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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:31 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    3. Mex
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. GruntGrunt
    6. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:22 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Mex
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. RiptideFrigatedone 3:44 · typical 4:40
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Mex
    7. RiptideFrigate
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Converter
    11. Mex
    12. OppressorDestroyerdone 4:50 · typical 5:54
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. HerringMissile corvette
  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 · 84 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. RiptideFrigate
    3. Converter
    4. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Converter
    9. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. RiptideFrigate
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. GuardGuard
    17. Wind
    18. RiptideFrigate
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 8:01 · typical 8:13
    22. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    23. Advanced solar
    24. RiptideFrigate
    25. Advanced solar
    26. OppressorDestroyer
    27. Converter
    28. SlingshotSlingshot
    29. Converter
    30. HerringMissile corvette
    31. Converter
    32. Mex
    33. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    34. Converter
    35. RiptideFrigate
    36. Converter
    37. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    38. RiptideFrigate
    39. Converter
    40. RiptideFrigate
    41. Converter ×2
    42. OppressorDestroyer
    43. Converter ×3
    44. HerringMissile corvette
    45. Converter
    46. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    47. Converter
    48. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    49. Converter
    50. RiptideFrigate
    51. Converter
    52. RiptideFrigate ×2
    53. Con turret ×2
    54. OppressorDestroyer
    55. Converter
    56. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    57. HerringMissile corvette
    58. Converter
    59. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    60. Converter
    61. RiptideFrigate
    62. Converter
    63. RiptideFrigate
    64. Converter
    65. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 13:06
    66. RiptideFrigate
    67. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    68. OppressorDestroyer
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. HerringMissile corvette
    71. Mex
    72. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    73. RiptideFrigate ×2
    74. Con turret
    75. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    76. RiptideFrigate
    77. OppressorDestroyer
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    79. Con turret ×2
    80. HerringMissile corvette
    81. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    82. RiptideFrigate
    83. OppressorDestroyer
    84. HerringMissile corvette ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ToStupidToName's (33 OS, 20/08/2026); 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

ToStupidToName

32.8 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
10 metal received · 86973 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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