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

Country eventDLC: Distant Stars
With the enactment of the planetary Decision on …, a research team will be placed in orbit to study the strange sea presence at a safe distance.Science Officer … has expressed some regret at being unable to further study the mysterious entity … helped discover, but … willing to accept … current assignment as taking precedence over personal interests.
The command below will trigger the "Unknown Contact" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Keep us informed.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Unknown Contact (distar.191) connects.
Can lead to
- Strange Calling
distar.192 - Revelations
distar.193
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
has_country_flag = living_planet_started
has_event_chain = "living_planet_chain"