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Fast fusion

Tech pushes a Fusion Reactor much earlier than normal (from 8:50 instead of ~12:11) to accelerate its own and the team's energy income, while still funneling T2 constructors to Geo.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (87%)

#eco #t2 · 76 distinct matches · 28 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 77 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:50 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:17

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (9% of army), Platypus (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 9:00

  1. Open Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab as the standard T2 rush.
  2. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to grow team metal.
  3. Push Fusion Reactor far earlier than the usual 12:17 norm.
  4. Keep supplying team with T2 cons and Advanced Construction Bots.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 76 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:50 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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:08–1:19

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:47 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:13, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    By 3:12 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. Mex ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:25 · typical 4:13
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (45%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 3 converter (standard 1) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:32 · typical 5:17
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+12 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:08, middle half 9:46–10:31
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler +3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

    By 8:50 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 56 steps
    1. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:44
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler ×3
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:24 · typical 10:08
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine88Wind−50 vs standard
    • Energy Converter52Converter+13 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 93 wind, 23 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 9 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret9 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (43%) · Tracer (38%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (35%) · metal storage (34%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 143 wind · 2 fusion · 60 converter (standard 44) · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 181 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Con turret
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Fusion ReactorFusion
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind
    62. Fusion ReactorFusion
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Fusion ReactorFusion
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:56
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    134. Con turret
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Con turret ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:51
    145. Con turret
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Con turret
    149. Converter
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Con turret
    153. Converter
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Con turret ×2
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×3
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    167. Con turret
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter ×2
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Con turret
    172. Converter ×2
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Con turret
    175. Metal storage
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Con turret
    181. Converter ×28

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (40 OS, 17/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geofirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games
  • Fatboy1 Fatboy to Pondfirst at 4:43 · in 31% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:45 · in 83% of games

How it plays out

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

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

77 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003843830000
2:009179150000
3:00170016350000
4:00322231480000
5:00492448630000
6:00607758070000
7:00774372200000
8:00993590610000
9:0012532112470000
10:0017125135530000
11:0020580163420000
12:0024462198500000
13:0027513236440000
14:00316182736001250130
15:00363243147303850260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build with a large lead in metal production and near-zero losses.

  • + Team win rate 64% vs 53% for standard build.
  • + Metal produced by 10:00 much higher (16996 vs 13553).
  • − No enemy metal destroyed recorded by 15:00 (0 vs 400 for standard).
  • − Requires strict early Bot Lab and Advanced Metal Extractor timing to reach 9:00 Fusion.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Cokeado

40.2 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2345 metal received · 49080 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:19 · n=77
Advanced Bot Lab4:13Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=77
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:57–5:39 · n=77
Fusion Reactor10:08Middle 50%: 9:46–10:31 · n=71

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