering control;

In response to a triggering operation on the prop triggering control, a prop effect of the virtual throwing prop is triggered.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides a device for using a virtual throwing prop, the device comprising:

A control display module, configured to display a prop throwing control in response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, wherein the prop switching control is used to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop;

A prop throwing module, configured to control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop in response to a triggering operation on the prop throwing control, and switch the prop switching control to a prop triggering control;

The prop trigger module is used to trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop in response to the trigger operation of the prop trigger control.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method for using the virtual throwing props as described in the above aspects.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores at least one instruction, at least one program, code set or instruction set, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or instruction set is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method of using the virtual throwing props as described in the above aspects.

In another aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product or computer program, comprising computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a terminal reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions, causing the terminal to perform the method for using a virtual throwing prop provided in various optional implementations of the aforementioned aspects.

The beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application include at least:

In an embodiment of the present application, after the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props, the prop switching control originally used to switch the throwing props is switched to a prop trigger control, so that the player can trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing props by triggering the prop trigger control. That is, by changing the triggering method of the virtual throwing props, the player can independently control the triggering of the virtual throwing props, and then choose the appropriate time to trigger during the battle, thereby improving the hit rate of the virtual throwing props during the game, thereby improving the utilization rate of the virtual throwing props.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an implementation environment provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG2 is a flowchart showing a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG3 is a schematic diagram showing a process of triggering a virtual prop throwing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG4 shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG5 shows a schematic diagram showing a display of a prop identifier and an effective range identifier of a virtual throwing prop in a map display control provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG6 shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG7 is a schematic diagram showing the use of virtual throwing props at different triggering distances for a virtual object provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG8 is a schematic diagram showing a virtual interference prop interfering with a virtual throwing prop in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG9 shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG10 shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG11 is a structural block diagram of a device for using a virtual throwing prop provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG12 shows a structural block diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the implementation methods of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this document, "plurality" refers to two or more. "And/or" describes a relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and/or B" can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects.

First, the nouns involved in the embodiments of this application are introduced:

A virtual environment is a virtual environment displayed (or provided) when an application is running on a terminal. This virtual environment can be a simulation of the real world, a semi-simulated and semi-imaginary environment, or a purely imaginary environment. This application does not limit this to any of the following: a two-dimensional virtual environment, a 2.5-dimensional virtual environment, or a three-dimensional virtual environment. The following embodiments utilize a three-dimensional virtual environment as an example.

Virtual objects are movable objects in a virtual environment. These movable objects can be virtual characters, virtual animals, or animated characters, such as people or animals displayed in a 3D virtual environment. Alternatively, virtual objects can be 3D models created using animation skeletal technology. Each virtual object has its own unique shape and volume within the 3D virtual environment and occupies a portion of the space within the 3D virtual environment.

Shooting games: These include first-person shooters and third-person shooters. First-person shooters are games played from a first-person perspective, where the virtual environment is viewed from the perspective of the first virtual object. Third-person shooters are games played from a third-person perspective, where the virtual environment is viewed from a third-person perspective (e.g., from behind the first virtual object's head).

In the game, at least two virtual objects engage in a single-game battle mode in a virtual environment. The virtual objects survive in the virtual environment by avoiding damage initiated by other virtual objects and dangers in the virtual environment. When the health value of the virtual object in the virtual environment reaches zero, the life of the virtual object in the virtual environment ends, and the virtual object that survives the last in the virtual environment is the winner. Optionally, the battle starts at the moment when the first client joins the battle and ends at the moment when the last client exits the battle. Each client can control one or more virtual objects in the virtual environment. Optionally, the competitive mode of the battle can include a single-player battle mode, a two-player team battle mode, or a multi-player group battle mode. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the battle mode.

Virtual props: These are props that virtual objects can use in a virtual environment. These include virtual weapons that can change the properties of other virtual objects, supply items, defensive items, virtual props displayed by the hands of virtual objects when they unleash skills, and parts of the virtual object's torso, such as hands and legs. Virtual props that can change the properties of other virtual objects include long-range virtual props, close-range virtual props, and throwing virtual props.

The method provided in this application can be applied to virtual reality applications, three-dimensional map programs, first/third-person shooter games, multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBA), etc. The following embodiments are illustrated by using applications in games.

Games based on virtual environments are often composed of one or more game world maps. The virtual environment in the game simulates scenes in the real world. Users can control virtual objects in the game to walk, run, jump, shoot, fight, drive, switch to using virtual props, use virtual props to harm other virtual objects, and other actions in the virtual environment. The interactivity is strong, and multiple users can team up online to play competitive games.

During a game, players can control virtual objects to throw virtual throwing props to attack. For example, throwing grenades can reduce the health of other virtual objects, and throwing smoke bombs, flash bombs, etc. can interfere with other virtual objects. However, in related technologies, after a player controls a virtual object to throw a virtual throwing prop, the virtual throwing prop will only take effect after the throwing time reaches a threshold or meets certain conditions. During this period, the player can only passively wait, which can easily miss the best time to exert the prop effect, resulting in a low prop hit rate. In addition, when using virtual throwing props, prop switching is required. During the game against other players, switching too slowly can easily affect the game, making players more inclined to use other virtual props to attack, which in turn leads to a low usage rate of virtual throwing props.

In order to improve the hit rate of virtual throwing props and their usage rate during combat, in an embodiment of the present application, the triggering method of the virtual throwing props is changed so that after the player controls the virtual object to throw the virtual props, he can actively select the triggering time of the virtual throwing props. During the game, the player can control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props to the target location in advance. Without switching props during the battle, the prop effect of the virtual throwing props can also be triggered, thereby improving the usage rate of the virtual throwing props. In addition, compared with the method in the related art that requires passively waiting for the virtual throwing props to take effect, the active triggering makes it impossible for other players to know whether there are virtual throwing props around, reducing the probability of other virtual objects dodging and thus improving the hit rate of the virtual throwing props.

Please refer to FIG1 , which shows a schematic diagram of an implementation environment provided by an embodiment of the present application. The implementation environment may include: a first terminal 110 , a server 120 , and a second terminal 130 .

