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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:06 · typical 3:26
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×3
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×6
    19. Con turret
  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 · 1 step
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 5:08 · 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 · 109 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:43 · typical 5:34
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Mexfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Mexfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Mexfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Windfor Beach sea
    15. Wind
    16. Windfor Beach sea
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Windfor Beach sea
    19. Wind
    20. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Windfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×6
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Wind
    26. Mexfor Beach sea
    27. Wind ×6
    28. PrudePrudedone 7:40
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:02 · typical 8:09
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret ×2
    35. ConsulConsul
    36. Wind
    37. Con turret
    38. ConsulConsul
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Con turret
    41. ConsulConsul
    42. Wind
    43. ConsulConsul
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret
    47. ConsulConsul
    48. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:55
    49. Wind ×2
    50. OspreyHeavy transport
    51. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    52. Wind ×5
    53. Metal storage
    54. Wind ×11
    55. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    56. Wind
    57. PlatypusPlatypus ×16
    58. Mex
    59. PlatypusPlatypus
    60. SentrySentry
    61. PlatypusPlatypus ×7
    62. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 11:06
    63. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    64. Mex
    65. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    66. PlatypusPlatypus
    67. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    68. BeamerBeamer
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. SentrySentry
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. SentrySentry
    73. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    74. BeamerBeamer
    75. PlatypusPlatypus ×4
    76. SentrySentry
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. BeamerBeamer
    79. SentrySentry
    80. BeamerBeamer
    81. SentrySentry
    82. BeamerBeamer
    83. SentrySentry
    84. BeamerBeamer
    85. SentrySentry
    86. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 12:58
    87. JaguarJaguar
    88. MauserMauser ×2
    89. JaguarJaguar
    90. MauserMauser ×2
    91. JaguarJaguar
    92. MauserMauser ×2
    93. Mex
    94. JaguarJaguar
    95. MauserMauser ×2
    96. JaguarJaguar
    97. MauserMauser
    98. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    99. MauserMauser
    100. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    101. JaguarJaguar
    102. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    103. MauserMauser
    104. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    105. MauserMauser
    106. JaguarJaguar
    107. MauserMauser ×2
    108. JaguarJaguar
    109. MauserMauser ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Damsko's (39 OS, 21/09/2026); 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

Damsko

38.8 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
9498 metal received · 69875 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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