Fuel Rats and a new mission?

[FatzDomingo]

Ive never had to use the Fuel Rats, since I play SOLO for now, but ive never heard anyone say anything but good about all of these guys!
So, I'm proposing a mission change for them. Kit out an ASP Explorer (or any other suitable ship) as a FUEL/REPAIR Craft and make it ONLY available to bona fides FUEL RAT MEMBERS!

SCENARIO:
1/ You've ran out of/are extremely low fuel - no way to make it to a scoopable star - FUEL RATS TO THE RESCUE -we're used to this one!

2/ You've crippled your ship and can only drift - FUEL RAT ASP shows up and can completely repair your ship at x times the cost of doing so in a shipyard. The credits get deducted from your Commanders Account and transferred to the FUEL RAT effecting the repairs (got to be some reward and cost for doing business) or maybe the cost is 50% of the total insurance rebuild. In any event, you've got to pay and the Fuel Rat has to make something worthwhile from the call out.

Don't know if the RATS would be happy with extra work, but one never knows if one doesn't ask......

 

[CrunchyBaton955]

We're free and don't ask for payment of any kind. All we ask is that you: 1) listen to us give you a few tips about fuel scoops, plotting routes, fuel management 2) tell your friends about us and 3) fly safe. We do it to help people learn the game (usually newer players), to save people losing exploration data, bounties, cargo etc. and sometimes just to meet new people. Many of us have little need for credits anyways, we do it because we love doing it.

We're also a little different from other groups in that we're not an organized BGS or player faction. We're really only "Fuel Rats" when we're on a rescue. Most of us are in other groups and when we're not rescuing are doing things for those factions. I'm not even sure if that makes any sense, it's kind of hard to explain to be honest

Also, in case you didn't know...If you're allied with the controlling faction in a populated system, NPCs /can/ drop in when you're low on fuel to help you out too...they're also free

 

[FatzDomingo]

Big kudos and thanks to all you do. Thought I might have found another role for you, obviating losing everything in the middle of nowhere and having to resurrect at a far away place. Fuel Rats to the rescue ��