A first terminal 110 has an application 111 installed and running that supports a virtual environment. Application 111 can be a multiplayer online game (MOBA) program. When application 111 is running on the first terminal, the user interface of application 111 is displayed on the screen of the first terminal 110. Application 111 can be any of a MOBA game, a battle royale shooter game, and a simulation strategy game (SLG). In this embodiment, application 111 is a first-person shooter (FPS) game. First terminal 110 is used by a first user 112. First user 112 uses first terminal 110 to control a first virtual object in the virtual environment. The first virtual object can be referred to as the first user's 112 primary virtual object. The first virtual object's activities include, but are not limited to, at least one of adjusting body posture, crawling, walking, running, riding, flying, jumping, driving, picking up items, shooting, attacking, throwing, and performing skills. Illustratively, the first virtual object is a first virtual character, such as a simulated or animated character.

The second terminal 130 has an application 131 installed and running that supports a virtual environment. This application 131 can be a multiplayer online battle program. When the second terminal 130 runs application 131, the user interface of application 131 is displayed on the screen of the second terminal 130. The client can be any of a MOBA game, a battle royale shooter game, or a SLG game. In this embodiment, application 131 is an FPS game as an example. The second terminal 130 is used by a second user 132. The second user 132 uses the second terminal 130 to control a second virtual object in the virtual environment to perform activities. The second virtual object can be referred to as the second user's 132 primary virtual character. Illustratively, the second virtual object is a second virtual person, such as a simulated or animated character.

Optionally, the first virtual object and the second virtual object are in the same virtual world. Optionally, the first virtual object and the second virtual object may belong to the same camp, the same team, the same organization, have a friendship relationship, or have temporary communication permissions. Optionally, the first virtual object and the second virtual object may belong to different camps, different teams, different organizations, or have a hostile relationship.

Optionally, the applications installed on the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 130 are the same, or the applications installed on the two terminals are the same type of applications on different operating system platforms (Android or iOS). The first terminal 110 can generally refer to one of multiple terminals, and the second terminal 130 can generally refer to another of the multiple terminals. This embodiment only uses the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 130 as an example. The first terminal 110 and the second terminal 130 can be of the same or different device types, including at least one of a smartphone, a tablet computer, an e-book reader, a Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III (MP3) player, a Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV (MP4) player, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer.

FIG1 shows only two terminals, but in different embodiments, multiple other terminals may be connected to the server 120. Optionally, one or more terminals may be developers' terminals, on which a development and editing platform for applications supporting a virtual environment is installed. Developers may edit and update applications on these terminals and transmit the updated application installation packages to the server 120 via a wired or wireless network. The first terminal 110 and the second terminal 130 may download the application installation packages from the server 120 to update the applications.

The first terminal 110 , the second terminal 130 and other terminals are connected to the server 120 via a wireless network or a wired network.

Server 120 includes at least one of a single server, a server cluster consisting of multiple servers, a cloud computing platform, and a virtualization center. Server 120 provides backend services for applications that support 3D virtual environments. Optionally, server 120 performs primary computing tasks, while terminals perform secondary computing tasks; alternatively, server 120 performs secondary computing tasks, while terminals perform primary computing tasks; alternatively, server 120 and terminals utilize a distributed computing architecture for collaborative computing.

In an illustrative example, the server 120 includes a memory 121, a processor 122, a user account database 123, a battle service module 124, and a user-oriented input/output interface (I/O interface) 125. The processor 122 is configured to load instructions stored in the server 120 and process data in the user account database 123 and the battle service module 124. The user account database 123 is configured to store user account data used by the first terminal 110, the second terminal 130, and other terminals, such as user account avatars, user account nicknames, user account levels, and the service areas where the user accounts are located. The battle service module 124 is configured to provide multiple battle rooms for users to engage in battles, such as 1v1 battles, 3v3 battles, 5v5 battles, etc. The user-oriented I/O interface 125 is configured to establish communication and exchange data with the first terminal 110 and/or the second terminal 130 via a wireless network or a wired network.

Please refer to Figure 2, which shows a flow chart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment uses the method as an example of the first terminal 110 or the second terminal 130 in the implementation environment shown in Figure 1, or other terminals in the implementation environment. The method includes the following steps:

Step 201: In response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, a prop throwing control is displayed, where the prop switching control is used to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop.

The method of an embodiment of the present application is applied to a virtual environment, which includes a first virtual object and a second virtual object, and the first virtual object and the second virtual object belong to different camps. In one possible implementation, the terminal displays the virtual environment through a virtual environment screen. Optionally, the virtual environment screen is a screen that observes the virtual environment from the perspective of the virtual object. The viewing angle refers to the observation angle when observing the virtual environment from the first-person perspective or the third-person perspective of the virtual object. Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the viewing angle is the angle when observing the virtual object through a camera model in the virtual environment.

Optionally, the camera model automatically follows the virtual object in the virtual environment. Specifically, when the position of the virtual object in the virtual environment changes, the camera model simultaneously follows the position of the virtual object in the virtual environment, and the camera model always remains within a preset distance range of the virtual object in the virtual environment. Optionally, during the automatic following process, the relative position of the camera model and the virtual object does not change.

A camera model refers to a three-dimensional model located around a virtual object in a virtual environment. When a first-person perspective is used, the camera model is located near or at the head of the virtual object. When a third-person perspective is used, the camera model can be located behind the virtual object and bound to the virtual object, or can be located at any position at a preset distance from the virtual object. The virtual object in the virtual environment can be observed from different angles through the camera model. Optionally, when the third-person perspective is a first-person over-the-shoulder perspective, the camera model is located behind the virtual object (e.g., the head and shoulders of the virtual character). Optionally, in addition to the first-person perspective and the third-person perspective, the perspective also includes other perspectives, such as a bird's-eye view. When a bird's-eye view is used, the camera model can be located above the head of the virtual object. The bird's-eye view is a perspective of observing the virtual environment from an aerial perspective. Optionally, the camera model will not be actually displayed in the virtual environment, that is, the camera model will not be displayed in the virtual environment displayed in the user interface.

