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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

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 · 969 distinct matches · 100 players · 83% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 52% of 1087 · 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 969 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 1:26 · 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 3:02–3:33
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Graverobber2 Graverobber
    Army
    • Grunt1 Grunt

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (34%) · wind for allies (32%)

    By 2:51 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. GruntGrunt
    5. Mex
    6. GruntGrunt
    7. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00 · 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 (49%) · wind (48%) · missile corvette (48%) · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Mex
    3. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:19
    4. Mex
    5. HerringMissile corvette
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Construction ShipCon ship
    8. RiptideFrigatedone 3:50 · typical 4:35
    9. OppressorDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:52
  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
    • Oppressor2 Destroyer
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower2 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: geo (48%) · Thistle (40%) · 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 · 69 steps
    1. HerringMissile corvette
    2. RiptideFrigate
    3. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    4. RiptideFrigate
    5. Mex
    6. RiptideFrigate
    7. Mex
    8. GuardGuard
    9. OppressorDestroyer
    10. UrchinUrchin
    11. HerringMissile corvette
    12. RiptideFrigate
    13. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    14. RiptideFrigate
    15. OppressorDestroyer
    16. HerringMissile corvette
    17. Construction ShipCon ship
    18. RiptideFrigate ×2
    19. OppressorDestroyer
    20. Mex ×2
    21. OrcaSubmarinedone 8:48 · typical 4:19
    22. Mex
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:49
    24. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    25. Wind ×3
    26. HerringMissile corvette
    27. Wind ×2
    28. RiptideFrigate
    29. Wind ×3
    30. RiptideFrigate
    31. Wind
    32. Mex
    33. HerringMissile corvette
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. RiptideFrigate
    36. OppressorDestroyer
    37. Construction ShipCon ship
    38. Con turret
    39. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    40. Wind
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. Wind
    43. RiptideFrigate
    44. Mex
    45. Wind
    46. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    47. Wind
    48. RiptideFrigate
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    51. Wind
    52. HerringMissile corvette
    53. Wind
    54. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    55. Con turret
    56. RiptideFrigate
    57. Wind ×4
    58. OppressorDestroyer
    59. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    60. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    61. Wind ×3
    62. RiptideFrigate
    63. Wind
    64. RiptideFrigate
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind
    67. Mex
    68. RiptideFrigate
    69. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SHOGVN's (37 OS, 30/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:48 · in 72% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 83% 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

1087 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039700
2:0092800
3:00156700
4:002902051
5:00410913252
6:005464441242
7:006945931551
8:0086141570905
9:001049124521361
10:001260736252071
11:001521748812914
12:001812163983790
13:002141673894451
14:002503086445371
15:002879197626321
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

37.0 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
258 metal received · 58643 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=1076
Shipyard3:17Middle 50%: 3:02–3:33 · n=1081
Orca4:19Middle 50%: 3:54–5:00 · n=752
Riptide4:35Middle 50%: 4:08–5:21 · n=1055
Oppressor5:52Middle 50%: 5:09–6:35 · n=983
Geothermal Powerplant8:00Middle 50%: 7:01–9:01 · n=651
Advanced Metal Extractor9:22Middle 50%: 8:46–10:10 · n=932

Played most by

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