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Something I've noticed a few times over the last couple days. I'll hack an enemy portal, sometimes get loot, sometimes not, and then I'll be able to hack it again right away. I seem to only get AP for it once, and I haven't tried to confirm if i get the goods it tells me I do. I most often notice this when I'm hacking on the move. Anyone else get this happening, or know the cause?
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 23:08 |
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| # ? May 24, 2013 11:21 |
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NewcastleBrown posted:Something I've noticed a few times over the last couple days. I'll hack an enemy portal, sometimes get loot, sometimes not, and then I'll be able to hack it again right away. I seem to only get AP for it once, and I haven't tried to confirm if i get the goods it tells me I do. I most often notice this when I'm hacking on the move. Portals have a 5 minute cool down period between hacks and you only get AP for successful enemy hacks. It's possible to hack a portal twice within in the 5 minute period but it's rarely successful.
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 23:37 |
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NewcastleBrown posted:Something I've noticed a few times over the last couple days. I'll hack an enemy portal, sometimes get loot, sometimes not, and then I'll be able to hack it again right away. I seem to only get AP for it once, and I haven't tried to confirm if i get the goods it tells me I do. I most often notice this when I'm hacking on the move. That's what I was talking about with the anti-spoofing a few posts back. A few players have been spoofing their GPS signal in order to run around the town without leaving their home so now google is implementing counter-measures, I think they overdid it a bit.
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| # ? Jan 12, 2013 00:21 |
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Chobdab posted:That's what I was talking about with the anti-spoofing a few posts back. A few players have been spoofing their GPS signal in order to run around the town without leaving their home so now google is implementing counter-measures, I think they overdid it a bit. Yeah, I don't get any sort of failure message, but I get the impression it is telling me the hack succeeded but it really failed. I've taken to double tapping portals just to be sure I actually hacked them. If I'm getting double rewards that's cool, but I'd hate to be missing out on hacks because I was mislead to think they had gone through.
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| # ? Jan 12, 2013 00:46 |
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I've been hacking the one portal in my town and it's given me nothing but resonators and 4 keys to it 
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| # ? Jan 13, 2013 00:37 |
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The team I'm on coordinated a big strike today and some guy showed up with his 10 year old kid that plays too. Dad plays on his phone which tethers to a Nexus 7 the kid was toting around. So god drat cute.  All in all there were 7 of us. Amazing how much damage you can do in groups. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at Jan 13, 2013 around 00:48 |
| # ? Jan 13, 2013 00:46 |
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Managed to score an invite a couple hours ago and found a single portal near me. Hacked the poo poo out of it, and will hack it more tomorrow or something  God I'm so cold right now, why did I decide to start Ingress at midnight?
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| # ? Jan 13, 2013 08:17 |
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Got my invite the other day and just set it up. Time to join the resistance! edit: I'm on the first mission at 99% of the exotic matter collected by wandering around my yard and the street, I can't get to any more unless I hop fences or go across the street into the neighbors' back yards. Damnit, Niantic 
GWBBQ fucked around with this message at Jan 13, 2013 around 18:00 |
| # ? Jan 13, 2013 17:07 |
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I just got an invite for Ingress - when I get home I'll give it a go and see what's going on over here in the UK.
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 09:24 |
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Revitalized posted:Managed to score an invite a couple hours ago and found a single portal near me. Hacked the poo poo out of it, and will hack it more tomorrow or something Yesterday I biked around town all afternoon. Was cold to the core and took me the entire evening to stop shivering.
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 09:54 |
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I just got another invite with a different activation code. I never had to put in the first one, I just started playing. Is this normal, or do I need to enter one of those codes somewhere? Also, if I already used one, can I give the other away?
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 13:08 |
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cptInsane0 posted:I just got another invite with a different activation code. I never had to put in the first one, I just started playing. Is this normal, or do I need to enter one of those codes somewhere? Also, if I already used one, can I give the other away? I've been waiting for a code for ages so feel free to throw the other one my way (PM or e-mail me if you don't have plat)!
