Winter Nexus (2021)

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Winter Nexus

Winter Nexus is an event held from 09 December 2021 to 4 January 2022 (downtime to downtime) and includes Volatile Ice Storms which feature Wightstorm Sites, 13 Days of Nexus Login Campaign, the Winter Nexus Agency Challenge, the Yoiul Chilling Spree Daily Campaign, and Yoiul Festival-themed Abyssal Proving Grounds.

Volatile Ice Storm

Wightstorm Combat Anomalies

Wightstorm Forward Base

These Sites appear in Highsec within systems with the Volatile Ice Storm Effect. Similar to the event site from 2020, the site is doable with a well-fit Battlecruiser with application support.

Main article: Wightstorm Forward Base

Wightstorm Transit Site

These Sites appear in Nullsec within systems with the Volatile Ice Storm Effect. Similar to the event site from 2020, the site is doable with a well-fit Battleship with application support.

Main article: Wightstorm Transit Site

Wightstorm Muster Point

These Sites appear in Lowsec within systems with the Volatile Ice Storm Effect. Similar to the event site from 2020, the site is doable with a well-fit Battleship with application support.

Main article: Wightstorm Muster Point

Wightstorm Anchorage

These Sites are rare and appear in Low- and Nullsec within systems with the Volatile Ice Storm Effect.

• Dreadnaught

Wightstorm Data Sites

All Sites are:

• Level IV Data Sites. 86 scanner probe strength is able to scan them down but higher is recommended.
• only have one container that requires a Data Analyzer to unlock

Different areas of space have different sites:

• High Security: Wightstorm Communication Relay is the easiest
• Null Security Wightstorm Cryptographic Array is of intermediate difficulty
• Low Security: Wightstorm Strategic Node is the hardest

Rewards

• SKINs: Glacial Drift, Aurora Universalis
• Filaments: Proving Grounds, Calm Abyssal, Needlejack and Ice Strom
• Overseer's Personal Effects 5th - 18th Tier
• Fireworks: Yoiul Festival Snowballs, Snowstar Crystalburst, Rimefrost Starburst
• Basic/Potent/Extended 'Brainfreeze' Cerebral Accelerators
• Agency Drugs: Agency 'Hardshell', Agency 'Pyrolancea'
• Wightstorm Booster: Sunyata, Nirvana, Rapture, Cetana, Manasikara, Vitarka
• Sansha Faction modules and ammo

Ice Storm Filaments

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

There are separate Ice Storm Filaments for High, Low and Null security systems, capable of taking up to one, five, or ten ships.

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

Abyssal Proving Grounds

Timeline
10th December - 14th December	2v2 Assault Frigates
18th December	1v1 Navy Frigates
31th December - 4th January	T1 Cruiser with T1 modules FFA
8th January	1v1 Battleships

All of these proving events will feature a special set of environmental effects that increase afterburner speed bonuses by 100% and reduce heat damage suffered by overheating modules by 50%.

External Links

• EVE-Online News: Winter Nexus Holiday Season Returns!
• EVE-Online Patch Notes: Version 19.11.2