Agents, subscriptions are almost here!
C.O.R.E., which stands for Community, Offers, Recognition, and Expansion, is an optional monthly subscription service for Ingress Agents, for $4.99 USD per month! (or your local currency equivalent)
As a C.O.R.E. subscription member, you will get access to the following benefits:
* 500 capacity expansion to Inventory
* C.O.R.E. Agent Profile Medal
* C.O.R.E. Agent Codename Flair
* Monthly 2,500 CMU grant*
* 1 C.O.R.E. Loadout Kit every month
* View Inventory and acquired Portal Keys on Intel Map
*Agents who subscribe within the first 30 days from launch date will receive a one time bonus grant of 7,000 CMU total, and resume the monthly 2,500 CMU grant from the second month.
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C.O.R.E., which stands for Community, Offers, Recognition, and Expansion, is an optional monthly subscription service for Ingress Agents, for $4.99 USD per month! (or your local currency equivalent)
As a C.O.R.E. subscription member, you will get access to the following benefits:
* 500 capacity expansion to Inventory
* C.O.R.E. Agent Profile Medal
* C.O.R.E. Agent Codename Flair
* Monthly 2,500 CMU grant*
* 1 C.O.R.E. Loadout Kit every month
* View Inventory and acquired Portal Keys on Intel Map
*Agents who subscribe within the first 30 days from launch date will receive a one time bonus grant of 7,000 CMU total, and resume the monthly 2,500 CMU grant from the second month.
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Today, the details for the C.O.R.E. subscription were released. While reminding that the subscription is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL and it's not require to be able to play Ingress, we would like to offer some clarifications from Brian Rose, who answered questions from the Agents on the Community Forum with regard to both the subscription and the new Portal History feature on the Intel Map.
- If you subscribe on either Android or iOS, your subscription will be valid even if you migrate to the other OS. Source
- The C.O.R.E. Profile Medal and any rewarded C.O.R.E. Loadout Kit will be kept even if you cancel your C.O.R.E. subscription. You will need to return to below 2000 items in your inventory to hack any Portal again. Source
- The Portal History feature will come to the Ingress Prime app in the next update. Source
- Requested features of an "Invert" button and a "Drone Activity" layer for the new Portal History filter on Intel is being worked on. Source
- If the layer dropdown is not displaying correctly, try hard-refreshing your browser page (Shift+reload). For any other (reproducible) issue, open a bug report here. Source
P.S. The C.O.R.E. subscription trailer, contained the following passcode:COMMUNITYOFFERSRECOGNITION (1x ITO EN (-), 1x ITO EN (+), 10x Hypercube, 1x SBUL).
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- If you subscribe on either Android or iOS, your subscription will be valid even if you migrate to the other OS. Source
- The C.O.R.E. Profile Medal and any rewarded C.O.R.E. Loadout Kit will be kept even if you cancel your C.O.R.E. subscription. You will need to return to below 2000 items in your inventory to hack any Portal again. Source
- The Portal History feature will come to the Ingress Prime app in the next update. Source
- Requested features of an "Invert" button and a "Drone Activity" layer for the new Portal History filter on Intel is being worked on. Source
- If the layer dropdown is not displaying correctly, try hard-refreshing your browser page (Shift+reload). For any other (reproducible) issue, open a bug report here. Source
P.S. The C.O.R.E. subscription trailer, contained the following passcode:
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Brian Rose confirmed that the XM will remain white - after the end of the Winter Event - at least until the Portal History feature is released, as it improves visibility for Visited Portal indicators.
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/128882/#Comment_128882
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Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/128882/#Comment_128882
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The C.O.R.E. subscription is finally here!
Check the in-app store of your Scanner to purchase it!
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Check the in-app store of your Scanner to purchase it!
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The C.O.R.E. subscription also enables the Inventory function on the Intel Map, which shows your in-game items but also Portal Keys, their amount and the code of the Capsule they're contained in.
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C.O.R.E. Additional Details
• Prices are different in different regions and countries due to a variety of factors, like currency conversion, VAT, taxes or local fees.
