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

We have reached a pivotal moment in our quest to subvert the psychic domain of the Shroud. The framework of the great Aetherophasic Engine now surrounds the star of our home system. Once this megastructure has been completed, the barriers between our worlds will be erased and we can claim the Shroud for ourselves. Our minds will no longer be limited by the physical constraints of our feeble bodies, and reality itself shall be at our mercy. Truly, there can be no higher plane of existence.
The command below will trigger the "The Aetherophasic Engine" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 5 options:
- Paradise awaits.
- An Aetherophasic Engine megastructure appears around the star of ….
- We shall be as gods.
- An Aetherophasic Engine megastructure appears around the star of ….
- Everything will be subsumed.Available only if Must not have origin: Shroud-Forged.
- An Aetherophasic Engine megastructure appears around the star of ….
- Our Mind will encompass the galaxy.
- An Aetherophasic Engine megastructure appears around the star of ….
- Everything will be subsumed.Available only if Requires origin: Shroud-Forged.
- An Aetherophasic Engine megastructure appears around the star of ….
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Aetherophasic Engine (crisis.6000) connects.
Can lead to
- The Star-Eaters
crisis.6001