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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds Bot Lab then Shipyard in the cove, eating the lab for metal, and pushes out Orca, Riptide and Oppressor to contest the sea starting around 4-6 minutes, transitioning into a Riptide/Oppressor-heavy navy over the rest of the game.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 1747 distinct matches · 185 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2045 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 1:12, Shipyard by 3:17

  1. Open 3 mex into wind, then drop Bot Lab in cove.
  2. Finish Bot Lab, keep teching mex and wind.
  3. Get Shipyard up and start pumping subs and frigates.
  4. Eat the Bot Lab for metal once you have T1 units defending.
  5. Push out submarine, frigate, destroyer to contest sea.
  6. Bring geothermal online and transition toward T2 constructor.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1747 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
    • Wind Turbine1Windfor allies
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:13, middle half 1:07–1:25

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:26 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:18, middle half 3:01–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Graverobber2 Graverobber
    Army
    • Grunt1 Grunt

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (36%)

    By 2:52 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:57 · typical 3:18
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Riptide2 Frigate
    • Orca1 Submarine
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: missile corvette (49%) · wind (49%) · Guard (48%) · destroyer (44%) · gunboat (39%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. RiptideFrigatedone 3:26 · typical 4:39
    3. TrasherTrasher
    4. Mex
    5. GruntGrunt
    6. Construction ShipCon ship
    7. HerringMissile corvette
    8. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    9. RiptideFrigate
    10. Mex
    11. Converter
    12. Mex
    13. OppressorDestroyerdone 5:32 · typical 5:54
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Mex
    19. ThistleThistle ×2
    20. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 9 mex, 9 wind, 2 converterin 53% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Death Cavalry2 Death Cavalry
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Riptide5 Frigate
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower2 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: Thistle (39%) · submarine (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 10 mex · 15 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 84 steps
    1. GuardGuard
    2. Wind
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Wind
    5. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    6. RiptideFrigate
    7. Wind
    8. ThistleThistle
    9. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    10. Con turret
    11. Converter
    12. RiptideFrigate
    13. Mex
    14. RiptideFrigate ×3
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:00 · typical 9:24
    16. RiptideFrigate
    17. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    18. RiptideFrigate
    19. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    20. HerringMissile corvette
    21. OrcaSubmarinedone 9:05 · typical 4:17
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 11:46 · typical 8:13
    24. OppressorDestroyer
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. Con turret
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    28. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    29. Wind
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. RiptideFrigate
    34. Wind
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    36. Wind
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. Wind
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    42. Wind
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    44. Wind
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. RiptideFrigate
    47. Wind
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    49. RiptideFrigate
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    51. OppressorDestroyer
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. HerringMissile corvette
    54. RiptideFrigate
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    56. RiptideFrigate ×2
    57. JellyfishJellyfish
    58. OppressorDestroyer
    59. JellyfishJellyfish
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. JellyfishJellyfish
    62. HerringMissile corvette ×2
    63. RiptideFrigate
    64. Con turret ×2
    65. ShipyardShipyarddone 13:16
    66. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    67. Construction ShipCon ship
    68. OppressorDestroyer
    69. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    70. RiptideFrigate
    71. UrchinUrchin
    72. HerringMissile corvette
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    75. OppressorDestroyer
    76. Mex
    77. RiptideFrigate
    78. HerringMissile corvette
    79. Mex
    80. RiptideFrigate
    81. Construction ShipCon ship
    82. OppressorDestroyer
    83. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    84. Construction ShipCon ship

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Tink3r's (33 OS, 02/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:44 · in 72% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:52 · in 82% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 1:59 · in 76% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:44 · in 90% 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

2045 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00155600
4:002865051
5:00406714652
6:005415440232
7:006891905545
8:0085761551914
9:001040124601361
10:001252535432039
11:001506147142812
12:001800460513664
13:002121072334371
14:002476384345215
15:002856296346211
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's own baseline, winning a bit over half its games with steady eco scaling and sea trades roughly matching losses.

  • + Team wins slightly over half of games played.
  • + Metal production scales from ~4k to ~29.5k by 15:00.
  • − Own metal lost climbs to 6875 by 15:00, matching kills closely.
  • − T2 factory only reached in 40% of games, limiting late power.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Tink3r

33.2 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
200 metal received · 63403 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 1:07–1:25 · n=2018
Shipyard3:18Middle 50%: 3:01–3:36 · n=2036
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:52–4:59 · n=1385
Riptide4:39Middle 50%: 4:08–5:22 · n=1992
Oppressor5:54Middle 50%: 5:11–6:40 · n=1869
Geothermal Powerplant8:13Middle 50%: 7:13–9:26 · n=1325
Advanced Metal Extractor9:24Middle 50%: 8:47–10:21 · n=1785

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