Meet The Fuel Rats of Elite Dangerous | Tales From The Hard Drive | PC Gamer
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- We speak to the people behind The Fuel Rats, a specialist community of Elite Dangerous Commanders who often risk their own safety to rescue those who find themselves stranded in the far corners of the galaxy, running out of fuel. Run out of fuel and you soon run out of Oxygen, and help is rarely nearby. That's when you need to call The Fuel Rats!
Exploration is a huge part of the appeal of Elite Dangerous, but for one intrepid explorer, curiosity very nearly got the better of him... until The Fuel Rats embarked on a daring rescue mission that took over 600 hours of flying! CMDR. Deluvian set out from the edge of the Milky way and travelled over 140 light years away before calling for help... Would the Fuel Rats get to him in time? Find out in the latest episode of Tales from the hard drive from PC Gamer
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This is what multiplayer was meant for. Not loot crates and predatory marketing. Nice to see this sort of community gameplay still exists somewhere. Wholesome
Should be a law that in game micro transactions should be illegal on paid games and strictly kept in free to play games.
@@jimjamz420gaming2 Don't buy games with microtransactions. Vote with your wallet.
@@shoujahatsumetsu that's why I play escape from tarkov no micro transactions all gear and weapons is earned
@@jimjamz420gaming2 the thing is: there is microtransactions in ED,
Not a lot, only cosmetics, totally avoidable, but there is.
It was a cool game before the last Dlc, where there done sh**.
That and saying they want player be the drive of the Story but don't wanting to let the player haved a real agency on the thing.
Like what happen now as the player have decided to attack a troublesome NPC, and the dev do like it's not happen because it's not the story they want or can handle.
@@vanghard You do realize how long programing a story line takes and the 100's of paths it can take? It's not that they don't want or can't handle the story line, it's months of work and money. Future storylines and updates will all be feeding of the back of this storyline. The fact that they got several mentions in game on Galnet shows they are paying attention to what is going on even 8Yrs after launch. No one could have predicted "The Wych Hunt" happening.
Elite players are a different breed. Give them a code to crack in the weekly tick and it's solved with the day. Not even triple A games companies could keep up with this player base.
The Fuel Rats are legendary in our game community! Thanks for making this everyone, this documentary is awesome!
I am a new commander, and I don't much know what I'm doing. So, of course, I just ran out of fuel. I thought I was screwed until the fuel rats showed up. Learning more about them genuinely brought tears to my eyes. This is so human in such a good way. From a new commander, thank you Fuel Rats.
I've been saved by the Rats a few times in my adventures. It's always reassuring knowing they're out there.
Fuel rat here. Exelent Mini-Doc! So glad you managed to get an inside perspective from Absolver. Honestly I started becuase I wanted to help, and to hopefully improve another CMDR's experience, making sure they didnt need to self distruct, or try to "learn the hard way", and it really shows. We are the Galaxy's 911 service, and as every rat before, and after me will say. We have Fuel, you dont. Any questions?
hey had anybody uses fleet carriers among the rats with unreachable systems with player ships since they 500LY jump range just curious
@@ghostwarrior-ni1xb yeah we can use fleet carriers for system "extractions" where somebody is able to jump into a system, but can't jump back out. Happens more often then you think
Coming from someone that stupidly used a Fer-de-Lance without a fuel scoop to travel halfway across the galaxy. I thank you and your kind.
o7 happy flying.
@@DubstepGaming766 wow
I've never had to call upon the assistance of the Fuel Rats, but I'm thankful that you guys are here and willing to make a positive change, it's a wholesome thing I don't see out of the gaming community very often. For a while, I thought that your type of player was more or less extinct, thank you for proving me wrong! :) o7
It's also awesome that there is actually ingame ads for the Fuel Rats on the stations in Elite. Great story, thank you for making this! o7
I had heard of the Fuel Rats, but I had no idea they went this far to rescue as many commanders as possible!
If we can find a way to get to you then we will. We have fuel, you don't. Any questions?
@@FerociousMoOoO thank you for your service o7
but it can take quite some time :D until one is able to do a mission and gets to u when ur on the othere side of the galaxy it can take a month or so of the rat doing basically what u did constant jumping... and make sure to not have the same fate :D
The Fuel Rats are an amazing bunch of people. When I explain to people that there are players in an online game that will help you just out of the goodness of their heart, (instead of blowing you up and taking all your stuff); they don't believe me.
I have seen notices on public transport (especially ferries) to the effect "remember that you are part of someone else's journey". That is worth remembering for multiplayer games as well. It is _never_ "just a game", that is just an abusers excuse for being abusive, you are impacting other peoples lives, and you can chose what impact you have.
But most people out there that are supportive and will selflessly help given an opportunity, even if most are not as committed as the Fuel Rats.
Excellent documentary! Thanks for covering such a niche group within a pretty niche game.
