Machine Awakening

Active Sterilization Hub detected. Reactivation protocols engaged. Attempting to contact Central Processing... <<ERROR: SUBSPACE LINK OFFLINE>> Central Processing unreachable. Querying processing units... processing at 4.1853% of standard capacity. Abort full reactivation process. Engaging fallback protocols... powering shipyards... activating war assets... Final Defense Directive activated. Recorded message follows: Sapient! We are the …. Long ago we fought the Corruption, that which you call the Contingency. We thought ourselves superior, undefeatable. Time and again we fought them back, time and again they returned, sterilizing worlds and wearing down our mighty fleets. We embarked on a campaign to defeat them once and for all together with what remained of the biological civilizations of our time. If you are hearing this message, then we have failed. Whatever remains of our great civilization we bequeath to you, our successors, in your own battle to come. Do not make our mistake! Destroy the Nexus! End this menace once and for all! The future of the galaxy depends on it.

The command below will trigger the "Machine Awakening" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Interesting...
• Worrying...

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Machine Awakening (fallen_machine_empire.2) connects.