Winter Nexus (2020)
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Winter Nexus is an event running from 11:00 UTC on 10 December 2020 to 11:00 UTC on 5 January 2021 (downtime to downtime).
The festivities include:
- Volatile Ice Storms which feature Wightstorm Sites
- 13 Days of Nexus Login Event
- Yoiul Festival YC122 Daily Challenges
- Chilling Spree
- Yoiul Festival-themed Abyssal Proving Grounds
Timeline
| Timeline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Winter Nexus | 13 Days of Nexus | Chilling Spree | Abyssal Proving Grounds |
| 10th December 2020 | 5k SP Start | |||
| 12th December 2020 | NPC Trinket Start | |||
| 18th December 2020 | 2v2v2v2 T1 Destroyers | |||
| 22th December 2020 | 2v2v2v2 T1 Destroyers | |||
| 24th December 2020 | NPC Trinket End | |||
| 1st January 2021 | 3v3 T1 Frigates | |||
| 5th January 2021 | 5k SP End | 3v3 T1 Frigates | ||
Volatile Ice Storm
Volatile Ice Storm is a Metaliminal Storm that moves between High, Low and Null Security systems. The center system experiences the Strong effect, while nearby systems get a Weak effect. Volatile Ice Storms can overlap.
Volatile Ice Storms spawn:
- Wightstorm Combat Anomalies
- Volatile Ice Fields
- Wightstorm Data Sites
| Effect | Weak | Strong |
|---|---|---|
 Overheat damage reduction
|
10% | 25% |
 Thermal resistance bonus
|
4% | 10% |
Wightstorm Combat Anomalies
If a Capsuleer is present at the Combat Anomaly it will appear in the Overview of every Capsuleer in the same System.
Different areas of space have different sites:
- High Security: Wightstorm Forwards Base is the easiest
- Null Security: Wightstorm Transite Site is of intermediate difficulty
- Low Security: Wightstorm Muster Point is the hardest
Volatile Ice Fields
Volatile Ice Fields contain Ice that cannot be processed but can be traded in 7 at a time for a package of Salvage and Sansha items at the Site.
Different areas of space have different sites:
- High Security: Fading Volatile Ice Field
- Low Security: Fresh Volatile Ice Field
- Null Security: Friable Volatile Ice Field
Only the following ships can fit through the Acceleration Gate:
- Expedition Frigates
- Mining Barges
- Exhumers
- Industrial Ships
- Blockade Runners
- Deep Space Transports
- Porpoise
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
- Low Security: Wightstorm Strategic Node
- Null Security Wightstorm Cryptographic Array
Lower Security Systems have Sites with better rewards.
Rewards:
- Normal Data Site loot like Tech 1, Tech 2 Salvage and Decryptors
- SKINs: Glacial Drift, Aurora Universalis, Onyx Glacial Drift, Tormentor Glacial Drift, Purifier Glacial Drift, Sleipnir Glacial Drift,
- Filaments:
- Yoiul 2v2v2v2 Destroyers Proving, Yoiul 3v3 Frigates Proving, Calm Abyssal
- CMT-05N Nullsec Ice Storm, DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm, DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm
- Noise-5 'Needlejack', Signal-5 'Needlejack'
- Overseer's Personal Effects
- High: 6th - 8th Tier
- Low: 6th - 12th Tier
- Null: ?
- Fireworks: Yoiul Festival Snowballs, Snowstar Crystalburst, Rimefrost Starburst
- Basic/Potent/Extended 'Brainfreeze' Cerebral Accelerator
- Agency Drugs: Agency 'Hardshell', Agency 'Pyrolancea',
- Sansha Faction modules and ammo
- Blueprint Copies: Rapture (Lowsec only)
For a detailed breakdown of rewards see Arin Mara's Winter Nexus Data Site Items dashboard.
13 Days of Nexus
Runs from 10th December 2020 to 5th January 2021.
Capsuleers must log in for 13 out of the 26 days to collect all rewards. A total of 80k Skill Points are available to alpha clone accounts, while omega clone accounts have an access to an additional 250k SP (plus up to ~17k SP from the accelerator).
| Day | For Alpha Accounts | Additional for Omega |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omen Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Oracle Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 2 | Yoiul Festival Snowballs Crate (Tier 1 Gift) |  DNCR-05H and PRNCR-10H Highsec Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 3 | DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 2 Gift) |  25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 4 | Caracal Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Naga Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 5 |  10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 6 |  Quafe Zero (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Basic 'Brainfreeze' Cerebral Accelerator (Tier 3 Gift)+4 all stats, 24 hour base duration |
| 7 | 10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 3 Gift) |
| 8 | Snowstar Crystalburst Fireworks Crate (Tier 1 Gift) | 25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 9 | Thorax Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Talos Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 10 | Yoiul Stormchasers T-Shirt and Pants Crate (Tier 2 Gift) Men's & Women's Yoiul Stormchasers T-Shirt & Pants |
Yoiul Stormchasers Suit and Cap Crate (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 11 | 10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 12 | Stabber Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Tornado Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 13 |  50,000 SP (Tier 3 Gift) |
 150,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
|
Yoiul Festival YC122
Daily Challenges earn you points. When you accumulate enough points you will be given a reward. This system was last seen in 2018's Operation Permafrost, and marks the first time it has returned since the latest version of The Agency was released in May 2019.
Daily challenges:
- Hit targets with a Snowball
- Complete Volatile Ice Storm Data, Combat and Ice Sites
Rewards:
- Aurora Universalis SKINs
- "Brainfreeze" Cerebral Accelerators
Chilling Spree
From 10th December 2020 and 5th January 2020 you will earn 5,000 Skill Points a day for hitting other Capsuleers with Snowballs.
From 12th December 2020 to 24th December 2020, you will receive Daily Challenges involving lobbing snowballs at various NPCs.
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 Systems.
Abyssal Proving Grounds
From 18th December 2020 to 22th December 2020 four teams of two Capsuleers will do combat in Tech 1 Destroyers.
From 1st January 2021 to 5th January 2021 two teams of three Capsuleers will do combat in T1 Frigates.
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