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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's default economy-first opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, early frigate and destroyer with a sub, taking geo on time before transitioning into a mixed navy for the rest of the game.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 1767 distinct matches · 190 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2066 · 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 1767 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Energy storage
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:34 · 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 3:02–3:36
    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 · 8 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. GruntGrunt
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Mex
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. TrasherTrasher
    8. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:28 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Mex
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. RiptideFrigate ×2done 3:50 · typical 4:40
    6. GuardGuard
    7. Mex ×2
    8. HerringMissile corvette
    9. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    10. ThistleThistle
    11. Mex
    12. OppressorDestroyerdone 5:15 · typical 5:54
    13. Con turret
    14. HerringMissile corvette
  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 · 104 steps
    1. Converter
    2. RiptideFrigate
    3. Converter
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. Wind
    6. RiptideFrigate
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Mex
    10. RiptideFrigate
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    16. HerringMissile corvette
    17. Converter
    18. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    19. UrchinUrchin
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
    25. OppressorDestroyer
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 8:09 · typical 8:13
    31. Wind
    32. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. RiptideFrigate
    36. Wind ×3
    37. RiptideFrigate
    38. Wind
    39. Con turret
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:25 · typical 9:25
    41. RiptideFrigate
    42. Advanced solar
    43. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    44. Advanced solar
    45. HerringMissile corvette
    46. Con turret
    47. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    48. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    49. Converter
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. OppressorDestroyer
    52. Converter
    53. RiptideFrigate ×2
    54. Converter
    55. UrchinUrchin
    56. Converter
    57. RiptideFrigate
    58. Converter
    59. HerringMissile corvette
    60. Converter ×3
    61. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    64. Converter
    65. OppressorDestroyer
    66. Converter
    67. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    68. RiptideFrigate
    69. Converter ×3
    70. Construction ShipCon ship
    71. Converter
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    75. Metal storage
    76. Converter
    77. Advanced ShipyardEat Advanced Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    78. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    79. Mex
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:04
    82. Converter
    83. Naval Construction Turret
    84. Mex
    85. Naval Construction Turret
    86. Mex ×2
    87. PhantasmRadar jammer ship
    88. DespotBattleshipnot finished by 15:00
    89. Naval Construction Turret
    90. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    91. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    92. Naval Construction Turret ×3
    93. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:53
    94. Naval Construction Turret
    95. PathfinderPathfinder ×2
    96. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 14:19
    97. PhantasmRadar jammer ship
    98. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractornot finished by 15:00
    99. DespotBattleship
    100. IncisorIncisor
    101. Twin GuardTwin Guard ×2
    102. Mex
    103. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    104. Twin GuardTwin Guard

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ihatesea's (31 OS, 12/10/2026); 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

2066 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00155700
4:002865051
5:00406614652
6:005414440232
7:006890905543
8:0085731547908
9:001040824581353
10:001253035282022
11:001507247082804
12:001801760503661
13:002121672254375
14:002477884365224
15:002858596396201
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

Ihatesea

31.0 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
1118 metal received · 67765 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=2039
Shipyard3:18Middle 50%: 3:02–3:36 · n=2057
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:52–5:00 · n=1397
Riptide4:40Middle 50%: 4:09–5:22 · n=2013
Oppressor5:54Middle 50%: 5:11–6:40 · n=1890
Geothermal Powerplant8:13Middle 50%: 7:13–9:26 · n=1343
Advanced Metal Extractor9:25Middle 50%: 8:48–10:21 · n=1801

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