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# Ingress Teardown [1.50.0]
- URL: https://connortumbleson.com/2014/04/19/ingress-teardown-1-50-0/
- Published: 2014-04-19T08:29:52.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-22T01:19:23.000Z
- Author: Connor Tumbleson
- Tags: Ingress

This time I received an email from someone who had an Ingress version labeled *1.50.0*. I checked the validity (to make sure it was a valid Niantic build) and it came out correct. So lets dig in into this new version.

### New Levels (9 - 16)

We first learned on this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-OS6hQqc7w&list=PLDEUWItbkQ58tbLEFP6lA1PtnPk48jDBr&ref=connortumbleson.com), that levels 9-16 would be arriving. It seems I missed this bit of detail, as this exact information arrived in the APK during *1.47.0*. We could of broke the news before Niantic :p 

The new max XM was added in `1.50.0`, while the medals required was added in `1.48.0`. This shows active development in what the "new" levels will bring or require. Who knows if this will change on the next released version.

Reddit user [u/numinit](http://www.reddit.com/user/numinit?ref=connortumbleson.com) first hinted at these new levels [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/comments/239wzo/access%5Flevels%5F916%5Fcoming%5Fsoon/?ref=connortumbleson.com). Which I can confirm after decoding *PlayerLevelKnobBundle*

![](https://connortumbleson.com/content/images/2014/Sep/1500-1.png)

The medal column is difficult to explain. It calls another file, (obfuscated as *LevelAttainmentTrigger.a),* which takes those 4 numbers as parameters.

We can decode the Enum it calls, which is below.

![](https://connortumbleson.com/content/images/2014/Sep/1500-2.png)

However, the parameters passed to the file is only 4 numbers, (there are 5 levels of medals). My research shows that "Bronze" medals are ignored. I expect this because during obfuscation, the statements skip the letter *a* and use (*b,c,d,e*) instead. This leads me to believe since *a* is assigned to "Bronze". That Bronze medals play no part in the leveling-up scheme.

Thus the parameters in order go Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Black.

So Level 9 requires 2.5 million AP, 4 silvers and 1 gold medal. It in return gives you a max of 10,900 XM. Using this knowledge you can look at the above tables to see future levels requirements.

I see no trace of new weapons / gear for L9 - L16.

### Overdrive?

aliensOverdriveColor: aliens-overdrive,
resistanceOverdriveColor: resistance-overdrive,
neutralOverdriveColor: neutral

This one has got me beat. I have no clue what it is for, but it must be for something. 

EDIT: All the "hits" for overdrive occur in Player Profile. So probably nothing interesting. The naming of the class name tricked me :(

### ~~New~~ Deleted Strings

<string name="report_invalid_portal_location_not_interesting">Not an interesting location</string>

~~So it looks like we can finally remove those portals that are just signs in front of McDonald's.~~ 

Thanks to the comment from "emsy". I read my diff backwards. This was removed. Not added :)

### Conclusion

This version was built on "*April 16 - 2:57*". So this version is not a "bugfix" for the on-going Capsule bug. (Unless that bug was known at the time). However, seeing how I don't have a Capsule, I cannot confirm if it is patched. 

Otherwise looks like small bug-fixes and paving the way for new levels.