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

Country eventDLC: Nemesis
We have taken control of the … system, and with it, the "Aetherophasic Engine" that was being built around the star. The loss of this megastructure puts an end to the deranged scheme of the … to invade the Shroud and destroy the galaxy.
The command below will trigger the "Aetherophasic Engine Captured" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- It must be destroyed!
- The Aetherophasic Engine is ruined
- We can make use of this.
- The Aetherophasic Engine we have captured shall replace the one we lost.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Aetherophasic Engine Captured (crisis.6200) connects.
Can lead to
- Aetherophasic Engine Destroyed
crisis.6101 - Aetherophasic Engine Destroyed
crisis.6103
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
from = { has_megastructure_flag = crisis_sphere }
if = {
limit = { has_crisis_level = crisis_level_5 }
NOT = { from = { has_megastructure_flag = crisis_sphere_of@root } }
}