• The medal will remain also if you unsubscribe or cancel your auto-renewal, instead the codename flair is active only while your subscription is active
• Cancelling the subscription just cancels the auto-renewal, doesn't cancel the previously paid subscription neither gives refunds. You can do it through the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
• Before auto-renewal occurs, generally 24 hours, Google or Apple will create a pending payment. You will only be charged on your renewal date once per month.
• Niantic is working to update the Intel Map inventory list to show "None" near portal keys that aren't in Key Locker or Capsule
• Intel Map inventory in some cases is showing some random codes instead of the correct one. Niantic is already working on the problem.
Sources: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
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• Prices are different in different regions and countries due to a variety of factors, like currency conversion, VAT, taxes or local fees.
• The medal will remain also if you unsubscribe or cancel your auto-renewal, instead the codename flair is active only while your subscription is active
• Cancelling the subscription just cancels the auto-renewal, doesn't cancel the previously paid subscription neither gives refunds. You can do it through the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
• Before auto-renewal occurs, generally 24 hours, Google or Apple will create a pending payment. You will only be charged on your renewal date once per month.
• Niantic is working to update the Intel Map inventory list to show "None" near portal keys that aren't in Key Locker or Capsule
• Intel Map inventory in some cases is showing some random codes instead of the correct one. Niantic is already working on the problem.
Sources: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
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Niantic has stated that effective immediately, due to an issue with Google Play Store pricing templates for C.O.R.E., the price of the subscription will increase or decrease in some countries. This change was necessary to uniform the price of C.O.R.E. to the 7.000 CMU bundle already available in the store.
If you already purchased the subscription, you will receive an email in 7 days notifying you of the aforementioned change and, if the price for your country should increase, you will have to explicitly accept the new price or auto-renewal will be deactivated.
Additionally, Niantic stated that they will grant the bonus of 7,000 CMU also for the march renewal if the subscription is purchased within 60 days from the release (up from the previous 30).
N.B. This variation only affects Android users.
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13517/updating-c-o-r-e-pricing-for-greater-consistency
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If you already purchased the subscription, you will receive an email in 7 days notifying you of the aforementioned change and, if the price for your country should increase, you will have to explicitly accept the new price or auto-renewal will be deactivated.
Additionally, Niantic stated that they will grant the bonus of 7,000 CMU also for the march renewal if the subscription is purchased within 60 days from the release (up from the previous 30).
N.B. This variation only affects Android users.
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13517/updating-c-o-r-e-pricing-for-greater-consistency
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Statistics time! 24hr since C.O.R.E. has been released: have you purchased a subscription?
Final Results
38%
Yes, and I plan to remain subscribed for the near future.
15%
Yes, but I plan to unsubscribe after 1 or 2 months.
15%
No, but I plan to subscribe in the near future.
32%
No, and I don't plan to subscribe.
Niantic opened applications for a newly created role in the Ingress community: the XM Ambassadors (XMAs).
As specified on the community forum, a XMA is "passionate about Ingress, excited to engage with other community members in the Ingress Forum, share gameplay tips, and share constructive, actionable feedback with the Ingress team."
30 Agents (15 per Faction) will be selected across Levels, regions and languages to beta test Ingress and help Niantic with valuable feedback on the game.
To be eligible you must be active in the Ingress community forum and adhere to the Ingress Community Guidelines and the Agent Protocol
More details on the program, including requirements and rewards may be found in the source. Applications close on February 18, 2021 5PM PST
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13534/xm-ambassadors-call-for-applications
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As specified on the community forum, a XMA is "passionate about Ingress, excited to engage with other community members in the Ingress Forum, share gameplay tips, and share constructive, actionable feedback with the Ingress team."
30 Agents (15 per Faction) will be selected across Levels, regions and languages to beta test Ingress and help Niantic with valuable feedback on the game.
To be eligible you must be active in the Ingress community forum and adhere to the Ingress Community Guidelines and the Agent Protocol
More details on the program, including requirements and rewards may be found in the source. Applications close on February 18, 2021 5PM PST
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13534/xm-ambassadors-call-for-applications
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A new special event has been announced in the Community Forum!
