A Change of Heart

The "A Change of Heart" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.

A Change of Heart

Planet event

As we have grown our roots on … certain individuals have begun to stray from our beaten path. That is to be expected, but these have supporters. The group feels our spiritualistic view of the universe is not leading us forward fast enough - assured that a more materialistic view of the cosmos is the answer.

The command below will trigger the "A Change of Heart" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

When this event fires, you can choose between these 5 options:

They are no threat to our pursuits.
- All Spiritualist Pops on … gain the Opinions Respected modifier with the following effects: Happiness +25% for 20 years. Spiritualist Attraction modifier added with the following effects: Spiritualist Ethics Attraction +100% for 20 years.
Leave them be to find their own way.
- All Materialist Pops on … gain the Opinions Respected modifier with the following effects: Happiness +25% for 20 years. Materialist Attraction modifier added with the following effects: Materialist Ethics Attraction +100% for 20 years
Bribe their leaders.
- No Pops convert to a new ethic.
- −100 Energy Credits
- −100 Minerals
Have spiritual guides re-direct them.
- Will attempt to dissuade Materialist Pops on … and promote Spiritualism.
Spread propaganda to oppose them.
- Will attempt to dissuade Spiritualist Pops on … and promote Materialism.

Event chain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Change of Heart (colony.2010) connects.

Can lead to

A Change of Heartcolony.2011
A Change of Heartcolony.2012

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions

owner = {
  is_country_type = default
  OR = {
    AND = {
      is_spiritualist = yes
      root = {
        any_owned_pop_group = {
          has_ethic = ethic_materialist
        }
      }
    }
    AND = {
      is_materialist = yes
      root = {
        any_owned_pop_group = {
          has_ethic = ethic_spiritualist
        }
      }
    }
  }
  NOT = { has_country_flag = colony_event_ethic_diverge }
}
count_owned_pop_amount = {
  limit = { is_non_sapient_robot = no }
  count >= 400
}
NOR = {
  has_planet_flag = colony_event
  is_planet_class = pc_habitat
}