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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
  • MauserT2 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 PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 71%6% of all Geo games by then
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 71%15% of all Geo games by then
  • UmbraJammer 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

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

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 48 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 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 · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Mex
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Energy storage
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:46 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 4 mex, 6 wind, 5 converterdone ~4:29, middle half 4:04–6:36
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 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 · 28 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:28 · typical 3:16
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:53 · typical 7:04
    19. Con turret
    20. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:31 · typical 9:54
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Converter
    27. SentrySentry
    28. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:36 · typical 4:29
  3. 3

    Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle artillery

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter−4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 4 mex, 6 wind, 6 converter
    2. MauserT2 vehicle artillery after 4 mex, 7 wind, 8 converter
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 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 · 14 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Converter
    3. GroundhogGroundhog
    4. Converter
    5. GroundhogGroundhog
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:25 · typical 5:32
    8. Converter
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Converter
    11. BeholderBeholder
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. MauserMauserdone 7:34
  4. 4

    T2 vehicle artillery to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind−2 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Army
    • Mauser4 Mauser +4 vs standard
    • Prophet1 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 · 229 steps
    1. Converter
    2. BeholderBeholder
    3. Converter
    4. MauserMauser
    5. Converter
    6. MauserMauser
    7. Converter
    8. BeholderBeholder
    9. Converter
    10. MauserMauser
    11. Con turret
    12. MauserMauser
    13. BeholderBeholder
    14. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    15. Wind
    16. MauserMauser
    17. Wind
    18. BeholderBeholder
    19. UmbraJammer
    20. ProphetRadar vehicle
    21. Con turret
    22. UmbraJammer
    23. Wind
    24. MauserMauser
    25. Wind
    26. Light MineLight Mine
    27. MauserMauser
    28. Wind
    29. Light MineLight Mine
    30. Wind
    31. Light MineLight Mine
    32. MauserMauser
    33. Wind
    34. Light MineLight Mine
    35. Wind
    36. Light MineLight Mine
    37. MauserMauser
    38. Wind
    39. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    40. Wind
    41. Light MineLight Mine
    42. MauserMauser
    43. Wind
    44. Light MineLight Mine
    45. Wind
    46. Light MineLight Mine
    47. Wind
    48. MauserMauser
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    51. Wind
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. MauserMauser
    54. Wind
    55. Light MineLight Mine
    56. Wind
    57. Light MineLight Mine
    58. Wind ×2
    59. MauserMauser
    60. Light MineLight Mine
    61. Wind
    62. Light MineLight Mine
    63. Wind
    64. Light MineLight Mine
    65. MauserMauser
    66. Light MineLight Mine
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Light MineLight Mine
    69. Wind
    70. MauserMauser
    71. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    74. Wind
    75. MauserMauser
    76. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    77. Wind ×2
    78. MauserMauser
    79. Light MineLight Mine
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    83. Converter
    84. MauserMauser
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. Wind
    87. Light MineLight Mine
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    91. MauserMauser
    92. Wind
    93. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    98. MauserMauser
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Light MineLight Mine
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Light MineLight Mine
    104. JaguarJaguar
    105. Converter
    106. Light MineLight Mine
    107. Wind
    108. Light MineLight Mine
    109. Wind
    110. JaguarJaguar
    111. Light MineLight Mine
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Light MineLight Mine
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Light MineLight Mine
    117. Wind
    118. JaguarJaguar
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Con turret
    121. JaguarJaguar
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Con turret
    124. JaguarJaguar
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind
    128. JaguarJaguar
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. JaguarJaguar
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. JaguarJaguar
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. JaguarJaguar
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. JaguarJaguar
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. JaguarJaguar
    145. Wind ×2
    146. JaguarJaguar
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×3
    149. JaguarJaguar
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×3
    152. JaguarJaguar
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. JaguarJaguar
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. JaguarJaguar
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. JaguarJaguar
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. JaguarJaguar
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. JaguarJaguar
    172. Wind ×2
    173. JaguarJaguar
    174. Wind ×4
    175. JaguarJaguar
    176. Wind ×2
    177. JaguarJaguar
    178. Wind ×3
    179. JaguarJaguar
    180. Wind ×2
    181. JaguarJaguar
    182. Wind ×3
    183. JaguarJaguar
    184. Wind ×2
    185. JaguarJaguar
    186. Wind ×3
    187. JaguarJaguar
    188. Wind ×2
    189. JaguarJaguar
    190. Wind
    191. JaguarJaguar
    192. Wind ×2
    193. JaguarJaguar
    194. Wind ×2
    195. JaguarJaguar
    196. Converter
    197. JaguarJaguar
    198. Converter
    199. Wind
    200. JaguarJaguar
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. JaguarJaguar
    204. Converter
    205. Wind
    206. JaguarJaguar
    207. Converter
    208. JaguarJaguar
    209. Wind
    210. JaguarJaguar
    211. Wind
    212. Converter
    213. Wind
    214. JaguarJaguar
    215. Wind
    216. JaguarJaguar
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. JaguarJaguar
    220. Wind
    221. Con turret
    222. Converter
    223. Con turret
    224. JaguarJaguar
    225. Wind
    226. Converter
    227. Con turret
    228. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    229. JaguarJaguar

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (45 OS, 24/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:15 · in 57% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:46 · in 67% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle2 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 8:43 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 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
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003563330000
2:008828250000
3:00155215230000
4:00271827000000
5:00443237260000
6:00636557290000
7:007588813031000
8:0094461145991004221
9:001161214489168451260130
10:0013994174052296565960280
11:001679520377328820741377790
12:0019520233054386394018351940
13:0021833260626056596123703304
14:0024871289888287832134934785
15:002737131497105301017247606196
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

45.4 OS · 24/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
398 metal received · 140971 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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