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This Saturday is First Saturday!

Niantic is giving out items each day leading up to the event, starting with a free pack of Common Heat Sinks which can be redeemed in the store right now. We speculate that these items are not intended to be 'rare' but should rather just be used to ensure a quick turnover at First Saturday locations.

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๐ŸŽ„ Let's save Christmas again! ๐ŸŽ„

The holiday season is upon us, but so is a familiar threat - the return of Anti-Claus! The battle to save Christmas with the help of our scanners is finally back!

Agents from every corner of the world are invited to unite in this community challenge and maybe win some prizes in the process!
Tasks will be available in multiple languages: EN, ES, FR, DE, JA, and PT, making them accessible for everyone.

To ensure everyone's safety, this year's initiative is fully stay-at-home compatible. Participating is easy - you can submit your stats through the dedicated Telegram Bot or directly on the event's website at advent.missionday.info.

Let's join forces and keep the spirit of Christmas alive! We count on you to bring peace and joy back into the Ingress world. ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿปโœจ

Thanks @Kathy_Jones for reporting!

@IUENG
After intercepting a transmission between Akira Tsubasa and Devra Bogdanovich about their newest (and potentially dangerous) experiment regarding Machina, the NIA has dug into their Archive and is re-relasing two medals!

Both the Akira Tsubasa 2017 and the Devra Bogdanovich 2017 medal bundles are now available in the scanner store alongside various items. Akira's bundle contains a few offensive items while Devra's bundle focuses on defensive ones.

Both bundles cost 30,800 CMU each (ca. 23โ‚ฌ). It is currently unknown how long these medals will be available.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2023-chronos-doc

@IUENG
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Niantic has released the details for the Operation Chronos event that starts in less than 24 hours!

From 6 December 2023, 00:00 UTC to Saturday, 6 January 2024, 00:00 UTC you'll earn Chronos points through the following actions:

๐Ÿ”ธ1 Overclock Hack Point = 2 Chronos Points
๐Ÿ”ธ1 Portal Capture = 1 Chronos Point
๐Ÿ”ธ1 Mod Deploy = 1 Chronos Point

Agents meeting certain thresholds will be awarded the Chronos medal! There are two tiers with the following Chronos Point requirements:

๐Ÿ”ธBasic: 500 Chronos Points
๐Ÿ”ธAdvanced: 5000 Chronos Points

Overclock Hack Points are calculated depending on how long the successful glyph sequence of an Overclock is as well as if the Scanner successfully calibrated against the Portal. A L8 portal that was calibrated successfully against is therefore worth 40 Chronos points if all glyphs are entered correctly.

You can see how many points you'll get exactly per Overclock hack here: https://t.me/IUENG/6449

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2023-chronos-ops

@IUENG
Does my device support Overclock?

Some Agents are unsure if their device supports hacking Portals via Overclock especially after the Scanning update after which a lot of phones became unsupported.

While your phone may not support scanning, the requirements for Overclock are less stringent which means that your phone could still support Overclock. To find out if your phone is supported, follow these steps:

๐Ÿ”ธOpen the Remote View for the NL-1331 portal with Ingress via this link and open the portal details: https://link.ingress.com/?link=https://intel.ingress.com/p/6ddfcc922c1a4fc4a2c76786a4e7bb2b.16
๐Ÿ”ธTap on the Overclock button to the right of the Hack button

One of two messages should now be shown:
๐Ÿ”ธ"Device does not support Overclock": This message sadly means that your phone does not support Overclock. If you are on Android, double check if the Google Play Services for AR are installed and if not, retry the steps above
๐Ÿ”ธ"Unable to Overclock remotely": This message means that your phone is supported! Now you just have to find a portal that has Overclock activated and start the AR hack. We will share tipps to find them in a seperate post soon.

@IUENG
With Operation Chronos coming up, Agents that haven't used it yet might be wondering how exactly Overclock works, how to find portals to Overclock and how to activate portals for Overclock themselves.

Agent a1mirr has written an excellent guide that covers all these questions and more! If you are chasing the Advanced Operation Chronos badge or if you just want to learn about Overclock, we strongly recommend you to read through this guide.

You can find the guide here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zq5nQBR2wK84bgiHj3frVVtFgdP_gbo61cME7Mdq_LM/edit?usp=sharing

@IUENG
Niantic has published a modification to the scoring criteria for the Overclock Glyph points and in extension for Operation Chronos.

As of last night, failing a Reality Calibration will now result in a 0.25x multiplier on the Overclock Glyph points, awarding only one fourth of the previously gained points.

This means that the maximum Overclock Hack points available from an unmodded L8 Portal before burnout is now 32, but it requires waiting for the cooldown in between hacks, failing the calibration for the first 3 Overclock hacks and calibrating successfully for the last hack as opposed to gaining 20 points without waiting.
The maximum Chronos Points available from Overclock hacking a Portal are, hence, 64 on an unmodded L8 Portal.

Before the update, it was possible to repeatedly fail the Calibration but still gaining 15 Overclock Glyph points for correctly entering the 5 glyphs of a L8 portal, bringing the maximum to 65 points when calibrating for the last hack before Burnout and a total of 130 Chronos points.

