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Standard geo

Standard Geo economy-first play: geothermal by 3:26, T2 constructor by 4:55, advanced geothermal and vehicle plant around 7:07, transitioning into Starlight and T1 vehicles for front while supplying allies with cons and Lazarus.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (66%)

#eco #t2 · 660 distinct matches · 107 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 745 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

  1. Open mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Rush geothermal for the early energy spike.
  3. Add Advanced Metal Extractor, then Advanced Geothermal by 7:07.
  4. Bring up Vehicle Plant alongside T2 con for "Starlight" and vehicles.
  5. Funnel "Starlight" and T1 vehicles to front, pay allies with cons and "Lazarus".

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 660 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 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 Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:58–1:22

    By 0:55 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:53 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 28 steps
    1. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2for Suicide front
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:02 · typical 3:26
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Energy storage
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Con turret
    23. Energy storage
    24. Converter ×3
    25. Con turret
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Con turret
    28. Converter ×4
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:43–7:41
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (47%)

    By 7:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 21 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×3
    3. NettleNettle
    4. Converter
    5. NettleNettle
    6. Metal storage
    7. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 5:45
    8. NettleNettle
    9. Converter
    10. StorkLight transport
    11. NettleNettle ×2
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:36 · typical 5:34
    14. SentrySentry
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. SentrySentry
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:37 · typical 7:06
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:41 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turretin 80% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (48%) · Jaguar (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 66 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:18 · typical 8:09
    4. Con turret
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Con turret
    7. BeamerBeamer
    8. StarlightStarlightdone 8:47 · typical 9:06
    9. BeamerBeamer
    10. Converter
    11. StarlightStarlight
    12. BeamerBeamer
    13. Converter
    14. StarlightStarlight
    15. JaguarJaguar
    16. BeholderBeholder
    17. JaguarJaguar
    18. Converter
    19. JaguarJaguar
    20. BeholderBeholder
    21. JaguarJaguar ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. BeholderBeholder
    24. MauserMauser ×2
    25. BeholderBeholder
    26. MauserMauser
    27. UmbraJammer
    28. ProphetRadar vehicle
    29. ShredderShredder ×2done 10:46
    30. Converter
    31. ShredderShredder
    32. Converter
    33. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    34. Converter
    35. StarlightStarlight
    36. Converter ×2
    37. StarlightStarlight
    38. Converter
    39. JaguarJaguar
    40. Con turret
    41. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    42. JaguarJaguar ×2
    43. ShredderShredder
    44. Converter
    45. ShredderShredder
    46. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    47. ShredderShredder
    48. JunoJuno
    49. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    50. JaguarJaguar
    51. StarlightStarlight
    52. Wind ×2
    53. StarlightStarlight
    54. Wind ×4
    55. StarlightStarlight
    56. Wind ×3
    57. JaguarJaguar
    58. Wind
    59. JaguarJaguar
    60. Wind ×2
    61. JaguarJaguar
    62. Wind ×2
    63. JaguarJaguar
    64. Wind
    65. JaguarJaguar ×3
    66. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Matsuri's (39 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:31 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:52 · in 61% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 35% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:48 · in 95% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

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

745 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082500
3:00152300
4:00270000
5:00372600
6:00572900
7:00813000
8:0011459021
9:001448951130
10:0017405565280
11:00203772074790
12:002330539401940
13:002606259613304
14:002898883214785
15:0031497101726196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo build dominates the resource numbers, with zero own losses through 10:00 and a huge metal lead by 15:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 31426 by 15:00, highest of all six builds
  • + Own metal lost is 0 by 5:00 and only 334 by 10:00
  • − First Starlight only arrives in 57% of games by 9:19
  • − Advanced geothermal lands in just 69% of games by 7:16
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Grump]Matsuri

38.9 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
8040 metal received · 243883 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=744
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=743
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:19–5:56 · n=742
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=552
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:43–7:41 · n=705
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:09Middle 50%: 7:41–8:54 · n=669
Starlight9:06Middle 50%: 8:32–9:53 · n=583

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