Watching a World Burn
The "Watching a World Burn" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Watching a World Burn

We watched as the Grunur began their bombardment of the Baol colony. The overwhelming superiority of their fleet swiftly demolished the Baol's feeble defenses. As the Grunur brigades stormed the planet's surface, all was set to flame. Troops armed with flamethrowers incinerated the native plantoids with terrible efficiency. The inevitable victory softened the Grunur admiral's croaks. "SEEING IS. BURNING IS. KNOWING, NOW?" A sample of the flame weaponry used in the attack was brought forth for our inspection. "BURNING IS CLEAN. TAKE. MAKE FEAR."
The command below will trigger the "Watching a World Burn" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Excellent.
- Can now build new Assault Armies: Flamestorm Troopers
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Watching a World Burn (astral_rift.3090) connects.
Triggered by
- Bearing Witness
astral_rift.3075 - Taking a Stand
astral_rift.3076