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Standard tech

Standard Tech play: rush T2 factory and constructor by ~4:15-4:33, upgrade the first mexes to advanced, and hand off constructors and army to Geo and allies while scaling eco over the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 732 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · typical 1:17
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:27
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×8
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Energy storage
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:01 · typical 5:28
    5. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 196 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Ponddone 9:14
    9. ButlerButler ×3
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×5
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    42. Wind ×6
    43. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    44. Wind ×7
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×3
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×3
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×5
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×5
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind ×3
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind
    66. Converter ×2
    67. Wind ×3
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter ×2
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Con turret
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Con turret
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Metal storage
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×8
    110. Converter ×2
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    114. Wind ×2
    115. RecluseReclusenot finished by 15:00
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:45
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind ×6
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 14:34
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×5
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×6
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×5
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×6
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×7
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind ×7
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×4
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×5
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×6
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×5
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×3
    183. MarauderMarauderdone 14:46
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×7
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind ×2
    188. MarauderMarauder
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×4
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×3
    194. Converter
    195. MarauderMarauder
    196. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · in 86% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[NWP]1347

36.7 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2413 metal received · 22744 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

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