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Unexpected Drawbacks

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

Unexpected Drawbacks

Unexpected Drawbacks event picture
Situation eventDLC: BioGenesis

The widespread adoption of genetic manipulation across our civilization has spawned a bewildering array of physical variations. Once predictable biological processes now exhibit unexpected deviations, making standardization nearly impossible. The shared sense of physical commonality that once unified our species is dissolving, replaced by a kaleidoscope of forms and functions that strain societal cohesion.

The command below will trigger the "Unexpected Drawbacks" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

  • Encourage diversity.
    • 400 random Pops will receive …, …, or … Trait.
    • Gain modifier: Societal Diversification
  • Enforce a standard genetic template.
    • Gain modifier: Standardized Biology

Firing conditions

Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:

  • Must not have origin: Evolutionary Predators
Show raw conditions
owner = {
  any_owned_planet = {
    count_owned_pop_amount = {
      count >= 800
      limit = {
        is_sapient = yes
        is_robot_pop_group = no
      }
    }
  }
}
NOT = { has_situation_flag = biogenesis_100_fire }
owner = {
  NOT = {
    has_origin = origin_evolutionary_predators
  }
}
OR = {
  current_stage = stage_2
  current_stage = stage_3
}
has_situation_flag = mutation_approach_selected