In one possible implementation, a prop switching control is displayed in the virtual environment interface. The prop switching control is used to switch the control that controls the current virtual object to attack to a prop throwing control that controls the virtual object to use virtual throwing props. It can also be used to switch the prop throwing control back to other controls that control the virtual object to attack. When the terminal receives a trigger operation on the prop switching control, the attack control is switched to the prop throwing control. Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the trigger operation may be at least one of a single-click operation, a double-click operation, a long press operation, a drag operation, and a sliding operation. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific trigger operation.

Schematically, as shown in FIG3 , a prop switching control 302 is displayed in the virtual environment interface. The current virtual object is performing a shooting action. When the player clicks the prop switching control 302 , the terminal can switch the shooting control 303 to a prop throwing control 304 . At this time, the prop throwing control 304 is displayed in the virtual environment interface.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present application, the virtual throwing props refer to virtual throwing props with an active trigger function. In one possible implementation, players can equip virtual throwing props with an active trigger function before entering a game. That is, before the virtual environment interface is displayed, a virtual prop equipping interface is first displayed. On this interface, players can select virtual throwing props with an active trigger function, such as active trigger grenades, smoke bombs, and flash bombs.

In another possible implementation, virtual throwing props with active triggering functions can be picked up in the virtual environment after entering the game. The virtual throwing props in the virtual environment can be dropped by virtual objects or generated at a fixed location, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Step 202: In response to a trigger operation on the prop throwing control, the virtual object is controlled to throw the virtual throwing prop, and the prop switching control is switched to the prop triggering control.

In one possible implementation, when a terminal receives a trigger operation on a prop throwing control, it controls a virtual object to throw a virtual throwing prop. During the throwing process, the virtual throwing prop's throwing path is displayed in the virtual environment interface. The player can change the throwing path of the virtual throwing prop by different trigger operations on the prop throwing control, thereby throwing the virtual throwing prop to a target location in the virtual environment.

Optionally, the throwing path can be derived based on the initial velocity, throwing direction, and gravitational acceleration of the virtual throwing prop. When controlling a virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop, the terminal obtains the initial velocity and direction of the virtual throwing prop, and then uses gravitational acceleration to determine the ray trajectory of the virtual throwing prop. The ray trajectory is formed by selecting n points at fixed intervals and displayed in the virtual environment.

In order to change the triggering method of the virtual throwing props, a prop trigger control is introduced in an embodiment of the present application. In one possible implementation, after the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props, the prop switching control is switched to the prop trigger control. Optionally, the switching control can be switched before the virtual throwing props land after being thrown, or it can be switched after the virtual throwing props land. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the timing of switching controls. And to avoid the display of too many controls, in the embodiment of the present application, only the prop switching control is switched to the prop trigger control, and no additional controls are added to avoid excessive obstruction of the screen.

It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only after the virtual throwing props with active triggering function are thrown, the terminal will switch the prop switching control to the prop triggering control, while after the other virtual throwing props are thrown, the prop switching control will not be switched.

Optionally, the prop trigger control can be displayed in the form of a button, a prop explosion model, or other graphic form; it can also be displayed in the form of text, such as "trigger"; it can also be displayed in the form of a control icon. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the display form of the prop trigger control.

Schematically, as shown in FIG3 , when the player clicks the prop throwing control 304 , the terminal controls the virtual object to throw a grenade 305 and displays a throwing route 306 . After the grenade 305 is thrown, the prop switching control 302 switches to the prop triggering control 307 .

Step 203: In response to the triggering operation on the prop triggering control, trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop.

In one possible embodiment, when the terminal receives a trigger operation on the prop trigger control, the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop is triggered. That is, the player can trigger the prop throwing effect of the virtual throwing prop by triggering the prop throwing control, without having to passively wait for the virtual throwing prop to be triggered. Optionally, to simulate the scene of an object controlling a bomb or other throwing object in real life, when the player triggers the prop throwing control, a trigger animation is displayed through a virtual object. For example, the virtual object removes a trigger device (remote control, mobile phone, etc.) and operates the trigger device. After the operation is completed, the virtual environment screen displays the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop.

Optionally, different virtual throwing props can have different prop effects. For example, if the virtual throwing prop is a grenade, the prop effect is an explosion, which can reduce the health of other virtual objects; if the virtual throwing prop is a smoke bomb, the prop effect is the release of smoke, which can partially block the vision of other virtual objects; and if the virtual throwing prop is a flashbang, the prop effect is a strong light, which can temporarily blind other virtual objects.

Schematically, as shown in FIG3 , when the player clicks the prop trigger control 307 , the grenade 305 explodes, reducing the health of other virtual objects within the range of action.

Optionally, after triggering the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop, the terminal switches the prop trigger control back to the prop switching control, and the player can continue to switch to the prop throwing control through the prop switching control to throw the virtual throwing prop.

In an embodiment of the present application, after the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props, the prop switching control originally used to switch the throwing props is switched to a prop trigger control, so that the player can trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing props by triggering the prop trigger control. That is, by changing the triggering method of the virtual throwing props, the player can independently control the triggering of the virtual throwing props, and then choose the appropriate time to trigger during the battle, thereby improving the hit rate of the virtual throwing props during the game, thereby improving the utilization rate of the virtual throwing props.

In one possible scenario, the virtual throwing prop has adhesive properties and remains attached to the object after being thrown. To prevent the virtual throwing prop from being thrown too far away (i.e., outside the player's field of view), preventing the player from observing the surroundings of the virtual throwing prop and, consequently, from selecting a triggering time, in an embodiment of the present application, the specific location information and range of the virtual throwing prop can be displayed on a map display control, allowing the player to more intuitively understand the surroundings of the virtual throwing prop.

Please refer to Figure 4, which shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment uses the method as an example of using the first terminal 110 or the second terminal 130 in the implementation environment shown in Figure 1, or other terminals in the implementation environment. The method includes the following steps:

Step 401: In response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, a prop throwing control is displayed, where the prop switching control is used to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop.