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the following features will be enabled from Friday, February 12th @ 5PM UTC to Tuesday, February 16th @ 5PM UTC:
• Deploy up to 4 L5 and 4 L6 Resonators per Portal
• L4 to L6 XMP will deal 1.5x damage (while not increasing attack radius)
• 2x Resonator and Power Cubes drop rate from friendly Portals
• 100AP for Portal Recharge
Additionally, the following bundles will be available in the in-app store:
Wrapped in Red Bundle (0 CMU)
1 Portal Fracker
1 Resistance Fireworks
1 Enlightened Fireworks
Lucky Resonator Bundle (2,000 CMU)
20 Level 5 Resonators
20 Level 6 Resonators
Special discount: 1 Portal Fracker (2,000 CMU)
⚠️ As always, we join Niantic in recommending all players to follow health and safety guidelines while playing Ingress. Be safe out there!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13552/coming-soon-special-lunar-new-year-weekend-event
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To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the following features will be enabled from Friday, February 12th @ 5PM UTC to Tuesday, February 16th @ 5PM UTC:
• Deploy up to 4 L5 and 4 L6 Resonators per Portal
• L4 to L6 XMP will deal 1.5x damage (while not increasing attack radius)
• 2x Resonator and Power Cubes drop rate from friendly Portals
• 100AP for Portal Recharge
Additionally, the following bundles will be available in the in-app store:
Wrapped in Red Bundle (0 CMU)
1 Portal Fracker
1 Resistance Fireworks
1 Enlightened Fireworks
Lucky Resonator Bundle (2,000 CMU)
20 Level 5 Resonators
20 Level 6 Resonators
Special discount: 1 Portal Fracker (2,000 CMU)
⚠️ As always, we join Niantic in recommending all players to follow health and safety guidelines while playing Ingress. Be safe out there!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13552/coming-soon-special-lunar-new-year-weekend-event
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After their commitment for a change, pledged following the rise of the anti-racist movement #blacklivesmatter, Niantic has undertaken actions aimed at "supporting our Black and underrepresented minority employees, empowering all employees to combat systemic racism and social injustice, and creating powerful, scalable impact through the culture, ideas, and role models we help to create."
As one of the multiple results of this effort, Niantic has created the Black Developers Initiative program (BDI), providing access, opportunity, resources, and mentorship to Black game and AR developers.
"The BDI mission is to fund new projects from Black game development teams - ranging in size from newer, indie teams to larger, veteran studios - for the purpose of building game prototypes that can live on the Niantic platform. Selected BDI teams will be provided with funding for five months of development, executive mentorship, and development support from members of the Niantic team. They will also join a growing community of peers and program alumni who they can continue to build relationships with beyond the duration of the program. At the end of the five months, development teams will have created a playable prototype and a pitch deck for a real-world augmented reality game."
In the article, John Hanke stated that Niantic has already signed a Black and Women-led game development studio, W!CKED SAiNTS Studio, and shared a youtube video which presents the new entry in the Niantic world and explains the partnership between the two. It is visible at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVENAoYD83U!
Source: https://nianticlabs.com/blog/black-developers-initiative/?hl=en
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As one of the multiple results of this effort, Niantic has created the Black Developers Initiative program (BDI), providing access, opportunity, resources, and mentorship to Black game and AR developers.
"The BDI mission is to fund new projects from Black game development teams - ranging in size from newer, indie teams to larger, veteran studios - for the purpose of building game prototypes that can live on the Niantic platform. Selected BDI teams will be provided with funding for five months of development, executive mentorship, and development support from members of the Niantic team. They will also join a growing community of peers and program alumni who they can continue to build relationships with beyond the duration of the program. At the end of the five months, development teams will have created a playable prototype and a pitch deck for a real-world augmented reality game."
In the article, John Hanke stated that Niantic has already signed a Black and Women-led game development studio, W!CKED SAiNTS Studio, and shared a youtube video which presents the new entry in the Niantic world and explains the partnership between the two. It is visible at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVENAoYD83U!
Source: https://nianticlabs.com/blog/black-developers-initiative/?hl=en
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A new update has been released for Ingress Prime!
v2.65.1 brings the previously announced Portal History feature to the Ingress app!
