I know this is an old topic but more than 2 years has passed since Ingress begun and this has led to some changes with regards to the tips and tricks in the older post! This post aims to educate the newbies and the returning veterans? I'll start off =)
List Of Tips & Tricks:
- Long-Pressing hack button brings up Glyph interface for additional resources through a memory mini-game.
- Long-Pressing recharge button sucks up more XM and recharges faster, for less AP earned.
- Long-Pressing the scanner map brings up a quick Fire button to fire off XMPs.
- Long-Pressing the Attack button can give a attack bonus depending on circle size.
- Keys can be dropped or stored inside capsules to enable the hacking of an additional key.
- You can force a Scanner refresh by quickly tapping a nearby portal and then back at the map.
- Similarly, if no portals are in sight, tapping a portal in COMMs do the same thing.
- Ultrastrikes are most effective at removing mods from portals by being fired right in the center of the portal.
- You can fire low-level XMPs from a distance to peel off shields if you run out of Ultrastrikes!
- Heatsinks reset a portal's burnout status, thus you can hack more from placing it down!
- Red dot on resonator deployment screen indicates North of a portal.
- Keeping MUFG capsules at 96 items maximises the duplication chances
- However, since MUFG duplicates at most 4 items at one go, it's usual for people to keep it at 95 to allow for more duplication.
- Back button in Android, can be used to stop most animations.
- Power button in Android, can be used to cancel Glyph hacks and allow you to try getting 100% completion again!
- You can view your current XM reserves by tapping the XM bar.
- The 'Navigate To Portal' feature allows you to keep your screen on easily without 3rd party apps!
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Dropped keys (in order to hack a second one) can be picked up as soon as the "Hacking..." goes away, which is usually almost immediately. So Drop, Hack, Pick Up can be done in quick succession. However, if there's lag, wait for at least one item to pop up over the portal -- there's no need to wait for a key to show. Ingress has decided whether you're getting the key as soon as the hack starts.
When glyph hacking, you can press Done as soon as you've entered all the glyphs... but make sure you aren't too quick on the draw, or you'll hit the Bypass button before the scanner has finished processing your glyphs.
Firing low level bombs to attack heavily shielded portal if ultra-striking isn't an option.
Keep your screen on without adding any apps, or changing your settings, buy tapping and holding on the scanner screen, and choose "navigate' it will keep trying to point you there, but it will keep the screensaver from timing out. (you can pick an actual destination portal, and start walking, so you atleast get your trekker credit, the portal will pop up to the hack/mod screen when you get within range, canceling the navigation)
| 1 | Learn the Glyphs | The earlier you memorise all the ACTUAL names, the easier it will be to remember glyph sequences. There are plenty of apps and websites to help. |
| 2 | Recognise the Glyphs | Be aware that there are over 100 glyphs but not all are used. If you use a tracer practice app you don't have to learn all of them. Some apps let you turn off unused glyphs. |
| 3 | Glyph Groups | Organise your brain. Glyphs are translated and grouped into verbs, adjectives, nouns etc. just like all languages. |
| 4 | Learn the Sequences | Glyph sequences are mostly propaganda sentences. Remembering and recalling a sentence is easier. |
| 5 | Predict the Sequences | It will become easier to recall a sequence and sometimes you only need 2/3 glyphs to know how to sequence finishes. |
| 6 | Adjust Your Grip | Using your weaker hand to take the weight of your phone/tablet creates agility for your dominant hand and tracing digit. |
| 6.1 | Adjust Your Grip | You may wish to anchor your dominant hand under/around your device in some way to increase stabilty. |
| 7 | Backwards Glyphs | Learn the glyphs in both directions and use the fastest version. Finishing a glyph into an empty space/off screen is faster than stopping and lifting your finger. |
