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Lurking in the Dark

The "Lurking in the Dark" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.

Lurking in the Dark

Lurking in the Dark event picture
Ship event

Our rescue force has been successful in gunning down the beast aboard the …. Sadly they didn't make it in time to save Science Officer … who died while trying to protect the crew. At least the ship is intact and the crew says they can go back to work soon. Our homeworld becomes abuzz about our military's bravery in handling the situation.

The command below will trigger the "Lurking in the Dark" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

  • Unfortunate.
    • Lose the ship's Science Leader. Your Empire gains the Inspired Army Recruits modifier.
  • Unfortunate.
    • Lose the ship's Science Leader. Your Empire gains the Focused Army Unit Assemblers modifier.