Prime Tips an Ingress Podcast

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.ly/PrimeTipsSupport Submit a Tip or Make a...

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 Itunes or Spotify.  Thanks for listening

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 Request  - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip and we wil...

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 a Request  - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip and...

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/PrimeTip and we will make sure to make you f...

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 Request  - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip and we w...

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 Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSupport...

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 right! Show Links Visit the Prime Tips W...

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 Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-t...

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 Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip...

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 Request  - http://bit.ly/PrimeTip...

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 a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsSu...

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/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - h...

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 - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Pri...

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/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http...

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.com Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - ht...

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 Become a Prime Tips Supporter - http://bit.ly/P...

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 if you screw up or not.  We look a...

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/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips...

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 your mission banner to the specop.q...

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 anomaly. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage -...

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 Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVide...

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 Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsV...

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 Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/pri...

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 YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo...