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Standard geo sea

Standard Geo sea play: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, geothermal around 7:40 to fund the later fleet transition.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 729 distinct matches · 101 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 778 · 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 729 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 1:06–1:18

    Some games also: wind for allies (44%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Windfor Air
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Windfor Air
  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 (44%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 1:39
    3. SeekerSeeker ×2
    4. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft ×3
    5. Mex
    6. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:47 · 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 (44%) · submarine (44%) · converter (32%) · con turret (31%) · pawn (31%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Con turret
    3. DolphinDolphin ×3
    4. Wind ×2
    5. SkaterSkater
    6. Wind
    7. Construction ShipCon ship
    8. Wind ×3
    9. EelSubmarinedone 5:12 · typical 4:22
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Wind
    13. Mex ×2
  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 (49%) · frigate (40%) · geo (40%) · Harpoon (39%) · Naval Construction Turret (33%)

    By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 136 steps
    1. BeamerBeamer
    2. DolphinDolphin
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Mex ×2
    6. Wind
    7. DolphinDolphin
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. DolphinDolphin
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. DolphinDolphin
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. BeamerBeamer
    21. Wind
    22. Mex
    23. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×3
    26. SkaterSkater
    27. Wind ×2
    28. DolphinDolphin ×2
    29. Wind ×2
    30. DolphinDolphin ×2
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. Wind
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    34. Wind
    35. DolphinDolphin
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    37. DolphinDolphin
    38. Wind
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    40. Wind
    41. DolphinDolphin
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    43. Wind
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    45. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    46. DolphinDolphin
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. Wind
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    50. Wind
    51. DolphinDolphin
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. Wind
    54. DolphinDolphin
    55. Wind
    56. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    59. Wind
    60. DolphinDolphin
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. Wind
    63. DolphinDolphin
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. Con turret
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    67. Wind
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    69. Con turret
    70. DolphinDolphin
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    72. Energy storage
    73. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    74. Con turret
    75. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    76. DolphinDolphin
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:24 · typical 9:17
    78. DolphinDolphin ×3
    79. Energy storage
    80. Con turret ×2
    81. DolphinDolphin
    82. Wind
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind
    85. DolphinDolphin
    86. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:21
    87. Wind
    88. DolphinDolphin
    89. Naval NettleNaval Nettle
    90. DolphinDolphin
    91. SkaterSkater
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    93. SkaterSkater ×2
    94. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    95. CorsairDestroyerdone 10:10 · typical 5:35
    96. StormbringerBomber
    97. BlinkScout plane
    98. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    99. BlinkScout plane
    100. StorkLight transport ×2
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. StormbringerBomber ×2
    103. Con turret
    104. Metal storage
    105. StormbringerBomber
    106. Con turret
    107. Energy storage
    108. StormbringerBomber ×2
    109. Con turret
    110. StormbringerBomber ×7
    111. BeholderBeholder
    112. StormbringerBomber ×3
    113. Con turret
    114. StormbringerBomber
    115. Con turret
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Con turret
    118. StormbringerBomber ×2
    119. Mex
    120. StormbringerBomber ×7
    121. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    122. StormbringerBomber ×3
    123. Mex
    124. StormbringerBomber ×7
    125. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    126. Mex
    127. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    132. Wind ×18
    133. Con turret
    134. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    135. Metal storage
    136. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (48 OS, 29/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 74% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:05 · in 64% 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

778 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160300
4:002928051
5:00414717574
6:005554541314
7:0071101004646
8:00877617711041
9:001068025461676
10:001296034962273
11:001570846933181
12:001869457873959
13:002186669234765
14:002559380275669
15:002907491296696
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

haaven

47.8 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

69 received units · includes a constructor
222 metal received · 146172 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:18 · n=746
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=767
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:34 · n=464
Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:50–6:34 · n=719
Geothermal Powerplant7:45Middle 50%: 6:47–9:10 · n=475
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:36–10:07 · n=680

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