Something in the Water

After extensive environmental surveys of …, our scientists have identified the cause of the interdistrict hostility. Deep within the planetary mantle lies the decaying corpse of a giant organism. Following millennia of decomposition, spinal fluid from the long-dead creature seeped into the planet's groundwater, lacing it with a psionic bacteria. This mind-altering microbe subsequently entered the nervous systems of our … and induced strong territorial instincts that were likely properties of the original animal.

The command below will trigger the "Something in the Water" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Filter the groundwater.
• Attempt to genetically alter the bacteria.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Something in the Water (strange_worlds.190) connects.