Winter Nexus (2023)

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Winter Nexus

Winter Nexus is an event held from 5 December 2023 to 4 January 2024 (downtime to downtime) and includes Volatile Ice Storms which feature Wightstorm Sites, Login Campaign, the Winter Nexus Agency Challenge, the Yoiul Chilling Spree, and Yoiul Festival-themed Abyssal Proving Grounds.

Login campaign

Capsuleers must log in daily for 30 days from 05 December 2023 onwards to collect all rewards. A total of 125k Skill Points are available to  Alpha clone accounts, while  Omega clone accounts have access to an additional 525k skill points and 26,500 EverMarks. The big reward is on day 23, so even if you do not manage to log in for all 30 days, as long as you manage those 23 days you will only miss out on some Boosters and Ice Storm Filaments.

Day	For Alpha Accounts	Additional for Omega
1	Yoiul's Ascent Firework Crate (Tier 1 Gift)	50,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
2	DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)	Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
3	Tormentor Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)	Merlin Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
4	Winter Nexus Expert System (Tier 1 Gift)	Wightstorm Manasikara Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
5	Yoiul Festival Snowbal Crate	Algos Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
6	Incursus Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	4,000 EverMarks (Tier 2 Gift)
7	10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)	100,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
8	Wightstorm Nirvana Booster II (Tier 1 Gift)	Kikimora Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
9	Vigil Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
10	Wightstorm Manasikara Booster II (Tier 1 Gift)	Arbitrator Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
11	Harpy Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
12	Wightstorm Rapture Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)	Rook Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
13	Pontifex Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	7,500 EverMarks (Tier 2 Gift)
14	Wightstorm Cetana Booster II (Tier 1 Gift)	Rapier Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
15	15,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)	125,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
16	VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)	Wightstorm Vitarka Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
17	Stork Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	Barghest Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
18	Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)	Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
19	Bellicose Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	Chimera Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
20	25,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)	15,000 EverMarks (Tier 3 Gift)
21	Lachesis Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)	Nidhoggur Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
22	Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)	Wightstorm Rapture Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
23	75,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)	250,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
24	Wightstorm Manasikara Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)	DNCR-05H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
25	BLTZN-05L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)	Wightstorm Vitarka Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
26	Wightstorm Nirvana Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)	CMT-05N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
27	PRNCR-10H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)	Wightstorm Cetana Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
28	Wightstorm Vitarka Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)	DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
29	VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)	Wightstorm Manasikara Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
30	Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)	DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)

Agency campaign

Category	Task Name	Description	Reward
Combat Challenges
Combat introduction 1/3	Burst through the gate	Enter a Wightstorm Forward Base, Muster Point, or Transit Site located in a Volatile Ice Storm in high-security, low-security, or null-security space. You will need a Tech II fit battleship (or equivalent) for the fight ahead.	10 points
Combat introduction 2/3	Battle the Nation	Destroy 5 Sansha's Nation NPCs while in a Wightstorm Forward Base, Muster Point or Transit Site.	20 points
Exploration Challenges
Exploration introduction 1/3	Slip through the back door	Enter a Wightstorm Comms Relay, Strategic Node or Crypto Facility site located in a Volatile Ice Storm in high-security, low-security or null-security space. You will need a data analyzer module and a probe scanner for the task ahead.	10 points
Exploration introduction 2/3	Open the data packets	Hack into a Communication Relay, Strategic Node or a Cryptographic Array and see what hides inside.	20 points
Exploration introduction 3/3	A few more would not hurt	Keep finding and opening Wightstorm Communication Relays, Strategic Nodes and Cryptographic Arrays. Riches await! (Hack 2 event exploration cans.)	25 points
Exploration challenge 1/3 (repeatable)	Infiltration	Find a Wightstorm Comms Relay, Strategic Node or Crypto Facility located in the Volatile Ice Storms. Bring a data analyzer, a probe scanner and prepare to open some presents.	5 points
Exploration challenge 2/3 (repeatable)	They didn't need it anyway!	Hack into a Communication Relay, Strategic Node, or a Cryptographic Array, and retrieve any valuables hidden inside.	10 points
Exploration challenge 3/3 (repeatable)	A few more would not hurt	Keep finding and opening Wightstorm Communication Relays, Strategic Nodes and Cryptographic Arrays. Riches await! (Hack 2 event exploration cans.)	15 points
Mining Challenges
Mining introduction 1/3	Into the eye of the storm	Enter a Fading Volatile Ice Field, Fresh Volatile Ice Field, or Friable Volatile Ice Field located in a Volatile Ice Storm in high-security, low-security, or null-security space. You will need ice harvesting equipment for the task ahead	10 points
Mining introduction 2/3	This is not a drill!	Harvest 7 Faded Volatile Ice, Fresh Volatile Ice, or Friable Volatile Ice from a Fading Volatile Ice Field, Fresh Volatile Ice Field, or Friable Volatile Ice Field	20 points
Mining introduction 3/3	Frozen chunks of space gas	While frozen volatiles may look worthless to you, ORE are rewarding those who provide them with Faded Volatile Ice, Fresh Volatile Ice, or Friable Volatile Ice. Visit an ORE Volatile Ice Processor accepting the correct form of Volatile Ice to exchange the ice you have mined for rewards.	25 points
Mining challenge 1/3 (repeatable)	Ice Carving	Find a Fading Volatile Ice Field, Fresh Volatile Ice Field, or Friable Volatile Ice Field located in a Volatile Ice Storm. Bring an ice harvester and be ready to harvest	5 points
Mining challenge 2/3 (repeatable)	Volatiles Galore	Harvest 7 Faded Volatile Ice, Fresh Volatile Ice, or Friable Volatile Ice from a Fading Volatile Ice Field, Fresh Volatile Ice Field, or Friable Volatile Ice Field	10 points
Mining challenge 3/3 (repeatable)	Something more usable	Visit an ORE Volatile ICE Processor accepting the correct form of Volatile Ice to exchange the ice you have mined for rewards. (Do 4 ice conversions with the Orca inside the site.)	15 points
Festival Challenges
Festival introduction 1/2	Target Practice	Time to dust off your festival launchers. Test your snowball launching prowess on any NPC.	5 points
Snowball challenge 1/9 (repeatable)	Void the warranty	Probe down a Wightstorm data site within an ice storm and hit the hackable tower with a snowball.	10 points

