It has been some time since I posted my last behind the scenes video for the Fuel Rats’ 2000th Rescue (we’re now approaching 15,000 CMDRs rescued!), and I wanted to share with you my 200th rescue as a Fuel Rat, a goal I set before taking a break, and it was certainly a rescue worth remembering.

This case is one of the toughest types of cases to pull success from, where the client is running out of time on life support and you do not have a good fix on their location to know where to be when they log in for a rescue, due to them having undergone an extended supercruise transit before running out of fuel.

Check out the video to see how this rescue played out!

As part of a new two week challenge series hosted by the Elite: Dangerous subreddit, I was contacted to provide some narration describing the challenge details, while NotOnlyHere provides the visual backing to wrap up the introductory package to each challenge.

For this challenge, pilots will be performing a relay race of sorts using a canister of cargo, passing it To Me, To You. After picking up 4 cargo canisters and flying outside of the no fire zone of the station, the cargo will be exchanged between pilots and then returned to the station, with the clock stopping when the second pilot successfully lands at the station. The quickest time wins, with extra points for those Commanders that attempt the difficult task of exchanging cargo with flight assist disabled. Check out the challenge page for more details and to check out the competition!

As part of a new two week challenge series hosted by the Elite: Dangerous subreddit, I was contacted to provide some narration describing the challenge details, while NotOnlyHere provides the visual backing to wrap up the introductory package to each challenge.

This time, pilots will be attacking a station and seeing how long they can last under the retaliatory fire from the station and its defenders, as a Station Griefer. A true test of tanking and evasion, those who survive the longest will end up highest on the leader board, with special bonuses for Commanders who attempt this dangerous challenge with their flight assist software disabled. How lucky do you feel? Head on over to the challenge page to post your times!

As part of a new two week challenge series hosted by the Elite: Dangerous subreddit, I was contacted to provide some narration describing the challenge details, while NotOnlyHere provides the visual backing to wrap up the introductory package to each challenge.

This fortnight, pilots are challenged to dock with a station in the least amount of time, demanding speed and precision as Commanders race to their landing pad to compete for the best time, with bonus points awarded to those commanders who disable their flight assist software, creating the FA-OFF Docking Challenge. Feel like testing your piloting skills? Head on over to the challenge page to post your times!

After becoming a part of group of Elite: Dangerous players called the Fuel Rats, and racking up over 100 successful rescues in the process, I had an opportunity an early Friday morning to reach a milestone for the group, successfully completing our 2000th rescue of a commander stranded and in need of fuel.

Taking this opportunity to record some footage, I set on putting together a video to commemorate the event, as well as add some commentary to help explain everything that was going on, resulting in the below product, involving six minutes of narration dissecting a typical rescue performed by the Fuel Rats.

Fly safe, fly fueled!

Yet another video inspired by Lee Hutchinson’s Fangs, a web comic set in a noir stylized Elite: Dangerous universe, this ninth entry into the series offers a cautionary tale to new pilots out there with eyes bigger than their hardpoints.

There were definitely some out of the way locations to get footage for in this one, and an amount of time spent, which I would prefer not to disclose, hunting for the right strong signal source to get the footage I needed.