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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:26 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:15 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Mex
    2. HerringMissile corvette
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. RiptideFrigatedone 3:45 · typical 4:40
    5. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    6. Converter
    7. HerringMissile corvette
    8. OppressorDestroyerdone 4:56 · typical 5:54
    9. Energy storage
    10. Mex ×2
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Mex ×2
    13. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    14. Converter
  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 · 102 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. UrchinUrchin
    3. HerringMissile corvette
    4. RiptideFrigate
    5. Con turret
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. HerringMissile corvette
    8. GuardGuard
    9. ThistleThistle
    10. HerringMissile corvette
    11. RiptideFrigate
    12. Mex
    13. GuardGuard ×2
    14. UrchinUrchin
    15. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    16. Wind
    17. RiptideFrigate
    18. Wind ×2
    19. GuardGuard
    20. UrchinUrchin
    21. Wind
    22. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 9:46 · typical 8:13
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:20 · typical 9:25
    25. RiptideFrigate
    26. Wind
    27. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    30. Wind
    31. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    32. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    33. RiptideFrigate
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    36. RiptideFrigate
    37. Converter
    38. OppressorDestroyer
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Converter
    41. HerringMissile corvette
    42. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    43. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    44. Converter
    45. RiptideFrigate
    46. OppressorDestroyer
    47. Converter
    48. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Converter
    51. Naval Construction Turret
    52. HerringMissile corvette
    53. Naval Construction Turret
    54. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    55. Converter
    56. RiptideFrigate
    57. OppressorDestroyer
    58. Naval Construction Turret
    59. Tidal
    60. Wind
    61. Tidal
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Wind
    64. OppressorDestroyer
    65. Tidal
    66. Wind ×2
    67. OppressorDestroyer
    68. Tidal
    69. Wind
    70. Naval Construction Turret
    71. OppressorDestroyer
    72. Wind
    73. Tidal
    74. Wind
    75. Tidal
    76. Wind
    77. Tidal
    78. HerringMissile corvette
    79. Tidal
    80. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    81. Tidal
    82. Wind
    83. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    84. Tidal ×2
    85. Wind
    86. RiptideFrigate
    87. Tidal
    88. HerringMissile corvette
    89. Tidal
    90. OppressorDestroyer
    91. Wind
    92. Tidal
    93. Wind
    94. OppressorDestroyer
    95. Tidal
    96. Wind
    97. RiptideFrigate
    98. Wind
    99. Naval Construction Turret
    100. Wind
    101. Tidal
    102. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Tink3r's (33 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

Tink3r

32.7 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
144 metal received · 62405 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

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