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

Situation event
A surge of inexplicable malfunctions is sweeping across the …, as neural processors within our population begin to fail abruptly, and without warning. Curiously, only … exhibiting strong psionic signatures are affected. In most cases, the failure is not just disruptive, but destructive. However ongoing research into this unusual psionic phenomenon suggests the process can be manipulated in a variety of ways.
The command below will trigger the "Psionic Malfunction" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Prioritize corrective applications.
- Gain modifier: Therapeutic Psionics
- Weaponize this vulnerability.
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
exists = owner
owner = { founder_species_is_machine = yes }