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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:19 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind ×4
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Energy storage
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Converter
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:54 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. 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 · 170 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×4
    37. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×5
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. T2 converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×5
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×6
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Metal storage
    76. T2 converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×6
    88. Converter
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Con turret
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Con turret
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:22
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Con turret
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret ×2
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×6
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×4
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×5
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×5
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×5
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. T2 converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. T2 converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. T2 converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×3
    167. T2 converter
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is GeeGee's (37 OS, 28/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

GeeGee

36.8 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2423 metal received · 175519 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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