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

Astral rift eventDLC: Astral Planes
The Rift Sphere began to traverse the planet's atmosphere, following the gaze of the creatures towards the horizon. Soon, a haze began to blanket the ashen surface of the planet. In the sky, a dark star was rising. The star's peculiar radiation had an anomalous effect on the minds of our …. They have diverged, but for now remain tenuously connected.
The command below will trigger the "Darkest Dawn" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Continue your observations.
- Leads to event: Black Light Blinded
- Turn away!
- Leads to event: Black Light Blinded
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Darkest Dawn (astral_rift.2520) connects.
Triggered by
- Rock Creatures
astral_rift.2510
Can lead to
- Black Light Blinded
astral_rift.2535