Beacon BC (BCBeacon)- The The beacon fitted to each ship which can be enabled to enable your wing mates to drop on it. Alternatively WB (Wing Beacon) is also accepted.
BC+: The rats now sees the clients beacon and is on their way to dropping into the clients instance for refueling.
BC-: The rat doesn’t see the client beacon
Bubble, The- Civilized space (refer to the Powerplay view of the galaxy map for a rough illustration
Client – The The person we are serving fuel
CR (CASE RED / CODE RED(CR)- An An alert where the client has lost power to life support and the clock is counting down on their oxygen depletion timer
DB (Debrief(db)-When a rat has refueled the client, they do a debriefing with them, that is inform the client how to avoid running out of fuel in the future, when this is completed they use db+ to inform dispatch so.
Dispatch- The The rat who is coordinating activity on #FuelRats. Also known as Spatch or The Hat.
DC (Disconnected(DC)-Abbreviation used in #FuelRats. Got kicked out of the game, either to Main Menu or out of the whole game
Epic Rescue - Any Any rescue nominated by another rat for it's sheer epic awesomeness will reward the rat with Laurels for their roundel (https://www.fuelrats.com/rats-honors/) ! Any rescue requiring more than 10,000Ly travel to the client is automatically considered epic but still requires a nomination.
EZ (Exclusion Zone(EZ)- The The area around a stellar body where your ship is automatically dropped to normal space to avoid crashing into the stellar body. A client in the EZ prevents instancing with them through Navlock and requires them to SC Hop away from the star or a Tactical Face Plant.
FR (Friend Request(FR)- The The first step of a rescue, the client adds the Rat A response to a FR may be “FR Received” or even more simply “FR+”, or if sufficient time has passed and the request hasn’t been received “FR-“rat ingame.
FR+ or "FR received" reported when request from client is received and accepted.
FR- Can be used to let dispatch know the request didn't get through, or client neglected to send it (after appropriate time has passed)
FUEL / Refueling Report FUEL / Refueling - Report that tells dispatch that at least the first limpet fired has completed it's fuel transfer (giving you the onscreen confirmation of such) Usually reports Reported either as "Fuel+" or "Refueling"
Hat, The- Symbolic Symbolic identifier for the Dispatch, usually denoted by their incorporating “Dispatch” into their username temporarily in order to, “don the Hat.” Quite frequently tossed into the air after a hectic session of dispatching.
INST (Instancing)- The The efforts to establish a Peer-to-Peer connection with a client. If attempts fail, “no instancing,” is specified and workarounds begin to be used in order to resolve the connection issue.
INST+ Optionally reported on dropping on clients beacon and in instance with client
INST- Reported if dropped on beacon, but not seeing clients ship
J (Jumps) Called Jumps (j)- Called by Rats responding to a rescue call in order to determine who is closest to support (e.g. 2j, re-arm restock + 1j, etc.)
LRR (Long Range Refuel(or /Rescue) – Any refuel Any rescue where the client is more than 1000ly from human space
Mischief, The- Did Did you know that the collective noun for Rat is “Mischief”?
omw- “On my way”.
OMW (On My Way)
PW (Paperwork)Paperwork (pw)-When a rat has completed a rescue, they file a record of the rescue, called ‘paperwork’when this is complete they use pw+ to inform dispatch so..
Party - Xbox Xbox voice communications not associated with the game. Often reported as Party+
PREP - Can be reported to alert dispatch that clients shields are still up after getting in wing.
PREP- client didn't comply with module-shutdown
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PREP+ client has now complied with instructions after PREP- was reported.
POS- Short for "Position", (Position) used on CR cases as "POS+" when reaches a given in-system position, for example 1000ls from a named station, to let dispatch know you are holding there ready for client to log in.
Ratsignal- Alert Alert! A client needs fuel, man your ship and call your jumps!
RTB- Return(ing) RTB (Return to Base), associated either with a Rat standing down from a rescue case or needing to re-arm with limpets before returning to standby status.
RGR (Roger(rgr) - A A rat will use this to show he acknowledges the information/request/command. Sometimes you may see COPY or ACK - same thing.
SC HOP (Supercruise Hop(SC Hop) - To ) A technique used to resolve instancing the client powers up their thrusters and frameshift drive, enters supercruise for 5-10 seconds away from any stellar bodies while the rat(s) wait in SC to confirm positive instancing - or simply to get client away from EZ of a planet/star.
STBY (Standby/ stby)-A Rat is ready and available to be assigned to a case or to receive further information
STDN (Stand (ing) down / stdn -down) A Rat is discontinuing support of an active case
SYS (System(sys)-When a rat has arrived in the client’s system, a report of “sys+” to dispatch is made
TFP (Tactical Face Plant(TFP) - The process ) The technique of manually flying into the Exclusion Zone to instance achieve instancing with a CR clientto achieve instancing. Requires practice!
WR / WG (Wing Request(WR or WG) -The second step of a rescue, the client invites the Rat
A response to a WR wingrequest may be “WR Received” or even more simply “WR+”, or if sufficient time has passed and the request hasn’t been received “WR-“
XRat or XCase - An Xbox Rat or Xbox case, because we love our terminology