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

Ship eventDLC: Aquatics
Our detailed survey of … has revealed a world with a sufficiently thick layer of ice that it could be restored into a pleasant ocean world, if rendered significantly warmer and bequeathed with a hospitable atmosphere. Terraforming this … would theoretically be possible, but we do not yet possess the means to accomplish this monumental task within a realistic timeframe.
The command below will trigger the "Frozen Terraforming Candidate Discovered" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Fascinating.
- … will be able to be terraformed if we choose the Hydrocentric ascension perk and research the Climate Restoration technology.
- A world for which some hope remains...
- … will be able to be terraformed if we choose the Hydrocentric ascension perk and research the Climate Restoration technology.
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires modifier: Frozen Terraforming Candidate
Show raw conditions
from = { has_modifier = frozen_terraforming_candidate }
owner = {
OR = {
has_trait = trait_aquatic
has_trait = trait_robot_aquatic
}
}