diff --git a/1.6/Assemblies/WulaFallenEmpire.dll b/1.6/Assemblies/WulaFallenEmpire.dll
index 56556321..445cff53 100644
Binary files a/1.6/Assemblies/WulaFallenEmpire.dll and b/1.6/Assemblies/WulaFallenEmpire.dll differ
diff --git a/1.6/Defs/EventDefs/EventDef_VariableTest.xml b/1.6/Defs/EventDefs/EventDef_VariableTest.xml
index e6c92970..a6218566 100644
--- a/1.6/Defs/EventDefs/EventDef_VariableTest.xml
+++ b/1.6/Defs/EventDefs/EventDef_VariableTest.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
               <li Class="WulaFallenEmpire.Effect_CloseDialog" />
               <li Class="WulaFallenEmpire.Effect_OpenCustomUI">
                 <defName>Wula_Test_VariableEvent</defName>
+                <delayTicks>180</delayTicks> <!-- 3 seconds -->
               </li>
             </effects>
           </li>
diff --git a/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/DelayedActionManager.cs b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/DelayedActionManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09418e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/DelayedActionManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using RimWorld.Planet;
+using Verse;
+
+namespace WulaFallenEmpire
+{
+    public class DelayedActionManager : WorldComponent
+    {
+        private class DelayedAction
+        {
+            public int TicksRemaining;
+            public Action Action;
+        }
+
+        private List<DelayedAction> actions = new List<DelayedAction>();
+
+        public DelayedActionManager(World world) : base(world)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void AddAction(Action action, int delayTicks)
+        {
+            if (action == null || delayTicks <= 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            actions.Add(new DelayedAction { TicksRemaining = delayTicks, Action = action });
+        }
+
+        public override void WorldComponentTick()
+        {
+            base.WorldComponentTick();
+            for (int i = actions.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            {
+                DelayedAction delayedAction = actions[i];
+                delayedAction.TicksRemaining--;
+                if (delayedAction.TicksRemaining <= 0)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        delayedAction.Action();
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        Log.Error($"[WulaFallenEmpire] Error executing delayed action: {ex}");
+                    }
+                    actions.RemoveAt(i);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        public override void ExposeData()
+        {
+            // This simple manager does not save scheduled actions across game loads.
+            // If you need actions to persist, you would need a more complex system
+            // to serialize the action's target and parameters.
+            base.ExposeData();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/Effect.cs b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/Effect.cs
index 3f89eea6..c219dd7d 100644
--- a/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/Effect.cs
+++ b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/EventSystem/Effect.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,29 @@ namespace WulaFallenEmpire
     public class Effect_OpenCustomUI : Effect
     {
         public string defName;
+        public int delayTicks = 0;
 
         public override void Execute(Dialog_CustomDisplay dialog = null)
+        {
+            if (delayTicks > 0)
+            {
+                var actionManager = Find.World.GetComponent<DelayedActionManager>();
+                if (actionManager != null)
+                {
+                    actionManager.AddAction(() => OpenUI(), delayTicks);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Log.Error("[WulaFallenEmpire] DelayedActionManager not found. Cannot schedule delayed UI opening.");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                OpenUI();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OpenUI()
         {
             EventDef nextDef = DefDatabase<EventDef>.GetNamed(defName);
             if (nextDef != null)
diff --git a/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/WulaFallenEmpire.csproj b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/WulaFallenEmpire.csproj
index 410e4be6..06dfecae 100644
--- a/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/WulaFallenEmpire.csproj
+++ b/Source/WulaFallenEmpire/WulaFallenEmpire.csproj
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\CompOpenCustomUI.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\Condition.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\DebugActions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EventSystem\DelayedActionManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\Dialog_CustomDisplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\Effect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSystem\EventContext.cs" />