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

Piece by piece, we deconstructed the machine to its component parts. Whoever built it (if it was indeed built by anyone), possessed a supreme mastery of fabrication: no matter our approach or tool, we have thus far been unable to disassemble the computer core for parts. However, we were able to access its data banks. Though it contained mostly useless information, the architecture of its codebase has helped us further our understanding of computer science.
The command below will trigger the "Scrapping the Machine" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Very well.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Scrapping the Machine (astral_rift.825) connects.
Triggered by
- Electromagnetic Pulse
astral_rift.820
Can lead to
- VIR
astral_rift.845