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

We investigated a small group of the drones patrolling the skies. These sparkling metallic balls have a front-facing holographic projector and a system of directional thrusters to maintain their speed and altitude. We kept a cautious distance on approach, but the drones reacted to our presence regardless. Four of them splintered from the pack and changed trajectory to meet us, albeit at a rather slow pace. We have not triggered an alarm, but the approaching drones' capabilities are unknown.
The command below will trigger the "Drone Encounter" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Allow the drones to approach.
- Leads to event: Clean Shot
- Disable them.
- Leads to event: Disabled Drones
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Drone Encounter (astral_rift.2605) connects.
Triggered by
- Chemically Cleansed
astral_rift.2600
Can lead to
- Clean Shot
astral_rift.2615 - Disabled Drones
astral_rift.2620