Mumbai: FAU-G: Domination, the latest military shooter from Nazara Publishing, received overwhelming support during its playtest at the Indian Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2024, held in Hyderabad from 13-15 November. The game, developed by Mumbai-based Dot9 Games, captivated nearly 1,000 attendees, solidifying its position as a crowd favorite.
Attendees eagerly lined up to experience the highly anticipated sequel in the FAU-G universe, which has already seen over 40 million downloads across its past games.
The playtest offered critical insights into gameplay performance and player preferences, ensuring a refined and community-driven development process:
1 Gameplay performance: 80 per cent of players praised the fluid gameplay, highlighting its performance on mid and low-end devices.
2 Popular game modes: Arms Race emerged as the top choice, preferred by 70 per cent of players over other modes like Team Deathmatch and 1v1.
3 Gunplay feedback: 70 per cent rated the gunplay as ‘good’ to ‘excellent’, demonstrating a positive reception among industry professionals and creators.
4 Improvement areas: 10 per cent of participants noted hitbox registration issues, while eight per cent flagged technical concerns like overheating.
With a release scheduled for early 2025, the Dot9 Studios team plans additional community-driven playtests to fine-tune the game and enhance transparency in its development process.
Given the Indian shooter market’s staggering base of 500 million players, such meticulous pre-launch testing ensures FAU-G: Domination can thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Pre-registrations for FAU-G: Domination are now live on the Google Play Store for Android, with iOS and iPadOS pre-registrations following soon. Early registrants will receive the Beast Collection, a limited-edition set of in-game cosmetics inspired by the Tiger, India’s national animal.
This exclusive collection includes:
1 Accessories: Frame, banner, avatar, sticker, spray, and charm.
2 Gun Skins: Sawed-off shotgun, USP, Scout rifle, M4, Uzi, and Kabar.
The Beast Collection is only available to players who pre-register and will not be accessible post-launch.
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