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Niantic has released the details regarding Phase III of the Kythera Anomaly!

Phase III will take place from Friday, June 24th @1100 UTC to Monday, June 27th @ 1100 UTC.

Niantic will deploy Rare Battle Beacons on portals which are currently ornamented on the Intel Map between 1430 and 1730 local time on June 25th.
The list of cities which will have these beacons deployed in, is available here (on the third page): https://bit.ly/39Lj0zZ

โš  Rare Battle Beacons triggered by the AR Scan Meter (Sunday, June 26th 1900-1910 UTC) will be scored as Agent-deployed Battle Beacons.

Additionally, the following cities will host a Shards event from 1430 to 1730 local time on June 25th:
๐Ÿ”ธSydney, NSW, Australia
๐Ÿ”ธUeda, Nagano, Japan
๐Ÿ”ธNew Delhi, India
๐Ÿ”ธHeraklion, Greece
๐Ÿ”ธManresa, Spain
๐Ÿ”ธCenturion, South Africa
๐Ÿ”ธOttawa, Ontario, Canada
๐Ÿ”ธChicago, IL, USA
๐Ÿ”ธPiura, Peru
๐Ÿ”ธRiverside, CA, USA

Rules for the event are unchanged from Phase II. Find a refresher here: https://t.me/IUENG/5915

โš  This is your final chance to obtain the Kythera Medal: interact with 10 Battle Beacons during the Event timeframe to earn it!

Finally, a limited-time loadout which includes the 2015 Klue Medal will be available on the store once again for 30.800 CMU!

Source: https://ingress.com/news/kythera-p3/

@IUENG
The Summer Solstice Event has started several minutes ago, and for some Agents, the goal was easily met!

Unfortunately, Agents are also reporting some issues with the Scanner's response times.
We will keep monitoring the situation and update you once the issue is resolved.

Status @ 1608 UTC: ๐Ÿ”ด Yep, lagging
Status @ 1613 UTC: ๐Ÿ”ด The whole app seems down, Agents unable to login.
Status @ 1630 UTC: ๐Ÿ”ด Niantic is aware of the issue
Status @ 1650 UTC: ๐ŸŸ  Ingress is slowly recovering. Medal still delayed.
Status @ 1655 UTC: ๐ŸŸข Issue seems resolved. Try glyph hacking a portal if you haven't received your medal yet.

Ph: @rezhakkk

@IUENG
๐ŸŽ–The Superposition Anomaly medal will be awarded by interacting with 10 NIA-deployed or Agent-deployed Battle Beacons:
- during the July event weekend, and Munich will be the only city in which NIA deploys Rare Battle Beacons that weekend, or...
- during the August event weekend, and the 10 selected impact zones will be the only areas in which NIA deploys Rare Battle Beacons that weekend

July
Primary Site: Munich, Germany

Friday 29th
๐Ÿ”ธ NIA TKO Stealth Ops (hosted by GORUCK)

Saturday 30
๐Ÿ”ธ Battle Beacon and City Shard battles
๐Ÿ”ธ NIA TKO Urban Ops (hosted by GORUCK)
๐Ÿ”ธ Cross-Faction after-event party!
Expect: Agent Marketplace (apply here for a space by 3 July), stat games, food & beverages.

Sunday 31
๐Ÿ”ธ Operation Clear Field (hosted by GORUCK)
๐Ÿ”ธ Mission Day (in collaboration with local Agents)

More details to follow about:
๐Ÿ”ธ Operation Portal Recon LIVE

Ticket information on after-Anomaly party, Stealth Ops, Urban Ops, OCF and OPR Live will be released in a separate announcement no later than 4 weeks before the event.

Get in touch with your faction players before the event:
๐ŸŸข ENL: https://requiem-munich.rocks/
๐Ÿ”ต RES: https://munich.willbe.blue/


August
Primary Sites: 10 preselected Impact Zones


Want your location to be considered for hosting a Superposition anomaly on this day? Apply by July 3rd: https://forms.gle/iA2V4jDcATzuvguS8
An enlightened and a resistance point of contact are requested.

Sunday 28
๐Ÿ”ธ Battle Beacon and City Shard battles 

@IUENG
Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday commemorating the liberation of African Americans in the United States from slavery, celebrated annually on June 19. It is the oldest holiday commemorating the freeing of slaves in the United States and has been an official federal holiday in the United States since June 17, 2021. The American word is a portmanteau of the English words June and nineteenth - that is, for the date Juneteenth.

