Medical Side Effects
The "Medical Side Effects" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Medical Side Effects

Using stealthy … and tractor beams, we were able to successfully collect, analyze and study unsuspecting … individuals and return them to their dwellings. Unfortunately, the tractor beams had an unexpected effect on the … physiology. After being returned to their homes, the specimens started suffering from boils, rashes and uncontrollable sneezing, experiencing a total dissolution of their outer tissue layers within three hours from their return. The mysterious skin-dissolving illness has already become a national health emergency, and autopsies will doubtlessly reveal proof of external tampering.
The command below will trigger the "Medical Side Effects" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Re-kidnap the specimens to study the effects of our beams!
- Society: +None to None
- Decrease tractor beam power and lay low for a while.
- Increase tractor beam power and test them on the natives.
Firing conditions
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