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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Cortex Geo play: bot lab into geothermal and advanced geothermal economy, blow the commander for T2, transition into Advanced Bot Lab producing Sheldon and other T2 bots sent to front while switching to T2 constructors to supply…

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 286 distinct matches · 103 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 292 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 41%18% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (27% of army), Sumo (8% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 bot lab by 8:03

  1. Open 3 mex into early Bot Lab and solar.
  2. Bring geothermal online fast to fund the tech rush.
  3. Finish Advanced Bot Lab to unlock T2 bot units.
  4. Push Sheldon (and Arbiter, Sumo) to front as the first T2 units.
  5. Switch into T2 construction bots to supply allies with T2 cons.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 286 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 Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:23

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:02 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Graverobber1 Graverobber for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 31 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×4
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Beach sea
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:16 · typical 3:26
    10. Mex
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×5
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Energy storage
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:13 · typical 5:40
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretin 57% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:30–8:27

    Some games also: con turret (49%)

    By 7:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. GuardGuard
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. PrudePrudedone 7:55
    17. Converter
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Con turret ×3
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:59 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (50%) · jammer bot (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · wind (41%) · con turret (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 104 steps
    1. CastroCastro
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    4. GuardGuard
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    6. GuardGuard
    7. DeceiverJammer bot
    8. Con turret
    9. AugurRadar bot
    10. GuardGuard
    11. SheldonSheldondone 8:35 · typical 8:39
    12. GuardGuard
    13. SheldonSheldon
    14. GuardGuard
    15. SheldonSheldon
    16. GuardGuard
    17. Converter
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Wind
    20. GuardGuard
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. SheldonSheldon
    24. Wind
    25. DeceiverJammer bot
    26. Wind ×2
    27. AugurRadar bot
    28. ThistleThistle
    29. SheldonSheldon
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. FiendFiend
    34. Wind ×2
    35. FiendFiend
    36. ArbalestArbalest
    37. Wind
    38. FiendFiend
    39. Wind
    40. FiendFiend
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. SheldonSheldon
    44. Wind ×2
    45. SheldonSheldon
    46. Wind ×2
    47. SheldonSheldon
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. SheldonSheldon
    52. DeceiverJammer bot
    53. Wind ×2
    54. AugurRadar bot
    55. DeceiverJammer bot
    56. Wind
    57. AugurRadar bot
    58. Wind
    59. ArbiterArbiterdone 11:16
    60. Converter
    61. CastroCastro
    62. Wind ×2
    63. ArbiterArbiter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. ArbiterArbiter
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. ArbiterArbiter
    69. Wind
    70. DeceiverJammer bot
    71. Wind
    72. AugurRadar bot
    73. DeceiverJammer bot
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. AugurRadar bot
    77. ArbiterArbiter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. ArbiterArbiter
    80. Wind
    81. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:54
    82. ArbiterArbiter
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. ArbiterArbiter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. TwitcherTwitcher
    95. Wind
    96. TwitcherTwitcher ×2
    97. Wind
    98. TwitcherTwitcher
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. TwitcherTwitcher
    102. Wind ×7
    103. Converter
    104. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Herbiderpi's (31 OS, 15/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:34 · in 85% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:43 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:57 · in 89% 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

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

292 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087400
3:00150100
4:00263300
5:00369500
6:00550700
7:00781100
8:001079200
9:00136722143
10:0016596305172
11:00194081143661
12:002250022711370
13:002525540782249
14:002816058093808
15:003120278444901
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard geo play wins less than half its games but builds a big eco lead, reaching nearly 31.5k metal production by 15:00.

  • + Metal production hits 16919 by 10:00, well ahead of most roles.
  • + Own metal lost stays near zero (260) by 10:00, a very safe tech rush.
  • − Team wins under half of games (46%).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays low (423) by 10:00, showing slow early impact.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Herbiderpi

31.1 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1311 metal received · 95442 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:57–1:23 · n=291
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:09–3:45 · n=291
Advanced Metal Extractor5:40Middle 50%: 5:22–6:05 · n=259
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:20Middle 50%: 6:55–7:48 · n=191
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:30–8:27 · n=228
Sheldon8:39Middle 50%: 8:04–9:19 · n=199

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