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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. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 (44%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. PawnPawn
    5. Con turret
    6. CrossbowCrossbow
    7. Mex
    8. Converter ×2
    9. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:20 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Wind
    4. Mex
    5. Con turret
    6. EelSubmarinedone 3:51 · typical 4:22
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. EllysawFrigate
    13. Wind
    14. Mex
    15. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:34 · typical 5:35
    16. Wind
    17. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 5:36 · typical 7:45
    18. Wind
    19. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
  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 · 116 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SentrySentry ×2
    3. NettleNettle
    4. Wind
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Con turret
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Converter
    10. Mex
    11. SkaterSkater
    12. Converter
    13. Mex
    14. Construction ShipCon ship
    15. Converter
    16. SentrySentry
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. NettleNettle
    21. Converter
    22. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    25. Wind
    26. EllysawFrigate
    27. Naval Construction Turret
    28. Wind
    29. Naval Construction Turret
    30. Naval Hovercraft PlatformNaval Hovercraft Platformdone 8:11
    31. EllysawFrigate
    32. Wind
    33. CorsairDestroyer
    34. Wind
    35. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    36. BeamerBeamer
    37. SeekerSeeker
    38. Con turret
    39. SeekerSeeker ×3
    40. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    41. SeekerSeeker
    42. Wind ×5
    43. SeekerSeeker
    44. EelSubmarine
    45. Wind
    46. SeekerSeeker ×2
    47. Wind
    48. SeekerSeeker
    49. Wind
    50. SeekerSeeker
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:29 · typical 9:17
    53. SkaterSkater
    54. Wind
    55. SkaterSkater
    56. Wind ×2
    57. SweeperSweeper
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. SeekerSeeker
    61. Wind
    62. SeekerSeeker
    63. Wind
    64. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    65. Wind
    66. SeekerSeeker
    67. Wind
    68. SeekerSeeker
    69. Wind
    70. SeekerSeeker
    71. Wind
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. SeekerSeeker
    74. Wind
    75. SeekerSeeker
    76. HarpoonHarpoon
    77. SeekerSeeker
    78. Wind
    79. SeekerSeeker
    80. Wind ×2
    81. SeekerSeeker
    82. Wind
    83. EllysawFrigate
    84. Wind
    85. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    86. CorsairDestroyer
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. Wind
    90. CorsairDestroyer
    91. Wind
    92. SentrySentry ×2
    93. EllysawFrigate
    94. CorsairDestroyer
    95. Pit BullPit Bull
    96. SentrySentry
    97. EllysawFrigate
    98. CorsairDestroyer
    99. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:33
    100. Construction ShipCon ship
    101. LazarusLazarus ×2
    102. Mex
    103. LazarusLazarus ×2
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Construction ShipCon ship
    106. Wind
    107. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    108. Wind
    109. SprinterSprinter
    110. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    111. Wind
    112. SkaterSkater
    113. Wind ×2
    114. LazarusLazarus
    115. SkaterSkater
    116. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zeker_niet_Philipp's (37 OS, 21/09/2026); 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

Zeker_niet_Philipp

36.5 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
342 metal received · 81035 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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