Indus Adds Olympic Pistol Shooter Heena Sidhu as a Playable Character

Pune-based developer SuperGaming has partnered with Olympic pistol shooter Heena Sidhu to carry her likeness to its upcoming Indo-futuristic battle royale sport Indus. The athlete will quickly seem as an in-game character Heena, whose backstory is described to kind an essential a part of Indus’ lore, establishing her as a dwelling legend among the many folks. For the uninitiated, in April 2014, Sidhu turned the primary Indian pistol shooter to attain the number-one world rating, bestowed upon her by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

“I was surprised to see an Indian game studio take so much care and attention to detail, especially in terms of shooting and gunplay and how all of it translates into Indus,” Sidhu stated in a ready assertion. “It’s something I noticed as an athlete and an avid gamer, which made collaborating with SuperGaming all the more easier.” The new character Heena has, in truth, been teased fairly brazenly in most of Indus’ promotional materials, sporting a scouter on her left eye and a few wing-like blades protruding from her again.

SuperGaming claims that her lore is not dissimilar from Sidhu in actual life, who needed to break free from stereotypes to totally realise her ardour for taking pictures. Her backstory is not totally clear, however a SuperGaming spokesperson urged that she’s greatest corresponding to Robin Hood for her village — a hero among the many needy.

Indus additionally revealed Mor-Ni, one other new entry to its extensive roster, who’s revered as a folks hero amongst the Yaksha, an clever race of beings. As the title suggests, her look resembles that of a peacock — acceptable headgear paired with a purple-blue combo, by way of clothes and make-up. Both characters might be out there in Indus at launch.

As talked about in a earlier report, Indus shouldn’t be a class-based shooter like Overwatch. So whereas all Mythwalkers seem in another way designed, they aren’t geared up with any particular expertise, in the intervening time. “Players will definitely get to see our own interesting take on augmenting players with some special abilities on the plains of Virlok, sometime after the launch,” a SuperGaming spokesperson stated.

The firm held its third group playtest occasion late final month, which added new skins, weapons, quality-of-life enhancements to the map and mini-map, customisable controls, and the power to slip across the map. Indus has you step into the sneakers of a Mythwalker, a employed gun working for the COVEN, an intergalactic syndicate that seeks a mysterious uncommon mineral referred to as Cosmium.

In traditional battle-royale style, players might be dropped onto the floating island of Virlok to scavenge for provides, kill anybody who stands of their method, and are available out as the final participant standing. Alternatively, gamers can wait till the Cosmium spawns in a random spot on the map and snag it to finish the match immediately.

Pre-registration for Indus is now reside on the Google Play Store. PC and console variations are anticipated sooner or later.