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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds Bot Lab then Shipyard in the cove, eating the lab for metal, and pushes out Orca, Riptide and Oppressor to contest the sea starting around 4-6 minutes, transitioning into a Riptide/Oppressor-heavy navy over the rest of the game.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 1747 distinct matches · 185 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2045 · 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 1747 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 ×4
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:04 · 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 3:01–3:36
    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 · 2 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:46 · 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 · 33 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Mex
    3. HerringMissile corvette
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. SupporterGunboat
    7. Tidal
    8. TrasherTrasher
    9. SupporterGunboat
    10. TrasherTrasher
    11. SupporterGunboat
    12. Tidal
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. SupporterGunboat ×3
    15. GraverobberGraverobber
    16. SupporterGunboat ×2
    17. Mex
    18. SupporterGunboat
    19. Wind
    20. SupporterGunboat
    21. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    22. Wind
    23. Mex
    24. SupporterGunboat
    25. Wind
    26. SupporterGunboat
    27. Wind
    28. SupporterGunboat ×2
    29. UrchinUrchin
    30. SupporterGunboat
    31. Wind
    32. Wind
    33. Wind
  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 · 72 steps
    1. OrcaSubmarinedone 5:22 · typical 4:17
    2. Wind
    3. UrchinUrchin
    4. OrcaSubmarine
    5. Energy storage
    6. OrcaSubmarine
    7. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 9:16 · typical 8:13
    9. OppressorDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:54
    10. SupporterGunboat ×2
    11. Mex
    12. SupporterGunboat
    13. Con turret
    14. SupporterGunboat ×5
    15. Mex
    16. SupporterGunboat ×2
    17. RiptideFrigatenot finished by 15:00 · typical 4:39
    18. Mex
    19. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    20. GuardGuard
    21. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    22. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    23. RiptideFrigate
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:29 · typical 9:24
    25. GuardGuard
    26. RiptideFrigate ×3
    27. GuardGuard
    28. RiptideFrigate
    29. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    30. RiptideFrigate
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Construction ShipCon ship
    33. GuardGuard ×2
    34. Mex
    35. RiptideFrigate ×2
    36. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    37. OppressorDestroyer
    38. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    39. OppressorDestroyer
    40. Con turret
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:59
    43. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    44. Con turret ×2
    45. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    46. Naval Metal Storage
    47. Con turret ×2
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. Con turret
    50. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    51. Naval Construction Turret
    52. Con turret
    53. Naval Construction Turret
    54. Con turret
    55. Naval Construction Turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Naval Construction Turret
    58. Wind
    59. Naval Construction Turret
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×3
    64. DespotBattleshipdone 14:25
    65. Naval Construction Turret
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:53
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Wind ×5
    70. DespotBattleship
    71. Wind ×6
    72. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Slow_but_sure's (32 OS, 17/09/2026); 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

2045 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00155600
4:002865051
5:00406714652
6:005415440232
7:006891905545
8:0085761551914
9:001040124601361
10:001252535432039
11:001506147142812
12:001800460513664
13:002121072334371
14:002476384345215
15:002856296346211
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

Slow_but_sure

31.5 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
228 metal received · 66338 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=2018
Shipyard3:18Middle 50%: 3:01–3:36 · n=2036
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:52–4:59 · n=1385
Riptide4:39Middle 50%: 4:08–5:22 · n=1992
Oppressor5:54Middle 50%: 5:11–6:40 · n=1869
Geothermal Powerplant8:13Middle 50%: 7:13–9:26 · n=1325
Advanced Metal Extractor9:24Middle 50%: 8:47–10:21 · n=1785

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