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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 · 659 distinct matches · 100 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 706 · 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 659 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 (45%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind
    4. Windfor Air
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:28 · 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 (35%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Con turret
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. AnemoneAnemone
    10. Mex
    11. CrossbowCrossbow
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:38 · 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%) · con turret (32%) · converter (30%) · pawn (30%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Mex
    2. EelSubmarinedone 4:01 · typical 4:22
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. DolphinDolphin
    5. Mex
    6. DolphinDolphin ×2
    7. Mex
    8. DolphinDolphin
    9. NettleNettle
    10. Wind
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. DolphinDolphin
    13. Wind
    14. 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 (40%) · Harpoon (38%) · 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 · 118 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Wind
    3. DolphinDolphin
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeonot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:43
    5. Mex
    6. Converter
    7. SkaterSkater
    8. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:17 · typical 5:35
    9. Mex
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeo
    11. DolphinDolphin
    12. SentrySentry
    13. DolphinDolphin ×2
    14. CorsairDestroyer
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:40 · typical 9:17
    17. SentrySentry
    18. CorsairDestroyer
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. SentrySentry
    22. Converter ×2
    23. SkaterSkater
    24. Converter
    25. DolphinDolphin
    26. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    27. DolphinDolphin
    28. Mex
    29. DolphinDolphin
    30. Converter
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. DolphinDolphin ×2
    33. Converter
    34. SentrySentry
    35. Con turret
    36. SkaterSkater
    37. CorsairDestroyer
    38. Naval Construction Turret
    39. SentrySentry
    40. Con turret
    41. Naval Construction Turret
    42. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    43. Con turret
    44. SkaterSkater
    45. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind
    48. SentrySentry
    49. SkaterSkater
    50. CorsairDestroyer
    51. Wind ×10
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    54. SentrySentry
    55. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    56. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 12:53
    57. SkaterSkater
    58. Mex
    59. CorsairDestroyer
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. SentrySentry
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    65. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    67. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    69. SkaterSkater
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. Construction ShipCon ship
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    73. Construction ShipCon ship
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:38
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    77. CorsairDestroyer
    78. Con turret
    79. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    81. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    82. Construction ShipCon ship
    83. Mex
    84. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    85. Con turret
    86. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    87. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    88. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    89. Tidal
    90. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    91. Tidal
    92. Con turret
    93. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    94. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    95. Mex
    96. Tidal
    97. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    98. Con turret
    99. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    100. Tidal
    101. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    102. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    103. Con turret
    104. Tidal
    105. VoyagerVoyager
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. VoyagerVoyager
    108. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    109. Con turret
    110. Tidal
    111. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractornot finished by 15:00
    112. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    113. Con turret
    114. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    115. Tidal
    116. Con turret
    117. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    118. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is iLike2Eco's (37 OS, 12/09/2026); 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 64% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 76% 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

706 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160500
4:002935051
5:00414717574
6:005546543325
7:0070991023664
8:00876117881052
9:001065425531692
10:001294634302261
11:001568547053141
12:001866657693911
13:002202969234765
14:002572480685613
15:002902591296673
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

iLike2Eco

37.0 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
664 metal received · 62892 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=684
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=697
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:38 · n=425
Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:49–6:34 · n=651
Geothermal Powerplant7:43Middle 50%: 6:47–9:08 · n=438
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:36–10:07 · n=614

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