Geo / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Mauser artillery

Geo skips straight to an Advanced Vehicle Plant and fields Mauser artillery from 5:57, much earlier than the role's usual T2 timeline, sometimes with Umbra jammer support, pushing into the middle and occasionally the enemy base.

#artillery #t2 #push · 48 distinct matches · 22 players · 4% of Armada Geo games · team won 57% of 49 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T2 vehicle artillery from 5:57 · 3% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Vehicle Plant. Only 3% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:29
Advanced Vehicle Plant in 71%6% of all Geo games by then
Vehicle Plant in 71%15% of all Geo games by then
Jammer in 45%3% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 48 games with kill data: in the middle 79%, on their own side 21%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,975 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Jaguar (24% of army), Starlight (20% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Mauser out by 5:58

0:03Open mex and geo like normal, but rush Vehicle Plant by 3:58.
4:25Push straight into Advanced Vehicle Plant well ahead of the norm.
5:58Field Mauser mobile arty from the T2 plant to shell middle early.
6:02Add jammer support to protect the arty push.
9:54+Ease into Advanced Geothermal and the usual Starlight/Jaguar transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 48 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO

1
20:56
34:16
45:57

PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:58 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

1
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:56
Economy
- 3Mex
- 3Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:56after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:13, middle half 0:54–1:21
By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 6 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×2
2. 0:16Wind
3. 0:37Mex
4. 0:44Wind ×3
5. 1:04Energy storage
6. 1:18Bot Labdone 1:34 · typical 1:13
2
Bot Lab to Vehicle Plant
0:56 – 4:16
Economy
- 1Mex
- 2Wind
- 5Converter
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Geo ~2:20after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
2. Vehicle Plant ~4:16after 4 mex, 6 wind, 5 converterdone ~4:29, middle half 4:04–6:36
Builders
- 3 Con turret
- 4 Lazarus
- 2 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
- 1 Lazarus for allies
By 4:16 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 5 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 48 steps
1. 1:35Con botfor Beach sea
2. 1:43Lazarus ×4
3. 2:12Mex
4. 2:13Lazarusfor Beach sea
5. 2:21Con botfor Beach sea
6. 2:30Con bot ×2
7. 2:53Geodone 3:26 · typical 3:16
8. 3:26Con turret
9. 3:30Converter
10. 3:41Con turret ×2
11. 3:59Converter
12. 3:59Con turret
13. 4:08Converter ×2
14. 4:15Con turret
15. 4:15Converter ×2
16. 4:24Wind
17. 4:28Con turret
18. 4:28Converter
19. 4:31Wind
20. 4:32Converter ×2
21. 4:37Wind
22. 4:40Con turret
23. 4:41Wind
24. 4:41Converter
25. 4:49Wind
26. 4:51Converter
27. 4:53Wind
28. 4:58Converter
29. 5:00Wind ×2
30. 5:05Converter
31. 5:05Radar Tower
32. 5:10Converter ×2
33. 5:14T2 mexdone 5:31 · typical 7:04
34. 5:17Sentry
35. 5:17Converter
36. 5:18T2 mex
37. 5:33Converter ×2
38. 5:37T2 mex
39. 5:43Sentry
40. 5:44Converter
41. 5:54T2 mex
42. 5:56Converter
43. 6:02Sentry
44. 6:06Converter
45. 6:06Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:55 · typical 9:54
46. 6:31Wind
47. 6:34Sentry
48. 6:47Vehicle Plantdone 6:59 · typical 4:29
3
Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle artillery
4:16 – 5:57
Economy
- 2Converter−4 vs standard
Order
1. Advanced Vehicle Plant ~4:42after 4 mex, 6 wind, 6 converter
2. T2 vehicle artillery ~5:57after 4 mex, 7 wind, 8 converter
Builders
- 1 Con vehicle
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con turret
By 5:57 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret (standard 6)
The example game in this phase · 22 steps
1. 6:59Con vehicle
2. 7:04Groundhog
3. 7:05Sentry
4. 7:06Wind
5. 7:08Groundhog
6. 7:09Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:46 · typical 5:32
7. 7:11Wind ×2
8. 7:23Con turret
9. 7:26Light Minefor Tech
10. 7:28Beholder
11. 7:29Wind
12. 7:30Light Minefor Tech
13. 7:33Beamer
14. 7:34Light Mine ×5for Tech
15. 7:48Wind
16. 7:50Beholder
17. 7:51Light Minefor Tech
18. 7:53Wind
19. 7:55Light Minefor Tech
20. 7:59Wind
21. 7:59Light Minefor Tech
22. 7:59Mauserdone 8:06
4
T2 vehicle artillery to 10:00
5:57 – 10:00
Economy
- 5Wind−2 vs standard
Builders
- 2 Con turret
Army
- 4 Mauser +4 vs standard
- 1 Radar vehicle
