[SPOILER]Missing Scientist

[Sinister2202]

My scientist had gone missing for couple years and he turned up again as a "god" to the local primitives. I did not know how to respond to this situation, and these primitives were within my borders. This made me nervous so I sent in the army and purged all the primitives.

What does this scientist actually do? Does he accelerate their tech or enlighten them to become my enemies?

 

[ApocalypseMao]

Not sure, but he was clearly asking for a purge.

 

[kmaj]

Not sure, but he was clearly asking for a purge.

Exterminate all the brutes.

 

[Oyubi]

It sets off an event chain. He starts giving the aliens your tech and I assume they would become uplifted if you fail the other events. Its takes quite a long time before the next event fires though.

 

[Solicitius]

It uplifts them to the next tech era and go forth from there.
There is one chance to stop him without exterminating all the planet: a time sensitive mission, where you send 3 (I think) transport ships in orbit of the planet your scientist escaped.
Your troops raze the "temple" of the self appointed god and extract him, sacrificing a bunch of natives in the process.
The aliens revert back one tech era, and all is good in the jungle. If you fail, you risk to have a potential hostile empire encroached in your territory. Basically an hostile, soon-to-be vassal.

 

[D Inqu]

I had a weird glitch with the "rogue operative". Had him go rogue on planet I infiltrated but nearly done. 150 years, on Sol III (with industrial era humans), the event chain just continued as if nothing happened.

 

[Sinister2202]

Thanks. Gonna just purge them and terraform the planet.

 

[Stadtpark]

"What has gotten into you?" did not lead to a decision, but to him explaining his motives.

I did not try:"You will report for immediate extraction!" as I had read #5 as I would need 3 Transport ships / Armies on the ready, which I didn't have...

"You are insane." lead to him predicting my empires downfall in 100-150 years, himself betting on younger civilizations as the one he was trying to build on that planet.


I'll watch what happens... - the only thing I don't like is, that the system he is in is a choke point in my game, where my trade has to flow through to get to my capital.
So I guess I'll have to prepare an invasion force in 100 years or what?

Edit: Should have googled the complete spoiler from the wiki right away, sorry.
https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Observation_events

Ok, so the extraction event occured anyway: it only takes 2 transport ships / armies, and the timer is 1080 days (3 years). Recruiting Armies takes 90 days for me and it is only 2 jumps away from a place where I can recruit, so I'm going for it. - Edit: Done. Wait and see if anything happens after that.

Edit 2: Next event was them shooting down my Observation Post with Ground to Space Missiles - at least it said that in the text, but my Outpost is still fine doing it's job. Sounds like a bug - probably should have really lost it.