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

Planet event
The latest climate report from … has come to a concerning conclusion. Inexplicably, the surface temperature on the frozen planet has been rising at an alarming rate. If we fail to identify the reason for the ecosystem's rapid deterioration, the situation could lead to catastrophic melting of the planet's vast glaciers.
The command below will trigger the "Glacial Crisis" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Find out why the planet is heating.
- What could be the cause?
- Start special project: Melting Surface
- It's nothing to worry about.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Glacial Crisis (colony.7230) connects.
Can lead to
- Vast Floodplains
colony.7245
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Must not have ascension perk: Mastery of Nature
Show raw conditions
owner = {
NOT = { has_ascension_perk = ap_mastery_of_nature }
}
OR = {
is_planet_class = pc_alpine
is_planet_class = pc_tundra
is_planet_class = pc_arctic
}