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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 · 29 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:57 · typical 3:26
    14. Con turret
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    22. Converter ×4
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter ×3
    25. Con turret
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Energy storage
    28. Con turret
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:24 · typical 5:34
  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 · 4 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:56 · typical 7:06
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:01 · 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 · 174 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:31 · typical 8:09
    3. Con turret
    4. NettleNettle
    5. Con turret
    6. NettleNettle
    7. MauserMauser
    8. NettleNettle
    9. MauserMauser
    10. NettleNettle
    11. MauserMauser
    12. SentrySentry ×2
    13. StarlightStarlightdone 8:11 · typical 9:06
    14. SentrySentry ×2
    15. Wind ×2
    16. SentrySentry
    17. StarlightStarlight
    18. Wind
    19. SentrySentry ×2
    20. NettleNettle
    21. Wind ×2
    22. NettleNettle
    23. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    24. Wind
    25. UmbraJammer
    26. NettleNettle
    27. Wind
    28. ProphetRadar vehicle
    29. Wind
    30. TickTick
    31. MauserMauser
    32. Wind
    33. TickTick ×2
    34. StarlightStarlight
    35. TickTick
    36. Wind
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    38. TickTick ×7
    39. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide frontdone 9:40
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. TickTick
    43. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:42
    44. TickTick ×2
    45. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide front
    46. TickTick ×3
    47. Wind
    48. TickTick ×11
    49. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide front
    50. TickTick
    51. Wind
    52. TickTick ×13
    53. StarlightStarlight
    54. Wind
    55. TickTick ×13
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    57. TickTick ×4
    58. Wind
    59. TickTick ×3
    60. ShredderShreddernot finished by 15:00
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind
    63. TickTick ×3
    64. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    65. TickTick ×5
    66. Con turret
    67. TickTick ×5
    68. Con turret
    69. TickTick ×2
    70. ShredderShredder
    71. TickTick
    72. Wind
    73. TickTick ×2
    74. Con turret
    75. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:43
    76. TickTick ×5
    77. ShredderShredder
    78. TickTick
    79. Con turret
    80. TickTick
    81. Wind
    82. TickTick
    83. Con turret
    84. TickTick ×2
    85. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    86. TickTick ×4
    87. ShredderShredder
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick ×10
    91. JaguarJaguar
    92. TickTick ×3
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick ×5
    95. JaguarJaguar
    96. TickTick ×4
    97. Wind
    98. TickTick ×2
    99. JaguarJaguar
    100. TickTick
    101. Wind
    102. TickTick ×3
    103. JaguarJaguar
    104. TickTick ×3
    105. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:57
    106. TickTick
    107. JaguarJaguar
    108. TickTick ×6
    109. JaguarJaguar
    110. TickTick ×5
    111. Converter
    112. JaguarJaguar
    113. TickTick ×3
    114. Converter
    115. TickTick ×3
    116. JaguarJaguar
    117. TickTick ×5
    118. JaguarJaguar
    119. TickTick ×6
    120. JaguarJaguar
    121. TickTick ×2
    122. Converter
    123. TickTick ×2
    124. JaguarJaguar
    125. TickTick ×20
    126. PrudePrudedone 13:28
    127. TickTick ×2
    128. Converter
    129. TickTick ×10
    130. Converter
    131. TickTick ×5
    132. Converter
    133. TickTick ×2
    134. Converter
    135. TickTick
    136. Converter
    137. TickTick ×2
    138. JaguarJaguar
    139. TickTick
    140. Converter
    141. TickTick ×4
    142. JaguarJaguar
    143. TickTick ×2
    144. Converter
    145. TickTick ×3
    146. JaguarJaguar
    147. TickTick ×3
    148. Fusion ReactorFusion
    149. TickTick
    150. JaguarJaguar
    151. TickTick ×3
    152. JaguarJaguar
    153. TickTick ×6
    154. JaguarJaguar
    155. TickTick ×5
    156. JaguarJaguar
    157. TickTick ×4
    158. JaguarJaguar
    159. TickTick ×3
    160. JaguarJaguar
    161. TickTick ×5
    162. JaguarJaguar
    163. TickTick ×4
    164. JaguarJaguar
    165. Converter
    166. TickTick ×3
    167. JaguarJaguar
    168. TickTick ×3
    169. Converter
    170. TickTick
    171. JaguarJaguar
    172. TickTick ×5
    173. JaguarJaguar
    174. TickTick ×10

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Matsuri's (40 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

39.5 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

67 received units · includes a constructor
9859 metal received · 85975 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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