The Cruelty of the …
The "The Cruelty of the …" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
The Cruelty of the …
Our explorers knew first contact to be a dangerous affair, but none could have predicted just how true this would be. In a violent assault, the … seized our vessel, landing a boarding party before emergency FTL could be engaged. Despite our crew's valiant efforts, the attackers - … alien species - were able to overwhelm our defenses. Our visual feeds from within the ship have now cut off, but not before showing us the unspeakable atrocities the aliens are committing against the hostages, cutting them open and studying their insides even while they are still alive! We must assume that hostilities are inevitable when faced with a civilization that would act in such a manner.
The command below will trigger the "The Cruelty of the …" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- How barbaric.
- Our other fleets in what appears to be their territory have sought safety by engaging emergency FTL.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Cruelty of the … (first_contact.253) connects.
Triggered by
- Alien Ship Captured!
first_contact.250