Exotic Matter (XM)
- You need XM to do almost any action
- Portals emit a high amount of XM
- Tap the XM bar to see the numerical value of your XM
Access Points (AP)
- AP more or less is “Exp”
- Tap the XM bar to see the numerical value of your AP
- Tap your avatar to see your Agent Profile
- Current AP
- AP to next level
- Current level
- Avatar (Tap to customize)
- Achievement badges
- Stats
OPS
- Your Inventory and Settings
Communications (COMM)
- This is your chat
- Make sure to set COMM to Local to stay in touch with Agents in your area
- Use faction chat for secure transmissions
Portals
- Use the Intel map to locate portals in your area (Ingress.com/intel)
- Blue portals are owned by the Resistance
- Green portals are owned by the Enlightened
- Gray portals are neutral / unclaimed
- Get within <40 meters to interact with a portal (The ring around you represents a 40 meter radius)
- Hack portals for items
Links / Fields
- Collecting keys allows for the creation of links
- Having a key allows you to link to that portal from other portals (the key is consumed after a successful link is made)
- Form triangles by linking portals to create a Control field
- Triangles, triangles, triangles. It’s all about the triangles
Low level leveling
- Deploy resonators on neutral portals to claim them
- Deploy resonators on open slots on friendly portals
- Create lots of small links and fields
- Recharge portals
- Hack enemy portals for AP, but watch out, they hurt.