Looting the Black Needle Base
The "Looting the Black Needle Base" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Looting the Black Needle Base

Navigating the ruins of the Black Needle base, we found an underground vault and opened it to reveal a small treasure trove of their ill-gotten gains. The safe room contained a wide variety of valuable items as well as sentimental trinkets linked to the history of the pirate organization. We found the chart capsule among stolen artworks, personalized jewelry, and encrypted digital wallets. We suspect that many of the goods discovered here would be difficult to sell. The artworks are recognizable, the jewelry would need to be melted down for scrap, and transactions using digital wallets are usually traceable. Some of the previous owners of these items could be long-dead, but others will still be looking for their stolen possessions.
The command below will trigger the "Looting the Black Needle Base" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Attempt to repatriate the stolen items.
- +$@opinion_black_needle_base_repatriate_stolen_items_value|0$ Opinion with every non-Homicidal Empire we are not at war with.
- Unity: +None to None
- Sell everything.
- Energy Credits: +None to None
- Gain modifier: Sold Stolen Items from the Black Needle Base
- Finders keepers.
- Minor Artifacts: +None to None
Regardless of your choice
- Add deposit: Abandoned Black Needle Base
- Start special project: Decode Chart Piece
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Looting the Black Needle Base (grand_archive.8130) connects.
Triggered by
- In Ruins and Ashes
grand_archive.8105 - Defenses Down
grand_archive.8110