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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "<em>Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done</em>." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.<ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref> | The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "<em>Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done</em>." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.<ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref>[[File:Fuel Rats ship.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats ship]] | ||
[[File:Fuel Rats ship.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats ship]] | |||
The Doctrine of Individual Excellence is "<em>If we do our best, individually, then collectively we’ll be awesome."</em> | The Doctrine of Individual Excellence is "<em>If we do our best, individually, then collectively we’ll be awesome."</em> | ||
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[[File:Fuel_Rats_Decal_and_Paintjob.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats Decal With Orange Squadron Paint Job]] | [[File:Fuel_Rats_Decal_and_Paintjob.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats Decal With Orange Squadron Paint Job]] | ||
The Fuel Rats are not a war guild. Yes, they'll equip good shields, fast ships, even guns, but it’s hugely unlikely that a Rat-pack will go to war. After all, many of the Rats are on different sides and factions. When they’re being Fuel Rats, they’re all on one side: The Fuel Rats. Otherwise… it gets complicated. Intentionally attacking a Fuel Rat who is on duty is a very good way to turn the every single | The Fuel Rats are not a war guild. Yes, they'll equip good shields, fast ships, even guns, but it’s hugely unlikely that a Rat-pack will go to war. After all, many of the Rats are on different sides and factions. When they’re being Fuel Rats, they’re all on one side: The Fuel Rats. Otherwise… it gets complicated. Intentionally attacking a Fuel Rat who is on duty is a very good way to turn the every single squadron against you. | ||
As of May 3308, the Fuel Rats have made over 131,000 successful rescues.<ref>[https://grafana.fuelrats.com/d/H-iTUTPmz/public-statistics "Public Statistics"]</ref> | As of May 3308, the Fuel Rats have made over 131,000 successful rescues.<ref>[https://grafana.fuelrats.com/d/H-iTUTPmz/public-statistics "Public Statistics"]</ref> | ||
If you are interested in joining, please use the button located in the get help section to chat with the rats and possibly join. | If you are interested in joining, please use the button located in the get help section to chat with the rats and possibly join. | ||
== Headquarters == | |||
The headquarters of the Fuel Rats is located in Wollheim Vision, Fuelum.<ref>[https://inara.cz/elite/starsystem/18314/ Fuelum - star system - Inara (2024)]</ref> The coordinates are 52 / -52.66 / 49.81. The controlling faction is The Fuel Rats Mischief. The economy is industrial / refinery. It has a cooperative government and is independent. The system has a scoopable Class K star. The population is circa 47.61 million. No permit is required to enter. The security level is high. In [[Powerplay]], the system is exploited by [[Yuri Grom]] anno 3310. | |||
== Fleet Carrier rescue == | |||
=== First rescue involving a Fleet Carrier === | === First rescue involving a Fleet Carrier === | ||
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* The Fuel Rats undertake their most daring rescue yet in [[Oevasy SG-Y d0]]. CMDR Persera attempted to break the distance record from [[Sol]] by traveling to Oevasy SG-Y d0 and continuing to travel into deep space via [[supercruise]] for 48 hours, but she realized she had miscalculated her fuel consumption and would not be able to break the record or reach a star to refuel. The Fuel Rats were contacted and launched "Operation Beyond The Void", which reached CMDR Persera on December 23 and gave her enough fuel to jump to a scoopable star.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/25/16817700/elite-dangerous-fuel-rats-rescue-cmdr-persera Polygon: Elite: Dangerous 'Fuel Rats' pull off their biggest rescue ever, from beyond the galaxy's edge]</ref> | * The Fuel Rats undertake their most daring rescue yet in [[Oevasy SG-Y d0]]. CMDR Persera attempted to break the distance record from [[Sol]] by traveling to Oevasy SG-Y d0 and continuing to travel into deep space via [[supercruise]] for 48 hours, but she realized she had miscalculated her fuel consumption and would not be able to break the record or reach a star to refuel. The Fuel Rats were contacted and launched "Operation Beyond The Void", which reached CMDR Persera on December 23 and gave her enough fuel to jump to a scoopable star.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/25/16817700/elite-dangerous-fuel-rats-rescue-cmdr-persera Polygon: Elite: Dangerous 'Fuel Rats' pull off their biggest rescue ever, from beyond the galaxy's edge]</ref> | ||
04 NOV 3304 | 04 NOV 3304 | ||
* The Fuel Rats announce their 50,000th successful rescue at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]]. After almost 3.5 years in operation and 52,116 total cases, their success rate for rescues is calculated to be 95.9%.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/</ref><ref>https:// | * The Fuel Rats announce their 50,000th successful rescue at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]]. After almost 3.5 years in operation and 52,116 total cases, their success rate for rescues is calculated to be 95.9%.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/ Today, 17:42 Game Time, the Fuel Rats Mischief has completed their 50.000th rescue.] - 4 November 2018 - Reddit</ref><ref>[https://x.com/FuelRats/status/1059143797983055873 X post by FuelRats]</ref> | ||
08 JAN 3303 | 08 JAN 3303 | ||
* The Fuel Rats rescue their 20,000th Client and it does not look like they will stop at any time soon.<ref>[https://www.gamegrin.com/news/fuel-rats-rescue-20-thousand-pilots-in-elite-dangerous/ Fuel Rats Rescue 20 Thousand Pilots in Elite: Dangerous - Gamegrin] | * The Fuel Rats rescue their 20,000th Client and it does not look like they will stop at any time soon.<ref>[https://www.gamegrin.com/news/fuel-rats-rescue-20-thousand-pilots-in-elite-dangerous/ Fuel Rats Rescue 20 Thousand Pilots in Elite: Dangerous - Gamegrin] | ||
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* With advances in their rescuing technology, The Tech Rats (Development Team behind The Fuel Rats) meet in Sweden, [[Sol/Earth|Earth]], [[Sol]] to activate their new IRC Network and API to allow for quicker and more reliable Service.<ref>[https://github.com/FuelRats/pipsqueak/releases/tag/v2.2.0 Release notes of the Fuel Rats' IRC Bot, v2.0]</ref> | * With advances in their rescuing technology, The Tech Rats (Development Team behind The Fuel Rats) meet in Sweden, [[Sol/Earth|Earth]], [[Sol]] to activate their new IRC Network and API to allow for quicker and more reliable Service.<ref>[https://github.com/FuelRats/pipsqueak/releases/tag/v2.2.0 Release notes of the Fuel Rats' IRC Bot, v2.0]</ref> | ||
10 JUL 3302 | 10 JUL 3302 | ||
* In a highly unusual incident, CMDR Chris Soar had accidentally launched his SRV into orbit above Nervi 3 A, the spaceborne CMDR was returned to the surface after CMDR Gridwolf physically pushed the SRV planet-side <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UB4bzjO18] | * In a highly unusual incident, CMDR Chris Soar had accidentally launched his SRV into orbit above Nervi 3 A, the spaceborne CMDR was returned to the surface after CMDR Gridwolf physically pushed the SRV planet-side.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UB4bzjO18 Fuel Rat Makes a Highly Unusual Rescue] - 11 July 2016 - CMDR Gridwolf - YouTube</ref> | ||
01 APR 3302 | 01 APR 3302 | ||
[[File:10000rescues.jpg|thumb|200px|10.000 rescues celebration poster]] | [[File:10000rescues.jpg|thumb|200px|10.000 rescues celebration poster]] | ||
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