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 13:53 |
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Well, I'm in as Enlightened and the whole are is Resistance. Am I screwed or is this good? I'm not going to be trying this out in the near future as the temperature is going to be around -6C (21F for you Americans) for the next few days so I intend to be wearing gloves. Also... what was the purpose of the activation code in my email? I clicked the link to install the app, opened the app, and was let straight in - no need to input any code. edit: Another, possibly dumb, question - is it possible to quit the app? I'm used to most games having an explicit exit option, whereas Ingress seems to behave more like a standard app. rolleyes fucked around with this message at Jan 15, 2013 around 20:33 |
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rolleyes posted:Well, I'm in as Enlightened and the whole are is Resistance. Am I screwed or is this good? I'm not going to be trying this out in the near future as the temperature is going to be around -6C (21F for you Americans) for the next few days so I intend to be wearing gloves. While it can be frustrating to have a bunch of enemy portals around that you can't capture, it's even worse being low-level in an area that your faction completely dominates. At least you have a lot of portals around to hack for AP. My advice would be to explore the wider area around you, locate a few neutral portals (there are bound to be some), and grab them. quote:Also... what was the purpose of the activation code in my email? I clicked the link to install the app, opened the app, and was let straight in - no need to input any code. quote:edit:
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 01:38 |
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WhiteHowler posted:No, but Android is smart, and Niantic programmed the game to take advantage of this. When Ingress is in the background, it doesn't use processor time, data connection, or the GPS. If other programs need the memory, it automatically unloads itself. Now when I am on my runs, there is a Nike+ app on that uses GPS so Ingress knows right away where I am and only needs to load local data portal from the server. Opening and closing two complicated apps all the time ensures interesting results! I found a bug where, during the loading screen of the app, you pull down from the top to close wifi and then go back to the app, it is pretty borked. I could try to reproduce but meh.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 06:39 |
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Cheers for the advice. There are a couple of local landmarks near me which might qualify as portals but are currently not (two sports stadiums and a statue) so when the weather warms up a bit I'll grab pictures and submit them. Added bonus: I pass all of them on my walk to work, so if they are accepted that would be handy!
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 09:10 |
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rolleyes posted:Cheers for the advice. There are a couple of local landmarks near me which might qualify as portals but are currently not (two sports stadiums and a statue) so when the weather warms up a bit I'll grab pictures and submit them. Added bonus: I pass all of them on my walk to work, so if they are accepted that would be handy! Just take pictures of anything notable. I've been submitting post offices and fire stations, since the Americans seem to have a ton of them as portals. I've probably submitted 20+ pictures in my little town of 30k people. Granted not all of them will come through (but here's hoping anyway) Speaking of: it's lonely at the top
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 15:48 |
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They should rename this game "Google Geolocation Data Ingress Crowdsourcing Tool". Still pretty fun though. There's a fairly weak enemy portal across the street from my office that's just out of reach of my desk. I'm gonna have to take up smoking or something as an excuse to go outside and hack and bomb it all day. Also apparently this game needs a guide on how to deal with law enforcement when you get stopped for sneaking into a park after dark waving a phone around and mumbling about invisible portals.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 17:11 |
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Co-worker told me about this today so I signed up for the best. Can't wait to gang up with a few guys at work and take down the portal down the road
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19 |
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Abiggoat posted:Just take pictures of anything notable. I've been submitting post offices and fire stations, since the Americans seem to have a ton of them as portals. I've probably submitted 20+ pictures in my little town of 30k people. Granted not all of them will come through (but here's hoping anyway) 1. Get two portal keys for that portal. 2. On the intel map, find 2 portals of a high enough level to reach your portal. 3. Travel to them, making sure to link the high level portals as well. 4. Link final portal. Profit. Bonus points based on how big the field is.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 22:49 |
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Chobdab posted:That's what I was talking about with the anti-spoofing a few posts back. A few players have been spoofing their GPS signal in order to run around the town without leaving their home so now google is implementing counter-measures, I think they overdid it a bit. How much of a lazy piece of poo poo do people have to be to go to that much effort to avoid running around in a game that seems specifically designed to get them out and running around? Good lord, that's crazy
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 22:58 |
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Magres posted:How much of a lazy piece of poo poo do people have to be to go to that much effort to avoid running around in a game that seems specifically designed to get them out and running around? Good lord, that's crazy Its not so much the lazy part, its the game part. If there's a way to become the "winner" people will do it even if it means cheating their rear end off. Local Resistance managed to erect two simultaneous fields that covered all of Phoenix Metro AND Tucson. It was massive. A known cheater took it down in 10 minutes. Really kills the drive to play. Edit: We knew it wouldnt last long but Christ, 10 minutes? A bunch of people from both teams reported him but last I checked he was still playing. 
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 23:09 |
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Magres posted:Good lord, that's Fixed that for you.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 23:11 |
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mrmcd posted:Also apparently this game needs a guide on how to deal with law enforcement when you get stopped for sneaking into a park after dark waving a phone around and mumbling about invisible portals. Even in broad daylight I occasionally abort attacks on portals if it seems like a passing police car might be giving me some attention. Am I doing anything wrong? Of course not. I'd just rather not have to explain in the first place. One helpful thing I've noticed: Parking or standing in an unusual place and messing with your cellphone tends to draw attention. Put that sucker up to your ear like you're talking, and people don't give you a second look. It's bizarre.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 23:23 |
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Vander posted:1. Get two portal keys for that portal. The closest portal is 10 miles away, and resistance
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 23:24 |
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Its not so much the lazy part, its the game part. If there's a way to become the "winner" people will do it even if it means cheating their rear end off. 
