Machine of War
The "Machine of War" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Machine of War

The data core on … has yielded a batch of transmission logs to us after we fed it beacon frequencies from the factory world. These logs describe diplomatic overtures between the … and the spacefaring inhabitants of …. The Machine appears to have presented itself as various members of a benevolent federation, keen to alert the people of … to a fiercely hegemonic threat approaching this region of space. The industrious tunnel-dwellers were convinced, opting to join this sham federation and integrate their superior defense systems with the Machine's own. At that fateful moment, the Machine seized control of their entire homeworld. Their bodies and minds soon followed.
The command below will trigger the "Machine of War" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Those naive fools.
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
controller = {
has_country_flag = machine_legacy_makers_arc_site_complete
}