Learning from Defeat
The "Learning from Defeat" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Learning from Defeat

Country event
The … is a force greater than our fleets could overcome. Despite our defeat, the confrontation yielded significant data about this mysterious energy being - information that we could not have gained without direct contact. Preliminary analysis indicates that we have gathered enough data points to model the entity's composition. With further research, we can try to identify its vulnerabilities and hone our attacks accordingly.
The command below will trigger the "Learning from Defeat" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- It must have a weakness.
- Start special project: It Must Have a Weakness
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
is_ai = no
has_shroud_dlc = yes
exists = event_target:the_reckoning_country
from = {
is_same_value = event_target:the_reckoning_country
}
NOT = { has_country_flag = battle_lost_against_reckoning }