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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Windfor Air
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Windfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. TrasherTrasher
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. GuardGuard
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. GruntGrunt
    13. Mex
    14. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00 · 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. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. JellyfishJellyfish
    3. Energy storage
    4. Mex
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00
    7. Mex
    8. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    9. ShipyardShipyarddone 4:10
    10. Mex
    11. Construction ShipCon ship
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. SupporterGunboat ×2
    14. Mex
    15. SupporterGunboat
    16. OppressorDestroyerdone 5:18 · typical 5:54
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Wind
    19. Geothermal PowerplantGeonot finished by 15:00 · typical 8:13
    20. Mex
  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 · 87 steps
    1. GuardGuard
    2. Wind
    3. HerringMissile corvette
    4. Wind
    5. GuardGuard
    6. HerringMissile corvette
    7. Wind
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeo
    9. Converter
    10. RiptideFrigatedone 6:31 · typical 4:40
    11. UrchinUrchin
    12. Converter
    13. UrchinUrchin
    14. RiptideFrigate
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. RiptideFrigate
    18. JellyfishJellyfish
    19. Converter
    20. RiptideFrigate
    21. UrchinUrchin
    22. Con turret
    23. RiptideFrigate
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:33 · typical 9:25
    25. RiptideFrigate
    26. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    27. Converter
    28. RiptideFrigate
    29. Converter ×2
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. Converter
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Tidal
    34. Mex
    35. Con turret
    36. Mex
    37. Tidal ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    41. Tidal
    42. Con turret
    43. Tidal
    44. OppressorDestroyer
    45. Tidal
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. Tidal
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    49. UrchinUrchin
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    51. Tidal
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. Tidal
    54. OppressorDestroyer
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Tidal
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    58. Tidal
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    62. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:01
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    66. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    70. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    72. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    73. UrchinUrchin
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    75. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    77. ThistleThistle
    78. PathfinderPathfinder
    79. UrchinUrchin
    80. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    81. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    82. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    83. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:46
    84. PhantasmRadar jammer ship
    85. DespotBattleshipnot finished by 15:00
    86. Wind
    87. ThistleThistle

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is hihimik's (38 OS, 13/10/2026); 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

hihimik

37.8 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
71 metal received · 80777 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

Played most by

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