Google's augmented reality game - Ingress! Free invites to the beta :)

Lhighwind on 12/07/2013 - 17:22
Last edited 14/07/2013 - 12:10

THERE IS AN INVISIBLE WAR GOING ON ALL AROUND YOU
Ingress is a new Augmented Reality Game from The Niantic Project, a part of Google.

Many of the landmarks, monuments and places you pass by every day are portals, key targets for those wishing to enslave us.

Here in Adelaide the enslavers, known only as 'Shapers', and their minions, humans calling themselves 'The Enlightened', are doing well at their task.

But there is hope… many of us have volunteered to counter the threat. We can give you the tools to see the threat …along with the weapons and skills to help us tackle it.

We are the Resistance and we want you to join us.

Ingress is often described as virtual capture the flag meets Risk meets geocaching with a built in reason for meet-ups, a lot of walking and sightseeing. This is a global game, meaning there are players in every state, in every country.

All it requires an Android phone and a Google account if it sounds interesting then you'll probably have the time of your life. Excellent for those who enjoy video games but need an excuse to go outside, or those who want to exercise with a purpose!

More details at the official website, www.ingress.com, or Ingress Resistance Adelaide page, located at ira.net.au

This is a 100% free game made by Google - no ads or paid content. Contact me if you would like an invite to the beta! (Prefer if you were SA-based, but let me know if you're interstate as well - our team needs more players!)

EDIT: Invite codes are running a little low, and as I only distribute them sporadically, it may be worthwhile trying at the official website. Users below have reported a very quick turnover, 1-2 hours, which may be quicker than when I send them out.
Note that I will continue to distribute codes until I run out :)

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  • Blockey on 12/07/2013 - 17:27
    +1

    Sounds awesome. I live in adelaide, send me an invite pretty please :)

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:23

      PMed you an invite code :)

    • TheTruth on 15/07/2013 - 16:03
      +1

      Ah Resistance always spreading the lies :)

      From a game point of view, both sides are even in South Australia. With all the spamming Resistance have done over coupon sites, gumtree and other social media I expect the teams will be lopsided soon. This is Resistance's gameplan for getting ahead - throw numbers at it rather than teamwork. It was teamwork that got Enlightened to where it is today after being massively outnumbered by Resistance since the November 2012 launch of the game.

      From a roleplay/fluff point of view. There's a new particicle discovered called Exotic Matter (aka XM). The Enlightened believe it can be used for great advancements in humanity. The Resistance believe it should be restricted and controlled. Joke is, Resistance use the same methods in-game of interacting with XM as Enlightened do. So Resistance are about the control, restriction and capitalizing on XM by corporations and Enlightened are about embracing this new particle and making it available to all.

      Freedom? Go Enlightened. Restriction? Go Resistance.

      Back to the game. Enlightened are far more motivated to pull off in-game feats like - http://i.imgur.com/ndcQkfG.png. Captured Australia for a little bit a few weekends ago until unknown Resistance GPS cheats took the guts of it down followed up by some legit Resistance many hours later.

  • robotdad on 12/07/2013 - 19:02
    +1

    Another RADeladian here….invite, if you are willing.

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:24
      +1

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • [Deactivated] on 12/07/2013 - 19:24
    +1

    I'm in

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:26

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • KiLLUMiN4Ti on 12/07/2013 - 19:36
    +1

    "THERE IS AN INVISIBLE WAR GOING ON ALL AROUND YOU" -Truer words have never been spoken. Have fun with your game

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:33

      So are you in? ;)

      • KiLLUMiN4Ti on 13/07/2013 - 14:02
        +1

        been 4 the last decade ;)

  • theworks on 12/07/2013 - 19:36
    +1

    I am definitely in. awesome trailer. pm incoming

    turns out I dont know how to pm. Sa based though

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:28

      Yeah, sorry about that. Had default settings, which was "no incoming PMs". Fixed now :)
      PMed you an invite code :)

  • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 20:43

    At AVCon atm, I will contact those interested later tonight with codes! :)

  • calkay on 12/07/2013 - 20:50

    Hi, also based in Adelaide - sounds awesome. Please invite!

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:29

      You have the default "no incoming PMs" setting. PM me and I'll send you a code tomorrow! :D

      • calkay on 13/07/2013 - 00:09

        Hi, think I've sorted out the pm default! Just messaged you. Thanks

        • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:28

          Sent you a code now :)

  • cooldude123 on 12/07/2013 - 21:09

    Invite please! Game seems really cool.

