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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 1:00 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex ×2
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:31 · typical 3:26
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×11
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×7
  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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind ×10
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:37 · typical 5:34
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. PrudePrudedone 7:07
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:23 · 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 · 148 steps
    1. BeaverBeaver
    2. GroundhogGroundhog
    3. BeholderBeholder ×2
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:12 · typical 8:09
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Medium MineMedium Mine
    7. Wind
    8. Medium MineMedium Mine
    9. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor unknown
    10. Wind
    11. Medium MineMedium Mine
    12. Wind
    13. ConsulConsul
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Medium MineMedium Mine
    16. ProphetRadar vehicle
    17. Wind ×2
    18. UmbraJammer
    19. Medium MineMedium Mine
    20. Wind ×2
    21. StarlightStarlightdone 9:14 · typical 9:06
    22. Wind
    23. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    24. Wind ×2
    25. StarlightStarlight
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Medium MineMedium Mine
    28. Wind
    29. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    30. Wind ×2
    31. StarlightStarlight
    32. JunoJuno
    33. BeholderBeholder
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Medium MineMedium Mine
    36. StarlightStarlight
    37. Wind
    38. Medium MineMedium Mine
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Medium MineMedium Mine
    43. BeholderBeholder
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Medium MineMedium Mine
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Medium MineMedium Mine
    48. Wind
    49. JaguarJaguar
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Medium MineMedium Mine
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Medium MineMedium Mine
    55. JaguarJaguar
    56. Wind ×2
    57. JaguarJaguar
    58. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    59. Wind
    60. Medium MineMedium Mine
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Medium MineMedium Mine
    63. Wind
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Medium MineMedium Mine
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Medium MineMedium Mine
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Medium MineMedium Mine
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Medium MineMedium Mine
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Medium MineMedium Mine
    81. Converter
    82. StarlightStarlight
    83. Medium MineMedium Mine
    84. Converter
    85. Medium MineMedium Mine
    86. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:49
    87. Converter
    88. StarlightStarlight
    89. Medium MineMedium Mine
    90. TickTick ×2
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Medium MineMedium Mine
    94. TickTick ×2
    95. Wind
    96. TickTick
    97. Medium MineMedium Mine
    98. TickTick ×2
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick
    101. StarlightStarlight
    102. TickTick ×3
    103. Medium MineMedium Mine
    104. Wind
    105. TickTick ×2
    106. Medium MineMedium Mine
    107. Wind
    108. TickTick ×3
    109. Wind
    110. Medium MineMedium Mine
    111. TickTick ×2
    112. Wind
    113. Medium MineMedium Mine
    114. TickTick
    115. Medium MineMedium Mine
    116. TickTick ×3
    117. StarlightStarlight
    118. Wind
    119. TickTick ×2
    120. Medium MineMedium Mine
    121. TickTick
    122. Wind
    123. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexnot finished by 15:00
    124. TickTick ×2
    125. Wind
    126. Medium MineMedium Mine
    127. TickTick
    128. Wind
    129. TickTick
    130. Medium MineMedium Mine
    131. TickTick
    132. Wind
    133. TickTick ×2
    134. Wind
    135. Medium MineMedium Mine
    136. TickTick
    137. Wind
    138. TickTick
    139. Medium MineMedium Mine
    140. TickTick
    141. Wind
    142. TickTick ×2
    143. StarlightStarlight
    144. TickTick ×2
    145. Wind
    146. TickTick
    147. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    148. TickTick ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 20/09/2026); 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

40.6 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
860 metal received · 51244 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

Played most by

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