Changes: Trident

Trident
Stats (Min/Max)
Shield Cap	125/175
Shield Regen	3/5
Energy Cap	50/80
Energy Regen	15/20
Turning Rate	70/85
Acceleration	90/110
Terminal Velocity	110/135
Stats (Constant)
Tier	2
Mass	100
Designer	Neuronality
Status	Active

Revision as of 16:19, 26 April 2021

The Trident is a Tier 2 ship in Starblast.io which fires two parallel front-facing lasers at a moderate rate of fire. While its base lasers deal a relatively low amount of damage, this means that the Trident can fire continuously without losing DPS. When the Trident runs out of energy, it fires alternatively from each side. This ship's attack, unlike the Delta-Fighter, does not weaken with range.

As a Tier 2 ship, the Trident is not strong by itself and best used for mining and upgrading to the next tier. Due to its poor combative ability, it is not recommended to upgrade unless made necessary by an enemy confrontation.

Compared to the Delta-Fighter, the Trident is slower and deals less damage, but has markedly higher shields and shield regen. Unless the player can get a sneak attack and ram the opponent's Delta-Fighter, the Trident will likely lose, regardless of skill. Unlike the Delta-Fighter, the Trident does not benefit greatly from additional secondary pods, as its poor agility and abysmal DPS prevents it from making any significant difference in a team battle.

The Trident is one of the few ships in the game where fully upgrading energy regeneration is not optimal. Without upgrades, suppose it takes 80T time to mine 80 gems to go to Tier 3. With 1 upgrade, it takes 10 T + 80*6/7 T = 78.57 T to upgrade to Tier 3. With 2 upgrades, it takes 10 T + 10*6/7 T + 80*3/4 T = 78.57 T. Therefore it is best to upgrade energy regen once or not at all, since you might mine more than 10 gems at the slower rate. You shouldn't upgrade this ship in any other area, but if you still want to, then you should fully upgrade energy regen first, since 10 T + 81*6/7 T > 10 T + 10*6/7 T + 81*3/4 T.

The Trident is likely inspired by the Klingon Bird-Of-Prey in the Star Trek Universe, due to its resemblance.

Cannons

Type	Energy Per Shot (Min/Max):	Damage (Min/Max):	Velocity (Min/Max):	Mirrored:	Recoil:	Frequency:	Error:	Bullets Spread Angle (Degree(s)):	# Of Lasers:
Stream	8/16	4/8	100/120	true	0	2.5	0	0	2

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-|speed=100/135
+|speed=110/135
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-'''The Trident''' is a Tier 2 [[Ships|ship]] in [[Starblast.io]]. It fires two parallel lasers from the front. The base lasers deal a fairly low amount of damage, so the energy supply it has lasts for a long time with no upgrades. It fires 2 shots from the sides about 2 times per second. When it runs out of energy, it fires alternatively from the sides. This ship, unlike the [[Delta-Fighter]], does not weaken with range.
+The '''Trident''' is a Tier 2 [[Ships|ship]] in [[Starblast.io]] which fires two parallel front-facing lasers at a moderate rate of fire. While its base lasers deal a relatively low amount of damage, this means that the Trident can fire continuously without losing DPS. When the Trident runs out of energy, it fires alternatively from each side. This ship's attack, unlike the [[Delta-Fighter]], does not weaken with range.
-[[File:Trident3D.png|left|200x200px]]
+[[File:Trident-blue.png|alt=|left|239x239px]]
+As a Tier 2 ship, the Trident is not strong by itself and best used for mining and upgrading to the next tier. Due to its poor combative ability, it is not recommended to [[Upgrades|upgrade]] unless made necessary by an enemy confrontation.
+Compared to the Delta-Fighter, the Trident is slower and deals less damage, but has markedly higher [[Shields|shields]] and shield regen. Unless the player can get a sneak attack and ram the opponent's Delta-Fighter, the Trident will likely lose, regardless of skill. Unlike the Delta-Fighter, the Trident does not benefit greatly from additional secondary pods, as its poor agility and abysmal DPS prevents it from making any significant difference in a team battle.
-Being a Tier 2 ship, it is not strong by itself and best used for mining and upgrading quickly. It is not recommended to [[Upgrades|upgrade]] it unless made necessary by an enemy confrontation, in which case, the speed and agility of she ship should be upgraded to flee the conflict. It is not recommended to fight other players with the trident, as the ship performs very poorly when fighting essentially any other ship.
+The Trident is one of the few ships in the game where fully upgrading [[Energy|energy regeneration]] is not optimal. Without upgrades, suppose it takes 80T time to mine 80 gems to go to Tier 3. With 1 upgrade, it takes 10 T + 80*6/7 T = 78.57 T to upgrade to Tier 3. With 2 upgrades, it takes 10 T + 10*6/7 T + 80*3/4 T = 78.57 T. Therefore it is best to upgrade energy regen once or not at all, since you might mine more than 10 gems at the slower rate. You shouldn't upgrade this ship in any other area, but if you still want to, then you should fully upgrade energy regen first, since 10 T + 81*6/7 T > 10 T + 10*6/7 T + 81*3/4 T.
-Compared to the Delta-Fighter, this ship is generally slower and deals less damage, but has markedly higher [[Shields|shields]] and shield regen. Unless the player is able to get a sneak attack and ram the opponent's Delta-Fighter, the Trident will likely lose, regardless of skill.
+The Trident is likely inspired by the [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Klingon_Bird-of-Prey Klingon Bird-Of-Prey] in the Star Trek Universe, due to its resemblance.
-The Trident is one of the few ships in the game where upgrading [[Energy|energy regeneration]] is not cost effective. Purchasing two upgrades to the energy regeneration will increase the rate at which energy is generated by 33%, but to capitalize on this one upgrade would need to be invested in the damage output. This in total would cost 30 additional gems to get to the next level or a 37.5% increase in cost.
-The Trident is likely inspired from the Klingon Bird-Of-Prey in the Star Trek Universe, due to its resemblance.
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+[[Category:MCST (Multi-Class Ship Tree) ships]]
-!''Upgrades''
+[[Category:KEST (Kleinem's Enhanced Ship Tree) ships]]
-!Shield<br>Capacity
-!Shield<br>Regen
-!Energy<br>Capacity
-!Energy<br>Regen
-!Burst DPS<br>(One-Shot DMG)
-!Energy<br>Per Shot*
-!Shot<br>Speed
-!Ship<br>Speed
-!Ship<br>Agility
-!Ship<br>Acceleration
-|-
-|'''No Upgrades'''
-|125
-|3/s
-|50
-|15/s
-|20 (8)
-|8
-|80
-|100
-|60
-|90
-|-
-|'''Upgrade 1'''
-|150
-|4/s
-|65
-|17.5/s
-|30 (12)
-|11
-|100
-|118
-|70
-|100
-|-
-|'''Upgrade 2'''
-|175
-|5/s
-|80
-|20/s
-|40 (16)
-|15
-|120
-|135
-|80
-|110
-|}
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