After all Agents will have access to this new update, the markers you can see in the picture above will be added to the game to highlight visited, captured or scanned Portals.
N.B. The team is already aware of a known issue where Portal History rings disappear when a Portal's Level changes, and are working on a fix.
The only bugfix reported in the changelog involves the regional scoreboard timer, which went negative after a septicycle ended.
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13571/ingress-2-65-1-release-notes
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v2.65.1 brings the previously announced Portal History feature to the Ingress app!
After all Agents will have access to this new update, the markers you can see in the picture above will be added to the game to highlight visited, captured or scanned Portals.
N.B. The team is already aware of a known issue where Portal History rings disappear when a Portal's Level changes, and are working on a fix.
The only bugfix reported in the changelog involves the regional scoreboard timer, which went negative after a septicycle ended.
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13571/ingress-2-65-1-release-notes
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This is how the new Portal History looks like in the newest update! Red shows Portals you have captured, Purple is portals you have visited, and Yellow shows all portals you have claimed Scout Controller at. With this update, the markers for the volatile Scout Controller portals have been hidden from the normal map view unless you enable the Scout Controller layer.
Thank you @InvestigateXM for reporting
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Thank you @InvestigateXM for reporting
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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, the day in which we celebrate love in all it's shapes!
Niantic has organized a virtual tour of the most amazing places around the world, powered by WayFarer. These locations will be posted on their social media channels throughout Sunday and you can get a free exclusive passcode by following these steps.
If you find a location you know, comment the post including your codename, the name of the Portal, and a screenshot of the Portal Key. To earn a passcode, you must have found the right Portal Key and be in the top 50 comments per region across all Niantic's social channels.
Additionally, you can let the world know who or what your Valentine is by downloading the template in the source post and posting it with a mention to @Ingress and with the hashtag #IngressValentine. Selected posts will receive a passcode!
(If instead, like me, you're still single, we will gather for a virtual beer in our discussion group! 🍺)
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13578/who-s-your-ingressvalentine
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Niantic has organized a virtual tour of the most amazing places around the world, powered by WayFarer. These locations will be posted on their social media channels throughout Sunday and you can get a free exclusive passcode by following these steps.
If you find a location you know, comment the post including your codename, the name of the Portal, and a screenshot of the Portal Key. To earn a passcode, you must have found the right Portal Key and be in the top 50 comments per region across all Niantic's social channels.
Additionally, you can let the world know who or what your Valentine is by downloading the template in the source post and posting it with a mention to @Ingress and with the hashtag #IngressValentine. Selected posts will receive a passcode!
(If instead, like me, you're still single, we will gather for a virtual beer in our discussion group! 🍺)
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13578/who-s-your-ingressvalentine
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Agents have reported that a Japanese game news company has interviewed Brian Rose and posted the transcript on their website. In it, Brian discusses the new C.O.R.E subscription and portal history, as well as future plans.
- The Portal History feature is planned to be enabled in scanners tomorrow, February 17th.
- Niantic is working on a Drone Mark II
- Plans to make Ingress easier for new agents are on their roadmap
- Anomalies will return once it is safe to do so, but Niantic is evaluating ways to have an XM Anomaly under the current situation.
- The Battle Beacon and its eventual role in future Anomalies is being examined.
The full Interview can be read in Japanese at the following link: https://app.famitsu.com/20210216_1764485/
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- The Portal History feature is planned to be enabled in scanners tomorrow, February 17th.
- Niantic is working on a Drone Mark II
- Plans to make Ingress easier for new agents are on their roadmap
- Anomalies will return once it is safe to do so, but Niantic is evaluating ways to have an XM Anomaly under the current situation.
- The Battle Beacon and its eventual role in future Anomalies is being examined.
The full Interview can be read in Japanese at the following link: https://app.famitsu.com/20210216_1764485/
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Portal History is now enabled on the scanner for all Agents!
https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13619/portal-history-now-available-on-the-ingress-app
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https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13619/portal-history-now-available-on-the-ingress-app
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Niantic announced a new flash Event from February 19th @ 1700 UTC to February 26th @ 1700 UTC!
