Unexpected Mineral Seams

The "Unexpected Mineral Seams" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.

Unexpected Mineral Seams

Planet event

Geological surveys on … have revealed that the planet is richer in minerals than we thought. After calibrating our sensors to penetrate deeper into the ground, we have discovered several promising mining sites. Should we direct additional resources to probing efforts, we might yet uncover deeper veins of useful ore.

The command below will trigger the "Unexpected Mineral Seams" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

No funding. Start digging.
- Add deposit: Ore-Rich Caverns
Funding granted. Probe deeper.
- −1000 Energy Credits

Event chain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Unexpected Mineral Seams (colony.9050) connects.

Can lead to

Deep Veinscolony.9055

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions

habitable_planet = yes
NOR = {
  has_global_flag = crystal_colony
  has_planet_flag = colony_event
  has_modifier = mineral_rich
  has_modifier = ultra_rich
  has_modifier = mineral_poor
  owner = { is_wilderness_empire = yes }
}