Step 402: In response to a trigger operation on the prop throwing control, the virtual object is controlled to throw the virtual throwing prop, and the prop switching control is switched to the prop triggering control.

The implementation of step 401 and step 402 may refer to the above-mentioned step 201 and step 202, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

Step 403: Determine the normal direction of the movement of the virtual throwing prop during the throwing process.

To determine the attachment location of a virtual throwing prop, in one possible implementation, while the virtual throwing prop is in flight, the terminal performs ray detection within a preset distance along the virtual throwing prop's trajectory to identify a virtual object in that direction. For example, the preset distance can be 50 cm. To determine the specific location of the virtual object, the normal direction of the virtual object must also be determined. The terminal then controls the virtual throwing prop to attach to the virtual object.

Step 404 : In response to a virtual attachment existing within a preset distance range in the direction of the motion normal, controlling the virtual throwing prop to adhere to the virtual attachment, where the virtual attachment includes at least one of a static attachment and a dynamic attachment.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the virtual throwing props may be adhesive. When the terminal detects the presence of a virtual attachment within a preset distance in the direction of the normal line of motion of the virtual throwing props, the virtual throwing props may be controlled to continue to adhere to the virtual attachment.

Optionally, the virtual attachments may be at least one of static attachments and dynamic attachments. Static attachments refer to objects that cannot be moved in the virtual environment, or remain stationary for a period of time, such as walls, stones, tables and chairs, unmanned bicycles, unmanned motor vehicles, unmanned aircraft, various plants, etc.; dynamic attachments refer to objects that can be moved in the virtual environment, or are in a moving state (including a rotating state) for a period of time, such as virtual objects, running virtual objects (or virtual objects performing other actions), moving motor vehicles, bicycles being used by virtual objects, flying aircraft, stones thrown by virtual objects, oil drums lifted by virtual objects, etc.

Step 405: Obtain the prop position of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment after the throwing.

To allow players to more intuitively understand the position of the virtual throwing prop after being thrown, in one possible embodiment, after the virtual throwing prop is thrown, the terminal obtains the prop position of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment. Optionally, the position can be determined based on the coordinates of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment.

Optionally, when the virtual throwing prop is attached to a static attachment, the prop's position in the virtual environment remains unchanged; when the virtual throwing prop is attached to a dynamic attachment, the virtual throwing prop's position in the virtual environment changes as the dynamic attachment changes. For example, when the virtual throwing prop is attached to other virtual objects in the virtual environment, the terminal obtains the coordinate information of the other virtual objects in real time, thereby obtaining the prop's position in the virtual environment.

Step 406: Display the item identifier of the virtual throwing item in the map display control based on the item position.

In one possible implementation, after obtaining the location of a virtual throwing item in the virtual environment, an item identifier for the virtual throwing item is displayed in a map display control. The map display control is used to display a portion or the entire virtual environment area and can display the locations of virtual objects within the virtual environment. Different colors can be used to distinguish virtual objects belonging to different factions. As an example, as shown in FIG5 , a virtual throwing item identifier 502 is displayed in a map display control 501.

Optionally, the prop identification of the virtual throwing prop can be displayed in the form of a point, a circle or a prop model, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Step 407: Determine the effective range of the virtual throwing prop.

Optionally, the virtual throwing prop has a specific range of effect, causing damage or interference only to other virtual objects within the range, while having no effect on other virtual objects outside of it. Therefore, to allow players to choose a more appropriate triggering time, in one possible implementation, after determining the virtual throwing prop's position, the virtual throwing prop's range of effect must also be determined. The range of effect can be defined as a fixed distance centered on the virtual throwing prop. Different levels of damage or interference can also be pre-set for different locations within the range of effect.

For example, when the virtual throwing prop is a grenade, its effective range can be within 10 meters from the grenade; when the virtual object is within 3 meters from the grenade, the health value is reduced by 80 points; when the distance between the virtual object and the grenade is greater than 3 meters and less than 6 meters, the health value is reduced by 50 points; when the distance between the virtual object and the grenade is greater than 6 meters and less than 10 meters, the health value is reduced by 20 points.

Step 408: Based on the scope of action, a scope of action identifier is displayed around the item identifier in the map display control.

In a possible implementation, based on the acquired action range of the virtual throwing item, the terminal displays an action range identifier thereof in a map display control.

Schematically, as shown in FIG5 , an effective range indicator 503 is displayed around the virtual throwing item's item indicator 502. Also displayed in the map display control are an indicator 504 of the player's controlled virtual object and indicators 505 of virtual objects of different factions. The virtual object indicator 505 indicates that the virtual object is currently within the effective range of the virtual throwing item. At this point, the player can trigger the item effect of the virtual throwing item to damage or interfere with the virtual object.

Step 409 , in response to the triggering operation on the prop triggering control, and the prop triggering control meeting the triggering condition, triggering the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop, wherein the triggering condition includes at least one of a triggering distance condition and a triggering interference condition.

In order to more realistically simulate the actual control effect of the virtual props, in the embodiment of the present application, a trigger condition is also introduced. In different situations, the virtual object may not be able to trigger the virtual throwing props.

Optionally, the trigger condition may include at least one of a trigger distance and a trigger interference condition. The following will illustrate the use of the virtual throwing props under different trigger conditions.

Please refer to Figure 6, this step can be replaced by the following steps:

Step 409A: In response to the trigger operation on the prop trigger control, a trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment is obtained.

Optionally, when the trigger condition is the trigger distance, after the virtual throwing prop is thrown, the terminal obtains the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment, where the trigger distance can be determined based on the coordinates of the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop, and the trigger distance is the straight-line distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop.

Step 409B: In response to the trigger distance being less than the trigger distance threshold corresponding to the virtual throwing item, it is determined that the trigger distance condition is met, and the item effect of the virtual throwing item is triggered.

In a possible implementation, when the acquired trigger distance is less than a trigger distance threshold corresponding to the virtual throwing item, the trigger distance condition is met, and the item effect of the virtual throwing item can be triggered.

