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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 · 19 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex ×2
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Energy storage
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:35 · typical 3:26
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×7
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:12 · typical 5:34
    19. Wind
  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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 5:42 · 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 · 148 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×5for Suicide front
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. BeaverBeaver
    5. GroundhogGroundhog
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. PrudePrudedone 7:19
    8. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    9. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:01 · typical 8:09
    10. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    11. Wind
    12. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    13. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    14. Wind
    15. Light MineLight Mine
    16. Wind
    17. ConsulConsul
    18. Wind
    19. ProphetRadar vehicle
    20. Wind
    21. UmbraJammer
    22. Wind
    23. StarlightStarlightdone 8:49 · typical 9:06
    24. Wind ×3
    25. StarlightStarlight
    26. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    27. Wind
    28. StarlightStarlight
    29. Wind
    30. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Medium MineMedium Mine
    33. StarlightStarlight
    34. Wind
    35. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    36. Medium MineMedium Mine
    37. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    38. Medium MineMedium Mine
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Medium MineMedium Mine
    41. Wind
    42. StarlightStarlight
    43. Wind
    44. BeholderBeholder
    45. Wind
    46. Medium MineMedium Mine
    47. Wind
    48. Medium MineMedium Mine
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    51. Wind
    52. UmbraJammer
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Medium MineMedium Mine
    55. Wind
    56. ProphetRadar vehicle
    57. Wind
    58. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 11:12
    59. Wind
    60. Medium MineMedium Mine
    61. BeholderBeholder
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Medium MineMedium Mine
    64. AmbassadorAmbassador
    65. JunoJuno
    66. Wind
    67. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    68. Wind
    69. AmbassadorAmbassador
    70. Medium MineMedium Mine
    71. Wind
    72. Medium MineMedium Mine
    73. Wind
    74. Medium MineMedium Mine
    75. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:28
    76. Wind
    77. Medium MineMedium Mine
    78. Wind
    79. Medium MineMedium Mine
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Medium MineMedium Mine
    84. BlinkScout plane
    85. Converter
    86. AmbassadorAmbassador
    87. Medium MineMedium Mine
    88. BlinkScout plane
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Medium MineMedium Mine
    94. Converter
    95. Medium MineMedium Mine
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. BlinkScout plane
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. AmbassadorAmbassador
    102. Medium MineMedium Mine
    103. BlinkScout plane
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Medium MineMedium Mine
    106. Wind
    107. Medium MineMedium Mine
    108. BlinkScout plane
    109. Wind
    110. Medium MineMedium Mine
    111. BlinkScout plane
    112. Wind ×2
    113. BlinkScout plane
    114. Medium MineMedium Mine
    115. BlinkScout plane
    116. Wind
    117. BlinkScout plane
    118. Medium MineMedium Mine
    119. JaguarJaguar
    120. BlinkScout plane
    121. Wind
    122. JaguarJaguar
    123. Medium MineMedium Mine
    124. BlinkScout plane
    125. JaguarJaguar
    126. BlinkScout plane
    127. Wind
    128. Medium MineMedium Mine
    129. JaguarJaguar
    130. Wind
    131. BlinkScout plane
    132. Wind
    133. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    134. Medium MineMedium Mine
    135. Wind
    136. Medium MineMedium Mine
    137. JaguarJaguar
    138. BlinkScout plane
    139. Wind
    140. Medium MineMedium Mine
    141. Wind
    142. BlinkScout plane
    143. Wind
    144. BlinkScout plane
    145. Wind
    146. BlinkScout plane
    147. Wind
    148. BlinkScout plane

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

0neTw0

40.9 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1066 metal received · 101062 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

Played most by

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