Nodal Consciousness Discovered

The "Nodal Consciousness Discovered" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.

Nodal Consciousness Discovered

Country eventDLC: First Contact

… explorers on … have discovered a previously unknown species of molluscoid. On its own, each of these creatures barely qualifies as sapient. However, when two or more are joined through physical contact, they form a semi-conscious node. Theoretically, these nodes should be capable of an exponential growth in cognitive power. Simply put, the people of … have stumbled onto a biological thinking machine. Given time, this discovery could herald the advent of an Organic Singularity. Our policy is to never interfere with … worlds, but can we really afford to stand by and watch?

The command below will trigger the "Nodal Consciousness Discovered" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

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

Watch and Learn
Prevent the Singularity
Promote the Singularity

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions

NOR = {
  has_country_flag = preftl_2100_fired
  has_country_flag = had_observation_situation
}