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

Astral rift eventDLC: Astral Planes
We prepared our observation satellites and launched them into terrestrial orbit, which should allow us to transmit some amount of data across the rift. We will study the Baol planet and their ecosystem management until their conflict begins. This war should also provide interesting data points for future research.
The command below will trigger the "Research Opportunity" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- This is a unique research opportunity.
- Add deposit: +25
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Research Opportunity (astral_rift.3046) connects.
Triggered by
- Not Our Fight
astral_rift.3025
Can lead to
- Dust to Dust
astral_rift.3047