Ingress (computer game)

Ingress
Studio	Niantic Labs, now Niantic, Inc.
Publisher	Google
Erstveröffent- lichung	December 14, 2013 (Android) July 14, 2014 (iOS)
platform	Android , iOS
Game engine	LibGDX
genre	Augmented Reality , Alternate Reality , MMOG
medium	Download
language	English, German, Czech, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Current version	v2.35.2 (Android), v2.35.2 (iOS)

Ingress is a by the company Niantic Labs, today Niantic, Inc. , for mobile devices with the operating systems Android and iOS developed augmented reality - / Alternate Reality - computer game . The game is played outdoors with the aid of location data from the GPS and uses buildings, monuments and other conspicuous objects from the real world to classify and design the virtual game world. There are two groups in the game that compete against each other with the aim of bringing the largest possible public areas under their virtual control.

action

Enlightened Ingress Player (green)

The background to the game is the discovery of a new kind of fictional energy (Exotic Matter, or XM for short) that is spreading across the globe. It is believed to be caused by an unknown group called Shaper, which has built so-called portals all over the world through which the new energy is constantly seeping into the world. The motives of the shapers are not known, but it has been found that people can be influenced subliminally with the help of this energy . Two factions are competing to deal with this new energy: the enlightened and the resistance. The player has to decide at the beginning which side he wants to join.

The faction of the Enlightened is shown in green in the game. It is the faction that wants to use energy for the benefit of humanity. However, this is only based on guesswork, as it is not known in the game whether this energy really brings human progress or has as yet unknown, negative effects. They are also referred to as frogs in player jargon.

Resistance Ingress Player (blue)

Your opponents form the resistance, which wants to prevent the energy from coming further to earth. They assume that this is bad for people because they are being manipulated by the energy. This faction also has no precise knowledge of energy, so it is not clear whether it prevents progress or actually averts harm to humanity. They are shown in blue in the game, in player jargon the players of this faction are referred to as Smurfs.

Both factions try to conquer as much territory as possible under so-called control fields that are set up between the portals. The area is totaled worldwide and the game rating is calculated from this. In the further course of the game, the player finds bits of information (media such as newspaper clippings, documents or sound recordings on YouTube and Facebook), on the basis of which the story is further developed. The player can also receive this information via the weekly Ingress Report , which is moderated by Susanna Moyer. The contents of the Ingress Report not only include new story elements, but also information about new functions of the "scanner" (the name of the app in the jargon of the game), XM anomalies (official events at which the factions compete against each other) or Actions by "agents" around the world.

Gameplay

All actions of a player are carried out via the so-called scanner. A virtual map with a dark color scheme based on the geodata from OpenStreetMap is displayed as the playing field . In addition to the current position of the player (arrow) and his radius of action (as a circle), portals, resonators and exotic matter (exotic matter, XM) are shown in the immediate vicinity. The game is played by moving to the portals with your Android or iOS device and the scanner collects XMs lying around. If a portal is within the radius of action, you can interact with it. Portals can be hacked, captured, expanded, linked or attacked. An area is conquered by linking several portals, i.e. connecting them virtually. The key of the respective portal is required for this. If three portals are linked together, a control field is created. The value of a conquered area depends on how many people - “Mind Units” (MU) - live in this area on average.

If your own speed is too high (approx. Over 50 km / h), apart from collecting XM, no actions are possible. The actions already mentioned above give you action points (AP); these are needed to move up the level .

Exotic Matter (XM)

The "exotic matter" (English Exotic Matter, XM for short) is represented by white and blue dots on the map and is particularly concentrated on portals. It is automatically collected within the action radius as long as you have not yet reached your maximum XM supply (depending on the player level). The existing XM points are a common resource for all players on site. If a player collects them, others use them for 20 minutes, then they are renewed.

XM is required for almost all actions in the game, e.g. B. for hacking portals or setting or attacking resonators. Charging weakened resonators costs a lot of XM.

