A Long Awaited Welcome
The "A Long Awaited Welcome" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
A Long Awaited Welcome

From the safety of the Sphere, we spent some time investigating the site. Our altitude is estimated at around 2,500 meters. It must have been a great effort for a society at this level of technological development to construct a spire at such a height. In fact, we may be looking at this civilization's first effort at reaching space. Even more intriguingly, the stone pedestal is carved with markings and illustrations that look nearly identical to those found inside the Rift Sphere. The creature stands proudly before us, its arms stretched wide. This is clearly a joyous moment.
The command below will trigger the "A Long Awaited Welcome" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 4 options:
- Invite them aboard.
- Leads to event: Playing Host
- Offer something in return.
- Leads to event: Reciprocity
- Leave the site.
- Leads to event: Prophecy Rejected
- Kill the creature.
- Leads to event: Fish in a Barrel
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Long Awaited Welcome (astral_rift.610) connects.
Triggered by
- The Tower
astral_rift.600
Can lead to
- Playing Host
astral_rift.615 - Reciprocity
astral_rift.620 - Prophecy Rejected
astral_rift.625 - Fish in a Barrel
astral_rift.611