Barren Grounds & Vibrant Skies

Once down on the surface of … it was clear that a civilization had indeed flourished here until as recently as a few centuries ago. At some point a sudden and total catastrophic event gripped the world. Apparently, some sort of internecine struggle between nation-states led to a terminal exchange of weapons of mass destruction. Oddly, although the surface is scoured clean and dead, the sky is alive with the shifting hues of a perpetual aurora borealis. It's a striking vista: the desolate steel and stone carcasses of entire cities painted by the vibrant, scintillating colors dancing in the sky.

The command below will trigger the "Barren Grounds & Vibrant Skies" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Keep digging!