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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

The usual Cove-side sea opening: bot lab for an early defensive bot, shipyard in the cove, then frigates, destroyers and submarines to contest the sea and defend the base.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #defence · 1098 distinct matches · 104 players · 83% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 52% of 1227 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:16

  1. Grab 3 mex and open wind while laying down bot lab.
  2. Get bot lab up then push straight into shipyard.
  3. Finish shipyard, start pumping subs and frigates to contest sea.
  4. Add submarine, frigate and destroyer to hold sea lanes.
  5. Bring geo online and transition into mixed navy.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1098 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 1:07–1:26

    Some games also: wind for allies (48%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · 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 (45%) · trasher (40%) · energy storage (33%) · wind for allies (31%)

    By 2:51 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. Wind ×2for Air
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Mex
    12. TrasherTrasher
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind
    15. GruntGrunt
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Wind
    18. Metal storage
  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%) · Guard (49%) · wind (48%) · destroyer (45%) · gunboat (39%)

    By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 6 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Mex
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 4:05
    7. Converter ×3
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Wind ×3
    12. HerculesLight transportfor Tech
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Con turret
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Converter
    17. HerculesLight transport
    18. Converter ×2
    19. GuardGuard
  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 (47%) · 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 · 63 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    2. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:24 · typical 8:00
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:05 · typical 9:22
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    9. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    11. HerculesLight transport
    12. Mex
    13. HerculesLight transport
    14. GuardGuard
    15. HerculesLight transport
    16. GuardGuard
    17. HerculesLight transport
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. GuardGuard ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. GuardGuard ×4
    22. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 9:52
    23. Geothermal PowerplantGeo
    24. Con turret
    25. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Pit BullPit Bull
    30. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    31. PrudePrudenot finished by 15:00
    32. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    33. Con turret
    34. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    35. Con turret ×2
    36. Advanced solar ×2
    37. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    38. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    39. Advanced solar
    40. EelSubmarinedone 13:03
    41. PrudePrude
    42. Advanced solar
    43. EelSubmarine
    44. JellyfishJellyfish
    45. EelSubmarine ×2
    46. Construction ShipCon ship
    47. JellyfishJellyfish
    48. EelSubmarine ×2
    49. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:28
    50. EelSubmarine
    51. JellyfishJellyfish
    52. Con turret
    53. EelSubmarine
    54. GuardGuard
    55. EelSubmarine
    56. GuardGuard
    57. Mex
    58. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    59. T2 converter
    60. VoyagerVoyager
    61. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractornot finished by 15:00
    62. Mex
    63. VoyagerVoyager

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (38 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:48 · in 70% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 83% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:00 · in 74% 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

1227 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039700
2:0092800
3:00156600
4:002894051
5:00410315052
6:005454461231
7:006936931545
8:0086071578891
9:001047124951344
10:001263036252031
11:001519548242838
12:001810762243720
13:002139973574441
14:002501686445353
15:002886197626354
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Matches the role's own norm almost exactly, sitting at the typical 52% team win rate for Geo sea.

  • + Reliable timing: bot lab by 1:12 and shipyard by 3:16 in the middle half of games.
  • − Own metal lost climbs to 6854 by 15:00, showing sea fights stay costly.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

El_Turco

38.3 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

23 received units · includes a constructor
324 metal received · 124219 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:07–1:26 · n=1207
Shipyard3:17Middle 50%: 3:02–3:33 · n=1219
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:51–4:59 · n=845
Riptide4:37Middle 50%: 4:08–5:21 · n=1192
Oppressor5:52Middle 50%: 5:08–6:36 · n=1114
Geothermal Powerplant8:00Middle 50%: 7:01–9:03 · n=729
Advanced Metal Extractor9:22Middle 50%: 8:45–10:10 · n=1060

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