Winter Nexus (2021)
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.
Timeline
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
Volatile Ice Fields
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
13 Days of Nexus (Login Campaign)
Runs from 9th December 2021 to 4th January 2022.
Capsuleers must log in for 13 out of the 27 days to collect all rewards. A total of 85k Skill Points are available to alpha clone accounts, while omega clone accounts have access to an additional 325k.
| Day | For Alpha Accounts | Additional for Omega |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoiul Festival Snowballs Crate (Tier 1 Gift) |  25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 2 |  Wightstorm Sunyata Booster I (Tier 1 Gift) |
Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 3 |  DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
Nemesis Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 4 | Rifter Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Wightstorm Vitarka Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
|
| 5 |  10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
 50,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 6 | Wightstorm Rapture Booster (Tier 1 Gift) |
Purifier Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 7 | Kestrel Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Wightstorm Manasikara Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
|
| 8 | Wightstorm Nirvana Booster I (Tier 2 Gift) |
Manticore Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 9 | 25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift) |
 100,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
|
| 10 | Punisher Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Wightstorm Cetana Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
|
| 11 | Wightstorm Vitarka Booster I (Tier 1 Gift) |
Hound Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
| 12 | Tristan Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) | Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 3 Gift)
|
| 13 | 50,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift) |
 250,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
|
Winter Nexus (Agency Challenge)
The overall event point rewards are available in the table below. Rewards are immediately attached to the redeeming character, and can not be attained as an item.
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 50 | DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament
|
| 100 | Augoror Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 150 | Osprey Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 200 |  VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament
|
| 250 | Exequror Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 300 | Scythe Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 350 |  DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament
|
| 400 | Stormbringer Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 450 | Vedmak Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 500 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate |
| 550 | Orthrus Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 600 | Stratios Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 650 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate |
| 700 | Phantasm Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 750 | Ashimmu Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 800 | Vigilant Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 850 | Cynabal Aurora Universalis SKIN |
| 900 | Gila Aurora Universalis SKIN |
Yoiul Chilling Spree (Daily Campaign)
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
- YouTube: djAFK's EVE Online - Winter Nexus Exploration / Data Sites (from last year, still viable)
- YouTube: djAFK's EVE Online - Winter Nexus Mining (from last year, still viable)