Portals

To get the items that are important for the game (XMP Burster, Resonators, Modifiers, Powercubes, Portal Keys and Media), the player has to hack portals. Portals are linked to real existing sights, statues, buildings, culturally significant or otherwise conspicuous places and must be visited by the player with the help of GPS coordinates and the scanner app. Unoccupied portals are shown in gray and can be occupied by a faction by placing at least one of up to eight resonators around the portal. It is then displayed in the color of your own faction. Both neutral portals and your own and enemy portals can be hacked, whereby you get more items (items) from your own portals, lose with the opposing XM, but collect an additional 100 action points (AP). If an unmodified portal has been hacked four times by a player, it is considered to be burned out for the next 4 hours. However, this number can be increased with the Multihack item type.

The taking of portals is still important to bring areas under the virtual control of your own faction and thus to collect points for the overall rating of your own grouping. This is done by linking the portals taken. For this, three portals (in a triangle - i.e. three links) must be connected. In order to be able to link portals, both must be fully equipped with eight resonators each at the time of linking. You also need a so-called portal key for the portal to which the link is to be made, which can be recorded with the help of the scanner. In addition, there must be no other links in the way between these portals and the exit portal must not already be covered by a field. A portal can have a maximum of eight outgoing links and always requires at least three resonators to maintain the link. The number of outbound links can be increased with a Softbank Ultra Link. Linked portals strengthen each other's resistance to attacks.

Opposing portals can be conquered by bombarding and destroying the resonators with items of the type XMP-Bursters or Ultra-Strikes. If all resonators are destroyed, the portal becomes neutral (gray) again and can be equipped with your own resonators. In addition, there is the Jarvis virus and the ADA refactor, with which a player can take over a portal directly, whereby all resonators and modifiers are retained.

Other players who have reached at least level 10 can suggest new portals. These suggestions are evaluated by other players who have reached at least level 12 in the so-called Operation Portal Recon (OPR). The evaluations are used to decide whether a proposal will actually become a new portal in the game.

Action points and player levels

Action Points (AP) are awarded for actions carried out. After reaching a certain amount of these points, the player moves up to a higher level. Resonators, XMP and Ultra-Strikes are also assigned to levels. A player may only use objects whose level is lower than or equal to his player level. In addition to the pure AP, additional statistics are recorded (number of hacks, number of "discovered" portals, number of destroyed or built-in resonators, etc.). As soon as a player has reached a certain number, he receives a medal (badge), which is available in the levels bronze, silver, gold, platinum and onyx, also called black. In order to get beyond level 8, the player must also have achieved a certain number of medals of different levels. The current maximum player level is 16. Resonators, XMP, Powercubes and Ultra-Strikes are available up to level 8. One advantage of player levels higher than 8 is that the XM tank is enlarged and the maximum range in that you can recharge a portal increases. With the introduction of Ingress Prime it is possible to carry out a recursion. The player level is set to 1 again, but all medals collected up to that point remain. You will receive a medal called Simulacrum for the recursion . A recursion can be performed multiple times. The number of performed recursions can be seen on a counter on the Simulacrum medal. With each recursion there is the possibility to change the faction.

Level	AP	Medals	XM tank size	Charging distance
1	0	-	3,000 XM	250 km
2	2,500	-	4,000 XM	500 km
3	20,000	-	5,000 XM	750 km
4th	70,000	-	6,000 XM	1,000 km
5	150,000	-	7,000 XM	1,250 km
6th	300,000	-	8,000 XM	1,500 km
7th	600,000	-	9,000 XM	1,750 km
8th	1,200,000	-	10,000 XM	2,000 km
9	2,400,000	4 × silver, 1 × gold	11,500 XM	2,250 km
10	4,000,000	5 × silver, 2 × gold	13,000 XM	2,500 km
11	6,000,000	6 × silver, 4 × gold	14,500 XM	2,750 km
12	8,400,000	7 × silver, 6 × gold	16,000 XM	3,000 km
13	12,000,000	7 × gold, 1 × platinum	17,500 XM	3,250 km
14th	17,000,000	2 × platinum	19,000 XM	3,500 km
15th	24,000,000	3 × platinum	20,500 XM	3,750 km
16	40,000,000	4 × platinum, 2 × onyx	22,000 XM	4,000 km

