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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · typical 1:18
  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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×4
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    12. Con turret
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Con turret
    18. Energy storage
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:31 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:17
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 257 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    3. Wind
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:31 · typical 5:28
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. ButlerButler ×6
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. Metal storage
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:57
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. FalconFighter
    58. Wind
    59. FalconFighter
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×2
    64. FalconFighter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Wind
    69. FalconFighter
    70. Wind
    71. FalconFighter
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Con turret
    75. FalconFighter
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. FalconFighter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. FalconFighter ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. FalconFighter
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighter ×2
    87. Wind ×2
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Converter
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. FalconFighter ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Converter
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. FalconFighter ×2
    99. StormbringerBomber
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. StormbringerBomber
    103. Wind ×2
    104. StormbringerBomber ×2
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. StormbringerBomber
    109. Wind
    110. StormbringerBomber
    111. Wind
    112. StormbringerBomber
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. StormbringerBomber ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. StormbringerBomber
    120. Wind
    121. StormbringerBomber
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Wind
    126. StormbringerBomber
    127. Wind
    128. FalconFighter
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Wind
    133. FalconFighter ×2
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. FalconFighter ×2
    137. Wind ×2
    138. FalconFighter ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. FalconFighter ×2
    142. Wind
    143. FalconFighter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Wind
    148. FalconFighter
    149. Wind
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind
    155. FalconFighter
    156. Wind
    157. FalconFighter
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. FalconFighter
    161. Wind
    162. FalconFighter
    163. Wind
    164. FalconFighter
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind
    169. FalconFighter ×2
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. FalconFighter ×2
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. FalconFighter ×2
    177. Wind
    178. FalconFighter ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. FalconFighter ×2
    182. Wind
    183. FalconFighter
    184. Converter
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. FalconFighter ×2
    188. Wind
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. FalconFighter ×2
    193. Wind ×2
    194. FalconFighter ×2
    195. Wind
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. FalconFighter ×2
    199. Wind
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. NettleNettle
    204. FalconFighter
    205. Wind
    206. NettleNettle ×3
    207. Wind
    208. FalconFighter
    209. Wind
    210. NettleNettle
    211. Converter
    212. NettleNettle ×3
    213. SentrySentry
    214. Wind
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. Converter
    220. Wind
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind
    227. Converter
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind
    230. FalconFighter
    231. Wind
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Wind
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Wind
    239. FalconFighter
    240. Wind
    241. FalconFighter
    242. Wind
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Converter
    245. Wind
    246. FalconFighter
    247. Wind ×2
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×2
    250. Con turret
    251. Wind
    252. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    253. FalconFighter
    254. Wind
    255. Converter
    256. Con turret
    257. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is thermite's (35 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:46 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:23 · 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 3:59 · in 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

thermite

35.4 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

31 received units
2531 metal received · 34626 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

Played most by

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