Slice of Chaotic Life

Today, I met with agent @putney from the Bergen area. We exchanged keys: I gave him a bunch of keys for Kristiansand and to one of the Mandal portals (the other he already had as many as I). He gave me a couple keys from Norway’s west coast and three from Vigeland, two of which I used immediately to make a series of control fields and one I keep to recharge the same portal. He also gave me a rare multi-hack and a heat sink, whereas I gave him a number of turrets and force amplifiers, which are mostly useful in larger parks of densely packed portals, or so it seems to me.

Agent @putney also reported from Bergen and pointed out a number of locations in Mandal that he thought would be likely to become portals, based on his experience from Bergen and its surroundings. Of course, the higher population density in Bergen may possibly influence the portal density as well, although this is not verified.

Being level 6, Agent @putney also upgraded my two portals in Mandal to level 4 (which is the highest you can get a portal to at level 6). They were formerly level 3, while I am level 4, so now they should give more appropriate loot. Well, strictly speaking not: Portals generally give goodies that is within 2 levels from the lower of the portal and the agent hacking it, in my experience. I am not sure of the exact formula. Most objects are within 1 level difference, however. And I can’t actually use level 5 gear until I turn level 5 myself, which is unlikely to happen this summer, if things continue like they have…