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Out of Fuel? - Explorer Rescue Service, The Fuel Rats
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Wow, that's awesome with Der Spiegel indeed. And quite a good article, considering what could have been written. BTW there was one in a smaller German newspaper in 2016. Don't know of other articles in non-gamer/it magazines, though.
... aaaaah ... I think I'll have to log in and rat a bit during lunchbreak. Long time no see ... I need to develop some "short-time-more-often" rat routine.
As for Daredthunder - style bans ... I'd speak up for a second chance after a while of introspection in the Bad Rat Bin (and sparing the "brain" part). Mischief does mischief, eh? It's even in our second name ...
So xlexious' Ban Appeal option seems quite a good idea in my view.
A slap over the paw and get on with it. Squeak.
... aaaaah ... I think I'll have to log in and rat a bit during lunchbreak. Long time no see ... I need to develop some "short-time-more-often" rat routine.
As for Daredthunder - style bans ... I'd speak up for a second chance after a while of introspection in the Bad Rat Bin (and sparing the "brain" part). Mischief does mischief, eh? It's even in our second name ...
So xlexious' Ban Appeal option seems quite a good idea in my view.
A slap over the paw and get on with it. Squeak.
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I'd say close to zero chance.
We're a non-official group, so a button specifically for the Fuel Rats would be seen as favouritism; why not a button for Iridium Wing? or East India Company when you need something to unlock an engineer; or even a button to summon a pirate/gank?
The last point is another issue, how would vetting help work? You'd get griefers dialling a rat, and hoping to blow us up. So would there be checks on who's calling, are they in a wing, their wanted level, etc
It's been discussed before, and same issues haven't been resolved.
Best bet would be an official SDK/API toolset, that allowed 3rd parties to build add-ins CMDRs could choose to download into their cockpit (GUI/menus). Then you could choose to add a Fuel Rat built button straight to our irc (with our usual checks), or EDDB straight to the cockpit, or Spansh for neutron plotting.
Sadly FDev have never said more on an API, so almost zero chance there either. Maybe come 2020...
We're a non-official group, so a button specifically for the Fuel Rats would be seen as favouritism; why not a button for Iridium Wing? or East India Company when you need something to unlock an engineer; or even a button to summon a pirate/gank?
The last point is another issue, how would vetting help work? You'd get griefers dialling a rat, and hoping to blow us up. So would there be checks on who's calling, are they in a wing, their wanted level, etc
It's been discussed before, and same issues haven't been resolved.
Best bet would be an official SDK/API toolset, that allowed 3rd parties to build add-ins CMDRs could choose to download into their cockpit (GUI/menus). Then you could choose to add a Fuel Rat built button straight to our irc (with our usual checks), or EDDB straight to the cockpit, or Spansh for neutron plotting.
Sadly FDev have never said more on an API, so almost zero chance there either. Maybe come 2020...
Ty very much to the team of Fuel Rats for their assistance tonight (i´m Cmdr Darthniell).
It was my first time i went out of fuel xD but they came very quickly in my help! The web its simple and useful, (they have fuel, and you not, i like the idea xD), and the chat have a lot of instructions, easy to follow and with translation to your language. I recommend to everyone to keep in mind their help next time you are engineering you Fer-de-Lance and his "fuel-teacup" went empty xD
It was my first time i went out of fuel xD but they came very quickly in my help! The web its simple and useful, (they have fuel, and you not, i like the idea xD), and the chat have a lot of instructions, easy to follow and with translation to your language. I recommend to everyone to keep in mind their help next time you are engineering you Fer-de-Lance and his "fuel-teacup" went empty xD
Hey everyone - you might want to take a look at this.
forums.frontier.co.uk
"The Fuel Rats of Elite Dangerous" Documentary
Hello Commanders, Some of you may have seen a previous thread I made a while ago about making a documentary about The Fuel Rats for my final major assignment at college. Well, it's finished. Now, as part of my assignment I need feedback on the video. So, it would be a great help for commanders...
Yesterday I was rescued by Cmdr MrNagant after stupidly draining both my fuel tanks 13kLy from the Bubble.
The rescue was completed less than 2 hrs from reporting it to the Rats - amazing service.
The quality of the video does not reflect the quality of the service, but is my record.
Music was his recommendation and played during the rescue:
The rescue was completed less than 2 hrs from reporting it to the Rats - amazing service.
The quality of the video does not reflect the quality of the service, but is my record.
Music was his recommendation and played during the rescue:
Completed my commentsHey everyone - you might want to take a look at this.
"The Fuel Rats of Elite Dangerous" Documentary
Hello Commanders, Some of you may have seen a previous thread I made a while ago about making a documentary about The Fuel Rats for my final major assignment at college. Well, it's finished. Now, as part of my assignment I need feedback on the video. So, it would be a great help for commanders...
I'm having trouble registering to become a fuel rat on the website. Everything checks out on the name, CMDR name, password, etc, but when I click 'i want to save others', nothing happens, even after pressing it multiple times. I checked to see if my login would work after this to no result. I even tried doing it on different browsers and computers to the same result? Anyone know what's going on??
Hi Matt! Sorry that this response took a while.
It looks like we have a rat registered with this exact name back in 6th of September 2018. You perhaps? If you can't remember that password, then try the password reset function.
Please let me know if this doesn't solve it.
Fly safe Cmdr!
I'm having a similar problem. Filled everything out but the "I want to rescue others" button is greyed. Tried a few different names but it never worked
People, why deny us fun? Why you think you are a bother?... We aren't refuelling people because it's hard, or bothersome, or takes time - we do it because we genuinely enjoy it.
Indeed we do!
The most complicated are probably among those which offer most fun (well, apart from tech-related struggle like last time when I sat in System and the )(&(=)(// game/connection denied me to be winged up with client ... who presumably just sat, invisibly, in front of my Rattalooga's nose ...)So indeed, please don't self-destruct. Let the Rats have fun ^,^/
My fuel is fine. Hull is fine. Rudder is shot and locked yawing to starboard. In orbit over Beagle 2 (glad I wasn't on the surface!)
You wouldn't happen to have the contact information for the Rudder Rats, would you?
So what's the Arx earning potential as a Fuel Rat: anyone want to share how much they've made over a week just ratting?
Apart from jumps, do you actually get anything for refuelling another CMDR? I've not really been on since the original Sept update, as it broke too many things (on PS4), so waiting for when it's mostly fixed again.
Apart from jumps, do you actually get anything for refuelling another CMDR? I've not really been on since the original Sept update, as it broke too many things (on PS4), so waiting for when it's mostly fixed again.
My fuel is fine. Hull is fine. Rudder is shot and locked yawing to starboard. In orbit over Beagle 2 (glad I wasn't on the surface!)
You wouldn't happen to have the contact information for the Rudder Rats, would you?
Sorry this is a reply to an old post, but interested to know was your virtual rudder stuck in game or was your flight stick literally broken? (like mine was)... I had to take it apart and physically repair the mechanism, which I did manage using a pair of nail clippers and a disposable lighter.... good for another million ly now I hope.