Optionally, the trigger distance threshold can be determined based on the item type, with different items corresponding to different trigger distance thresholds. For example, the trigger distance for damaging virtual throwing items like grenades can be 100 meters, while the trigger distance for disruptive virtual throwing items like smoke bombs can be 50 meters.

Schematically, as shown in FIG7 , the virtual object is located within a trigger distance threshold 702 of a grenade 701 . At this time, the player triggers the prop trigger control to control the grenade 701 to explode.

Step 409C: in response to the trigger distance being greater than the trigger distance threshold, determining that the trigger distance condition is not satisfied, and displaying a first prompt message, the first prompt message being used to prompt that the distance between the virtual throwing prop and the virtual throwing prop exceeds the trigger distance threshold.

In a possible implementation, when the acquired trigger distance is greater than the trigger distance threshold corresponding to the virtual throwing item, the trigger distance condition is not met. When the player triggers the item trigger control, a first prompt message will be displayed in the virtual environment interface. At this time, the player cannot trigger the item effect of the virtual throwing item.

Optionally, the first prompt message can be displayed in the virtual environment interface in text form, such as "You are out of the trigger range," to remind the player that the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop is greater than the trigger distance threshold. Alternatively, the first prompt message can be displayed in the form of a warning icon. Optionally, the first prompt message can disappear after a fixed duration, such as 5 seconds, or it can remain displayed in the virtual environment interface until the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop is less than the trigger distance threshold.

Optionally, the first prompt information may be displayed at a position such as the top middle, bottom middle, or right bottom of the virtual environment interface, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In one possible implementation, when the player receives the first prompt information, the player can control the movement of the virtual object. When the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop is less than a trigger distance threshold, the player can trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop.

Schematically, as shown in FIG7 , the virtual object is outside the trigger distance threshold 702 . At this time, when the player triggers the prop trigger control, the virtual environment interface will display a first prompt message 703 , wherein the first prompt message 703 is displayed in the middle of the bottom in text form.

In another possible implementation, the terminal detects the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in real time. When the trigger distance is less than the trigger distance threshold, the prop trigger control is displayed normally; when the trigger distance is greater than the trigger distance threshold, the prop trigger control will be displayed abnormally, for example, the prop trigger control becomes gray, or the prop trigger control is in an untriggerable state.

Step 409D: In response to the triggering operation on the prop trigger control, the triggering status of the virtual interference prop in the virtual environment is determined, where the virtual interference prop is used to interfere with the use of the preset virtual prop, and the preset virtual prop includes a virtual throwing prop.

Optionally, the trigger condition also includes a trigger interference condition. In one possible implementation, other players can interfere with the triggering of the virtual throwing item using virtual interference props, such as electromagnetic pulse (EMP) grenades. Therefore, the terminal needs to determine the triggering status of the virtual interference props in the virtual environment.

Step 409E: In response to the virtual environment not containing a virtual interference prop in a triggered state, determining that the interference triggering condition is met, and triggering the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop.

In a possible implementation, when the terminal detects that there is no virtual interference prop in a triggered state in the virtual environment, it is determined that the triggering interference condition is met, and the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop can be triggered.

Step 409F: In response to the virtual environment containing a virtual interference prop in a triggered state, determining that the trigger interference condition is not satisfied, and displaying a second prompt message, the second prompt message is used to prompt that the trigger operation of the virtual throwing prop is interfered with.

In one possible implementation, when the terminal detects the presence of a virtual interference prop in a triggered state in the virtual environment, it determines that the trigger interference condition is not met, and a second prompt message is displayed in the virtual environment interface to prompt the player that the triggering of the virtual throwing prop is interfered with.

Optionally, the second prompt message can be displayed in the virtual environment interface in text form, such as "Interference has been caused, and the trigger cannot be triggered," to remind the player that the triggering of the virtual throwing item has been interfered with by the virtual interference item. Alternatively, the second prompt message can be displayed in the form of an interference pattern. Optionally, the second prompt message can disappear after a fixed duration, such as 5 seconds, or it can remain displayed in the virtual environment interface until the triggering virtual interference item no longer exists in the virtual environment.

In a possible implementation, when the player receives the second prompt information, the player may destroy the virtual interference props, for example, by firing and destroying them, thereby rendering the virtual interference props ineffective, thereby triggering the prop effect of the virtual throwing props.

Optionally, virtual interference props can be divided into those that affect the entire virtual environment and those that affect a localized area. Therefore, when determining the triggering of virtual props within the virtual environment, it is also necessary to determine whether the virtual objects and virtual throwing props are within the interference range of the virtual interference props. If they are within the interference range, the virtual interference props are considered to interfere with the triggering of the virtual throwing props. If they are outside the interference range, the virtual interference props are considered to have no effect on the triggering of the virtual throwing props.

Schematically, as shown in FIG8 , a virtual environment includes EMP grenade 801 and grenade 803 in a triggered state. EMP grenade 801 can interfere with the triggering of grenade 803, and is marked with an interference range 802 of EMP grenade 801. When the virtual object and grenade are outside interference range 802, EMP grenade 801 does not interfere with the triggering of grenade 803, and the virtual object can be controlled to trigger grenade 803. When the virtual object is within interference range 802 of EMP grenade 801, while grenade 803 is outside interference range 802, EMP grenade 801 interferes with the triggering of grenade 803. At this time, when the player triggers the item trigger control, a second prompt message 804 will be displayed in the virtual environment interface, indicating that the grenade cannot be triggered.

In one possible implementation, the trigger condition includes one of a trigger distance and a trigger interference condition. For example, when the trigger interference is met within any distance range, the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop can be triggered; or when the trigger distance is met, the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop can be triggered regardless of whether there is interference from a virtual interference prop.

In another possible implementation, the trigger condition includes a trigger distance and a trigger interference condition, that is, the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop can be triggered only when the trigger distance is within the trigger distance threshold and there is no interference from the virtual interference prop.

