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

Astral rift eventDLC: Astral Planes
We are surrounded by giant machinery. Gears and pinions twist in all directions. Each tenth of a second, the machine clicks one step forward. A single tooth from one of these gears is nearly the width of our Rift Sphere. Amidst swirling nebulae of dense gas and fog, there is no beginning or end to the device in sight.
The command below will trigger the "Gears and Pinions" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Explore the fog.
- Leads to event: Dimensional Machine
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Gears and Pinions (astral_rift.2100) connects.
Can lead to
- Dimensional Machine
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