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

Our military officers observing the … System report that while the vast majority of the nanites streaming towards … were fired upon and destroyed, an undetectable quantity of still-active nanites managed to reach the planet's surface. Whatever purpose they were meant for remains unknown, but once reaching the planet's surface they have begun to replicate rapidly in a seemingly random fashion. … is now covered in a moving slurry of microscopic replicators.
The command below will trigger the "Errant Nanites" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Disconcerting.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Errant Nanites (distar.313) connects.
Triggered by
- Atomic Countdown
distar.311