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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Con turretfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Con turretfor Beach sea
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:44 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Con turretfor Geo sea
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:32
    3. Converter ×5
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:31 · typical 5:28
    7. Converter
  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 · 143 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    35. Wind ×7
    36. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    37. Wind ×7
    38. ButlerButlerfor Front
    39. Wind ×6
    40. ButlerButlerfor Front
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButlerfor Front
    43. Wind ×4
    44. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    45. Wind ×4
    46. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    47. Wind ×5
    48. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Con turretfor Geo sea
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×2
    53. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    54. Wind ×5
    55. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    56. Wind ×6
    57. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind ×3
    61. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×3
    67. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Con turret
    70. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    71. Wind ×5
    72. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    73. Wind ×3
    74. PlatypusPlatypus
    75. Wind ×3
    76. PlatypusPlatypus
    77. Wind
    78. SmugglerJammer bot
    79. CompassRadar botfor Front
    80. Wind ×3
    81. SmugglerJammer botfor Front
    82. Wind ×3
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Wind ×2
    85. PlatypusPlatypus
    86. Wind ×3
    87. PlatypusPlatypus
    88. Wind ×2
    89. PlatypusPlatypus
    90. Wind ×2
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. Wind ×4
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind ×5
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Wind ×4
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. Wind ×3
    99. T2 converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. PlatypusPlatypus
    102. Wind ×4
    103. GhostGhost
    104. Wind ×10
    105. T2 converter
    106. GhostGhost
    107. Wind ×4
    108. GhostGhost
    109. Wind ×5
    110. Hardened Metal Storage
    111. Wind ×15
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×2
    114. T2 converter
    115. Wind ×10
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind
    120. Con turret
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Con turret
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×2
    140. T2 converter
    141. Wind ×7
    142. T2 converter
    143. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crouxy's (35 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

Crouxy

35.2 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1531 metal received · 191957 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

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