Nice to see recognition, but a little sad Elite is classified as a niche game.
Thank you, Fuel Rats! There really is nobody else like you out there in the universe.
Elite is still one of the best, most unique gaming experiences you can find. Can't stop, won't stop.
CMDR Rusty Shackleford out o7
I have heard of this rescue before, I had no idea they managed to get everyone back (I heard of rescues where the fuel rat sacrificed their ship to save a CMDRs exploration data) and seeing the original recordings of the event was quite emotional for me as well.
Nicely done! The 3 months I spent saving other CMDRs out there was one of my favourite times in Elite Dangerous. Thanks for all the snickers guys
Wow, extremely delighted to see Lenval Brown narrating this. If anyone still hasn’t yet, go and play Disco Elysium asap. He’s the absolutely fantastic narrator there and one of many incredible voices in the game.
I knew I recognized that voice
Interesting. That's the worst game I refunded this year.
@@Shadow__133 Weird, Disco Elysium is the best book I have ever played. Guessing you gave up pretty quick if you were able to refund it?
I came back to the game and forgot both about jump fuel cost and the fuel rats
After a search on how to solve the problem, I found these guys. The help came real quick and saved my ship and my cargo
I don't play Elite, but my friend and I intend to .. because of the Fuel rats. They inspired us to make it the next game we pick up as friends. Also I was asked by a 3rd friend, don't people attack the Rats? I said yes, but they regret it for every player that has a weapon will turn on you for the foreseeable future.
This tale of player altruism and sense of community actually brought tears to my eyes. What an awesome story! And what an awesome group of players. To The Fuel Rats....Cheers!
to my eyes too 😇
The Rats are the very essence of cool. I got almost 3k hours in game, and yet I just almost ran outta gas. Worse yet...the rebuy on my ship was over 30mil. So I called the rats, and they hooked me up faster than Dominos.
I haven't had to call on the Fuel Rats myself as yet, but hats off to them and I'm sure glad they're out there.
I got saved by fuelrat today, she also teach me a bit, just love it thank u guys for the work!
Always good to see one of my favorite games getting some coverage.
The fact that the game is so heavily player driven is what makes things like this possible. I've always felt elite struck the perfect balance of player agency and the feel of an immersive npc environment. If you're looking for a particular experience, Elite is really unrivaled.
That's why the Fuel Rats still exist and the Smiling Mutts, Potters, etc, have disappeared. Being nice to fellow players goes a long way...
THANK YOU FUEL RATS!
i've been saved by the fuel rats! it was a struggle to coordinate but they got to me with about 2 minutes of emergency oxygen remaining. absolute troopers, dedicated to making other players' experience better.
Fun fact. Operation Beyond The Dark Edge made national news all the way in Poland. One of the major public radio stations talked about this. As a former Fuel Rat you cannot describe the pride I felt at that moment, being part of this group. The only regret I ever had as a Fuel Rat, was not being able to take part in this titan of an undertaking
The fuel rats are legends. They will literally fly across the galaxy just to get some fuel in your ship. They do it out of kindness, and have become legends. They take it quite seriously too, they are basically the first responders of elite
Thank you Fuel Rats! You saved me once when I was a new Commander. Great video, PC Gamer!
Wow I came across the fuel rats yesterday and can I just say 10/10 experience. He gave me just enough to get back in the bubble. Really immersed me in the experience
Love this story. Really inspiring.
But ALSO - whoever the host is has one of the most AMAZING voices I've ever heard.
I am a music aficionado. I am highly attuned to the quality of vocalists, like Paul Rodgers, Chris Cornell, and even Ronnie James Rio (I met his mother just by chance).
But whoever is the host of this episode - I don't know this channel - he has a voice like no other. An incredible fingerprint, a stunning snowflake, he should be voicing characters in games, movies, television.
Someone, someone with more utility than myself, should be showcasing the gift on offer. Not let this talent go to waste. Those rich, dulcet tones, let them bring characters to life. I think people wouldn't be able to get enough....
Well you are in luck! He has done VA for games, he voices the narrator in Disco Elysium! He is also a musician and a member of the Maroon Town band.
It’s not easy to be a fuel rat either. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make sure you have the tools to do rescues, false reports from pvp players wanting to fight them. I was one once. It was fun but def was work.
120,000 rescues, 96% success. If that doesn't make your soul smile idk what will. Thank you Fuel Rats.
I haven't had any reason to call the Fuel Rats... Yet. I try as much as possible to always plot my route through main sequence stars... But tbh, I'm confident that when and if I do run out of fuel... I know who to call.
Thank you Fuel Rats o7
This is awesome
I remember as it was yesterday when thargoids hyperdicted me during jumpto scoopable star wasting my fuel and leaving me on fumes, not able to make another jump.
I contacted Fuel Rats, they were super professional and well organised. Within minutes I was able to continue my journey.