    Thanks in advance!

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:33

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • scotty on 12/07/2013 - 23:18

    Cool game when I first tried it last December. Definitely not something you play on your phone while lying on bed :) There was virtually no portal around where I live when I first started so I pretty much gave up after 1-2 weeks. However I heard that there are heaps of them now.

    Another thing I found is that it can be quite hard to get anything done by yourself when you are just starting up (level 1) so you pretty much can't play by yourself and need help to "level up".

    • highwind on 12/07/2013 - 23:32

      Yeah, especially now when a lot of people are levelled up. But because there are so many portals, and most are enemy Green portals atm (that's why I'm recruiting), you get 100 AP (i.e. experience) per hack, and it takes only 100 hacks to level up. When there's 25-50 portals in 100m or so in the CBD, you can get to L2 very quickly.

      Also, both teams in SA have designated the Botanic Gardens as a lowbie training area, and both teams have in almost all cases kept to the agreement.

      • dealman on 15/07/2013 - 11:22

        Can you please send me an invite

        • dealman on 15/07/2013 - 12:43

          just apply for an invite on the Ingress.com website,
          they sent me one in a few hours.

  • Ughhh on 12/07/2013 - 23:57

    Seems interesting. Invite pls!

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:23

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • meatgasm on 13/07/2013 - 00:02

    Sydney here, invite please ?

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:24

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • mahgo on 13/07/2013 - 00:03

    I would love an invite :D Victoria.

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:25

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • jujube32 on 13/07/2013 - 00:50

    Me too! I'm in Vic though

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:27

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • funkyblue on 13/07/2013 - 07:26

    I'm in Adelaide. An invite would be greatly appreciated :-D

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:24

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • plague69 on 13/07/2013 - 08:39

    Google is not affiliated with the contents of Ingress or its owners. If you sign in, Google will share your email address with Ingress but not your password or any other personal information.

  • Ryxxi on 13/07/2013 - 10:43

    Hi, am in Victoria too. Invite if possible please:)

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 11:28

      You have the default "no incoming PMs" setting. PM me and I'll send you a code soon! :D

  • savara on 13/07/2013 - 12:01

    Hi,

    in Sydney, please send me invite.

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 12:02

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • wastesport on 13/07/2013 - 12:04

    me me me haha sydney based :D

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 12:06

      Can't PM you due to your settings >_<

  • DauntingEarth on 13/07/2013 - 12:07

    Invite please thanks!
    I have the PM setting fixed

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 12:09

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 12:09

    (Heading to AVCon now, so I'll send out more invites later)

  • porleng on 13/07/2013 - 12:29

    Wow, this game looks awesome! PM me an invite if they are still available.

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 18:45

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • CheapCoffee on 13/07/2013 - 12:41

    PM me an invite too if possible :) Thanks a bunch

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 18:45

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • Colombian on 13/07/2013 - 15:18

    I'm in Adelaide and would like an invite please.

    • Colombian on 13/07/2013 - 15:21

      I don't need it now thanks. I requested the invite through the website and got it in my email straightaway.

      • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 18:29

        Oh wow, really? That's fast! Normally they're 1-2 weeks at least! Nice :D

  • swado on 13/07/2013 - 18:27

    can i please have an invite :)

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 18:45

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • asdassa on 13/07/2013 - 18:53

    can i please have an invite :)

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 18:55

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • upeed on 13/07/2013 - 18:56

    Need an invite please

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 19:00

      PMed you an invite code :)

  • frostyxx on 13/07/2013 - 19:46

    Invite would be appreciated, Thanks

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 19:49

      You don't have PM allowed :P

  • dannyeei on 13/07/2013 - 19:52

    I'd love an invite :)

    • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 19:53
      +1

      Can't PM you due to your settings! :<

      • dannyeei on 14/07/2013 - 13:08

        Ahh sorry :/ I didn't know I had. I've undone it now. Can you please try again?

  • highwind on 13/07/2013 - 20:02

    For those that have started, I believe it asks you to choose a faction after you finish or skip the tutorial. Remember to join the Resistance (blue)! If you do skip it, you can redo it at any time.

    • Wraith on 15/07/2013 - 14:59
      +2

      Don't be fooled by those well-meaning but misguided folk who are scared of change, people. Enlightenment is the future. Hop on Google Plus and search for Ingress Australia, and you'll see the joys that we can bring to you.

