#Didact Field Challenge.
Start: 02.14.20 19:00 UTC.
End: 02.24.20 19:00 UTC.
More details incoming.

Starting Valentine's Day, Feb 14 at 19:00 UTC to Feb 24 at 19:00 UTC, a global challenge will be issued to all Ingress agents to defeat Nemesis associate, Didact. This month, there are two global challenge goal tiers:

* BASE: 5,500,000 control fields established
* STRETCH: 8,000,000 control fields established

During the global challenge window, the portal network will experience a temporary fluctuation in the following drop rates:

* 2X drop rate of ADA Refactor
* 2X drop rate of JARVIS Virus

An access point exploit has also been detected in the Ingress scanner app. The origins of this AP exploit are unknown at this time, but it appears to be designed to counterbalance the focus on new fields created by agents:

* 2X AP for resonator destroyed
* 2X AP for link destroyed
* 2X AP for field destroyed

A Didact Field Challenge medal will be awarded to agents who accomplish the following milestones during the global challenge window:

* Bronze: 100 fields created
* Silver: 300 fields created
* Gold: 800 fields created

Agents can also track their progress via a Didact: Control Fields Created stat on their agent profiles.

Successfully defeating Didact by meeting either the BASE or STRETCH goals by Feb 24 at 19:00 UTC will result in the continuation of the following modifications:

* BASE: 2X drop rate of ADA Refactor; 2X drop rate of JARVIS Virus continues to Mar 2 at 19:00 UTC
* STRETCH: 2X drop rate of ADA Refactor; 2X drop rate of JARVIS Virus; 2X AP for resonator destroyed; 2X AP for link destroyed; 2X AP for field destroyed continues to Mar 2 at 19:00 UTC

Failure to defeat Didact will result in the temporary drop rate and AP exploit ending on Feb 24 at 19:00 UTC upon termination of the global challenge. Please note that failing to secure the global challenge will not affect Didact medal achievements already awarded to agents during the challenge window.

Lastly, please continue to share situation reports during the global challenge window with the #Didact hashtag, and we will reshare agent SITREPs from @Ingress social channels. Status updates with progress towards the global challenge BASE and STRETCH goals will be posted daily in the community forum starting Mon, Feb 17.

Good luck, agents. We are all counting on you.

https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9174/didact-field-challenge-feb-14-24-2020

We're aware of the temporary server issues and working to resolve them. Thank you for your patience.

This issue should now be resolved. If you're still experiencing server issues, please let us know in the community forums at https://community.ingress.com/en

#Didact SITREP: Field creation (and destruction) has surged in the first 48 hours of the Didact global challenge, with agents taking advantage of this first weekend to establish an aggressive start.

Read more at https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9291/didact-global-challenge-sitreps

#Didact SITREP 17-FEB: A trendline has emerged based on the first 72 hours of agent stats, and agents are expected to defeat Didact and exceed the BASE target of 5.5M control fields on or around 19-FEB.

Read more at https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9291/didact-global-challenge-sitreps

We’re excited to announce the winners of the Ingress First Saturday Artwork Competition for the upcoming months of March, April, and May.

The agents you'll be seeing artwork from in the next few months are:

March: illtacco from Perugia, Italy
April: ZZH621 from Qingdao, China
May: puppyzwolle from Nijverdal, Netherlands

Each artwork will not be revealed until its First Saturday, so we encourage you all to find an event near you (https://www.ingress.com/events/) in order to see it and get it in your scanner.

#Didact SITREP 20-FEB: In 6 days, agents successfully established 5,511,652 control fields and defeated the Didact global challenge BASE target.

Read more at https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9291/didact-global-challenge-sitreps

#Didact SITREP 22-FEB: With more than 42 hours remaining in the global challenge window, agents have already established 7.1M control fields towards the 8M STRETCH target. A STRETCH target victory is all but certain. Well done, agents.

Read more at https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9291/didact-global-challenge-sitreps

#Didact SITREP 23-FEB: 7,947,482 control fields have been established, with 24 hours still remaining in the global challenge window (ending 24-FEB at 19:00 UTC).
To aid agents in the final 24 hours who may still be working towards their individual achievement medals, we have added a new Didact nano pack (5,000 CMU) with 5 SoftBank Ultra Links to the in-app Store. By increasing the outbound portal link limit, Ultra Links can be used very effectively with fanfields. For more info on fanfields, see this video tutorial from agent @57Cell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C97xCtswH2E

#Didact SITREP 24-FEB: Agents defeated the Didact Global Challenge as well as the STRETCH target, successfully establishing 8,730,074 control fields during the challenge window. Excellent work.

As a reminder, the following modifications remain in effect through Mon, 2-MAR at 19:00 UTC:

* 2X drop rate of ADA Refactor/JARVIS Virus
* 2X AP for resonators, links, and fields destroyed

Agents,

Thanks to those who planned to join Perpetua Hexathlon: Milan and Mission Day Milan.

We regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel Perpetua Hexathlon: Milan planned for February 29, 2020, and to postpone Mission Day Milan planned for March 1st, 2020.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Italy have been widely reported in the media. We have reviewed the circumstances, and in an abundance of caution for the safety and health of all concerned, reached this decision after reviewing the announcements and preventative measures taken by the local government.

We will announce the rescheduled date of Mission Day Milan at a later date.
For all agents who have registered for the Perpetua Hexathlon: Milan, the standard Perpetua Hexathlon Medal will be added to your scanner at a later date.

Agents who registered for the event will receive notification via email.

Thank you for your understanding and your support.

We're pausing the roll out of Ingress 2.41.2 because of missing translations, and we're investigating further. Thank you for your patience while we address this issue, and we'll update the forum when we resume the roll out: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9560/ingress-2-41-2-release-notes

Perpetua character digital kits are now available on the Store.
Get the details at: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9591/perpetua-digital-bundles-now-available-on-the-store/p1?new=1

We are celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 and #WomensHistoryMonth by featuring amazing female Agents all through March. ❤ Tune into our social channels or bookmark this page some awe-inspiring stories: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/9764/womenofingress

As a token of gratitude for our own #WomenofIngress, all Agents can redeem one Niantic Beacon (0 CMU) from the Store.

Agents, we are investigating issues with the media drop at the registration and restocking Portals for all Ingress First Saturday locations. Please note that this does not affect your 2x AP or the IFS medal. Thank you for your patience.

Above mentioned issue has been resolved. Ingress First Saturday registration portals have resumed dropping media and restock portals are working as intended. We apologize for the inconvenience.

We’ve posted an update regarding the upcoming Ingress events.
Read the latest details on the Ingress Community forum at: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/10024/updates-to-upcoming-ingress-events/p1?new=1

We're currently updating our game servers. If you see any issues in the Ingress app, specifically Portals or XM not appearing, please let us know via the Ingress Community Forums at https://community.ingress.com/en/categories/feedback

Thanks for your patience; we're continuing with our game server updates today. Please let us know in the Ingress Community Forums if you see Portal actions fail, or if you see increased latency or lag between actions: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/74246/#Comment_74246

Temporary changes to the Portal Network are now live until further notice.
Read the details on the Ingress Community forum at https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/10095/temporary-in-game-changes-made-to-ingress/p1?new=1