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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Mex
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:34 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. Mex ×2
    6. HerringMissile corvette
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. OrcaSubmarinedone 4:10 · typical 4:17
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Energy storage
    13. Mex
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. GuardGuard
    16. HerringMissile corvette
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Wind
    19. HerringMissile corvette
    20. UrchinUrchin
    21. Wind
    22. HerringMissile corvette
    23. GuardGuard
    24. OppressorDestroyerdone 5:26 · typical 5:54
    25. 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 · 114 steps
    1. ThistleThistle
    2. Con turret
    3. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    4. Wind
    5. RiptideFrigatedone 6:13 · typical 4:40
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    7. Wind
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    9. Con turret
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. RiptideFrigate
    12. Wind
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    14. Wind
    15. RiptideFrigate
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    17. RiptideFrigate
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    21. RiptideFrigate
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. Converter
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    30. OppressorDestroyer
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. GuardGuard
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. RiptideFrigate
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:09 · typical 9:25
    42. Wind ×2
    43. RiptideFrigate
    44. Wind
    45. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. HerringMissile corvette
    49. Construction ShipCon ship
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. Converter
    55. HerringMissile corvette
    56. Naval Construction Turret
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Naval Construction Turret
    61. Wind
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Advanced solar ×2
    66. Naval Construction Turret
    67. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Wind
    70. Naval Construction Turret
    71. HerringMissile corvette
    72. Converter
    73. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    74. Naval Construction Turret
    75. Con turret
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    77. Wind ×4
    78. HerringMissile corvette
    79. Naval Construction Turret
    80. Wind
    81. RiptideFrigate
    82. Wind
    83. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    84. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Tidal
    87. OppressorDestroyer
    88. Tidal
    89. Wind
    90. Tidal
    91. Wind
    92. RiptideFrigate
    93. Tidal
    94. RiptideFrigate
    95. Wind
    96. Tidal
    97. GuardGuard
    98. Wind
    99. RiptideFrigate
    100. Con turret
    101. Tidal
    102. RiptideFrigate
    103. Tidal
    104. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    105. Con turret
    106. RiptideFrigate
    107. GuardGuard
    108. Wind ×6
    109. Converter
    110. GuardGuard
    111. Wind ×2
    112. GuardGuard
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (41 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

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

_X_

40.7 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
213 metal received · 49059 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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