| 8 | In The Way | If you can't decide which trace direction is fastest, use the direction that doesn't have your tracing digit blocking your view. |
| 9 | Shortest Path | Most glyph sequences can be executed faster by figuring out where you want your tracing digit to finish one glyph and start the next. |
| 10 | Smaller Screens | Big screens are a big disadvantaged. If the dots are closer your tracing digit travels less distance. Although too small a screens is cramped and cause mistakes |
| 11 | Screen Gliding | A clean screen actually produces resistance/traction. Use a little lypsyl to create a film. Too much is bad too. |
| 12 | Phone Cases | Some phone cases protect your phone and screen but inhibit your tracing digit and efficiency. |
| 13 | Fastest Finger | The faster a correct sequence has been correctly traced, the bigger the hack drop. |
| 14 | Ready Set Go | If you place your digit on the first node of the glyph waiting to start, there's a chance you could start too early and miss the node. Start just behind instead |
| 14.1 | Ready Set Buzz | Alternatively, if you use the in game vibtrate feature, placing your digit on the first node will make your phone buzz when the timer begins. |
| 15 | Premature remedy | If you do jump the gun, you are allowed to trace back through the shape to the start node you've missed, but it's still going to be a fail if you missed a mid-shape spot. |
| 16 | Glyph Time Bonus | For a better time bonus hack P3, P6 AND P8's. P3 = 3 glyphs in 20 secs. P6 = 4 glyphs in 17 secs. P8 = 5 glyphs in 15 secs. Oh and a P1 = 1 glyph in 20 secs. |
| 17 | Ignore the Results | There is no need to wait to see how well you've done. Click the 'Done' button as soon as it appears. It does not affect the payout. |
| 18 | Glyph Points | The faster a correct sequence has been correctly traced, the more AP is awarded. If you hack an enemy portal you get a further 100 AP on top. |
| 19 | Shaky Glyph Hack? | Turn off your phone's vibration setting. It's a mind distraction as your brain is subtly waiting for the vibration before it wants to continue to the next dot. |
| 20 | Wait 5 Seconds? | If it says you have to wait 5 seconds before you can hack again, it's a lie. Your phone actually requested a hack 5 seconds ago so don't count to 5. |
| 21 | Hack Lag | If a glyph sequence struggles to appear and seems to have frozen on loading screen, turn on/off wifi or force a reset by entering airplane mode for a few seconds |
| 22 | Inventory Limit | Don't forget to keep a mental note on how much inventory space you have. Face palming your self, because of time wasted, hurts after a while. |
| 23 | Don't Overlay | Using a third party overlay tracing app is against Ingress T&C. Don't do it! |
| 24 | Imperfect Everytime | The Imperfect glyph seams to annoy many of us. There are a few ways of perfecting it though. Imperfect is the triangle, and tail. |
| Start at the central spot, do the triangle, then the tail and then come back to the lower spot missing the centre spot. |
Heatsinks reset a burnt out portal so you can hack again.
Tap the key icon to go to the portal key view and drop it instead of looking it up in the OPS» INVENTORY menu.
Touch your xm bar to see your current AP.
Touch the portal photo to see a description of the portal. You can take and submit new photos, add/edit a description/location.
Keep your MUFG capsule at 95 items to increase your chance of item replication.
Quick-tap to save time: if you tap LINK and then quickly tap MOD status you will go to the mod screen and when you're done, you will go to the linking screen instead of the portal screen. If you're quick enough, you can add three actions or more: hack»link»mod deploy.
Press the back button to skip animations. Android only, obviously.
Long press on agent name to see their stats, send message or block them in comm.
The red dot indicates north, on the resonators deployment screen.
Considering the max replication of MUFG is 4 items at once max, 96 items is a better number :)
| http://glyphtionary.com/ |
| http://www.faxmelior.info/ingress/IngressGlyphMemorizationGuide.htm |
| http://gm9.github.io/ingress-glyph-tools/example-glyph-sequences.html |
https://m.reddit.com/r/Ingress/comments/3re95u/tips_tricks/
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