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	132/162
Stats (Constant)
Tier	2
Mass	100
Designer	Neuronality
Status	Active

The Trident is a Tier 2 ship in Starblast.io which fires two parallel lasers from the front. It fires 2 shots, one from each side at about 2 times per second. The base lasers deal a fairly low amount of damage, so the energy supply it has lasts for a long time with no upgrades.. When it runs out of energy, it fires alternatively from each side. This ships attack, unlike the Delta-Fighter, does not weaken with range.

Being a Tier 2 ship, it is not strong by itself and best used for mining and upgrading quickly. It is not recommended to upgrade it unless made necessary by an enemy confrontation, in which case, you should upgrade the speed and agility of the ship 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.

Compared to the Delta-Fighter, this ship is generally slower and deals less damage, but has markedly higher 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 one of the few ships in the game where upgrading 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.

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	80/120	true	0	2.5	0	0	2