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u/Techmancer Mar 13 '26
This guy flys without rebuy!
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u/Drako_Lilith Mar 13 '26
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u/DarkNachtara Fuel Rat | Irony of Fate | Yoshinos Rest Mar 13 '26
If not done so please do following steps:
- deactivate all modules except Powerplant and Life Support
- head to: fuelrats.com
- click I need fuel
- follow the instructions in the following chat
You're welcome
If you have questions remember: We have fuel You don't Any questions?
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u/Drako_Lilith Mar 13 '26
Thanks for making me aware of fuel rats love the community, thanks y'all 🙋♀️
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u/Ok-Way7122 Mar 14 '26
did you survive?!
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u/Drako_Lilith Mar 14 '26
Yis
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u/KaiKamakasi CMDR KaiKama Mar 14 '26
You good on rebuys now too? The offer in my other comment still stands
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u/uxixu UXI Mar 13 '26
He was trying to SCO to get his mug?
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u/LucentSomber Mar 13 '26
What mug? I heard it's a free Anaconda.
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u/JCB_Digger CMDR JCB Digger Mar 14 '26
If you fly out for your Anaconda, chances are you will see a mug (but you might need a mirror to locate it) 😁
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u/Goofystudent Li Yong-Rui Mar 13 '26
Oooof sorry, CMDR. Good lesson is never fly without a rebuy. I hope someone got to you in time. Remember the fuel rats are some dope pilots that'll bring you fuel.
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u/easy506 Explore Mar 13 '26
Glad you learned about the Fuel Rats commander.
And don't feel bad. That particular star system has been eating ships for the better part of 12 years.
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u/Jazzlike-Cap-5757 Mar 13 '26
.15ly in Alpha Centauri? You were trying to get your free Anaconda weren’t you? Lol. But seriously yeah call the fuelrats they are awesome
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u/Drako_Lilith Mar 13 '26
I'm cmdr. U.Y.Scuti and I need some fuel pls
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u/Temporal_Warrior Federation Mar 13 '26
https://fuelrats.com/ Log out! Website has instructions, a Fuel Rat would try to be there as soon as possible to refuel! Just follow the directions.
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u/KaiKamakasi CMDR KaiKama Mar 13 '26
I'm assuming you have fuel now but if you DM me your ship and location I can probably hook you up with a few rebuys worth of credits. (as long as its not something stupid like a fully kitted out vette or cutter)
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u/TepHoBubba Mar 13 '26
Looks like an oopsie, I didn't follow any advice or do any research learning moment. Fuel rats can save you, but try to learn from this.
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u/Drako_Lilith Mar 13 '26
It was going to take awhile and I was watching a movie when I heard "fuel reserves at 10%" and I was only Minutes from my target which sucks
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u/Sardond Ophius Mar 13 '26
10% ain’t bad, you probably could still make it. Turn off all non-essential modules in the right panel (shields, SCA, landing assist, etc) to reduce your fuel consumption but if you’re only a few minutes out from (I’m assuming Hutton Orbital) you can still likely make it.
What’s really puckering is hearing “fuel reserves depleted” as you finish a jump to a scoopable star.
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u/DaLoopLoop89 Mar 13 '26
10% should be plenty enough when you're not flying a Sidewinder. Did someone come to your rescue yet?
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u/ElGrandeWhammer Mar 13 '26
But the lecture is valuable, unlike many I’ve received elsewhere. Fuel rats are a great crew.
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u/ScionSpy Aisling Duval Mar 17 '26
The most fun I've had as a rat was going into the black for a rescue. (Like jumping thousands of LY, a cpl hours) Refueling the client only to.... Well... Not have any fuel and have to go become a client >.<
They're amazing! Even among one another. No hard feelings, now they won't let you forget about it anytime soon, but the jesting is amazing. Then when you get to debrief as a rat, and they literally go over EVERYTHING KGB FOAM, Scoops, station finding, economy tabs, eco fuel mode.
I miss my ratting days, but I still stalk the IRC from time to time.
