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"Ingress" Is Getting A New Gameplay System With NIA Field Tests

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It looks like Niantic is going to be giving Ingress a brand new spin of sorts as they'll be testing out new gameplay elements with NIA Field Tests. Starting on September 14th, specific cities around the globe will be taking part in a specific test event system where you'll have a short timespan to hack a specific location on the map. The portal you'll be going after won't be made public until a few minutes before the event kicks off. It's then up to you representing whichever side you're on to take control of that portal before time runs out.

"Ingress" Is Getting A New Gameplay System With NIA Field Tests
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On top of that, there will be a new unique event medal available for those who attend and complete the event. You can head over to this link and see all the location cities in which they will be testing the event out. Here's a little more detail from the developers, as well as a trailer to guide you.

The NIA Field Test event is a new type of competitive individual global event debuting on Saturday, September 14 in 45 cities around the world including Santa Clara (USA), Curitiba (Brazil), La Paz (Bolivia), Taipei (Taiwan), Akita City (Japan), Gwangyang-si (Korea), Ipswich (UK), Stuttgart (Germany) and Lorient (France). The community-driven event will have Ingress Agents completing a series of unique actions and tasks across each city to compete for special in-game medals awaiting at the top of the leaderboards.

The exact rules of this first event, codenamed Hexathlon, are being released today before the NIA Field Test starts on September 14 so Agents will need to be quick on their feet in this race to the top.

At each of the Field Test events, Agents will have 30 minutes to hack the check-in portal to receive their instructions. They will then have 90 minutes to compete in six individual challenges. Those who complete all six challenges will receive the in-app Hexathlon medal and the top 10% of players who complete the most tasks in their city for any challenge will receive the elite version of the in-app medal.

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