Dark XM Threat & Response Operations



The new Global Event will have the goal of containing the Dark XM menace that permeates the Portal Network at an early stage and helping NIA identifying the responsible for all this.

It will be split in 3 single Challenges:





Global Operation: Portal Network Activation

Duration: March 17th - April 7th (included)

Every Saturday starting from March 17th, at approximately 6PM UTC, the total count of ENL and RES owned Portals all around the world will be calculated. The faction with the most owned Portals will obtain 5 point for the challenge.





Phase one: Counter-pattern creation

Duration: One day (March 17th and March 24th)

During each day, 26 cities 13 for the ENL and 13 for the RES (for a total of 52 in the whole event), will host a Link Star from a specific Portal. Vanguards will be providing Intel to their Faction in order to identify the Portal. The minimum number of links to obtain Intel for Phase Two is 50. If the Faction throws 100+ links, a "Restocking Portal" will be spawned in the city to provide a High Output Farm for a limited amount of Hacks. If the Faction throws 200+ links, the quality and quantity of the farm will increase!

For every city with a complete (50+ links) star, the Factions will gain 1 point.





Phase two: Counter Pattern Transfer

Duration: One day (March 31st and April 7th)

The Cities that completed Phase One will get Intel regarding a specific link to be thrown. The city involved by the link will not be the same as Phase One.

The links will be hundreds of KM long and will cross "urban Portal Network environments". If the link is maintained over the 5 minute window, a weekend of High Output Farm with Restocking Portals will be granted to both cities involved in the phase.

For each city that manages to build the link in time, the Factions will gain 2 points.





Fukuoka Flash Shard Anomaly

The city of Fukuoka will host a Flash Shard Event during the XM Festival. More intel will be provided soon. The winner Faction will gain 2 points.