In an embodiment of the present application, by displaying the prop identifier of the virtual throwing prop and its range identifier on the map display control, the player can intuitively know the specific location information and range of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment, avoiding the inability to know the surrounding situation of the virtual throwing prop due to the long throwing distance, and can better choose the triggering time of the virtual throwing prop, thereby improving the hit rate.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, trigger conditions for virtual throwing props are also introduced. The trigger conditions include trigger distance or trigger interference conditions. When the trigger distance between the virtual throwing props and the virtual object is within the trigger distance threshold or the virtual throwing props are not interfered with by the virtual interference props, the prop effect of the virtual throwing props can be triggered, thereby improving the authenticity of the battle game.

In one possible implementation, the virtual environment includes virtual objects from different factions. When a player controls a virtual object to throw a virtual throwing prop, an enemy virtual object can damage the virtual throwing prop. Alternatively, the enemy virtual object can be destroyed by shooting a virtual firearm, such as a rifle or sniper rifle, or by throwing virtual props, such as a grenade or a Molotov cocktail, although this embodiment of the present application is not limiting.

In one possible embodiment, in response to the virtual throwing prop being destroyed, the terminal switches the prop trigger control to a prop switching control. That is, when the terminal detects that the virtual throwing prop has been destroyed, the prop trigger control switches to a prop switching control, notifying the player that the virtual throwing prop has been destroyed. This prevents the player from being unable to trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop after triggering the prop trigger control. After the switch, the player can continue to control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop.

In one possible scenario, the virtual object carries multiple virtual throwing props. In an embodiment of the present application, when the virtual object throws multiple virtual throwing props, multiple trigger operations of the prop trigger control can also be used to trigger the prop effects of the multiple virtual throwing props in sequence.

Please refer to Figure 9, which shows a flowchart of a method for using a virtual throwing prop provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment uses the method as an example of the first terminal 110 or the second terminal 130 in the implementation environment shown in Figure 1, or other terminals in the implementation environment. The method includes the following steps:

Step 901: In response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, a prop throwing control is displayed, where the prop switching control is used to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop.

The implementation of step 901 may refer to the above-mentioned step 201 and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

Step 902: In response to n trigger operations on the prop throwing control, control the virtual object to throw n virtual throwing props, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to m, and switch the prop switching control to the prop triggering control.

In one possible embodiment, a virtual object carries multiple virtual throwing props. When a player triggers a prop throwing control for the first time, the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the first virtual throwing prop. When the player triggers the prop throwing control for the second time, the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the second virtual throwing prop. When the player triggers the prop throwing control for the nth time, the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the nth virtual throwing prop. Optionally, the n virtual throwing props can be thrown to the same location in the virtual environment or to different locations, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Optionally, after controlling the virtual object to throw n virtual throwing props, the terminal switches the prop switching control to a prop triggering control, and controls the triggering of the prop effects of the n virtual throwing props by triggering the prop triggering control.

Optionally, after the terminal controls the virtual object to throw n virtual throwing props, the remaining prop switching controls can be used to switch to other virtual props. For example, after throwing multiple grenades, if the player needs to switch back to the rifle attack, the gun prop switching control can be used to switch the prop throwing control to the shooting control.

Step 903: In response to the i-th trigger operation on the prop trigger control, trigger the prop effect of the i-th virtual throwing prop, where i is a positive integer less than or equal to n.

Optionally, the order in which the virtual throwing props' effects are triggered corresponds to the order in which the virtual throwing props are thrown. In one possible embodiment, when the player triggers the prop trigger control for the first time, the terminal triggers the prop effect of the first virtual throwing prop, where the first virtual throwing prop can be the first or the last virtual throwing prop to be thrown. That is, the virtual throwing props can be controlled to exert their prop effects in the order in which they were thrown or in reverse order.

Optionally, when the i-th trigger operation of the prop trigger control is received and the trigger condition is met, the prop effect of the i-th virtual throwing prop is triggered, and the trigger condition includes at least one of the trigger distance and the trigger interference.

Schematically, when the terminal controls the virtual object to throw three grenades, the trigger distances of the three grenades and the virtual object are obtained. Among them, the trigger distance of the first grenade is 120m, the trigger distance of the second grenade is 80m, and the trigger distance of the third grenade is 50m. The grenade trigger distance threshold is 100m. Therefore, at this time, the player can only detonate the second and third grenades, and cannot detonate the first grenade.

Optionally, after the virtual object throws n virtual throwing props, the terminal may further detect whether the n virtual throwing props are destroyed. When there are destroyed virtual throwing props, the player may only trigger the prop effects of the undestroyed virtual throwing props.

Step 904: In response to the nth trigger operation on the prop trigger control, the prop trigger control is switched to a prop switching control.

In one possible implementation, after the player triggers the prop trigger control for the nth time, the terminal controls the nth virtual throwing prop to trigger the prop effect. At this time, all the thrown virtual throwing props have been triggered, and the prop trigger control needs to be switched to the prop switching control so that the player can continue to control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the virtual object controlled by the player is equipped with multiple virtual throwing props, multiple virtual throwing props can be thrown through the prop throwing control, and the prop trigger control can be used to trigger the prop effects of multiple virtual throwing props, thereby increasing the degree of damage or interference to other virtual objects and further improving the utilization rate of virtual throwing props.

In combination with the above embodiments, in an illustrative example, taking a virtual throwing prop as a grenade as an example, the process of using the virtual throwing prop is shown in FIG10 .

Step 1001, switch out the grenade;

Step 1002: Detect whether the player clicks the item throwing control. If so, execute step 1003; if not, execute step 1001.

Step 1003, displaying the throwing route;

Step 1004, detecting whether a grenade has been thrown, if so, executing step 1005, if not, executing step 1003;

Step 1005: The grenade flies in the throwing direction;

Step 1006, detecting whether the grenade hits an object, if so, executing step 1007, if not, executing step 1005;

Step 1007, adhering to the object;

Step 1008: Check whether the player clicks the item to trigger the control. If so, execute step 1009; if not, execute step 1007.

Step 1009, the grenade explodes;

Step 1010, detecting whether there is a target within the damage range, if so, executing step 1011, if not, executing step 1009;

Step 1011, calculate target damage.

