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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 · 1964 distinct matches · 199 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2276 · 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 1964 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 1:14 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    4. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:40 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Mex
    2. GruntGrunt
    3. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    4. UrchinUrchin
    5. Mex
    6. OrcaSubmarinedone 3:44 · typical 4:18
    7. Mex ×2
    8. GruntGrunt
    9. Mex
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. OrcaSubmarine
    12. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    13. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    14. Naval Energy Storage
    15. OrcaSubmarine ×2
  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 · 83 steps
    1. OrcaSubmarine ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. RiptideFrigatedone 6:32 · typical 4:40
    5. Wind ×2
    6. RiptideFrigate
    7. Wind ×2
    8. HerringMissile corvette
    9. Wind
    10. RiptideFrigate
    11. Wind ×2
    12. RiptideFrigate
    13. Converter
    14. RiptideFrigate
    15. Converter
    16. RiptideFrigate
    17. Con turret
    18. Mex
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:19 · typical 9:24
    21. HerringMissile corvette
    22. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    23. Wind
    24. Mex
    25. Wind
    26. RiptideFrigate
    27. Wind ×2
    28. RiptideFrigate
    29. Wind ×3
    30. RiptideFrigate
    31. Converter
    32. RiptideFrigate
    33. Converter
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. HerringMissile corvette
    36. Con turret
    37. RiptideFrigate ×2
    38. Wind
    39. RiptideFrigate ×2
    40. Wind ×2
    41. HerringMissile corvette
    42. RiptideFrigate
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    44. Wind
    45. RiptideFrigate
    46. Wind ×2
    47. RiptideFrigate
    48. Wind ×2
    49. RiptideFrigate
    50. Tidal
    51. Converter
    52. Tidal
    53. HerringMissile corvette
    54. RiptideFrigate
    55. Converter
    56. Tidal
    57. RiptideFrigate
    58. Tidal
    59. RiptideFrigate
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. Tidal
    62. RiptideFrigate
    63. Con turret
    64. HerringMissile corvette
    65. Tidal
    66. RiptideFrigate ×2
    67. HerringMissile corvette
    68. RiptideFrigate
    69. HerringMissile corvette
    70. OppressorDestroyerdone 14:10 · typical 5:56
    71. Mex ×2
    72. Wind
    73. HerringMissile corvette
    74. Wind
    75. RiptideFrigate
    76. Wind
    77. RiptideFrigate
    78. Wind ×2
    79. RiptideFrigate
    80. Wind
    81. OppressorDestroyer
    82. Wind ×2
    83. HerringMissile corvette

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SHOGVN's (34 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 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

2276 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00156000
4:002865051
5:00406614652
6:005416440232
7:006893905528
8:0085761526891
9:001042924341321
10:001255634701982
11:001508946402761
12:001806760143611
13:002130172054344
14:002483884745186
15:002875097086199
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

SHOGVN

33.8 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
253 metal received · 21645 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=2249
Shipyard3:19Middle 50%: 3:02–3:37 · n=2267
Orca4:18Middle 50%: 3:52–4:59 · n=1538
Riptide4:40Middle 50%: 4:09–5:21 · n=2216
Oppressor5:56Middle 50%: 5:13–6:43 · n=2095
Geothermal Powerplant8:07Middle 50%: 7:10–9:24 · n=1534
Advanced Metal Extractor9:24Middle 50%: 8:46–10:21 · n=1993

Played most by

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