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

Country event
We have received a communiqué from a previously unknown spacefaring empire that call themselves the …. They claim to have learned of our existence by listening in on the communications of another empire we are in contact with.
The command below will trigger the "New Contact" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Interesting...
- Establishes communications with the ….
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how New Contact (communications_spread.2) connects.
Triggered by
- Communications Intercepted
communications_spread.1 - Communications Intercepted
communications_spread.3
Can lead to
- First Contact with the …
action.1