FIG11 is a block diagram of a device for using a virtual throwing prop provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the device comprising:

A control display module 1101 is configured to display a prop throwing control in response to a triggering operation on a prop switching control, wherein the prop switching control is configured to trigger switching to use a virtual throwing prop;

A prop throwing module 1102 is configured to control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop in response to a triggering operation on the prop throwing control, and switch the prop switching control to a prop triggering control;

The prop triggering module 1103 is used to trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop in response to the triggering operation of the prop triggering control.

Optionally, the prop triggering module 1103 is further used to:

In response to a triggering operation on the prop triggering control, and the prop triggering control meeting a triggering condition, the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop is triggered, and the triggering condition includes at least one of a triggering distance condition and a triggering interference condition.

Optionally, the trigger condition includes the trigger distance condition;

Optionally, the prop triggering module 1103 includes:

an acquiring unit, configured to acquire a triggering distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment in response to a triggering operation on the prop triggering control;

a triggering unit, configured to determine that the trigger distance condition is satisfied and trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop in response to the trigger distance being less than a trigger distance threshold corresponding to the virtual throwing prop;

Optionally, the device further includes:

The first display module is configured to determine that the trigger distance condition is not satisfied and display a first prompt message in response to the trigger distance being greater than the trigger distance threshold, wherein the first prompt message is configured to prompt that the distance between the virtual throwing prop and the virtual throwing prop exceeds the trigger distance threshold.

Optionally, the trigger condition includes the trigger interference condition;

Optionally, the item triggering module 1103 further includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine, in response to a triggering operation on the prop triggering control, a triggering condition of a virtual interference prop in the virtual environment, wherein the virtual interference prop is used to interfere with the use of a preset virtual prop, and the preset virtual prop includes the virtual throwing prop;

a second determining unit, configured to determine that the trigger interference condition is satisfied and trigger the item effect of the virtual throwing item in response to the virtual environment not containing the virtual interference item in a triggered state;

Optionally, the device further includes:

The second display module is used to determine that the trigger interference condition is not met in response to the virtual interference prop being in a triggered state in the virtual environment, and display a second prompt information, wherein the second prompt information is used to prompt that the trigger operation of the virtual throwing prop is interfered with.

Optionally, the prop throwing module 1102 is further configured to:

In response to the virtual throwing prop being destroyed, the prop trigger control is switched to the prop switching control.

Optionally, the virtual object is equipped with m virtual throwing props, where m is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

The prop throwing module 1102 is further used to:

In response to n triggering operations on the prop throwing control, the virtual object is controlled to throw n virtual throwing props, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to m.

The prop trigger module 1103 is further used to:

In response to the i-th triggering operation on the prop triggering control, the prop effect of the i-th virtual throwing prop is triggered, where i is a positive integer less than or equal to n.

Optionally, the device further includes:

A switching module is used to switch the prop trigger control to the prop switching control in response to the nth trigger operation on the prop trigger control.

Optionally, the device further includes:

An acquisition module, used for acquiring the prop position of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment after throwing;

The third display module is used to display the prop identifier of the virtual throwing prop in the map display control based on the prop position.

Optionally, the device further includes:

A first determining module is used to determine the range of action of the virtual throwing prop;

The fourth display module is used to display the scope of action identifier around the prop identifier in the map display control based on the scope of action.

Optionally, the virtual prop has adhesive properties.

Optionally, the device further includes:

A second determining module is used to determine the normal direction of the movement of the virtual throwing prop during the throwing process;

The control module is configured to control the virtual throwing prop to adhere to the virtual attachment in response to the presence of a virtual attachment within a preset distance range in the direction of the motion normal, wherein the virtual attachment includes at least one of a static attachment and a dynamic attachment.

To sum up, in the embodiment of the present application, after the terminal controls the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing props, the prop switching control originally used to switch the throwing props is switched to a prop trigger control, so that the player can trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing props by triggering the prop trigger control. That is, by changing the triggering method of the virtual throwing props, the player can independently control the triggering of the virtual throwing props, and then choose the appropriate time to trigger during the battle, thereby improving the hit rate of the virtual throwing props during the game, thereby improving the utilization rate of the virtual throwing props.

In an embodiment of the present application, by displaying the prop identifier of the virtual throwing prop and its range identifier on the map display control, the player can intuitively know the specific location information and range of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment, avoiding the inability to know the surrounding situation of the virtual throwing prop due to the long throwing distance, and can better choose the triggering time of the virtual throwing prop, thereby improving the hit rate.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, trigger conditions for virtual throwing props are also introduced. The trigger conditions include trigger distance or trigger interference conditions. When the trigger distance between the virtual throwing props and the virtual object is within the trigger distance threshold or the virtual throwing props and the virtual object are not interfered with by the virtual interference props, the prop effect of the virtual throwing props can be triggered, thereby improving the authenticity of the battle game.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the virtual object controlled by the player is equipped with multiple virtual throwing props, multiple virtual throwing props can be thrown through the prop throwing control, and the prop trigger control can be used to trigger the prop effects of multiple virtual throwing props, thereby increasing the degree of damage or interference to other virtual objects and further improving the utilization rate of virtual throwing props.

Please refer to Figure 12, which shows a block diagram of a terminal 1200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Terminal 1200 may be a portable mobile terminal, such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, a Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III (MP3) player, or a Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV (MP4) player. Terminal 1200 may also be referred to as user equipment, a portable terminal, or other similar names.

Typically, the terminal 1200 includes a processor 1201 and a memory 1202 .

The processor 1201 may include one or more processing cores, such as a 4-core processor, an 8-core processor, etc. The processor 1201 may be implemented in at least one hardware form of digital signal processing (DSP), field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and programmable logic array (PLA). The processor 1201 may also include a main processor and a coprocessor. The main processor is a processor for processing data in the awake state, also known as a central processing unit (CPU); the coprocessor is a low-power processor for processing data in the standby state. In some embodiments, the processor 1201 may be integrated with a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is responsible for rendering and drawing the content to be displayed on the display screen. In some embodiments, the processor 1201 may also include an artificial intelligence (AI) processor, which is used to process computing operations related to machine learning.

