Winter Nexus is an event held from 5 December 2024 to 7 January 2025 (downtime to downtime) and includes Volatile Ice Storms which feature Wightstorm Sites, Login Campaign, and the Winter Nexus Agency Challenge,.
Login campaign
Capsuleers must log in daily for 33 days from 5 December 2024 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 25, so even if you do not manage to log in for all 30 days, as long as you manage those 25 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)
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| 2 |  DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 3 |  Winter Nexus Expert System (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Pacifier Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 4 |  10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
File:Icon Winter's Pale Matte.png Winter's Pale Matte - Limited (3x) (Tier 3 Gift) |
| 5 |  Yoiul Festival Snowbals Crate |
 Wightstorm Manasikara Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 6 |  DNCR-05H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 4,000 EverMarks (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 7 |  Wightstorm Sunyata Booster II (Tier 1 Gift) |
Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 8 |  VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 100,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
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| 9 | Viator Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift) |
Anshar Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 10 | 15,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Vibrant Truth Satin - Limited (3x) (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 11 |  Wightstorm Manasikara Booster II (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Wightstorm Cetana Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 12 |  DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
7,500 EverMarks (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 13 |  Wightstorm Rapture Booster II (Tier 1 Gift) |
Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 14 | CMT-05N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Thick Blue Frost Gloss - Limited (3x) (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 15 |  Wightstorm Cetana Booster II (Tier 1 Gift) |
Marshal Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 16 | BLTZN-05L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 125,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
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| 17 |  25,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
Wightstorm Manasikara Booster III (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 18 |  Yoiul Festival Trinket Crate (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Yoiul Festival Apparel Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 19 | Wightstorm Vitarka Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Antique Copper Foil Metallic - Limited (3x) (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 20 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift) |
Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 21 |  Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
15,000 EverMarks (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 22 | Ark Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift) |
Wyvern Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 23 | Wightstorm Cetana Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Solstice Nexus - Limited (3x) (Tier 4 Gift)
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| 24 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift) |
 Wightstorm Rapture Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 25 | 75,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift) |
 250,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
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| 26 | Wightstorm Manasikara Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
DNCR-05H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
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| 27 | BLTZN-05L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Wightstorm Vitarka Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 28 |  Wightstorm Nirvana Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
CMT-05N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
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| 29 | PRNCR-10H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Wightstorm Cetana Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 30 | Wightstorm Vitarka Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
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| 31 | VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
Wightstorm Manasikara Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 32 | Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 2 Gift) |
DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift)
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| 33 | Yoiul's Ascent Firework Crate (Tier 1 Gift) |
Wightstorm Nirvana Booster IV (Tier 2 Gift)
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Festival introduction 2/2 | Snowball fight! | Target another capsuleer and shoot them with a snowball. Snowballs do no damage and are safe to use even in highsec space. | 1x DSHR-01H 5 points
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| 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
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| Snowball challenge 2/9 (repeatable) |
Open the data packets | Hack into a Communications Relay, Strategic Node or a Cryptographic Array and see what hides inside. | 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 3/9 (repeatable) |
Snowball fight! | Target another capsuleer and shoot them with a snowball. | 1x VXN-01N 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 4/9 (repeatable) |
Ice delivery | Warp to a Volatile Ice Field within an ice storm and hit the ORE Volatile Ice Processor Orca with a snowball. Only subcapital mining and industrial ships can pass through the acceleration gate. | 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 5/9 (repeatable) |
Frozen chunks of space gas | Visit an ORE Volatile Ice Processor accepting the correct form of Volatile Ice to exchange the ice you have mined for rewards. | 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 6/9 (repeatable) |
Snowball fight! | Target another capsuleer and hit them with a snowball. | 1x DNNR-01L 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 7/9 (repeatable) |
Insult to injury | Fight through a Wightstorm combat site within an ice storm and hit the final Stormlord battleship with a snowball. | 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 8/9 (repeatable) |
For New Eden! | Destroy a Sansha's Nation Stormlord battleship. | 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 9/9 (repeatable) |
Snowball fight! | Target another capsuleer and hit them with a snowball. | 1x DNCR-05H Highsec Ice Storm Filament 10 points
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 75 | Enforcer Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 150 | 10,000 Skill Points
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| 225 | File:Icon Darkest Amethyst Matte.png Darkest Amethyst Matte - Limited (3x) |
| 300 | File:Icon Yoiul Festival Booster Crate Icon.png Yoiul Festival Booster Crate |
| 375 | Mastodon Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 450 |  PLEX (25)
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| 525 | File:Icon True Krystallos Gloss.png True Krystallos Gloss - Limited (3x) |
| 600 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate
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| 675 | 15,000 Skill Points
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| 750 | Crane Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 825 | File:Icon Crystal Glaze Gloss.png Crystal Glaze Gloss - Limited (3x) |
| 900 | File:Icon Yoiul Festival Brainfreeze Crate Icon.png Yoiul Festival Brainfreeze Crate |
| 975 | Nomad Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 1050 | File:Icon Steel Bauble Metallic.png Steel Bauble Metallic - Limited (3x) |
| 1125 | 25,000 Skill Points
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| 1200 | Nyx Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 1275 | File:Icon Cross Drift.png Cross Drift - Limited (3x) |
| 1350 | PLEX (75)
|
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.[Verify]
- 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.[Verify]
- 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
- Appear in high-sec
| Nodes | Tools Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|
  50  10
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 40 20
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 30 30
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Site is an ungated pocket with 1 can ~20km from the warp-in point.
Wightstorm Strategic Node
- Appear in low-sec
Site is an ungated pocket with 1 can ~20km from the warp-in point.
Wightstorm Crypto Facility
- Appear in null-sec
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, Noctis and the Porpoise, but not the Upwell haulers Squall, Deluge, or Torrent).
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.
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 2 to 7 items:
- Common (i.e. in every package)
- Overseer Personal Effects (5th-8th tier)
- Salvaged materials
- Less common
- Ice Storm Filaments
- Wightstorm Boosters
- Festival Charges (Snowballs and fireworks)
- Skins
- Agency Boosters (Rare)
- Common (i.e. in every package)
- Asteroids can respawn
- Belt rats have been spotted
Fresh Volatile Ice Field
- Appear in low-sec
- Contains Fresh Volatile Ice which can be exchanged for ORE White Salvage packages. The packages, like containers have a capacity that is greater then their volume.
- Belt rats will spawn1
Friable Volatile Ice Field
- Appear in null-sec
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% |
Footnotes
1 : 3x Guristas Enforcer Battlecruiser in Gurista Low Sec (Black Rise)
External links
- EVE News: Winter Nexus is Coming 5 December
- Patch Notes: Version 22.02 Release 2024-12-05.1
- EVE News: Winter Nexus is here!