Items

Items are usable items in the game and can be obtained by the player by hacking a portal or using passcodes . Items can also be dropped and picked up again and thus exchanged between different players. For some items there are gradations in the level and frequency of occurrence. A player can have a maximum of 2000 items in their inventory. Through passcodes or hacks that deliver many items, the inventory can also reach a value of over 2000. Then no more hacks are possible until the inventory is reduced again.

Resonators

Resonators amplify the "exotic matter" (XM "Exotic Matter") that a portal generates. Each portal can accommodate up to 8 resonators in so-called slots . When the first resonator is set, the portal takes over the orientation of the player who sets this resonator, i.e. H. the portal is controlled by its faction. Each resonator can store a certain amount of XM, whereby it loses 15% of the total capacity every day due to the so-called decay . Attacks by enemy players also reduce the stored energy. Resonators whose energy drops to 0 completely disintegrate, so that the slot becomes free again. If the last resonator disintegrates, the portal in question becomes neutral again and can be taken again. Resonators from portals within range can be charged to prevent decay.

Resonators are available in 8 levels, whereby only a limited number of resonators can be set per portal and player (e.g. a player can only have one L8 and one L7, but up to four L3 or eight L1 -Resonators). The sum of all resonator levels divided by eight gives the portal level.

weapons

Weapons are used to destroy enemy resonators. A distinction is made between “eXotic Matter Pulse” ( XMP for short ) and Ultrastrikes . The latter have a shorter range than XMPs , but have twice the damage effect . While XMPs are used for general purposes, Ultrastrikes are particularly useful for destroying modifiers. It applies to both types that they can be “charged” and their attack effect can be increased by up to 20%.

Portal keys

Portal keys are essential to build fields in the game. For each outgoing link, a key from the remote portal is required and used, i.e. removed from the inventory. In addition, portals for which you have a key can be loaded remotely.

Modifiers

Portals can be equipped with up to four modifiers to improve the portal properties. Each player can set a maximum of two modifiers per portal. Modifiers come in up to three different frequency levels (common / rare / very rare). The rarer, the greater the effect:

• Portal Shield (frequent / rare / very rare): Reduces the damage from enemy attacks on the portal and the resonators.

• AEGIS Shield (very rare): Introduced as part of a cooperation with the insurance group Axa as AXA Shield. Reduces the damage to the portal and the resonators even better than the very rare Portal Shield. December 2017, instead of the sponsor, the fictitious in-game developer "Visur Technology" became the name giver.

• Link Amp (rare / very rare): Increases the range of the possible links. Very rare link amps cannot be hacked, they are only available via passcodes .
• SoftBank Ultra Link for short SBUL (very rare): Introduced as part of a cooperation with Softbank . In addition to the range, increases the maximum number of possible outgoing links by eight each, so that a maximum of 40 outgoing links are possible.
• Heat sink (frequent / rare / very rare): Shortens the cooling time of a portal between hacks and after burnout by −20%, −50% or −70%.
• Multi-Hack (frequent / rare / very rare): Burns out a portal only after additional hacks. The normal 4 hacks are added to +4, +8 or +12.
• Turret (Rare): Increases the number of attacks made by the portal on enemy players.
• Force Amp (Rare): Increases the damage caused by these attacks by the portal.
• ITO EN Transmuter (-) (very rare): Increases the spending tendency when hacking the portal towards weapons / demolition. Introduced in July 2017 in cooperation with ITO EN
• ITO EN Transmuter (+) (very rare): Increases the spending tendency when hacking the portal towards defense / construction.

