This guide is over 9 years old at this point, but it’s still one of the best introductions to Elite I’ve ever seen. It clearly explains some of Elite’s difficult to explain concepts, and the narration and humor is spot on. I’m still coming back to it 9 years later to send to every single person I introduce the game to.

7 years later and this video is still legend. Elite player community is the best and the rats snack their cheese nonchalantly at the very top! Fly dangerous CMDRs! o7 ~~~

A great intro, particularly given that you sound a little like a pirate... ARRRR! Mad Props for the Douglas Adams reference - Good job!

Why did I get emotional watching this? lol

fuel rats saved me one time it was great !

I was 3 light seconds away from a station when my o2 ran out my canopy was damaged

The legendary Fuel Rats o7

what a badass

Fuel rats are so cool <3

A memory of good times. Thanks to all the Rats, love you always.

Ye I wish I had known about this when I ran out of fuel on a cargo mission, literally SO SO SO SO close to the station, I blew up and since I am a new player I was so confused and couldn't find the oxygen countdown

How do you open it in game? I forget the shortcut

Came here because I thought the Fuel Rats had a YT channel, stayed because this particular Fuel Rat has the voice of an angel and the diction of an audiobook narrator. Consider me subscribed! (update: I didn't know the account hasn't posted in years :( sad. Staying subbed just in case!)

This video is recommended to me today in 2023. Awesome, congratulations with the 200th mission many years ago :D

Hey what ever happened to yah man?

Why would he supercruise for 50 mins? something i missed there?

This shit did not work for over a year. It always says could not connect. There is no help or fix online to this problem!

This is why I always used my rife machine for free, miricals are to be shared freely not coveted

In sand box game,.they choose to be hero... I play rust and it's full of awful savages. I know it's adult Minecraft shut up. But I try to be good. And I love fuel rat videos

The rats remain one of the coolest things about Elite

Well this video gave me the chills (^_^)_b

I have been rescued by them, once, far from the bubble, in 2017 or so. As professional as it gets. A nice Cdr drops in with a shiny Asp, enquires about the reasons for this incident and gives you fuel and all the info you need to avoid that carelessness. This cdr had spent at least 40 hours jumping, felt like hugging him IRL. Totally worth 20 bucks on their patreon or somewhere, it is a lot of work and coordination. Indisputably in the pantheon of the very best ED communities. I hear they still operate. The thargoid war may not impact them so significantly. But I dont know the player base today. Ive always had a pirate ship (challenger) around, some best memories from relieving a grumpy noisy Russian Grom anaconda from 30 cans of stuff, and pirating has a code, dont shoot to kill unless the target has value and refuses to comply. To stop and threaten an explorer or even worse a fuel rat is already below the belt. To attack them is the equivalent of war crime.

It's the fuel rats that restores my faith in humanity sometimes. I have never played this game but some day I will and I'm at ease knowing they are out there. o7 thank you Rats.

This was SOOO Awesome man!!! I used the service one a couple of years back, FLAWLESS!

Hats off to the Fuel Rats. For me, they represent what Elite can be at its best.

this should be the first ingame video you see when you first start the game

holy that was epic !

I love emergent gameplay. Those rescue services were not intended by the game, but players found out a new role to play as.

The fuel rats are the opposite of the gankers of Elite. Just as there are miscreants who will kill noobs for fun, there are players who will spend their time rescuing poor slobs who forgot to KGBFOAM their route.

what happened to this guy?

im sorry but under cfaa and us code 1030 this program injecting is illigal .

2000 rescuez later

I miss the good 'ole days when space was about survival of the fittest, now every monkey capable of wiggling the stick around in the most basic orderly fashion suddenly gets the right to clown around all the wants in space.

Fuck sakes this is amazing!

You guys saved my shit about 3 days ago, it was such an awesome experience I had to wake my girlfriend up to tell her, she was like WTF r u talking about?

Awesome job CMDR, o7!

this came up when i searched "adolf hitler dubbed"

ratting gaming

Who the fuck asks for help in a sidewinger?

Im SO EXCITED to see "the fuel rats" in star citizen! Im already a part of "code genesis" but would happily join the rats for Star Citizen!

I always wished someone would re do this with emphasis on cinematic instead of tryna force cheesy voice lines XD

GG guys keep up the great work hope i never have to need you guys no disrespect

Never played this game before, in fact I was just only looking it up yesterday, then today got recommended a video all about the Fuel Rats so watched and found it fasinating, then this popped up and I have to admit.. this was an awesome watch!! XD Even for someone that has never played Elite: Dangerous! Nice work making it there on time! <3

o7

You're an absolute hero

What ship are you using?

This is EPIC Guys ! Thank you for doing this for all of us. o7, Commander of the Fuel Rats !

200th rescue !?lol they didnt send you a link with how not to run without fuel for example filtering out scoopable sun systems so you cant run out ...

this is why i choose to play this game. because it has a very very amazing community and it always makes me emotional <3. Much love for the Fuel Rats <3

Who is this guy!? He has to be a professional voice-over actor :)