Sometimes you want to hack AND see the map on your phone at the same time. We looks at a way to see the scanner and the map on the same screen at the same time. Show Links Prime Tips Webpage - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Submit a Tip or Make a Request and we will make …

EPISODE 102 - well a new year is a great time to find new portals. In this episode we look at hacking unique portals and the pioneer badge. Show Links Prime Tips Webpage - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit…

EPISODE 101 - Overclocking has made it's way to our play area so we look at what Overclock hacking is, what VPS, how to find Overclockable portals and how NOT to do an overclock - because I just suck at glyph hacking and now I also suck at Overclocking as well. Show Links Developer Facing Map - https://storage.googleapis.com/lightship-maps-staging/…

EPISODE 100! - Thanks for getting us to triple digits! We have had time to play with Machina and the Reclaimer Medal so we are passing on our tips and tricks for getting ticks on your Reclaimer medal and make some decent AP along the way. Show Links Prime Tips Webpage - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel -…

If you have ever had a "hole" in your inventory and need a bunch of just one thing this is the episode for you. We look at how to get a bunch of keys in a short while. The method can be used for other gear as well such as bursters or resonators. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http…

Today we jump over the pond to the UK and Pokémon Trainer J to talk about Wayfarer. We briefly look at what it is and how it is used and discuss the good, the bad and what it does not only for Ingress but also Pokémon Go and other Niantic endeavors. Show Links Wayfarer Community (Official Niantic) Wayfarer Discussion Discord Wayfarer Telegram 2023 …

If you have noticed that cell data in certain areas has gotten so bad that you don't think you can do portals submissions or scans well think again! Some changes to the scanner makes submitting in low cell data areas better than it used to be. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http:/…

Today we look at what might be in the future for Ingress - Overclock - 3D Hacking. We gleaned some info from a talk given by Michael Romero, Engineering Director for Ingress, at the 2023 San Francisco Game Developers Conference. You saw it here first! (Well actually you may have seen it on Youtube first.) Thanks to Ingress Updates and the Ingress C…

Niantic is adding agent operations like Hex Quests as part of anomalies and events. To help agents keep track of their progress on the ops the Agent Ops System has been added to the scanner. We look at the Agent Ops System and how it was used during it's first global event. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prim…

There have been a few changes to the scanner - Qcaps are gone, Auto Pickup is here and portal cooldown is more precise - well in one way. We also look a little more in depth on something relatively new - Machina portals and cluster. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/Pri…

Happy New Year Agents! We start 2023 with some new Ingress gear - head tracking, through the back ear buds. We take a look at the Sony Link Buds and how they not only move your avatar as you turn your head, enhance the scanner sonic landscape and more importantly their "through the back" design allows you to hear the world around you as you get out…

It has been a few weeks and the Machina, Red Faction, is still around. This episode we look at how to find them and what to do with them once you do find them. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSuppor…

The ENL won Epiphany Dawn in LA and may have let something out of a Pandora's box! The "Red Faction" or Machina are popping up all over the world and agents just are not sure what to do about them? Kill them before they spread? Embrace them as a new intelligence? What are they - how do they work? What can they do? We take a look at what we know abo…

First Saturdays used to have agents meeting face to face for fast paced battles and other social activities. Then Covid hit and First Saturdays briefly stopped and then morphed into Virtual First Saturdays. We look at what First Saturdays were, what they are and what they might be again. We also look at Second Sundays and how they have evolved in t…

A new type of kinetic capsule, the rare kinetic capsule recently appeared in the Prime Scanner. In this episode we look at how it is different from the common kinetic capsule and how you can get the most out of your K Caps! Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVid…

Recent the Prime Scanner updates have enhanced the audio augmented reality through the use of spatial sound. If your wondering what that means then listen to this episode and see how it might make you a more effective agent. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVi…

Load out cards have been around for a LONG time but they are not something agents see often. In this episode we talk about what load out cards are - how you get them and how you use them. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - h…

NEW - Prime Tips is now available on iHeart Radio! Niantic has added a number of small features to the scanner that you may miss if you don't know they are there. In this episode we look at uploading portal nominations, native refresh rates, turning off nearby portal indicators and layer inversion for portals in the scanner. In this episode we look…

WELCOME TO SEASON 4! - Prime Tips starts it's 4th year of podcasts! NIA has introduced an anti cheating measure called the Compartmental Access Level or CAL for short. It should make life tougher for spoofers and if all goes well make YOUR life better! We look at what CAL is, how it works and our guesses on what it means for the average Ingress age…

Listener AlexGT230 requested we do an episode on Ingress Scoring. That should be easy we thought. It is something that is pretty simple UNITIL you have to explain it to a new player. Then you gotta explain this which brings up that and then it only works this way at this time and, oh by the way we have a whole different system of time we use for sc…

Once again we look at scoring and MU and come up empty. We DO prove one estimation method does NOT work and get into S2 cells, population density and the things we know are used to generate the MU score. We STILL can't figure out the secret formula. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - …

In this episode we look at Crossed linking caused by NIASection14 portal resets due to bad actors, spoofing and other things. We also look at how you can report spoofers and maybe get a portal reset Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Su…

In this episode we look at two new things for the Ingress Scanner - linking while under a field and dynamic links. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a Request - http://bit…

This time we look at a new feature of the Ingress scanner - Community Scans Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a Request - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip and we will make sure to m…