Thanks once again to CMDR Ravenov!
It took multiple minutes? Huh, Ravenov must be getting slow.
@@emberparadox458 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@@emberparadox458 probably took him a few minutes to come over from Colonia to the bubble? :)
Is that my mug 2:05 ? i remember one of the op/tech rats broke theirs and pinged on irc, as i had two sent one as replacement. If so, glad to see it's still going!
Lots of fond memories ratting, but it all tailed off, and really wasn't the same after Distant Worlds 2 or there abouts. CMDR Stinja o7
Almost makes you want to run out of fuel just to be a part of it all lol. Never actually needed to call them yet after 2000 hours though. Thank you fuel rats for making this game a better place (even though us console players are abandoned in legacy mode)
The Fuel Rats are TRUE HEROS and don't get the recognition they deserve. l have called on them once when l made an error in mapping my route to a star outside the bubble & they were there in no time to rescue me but that was not the first time l had run out of fuel but before learning of them l had to pick the "Self Destruct" option to get back home 3 or 4 times. Now l NEVER run without a fuel scoop & they taught me how to map routes that bypass/avoid non-fuelable star systems. Once Again - Fuel Rats you are legends. o7
FYI - there is a special place in heII for Fuel Rat killers, if you find one send them there & report them so we all can keep them in heII.
My first gameplay session I didn’t realized I needed to install a fuel scoop and ran out of gas. The fuel rats came to my rescue. I think it was the most amazing multiplayer gameplay experience I had ever had.
Fuel Rats saved my ship once. I fell asleep mining in the bubble and ran out of gas in my sleep. lol Lucky I was in a community event system. Some were already there.
Saved by Fuel rats when I was still a newbie, thank you fuel rats!
As a member of the ED community is absolutely incredible and I am honored to be apart said community.
I had to use a call to the fuel rats in my early days because I ran out of fuel with over a 100 million worth of ores in my cargo hold, I was bingo for fuel and was about to go into the red and be on emergency oxygen I remember distinctly the coordinator teaching me how to enable my wing beacon and shut off all my modules besides life support like it was yesterday.
The service is completely free. Also and its hard for them to even accept tips
This is one player group, would you believe me if I said there were more?
There's something called the seal clubs, let's say you're out 10,000 light years from civilization and your hull in incredibly low. These seals will bring you repairs nomatter where you are.
Another one that I'm a minor part in is the relationship with the research group in game cannon and the anti xeno initiative I am a member of the second group and and it's incredible experience even being a fresh recruit surounded by like minded people.
O7 from CMDR HAMAKAZE11, fly dangerously!
Appreciate it cmdr, and it's the Hull Seals, not seal clubs ;)
@@emberparadox458 thx lol close nuff
Long live the Fuel Rats!
I managed to play ED from December 2014 up until February 2022 before I had to make my first call to the Fuel Rats. I had taken a ship I had not used in years and did not check a) my cargo scoop (that I had taken off) or b) that my route was set up correctly (which it was not). And just before the last jump I realized that I was not going to make it.
Contacted Fuel Rats and within 15 minutes I was re-fueled and back on my way.
And now I owe them my life.
Only recently found out about them, saved my life and my livelyhood.
Love these. I hope you guys can keep making them.
Isn't the person narrating this video was also a voice actor for the narrator in Disco Elysium ? His voice sounds familiar
He is! It's Lenval Brown!
I haven't needed to call that rats yet but it's nice to know they re there if I do need them. Remember Commanders, buy a fuel scoop and watch your fuel gauge. KGBFOAM.
Never needed the Rats so far ^^
But still glad those Guys give just a bit more comfort in the infinite black.
Currently on my 3rd trip to BP (16 jumps away) always Been careful enough to plan my Next move..
BUT its reasuring to know they're out there ready to help!
o7 Fuel Rats
These people are legends.
This game.... this community....
_makes me want to be a better person_
o7 cmdrs!!!
o7 CMDRs!
Oh man Lenval Brown, I'd love to have his voice as one of the COVAS options.
Thank you, Fuel Rats
O7
MMmmmm. Lenval's voice is no joke. Serious business.
These guys saved me after a miscalculation on my way to Sagittarius A*. Thank you from the Inquisition. o7
Absolutely heart warming
BTW, the game is on sale on steam base game and the newest DLC. Base game is only 5 pounds, definitely worth a try if anyone was curious to try it out!
a said before...
if all multiplayer gamers were like these guys i would play mmo`s.
the fuel rats saved me twice when i started playing this,and the confidence boost you get knowing its not all arsehole kids and gankers was huge.
if developers would somehow incorporate these guys into the creation or dlc of a game,they would see a sharp rise in players and gameplay longevity increase tenfold.
