Terraforming Candidate Discovered
The "Terraforming Candidate Discovered" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Terraforming Candidate Discovered

Our detailed survey of … has revealed that it may once have supported life in the distant past. There are significant deposits of frozen water at the polar ice caps and beneath the …'s surface. The existence of valley networks suggests that the water may once have flowed freely. Terraforming this … would theoretically be possible, but we do not yet possess the technology to accomplish this monumental task within a realistic timeframe.
The command below will trigger the "Terraforming Candidate Discovered" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Fascinating.
- … will be able to be terraformed once the Climate Restoration technology has been researched.
- In time, perhaps we can reawaken it.
- … will be able to be terraformed once the Climate Restoration technology has been researched.
- Unfortunate.
- Society: +None to None
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires modifier: Terraforming Candidate
Show raw conditions
from = { has_modifier = terraforming_candidate }