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| # ? Jan 17, 2013 11:25 |
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I was riding my bike today in the nearby park before work, and I stopped off to top up some friendly Enlightment portals near a pair of monuments on the way home. While I was doing so this big white Shiba Inu wandered over wagging his tail and looking at me. I pet him a bit and then he apparently decided to just sit down on the ground next to me and chill out while his owner stood there bewildered and laughing. Clearly the Shapers are benevolent beings trying to give humanity more friendly dogs to pet.
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| # ? Jan 17, 2013 13:08 |
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Does anyone know what the rationale is behind not allowing the map to scroll/pan? It's driving me crazy.
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| # ? Jan 17, 2013 21:17 |
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rolleyes posted:Does anyone know what the rationale is behind not allowing the map to scroll/pan? It's driving me crazy. I thought it was that you either had to go to ingress.com/intel or actually
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| # ? Jan 17, 2013 22:23 |
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Wooo just got an invite finally! I think they might have had some issues with their invite system as I requested one several months ago and heard nothing so today I requested an invite again and got it a few minutes ago. So for those who are waiting on a key just trying re-requesting on their website. Looking forward to hacking the poo poo outta things here in Perth!
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 05:39 |
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Finally got an invite. Here's how things are in Melbourne, Australia.
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 07:20 |
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Suck-A-Sage posted:Finally got an invite. Here's how things are in Melbourne, Australia. drat, that's a massive Resistance control field. Here's how things are over west:  If someone can manage to link up those portals in Mandurah, Rockingham, Fremantle and Kalamunda then the Enlightened will control the entire south-of-the-river!
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 09:24 |
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WhiteHowler posted:Even in broad daylight I occasionally abort attacks on portals if it seems like a passing police car might be giving me some attention. Am I doing anything wrong? Of course not. I'd just rather not have to explain in the first place. Now you made me wanna holler "POLICE STATE!" but hey, for me in Europe the same but that could be because I tend to go around in my car and handling your phone whilst driving is a 360 euro fine. This is awesome even if it was not made to last!
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 12:20 |
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A friend showed me this game, and it seems like there's plenty going on in the Netherlands, but invites really are hard to come by. This game seems like it's made for people to bring on a cycling trip, though, which is great.
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 12:58 |
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Suck-A-Sage posted:Finally got an invite. Here's how things are in Melbourne, Australia. Haha Melbourne Here too. What Faction are you playing? That field was amazing when it went up. A whole pile of Enlightened had a big old bitch about not being able to link anymore then got even stroppier when the guy who did it proceeded to rampage through Southbank Busting portals left right and centre. Now its settled down into an arms race for portal keys. I have keys that will allow me to restablish a big arse field across the CBD when that thing drops. 
Plotterboy fucked around with this message at Jan 18, 2013 around 14:28 |
| # ? Jan 18, 2013 14:25 |
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Keetron posted:This is awesome even if it was not made to last! Oddly enough the cheater who took it down didn't go for the Eloy portal. He went for the Payson portal and that one south of Safford. 
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 15:13 |
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Just took out my first portal and claimed it for my own and got to lvl 2. Feel i'm getting the hang of this game a little more now BUT... I just filled up the portal with lvl 1 resonators then started upgrading to lvl 2 but it stopped letting me upgrade even though i still had plenty of lvl 2 resonators left, do you need to let the portal recharge before you put more on? Also i put all my best portal shields on, was that unwise? Finally i tried linking some together but couldn't create a triangle, have i now ruined those portals for linking, etc?
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 15:22 |
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by.a.teammate posted:Just took out my first portal and claimed it for my own and got to lvl 2. Feel i'm getting the hang of this game a little more now BUT... Players can add up to FOUR L2 resonators on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add up to FOUR L3 resonators on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add up to FOUR L4 resonators on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add up to TWO L5 resonators on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add up to TWO L6 resonators on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add only ONE L7 resonator on the same Portal at the same time. Players can add only ONE L8 resonator on the same Portal at the same time. As you can see, high level portals require more players. by.a.teammate posted:Also i put all my best portal shields on, was that unwise? by.a.teammate posted:Finally i tried linking some together but couldn't create a triangle, have i now ruined those portals for linking, etc?
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 15:25 |
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Well the latest update really sped up Ingress for me! It was really starting to drag my HTC Inspire down, but 1.18 has been smooth like buttah'.
Vander fucked around with this message at Jan 18, 2013 around 15:29 |
| # ? Jan 18, 2013 15:25 |
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| # ? May 24, 2013 11:21 |
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Maker Of Shoes posted:USEFUL FACTS Ah thanks this makes a lot more sense, i'll have to keep popping to the area and farm for more keys. Luckily there is about 8 all under cover in the british museum so its perfect for these cold snowy days
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