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Academic Pursuits

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

Academic Pursuits

Academic Pursuits event picture
Espionage operation eventDLC: First Contact

Armed with our superior knowledge, our operatives on … have infiltrated local universities, establishing themselves as brilliant thinkers known for their ground-breaking theories. Their rising success, though, has been met with suspicion by local scholars: many refuse to engage with them, accusing them of being frauds. The endless academic bickering is making it hard for our agents to spread new ideas. Our Spymaster is requesting further instructions.

The command below will trigger the "Academic Pursuits" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

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

  • Eliminate the competition.
  • Bribe these scholars with something radical: funding.
    • −300 Energy Credits
  • Let them bicker. This could prove interesting.

Event chain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Academic Pursuits (preftl_operation.3040) connects.

Can lead to

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions
from = {
  NOT = { has_espionage_operation_flag = fired_preftl_espionage_academic }
}