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Fast experimental gantry

Geo abandons the standard T2-supply role entirely to rush an Experimental Gantry from 8:22, fielding Marauder and Razorback experimentals well ahead of the role's norm, a radical departure that wins every recorded game.

#t3 #push · 5 distinct matches · 3 players · 0% of Armada Geo games · team won 5 of 5 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Experimental GantryExperimental Gantry from 8:22 · 0% of role by thenOnly 0% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 13:12
  • MarauderMarauder in 100%0% of all Geo games by then
  • RazorbackRazorback in 80%0% of all Geo games by then
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 40%17% of all Geo games by then
  • VanguardVanguard in 40%1% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Marauder (42% of army), Razorback (29% of army), Vanguard (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Experimental Gantry by 8:22

  1. Open standard mex and wind, drop a Bot Lab first.
  2. Get Geothermal Powerplant up before scaling further.
  3. Upgrade to Advanced Geothermal Powerplant for the energy spike.
  4. Skip T2 army and rush an Experimental Gantry directly.
  5. Field Marauder and Razorback experimentals, add Vanguard artillery as it lands.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 5 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:23 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:22, middle half 1:06–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (40%)

    By 1:06 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:48 · typical 1:22
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind+7 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 7 wind, 2 con turret
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 4 mex, 15 wind, 5 con turretdone ~4:20, middle half 4:18–5:32
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: Lazarus for allies (40%)

    By 4:15 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind (standard 5) · 1 geo · 5 converter · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 25 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:14 · typical 3:51
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter ×2
  3. 3

    Vehicle Plant to Experimental Gantry

    Economy
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 14 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turret
    2. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantry after 15 wind, 19 converter, 8 con turretdone ~9:57, middle half 7:55–10:16
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret −2 vs standard

    Some games also: con vehicle (40%) · Advanced Vehicle Plant (40%) · energy storage (40%) · wind (40%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 wind

    By 8:22 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 19 converter (standard 13) · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 84 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Energy storage
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:41 · typical 5:31
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    18. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:03 · typical 7:03
    19. Pit BullPit Bullfor Front
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:20
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
    25. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    26. Con turret
    27. Converter ×2
    28. FalconFighter ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. FalconFighter
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. FalconFighter
    35. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 8:15
    36. FalconFighter
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. FalconFighter
    40. Wind
    41. FalconFighter
    42. Wind
    43. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraftfor Suicide front
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. HighwindHighwind
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. Wind
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    52. HighwindHighwind
    53. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    54. Wind
    55. OracleOracle
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    57. Wind
    58. AbductorAbductorfor Geo sea
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    60. OracleOracle
    61. Wind
    62. AbductorAbductor
    63. NettleNettle
    64. HighwindHighwind
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind
    67. HighwindHighwind
    68. Wind
    69. RoughneckRoughneck ×2
    70. Wind
    71. RoughneckRoughneck
    72. Wind
    73. RoughneckRoughneck
    74. StilettoStilettodone 10:23
    75. Wind ×2
    76. NettleNettle
    77. Wind
    78. NettleNettle
    79. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraftfor Front
    80. Wind
    81. NettleNettle
    82. Wind
    83. Energy storage
    84. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 12:00 · typical 9:57
  4. 4

    Experimental Gantry to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: Beamer (40%) · Marauder for allies (40%) · wind (40%) · Marauder (40%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 wind

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 33 wind (standard 19) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 20 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. MarauderMarauderdone 12:18 · typical 11:44
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. MarauderMarauder
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. MarauderMarauder
    12. Wind
    13. Converter ×2
    14. MarauderMarauder
    15. Converter
    16. VanguardVanguarddone 14:13
    17. RazorbackRazorbacknot finished by 15:00 · typical 11:31

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is armjanus's (43 OS, 11/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot2 Con bot to Beach sea or Pond or Geo seafirst at 2:25 · in 100% of games
  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:58 · in 40% of games
  • Marauder9 Marauder to Techfirst at 8:43 · in 40% of games

You get

  • Tidal Generator1–2 Tidal from Pondfirst at 1:20 · in 40% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:35 · in 100% of games
  • Wind Turbine24–25 Wind from Techfirst at 7:41 · in 40% of games
  • Construction Turret2 Con turret from Techfirst at 7:41 · in 40% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor4 T2 mex from Techfirst at 7:41 · in 40% of games
  • Construction Bot1–2 Con bot from Tech or Pondfirst at 7:41 · in 40% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

5 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003823330000
2:009188250000
3:00147215230000
4:00282727000000
5:00424937260000
6:00574257290000
7:00834681300000
8:00122881145900021
9:0016514144890510130
10:00214711740505650280
11:002529120377422074130790
12:002793423305199139407801940
13:003103926062700959617803304
14:003404028988700983217804785
15:0036788314978392101727816196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won by far the most of the three builds against the standard build, with much higher metal production and far fewer own losses.

  • + Own metal lost only 921 by 15:00 vs 6281 standard.
  • + Metal production reached 21471 by 10:00 vs 17376 standard.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 was lower at 7009 vs 9875 standard.
  • − No T2 army at all before 10:00, leaving no T2 kills recorded by then.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

armjanus

43.1 OS · 11/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
153 metal received · 41376 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:22Middle 50%: 1:06–1:32 · n=5
Geothermal Powerplant3:51Middle 50%: 3:28–4:10 · n=5
Vehicle Plant4:20Middle 50%: 4:18–5:32 · n=3
Advanced Metal Extractor5:31Middle 50%: 5:08–5:38 · n=5
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:03Middle 50%: 6:32–7:06 · n=5
Experimental Gantry9:57Middle 50%: 7:55–10:16 · n=5
Razorback11:31Middle 50%: 11:12–11:49 · n=3
Marauder11:44Middle 50%: 8:11–12:18 · n=5

Played most by

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Supporting games

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