Hostage Deal

The nation state on … that shot down our shuttle has sent an open transmission into space through one of their satellites. It appears to be intended for us. They are demanding that we share some of our advanced technology with them in exchange for the lives of the scientists they captured at the shuttle crash site. If we refuse, our scientists are to be publicly executed live on their crude televised broadcasting system.

The command below will trigger the "Hostage Deal" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:

• The safety of our people comes first.
  • …: +50% Technological Progression Rate.
  • −75 Influence
• The safety of our autonomous units comes first.
  • …: +50% Technological Progression Rate.
  • −75 Influence
• They are clearly not ready.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Hostage Deal (observation.211) connects.