By: mrbill
From Koush (ClockworkMod, CyanogenMod) On G+: I made a custom +CyanogenMod build that lets me enable mock locations (fake out my GPS location), but lie to #ingress about it being a mock location. Game...
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There is a subreddit already, and here's a good post from it. crgk: As of now, it looks like only one other guy in my town is playing. Luckily, he's with the Resistance, so at least we have something...
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Just joined, I really like it. Its going to encourage me to go out walking and visit stuff. Wandered around near where I work in central london and found a Portal that was a ghost bike, pretty eerie....
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Managed to complete the tutorial, in a airport departure lounge, but there are zero portals visible near my office today
View ArticleBy: DynamiteToast
You can do the tutorial in your house/apartment or w/e, it lets you set up a fake portal and then do all the tutorial on it. The enlightened in Houston had taken over most of downtown, so tonight I...
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Got in, ofcourse it is now near 0c outside and dark so doing the tutorial will have to wait. Not got any invites yet.
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Looks neat, will have to figure out a way to carry my giant android phone around when I go running.
View ArticleBy: DynamiteToast
This is pretty cool, I got it set up today and rode around on my bike tonight setting up a few portals and one link. Seems like the sort of game that could be quickly unbalanced by a couple people...
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Is this where we beg for Ingress activation codes? Because I want one. +1
View ArticleBy: DynamiteToast
Ingress Support page with lots more info about how the game will work.
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Is this where we beg for Ingress activation codes? Because I want one.
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I was one of Majestic's developers. I didn't make that forced-fail Flash game, andreaazure, but I still feel guilty about it, anyway! Ingress looks really cool, and I'm sure Google will get lots of...
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Majestic was about 12 years too early. Stupidly brilliant game, with horrifically-bad storytelling in parts. (Wait, I'm going to spend four days practicing this stupid little flash game and then when I...
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mrbill: " Majestic 2: Now With GPS I got interviewed on NPR about Majestic back in the day. After it aired, tons of friends started emailing and calling and I got real tired of saying "Yes, that was...
View ArticleBy: adrianhon
Yes, I don't want to be too hard on the game - it's only just launched, so it may well be awesome (also, it turns out I know someone on the team at Google!). newdaddy: Absolutely. I think there is a...
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adrianhon: I didn't get the feeling that the game was about monuments specifically. I think any urban-ish area with public sculpture or park-like land (this is based only on the trailer for the game...
View ArticleBy: newdaddy
Adrianhon's three critiques are surely valid for many existing games of this type, but there's no reason they must be true. It's easy to imagine a more challenging game, with sparse time requirements,...
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Inkoate: Urban areas; but not necessarily within walking distance of lots of monuments etc. The UK is very urbanised as well, but living in Zone 4 of London isn't the same as being a 15 minute walk...
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Majestic 2: Now With GPS I got interviewed on NPR about Majestic back in the day. After it aired, tons of friends started emailing and calling and I got real tired of saying "Yes, that was me..." Was...
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