Sapient Combat Computers Malfunction
The "Sapient Combat Computers Malfunction" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Sapient Combat Computers Malfunction

The Ghost Signal is playing havoc on those of our ships that are equipped with Sapient Combat Computers! Their AI algorithms have degraded to the point where there has been a critical decrease in both the efficiency and reaction time of the computers. Our engineers report that they are unable to isolate the problem. Their proposed solution is to refit all of our ships with different combat computers that aren't linked to an AI.
The command below will trigger the "Sapient Combat Computers Malfunction" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- We need to act!
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Sapient Combat Computers Malfunction (crisis.2099) connects.
Triggered by
- The Arrival
crisis.2022
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
any_controlled_ship = {
has_sapient_combat_computer = yes
}