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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 ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:25 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Solar ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:29 · typical 3:26
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Energy storage
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×4
  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 · 5 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:32 · typical 5:34
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:11 · 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 · 120 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. BlitzBlitz ×3
    3. Wind
    4. BlitzBlitz ×2
    5. Wind
    6. BlitzBlitz ×2
    7. Wind
    8. BlitzBlitz ×3
    9. Wind
    10. BlitzBlitz ×2
    11. Wind
    12. BlitzBlitz ×2
    13. Wind
    14. BlitzBlitz ×2
    15. Wind
    16. BlitzBlitz ×2
    17. Wind
    18. BlitzBlitz ×2
    19. Wind
    20. BlitzBlitz
    21. Wind
    22. BlitzBlitz
    23. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:06
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. Wind
    26. BlitzBlitz ×2
    27. Wind
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. Wind
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Wind ×2
    36. BlitzBlitz
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. Wind
    40. BlitzBlitz ×2
    41. Wind
    42. BlitzBlitz
    43. RoverScout
    44. Wind
    45. RoverScout ×3
    46. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    47. RoverScout
    48. Wind
    49. RoverScout ×11
    50. Wind
    51. RoverScout ×2
    52. BlitzBlitz ×3
    53. Wind
    54. BlitzBlitz ×2
    55. Wind
    56. BlitzBlitz
    57. PrudePrudedone 10:17
    58. Converter
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    61. Converter
    62. BlitzBlitz
    63. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    64. BlitzBlitz
    65. Converter
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. Converter
    68. BlitzBlitz
    69. Converter
    70. BlitzBlitz ×2
    71. BeamerBeamer
    72. Converter
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. Converter
    75. BlitzBlitz ×2
    76. Converter
    77. BlitzBlitz ×4
    78. Converter
    79. BlitzBlitz ×2
    80. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Converter
    83. BlitzBlitz ×4
    84. Con turret
    85. BlitzBlitz ×2
    86. Con turret
    87. BlitzBlitz ×2
    88. Con turret
    89. Mex
    90. BlitzBlitz ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. BlitzBlitz ×5
    93. Mex
    94. BlitzBlitz ×2
    95. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 12:49 · typical 8:09
    96. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:03
    97. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    98. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    99. BlinkScout plane ×5
    100. MauserMauser
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. MauserMauser
    103. BlinkScout plane
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. BlinkScout plane ×2
    106. MauserMauser
    107. BlinkScout plane ×3
    108. MauserMauser
    109. BlinkScout plane
    110. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    111. BlinkScout plane
    112. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    113. BlinkScout plane
    114. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    115. MauserMauser
    116. BlinkScout plane ×3
    117. Armada CommanderArmada Commander
    118. BlinkScout plane ×2
    119. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    120. BlinkScout plane

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EXZoPrimer3's (39 OS, 19/09/2026); 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

EXZoPrimer3

39.0 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
634 metal received · 53750 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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