Incorporate a way to call on them in game would be really nice. And a way for the game to assist them with managing those rescues, dispatching cmdrs as well. Did you know they always send 2 commanders for every rescue as backup to the first in case the first one can’t make it or is stopped enroute?
Thank you Fuel Rats O7!
I was saved once and they dent ask anything in return
The Fuel Rats are the best!
Ps - my in-game ID is Surly_Badger
😁
@@gwcstudio Well, you can put another feather in that cap; don't think anyone expected the Fuel Rats to become what it did. You should put in an appearance on IRC again some time. ;)
Fantastic documentary. o7, Fuel Rats.
They saved me 2 months in and gave me one of the coolest roleplay experiences I've ever had. Lesson learned and a friend still on the list. Thank you Fuel Rats, o7
I actually teared up when they rescued Cmdr. Deluvian
Amusing random fact from the Deluvian rescue - The rats traveling to rescue Deluvion were streaming it on Twitch. Just a spaceship, going straight forward into the black at 2001C. No deviation from the course, since they were on a beacon bearing. There were over 1000 people watching that stream. Twitch admins came into the stream and went "What... Why is this one of the most watched long-running streams right now? Is this some sort of scam?"
Goes to show, content isn't always about what is happening. Sometimes it's about _why_ it is happening.
The narrator gave me chills.
Called on them once.....so far! 🤣😂🚀 Still the best game for me. Tried the others and they couldn't hold my interest.
Keep in mind fuel rats aren't allowed to carry weapons you hit one of them you get rogues collecting a bounty off you.
That's not fully correct.
They have saved me a few times.
cause this, i lov ed
The fual rats are legendary for what they do is beyond helpful and they are gods
Hell I needed there help so many times cause of my dumbass exploring and running out of fual before I can refuel
Hell I should join them someday
I thought I was playing disco elysium for a second lol
Back when I was first still learning the game and feel management I ran out of fuel a few jumps outside of a solar system cluster. I was panicked because my brother had only just put the game up and it was still in the tutorial sector and couldn't come and help me let alone understand how to. After looking things up online a little bit I came across a Reddit post talking about a group called the fuel rats. Taking a shot in the dark I posted on the elite dangerous Reddit that I ran out of fuel and was needing some help. Some people kindly point me in the direction of filing that requested a fuel rats website and literally less than 10 minutes later some dude jumped into my system, gave me some fuel, and peaced out with a 'GG Happy Flying'.
The Fuel Rats have saved me twice in my 2k hours, they really do rock!
bzz bzzzz bzzzzzt .... POP! The holographic bartender appears in a burst of sparks and dust. Greetings commanders! it's been a while. Can I fix anyone a beverage while they wait to be rescued? Or perhaps just something to sip while you watch this excellent documentary? The Absinthe surprise is my particular speciality although I fear the marmite may now be well past its sell by date.
What happened to Cmdr Deluvian? I can no longer find him. His streams where the best😢
i once needed them to get me cause i wasn't paying attention to the trip computer and had missed my fuel star stopping point. was a little embarrassing but a pair of anaconda showed up and got my little cobra enough fuel to make the jump to a nearby star system that had a station
The narrator is legit!
I'm crying ToT
Thanks Fuel Rats o7
o7
I like to think that this means there will be a subset of people who would do this in real life far into the future; if we ever get space travel anything like this.
o7 - even have a mug.
fuel rats soul and the heart of elite
I got rescued by one of them…and he followed me after the first jump and killed me🤨
too bad FDev has done everything they could to destroy their community/game.
My guy looks exactly like what I thought the fuel rats of elite dangerous would look like
I'm a simple man: I see Scott Manly in a video, I upvore, I comment.
Is this the dude who voice the narrator in Disco Elysium?
this is so badass
This was an awesome video and thank you fuel rats! Huzzah!!
Sagittarius A* achievement was my reason for playing this game. Need to play again
Thats beyond words...amazing. try to compare the kill to rate ratio that people aim for in GTA5 and the toxic community there. and see the Elite(pun intended) community in this awesome game. just to light years apart different. wonderful. superb! i feel i am missing out not playing it yet!
These people are legends.
o7 CMDRS!
Need a update where you can seed stargates throughout the galaxy
I just got help from them. Respect from Texas.
Having Scott Manley as an expert on the game for this episode was a great decision.
I wish I actually had the time to play Elite, but it really is an insanely huge time sink.
This is pretty amazing, what this group does. You never know what motivates a person to play the way they do. Coming and saving someone from a bad situation in a game may just be bringing them a feeling they are missing in real life. It's much more than refueling a ship in a game. Thank you Fuel Rats!
I don’t play this game but while watching gamerax this came up…I just like to say thank you Fuel rats for everything you do and giving multi player gaming hope
Wow, this is awesome guys. I'm brand new to elite and I never need them but congrats for your work. Elite dangerous have a beautiful community.
Fuel Rats o7