See the updated rules on Niantic's blog: https://ingress.com/news/2023-chronos-ops/

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A new Wayfarer Challenge has been announced! This time, Reviewers will be looking through submissions in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan! ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

The challenge will run from December 13, 2023 8:00pm UTC to December 20, 2023 8:00pm UTC. During the challenge, you'll automatically receive submissions to review from the Challenge countries as long as you haven't opted-out from challenges in the Wayfarer settings.

The rewards for this Challenge as well as the threshold for them have not been announced yet and will be revealed closer to the start. We have heard through the grapevine however that Ingress players should not skip this challenge...

Source: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/49840/global-reviewer-challenge-announcement

@IUENG
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Agent @betadina sends us the wonderful group picture from the Ingress Mission Day in Timiศ™oara, Romania, celebrating a day of missions amidst the vibrant cultural scene. As the European Capital of Culture this year hosts closing ceremonies with concerts and exhibitions, the city offers our dedicated agents a blend of adventure and art. And yes, above the group picture, the photos show the free swag kit that was available for all participants!

We sincerely hope you enjoyed the event and the city, and thank the organisers for bringing this event to the community!๐Ÿ”ต๐ŸŸข

@IUENG
Niantic released the final provisional update on Phase 4 of the Discoverie Anomaly: the Reclaimer Challenge.

As of 4:00 UTC on the 12th of December, the score of this global challenge is:
ENL 49.3% - 50.7% RES

The challenge will be running until 23:59:59 UTC on the 15th of December and the final result will be announced right after the scores of Discoverie Phase 5, deciding which Faction will obtain a 1.331x multiplier on said score.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/discoverie-rules

@IUENG
Niantic has released Update 2.131.1 to the App Stores!

Once again, no Release Notes were posted on the news blog, however the changelog in the App Store mentions that fixes for the new Agent training has been implemented.

Ph.: @d3v1linside

@IUENG
๐Ÿ”ต๐ŸŸข Almost 60 players from both factions from all over Germany, Switzerland and Austria fought a great battle for the Portals at Mission Day Lite in Bad Buchau, Germany on the 3rd December 2023 in sunny -4ยฐC and lots of snow!

The brave Agents defied adverse conditions, as it snowed non-stop for the 3 days leading up to the event and rail traffic came to a complete standstill. Some portals were rendered inaccessible because the paths had been flooded, but thanks to NIA's rapid response, this could be changed just in time for all Agents to enjoy the Mission Day.

A big thank you to Agent @Beruriernoir for this picture!

@IUENG
OPR Live is changing!

Starting now, agents that reach the highest tier in the individual rewards for Niantic Wayfarer Challenges will receive a point for the OPR Live medal! Previously, this medal was only available as a paid add-on during certain anomalies, so for many agents this might be the first chance to unlock it.

Niantic notes that Wayfarer challenges will be limited to one per quarter, so going forward, 4 points for OPR Live can be gained per year.

The first opportunity starts now! The newest Wayfarer Challenge has just started and is underway for the next 7 days. We will post details in a separate post.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2023-oprlive-change

@IUENG
The Aye Aye Captain Challenge has begun! The Challenge will take place in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The challenge begins now and ends on December 20, 2023 at 12:00pm PST (8:00pm UTC).

Among the rewards is a special treat for Ingress players: Agents who review at least 500 submissions from the Challenge countries will receive a point for the OPR Live medal!

These are all the rewards for Ingress that you can gain for reviewing:

Community Rewards (overall Wayspots resolved by the community)
๐Ÿ”ธTier 1: 10000 Wayspots Resolved
- 20 L8 Resonators
- 20 L8 XMPs
- 20 L8 Power Cubes
- 1 Rare Shield
- 1 Rare Heat Sink
- 1 Rare Multi-Hack

๐Ÿ”ธTier 2: 45000 Wayspots Resolved
- 25 L8 Resonators
- 25 L8 XMPs
- 25 L8 Power Cubes
- 3 Rare Shield
- 3 Rare Heat Sink
- 3 Rare Multi-Hack

๐Ÿ”ธTier 3: 90000 Wayspots Resolved
- 30 L8 Resonators
- 30 L8 XMPs
- 30 L8 Power Cubes
- 6 Rare Shield
- 6 Rare Heat Sink
- 6 Rare Multi-Hack

Note: To receive these rewards you will need to review at least 50 nominations yourself. Only the highest tier achieved will be rewarded.

Individual Rewards (Amount of Wayspots you yourself have reviewed)
๐Ÿ”ธTier 1: 100 Reviews
- 1 Rare Kinetic Capsule
- 1 Wayfarer Upgrade

๐Ÿ”ธTier 2: 250 Reviews
- 2 Rare Kinetic Capsule
- 3 Wayfarer Upgrade

๐Ÿ”ธTier 3: 500 Reviews
- 3 Rare Kinetic Capsule
- 1 OPR Live Badge tick
- 5 Wayfarer Upgrade

Source: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/50032/raise-the-anchors-the-aye-aye-captain-challenge-has-begun

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The Wayfarer team has released their answers to the November 2023 AMA questions! We want to highlight the following answers:

๐Ÿ”ธWayfarer App

The Wayfarer team initially planned to release a standalone app for players in Summer this year. After being postponed initially, the team has announced that no further development on the app is planned and that the current version will be deprecated and closed soon. Developers that are currently using the app will be migrated to another app focused specifically on scanning.

