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 · 919 distinct matches · 98 players · 83% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 52% of 1030 · Recently observed
Key timing: Shipyard by 3:18
- Open 3 mex, wind and solar, then Bot Lab.
- Get a BP and costal torpedo launcher up before the Shipyard.
- Put up Shipyard once you can defend it.
- Push out "submarine" and "frigate" to contest the sea.
- Add geothermal to fund the fleet transition into "destroyer", "missile corvette".
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 919 GAMESFollow 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
Up to the Bot Lab
Economy
3Mex
3Wind
Order
Bot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:06–1:25
Some games also: wind for allies (50%)
By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 7 steps
- Mex ×3
- Windfor Air
- Wind ×2
- Energy storage
- Wind ×2for Air
- Wind ×2
Bot Labdone 1:53 · typical 1:12
- 2
Bot Lab to Shipyard
Economy
1Mex
2Wind
Order
Shipyard after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:17, middle half 3:03–3:33
Builders
3 Con bot
2 Graverobber
Army
1 Grunt
Some games also: con turret (47%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (35%) · wind for allies (33%)
By 2:52 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 8 steps
Con bot- Wind
Con bot ×2
Graverobber- Con turret
Graverobber
Trasher
Shipyarddone 3:36 · typical 3:17
- 3
Shipyard to 5:00
Economy
4Mex
Builders
1 Con ship
Army
2 Frigate
1 Submarine
Other
1 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 · 15 steps
Graverobber
Grunt- Mex
- Wind
Gunboat ×4
Con ship- Wind
Gunboat ×3- Mex
- Wind
Gunboat ×2
Submarinedone 5:23 · typical 4:19- Mex
- Wind
- Mex ×2
- 4
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
2Mex
8Wind
2Converter
Builders
1 Con turret
2 Death Cavalry
1 Con ship
Army
2 Guard
5 Frigate
2 Missile corvette
Other
2 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
Some games also: geo (48%) · Thistle (41%) · submarine (34%)
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 · 141 steps
- Wind
Radar Tower
Guard- Wind
Frigatedone 5:57 · typical 4:35
Guard
Geodone 7:50 · typical 7:58- Mex
Frigate
Guard ×2
Frigate
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
Death Cavalry
T2 mexdone 8:20 · typical 9:22
Frigate
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower- Converter ×2
Con ship- Converter
Missile corvette- Converter
T2 mex
Missile corvette
Destroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:51
Con ship- Mex
- Converter
Frigate- Con turret
Frigate- Mex
- Naval Construction Turret
- Con turret
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
T2 mex
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower- Naval Construction Turret
Dragon's Teeth
Frigate
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth ×4- Mex
- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth ×3- Tidal
Frigate
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth
Frigate- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth
T2 mex
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
Destroyer
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth
Slingshot
Dragon's Teeth- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
Frigate- Con turret
- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Con turret
Destroyer
Urchin- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth
Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 12:34
Dragon's Teeth
Slingshot
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth
T2 mex
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth ×3- Con turret
Destroyer
Dragon's Teeth ×3
T2 mex
Dragon's Teeth ×6
Frigate
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Frigate- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Frigate- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Frigate- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter ×2
Con ship
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Frigate
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower- Converter
Frigate- Converter ×3
- Naval Construction Turret
Frigate- Converter ×3
Frigate- Converter ×2
Frigate- Converter
Frigate ×2
Advanced Shipyarddone 14:29
Frigate- Con turret
Advanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00- Con turret
Advanced Construction Sub
Frigate- Con turret
Death Cavalry- Con turret ×2
Pathfinder
Death Cavalry- Con turret
Pathfinder- 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, 13/09/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:47 · in 73% of games
You get
1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 82% of games
1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:00 · in 75% of games
1 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
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
1030 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 397 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 928 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 1569 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 | 2908 | 0 | 51 |
| 5:00 | 4108 | 130 | 52 |
| 6:00 | 5466 | 440 | 241 |
| 7:00 | 6953 | 931 | 544 |
| 8:00 | 8622 | 1570 | 891 |
| 9:00 | 10509 | 2440 | 1347 |
| 10:00 | 12637 | 3625 | 2063 |
| 11:00 | 15252 | 4908 | 2938 |
| 12:00 | 18166 | 6402 | 3803 |
| 13:00 | 21509 | 7391 | 4465 |
| 14:00 | 25079 | 8627 | 5423 |
| 15:00 | 28822 | 9776 | 6336 |
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
iLike2Eco
36.8 OS · 13/09/2026
Open source match ↗10 received units · includes a constructor
105 metal received · 101024 energy received
Typical milestones
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