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

Ship eventDLC: Distant Stars
Further scans suggest the machine is still operational, though its purpose remains entirely unclear. Science Officer … has never seen anything like it. Some of its materials look familiar, but most are strange and utterly alien as the design of its components. The machine has what appears to be a console, with one item in particular standing out: a large crooked lever of unknown material.
The command below will trigger the "Alien Machine" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Pull the lever.
- Science Officer … pulls the strange lever.
- Take it apart.
- The machine is disassembled and its parts salvaged.
- Physics: +None to None
- Minerals: +None to None
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Alien Machine (distar.3040) connects.
Can lead to
- Energy Spike
distar.3042 - Alien Machine
distar.3041