In the wake of this, Niantic has made three Black Lives Matter beacons available for free in the Store.

#BlackLivesMatter โœŠ
@IUENG
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Niantic Social is now Niantic Campfire! Campfire will still be available in Ingress, but in addition, a separate app will be released soon.

Niantic would like to thank all the agents who have tested Niantic Campfire in the open beta so far. There will be some changes in the next few days:

๐Ÿ”ธThe ability to create new groups in Campfire will be temporarily disabled.
๐Ÿ”ธInactive Campfire groups will be removed as of June 23, 2022.
๐Ÿ”ธAll active Ingress groups will remain on Campfire and owners/admins will continue to have full control over the groups.
๐Ÿ”ธYour Campfire map will not display any Ingress groups or events until further notice.
๐Ÿ”ธRegional chat will be temporarily removed.

Finally, Niantic will be introducing a Choose Your Own Adventure experience in the near future, led by K... Stay tuned for more information and instructions on Campfire.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/ending-niantic-social-closed-beta/

@IUENG
The second out of seven Ingress X Series packs is dropping on the Niantic Supply store tomorrow, June 22nd at 1300 UTC, for purchase as a single pack! It features our favourite Artificial Intelligence, ADA.

It will cost 30$ + shipping fees and will contain:
๐Ÿ”ธ One X Series medal card: ADA
๐Ÿ”ธ 3 Mystery Medal Cards
๐Ÿ”ธ One VR Loadout card
๐Ÿ”ธ ADA Refactor Patch
๐Ÿ”ธ ADA Refactor Pin
๐Ÿ”ธ Blue Ingress Sticker
๐Ÿ”ธ Blue envelope

As always stocks are limited, so be ready when the time comes!

@IUENG
After hearing about the latest news about the Superposition anomaly in Munich, will you travel to and partecipate at the event in Germany?
Anonymous Poll
6%
Yes, I like the event as programmed
11%
Yes, only because I have already booked
14%
No, I have cancelled the booking after the news
59%
No, I never planned to participate
10%
Other (comment)
With Ingress version 2.95.1 (currently scheduled for mid-July), the requirements of the operating system you have installed on your phone increases.

With 2.95.1, you must have at least the following OS version installed on your phone:

๐Ÿ”ธAndroid: Android 8 or higher.
๐Ÿ”ธiPhone: iOS 14 or higher

If you have a phone that no longer supports these versions, you won't be able to play Ingress without switching to another phone.

Niantic also notes that beta versions of Android and iOS are not officially supported and Ingress may not work on them.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2022-ingress-min-requirements/

@IUENG
With their latest blog post, Niantic has announced that, since their last update on cheating in their games, dating back to the beginning of 2021, they've "invested in becoming better at observing cheating behaviours, and can now more reliably pinpoint these activities with higher speed and accuracy, preventing legitimate players from being punished incorrectly."

Because of this, the company will be ramping up enforcement against these behaviours across all Niantic games, and rolling out these new findings to their anti-cheat systems.

Niantic suggests that players read their player guidelines to clear any doubt about which behaviours are acceptable on Niantic Games.

@IUENG
The third and final phase of the Kythera Anomaly started at 1100 UTC today!

Agents have until 1100 UTC on Monday, June 27th to deploy Battle Beacons and earn points for their Faction!
Niantic will deploy their Rare Battle Beacons in selected cities (check the third page) starting at 1430 local time of Saturday, June 25th.

Additionally, Shards are back! The following cities will host Shards and Target Portals from 1430 to 1730 local time on Saturday, June 25th:
๐Ÿ”ธSydney, NSW, Australia
๐Ÿ”ธUeda, Nagano, Japan
๐Ÿ”ธNew Delhi, India
๐Ÿ”ธHeraklion, Greece
๐Ÿ”ธManresa, Spain
๐Ÿ”ธCenturion, South Africa
๐Ÿ”ธOttawa, Ontario, Canada
๐Ÿ”ธChicago, IL, USA
๐Ÿ”ธPiura, Peru
๐Ÿ”ธRiverside, CA, USA

The previous two phases saw the Enlightened come out on top: will the Resistance upset the current standings?
Phase 1: ๐ŸŸข 825 - 735 ๐Ÿ”ต
Phase 2: ๐ŸŸข 902 - 768 ๐Ÿ”ต

Phase 3 rules: https://ingress.com/news/kythera-p3/
In the Ingress Forum and our discussion group, the community is ready to help in case of doubts!

