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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds a bot lab then shipyard (usually in the cove), eats the bot lab for metal, and pumps out submarines, frigates and destroyers to contest the sea while supporting allies with energy.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 1973 distinct matches · 199 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2286 · 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 1973 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 ~1:12, 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:04 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:19, middle half 3:02–3:37
    Builders
    • Graverobber3 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    Army
    • Grunt1 Grunt

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. Solar
    5. Windfor Air
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Windfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Energy storage
    12. Mex
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. JellyfishJellyfish
    15. Mex
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Converter
    18. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:43 · typical 3:19
  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 (48%) · Guard (48%) · wind (48%) · destroyer (43%) · gunboat (39%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. HerringMissile corvette
    3. Mex
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. Mex
    6. OppressorDestroyerdone 4:33 · typical 5:55
    7. Mex ×2
    8. RiptideFrigatedone 4:54 · typical 4:40
    9. Mex
    10. RiptideFrigate
  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 54% 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 (40%) · submarine (30%)

    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. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    2. Converter
    3. RiptideFrigate
    4. Converter ×3
    5. ThistleThistle
    6. HerringMissile corvette ×2
    7. Mex
    8. HerringMissile corvette
    9. OppressorDestroyer
    10. GuardGuard
    11. RiptideFrigate
    12. GuardGuard ×3
    13. RiptideFrigate
    14. Wind
    15. RiptideFrigate
    16. Wind
    17. GuardGuard
    18. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    19. Wind
    20. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    21. HerringMissile corvette
    22. Wind
    23. HerringMissile corvette
    24. Wind
    25. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    26. HerringMissile corvette
    27. Wind
    28. GuardGuard
    29. HerringMissile corvette
    30. Wind
    31. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    32. GuardGuard
    33. HerringMissile corvette
    34. Wind
    35. HerringMissile corvette
    36. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    37. Wind
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:02 · typical 9:24
    39. HerringMissile corvette
    40. Wind
    41. HerringMissile corvette
    42. Construction ShipCon ship
    43. Con turret
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    45. Con turret
    46. Construction ShipCon ship
    47. Wind
    48. Tidal
    49. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 12:01 · typical 8:07
    50. Wind
    51. Tidal
    52. Wind
    53. Mex
    54. Tidal
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. Wind
    57. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:24
    58. Construction ShipCon ship
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Construction ShipCon ship
    61. Mex
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Construction ShipCon ship
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Construction ShipCon ship
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Construction ShipCon ship
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Construction ShipCon ship
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Mex
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Tidal
    77. Converter
    78. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    79. Construction ShipCon ship
    80. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Wind
    83. PathfinderPathfinder
    84. Converter
    85. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:08
    86. PathfinderPathfinder ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Naval Construction Turret
    90. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    91. PathfinderPathfinder
    92. Converter
    93. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    94. PhantasmRadar jammer ship
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind
    97. DespotBattleshipnot finished by 15:00
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Naval Construction Turret
    103. Converter
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Uncle_Cane's (37 OS, 15/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:42 · in 73% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:52 · in 81% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 1:59 · in 75% 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

2286 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00156100
4:002865051
5:00406814652
6:005417440231
7:006894905526
8:0085781526891
9:001043024351321
10:001255834711987
11:001509046412760
12:001807260173623
13:002132772174344
14:002486384785190
15:002876897226201
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

Uncle_Cane

36.9 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
3485 metal received · 71263 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:07–1:25 · n=2259
Shipyard3:19Middle 50%: 3:02–3:37 · n=2277
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:52–4:59 · n=1543
Riptide4:40Middle 50%: 4:09–5:21 · n=2226
Oppressor5:55Middle 50%: 5:13–6:42 · n=2105
Geothermal Powerplant8:07Middle 50%: 7:10–9:25 · n=1542
Advanced Metal Extractor9:24Middle 50%: 8:46–10:21 · n=2003

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