Orbital Debris

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

Orbital Debris

Planet event

The orbital space around … is cluttered with debris left behind by the alien civilization that once inhabited the …. Before they wiped themselves out, their early space programs saw the launch of thousands of primitive satellites and missile launch platforms. Many of these were destroyed by anti-satellite weapons during the …'s destructive nuclear war, adding even more space junk to the mix. Our colony on the surface has developed to a point where this dense field of debris is interfering with its infrastructure. We cannot use satellites and civilian orbital flights are limited to narrow launch windows.

The command below will trigger the "Orbital Debris" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

Perhaps something should be done.
- Gain modifier: Orbital Debris
- Start special project: Remove Orbital Debris

Event chain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Orbital Debris (colony.170) connects.

Can lead to

Freighter Crashcolony.171
Debris Impactcolony.172

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions

NOR = {
  has_planet_flag = armageddon_nuked
  has_planet_flag = colony_event
}
is_planet_class = pc_nuked
NOR = {
  has_planet_flag = wasteland_orbital_debris
  has_planet_flag = pre_ftls_nuked_themselves
  has_planet_flag = nuked_planet_anomalies_disabled
  solar_system = {
    any_system_planet = {
      is_capital = yes
    }
  }
}
pop_amount > 0
NOT = {
  owner = {
    has_country_flag = had_colony_170
  }
}