Splinetooth is a tier 9 corvette used by the Fringe Systems Resistance.
A rather dangerous ship due to its orbiter setup, allowing Splinetooth to run circles around slower ships while bombarding them with its HE missiles and large cannons. You'll want to make sure you can turn and catch up with it - using direct control piloting is recommended. Splinetooth also has multiple shields and point defense guns, necessitating disruptors. Cannon and missile ships will be at a disadvantage due to its point defense and constant movement, while those using energy weapons will fare better - not just because they're more accurate and can ignore the point defense (only flak can shoot down lasers), but also because they have higher projectile velocity, making it easier to hit Splinetooth. When targeting Splinetooth, you may want to target multiple different things depending on what part of it is proving the most annoying: if its constant movement is preventing you from hitting consistently, target its thrusters to cause Splinetooth to unbalance and be unable to fly properly. If you keep getting your shots intercepted, go for the point defense. If nothing else is pressing, you can attempt to target its reactor - if it's still mobile, your shots will still most likely collide with the bottom of Splinetooth, potentially taking out its missiles or thrusters. Its 4 large cannons shouldn't be too much of a threat at this point in the game.
Due to its constant strafing, a solid movement plan is good to counter this ship. Ramming into Splinetooth may be difficult but is also extremely effective, nullifying almost all of Splinetooth's abilities except its HE missiles. Orbiting Splinetooth back can work, as it will prevent its large cannons from causing significant damage and also reduce the threat of its missiles. Kiting Splinetooth will be very effective, as it nullifies most of Splinetooth's defenses and prevents its large cannons from firing - just ensure that you have some missile defense to stop its 4 HE missile launchers. Flanking Splinetooth is an excellent way to immobilize and destroy it, especially if your main combat ship is slower, but it may require some improvisation to position your ships correctly. Last, but not least, it's best to fight this ship in an asteroid field or similar location where there are lots of objects for Splinetooth to crash into and get stuck on.
| Cosmoteer Modern | |
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| 0.21.3 | Introduced |
