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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 (66%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 281 distinct matches · 102 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 287 · Recently observed

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 281 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 0:53 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 · 30 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Energy storage
    8. Mex
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. Con turret
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:19 · typical 3:26
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter
    19. Bot LabBot Labdone 4:00
    20. Converter
    21. GruntGrunt ×3
    22. Converter ×2
    23. GruntGrunt ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    26. Converter ×6
    27. Metal storage
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Mex
    30. Converter ×3
  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 7:29–8:28

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

    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 · 16 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×6
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:39 · typical 5:40
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Energy storage
    14. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:10 · typical 7:20
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:44 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (49%) · jammer bot (48%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · wind (41%) · con turret (37%)

    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 · 37 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. MammothMammothdone 9:41
    3. Con turret ×3
    4. DeceiverJammer bot
    5. AugurRadar bot
    6. ManticoreManticoredone 9:55
    7. FiendFiend ×10
    8. Con turret
    9. FiendFiend
    10. Con turret
    11. FiendFiend ×4
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    13. BedbugCrawling bomb ×3
    14. PrevailerPrevailerdone 12:12
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Con turret
    18. AugurRadar bot
    19. DeceiverJammer bot
    20. SheldonSheldon ×15done 12:23 · typical 8:40
    21. FiendFiend ×3
    22. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:34
    23. FiendFiend ×2
    24. Con turret
    25. FiendFiend
    26. Con turret
    27. FiendFiend
    28. Converter
    29. FiendFiend
    30. Converter
    31. FiendFiend
    32. Converter
    33. FiendFiend
    34. SumoSumodone 14:51
    35. Converter
    36. SumoSumo
    37. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [EMPR]mcdumper4593's (35 OS, 25/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 79% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:34 · in 86% 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 4:58 · 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

287 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087400
3:00150100
4:00263600
5:00369500
6:00550100
7:00781600
8:001080800
9:00136803143
10:0016620295174
11:00194291117629
12:002251322521355
13:002523940332260
14:002813458033820
15:003115677924959
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

[EMPR]mcdumper4593

35.1 OS · 25/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
204 metal received · 306233 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=286
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:45 · n=286
Advanced Metal Extractor5:40Middle 50%: 5:22–6:05 · n=254
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:20Middle 50%: 6:55–7:48 · n=188
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:29–8:28 · n=223
Sheldon8:40Middle 50%: 8:04–9:19 · n=194

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