The Little Limpet - An Elite Dangerous Animation

The Little Limpet is an animation based in the Elite Dangerous universe. It has been created using in-game footage & sound effects, composited with 3D models in Blender.
Many thanks to the following for their help in bringing this idea to life:
Music & Additional Sound: ToCoSo www.tomcooksound.co.uk
Modelling Assistance: CMDR KrayKray, DMC_RULEZ
I started learning Blender 3 months prior to the completion of this video.
Elite Dangerous is the property of Frontier Developments.

[@EnderGraff1]

It always makes me sad when mining and I get “prospector limpet - failed” after I shoot out my next one. You didn’t fail little limpet, you found me the platinum!

[@GaryMillerUK]

A real bugbear of mine too. It should say "deactivated" or "retired" or something like that.

[@ricksmidlifecrisis2137]

"Don't forget your Limpets" - How can anyone forget their little space buddies after this *snif*

[@AgentExeider]

This is why I want to redo the limpet system so they are actual retreiveable drones and they are more a part of your ship's build than just a disposable commodity.

[@tacosinmahface9819]

Don't forget your limpets... Even after they've completed their task.

[@halleron656]

Dawwwww the cutest limpet related video i've seen. o7

[@turjannastarstone]

Elite’s answer to WALL-E 😄 Love it! 😃👍

[@Gofioman]

Jajajaja creo que es la mejor respuesta y la más ingeniosa. ¡¡ Felicidades !! +100^1000

[@kitet76]

Next in series: The Limpet Awakens followed by The Rise of the Limpet

[@ToCoSo]

When the mothership leaves i really felt for the little guy!!

[@dpittman42]

@@ToCoSo When they chase and try to keep up before you jump I always feel bad.

[@ToCoSo]

@@dpittman42 I feel bad when my empty fighter ship gets destroyed, but yeah when you have 2 or 3 trying to keep up with you and you are full, its not a good feeling!! I hope they start doing synchronised swimming style displays for themselves!!

[@raymobula]

I hear you

[@elitedangereuse]

Such an amazing score! Brilliant!

[@ToCoSo]

​@@elitedangereusethank you and thank you for your amazing website and mysteries!!

[@cmdrsaigon6453]

Best short animation movie I've watched this year CMDR! See you in Cannes!

[@LethinGabbins]

And thus, rogue drones were born.

[@TheBuurPit]

Employee of the month. Incredible work all. Really incredible. 🤩

[@cmdrnickweb8555]

Thank you! And ToCoSo's scoring really pulls it all together!

[@KagrithKriege]

​@cmdrnickweb8555 the sounds design and characterization was perfect! Please pass along our love to the sound designer. Can we also get stl files of the lil buddy!?

[@elitedangereuse]

Wow! Such a master piece! Awesome production! Congrats! Thanks a lot for all this hard work entertaining us all!

[@Alarmingsimon]

brilliant .. love it

[@trouvereyork]

Magnificent. I already struggled leaving the little blighters behind. This now makes is nigh on impossible...

[@brickcraftproductions3065]

The first Animation for Elite Dangerous nice, while I'm not a mining Pilot, and more of a Guy who picks up salvage after a battle or destroying a pirate, you gotta give these little fellas a little credit for they are a Commanders Best Friend.

[@cmdrnickweb8555]

The unsung heroes of the galaxy!

[@fnunez]

It's a cute version of the Star Wars Hunted video :D

[@Daniel-hf8qg]

Thank you for this Cmdr! Loved it start to finish. o7

[@elitecmdrjake]

Top job A few of us cmdrs were thinking of starting the 'Limpet protection society' squadron. To bring some compassion back to the galaxy. 😅

[@tensor8804]

F to all brave Little Limpets...

[@boochacka4966]

Better than most evil mouse movies nowadays

[@NoXion100]

Did I just have sad feelings over a limpet drone?!

[@xblackdogrunsx]

Same!

[@Cmdr_Rhialto]

The unsung hero's of our game.