The strength of the transmuter depends on the combination of mathematical rules. So if a (-) and a (+) Transmuter are placed at the same time, the effect is canceled.

While the effects of several deployed Portal Shields add up, the effects of the rest of the modifiers do not increase to the same extent. In the course of the game's history, individual modes of action were repeatedly modified more or less by the developers, for example the effectiveness and durability of the Portal Shields . B. changed several times.

Viruses

Viruses, or "flip cards", allow you to rotate an opposing portal or your own portal so that it belongs to the other faction. Contained resonators and modifiers are retained; adjacent links and fields are destroyed. There are two variants, the Jarvis virus (green) and the ADA refactor (blue).

The Jarvis virus can rotate blue portals so that they are under the control of the Enlightened. Conversely, an ADA refactor can bring a green portal under the control of the Resistance. It is possible to turn a portal of your own faction (e.g. to destroy links of your own faction). After a portal has been rotated with a virus, 60 minutes must pass before the portal can be rotated again with a virus.

Capsules

In Capsules (. Capsules dt) can be stored up to 100 items, thereby enabling a fast Itemtransfer between two players. Capsules were added as a game element in 2014 and in 2015, in cooperation with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , the so-called MUFG capsules were added, which offer a randomly controlled "interest rate" on the stored items. Similar to the AXA Shield, the MUFG Capsule was replaced at the end of 2017 by the "Quantum Capsule" with the same properties, items in these two capsules are normally counted in the inventory. Capsules that exceed the item limit cannot be taken.
With the introduction of the in-game shop at the end of 2015, so-called keylocker capsules came into play, with which it is possible to store 100 portal keys (no other items) without burdening the inventory. These must be purchased and are limited to 5 pieces per player. The player can keep a maximum of 500 keys more in the inventory. As part of Ingress' fifth "birthday" there was a free keylocker capsule for every player.

Power Cubes

Power Cubes store a certain amount of XM, which is credited to the player when used. Cubes come in eight levels; they contain 1000 XM per level. Cubes are not automatically activated when the player's XM supply is low. In addition, excess XM is lost if the player does not have enough free capacity to accommodate the contents of the cube. Cubes can only be used once, it is not possible to store XM in them or to partially remove them.
In addition, Lawson PowerCubes have been available since February 2016 , the XM quantity of which depends on the player level (the higher the level, the more XM the player receives). When activated, the Lawson cube will automatically charge the XM memory until the cube is used up. No XM will be collected from the card during this time. Circle-K PowerCubes with the same function have also been available since May 2017 .

The partnerships between Niantic and the companies Circle-K and Lawson have now ended. The "Circle-K PowerCube" has been completely removed from the game, with any Circle-K PowerCubes still in the player's inventory. The "Lawson PowerCube" has been renamed "Hypercube".

Media

By Media Items short of Niantic videos are distributed, describing the course of the game. Often these are cryptic and difficult to interpret.

Powerups

Powerups can only be purchased in the in-game shop and cannot be hacked or exchanged by players.

• Portal Fracker : can be placed on a portal and doubles the output of the portal per hack for 10 minutes. This feature can be used by all players who hack the portal.
• Beacon : can also be placed on a portal and makes a sign visible to all players appear over the portal for 4 hours. There is an ENL and a RES beacon , a meetup (in the form of two coffee cups) and a target beacon (in the form of a hexagon and an arrow pointing to it)
• Apex: Grants the player double the number of AP for 30 minutes for all actions in which one can gain AP. Announced as a "New Agent Agent Tool" in April 2020 and introduced to the game.

Passcodes

Passcodes grant items to the player. They are usually hidden in media and documents that are distributed via social media (such as Google+ or Facebook) and must be found and deciphered by the players. Passcodes can also be issued directly to players on various occasions (e.g. ingress events) or by advertising partners. For entering a code you get AP, XM, items and / or badges. There are different rewards for each code, but the same for the same code. There are various limitations that should prevent you from entering a code too often. So it is not possible for a player to enter a code multiple times. Furthermore, codes expire after a certain time or after a certain number of uses. Social media codes often contain XM, AP and multiple items and can be used by multiple players, while codes that are issued directly to players can often only be used once and often contain only one item.

