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

Our fleet managed to thwart the onslaught of creatures that came from the gateway. Down on … our population had held their breath as the space battle raged overhead. Despite hearts heavy with loss, it's still with a glimmer of hope that the inhabitants of our homeworld now look up at the sky. The carcasses of the gateway creatures, falling down toward the planet's surface, leave long trails of blue-tinted streaks across the sky as their alien bodies are incinerated upon atmospheric entry. And of suffering did they know, the inhabitants of …, on this day when it rained blue fire.
The command below will trigger the "Pest Control" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Bittersweet victory.
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires origin: Galactic Doorstep
Show raw conditions
has_origin = origin_galactic_doorstep
fromfromfrom = {
has_fleet_flag = gateway_vermin
}