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Standard geo sea

The role's normal opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, and a geothermal around 7:45 to fund the transition into destroyers, fast assault corvettes and assault frigates.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 636 distinct matches · 100 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 682 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:13

  1. Open 3 mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Put up Shipyard with naval turret and BP for defense.
  3. Send out "submarine" then "destroyer" to contest the sea.
  4. Bring geothermal online to fund the fleet.
  5. Add Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transitions.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 636 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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:06–1:17

    Some games also: wind for allies (46%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Wind ×2for Air
    4. Wind
    5. Windfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Energy storage
    8. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:48 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 4 winddone ~3:11, middle half 2:50–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (45%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (34%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. PawnPawn
    4. Con turret
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:28 · typical 3:11
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Skater1 Skater
    • Corsair1 Destroyer
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Sentry (45%) · submarine (44%) · con turret (32%) · converter (30%)

    By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 6 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. SkaterSkater
    5. Mex
    6. SkaterSkater
    7. Construction ShipCon ship
    8. Mex
    9. EelSubmarinedone 4:07 · typical 4:22
    10. NettleNettle
    11. DolphinDolphin
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:07 · typical 7:45
    13. DolphinDolphin ×2
    14. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    15. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    16. Mex
    17. DolphinDolphin
    18. Mex
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin5 Dolphin
    • Corsair2 Destroyer
    • Skater2 Skater

    Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · frigate (42%) · geo (39%) · Harpoon (37%) · Naval Construction Turret (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 133 steps
    1. Mex
    2. DolphinDolphin
    3. Mex
    4. DolphinDolphin ×2
    5. Wind
    6. DolphinDolphin
    7. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    8. DolphinDolphin ×2
    9. Wind
    10. DolphinDolphin
    11. EllysawFrigate
    12. Wind
    13. CorsairDestroyerdone 7:10 · typical 5:35
    14. Wind
    15. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. SkaterSkater ×2
    19. CorsairDestroyer
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:11 · typical 9:16
    24. Mex
    25. SkaterSkater
    26. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    30. Converter
    31. Mex
    32. Wind
    33. SkaterSkater
    34. Converter
    35. CorsairDestroyer
    36. Converter
    37. Con turret ×3
    38. Mex
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    41. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    42. Energy storage
    43. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 10:39
    44. Mex
    45. Construction ShipCon ship
    46. Energy storage
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Naval Construction Turret
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 11:47
    56. Wind
    57. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    58. Wind
    59. Naval NettleNaval Nettle
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    62. Wind
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. VoyagerVoyager
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. VoyagerVoyager
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 12:22
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. VoyagerVoyager
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. VoyagerVoyager
    84. JunoJuno
    85. Naval Metal Storage
    86. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    87. Converter
    88. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    89. Converter
    90. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    91. Converter ×2
    92. VoyagerVoyager ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    95. Con turret
    96. Naval Energy Converter
    97. Construction ShipCon ship
    98. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    99. Con turret
    100. Construction ShipCon ship
    101. Naval Energy Converter
    102. Con turret
    103. Construction ShipCon ship
    104. Naval Energy Converter
    105. Construction ShipCon ship
    106. Con turret ×2
    107. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    108. Naval Energy Converter
    109. Con turret
    110. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    111. Con turret
    112. Naval Energy Converter
    113. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    114. Con turret
    115. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    116. Con turret
    117. Naval Energy Converter
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret ×2
    120. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    121. Naval Energy Converter
    122. Converter
    123. Naval Construction Turret
    124. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    125. Naval Energy Converter
    126. Converter
    127. Naval Construction Turret
    128. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    131. Naval Energy Converter
    132. Naval Construction Turret
    133. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is JelousOfMyEco's (36 OS, 18/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Air or Suicide frontfirst at 1:41 · in 65% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 77% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:04 · in 66% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:42 · in 89% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

682 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160300
4:002934051
5:00414517574
6:005548541325
7:0071031018661
8:00877917921050
9:001067325581702
10:001296034202269
11:001569646803159
12:001870257163914
13:002210468594765
14:002580179875656
15:002914191246705
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Armada geo sea nearly matches Cortex's economy numbers but wins slightly more often at 53%.

  • + Metal produced reaches 28785 by 15:00, the highest of the sea builds
  • + Own metal lost of 6895 stays well under enemy metal destroyed's 9048
  • − Geothermal only lands in 58% of games by 7:34
  • − T2 factory completes in only 40% of games by 12:43
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

JelousOfMyEco

35.8 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
1769 metal received · 174642 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:17 · n=663
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=674
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:38 · n=413
Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:50–6:34 · n=632
Geothermal Powerplant7:45Middle 50%: 6:47–9:11 · n=423
Advanced Metal Extractor9:16Middle 50%: 8:36–10:06 · n=595

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