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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:58 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. TickTick ×4
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    10. Con turret
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:34 · typical 3:26
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Energy storage
    15. Converter ×12
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:15 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. CenturionCenturion
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. PrudePrudedone 6:47
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:14 · 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 · 118 steps
    1. BeaverBeaver
    2. GroundhogGroundhog
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:05 · typical 8:09
    4. BeholderBeholder ×2
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Light MineLight Mine ×6
    7. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    8. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    9. ConsulConsul
    10. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    11. ProphetRadar vehicle
    12. Light MineLight Mine
    13. UmbraJammer ×4
    14. StarlightStarlightdone 9:14 · typical 9:06
    15. ProphetRadar vehicle
    16. Light MineLight Mine
    17. StarlightStarlight
    18. Wind ×2
    19. StarlightStarlight
    20. Wind
    21. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Medium MineMedium Mine
    24. Wind
    25. Medium MineMedium Mine
    26. Wind ×3
    27. StarlightStarlight
    28. Wind
    29. Medium MineMedium Mine
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Medium MineMedium Mine
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Medium MineMedium Mine
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Medium MineMedium Mine
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Medium MineMedium Mine
    38. Wind
    39. StarlightStarlight
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Medium MineMedium Mine
    42. Wind
    43. BeholderBeholder
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Medium MineMedium Mine
    46. Wind
    47. Medium MineMedium Mine
    48. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:42
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Medium MineMedium Mine
    51. TickTick
    52. Wind
    53. TickTick ×2
    54. BeholderBeholder
    55. TickTick
    56. Medium MineMedium Mine
    57. TickTick ×2
    58. Wind
    59. TickTick ×4
    60. Wind
    61. Medium MineMedium Mine
    62. Wind
    63. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    64. Wind
    65. JunoJuno
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. Wind
    68. StarlightStarlight
    69. BeholderBeholder
    70. Wind
    71. Medium MineMedium Mine
    72. TickTick ×2
    73. ProphetRadar vehicle
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. Medium MineMedium Mine
    77. TickTick
    78. UmbraJammer
    79. TickTick
    80. Wind
    81. StarlightStarlight
    82. Medium MineMedium Mine
    83. Wind
    84. Medium MineMedium Mine
    85. Wind
    86. Medium MineMedium Mine
    87. PawnPawn ×3
    88. Medium MineMedium Mine
    89. PawnPawn ×4
    90. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    91. PawnPawn
    92. Medium MineMedium Mine
    93. PawnPawn ×5
    94. Medium MineMedium Mine
    95. PawnPawn ×5
    96. Medium MineMedium Mine
    97. PawnPawn ×2
    98. ProphetRadar vehicle
    99. Medium MineMedium Mine
    100. UmbraJammer
    101. Wind
    102. StarlightStarlight
    103. Wind
    104. Medium MineMedium Mine
    105. LazarusLazarus
    106. Wind
    107. Medium MineMedium Mine
    108. Wind
    109. LazarusLazarus
    110. Wind
    111. StarlightStarlight
    112. LazarusLazarus
    113. Wind ×4
    114. LazarusLazarus
    115. Wind ×2
    116. LazarusLazarus
    117. StarlightStarlight
    118. LazarusLazarus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 14/09/2026); 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

40.5 OS · 14/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
294 metal received · 60406 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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