Missions

Ingress Mission Day in Dortmund

Missions were introduced with the update to version 1.61.2. Missions are a script-based game expansion in which, for example, portals have to be visited in a certain order and different tasks have to be fulfilled. Since their introduction, the missions can initially only be created by a few selected players. The game extension works together with the database of the Google app Field Trip , which is also developed by Niantic. Missions are created by players and unlocked after being checked by Niantic. Then all players can carry out this mission. Since each agent's completed missions appear in the profile, so-called mosaic missions are often created; This is a series of missions which, completed in the correct order, produce a picture.

There are also so-called Mission Days, which are seen as a meeting of both groups. The city's community creates its own missions in individual areas on behalf of Niantic, mostly in the vicinity of large squares or special sights. Most of the time this is done in cooperation with the city's tourist information authority. Participants must complete a certain number of missions in a certain period of time. The player is then rewarded with a special badge, which increases in value when visiting Mission Days several times.

Anomalies

Ingress players in Hanover during an anomaly

Anomalies are officially organized by Niantic, ingress- related events in which both factions compete against each other and conquer certain portals. Based on the outcomes of the anomalies, the background story is further developed. While in the beginning mostly individual events took place, most anomalies are now part of a series that extends over a few weeks. Events take place in different cities at regular intervals over the course of a series, the results of which are added up at the end of the series of events. For these anomalies, a distinction is made between main anomalies ( primary ) and side events ( satellite or secondary ). While important people from the background story contribute to the main anomalies, side events are mainly about the game.

Originally, anomalies were singular events and were later expanded into series.

Individual anomalies / events:

1. battleforcahokia (Winter 2012/13)
2. SaveKlue (spring 2013)
3. IngressSXSW (Spring 2013)
4. Freemisty (Spring 2013)
5. Operation Juice Club (Spring 2013)
6. Shaperdata (Spring 2013)
7. Magic Castle (Spring 2013)
8. Bowstring (Spring 2013)
9. IngressDays (Summer 2013)
10. TimeZero (summer 2013)
11. SaveKlue (summer 2013)
12. Voynich (summer 2013)
13. Minotaur (summer 2013)
14. FateOfThe13 (early 2017)

The previous and announced anomaly series are:

1. Cassandra (summer 2013)
2. 13 Magnus (autumn 2013)
3. Recursion (winter 2014)
4. Interitus (spring 2014)
5. Helios (summer 2014)
6. Darsana (fall 2014)
7. Shōnin (winter 2014)
8. Persepolis (spring 2015)
9. Abaddon (Fall 2015)
10. Obsidian (Spring 2016)
11. Aegis Nova (Spring / Summer 2016)
12. Via Lux (summer / autumn 2016)
13. Via Noir (autumn 2016)
14. 13MagnusReaweakens (summer / autumn 2017)
15. EXO5 (Fall / Winter 2017)
16. Cassandra Prime (Summer 2018)
17. Recursion Prime (Fall 2018)
18. Darsana Prime (Winter / Spring 2019)
19. Abaddon Prime (May 2019)
20. Myrad (July 2019)
21. Umbra (October 2019)

There are different types of events. A general distinction is made between a cluster anomaly, the shard game, the flash shard game and the hybrid anomaly.