Some games also: T2 con vehicle (47%) · jammer (45%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (41%) · converter (41%) · Jaguar (39%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 converter · 2 Starlight
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 16) · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 207 steps
1. 8:02Light Minefor Tech
2. 8:02Converter
3. 8:05Light Minefor Tech
4. 8:06Con turret
5. 8:07Mauser
6. 8:07Converter
7. 8:11Beholder
8. 8:12Light Mine ×2
9. 8:16Mauser
10. 8:17Light Mine
11. 8:18Converter
12. 8:19Wind
13. 8:21Light Mine
14. 8:26Mauser
15. 8:26Light Mine
16. 8:29Converter
17. 8:30Light Mine
18. 8:35Con turret
19. 8:36Mauser
20. 8:37Wind
21. 8:37Converter
22. 8:37Light Mine
23. 8:38Beholder
24. 8:43Light Mine
25. 8:46Mauser
26. 8:46Light Mine
27. 8:49Wind
28. 8:51Light Mine
29. 8:55Wind
30. 8:56Light Mine ×2
31. 8:56Mauser
32. 8:57Converter
33. 8:59Wind
34. 9:00Light Mine
35. 9:00Wind
36. 9:04Converter
37. 9:04Light Minefor Tech
38. 9:05Mauser
39. 9:07Light Mine ×2for Tech
40. 9:08Wind
41. 9:09Converter
42. 9:13Light Mine ×2for Tech
43. 9:13Mauser
44. 9:14Wind ×2
45. 9:15Converter
46. 9:17Light Mine ×2for Tech
47. 9:20Converter
48. 9:21Light Minefor Tech
49. 9:21Mauser
50. 9:22Light Minefor Tech
51. 9:22Wind ×2
52. 9:25Light Mine ×2for Tech
53. 9:28Light Mine
54. 9:28Mauser
55. 9:29Wind ×2
56. 9:29Light Mine ×2for Tech
57. 9:33Wind
58. 9:33Converter
59. 9:36Light Minefor Tech
60. 9:37Mauser
61. 9:37Light Minefor Tech
62. 9:37Wind
63. 9:39Converter
64. 9:39Light Minefor Tech
65. 9:40Wind
66. 9:41Light Mine ×2for Tech
67. 9:43Wind ×2
68. 9:47Light Mine
69. 9:48Light Minefor Tech
70. 9:48Converter
71. 9:48Light Minefor Tech
72. 9:48Mauser
73. 9:50Beamer
74. 9:51Wind
75. 9:52Light Minefor Tech
76. 9:52Converter
77. 9:56Light Minefor Tech
78. 9:57Mauser
79. 9:57Wind
80. 9:59Light Minefor Tech
81. 10:03Converter
82. 10:04Light Minefor Tech
83. 10:06Wind
84. 10:08Mauser
85. 10:08Wind
86. 10:09Light Minefor Tech
87. 10:11Wind ×2
88. 10:13Light Minefor Tech
89. 10:16Jammer
90. 10:17Light Minefor Tech
91. 10:20Wind ×2
92. 10:20Light Minefor Tech
93. 10:22Radar vehicle
94. 10:22Wind ×2
95. 10:24Light Minefor Tech
96. 10:25Wind
97. 10:28Light Minefor Tech
98. 10:28Jaguar
99. 10:31Light Minefor Tech
100. 10:31Wind ×2
101. 10:34Jaguar
102. 10:34Light Minefor Tech
103. 10:35Wind ×2
104. 10:38Light Minefor Tech
105. 10:40Jaguar
106. 10:41Wind ×2
107. 10:45Jaguar
108. 10:48Wind ×2
109. 10:49Light Minefor Tech
110. 10:51Jaguar
111. 10:51Wind
112. 10:53Light Minefor Tech
113. 10:53Wind ×2
114. 10:57Light Minefor Tech
115. 10:57Jaguar
116. 10:59Wind ×2
117. 11:01Light Minefor Tech
118. 11:04Wind ×2
119. 11:04Jaguar
120. 11:05Light Minefor Tech
121. 11:08Wind
122. 11:09Light Minefor Tech
123. 11:11Jaguar
124. 11:11Wind
125. 11:11Light Minefor Tech
126. 11:13Wind ×2
127. 11:15Light Minefor Tech
128. 11:16Jaguar
129. 11:19Wind ×2
130. 11:19Light Minefor Tech
131. 11:23Jaguar
132. 11:24Wind
133. 11:24Light Minefor Tech
134. 11:25Wind
135. 11:27Light Minefor Tech
136. 11:27Wind
137. 11:29Jaguar
138. 11:30Light Minefor Tech
139. 11:31Wind ×2
140. 11:34Light Minefor Tech
141. 11:35Jaguar
142. 11:36Wind ×2
143. 11:38Light Minefor Tech
144. 11:40Wind
145. 11:41Jaguar
146. 11:42Light Minefor Tech
147. 11:45Wind
148. 11:45Light Minefor Tech
149. 11:47Jaguar
150. 11:48Light Minefor Tech
151. 11:51Wind
152. 11:52Light Minefor Tech
153. 11:52Jaguar
154. 11:55Wind
155. 11:56Light Minefor Tech
156. 11:57Wind
157. 11:58Jaguar
158. 12:00Light Minefor Tech
159. 12:00Wind ×2
160. 12:05Light Minefor Tech
161. 12:06Wind
162. 12:06Jaguar
163. 12:08Wind
164. 12:08Light Minefor Tech
165. 12:09Wind
166. 12:12Light Minefor Tech
167. 12:12Wind
168. 12:12Jaguar
169. 12:14Wind ×2
170. 12:16Light Minefor Tech
171. 12:19Jaguar
172. 12:20Wind ×2
173. 12:21Light Minefor Tech
174. 12:23Wind
175. 12:25Jaguar
176. 12:26Wind
177. 12:26Light Minefor Tech
178. 12:28Wind ×2
179. 12:30Light Minefor Tech
180. 12:31Jaguar
181. 12:32Wind ×2
182. 12:34Light Minefor Tech
183. 12:35Wind
184. 12:38Jaguar
185. 12:39Wind
186. 12:39Light Minefor Tech
187. 12:41Wind ×2
188. 12:46Light Minefor Tech
189. 12:46Wind
190. 12:46Jaguar
191. 12:47Wind
192. 12:49Light Minefor Tech
193. 12:49Wind ×3
194. 12:54Light Minefor Tech
195. 12:55Jaguar
196. 12:56Wind ×2
197. 12:58Jaguar
198. 12:59Light Minefor Tech
199. 13:02Wind
200. 13:03Light Mine ×6for Tech
201. 13:22Wind
202. 13:25Light Mine ×5for Tech
203. 13:43Wind
204. 14:04Mex ×2
205. 14:38Light Mine ×4
206. 14:47Con turret
207. 14:48Light Mine ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (45 OS, 20/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:15 · in 57% of games
1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:46 · in 67% of games
2 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 8:43 · in 53% of games

