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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 · 1797 distinct matches · 191 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2101 · 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 1797 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 (47%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. GraverobberGraverobber
    8. GruntGrunt
    9. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:51 · 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 (48%) · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. SupporterGunboat ×3
    5. Mex
    6. SupporterGunboat ×2
    7. Mex
    8. OppressorDestroyerdone 4:12 · typical 5:54
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. GuardGuard
    13. HerringMissile corvette
    14. RiptideFrigatedone 4:54 · typical 4:40
    15. GuardGuard
    16. UrchinUrchin
    17. Wind
    18. 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 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 · 95 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Mex
    3. Wind
    4. RiptideFrigate
    5. Wind
    6. OppressorDestroyer
    7. Wind
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 8:23 · typical 8:12
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:41 · typical 9:25
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Construction ShipCon ship
    14. Wind
    15. Seaplane PlatformSeaplane Platformdone 7:47
    16. Wind
    17. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Mex
    20. Wind
    21. Mex
    22. Wind
    23. Construction SeaplaneConstruction Seaplane
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind
    28. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    29. Wind
    30. Mex
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    33. Wind
    34. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    35. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    36. Wind
    37. JunoJuno
    38. Dam BusterSeaplane bomber
    39. Mex
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. MonsoonTorpedo gunship
    42. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    43. Mex
    44. Wind
    45. MonsoonTorpedo gunship
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Construction ShipCon ship
    48. MonsoonTorpedo gunship
    49. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    50. Con turret
    51. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:21
    52. Seaplane PlatformEat Seaplane Platformreclaimed for its metal
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    55. Energy storage
    56. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    57. Naval Construction Turret
    58. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    59. Naval Construction Turret
    60. Energy storage
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    63. Energy storage
    64. ThistleThistle
    65. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    66. ThistleThistle
    67. Wind
    68. ThistleThistle
    69. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    72. Wind
    73. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:20
    74. Wind ×2
    75. ThistleThistle ×3
    76. SlingshotSlingshot
    77. Wind ×3
    78. MessengerCruise missile shipdone 13:28
    79. Wind ×4
    80. MessengerCruise missile ship
    81. Wind
    82. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    83. Con turret
    84. Arrow StormAnti-air shipnot finished by 15:00
    85. SlingshotSlingshot
    86. ThistleThistle ×5
    87. PrudePrudenot finished by 15:00
    88. SlingshotSlingshot
    89. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    90. HerringMissile corvette ×2
    91. SlingshotSlingshot
    92. HerringMissile corvette ×2
    93. Arrow StormAnti-air ship
    94. HerringMissile corvette ×2
    95. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KingBenjai's (47 OS, 12/10/2026); 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

2101 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00155500
4:002864051
5:00406414652
6:005412440232
7:006889905543
8:0085691541901
9:001041124511350
10:001252935102010
11:001507746792784
12:001800460413641
13:002121071754367
14:002476384045204
15:002857995926202
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

KingBenjai

46.6 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

13 received units · includes a constructor
282 metal received · 61097 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=2074
Shipyard3:18Middle 50%: 3:02–3:36 · n=2092
Orca4:18Middle 50%: 3:52–5:00 · n=1422
Riptide4:40Middle 50%: 4:09–5:23 · n=2045
Oppressor5:54Middle 50%: 5:12–6:40 · n=1922
Geothermal Powerplant8:12Middle 50%: 7:12–9:25 · n=1375
Advanced Metal Extractor9:25Middle 50%: 8:48–10:22 · n=1831

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