The Penrose Process
The "The Penrose Process" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
The Penrose Process

Situation event
One of our … has devised a clever plan to save … from its fate: by stripping away any extraneous modules and equipment and hurling them into the black hole, the station should gain enough momentum to escape the black hole's gravitational pull. In this case, 'should' is the operative word: the theory behind this decision has never before been tested.
The command below will trigger the "The Penrose Process" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- It's worth a try.
- Removes all Buildings from … in an attempt to decrease situation progress.
- A needless waste of resources.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Penrose Process (situation.540) connects.
Can lead to
- The Penrose Result
situation.541 - The Penrose Result
situation.542
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
situation_progress >= 70
NOT = { has_situation_flag = penrose_process }