In this episode we look at a possible solution if you have issues with the Prime scanner like a login issue or problems with ways to pay for CMU in the store. If you have a problem and getting the run around or nothing seems to work - give this a listen and give the process a try. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-ti…

In this episode we take a second look at portal ornaments. We take a peek at some anomaly ornaments and some ornaments that are being used for phase 2 of the Kureze Effect Event. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit…

Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a Request - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip and we will make sure to make you famous if we use your tip. To subscribe to Prime Tips find us on Itu…

In this episode we look at uniques and the differences between two medals that track uniques, the explorer medal and the pioneer medal. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a…

In this episode we compare the new rare battle beacon to the very rare battle beacon. There are a few differences that are worth noting! Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make …

In this episode we look at why you may want to charge in the most inefficient way so you generate the most AP. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a Request - http://bit.ly/…

Adventure Sync for Prime is finally here. We compare it to the distances calculated by Prime alone and find some MAJOR differences. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a Req…

Beacons have been a part of Ingress since the beginning. Many agents see no strategic use for beacons - but look again! We find some interesting uses for beacons can help you more than you think. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Suppo…

Niantic has made the announcement that Adventure Sync is coming to Ingress soon™. In this episode of Prime Tips we talk with Agent ntwrk80 about how we THINK Adventure Sync is going to convert your steps into distances for your Trekker badge and craft things in your kinetic capsule. It is all theory at this point but who knows - maybe we will be ri…

The kinetic capsule challenge had a lot of agents moving and finding out that Prime may not be counting all the distance they covered when crafting items. In this episode we take a black box look at how Ingress Prime seems to determine the distance you have travelled in your quest to create some gear in your kinetic capsule. Show Links Visit the Pr…

We go back to IITC and look at the Portals List plugin. At first glance it does not seem very helpful but you can use it to make the most AP when you go on the attack, find those elusive level 8 farms and more. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a P…

So you hit level 16 - now what? RECURSE! We look at how to recurse and how to recover so you can play without being severely limited. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a R…

Make double AP into quadruple AP! Score a couple million AP in 20 minutes! It IS possible with a well designed AP Generator and a couple of rethrows. This time on Prime Tips we look at AP generators in more depth. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become …

Biocards are not really part of the scanner but they can be used to give you an advantage as you play Ingress. We look at what biocards are and how you can use them. Oh yeah - we also look at how they can just be fun to collect. Show Links Ingress Biocards Website - https://www.ingress-cards.com/ Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/pri…

Back to the basics. You probably have used an XMP Burster and possibly even used an Ultra Strike - but did you use it the best way possible? This episode we look at using the right tool at the right time and maybe in ways you never thought about. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - htt…

Mission Days events disappeared during the pandemic and are now coming back thanks to Second Sundays. We look at what Mission Days are and how you can get that tick on your MD medal. Show Links Mission Days MD Map - https://bit.ly/PTMD2021 Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTi…

With Covid restriction easing agents may be looking to get out in the field but not being around other agents just yet. Well completing a banner or two is a GREAT way to do that! In this episode we take a fairly in depth look at a FANTASTIC resource for completing and creating banners called Bannergress. Show Links Bannergress - https://bannergress…

Creating an Ingress farm is a bit of science and a bit of art. In this episode we talk about how you can plan and build the most effective set of portals to generate the gear you need to be the best agent in the cell. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Bec…

The Sojourner badge is one of the oldest badges in Ingress and one of the most difficult to get an onyx badge for. One slip up and it is at least another YEAR before you can reach onyx. The hacking streak was recently introduced and although it is more forgiving if you break the streak it actually will take longer to get the onyx badge regardless i…

Matryoshka is the name for Russian nesting dolls. It is also a unique event that allows agents to throw links and fields FROM portals that are UNDER an existing field. Here is a chance to break the rules. How much chaos will result? Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/Pri…

Filling out your scanner with mission banners is a great way to fill out your stats and to brag on your agent skills. Until recently Ingress Mosaic was a go to for finding and creating mission banners but that site recently went dark. Today we look ay specop.quest. We will look ay how you can find mission banners to complete and how you can add you…

At the apex of Ingress competition there is the Anomaly! Agents from around the world come together for some intense Ingress action with equally high stakes on the line. In this episode we talk with one of the Ingress Vanguards - Agent Vain of the Enlightened about some of the competitions, scoring and the all around great time you can have at an a…

First Saturday events have been virtual during Covid. Hopefully we can look forward to going back to in person First Saturday events. This time we look at in person First Saturdays and what you events you might experience and what you need to do if you plan to attend one. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime …

The most powerful weapons in Ingress are flip cards - the Ada and the Jarvis. In this episode we take a deep dive into what flip cards ae - what it takes to use them and how you will want to use them. Also - you get to see me just waste a flip card!! (It still makes me sad.) Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Pri…

Glyph hacking is pretty easy as long as you can remember the orders and patterns of the glyphs - EXCEPT for one glyph - IMPERFECT. You may have traced the easy pattern for imperfect only to have the scanner say you failed. If you think that there must be a trick to it - your right - and we are going to show you that trick! Show Links Visit the Prim…

IITC has added plugins portal history of visited, captured and scout controlled portals. We look at one of plugins, how to install it and how to use it to find the uniques you need to visit, capture or scan. Show Links IITC Portal History Plugin - http://bit.ly/PortalHistory Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips You…