• The cluster anomaly is the oldest event mode. Here, the city in which the event takes place is divided into areas (= "clusters"), which usually consist of 20–100 portals. There a cluster is evaluated every hour for 5 to 10 minutes, i.e. how many portals are green or blue, how many links and fields they have, what level the portals are. In addition, there are specially marked portals that score more or portals that give negative points. This usually follows six times, always on the hour.
• The Shard Game is a global event in which the aim is to transport artifacts (= "Shards") via a portal into a target portal with the help of links. The number of target portals is very limited, sometimes to 6 per parliamentary group worldwide. The shards follow a jump cycle of five hours for a short period of time. The aim is to win as many artifacts as possible for your team.
• The flash shard game is basically like the shard game but is limited to one city. Furthermore, the shards jump every hour and the number of target portals is significantly fewer than in the global shard game.
• A hybrid anomaly is the combination of the flash shard game and the cluster anomaly.

Each event has its own, individual rules.

Temporary mini-events

• September 2016 : for the Via Lux Adventure Explorer Badge, the players had to visit at least 300 new, different portals within the month of September. Those who exceeded this 300 had the additional chance of winning the Via Lux Adventure Odyssey badge. For this you had to come under the top 25% agents, the most visited portals. The exact number was only announced at the end of the event: it was 711 portals.
• May 2017 : For the Magnus Builder or the Magnus Architect badge, it was necessary to fill 1331 (approx. 167 portals) or 3113 (approx. 390 portals) different resonator slots over a period of about 2 weeks (through Deploy or upgrade).
• October 2017 : For the EXO5 controller badge , players had to create 100, 500 or 2000 fields within about 14 days.

publication

Ingress was launched on November 16, 2012 as a closed beta. At that time, it was mandatory to register on the website as a prospective customer before receiving an activation code after a waiting period. There was also the option of receiving an activation code by creating artwork, which can be submitted on the Google+ page of Ingress , or of being invited by players already in the game.

As of October 31, 2013, the game was in open beta. H. anyone could take part - even without an invitation code. The beta phase of the game ended on December 14, 2013.

Since July 14, 2014, Ingress has also been available in the iTunes Store for iOS version 7.0 or higher. The app is optimized for the iPhones 5, 6 and 6 Plus. From version 1.58.3 it is possible under iOS to suggest portals and from version 1.63.0 to change them. Entering passcodes is not yet possible in iOS. The game engines up to version 1.131.2 are not compatible with iOS 12 . Despite an initial announcement to the contrary, after the release of the new operating system version, Niantic worked on an adaptation that became available with version 1.133.0. For the Ingress Prime , which is still under development , compatibility is also promised for future operating system versions.

In late 2014, three new medals were brought into the game; "Trekker" for running kilometers, "Engineer" for plugging in modifiers and "Spec-Ops" for completing missions. On January 15, 2015, a "Recruiter" medal was also introduced, which one receives for successfully invited new players. Only players who reach at least level 3 count.

On February 26, 2015, the “Illuminator” medal was activated, with which “captured” mind units (MU) are rewarded by means of fields construction. All personal MUs achieved by a player up to this point count towards the evaluation of the medal class, so that a player with a correspondingly high number of MUs was immediately classified in the corresponding class (bronze, silver, gold, etc.). Requirements for level advancement fulfilled by the allocation of medals raised the corresponding players immediately to the higher level if the other requirements were already fulfilled.

On March 5, 2015 the “Sojourner” medal was implemented. The point behind it is to hack at least one portal every day (within a period of 24 hours).

Ingress Prime

Since the beginning of November 2018, a completely rewritten version of the game with a significantly changed look and feel has been rolled out under the name Ingress Prime . The game principle is identical. A slightly revised version of the original remained executable for all players registered in the past until September 30, 2019 and was offered for download under the name Scanner (redacted) .

Anime

The Japanese animation studio Craftar adapted the game as an anime television series directed by Yūhei Sakuragi. The 11-episode series ran from October 18 to December 27, 2018 as the debut work of Fuji TV's new animation program Ultra + . Outside of Japan, the series was licensed by Netflix , which they plan to stream from 2019.

reception

In his column for Spiegel Online, the publicist Sascha Lobo described Ingress as a “clever amalgam of the joy of playing, data collection and added value for Google”. It is a "prime example" of gamification , since Google receives a lot of data through the use of the players, which is helpful for the business model of the group. These include, for example, recordings and descriptions of buildings, monuments and objects that could be used to improve company applications such as Street View. The company has also succeeded in encouraging even Google skeptics to collect movement and landscape data.

criticism

Criticism is made of the possibility of setting up historically polluted places such as concentration camp memorials as a portal. After the criticism, some relevant portals were deleted.