[@ToCoSo]

I remember when we didn't have them!! And I still forget to restock!

[@DjVortex-w]

Just think of how much limpets can do: They can prospect, they can collect, they can decontaminate, they can recon, they can research, they can repair hulls and they can save stranded commanders by bringing them fuel that they desperately need. How many lives have been saved by limpets? Literally hundreds of thousands, and that's no exaggeration!

[@ambientimpact]

This was delightful! Also hi from the Buur Pit.

[@TheGodlessNorwegian]

Well done cmdr! Please make more :)

[@neototem4110]

THE HARDEST WORKERS AND THE MOST DISRESPECTED!!!!!

[@psykit]

Holy butts that was utterly fantastic! The scoring by ToCoSo adds a whole new level to the incredible animation and the compositing is just top notch. Three months from starting to this? That's just excellent. Well done!!

[@lootandgrind]

This adorable. Great job with the animation. From now on, I'm gonna be thinking about this when mining

[@Datan0de]

Pixar's got nothing on you! Best Manticore promotional video ever! This is also much better than my own pet theory that abandoned limpets become Thargons.

[@cmdrhumbo9067]

Way to make me feel guilty when I leave limpets behind :) Great little video!

[@Mile13Gaming]

This. Is. Amazing.

[@nailz77]

o7 to all the little fellas left behind

[@cmdrrheeney]

Omg I love this so much!!! Awesome work by all 😁❤

[@57thorns]

Excellent, really well done. Limpets are the unsung heroes to the tune of 16 tons.

[@Paramanza]

This is brilliant! Well done

[@spindash2023]

This is so good!!!!

[@padlnjones]

nice

[@enrogae]

We need more of this. Perfectly encapsulates my feelings towards the little guys. I feel so sad when I have to jump out because my hold is full, and they are just trailing behind me trying to do their jobs.

[@rwentfordable]

I loved this. I shared it with my group. I now know to never leave a limpet behind.

[@dpittman42]

Limpet plushies?!

[@Rainman_games]

I’ve been asssssssking about this

[@Gofioman]

Another brilliant idea player's that never came from brian storm's in Frontier staff. You're in the way. Regards.-

[@sosborn1000]

Brilliant! Loved this. o7

[@Toggle447]

Absolutely amazing animation. I actually FELT emotions over a limpet. (Other than rage at the constant dying)

[@oneofdavidsmightymen]

Brilliant I can now never leave my limpets behind 😢

[@ElvisKremmen]

That was incredible, hats off to all that made it o7

[@Garryck-1]

@ 1:50 - *"Limpet OS version: 08/07/2024"* So their OS hasn't been updated in almost 1300 years? That explains a lot about their ineptitude!

[@dennisanderson3286]

An epic short film if there ever was one.. Thank you for sharing 🪐

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

That little limpet that could.

[@Interdimensional27]

Brilliant piece of work! Never seen anything like it 😊

[@exoplanet2013]

Now I am not going to be able to leave behind a single Limpet . !!

[@captainyossarian388]

Great vid. They are so very cute.

[@CMDR_CWolfxUK]

That as BRILLIANT! Instant Subscribe. This also means at some point your channel will be in one of my weekend Weekly Roundup episodes. o7

[@cmdrnickweb8555]

Thank you CMDR!

[@alecturner07]

Wonderful! Really fantastic piece of work, loved the soundtrack too!

[@cmdrnickweb8555]

ToCoSo is amazing isn't he!

[@GalnetDigest]

Very nice! A satisfying outcome, I think. Not sure how you managed to hire an orchestra for that rather modern film music!

[@ToCoSo]

I had a spare evening!!

[@milo13200]

@@ToCoSo Great stuff mate! Really like your work!

[@ToCoSo]

@@milo13200 Thanks dude, was really good fun doing this style!

[@Torrle]

Cute :)

[@erraticspawn]

Great video, and good to hear that you used Blender for modelling and animation. Just a fantastic tool. Very well done.

