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The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who provide free aid to ships that have run out of [[fuel]] and have no means to refuel themselves due to either lacking a [[Fuel Scoop]] or having insufficient fuel to reach a [[star]] via [[hyperspace]] or [[supercruise]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They primarily use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to refuel these wayward ships, but they have also adopted [[Limpet Controller/Repair|repair limpets]]. They are represented by two minor factions: '''The Fuel Rats Mischief''' in Fuelum in the [[Core Systems]], and '''The Fuel Rat Colony''' in Rodentia in the [[Colonia Region]]. | The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who provide free aid to ships that have run out of [[fuel]] and have no means to refuel themselves due to either lacking a [[Fuel Scoop]] or having insufficient fuel to reach a [[star]] via [[hyperspace]] or [[supercruise]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They primarily use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to refuel these wayward ships, but they have also adopted [[Limpet Controller/Repair|repair limpets]]. They are represented by two minor factions: '''The Fuel Rats Mischief''' in Fuelum in the [[Core Systems]], and '''The Fuel Rat Colony''' in Rodentia in the [[Colonia Region]]. | ||
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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> | ||
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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. | ||
== First Fleet Carrier | === First rescue involving a Fleet Carrier === | ||
On June 9, 3306, a few hours after the [[ | On June 9, 3306, a few hours after the first [[Brewer Corporation]] [[Drake-Class Carrier]]s went on sale, the Fuel Rats received their first call for a rescue that only Fleet Carriers could attempt. The client was a pilot who had made the one-way trip to HD 76133, a system that could previously only be reached with the aid of [[Neutron Highway|neutron star supercharging]]. Since HD 76133 lacked a neutron star itself, it was impossible for any pilots who traveled there with conventional ships to leave unless they chose to destroy their ships and return to inhabited space via escape pod. Drake-Class Carriers, with their 500 ly jump range, did not have this problem and could safely jump to and depart from HD 76133 as long as they had sufficient [[Tritium]] fuel.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/h06z09/fuel_rats_complete_first_fleet_carrierbased_rescue/ Fuel Rats complete first Fleet Carrier-based rescue]</ref> | ||
The client had originally contacted the Fuel Rats for help months earlier, but was forced to wait until Drake-Class Carriers became available and contact them again. The Fuel Rats quickly stocked up their first carrier, The Rat Nest owned by CMDR RatMama, with Tritium and proceeded to the client's location. The outbound trip required six jumps made over the course of two hours. The client was then secured aboard The Rat Nest, and safely brought back to the edge of the [[Core Systems]], where he parted with his rescuers and made his way back to his base in [[Vega]] under his own power. The Fuel Rats considered the operation a resounding success, apart from a handful of their members who undocked from The Rat Nest during the trip and were left behind when the vessel jumped.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
09 JUN 3306 | |||
* The Fuel Rats successfully made the first ever Fleet Carrier-based rescue in HD 76133, site of the [[Anaconda Graveyard]]. The carrier The Rat Nest, owned by CMDR RatMama, picked up a commander who had been trapped in the system for months.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
10 MAR 3306 | 10 MAR 3306 | ||
* The Fuel Rats announce their 70,000th successful rescue.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FuelRats/comments/fgfzoa/the_fuel_rats_have_reached_70000_rescues_im_super/ r/FuelRats: The Fuel Rats have reached 70,000 rescues! I'm super proud to have been one of the two rats on rescue #70000! Here's the ratter I flew on that rescue.]</ref> | * The Fuel Rats announce their 70,000th successful rescue.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FuelRats/comments/fgfzoa/the_fuel_rats_have_reached_70000_rescues_im_super/ r/FuelRats: The Fuel Rats have reached 70,000 rescues! I'm super proud to have been one of the two rats on rescue #70000! Here's the ratter I flew on that rescue.]</ref> | ||
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24 JUN 3301 | 24 JUN 3301 | ||
* The Pilots Federation backed the Fuel Rats.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/558ad1ce9657ba23216cd316 The Pilots Federation Supports Fuel Rat Initiative]</ref> | * The Pilots Federation backed the Fuel Rats.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/558ad1ce9657ba23216cd316 The Pilots Federation Supports Fuel Rat Initiative]</ref> | ||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||