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Destructive Research

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

Destructive Research

Destructive Research event picture
Country eventDLC: Overlord

On …, we have have been conducting significant research on the structure of the planet itself to see how one might improve it for our colonies. The latest developments have sadly gone awry, with toxic wastes affecting large swathes of land, leaving them completely uninhabitable. Our calculations suggest that this is not just one isolated incident, however, and that as long as this extensive planetary research continues, more of these catastrophes are likely to happen.

The command below will trigger the "Destructive Research" event in Stellaris:

Player choices

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

  • We will continue - for now.
    • A massive chance of further side-effects on ….
  • Put a hold on the research until we can figure it out.

Event chain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Destructive Research (subject.2055) connects.

Firing conditions

Show raw conditions
overlord_subject_event_trigger = yes
exists = event_target:targeted_planet
event_target:targeted_planet = {
  is_owned_by = event_target:subject_empire
}