Longing for Yesteryear
The "Longing for Yesteryear" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Longing for Yesteryear

Situation eventDLC: BioGenesis
The hive is changing. By altering our genomes, we have observed measurable health improvements. However, this has made us less resilient to psychological distress. We did not dislike who we were before, and even though we are becoming a stronger and more cognitively advanced, we miss the familiarity of our former thought patterns. Throughout the hive there is a deeply uncomfortable feeling that our bodies do not match our intrinsic psyche. Have we outgrown ourselves?
The command below will trigger the "Longing for Yesteryear" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Life is change.
- Gain modifier: Change is Growth
- We must not lose our essence.
- Gain modifier: Maintain the Essence
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
NOT = { has_situation_flag = biogenesis_165_fire }
current_stage = stage_3
has_situation_flag = mutation_approach_selected