[@cmdrnickweb8555]

Thanks, Blender has an insanely steep learning curve, but it mighty addictive once you get the hang of it

[@cmdrHeliaxx]

Wake up babe, new Nickweb vid just dropped! 🔥🔥

[@kaytianna]

Incredible stuff

[@DoctyrEvil]

I've always wanted reusable limpets I could collect before departing.

[@Spatula007]

omfg i love it

[@Profane_Pagan]

Ooooo cute! Such a nice work, thank you!

[@netwarrior1000]

Bloody brilliant work!

[@milo13200]

That's brilliant Commander! Top notch work!

[@sinisadovijanic]

grat stuff ..we need more of that background vids and cartoons and animations there are still plenty of stories to tell. o7 and respect for a job done

[@MartinG8199991]

Simply brilliant!

[@Danko05]

Excellent great work...!!! ❤

[@BenMossWoodward]

That was lovely mate!

[@chrisedu]

amazing work!!! congratulations!!

[@Mongo56]

I think I can! I think I can! I think I.....sh*t.

[@RudolfKlusal]

DONT GIVE STUFF FACES 😀 Now I won't use them if I knew they have sad faces! 😀

[@MikhailFedotov]

This is super well made!

[@scottamo]

That was wonderful!

[@cmdrhomborger6214]

WOW! I mean, just, WOW! This is amazing!

[@ToCoSo]

Homborger!!!!

[@cmdrhomborger6214]

ToCoSo! \o/

[@ArcticSweets]

This was excellent!! Please make more.

[@Smj6990]

Now I feel bad about all the limpets I have left behind. Never again! O7

[@madskater5]

Now I want to see all of the lost limpets band together and form a colony.

[@chrisgood8438]

This is amazing

[@x.GHOB.x]

Great little video!

[@Scrub_Ghost]

Nice work.

[@sirdee9607]

so cool

[@KagrithKriege]

Limpit Plushies!? Limpit STL files so we can paint and print lil buddies!?

[@kadimakalgar7087]

Lovely ! 🥰Bravo ! 🤗

[@cmdrxla1107]

o7. More please

[@SimWithDon]

Great video!

[@killianshinkicker]

That was awesome, we'll done ❤

[@Dr_Tripper]

Looking forward to any m ore that you have.

[@SOU6900]

An Elite Dangerous version of Wall-E.

[@Gofioman]

¡¡¡ Buenísimo !!! Frontier no se merece este regalo. Una vez más, lo que no hace Frontier en 10 años, lo crean los ¡¡ JUGADORES !! en 3 meses. Mis mas sinceras felicitaciones, hasta el infinito y más allá. P.D.: 13 dislikes por gente con menos cerebro que un drone fuera de servicio // 13 Dislike, for people with minus brain that one limpet out of service. Saludos // Regards.-

[@garethde-witt6433]

Very cute Cmdr😂😂

[@wiffmastermase]

Hold on... are those the SFX for the automated bots in Fatorio? ... they are! This is how they sound when you have too much inventory for them to give you.

[@batlezone1633]

LIMPETS LIVES MATTER!!! 🤪

[@LORDV4DERONP1LLS]

This is amazing! o7 commander!

[@raymobula]

Very nice. o7

[@GaryMillerUK]

Why isnt there a retrieve limpets (not carrying cargo) function?

[@Dushess]

Sorry for ruining the moment, but "collector limpet expired" It dousn't have any thinking module and being controlled from the mothership.

[@GeologyJournalism]

I was feeling a bit sad while I watched this. But then I realized it was fiction - right? I mean, people only mine with Cutters, right?

[@petezzzz]

😄

[@technodubber1905]

I've heard those little noises before, I think they are from SuchArt! , right?

[@EyesFoward]

There isn't enough hostile pirate ships while mining i my opinion. This one reason ED is so boring when mining.

[@donbass7996]

Всегда было жалко этих малышей