In this timespan, the following bonuses will be available:
• 2X AP for 1st and 8th Resonator deploy
• 2X AP for Links
• 4 Mods deployable per Portal
• Kinetic Capsule Program distance of 4km for new Programs
• 15 minutes Drone cooldown time
(AP bonuses can be further boosted with an Apex)
Additionally, a new Link Bundle will be available in the in-app store for 2500 CMU, containing 15 Rare Link Amps and 10 Common Heat Sinks.
⚠ Remember to stay safe, and to follow your local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress. Wear a mask and stay apart from other people as much as you can!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13655/coming-soon-february-flash-event
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In this timespan, the following bonuses will be available:
• 2X AP for 1st and 8th Resonator deploy
• 2X AP for Links
• 4 Mods deployable per Portal
• Kinetic Capsule Program distance of 4km for new Programs
• 15 minutes Drone cooldown time
(AP bonuses can be further boosted with an Apex)
Additionally, a new Link Bundle will be available in the in-app store for 2500 CMU, containing 15 Rare Link Amps and 10 Common Heat Sinks.
⚠ Remember to stay safe, and to follow your local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress. Wear a mask and stay apart from other people as much as you can!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13655/coming-soon-february-flash-event
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Ingress Updates [ENG]
Niantic opened applications for a newly created role in the Ingress community: the XM Ambassadors (XMAs). As specified on the community forum, a XMA is "passionate about Ingress, excited to engage with other community members in the Ingress Forum, share gameplay…
Applications to become a XM Ambassador closed early this morning.
Selected players will be announced on February 28th! Stay tuned!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/130478/#Comment_130478
More info about XMAs: https://t.me/IUENG/5489
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Selected players will be announced on February 28th! Stay tuned!
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/130478/#Comment_130478
More info about XMAs: https://t.me/IUENG/5489
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A new option has been spotted in the Intel Map's filter menu!
You can now invert the selection of Visited/Captured/Scout controlled Portals!
Check it out now at intel.ingress.com!
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You can now invert the selection of Visited/Captured/Scout controlled Portals!
Check it out now at intel.ingress.com!
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As anticipated, Niantic opened applications on their Careers website for the position of "Ingress Community Specialist"!
Its responsibilities will be the following (from Niantic's website):
• Build trust and motivate interaction with Ingress channels through engagement programs.
• Identify, amplify, and engage with high-quality user generated content.
• Work with the support team to provide a cohesive voice across all our platforms.
• Measure, monitor, and build detailed qualitative and quantitative sentiment reports identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Represent the voice of Ingress players in meetings with cross-functional partners of varying levels and job functions.
• Collate feedback from Ingress players having access to beta/early access versions.
• Perform key tasks including but not limited to workflow and process development, issue (bug) tracking and prioritization, documenting process, writing user-facing content, product support, and data analysis.
• Constantly look for solutions to problems and evaluate ways to more efficiently and effectively lead the global support processes.
• Represent the Ingress team online and at events.
For a full list of requirements, or to apply for this position (based in San Francisco, CA or Los Angeles, CA) visit https://careers.nianticlabs.com/openings/operations-specialist-ingress-community/
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13665/ingress-community-specialist-role#latest
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Its responsibilities will be the following (from Niantic's website):
• Build trust and motivate interaction with Ingress channels through engagement programs.
• Identify, amplify, and engage with high-quality user generated content.
• Work with the support team to provide a cohesive voice across all our platforms.
• Measure, monitor, and build detailed qualitative and quantitative sentiment reports identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Represent the voice of Ingress players in meetings with cross-functional partners of varying levels and job functions.
• Collate feedback from Ingress players having access to beta/early access versions.
• Perform key tasks including but not limited to workflow and process development, issue (bug) tracking and prioritization, documenting process, writing user-facing content, product support, and data analysis.
• Constantly look for solutions to problems and evaluate ways to more efficiently and effectively lead the global support processes.
• Represent the Ingress team online and at events.
For a full list of requirements, or to apply for this position (based in San Francisco, CA or Los Angeles, CA) visit https://careers.nianticlabs.com/openings/operations-specialist-ingress-community/
Source: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/13665/ingress-community-specialist-role#latest
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