Cooperations

Niantic signed an advertising contract with Vodafone Germany back in 2013. Since then, every Vodafone shop has also been an Ingress portal . Vodafone therefore offered a special "Ingress" contract. In addition to an increased data volume, customers received a passcode with several, sometimes rare, game items as a bonus for each top-up of the credit card . This cooperation agreement expired in February 2015; all Vodafone portals have therefore been removed from the game.

From December 2014 to December 2017, the insurance group AXA entered into a partnership with Niantic. Due to the partnership, the so-called AXA Shield , a new modifier , and AXA portals appeared at selected branches of the company. These were in December 2017 after the expiration of cooperation, from now on as Aegis Shield designated

At the beginning / middle of June 2015, a cooperation with two Japanese companies was confirmed. As a result, two new items came into play: The MUFG Capsule (see Capsules ) and Softbank Ultra Link (see modifier ). The cooperation with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ended in December 2017. The MUFG Capsule was henceforth called Quantum Capsule .

literature

• Thomas Greanias : The Alignment: Ingress (e-book). @lantis Media Corp., Seattle, April 2, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Ingress  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Ingress - the art of taking detours Unofficial German collection of rules. Originally started by Kristian Köhntopp, but is now regularly expanded and updated by the community
• 4000 Ingress players roam Vienna this weekend , futurezone.at April 1, 2016

Individual evidence

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4. ^ Create a Control Field. (No longer available online.) In: Ingress. Google Inc. , archived from the original on December 26, 2012 ; accessed on August 19, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Softbank Ultra Link - more links and increased reach - Ingress instructions - Ingress information for beginners and professionals . In: Ingress Instructions - Ingress information for the beginner and professional . ( ingress-anleitung.de [accessed on February 21, 2017]).
6. ^ Ingress: Ingress Investigate. (No longer available online.) April 7, 2018, archived from the original on January 7, 2019 ; accessed on April 7, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Ingress: Message on Google+. November 15, 2017, accessed November 27, 2017 . 
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10. ↑ caschy: Ingress augmented reality game open to everyone. stadt-bremerhaven.de, October 31, 2013, accessed on December 13, 2014 : “ While it was previously only available by invitation, the beta version of Ingress for Android is now open to everyone. " 
11. ↑ Marcel Laser: Mobile Gaming: Ingress for Apple iOS published. pocketpc.ch, July 14, 2014, accessed on December 13, 2014 . 
12. ^ "Ingress" for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad in the iTunes App Store , accessed on August 15, 2014
13. ↑ http://www.pocketpc.ch/magazin/news/android/ingress-fuer-ios-ein-kurzer-leitfaden-fuer-den-einstieg-7275/#comment-1728
14. ↑ iOS 12 Event FAQ. Retrieved September 18, 2018 . 
15. ^ Recruiter Medal
16. ↑ Welcome to Ingress Prime. Retrieved January 5, 2019 . 
17. ↑ SPON - The human machine: Google turns the world into a playing field
18. ^ "Ingress" app: Google game outrags Holocaust survivors. In: Spiegel Online . July 2, 2015, accessed June 9, 2018 . 
19. ^ History: After protests by Holocaust victims: Concentration camp locations in "Ingress" deleted. In: Zeit Online. July 2, 2015, accessed July 3, 2015 . 
20. ↑ THE AEGIS SHIELD AND THE QUANTUM CAPSULE. (No longer available online.) Investigate: Ingress, archived from the original on January 7, 2019 ; accessed on February 20, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ↑ THE ALIGNMENT: INGRESS. @lantis Books, accessed March 16, 2013 .