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

For the past 42 years and 3 days, researchers on … have eagerly anticipated the countdown of the mysterious atomic clock of prodigious precision, found on …. Now several decades' worth of heated speculation and conjecture have evaporated in an instant, along with most of …. As the clock reached its momentous deadline it transmitted a signal to a receiver on …, triggering a thermonuclear explosion of such devastating power it laid waste to the entire planet and the primitive society residing there. While our scientists debate the reason behind this carefully timed act of annihilation, the atomic clock continues to tick, undisturbed by the desolation below.
The command below will trigger the "Atomic Countdown" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Remarkable.
- Unfortunate.
- WHAT HAVE WE DONE!?