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

Country eventDLC: First Contact
The …, our vessel we had sent to investigate the …, narrowly escaped a vicious attack by their forces. It seems they had thought to seize our ship to interrogate our crew, probably with the aim of swinging further hostilities against us in their favor. Thankfully, the … managed to engage emergency FTL before it was too late.
The command below will trigger the "A Close Shave" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Worrying.
- 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 A Close Shave (first_contact.282) connects.
Triggered by
- Failure
first_contact.280