Editing Vandrayk's Starship Combat Guide (section)

=== Starfighter (350-500 Blocks) ===
Starfighters are a nimble, regen based ship with good dps. These are dirt cheap and HIGHLY effective in the hands of the right pilot, especially as a counter to capital ships. It is the first warship you unlock and should exclusively be used direct control mode (/dc) in every combat scenario. In combat with these you will want to play very aggressively, while backing off whenever your shields get around 30-50%. Think like you are moving out of range of the ship you’re attacking, regenning your shields, and re-attacking.

Common powermodes for this style of gameplay are 40 40 20, 30 45 25, or switching between 10 45 45 and 45 10 45.

The optimal starfighter is as close as possible to minimum size (350 blocks) layout is two plasmas on the front, two proton torpedoes on the front, and one particle shield.

These ships are countered by both Gunships and Corvettes