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Standard geo sea

The role's default economy-first play: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, quick frigate/submarine/destroyer navy to contest sea and hold the coast, transitioning into whatever the sea fight needs.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 897 distinct matches · 97 players · 83% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 52% of 1005 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:18

  1. Open 3 mex, wind and solar, then Bot Lab.
  2. Get a BP and costal torpedo launcher up before the Shipyard.
  3. Put up Shipyard once you can defend it.
  4. Push out "submarine" and "frigate" to contest the sea.
  5. Add geothermal to fund the fleet transition into "destroyer", "missile corvette".

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 897 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 1:06–1:26

    Some games also: wind for allies (49%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:24 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:17, middle half 3:03–3:33
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Graverobber2 Graverobber
    Army
    • Grunt1 Grunt

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (34%) · wind for allies (33%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. GruntGrunt
    5. Mex
    6. Energy storage
    7. GruntGrunt
    8. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:02 · typical 3:17
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Riptide2 Frigate
    • Orca1 Submarine
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Guard (50%) · wind (48%) · missile corvette (47%) · destroyer (46%) · gunboat (41%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Mex
    2. OrcaSubmarinedone 3:21 · typical 4:19
    3. Mex
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Construction ShipCon ship
    7. Mex
    8. RiptideFrigatedone 4:04 · typical 4:35
    9. GuardGuard
    10. Mex
    11. RiptideFrigate
    12. OppressorDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:51
    13. GuardGuard
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. HerringMissile corvette
    16. RiptideFrigate
    17. OrcaSubmarine
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Death Cavalry2 Death Cavalry
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Guard2 Guard
    • Riptide5 Frigate
    • Herring2 Missile corvette
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower2 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: geo (48%) · Thistle (42%) · submarine (33%)

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SHOGVN's (38 OS, 24/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:47 · in 73% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 82% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:00 · in 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:44 · 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

1005 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039700
2:0092800
3:00157100
4:002914051
5:00411013052
6:005467440232
7:006953931547
8:0086241570891
9:001051024401344
10:001264436272050
11:001523749202921
12:001815364203827
13:002150674134511
14:002505786485441
15:002879297896342
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Cortex geo sea sits at an even 50% win rate, trading a slower start for a big resource lead by 15:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 28451 by 15:00, well above both front roles
  • + Own metal lost stays far below enemy metal destroyed at every checkpoint
  • − Only 50% team win rate, the lowest of these six builds
  • − T2 factory only completes in 40% of games by 12:53
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

SHOGVN

37.9 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
819 metal received · 49250 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:26 · n=999
Shipyard3:17Middle 50%: 3:03–3:33 · n=1000
Orca4:19Middle 50%: 3:53–4:59 · n=686
Riptide4:35Middle 50%: 4:08–5:20 · n=977
Oppressor5:51Middle 50%: 5:08–6:32 · n=912
Geothermal Powerplant8:00Middle 50%: 7:01–8:58 · n=605
Advanced Metal Extractor9:22Middle 50%: 8:45–10:10 · n=861

Played most by

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