It's time to move!

@IUENG
An ADA refactor and a JARVIS virus bundle is available in the in-app store for 3000 CMU. There seems to be no purchase limit for this pack. Since Niantic put this bundle in the shop without any announcement, it is not known how long it will be available, but it will likely remain in the store for the duration of Kythera Anomaly Stage 3.

@IUENG
Official statement by Niantic

More info about the Don't ban Equality letter: https://dontbanequality.com/

@IUENG

[Editorial note for context]
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973.
This ruling allow States to set their own abortion laws, with almost half of them expected to outlaw or severely restrict abortion. -
@carlobolla
A new update for Phase III of the Kythera Anomaly has been posted by Niantic!

At 9:00 UTC of June 26th, the score is as follows:

Agent-deployed Battle Beacons
ENL 42.958 (138) - (122) 37.812 RES

NIA-deployed Rare Battle Beacons
ENL 36,371 (700.5) - (599.5) 29,356 RES

Shards
ENL 88 - 34 RES

โš  Scoring for NIA-Deployed Beacons and Shards is final. The Anomaly event is still ongoing, and scoring for Agent-deployed Beacons is still partial.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/kythera3-results/

@IUENG
The results are in!

With the score of 920.5 to 761.5...

๐ŸŸข The Enlightened win the third phase and conquer the Kythera Anomaly Series!

Series Score
ENL 2657.5 - 2264.5 RES

Phase 3 Detailed Scores
Agent-deployed Battle Beacon
ENL 132 - 128 RES
NIA-deployed Rare Battle Beacon
ENL 700.5 - 599.5 RES
Shards
ENL 88 - 34 RES

Scores in the 100 selected cities are available at this link.

Source and lore discoveries: https://ingress.com/news/kythera3-results

@IUENG
๐Ÿ“ฃ Niantic published the release notes for Ingress Prime v2.94.1!

As anticipated by Brian on Twitter, in this new version sound is getting some love! Sounds coming from Enlightened, Resistance and neutral portals has been updated, lines from ADA and Jarvis have been added and will play when in proximity to L8 Portals!

The team specifies that Portal sounds will start playing when you're within approximate line of sight to the Portal, and that they will not be played by each resonator any longer, but will come from the core of the Portal.
Additionally, the continuous static sound effect will no longer be emitted.

This update seems to lay the groundwork for the previously announced collaboration between Sony and Ingress, introducing Spatial Audio with the Sony LinkBuds.

Turning to the other updates, in addition to the release of Niantic Campfire, the Settings menu has been re-ordered to place more frequently accessed menu options at the top, such as Sound & Vibration settings.
The team also reports to have fixed the delay in the Epoch Medal being awarded to players.

Finally, Niantic announces to be moving back to more frequent releases, targeting the next app update by mid-July.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2-94-1-release-notes/

@IUENG
With 2.94.1, the "Headphone recommended" message at the start of the game has been replaced with "Sony's LinkBuds Series Recommended". This suggests that Spacial Audio is part of this update already! However, it's also possible that Spatial Audio still needs to be enabled server-side or that the feature isn't quite ready yet, as Niantic hasn't commented on it yet.

If you own one or Sony's LinkBuds headphones, try them out with Ingress and tell us if anything significant has changed!

@IUENG
๐Ÿ•Niantic Campfire is now available in your device's App Store!

Download it now from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store!

More info at: https://campfire.nianticlabs.com/
Source: https://nianticlabs.com/blog/campfire-release/

โš ๏ธ Access to the app was limited. It is not possible to access it at the moment

@IUENG
Niantic released the rules for the Superposition Anomaly of Munich!

There is a lot to go through, so we are summarizing all there is to know in a series of posts. Here are the "chapters" of our guide:

1 - General Summary โฌ…๏ธ
2 - Impact Zone Beacon Battle
3 - Impact Zone Shard Battle
4 - Connected Cells Challenge
5 - Side Events in Munich

Find this guide on Telegraph: https://telegra.ph/Superposition-Anomaly-Guide-07-01

Chapter 1 - General Summary

The Anomaly Event will take place from Friday, July 29th @ 1100 UTC to Monday, August 1st @ 1100 UTC.