๐Ÿ”ธRemovals

Niantic is working on updating the removals process by the end of the year to align it more towards the eligibility criteria for new Wayspots in addition to the already existing removal criteria. It is currently unknown if this will be handled on Niantics side only or if the games will recieve additional categories to report an invalid Wayspot as well, however the team hopes that players will see the results of this work before the end of their next AMA.

๐Ÿ”ธContribution Management

After being postponed multiple times Niantic has also announced that the update to the Contribution Management to show edits and pictures has been delayed again with no new estimate currently given. As opposed to the Wayfarer app however Niantic still wants to keep it on the list of features to work on, however at the moment other aspects like the abuse management system and the edits backlog take priority.

You can check out the post for more details and answers: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/243501#Comment_243501

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In August 2023, a string of wildfires ignited in Hawaii, mainly on the island Maui. Driven by strong winds, these fires led to evacuations, inflicted extensive damage, and resulted in the loss of a minimum of 100 lives.

As agents are preparing for the Honolulu anomaly this weekend, Niantic has announced that they will donate $1 for every Kinetic Capsule program claimed until the end of December. In addition, all of the revenue of the Year 11 shirts that is left over after Amazon takes their cut will be donated as well.

To motivate Agents to complete Kinetic Capsules Niantic has also added a new Kinetic Capsule program to the scanner. For the cost of 8 L1 XMPs (or higher level) and a massive 1 XM you'll recieve 3 Peace Beacons once you have walked 8km and the program is complete.

You can buy the Year 11 shirt on Amazon through the links in this post: https://ingress.com/news/2023-year11-merch

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This Saturday, the 5th and final phase of the Discoverie Anomaly will take place in ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Colombo, ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ฤฐzmir and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Honolulu, HI. As per each of the 2023 Anomaly weekends, Niantic has released two Character Medals: one from the archives, and a new AI-style counterpart.

This time it's the turn of ADA, A Detection Algorithm. The 2016 version of the medal is available in the store along with the new 2023 version. Both of these cost 30.800 CMU (23.99โ‚ฌ for the closest CMU pack) and each include 5 Kinetic Capsules and 2 Portal Frackers.

@IUENG
The last weekend for 2023 Anomalies is upon us! Agents in Colombo, Sri Lanka are already active in trying to capture the site for their faction!

Stay tuned to see if the Enlightened or the Resistance will come out on top!

After the end of the event in Honolulu, we will also know which Faction won the Discoverie Reclaimer Challenge and obtained a 1.331x multiplier on today's scores!

@IUENG
Niantic has published the list of all Mission Days which will take place in Q1 2024! Here is the list as of today:

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Monte Isola, Italy - January 20th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maryville (TN), United States - January 27th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Halle (Saale), Germany - February 10th, 2024  (TG Announcement channel)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Adelaide, Australia - February 18th, 2024 (Anomaly MD - pending) 
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Santiago, Chile - February 18th, 2024 (Anomaly MD - pending) 
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Lund, Sweden - February 25th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Montegrande, Chile - February 25th, 2024 (Mission Day Lite) 
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Holten, Netherlands - March 2nd, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chickamauga (GA), United States - March 2nd, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kochi City, Kochi, Japan - March 9th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom - March 9th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Bogotรก, Colombia - March 16th, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด Macau - March 17th, 2024 (Anomaly MD - pending) 
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Porto, Portugal - March 17th, 2024 (Anomaly MD - pending) 
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Strait of Messina, Italy - March 23rd, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ San Jose (CA), United States - March 23rd, 2024 
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan - March 30th, 2024

The list may be updated in the future: you can find the original at the following link:

https://ingress.com/news/2024-q1-md/

@IUENG
With the Discoveries Anomaly in Izmir, Turkey starting these minutes, there are now TWO Anomaly Events ongoing simultaneously!

This will only last for about 25 more minutes as the event in Colombo is about to conclude. Scores are expected to be published shortly after.

Good luck to Agents of both Factions who gathered in the Turkish city!

@IUENG
#Discoverie Anomaly - Colombo, Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Beacon Battle
Raw Score
ENL 108 - 153 RES
Final Score
ENL 41 - 59 RES

Shard Battle
Raw Score
ENL 9 - 11 RES
Final Score
ENL 47 - 53 RES

Total Score
ENL 88 - 112 RES

๐Ÿ”ต The Resistance captures the Discoverie Anomaly in Colombo!

The current Discoverie series score now sits at ENL 1176 - 1173 RES. The x1.331 score multiplier from Phase 4 has not been applied yet.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/discoverie-rules

@IUENG
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