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

We have entered a system nearly identical to …, the system where we entered the rift. At first we were unsure we had even traveled anywhere, until our surveys returned a previously unknown planet circling …. Within moments, we were confronted by a mechanical device that propelled itself within sensor range. Seamlessly integrating with the Sphere's communication systems, it stated that it was our 'Advisor', RIV. As we considered how best to frame the encounter in our report, it prompted us as if reading our minds: "Would you like assistance in writing your report?"
The command below will trigger the "A Familiar Place" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Ask for assistance.
- Leads to event: Assisting the Assistant
- Disable this thing.
- Leads to event: Unable to Disable
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Familiar Place (astral_rift.800) connects.
Can lead to
- Assisting the Assistant
astral_rift.805 - Unable to Disable
astral_rift.810