Help from fuel rats?

[Mr. Kennedy]

I'm brand new to the game, and I've always chuckled when I see other noobs asking for help because they are out of fuel... but here I am asking for help.

I've seen people reference asking the fuel rats for help but I'm not sure how. Taking all fuel donations.

For what its worth, I thought I had enough fuel.

[Mr. Kennedy]

oh lort I'm going to run out of oxygen. good by cruel world!!

[Dread Lord]

yeah fuel rats are still a thing but there aint no oxygen rats am afraid! ;)

[Qrazy]

You can synthesize oxygen. https://fuelrats.com/

[Fabe]

from what I understand to get help from the fuel rats you need to first make a note of what system you are in then quit the game of alt-tab out. then go to their web site then click on the big "need help" button. this will put up into a chat room with a dispatcher .tell them where you are and how long until you run out of life support. the dispatcher will then assign a on duty rat to you. go back into the game and if you are in solo mode switch to private or open play and form a squad and invite your assigned rat to join. they will then race to your location and deliver the fuel you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2x6e216c8

[Noob Van Noob]

if you still need help click here --> www.fuelrats.com and press the big red "Get Help" button! if it's too late, i'm sorry for your loss but you can add me on steam if you'd like some tips on how not to run out of fuel in the future. There's also a "join chat" button option after the "get help" button if you have any fuel-related questions or simply want to chat with some rats.

[Mr. Kennedy]

Thanks guys, shortly after I made this post I figured it out. Unfortunately they got to me right as died.

RIP

[malorob]

having a extra fuel tank can come in handy till you get use to the game

[John Titor]

RIP in pieces cmdr o7

[Uriel]

This might be a stupid suggestion, but wouldn't logging off save time for the rescue ?

I mean, sure, the Rat will need to be near you to help, but while they're on their way, you could power down all non vital functions and go into stasis or something, to justify on a RP point of view being offline, if need be.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by Uriel:

This might be a stupid suggestion, but wouldn't logging off save time for the rescue ?

Yes. The best you can do is to write down your current star system, try to remember more or less your position in it, drop out of a supercruise, turn off all modules but the life support, then log off. Now you can contact Fuel Rats, give them the information, and wait for the rescue. They will tell you when to log back in, so they will be around that area and can lock onto your ship ASAP.

If your life support kicks in - keep calm. You can always synthesize more air, if you only have 2 iron and 1 nickel. It's extremely easy to find or cheap to exchange. Always have some of those mats to do the emergency synthesis.

[Mr. Kennedy]

Originally posted by Uriel:

This might be a stupid suggestion, but wouldn't logging off save time for the rescue ?

I mean, sure, the Rat will need to be near you to help, but while they're on their way, you could power down all non vital functions and go into stasis or something, to justify on a RP point of view being offline, if need be.

Yeah I learned that after wasting a good chunk of oxygen lol. I was just shocked at the moment and didn't really think it all through.

The life support warning really caught me off guard.

[ARNUD SWAZZANEGGER]

Originally posted by Mr. Kennedy:

Originally posted by Uriel:

This might be a stupid suggestion, but wouldn't logging off save time for the rescue ?

I mean, sure, the Rat will need to be near you to help, but while they're on their way, you could power down all non vital functions and go into stasis or something, to justify on a RP point of view being offline, if need be.

Yeah I learned that after wasting a good chunk of oxygen lol. I was just shocked at the moment and didn't really think it all through.

The life support warning really caught me off guard.

If you haven't already, then try to get an A-rated Life Support module to match whatever class rating it is in. So if it's Class 4 or 5, then get 4A or 5A.

If you have been watching youtube guides, you'll probably have noticed many of them say to D-rate your life support to decrease weight and in turn increase jump range, but don't follow that advice. At least until you feel comfortable in your trading routes or whatever you are doing.

I think the A-rated life support module can be engineered to lower the weight of it, although i'm not sure about that but hopefully someone here will know for sure.

If it can be engineered to be lighter, I'd certainly do that.

Things i have picked up along the way from asking questions, is ALWAYS buy a Fuel Scoop, even if it's the lowest class and D-rated fuel scoop, since any fuel you can get is life saving, as you now know. Oh and when you are scooping a star, watch the meter (yellow bar and % numbers) when it stops going up, you are scooping at the fuel scoops maximum rate and then try to stay that close and no closer.
What i try to do when fuel scooping, is use a part of my cockpit, like the frame of the window, to use as a guide for how close i should be as i orbit the star. Doing this, i can scoop while staying at around 62% Heat.

Also you can alter your settings via the Galaxy Map to always plot routes through systems which have "scoopable stars" which is very handy indeed.

[Mr. Kennedy]

Originally posted by ARNUD SWAZZANEGGER:

If you haven't already, then try to get an A-rated Life Support module to match whatever class rating it is in. So if it's Class 4 or 5, then get 4A or 5A.

If you have been watching youtube guides, you'll probably have noticed many of them say to D-rate your life support to decrease weight and in turn increase jump range, but don't follow that advice. At least until you feel comfortable in your trading routes or whatever you are doing.

I think the A-rated life support module can be engineered to lower the weight of it, although i'm not sure about that but hopefully someone here will know for sure.

If it can be engineered to be lighter, I'd certainly do that.

Things i have picked up along the way from asking questions, is ALWAYS buy a Fuel Scoop, even if it's the lowest class and D-rated fuel scoop, since any fuel you can get is life saving, as you now know. Oh and when you are scooping a star, watch the meter (yellow bar and % numbers) when it stops going up, you are scooping at the fuel scoops maximum rate and then try to stay that close and no closer.
What i try to do when fuel scooping, is use a part of my cockpit, like the frame of the window, to use as a guide for how close i should be as i orbit the star. Doing this, i can scoop while staying at around 62% Heat.

Also you can alter your settings via the Galaxy Map to always plot routes through systems which have "scoopable stars" which is very handy indeed.

Thanks for the heads up! my life support is way better now, and now i have a fuel scoop too so I'm on my learning.

If you have any tips on money making and ship upgrades feel free to shoot me a message

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by ARNUD SWAZZANEGGER:

If you have been watching youtube guides, you'll probably have noticed many of them say to D-rate your life support to decrease weight and in turn increase jump range, but don't follow that advice.

Yes, do follow the D-rate life support advice! Instead of increasing its weight by A-rating it, get yourself a few dozens of iron and nickel mats. They weight nothing, and they will allow you to refill your 7.5 min air tank as many times as you have the mats.

I think the A-rated life support module can be engineered to lower the weight of it,

So is D-rated, to lower the weight even further.

[Cloud Breaker]

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