You get

1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 45% 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

49 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard geo	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard geo	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard geo
1:00	356	333	0	0	0	0
2:00	882	825	0	0	0	0
3:00	1552	1523	0	0	0	0
4:00	2718	2700	0	0	0	0
5:00	4432	3726	0	0	0	0
6:00	6365	5729	0	0	0	0
7:00	7588	8130	31	0	0	0
8:00	9446	11459	910	0	42	21
9:00	11612	14489	1684	51	260	130
10:00	13994	17405	2296	565	960	280
11:00	16795	20377	3288	2074	1377	790
12:00	19520	23305	4386	3940	1835	1940
13:00	21833	26062	6056	5961	2370	3304
14:00	24871	28988	8287	8321	3493	4785
15:00	27371	31497	10530	10172	4760	6196

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Matched the standard build's win rate while destroying more enemy metal and losing much less of its own by 15:00.

+ Destroyed 10530 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 9875 standard.
+ Lost only 4760 own metal by 15:00 vs 6281 standard.

− Metal production fell behind standard by 15:00 (27371 vs 31426).

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Viltrum

45.0 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
120 metal received · 170452 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:54–1:21 · n=49

Geothermal Powerplant3:16Middle 50%: 3:00–3:26 · n=49

Vehicle Plant4:29Middle 50%: 4:04–6:36 · n=49

Advanced Vehicle Plant5:32Middle 50%: 5:11–7:27 · n=49

Advanced Metal Extractor7:04Middle 50%: 5:37–8:12 · n=48

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant9:54Middle 50%: 7:00–10:45 · n=37

Starlight11:11Middle 50%: 10:18–12:02 · n=29

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Mauser artillery

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Vehicle Plant

Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle artillery

T2 vehicle artillery to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Viltrum

Typical milestones

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