Success, at a Price
The "Success, at a Price" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Success, at a Price

We were successfully able to hack into the network systems of the … and gained access to their databanks for a time, before our access was abruptly cut off - evidently, our presence did not go undetected. Although our period of access was brief, we were able to make copies of a considerable body of data that should - hopefully - help us not only swiftly translate their language but also assess their technological level. We can only hope that we haven't made ourselves dangerous enemies with this ploy...
The command below will trigger the "Success, at a Price" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Hopefully it was worth it...
- The … have gained a poor first impression of us.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Success, at a Price (first_contact.205) connects.
Can lead to
- Hacking Detected
first_contact.206