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

Shrinking plants and lost data were only the start of our issues. The … on the far side of the rift are experiencing something unusual. Our collective experience is growing confused, and we are finding it increasingly difficult to synchronize. Outside of the Sphere the consequences are even more dramatic: the trajectory of asteroids have completely reversed, planets are dispersing into dust and gas, entire systems are condensing into balls of volatile material. Time is clearly flowing backward, and we are caught somewhere in between. Eventually, the time will reach "zero" and this universe will be reduced to the size of a pin. Although we appear to be somewhat isolated from the time effects, the Sphere is obviously permeable. By synchronizing our computer with the … outside the rift, we should be able to preserve the rapidly disappearing data. As a more drastic measure, we could use the unique properties of astral thread to repolarize the hull and seal the temporal leak.
The command below will trigger the "Temporal Leak" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Synchronize with the ….
- Leads to event: Emergency
- Repolarize the hull.
- Leads to event: Unbirthing
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Temporal Leak (astral_rift.1210) connects.
Triggered by
- Shrinking Space
astral_rift.1205
Can lead to
- Emergency
astral_rift.1215 - Unbirthing
astral_rift.1220