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

Country eventDLC: Nemesis
Our Spymaster in the …, …, reports a drastic failure in … process for screening operatives. Word from the … capital is that … has chosen to defect. It seems that the … has grown more sympathetic towards the culture and founding ethics of the …, in opposition to our own. Our screening process has failed in that it is supposed to rule out such flakiness.
The command below will trigger the "Operative Defects" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- So be it.
- If the … have a Spy Network on us, they will be warned of a plot against them. They may identify us if their Codebreaking is superior to our Encryption.
- −20 Influence
- Get your house in order, …!
- 50% chance that if the … have a Spy Network on us, they will be warned of a plot against them. They may identify us if their Codebreaking is superior to our Encryption.
- Gain modifier: Rigorous Screening of Operatives
- Disavow.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Operative Defects (operation.5045) connects.
Can lead to
- Hostile Infiltration Detected
espionage.1070 - espionage.1080
espionage.1080
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
exists = from
is_regular_empire = yes
from.target = { is_homicidal = no }