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.
Volatile Ice Storm
Volatile Ice Storm is a Metaliminal Storm that moves between High, Low and Null Security systems. The center system and its neighbors experience the Strong effect, while systems 2-3 jumps out from the center get a Weak effect. Volatile Ice Storms can overlap. The sites spawned depend on the security status of the center system (e.g. a low security system in a highsec-centered ice storm will have highsec sites).
| Effect | Weak | Strong |
|---|---|---|
 Overheat damage reduction
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10% | 25% |
 Thermal resistance bonus
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4% | 10% |
Volatile Ice Storms spawn:
- Wightstorm Combat Anomalies
- Volatile Ice Fields
- Wightstorm Data Sites
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.
- Main article: Wightstorm Anchorage
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 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 425k.
| Day | For Alpha Accounts | Additional for Omega |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yoiul Festival Snowballs Crate (Tier 1 Gift) |
 25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 2 |  Wightstorm Sunyata Booster I (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Ice Storm Filaments Crate (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 3 |  DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament (Tier 1 Gift) |
 Nemesis Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 4 | Rifter Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
Wightstorm Vitarka Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 5 |  10,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift) |
 50,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 6 | Wightstorm Rapture Booster (Tier 1 Gift) |
Purifier Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 7 | Kestrel Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
Wightstorm Manasikara Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 8 | Wightstorm Nirvana Booster I (Tier 2 Gift) |
Manticore Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 9 | 25,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift) |
 100,000 Skill Points (Tier 4 Gift)
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| 10 | Punisher Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
Wightstorm Cetana Booster II (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 11 | Wightstorm Vitarka Booster I (Tier 1 Gift) |
Hound Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)
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| 12 | Tristan Aurora Universalis SKIN (Tier 2 Gift) |
Wightstorm Sunyata Booster III (Tier 3 Gift)
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| 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.
| Category | Task Name | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction 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. | 15 points
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| Combat introduction 3/3 | Battle the Sansha's Elite | When the Wightstorm Fleet battleship arrives, destroy it. | 15 points
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| 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
|
| 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. |  1x DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament 5 points
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| 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 | 15 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. | 15 points
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| Combat Challenges | |||
| Combat challenge 1/2 (repeatable) | Challenging the Nation | Hunt down the Sansha's Nation Wightstorm Fleet in the Volatile Ice Storms in high-security, low-security or null-security. The fight will become harder in lower security areas. | 5 points
|
| Combat challenge 2/2 (repeatable) | Not a snowball fight | You have entered a combat site. Destroy its occupants. (Destroy 10 rats inside a Wightstorm combat site. Battleship kills don't count.) |
10 points
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| Combat challenge (repeatable) | For New Eden! | Once you defeat enough Sansha's raiding vessels, a Wightstorm Fleet battleship will arrive. Destroy it. | 10 points
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| Combat challenge | A dangerous journey | Make your way to a Volatile Ice Storm in low-security space to find and complete a Wightstorm Muster Point | 20 points
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| Combat challenge | A treacherous path | Make your way to a Volatile Ice Storm in null-security space to find and complete a Wightstorm Transit Site | 15 points
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| Combat challenge | Fighting the Sansha's Nation | Make your way to a Volatile Ice Storm in high, low or null security space, and complete 3 combat sites | 40 points
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| Combat challenge | Decisive action | While in the Wightstorm Forward Base, Muster Point or Transit Site destroy 4 Sansha's Nation battleships | 50 points
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| Exploration Challenges | |||
| 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
|
| Exploration challenge | They're all addressed to you | While in a Wightstorm Comms Relay, Strategic Node or Crypto Facility site within a Volatile Ice Storm, successfully access 8 Communications Relays, Strategic Nodes or a [sic] Cryptographic Arrays | 40 points
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| Mining Challenges | |||
| Mining challenge 1/3 (repeatable) | Ice Carving | Find a a [sic] 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 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 3 ice conversions with the Orca inside the site.) |
10 points
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| Mining challenge | Motherlode | While in a Fading Volatile Ice Field, Fresh Volatile Ice Field, or Friable Volatile Ice Field within a Volatile Ice Storm, gather a total of 60 units of Volatile Ice ore | 80 points
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| Snowball Challenges | |||
| Snowball challenge 1/9 (repeatable) | Void the warranty | Probe down a Wightstorm data sight 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 Nullsec Ice Storm Filament 10 points
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| Snowball challenge 9/9 (repeatable) | Name | Description | __ points
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| Filament/Other Challenges | |||
| Filament (repeatable) | Target Practice | Launch a snowball at any Station to receive a filament | 1x DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament
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| Filament (repeatable) | Snowball Fight | Launch a snowball at any 3 Capsuleers to receive a filament |  1x DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament
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| Filament (repeatable) | Snowball Fight | Launch a snowball at any 3 NPCs to receive a filament | 1x VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament
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| Travel (repeatable) | Return to 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. | 5 points
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| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 50 | DSHR-01H Highsec Ice Storm Filament
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| 100 | Augoror Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 150 | Osprey Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 200 | VXN-01N Nullsec Ice Storm Filament
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| 250 | Exequror Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 300 | Scythe Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 350 | DNNR-01L Lowsec Ice Storm Filament
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| 400 | Stormbringer Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 450 | Vedmak Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 500 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate
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| 550 | Orthrus Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 600 | Stratios Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 650 | Ice Storm Filaments Crate
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| 700 | Phantasm Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 750 | Ashimmu Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 800 | Vigilant Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 850 | Cynabal Aurora Universalis SKIN
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| 900 | Gila Aurora Universalis SKIN
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Yoiul Chilling Spree (Daily Campaign)
During the event, you will earn 5,000 Skill Points a day for hitting other Capsuleers with Snowballs. During the Proving Grounds event, an additional 5k SP per day can be earned for entering the Proving Grounds.
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)
