Glitter_and_Gold

Author: Saris

Description: [0.22.0a][Flanker / Splitter] none, Glitter and Gold by Saris (1.5mill) Design: Haven't a clue Piloting: Master - Using this ship to it's full extent requires a huge amount of previous knowledge in flanking and understanding the limitations of deck cannons. For optimal use requires juggling firing mode hotkeys on two ships at once constantly while positioning.Flanking largely removes the main downsides of deck cannons while retaining the strict benefits of huge damage and piercing, allowing for massive amounts of damage to take place due to singular opponent piloting mistakes. With good positioning the speed disadvantage can be overcome and most opponents flanked.I micro individual cannons to preserve ammo and keep them trained on target. Sideways facing cannons is a huge downside, but can be completely mitigated through good control by switching between Hold Fire and Fire at Target.Splitting allows for ridiculous amounts of unpredictability, keeping opponents destabilized and guessing. Don't underestimate any amount of randomness when it's directly in your favor.Choosing when to abandon one ship to RTS following and embrace DC and boost for the other is difficult to discern, but when timed and used correctly can result in winning positions and maneuvers.I considered the trade off removing one cannon for more thrust or other alternatives, but the additional cannon helps batter through side armor.Originally built to take down rail kites, this ship features a huge amount of forward durability, allowing it to charge into battle and forgive mistakes made due to piloting two ships. These ships are built on the basis of flanking opponents, and as such have low amounts of ammunition, requiring precision in when and where you fire. Fully mitigating ammo waste is difficult and not recommended for weaker pilots. All in all piloting this thing is a complete crap shoot, and I wish anyone crazy enough to try luck. I believe it to be without flaws.?

Cost: 1485580₡

Crew: 284

Popularity: 154

Submitted by: blaze580#0

Uploaded: Oct 9, 2023

WARNING: This ship is from the Excelsior library, it requires piloting skills.