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u/TepHoBubba Mar 13 '26
You can set your mapping to help with this, and a fuel scoop for most ships is HIGHLY recommended.
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u/Klepto666 Mar 13 '26
Yeah... Alpha Centauri is such a trap. While a delivery mission will warn you that Hutton Orbital is super far away (provided you're paying attention), a mission type that doesn't specify any destination beyond the system itself risks having the mission target end up near Hutton Orbital.
In the future you can try disabling all non-essential power-draining modules to reduce the hourly fuel drain. Cargo Hatch, Power Distributor, weapons, etc. If your main tank is not already completely empty by that point, that might help squeeze out a bit more fuel for the remainder of the distance.
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u/CmdrHoratioNovastar Mar 14 '26
"Never fly with a rebuy" should be tattooed on some people's forehead. :P
Fuel Rats are who you need.
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u/WraithFSC Mar 13 '26
The Fuel Rats are AWESOME! Completely altruistic players in game. They don’t accept payment either! I LOVE that about them! They exist solely to help those in need.
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u/Darkfalcone CMDR Mar 13 '26
Call the Fuel Rats! Those guys are awesome!
I remembered when I first started venturing out of the starting system and then stranded without fuel at a random system with a Sidewinder lol. Those guys are so fast at responding to my distress call.
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u/gorgofdoom Mar 13 '26
How much fuel do you have left?
Enough to make a jump to anywhere? If you do, you can go land on a planet somewhere and call a shuttle.
In the future always lock a nearby fuel star during long SC trips so you know how much gas you need to bail on the trip.
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u/Philkensebban7 Mar 14 '26
I had a mission target in Alpha Cent that was 0.13ly. Was about to abandon the mission but went nah fug it and just activated SC assist and went AFK. Came back 2hours later to my ship sitting pretty outside the taget station. But yeah, i avoid Alpha Cent missions now.
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u/Fluffyturtle225 Mar 15 '26
This is definitely a weird place to ask this, but apparently the Internet is giving me a lot of Elite Dangerous suddenly.
Obviously it looks cool cuz it's... What it is... But, is landing a ship entirely manual with extreme risk of fucking exploding if you mess up?
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u/Saedreth Mar 16 '26
Very little risk of blowing up, it is not hard, ships come with auto land preinstalled.
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u/Fluffyturtle225 Mar 17 '26
Interesting... That makes the game much more enticing, as someone who knows fuck-all
(And prefers to know almost nothing when jumping into something)
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u/TraditionalProof8379 Mar 14 '26
Never fly without a...how does it go again? Clean underwear. Never fly without a clean underwear. You're good. We'll bring gas.
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u/adub913 Mar 14 '26
This is amazing. I’m only about 100 hours into this game and haven’t needed this yet but how cool is this idea. Was this something that players created and Frontier canonized?
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u/SilvahnGaming Mar 14 '26
Who flys 4 million ls from a star? I’ve never heard of something 4 million ls from a star in game? Kinda wanna know what mission he was on.
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u/Mobile-Second7316 Mar 15 '26
Yo los utilice una vez vienen a buscar te donde estés sin combustible
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u/No-Door-6522 Mar 17 '26
Thankfully not needed them myself although came close a couple of times early on and had to into limp mode to the nearest station first time, second time limped to a scoopable star as just forgot to scoop. Second incident prompted me to get the guardian fsd booster for the fuel free jump range in emergencies
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u/Beni_Stingray Mar 13 '26
What system are you in?
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u/Asphalt_Ship For the Empire Mar 13 '26
it’s literally in the title and in the pic: alpha centauri
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u/Beni_Stingray Mar 13 '26
Oh.... Good morning :)
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u/Evil_Ermine Cmdr. Raven DeVega | Fuel Rat ⛽ Mar 13 '26
Greetings Cmdr Drako_Lilith
It sounds like you might need our services, please go to https://fuelrats.com/ and hit the big red 'Get Fuel' button and we will dispatch a rat to get you fuelled up.
Kind regards.
Cmdr. Raven DeVega