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2021-07-18 06:10:08 John Hanke and Brian Rose have been confirmed to be attending the Marfa, TX NL-1331X event on August 22. There will also be a catered bbq and a mission day lite. See the below link for details and to RSVP.

https://nl-1331xmarfa.splashthat.com Open / Comment

2021-07-16 23:51:05 Update: RSVP pages for NL1331X Sacramento, Boise, Dallas, Autstin, Marfa, Phoenix, Murrieta will be online 22:00 UTC at July 16, Friday, according to Thia. https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/148928/#Comment_148928
Looks like Portland, SLC, Denver and SF will have to wait, for more fun maybe? Open / Comment

2021-07-16 23:45:13 Niantic has introduced new avatar for a premium 5000 CMU - Aerodyne! https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16006/a-new-discovery-aerodyne-avatar Open / Comment

2021-07-16 19:30:10 Another round of maintenance by Niantic is happening in about an hour. They sent the following:

Maintenance starting at 1730 UTC for an estimated 60 mins. Possible effects: laggish scanners/intel, inability to login

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Agents, starting at 1730 UTC today (in approximately 1 hour), we will be doing some behind the scenes work on your scanners lasting approximately 60 minutes. While we do not expect downtime, you may experience staleness in changes or other sluggish behavior and it is possible some agents may have difficulty accessing their scanner. Open / Comment

2021-07-16 14:37:08 Niantic has updated NL-1331 events announcement and added event pages. RSVPs are not opened yet, but we now know what will be included in supporter packs:

2020/21 NL-1331X Fleet Medal +
collectible NL-1331X commemorative card
NL-1331 patch
2 character cards, including NL-Prime 2016
Niantic Lapel pin
NL-1331 Sticker sheet
VR load out card including the Quantum capsule and Aegis shield

You’ll also be able to buy Toast plush on site for $20 / $30.

For more info: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/15607/announcing-the-nl-1331x-us-summer-tour-schedule-meetyououtthere Open / Comment

2021-07-15 23:08:18 The missing ticks for the mission day medal that agents reported via the form provided by Niantic for Second Sunday have been issued. Check your week stat to see the tick increase. Some agent names could not be found and NianticThia is investigating. Open / Comment

2021-07-15 11:42:22 Not Niantic Labs has shared a handy calendar for you to plan your next move till September ends. https://notnianticlabs.com/2021/07/14/event-calendar-for-july-september/ Open / Comment

2021-07-15 06:37:49 Niantic just announced a ton of events in July, August and September.

In addition to Ingress First Saturday events, Second Sundays https://t.me/RGNNticker/6292 and NL-1331X events https://t.me/RGNNticker/6290
These are following highlighted in-game events:

#FieldArt Challenge, July 23 to Aug 2:
2X AP for Link & Fields
2X SoftBank Ultra Link drop rate
Higher key drop rate through More Glyph command
Hack, Glyph or not, guarantees first key drop
Option to purchase a 6th Key Locker

Level 8 Weekend, Aug 6 to Aug 9:
2X AP everything!
2X deploy L8 Resonators
Drone cooldown 8 mins
88 AP for each successful Glyph
Level 8 themed medal in Ingress Store

#MeetYouOutThere Challenge, Aug 20 to Aug 30:
Earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold Medal based on AP
New event metric “Event AP Gained” added to Agent Profile
888 AP for each Unique Portal Visits

Optima Kinetic Challenge II, Sep 17 to Sep 27:
Retain previous Optima Kinetic Challenge progress (Forgot it? Check out your The Grid)
Earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal with 4, 16 and 50 completed Kinetic Capsules
All Programs will reduce to 2km from 8km
New Program for the Challenge.

Niantic will have more information coming up, and RGNN will keep you posted on them. Be safe out there, agents!

Niantic announcement: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/15968/july-september-2021-events-schedule/ Open / Comment

2021-07-12 19:04:32 Welcome to Resistance, Brian! https://twitter.com/brianrose/status/1414614268494761993 Open / Comment

2021-07-12 02:26:06 Today the Resistance from French Guiana, Ghana and Spain (Canary Islands) built 23 layers over the Atlantic and West Africa getting approximately 1200 million MUs for the global cycle and achieving 6 new illuminator badges. Excellent overseas collaboration! Open / Comment