Points	Reward
50	Ishkur Aurora Universalis SKIN
100	DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament
150	Dragoon Aurora Universalis SKIN
200	Wightstorm Sunyata Booster II
250	VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament
300	Talwar Aurora Universalis SKIN
350	Magus Aurora Universalis SKIN
400	DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament
450	Blackbird Aurora Universalis SKIN
500	Wightstorm Nirvana Booster III
550	Ice Storm Filaments Crate
600	Arazu Aurora Universalis SKIN
650	Ice Storm Filaments Crate
700	Huginn Aurora Universalis SKIN
750	Wightstorm Cetana Booster III
800	Ice Storm Filaments Crate
850	Nestor Aurora Universalis SKIN
900	Thanatos Aurora Universalis SKIN

Volatile Ice Storm

Volatile Ice Storms have begun to appear across highsec, lowsec, and nullsec space. These ice storms spread out across the stargate network two jumps from a central system, and occasionally move from system to system just like metaliminal storms. These storms provide bonuses to ship thermal resistances and module overheating for all capsuleers flying within them.

Sansha's Nation and Outer Ring Excavations have both mobilized to take advantage of the novel forms of stellar ice found within these storms.

Ice Storm Filaments

Ice Storm Filaments transport capsuleers to a System affected by the Volatile Ice Storm.

Area / Ship Count	1	5	10
Highsec	DSHR-01H	DNCR-05H	PRNCR-10H
Lowsec	DNNR-01L	BLTZN-05L	RDLF-10L
Nullsec	VXN-01N	CMT-05N	CPD-10N

Combat anomalies

Wightstorm combat anomalies have begun appearing within the Volatile Ice Storms. These sites are full of hostile Sansha's nation vessels, and CONCORD advises capsuleers to bring a battlecruiser or better when attempting to engage with these forces.

Wightstorm Forward Base

Found within storms that originate in highsec space appears to be guarded by the weakest Sansha fleets.

Main article: Wightstorm Forward Base

Wightstorm Muster Point

Found within storms that originate in lowsec space appears to be guarded by the strongest Sansha fleets.

Main article: Wightstorm Muster Point

Wightstorm Transit Site

Found within storms that originate in nullsec space appears to be guarded by intermediate strength Sansha fleets.

Main article: Wightstorm Transit Site

Hacking sites

Wightstorm data signatures can be found within Volatile Ice Storms. These Sansha's Nation data sites require scan probes and data analyzer modules.

Wightstorm Comms Relay

Nodes			Tools Available
50 10	40 20	30 30

Site is an ungated pocket with 1 can ~20km from the warp-in point.

Wightstorm Strategic Node

TBA

Wightstorm Crypto Facility

TBA

Mining sites

Volatile Ice Field anomalies can also be discovered within Volatile Ice Storms. These fields of newly discovered stellar ice have recently been captured by ORE and Mordu's Legion forces who have driven away the Sansha harvesting fleets. These ice fields can be accessed through a special ORE-commandeered acceleration gate that only allows medium and small mining and hauling ships to enter (Expedition Frigates, Mining Barges, Exhumers, Haulers, Blockade Runners, Deep Space Transports, and the Porpoise).

The volatile ice found within these fields cannot be reprocessed by standard facilities, however Outer Ring Excavations has set up mobile ice collection operations within each of these ice fields, and is willing to trade with capsuleers who contribute to their mining operation. Capsuleers can trade seven units of volatile ice with the ORE representatives in the ice fields to receive a package of valuable salvage and items that ORE forces collected from the wrecks of Sansha ships.

Rumors suggest that other valuable Sansha salvage has frozen directly into some of the ice chunks and can be occasionally picked up along with the ice by normal mining activities.

• Peculiar Icebound Salvage
  • Highsec
    • Overseer Personal Effects (8th-11th tier)
    • Salvaged materials

Fading Volatile Ice Field

• Appear in high-sec
• Contains Faded Volatile Ice which can be exchanged for ORE Green Salvage packages. The packages, like containers have a capacity that is greater then their volume. They contain:
  • Overseer Personal Effects (5th-8th tier)
  • Salvaged materials
  • Agency Boosters (Rare)
• Asteroids respawn
• Belt rats have been spotted
• When bookmarked, can still be jumped to when disappeared from the probe scan window

Fresh Volatile Ice Field

TBA

Friable Volatile Ice Field

TBA

Special game mechanics

All of the storm systems will feature a special set of environmental effects that reduce heat damage suffered by overheating modules and increases Thermal resistance.

Volatile Ice Storm	Overheat damage reduction	Thermal resistances
Weak	10%	4%
Strong	25%	10%

External links

• EVE News: Get ready for Winter Nexus 2023
• Winter Nexus is returning
• Patch Notes: Version 21.06 Release 2023-12-05.1
• EVE News: Winter Nexus is here!