Prime Tips an Ingress Podcast

This time we look at a companion app called ICalc - the Ingress Calculator. It will do the work for you to answer those questions like "How can I build a level 4 portal?" or "What is the cool down time if I put two rare heat sinks on a portal?" We answer these questions and more with ICalc. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://b...

Brian Rose and the crew have been hard at work adding things to the ingress intel map and scanner.  In this episode we look at the recent enhancements to the intel for portal history and player inventory. Show Links IITC C.O.R.E Inventory Plugin - http://bit.ly/IITC-CORE Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Becom...

The Ingress subscription service is finally here!  In this episode we look at joining the C.O.R.E.. what it gets you and one of the little known benefits of C.O.R.E. membership!  Show Links IITC C.O.R.E Inventory Plugin - http://bit.ly/IITC-CORE Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo Become a Prime Tips Suppor...

The Ingress Stock Intel has added layers for visited, captured and scout controlled portals.  We take a day one look at these new features. 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 a...

If you use IITC then you probably have the Draw Tools plugin.  In this episode we look at using the basic draw tools for operation planning and a lot of quick "what if" analysis. 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...

Lets start off 2021 with a topic I love and that is fielding.  This episode looks at creating fields by linking to portals that are underneath a field.  It seems like it is breaking the rules since your not supposed to be able to link when under a field but it can be done.  We show you how you cannot link FROM a portal under a field but you can link TO a portal under a field. Show L...

2020 was a very interesting year for Ingress.  The scanner saw all kinds of changes as a game that is made to encourage people to get out there and move and have events with many people moved to events that were solitary and at home.  A lot of design changes made the Prime scanner more reliable, more efficient and it introduced a number of new things like kinetic capsules, portal scannin...

Ingress has introduced something new which is really something old - Portal Ornaments!  NIA has turned on portal ornaments to indicate Volatile Scout Controller Portals.  Find out what those ornaments are and how they are in use at this time. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo | Become a Prime...

This time we look at using strategically placed links called rails to protect a fielding operation.  We also look at how to battle a rail if you think  you see one in use by the opposing faction. 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...

Recently Niantic released the Kinetic Capsule which allows you to craft very rare items with some rare items, a little XM and some walking.  In this episode we look at what a K Cap is - what it can do - how to use it - and make a few predictions on where the K Cap might be going. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.l...

This week we take a long in depth look at how to get a lot of AP and advance on a number of scanner badges by participating in a Virtual First Saturday.  We tell you some of the secrets to getting millions of XM recharged and hundreds of thousands of AP in a couple of hours while sitting on your couch.  Well there is more to it than that so give it a listen and find out how.  Show L...

This week we talk to Agent Azure from AM02 KILO9 about Ingressing on a bike.  He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly of Ingressing from the saddle. 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:/...

It takes more than just a phone to be the best Ingress agent you can be. Prime Tips looks at some of the more common tools agents use to be more effective, more competitive and more comfortable when they are cargressing, wintergressing, summergressing or just be a part of that big op. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.l...

Prime Tips goes on the hunt for durable portals. We look at those portals that are sometimes hard to find, sometimes hard to capture and hopefully hard for the opposing faction to take down. 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 Ti...

This time we look at the two different types of Ito En Transmutation mods, what they do and how you can use them most effectively.  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 look at what OPSec is and how you can keep Operation Security for your op and maybe break the OpSec for the opposing faction.   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 stumbled across what looks like a field test of Battle Beacons.  This is our peek into the future and what a Battle might look like! 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...

With the recently introduced Apex boost you can double any AP you earn in the next 30 minutes. This episode of Primt Tips we look at how to use an Apex and when you might want to use one to take your score to the apex. 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/Pr...

OK - So I screwed up and threw two sides of a layered field and anchored it to a portal with seven outgoing links.  Lets learn from my mistake.  Closing the last side of two sides with two links each does not get you a two layer field; it gets you two fields that don't layer.  Confused?  Watch the video and see what I mean. Happy 4th of July! Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Web...

A new addition to the Prime scanner and Ingress - The Drone!  Now agents can deploy a drone to move and hack.  Primetips looks at what you can and can't do with a Mark I drone.  We also look at what you might want to use that drone for. Show Links Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo | Become a Prime...

Decoding is a world of it's own in Ingress.  It is not part of the scanner; you will not find it on intel; you will not find it in comms, but it DOES play an important part of the game.  From getting advanced intel during anomalies to winning a round in the tessellation decoding can pay off with more than just some gear.  Agent Ntwrk80 and I talk about what decoding is and how agent...

Missions are a great way to see the history, sites and interesting things wherever you may go.  It is also one of the badges you can earn to help you level up.  In this episode we will show you how to complete a mission in the most efficient manner and as a bonus how to get a map and driving directions to the next portal.  After that we will look at using the mission authoring tool...

There are a few times that you will not be able to get the Prime Scanner to work and this episode looks at why that happens.  We will also give you some tips on what you can do to keep from getting speedlocked and "keylocked". 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/...

Heat sinks can speed up your hacking and multi hacks will allow you to hack more times. Used together these two mods can help you fill up your inventory in no time. We look at what each mods does and how to use them togther and with frackers to get all the gear you would ever need. Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVid...

You may have heard of Portal Scanning and the new Scout Medal.  In this episode we will be walking you through what you need to do portal scans, setting it up and walking you through how to do a portal scan.  We hope you enjoy this short Easter egg episode! Visit the Prime Tips Webpage - https://anchor.fm/prime-tips | Prime Tips YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/PrimeTipsVideo | Become a P...