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

First contact eventDLC: First Contact
Our efforts to capture the exploratory vessel of the … have ended in failure. Unfortunately, we lost track of their ship before we could attempt to seize it.
The command below will trigger the "Failure" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- We must redouble our efforts to translate their language.
- Let's try this again...
- As we have located their home systems, we may try to abduct specimens from there. However, they will be on their guard.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Failure (first_contact.280) connects.
Can lead to
- A Close Shave
first_contact.282