Anomaly challenges will take place in Munich, Germany, from 1430 to 1730 local time of Saturday, July 30th.

Agents on the ground in Munich will take part in two main challenges: the Impact Zone Beacon Battle and the Impact Zone Shard Battle. Agents from around the world will be able to weigh in on the score by participating in the Connected Cells Challenge or by deploying their own Battle Beacons during the Anomaly period.

As far as side events in Munich are concerned, here is what was announced:
Friday, July 29th
โ€ข Dead Drops
โ€ข NIA TKO Stealth Ops
Saturday, July 30th
โ€ข NIA TKO Urban Ops
โ€ข Operation Portal Recon Live
โ€ข Main Event!
โ€ข XF After Party
Sunday, August 1st
โ€ข Ingress Mission Day
โ€ข Operation Clear Field

Ticketing
Tickets for the Anomaly in Munich will be available in the near future. Tickets for side events (aside from OPR Live) are already available, links will be in the next chapters.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2022-superposition-munich-june

@IUENG
Superposition Anomaly Guide
1 - General Summary
2 - Impact Zone Beacon Battle โฌ…๏ธ
3 - Impact Zone Shard Battle
4 - Connected Cells Challenge
5 - Side Events in Munich

Read the guide on Telegraph

Impact Zone Beacon Battle

This challenge will take place in Munich, from 1430 to 1730 local time of Saturday, July 30th.

The Anomaly Zone where this challenge will take place has been highlighted on the Intel Map. It consists of a set of Portals which will host Battle Beacons spawned by Niantic. Ornamented portals look like the ones in the upper half of the photo.

Niantic will deploy nine (9) waves of Rare Battle Beacons on some of the Portals composing the Anomaly Zone. Some of the Portals receiving a Battle Beacon will be marked as Volatile Portals, and will look like those in the lower half of the photo.

Aim of the challenge, is to win as many Battle Beacons as possible for your Faction.

Scoring
Each of the Battle Beacons will have the score for each Faction multiplied based on the Battle Category (CAT-I to CAT-VI) by 1-1-1-2-2-3 if the Battle Beacon was spawned on a non-Volatile Portal. It will be multiplied by 5 if the Portal was Volatile, regardless of its Category.

The raw score for this challenge, will be the best score achieved by each Faction in any of the 9 windows. 130 points will then be divided between Enlightened and Resistance based on this raw score.

Scores will be announced on-stage at the After Party in Munich.

@IUENG
Superposition Anomaly Guide
1 - General Summary
2 - Impact Zone Beacon Battle
3 - Impact Zone Shard Battle โฌ…๏ธ
4 - Connected Cells Challenge
5 - Side Events in Munich

Read the guide on Telegraph

Impact Zone Shards Battle

This challenge will take place in Munich, from 1430 to 1730 local time of Saturday, July 30th.
Aim of the challenge is to move Shards on links between Portals and score them in your Faction's Target Portals.

In the above picture, you can observe how Shards, Enlightened Targets and Resistance Targets look like.

Timetable
The timetable for this challenge is defined as follows:
14:30: Target Portals Spawn: 4x ENL and 4x RES
14:31: 13x Shards spawn (#1-#13)
14:40: Shards start moving
14:51: 13x Shards spawn (#14-#26)
15:11: Target Portals Re-spawn: 4x ENL and 4x RES
15:31: 13x Shards spawn (#27-#39)
15:51: Target Portals Re-spawn: 4x ENL and 4x RES
16:11: 13x Shards spawn (#40-#52)
16:31: 13x Shards spawn (#53-#65)
~17:20: Last Shard movement
17:29: Targets and Shard start de-spawning

Shard Properties
โ€ข Shards will only travel along Links connecting two L4+ Portals
โ€ข If Shards don't jump for 25 minutes, they'll teleport to another nearby Portal at the next jump.
โ€ข Shards won't backtrack to Portals they've been on in the last 25 minutes.
โ€ข Shards will choose a random link if multiple valid links exist. If Shards are stacked on the same Portal, they may jump on different links.
โ€ข Shards will stop moving once arrived at a Target.
โ€ข NIA will reverse Shard jumps accomplished by cheaters.

Scoring
Only the first six Shards to be captured at a specific Target Portal will score points for the respective Faction. Those scored before 16:00 are worth 1 point, and those scored on or after 16:00 are worth 2 points. 130 points are available in total (65 Shards * 2 points if captured after 16:00).

@IUENG