      That said, the Resistance in Adelaide could probably use a hand - but they dominate most of the rest of Australia. Please don't all join Resistance.

      • highwind on 15/07/2013 - 15:09

        Don't see much apart from eternal slavery to some unknown alien race :) Explain to me what the Shapers have taught you in regards to "enhancement of humanity"? All I've seen is various people bowing down to some unknown "higher being".

      • Waffles on 16/07/2013 - 13:12
        +1

        If you're in sydney join the enlightened! Your salvation is at hand!

  • bennib0i on 13/07/2013 - 20:28

    Please send an invite over.
    Thanks :)

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:44

      Invite sent :)

  • asclepius on 13/07/2013 - 21:07

    Invite please :D

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:44

      Invite sent :)

  • angelkulit025 on 13/07/2013 - 21:08

    me too=) im from Victoria..thanks!

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:44

      Invite sent :)

  • Kewok on 13/07/2013 - 22:58

    Would love one! Thanks

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:44

      Invite sent :)

  • mikeyb on 13/07/2013 - 23:29

    Would love an invite.

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:44
      +1

      Invite sent :)

  • freakitude on 14/07/2013 - 00:05

    can i get an invite too. thanks.

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:43

      Can't PM you due to your settings.

      EDIT: Oops, just read your comment below!

  • Chongy288 on 14/07/2013 - 01:01

    please send me one thanks :)

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 12:02

      Code sent :)

  • Brad002 on 14/07/2013 - 01:23

    Im from Adelaide. Invite as well please :)

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:36

      Invite sent :)

  • jingers on 14/07/2013 - 01:23

    Hi,
    Could I please get an invite?
    Cheers!

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:48

      Heyas, I can't PM you because of your settings. It may be worth applying for one at the official website at www.ingress.com, as I'm heading to AVCon now and won't be back for a few hours. Reading here, you can get a code pretty quickly now (1-2 hours), which is faster than when I get back.
      If you do, let me know so I don't double-up on the codes (I'm running low)

  • freakitude on 14/07/2013 - 02:07

    hey guys.

    you can request an invite on ingress.com as well. received mine within 1 hour.

    thanks op.

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 12:11
      -1

      Cool, thanks! When I started, codes were a 3-month wait. Now it's down to 1-2 hours! Amazing :)
      Welcome, and enjoy the game! Remember to resist the shapers!

  • CI on 14/07/2013 - 06:53

    Hi op
    Can I please have one
    Thanks

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:36

      Invite sent :)

  • Trance N Dance on 14/07/2013 - 09:35

    Any invite codes still available?

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 12:02

      Code sent :)

  • adrn on 14/07/2013 - 10:54

    Can I also have one please. Thanks

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 11:48

      Heyas, I can't PM you because of your settings. It may be worth applying for one at the official website at www.ingress.com, as I'm heading to AVCon now and won't be back for a few hours. Reading here, you can get a code pretty quickly now (1-2 hours), which is faster than when I get back.
      If you do, let me know so I don't double-up on the codes (I'm running low)

  • Day2Deal on 14/07/2013 - 11:06

    Seems great! Invite Please :-)

    • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 12:02

      Code sent :)

  • highwind on 14/07/2013 - 12:31

    Heading to AVCon again, so won't be back for a number of hours. Those who want it faster may consider going to the official website and requesting an invite there :)
    www.ingress.com

  • firedragon on 14/07/2013 - 13:03

    Thanks for posting OP! Sounds like it'll be fun. I got an invite off the site :)

  • OzJD on 14/07/2013 - 13:34
    +3

    Ingress Invitations: (please only use one)

    NIZ3W8VZ
    IU6ATUKE
    484VKYZP
    6WERJN4N
    UZJD8IJR

    Join the resistance!!!

    Just doing my part,
    OzJD (Oracle)

    • scotty on 15/07/2013 - 10:23
      +2

      There are already more Resistance than Enlightened. Come! See the light and join the Enlightened!

      /me brace for downvotes.

      • highwind on 15/07/2013 - 11:41

        Number of players means nothing when the activity of Enlightened players are so much higher… The city barely goes blue for more than a few hours.

        This game is about number of players x hours spent.
        Enlightened have slightly less players, but hours spent is about double or more - until there is some more balance, why join the Enlightened?

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