In Ruins and Ashes
The "In Ruins and Ashes" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
In Ruins and Ashes

Ship eventDLC: Grand Archive
After battering the pirate base with orbital munitions, it has finally been reduced to rubble along with its previous inhabitants. With all threats neutralized, we can now send in a Scientist to explore the ruined base and extract the next piece of the Celestial Chart.
The command below will trigger the "In Ruins and Ashes" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Good.
- The Black Needle base has been destroyed. … is free to be explored.
- Plunder that booty!Available only if Requires civic: Letters of Marque; Requires civic: Barbaric Despoilers.
- The Black Needle base has been destroyed. … is free to be explored.
Regardless of your choice
- Unity: +None to None
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how In Ruins and Ashes (grand_archive.8105) connects.
Can lead to
- Looting the Black Needle Base
grand_archive.8130
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
fromfrom = {
NOT = { has_planet_flag = black_needle_base_destroyed }
}