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

The transmutation experiments at … have failed - though their failure may actually have prevented future catastrophe. When new, more refined equipment was first brought online, it ran well within design tolerances. However, when shut-down instructions were issued, the process accelerated beyond the reach of its failsafes. Conversion took hold in the facility's housing, transmuting it and its surroundings into the same, super-conductive alloy. The resulting ground explosion has taken a number of lives along with significant chunks of the surrounding landscape. We're left with little other than a seam of good material, and a cautionary tale in metaphysics.
The command below will trigger the "Lotus Collapse" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Let's not try that again.
- Add deposit: Blue Lotus Ruin