Memory 1202 may include one or more computer-readable storage media, which may be tangible and non-transitory. Memory 1202 may also include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory, such as one or more disk storage devices and flash memory storage devices. In some embodiments, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in memory 1202 is used to store at least one instruction, which is used to be executed by processor 1201 to implement the method provided in the embodiments of the present application.

In some embodiments, the terminal 1200 may optionally further include: a peripheral device interface 1203 and at least one peripheral device.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the structure shown in FIG12 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal 1200 , and the terminal 1200 may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or adopt a different component arrangement.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one instruction is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method for using the virtual throwing props as described in the above embodiments.

According to one aspect of the present application, a computer program product or computer program is provided, comprising computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a terminal reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions, causing the terminal to perform the method for using a virtual throwing prop provided in various optional implementations of the aforementioned aspects.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable storage medium. Computer-readable storage media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any media that facilitates the transmission of computer programs from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

The above description is merely an optional embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims (13)

1. A method for using a virtual throwing prop, characterized in that the method includes: In response to a trigger operation on the item switching control, an item throwing control is displayed, wherein the item switching control is used to trigger the switching to use a virtual throwing item; In response to a trigger operation on the item throwing control, the virtual object is controlled to throw the virtual throwing item, and the item switching control is switched to an item trigger control; In response to the trigger operation of the item trigger control, the item effect of the virtual throwing item is triggered, and the item trigger control is switched to the item switching control. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein triggering the item effect of the virtual throwing item in response to a trigger operation on the item trigger control includes: In response to a trigger operation on the item trigger control, and the item trigger control satisfies the trigger condition, the item effect of the virtual throwing item is triggered, wherein the trigger condition includes at least one of a trigger distance condition and a trigger interference condition. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the triggering condition includes the triggering distance condition; The step of responding to a trigger operation on the item trigger control, and the item trigger control meeting the trigger condition, to trigger the item effect of the virtual throwing item, includes: In response to a trigger operation on the prop trigger control, the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment is obtained; In response to the trigger distance being less than the trigger distance threshold corresponding to the virtual throwing prop, it is determined that the trigger distance condition is met, and the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop is triggered; After obtaining the trigger distance between the virtual object and the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment, the method further includes: In response to the trigger distance being greater than the trigger distance threshold, it is determined that the trigger distance condition is not met, and a first prompt message is displayed. The first prompt message is used to indicate that the distance between the virtual throwing prop and the trigger distance threshold exceeds the trigger distance threshold. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the triggering condition includes the triggering interference condition; The step of responding to a trigger operation on the item trigger control, and the item trigger control meeting the trigger condition, to trigger the item effect of the virtual throwing item, includes: In response to the triggering operation of the prop triggering control, the triggering status of the virtual interference prop in the virtual environment is determined. The virtual interference prop is used to interfere with the use of a preset virtual prop, which includes the virtual throwing prop. In response to the fact that the virtual interference prop is not present in the virtual environment, it is determined that the interference triggering condition is met, and the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop is triggered. After determining the triggering status of the virtual interference props within the virtual environment, the method further includes: In response to the presence of a virtual interference prop in a triggered state within the virtual environment, it is determined that the triggering interference condition is not met, and a second prompt message is displayed. The second prompt message is used to indicate that the triggering operation of the virtual throwing prop is interfered with. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in response to a trigger operation on the prop throwing control, controlling the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop, and switching the prop switching control to a prop trigger control, includes: In response to the destruction of the virtual throwing prop, the prop trigger control is switched to the prop switching control. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the virtual object is equipped with m virtual throwing props, where m is an integer greater than or equal to 2; The step of controlling a virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop in response to a trigger operation of the prop throwing control includes: In response to n trigger operations on the item throwing control, the virtual object is controlled to throw n virtual throwing items, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to m; The step of triggering the item effect of the virtual throwing item in response to a trigger operation on the item trigger control includes: In response to the i-th trigger operation of the item trigger control, the item effect of the i-th virtual throwing item is triggered, where i is a positive integer less than or equal to n. 7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, after triggering the item effect of the virtual throwing item in response to the trigger operation of the item trigger control, the method further includes: In response to the nth trigger operation of the item trigger control, the item trigger control is switched to the item switching control. 8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, after controlling the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop in response to a trigger operation on the prop throwing control, and switching the prop switching control to a prop trigger control, the method further includes: Obtain the location of the virtual throwing item in the virtual environment after it has been thrown; The item icon of the virtual throwing item is displayed in the map display control based on the item's location. 9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, after obtaining the position of the virtual throwing prop in the virtual environment after throwing, the method further includes: Determine the effective range of the virtual throwing prop; Based on the said range of effect, a range of effect indicator is displayed around the item icon in the map display control. 10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the virtual throwing prop has adhesive properties; After responding to a trigger operation on the item throwing control, controlling the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing item, and switching the item switching control to an item trigger control, the method further includes: Determine the direction of the motion normal of the virtual throwing prop during the throwing process; In response to the presence of a virtual attachment within a preset distance range in the direction of motion normal, the virtual throwing prop is controlled to adhere to the virtual attachment, wherein the virtual attachment includes at least one of static attachment and dynamic attachment. 11. A device for using a virtual throwing prop, characterized in that the device comprises: The control display module is used to display the item throwing control in response to the trigger operation of the item switching control. The item switching control is used to trigger the switching to use the virtual throwing item. The prop throwing module is used to respond to the trigger operation of the prop throwing control, control the virtual object to throw the virtual throwing prop, and switch the prop switching control to the prop trigger control; The prop triggering module is used to respond to the triggering operation of the prop triggering control, trigger the prop effect of the virtual throwing prop, and switch the prop triggering control to the prop switching control. 12. A terminal, characterized in that the terminal includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, wherein the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method of using the virtual throwing prop as described in any one of claims 1 to 10. 13. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores at least one instruction, at least one program, code set, or instruction set, wherein the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set, or the instruction set is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method of using the virtual throwing prop as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.