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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 0:59 · 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 · 23 steps
    1. Wind
    2. TickTick ×4
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2
    13. Mex
    14. Energy storage
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:17 · typical 3:26
    16. Con turret ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×6
    20. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 4:57
    21. Con turret
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:42 · typical 5:34
    23. BansheeBanshee
  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 · 10 steps
    1. Converter
    2. BansheeBanshee
    3. Mexfor Front
    4. BansheeBanshee
    5. Converter
    6. BansheeBanshee ×2
    7. Mexfor Front
    8. BansheeBanshee ×4
    9. Mexfor Front
    10. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:23 · 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 · 168 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×7
    2. Mexfor Front
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. Con turret
    5. BlitzBlitz
    6. SentrySentry
    7. BlitzBlitz ×2
    8. SentrySentry
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. SentrySentry
    11. BlitzBlitz ×3
    12. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:25
    13. SentrySentry ×2
    14. BlitzBlitz ×14
    15. Mexfor Front
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Con turret
    19. BlitzBlitz ×4
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind ×5
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. SentrySentry
    27. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:16
    28. SentrySentry
    29. PrudePrudedone 10:10
    30. SentrySentry
    31. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Wind
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    35. Wind
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    37. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    38. Wind
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    40. Wind
    41. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 10:41 · typical 8:09
    42. Wind
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    44. Wind
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    46. Wind
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. Wind
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Con turret
    52. Energy storage
    53. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    54. Wind
    55. ProphetRadar vehicle
    56. Wind
    57. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:59
    58. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    59. Wind
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    63. Wind
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind
    66. StarlightStarlightdone 11:20 · typical 9:06
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Construction BotCon bot
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Construction BotCon bot
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Construction BotCon bot
    77. Converter
    78. StarlightStarlight
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter ×3
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. StarlightStarlight
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Converter ×3
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter ×3
    100. Wind
    101. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    102. Wind
    103. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    106. Converter ×3
    107. ConsulConsul
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    111. Converter ×2
    112. ConsulConsul
    113. Wind
    114. Converter ×3
    115. BeamerBeamer
    116. VeilVeil
    117. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    118. Wind
    119. Converter ×4
    120. BeamerBeamer
    121. Converter
    122. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    129. Wind
    130. ShredderShredderdone 13:44
    131. BeamerBeamer
    132. Converter
    133. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    134. ShredderShredder
    135. Wind
    136. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    140. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:03
    141. LazarusLazarus ×2
    142. Converter
    143. LazarusLazarus
    144. Wind
    145. LazarusLazarus
    146. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    147. LazarusLazarus
    148. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    149. Converter
    150. LazarusLazarus
    151. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    152. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    153. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    154. LazarusLazarus
    155. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    156. LazarusLazarus
    157. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    158. LazarusLazarus
    159. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    160. LazarusLazarus
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. LazarusLazarus ×4
    164. ArbalestArbalest
    165. LazarusLazarus ×2
    166. Pit BullPit Bull
    167. Wind
    168. LazarusLazarus ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (43 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

UsurpeR

42.9 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2395 metal received · 77341 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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