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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 · 710 distinct matches · 103 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 828 · 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 710 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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 29 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. Wind ×3
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Solar
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Energy storage
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:56 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  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 · 272 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:33 · typical 5:28
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    4. ButlerButler ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×5
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind ×7
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×11
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×6
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. HoundHound
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. HoundHound
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. HoundHound
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. HoundHound
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×5
    53. HoundHound
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×7
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×7
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×10
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×7
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:19
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. TickTick
    74. Wind
    75. TickTick
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. TickTick
    79. Wind ×2
    80. TickTick
    81. Wind ×2
    82. TickTick
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. TickTick
    87. Wind ×2
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind ×2
    94. TickTick
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. TickTick
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. TickTick
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. TickTick
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. TickTick
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. TickTick
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. TickTick
    123. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 12:56
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. TickTick
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. TickTick
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. TickTick
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. TickTick
    138. Wind ×4
    139. Converter
    140. TickTick
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. TickTick
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. TickTick
    148. Wind ×3
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. TickTick
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    155. Wind ×2
    156. TickTick
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. TickTick
    160. Wind ×3
    161. TickTick
    162. Converter
    163. TickTick
    164. Wind ×2
    165. TickTick
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter
    170. TickTick
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:38
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. TickTick
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind ×3
    184. TickTick
    185. Converter ×2
    186. Wind ×2
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind ×2
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind
    193. Converter ×2
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick
    196. Wind
    197. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    198. TickTick
    199. Wind
    200. TickTick
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind ×2
    204. Converter
    205. TickTick
    206. Wind
    207. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:09
    208. TickTick
    209. Wind
    210. TickTick
    211. Wind ×2
    212. TickTick
    213. Wind
    214. Converter
    215. TickTick
    216. Wind
    217. TickTick
    218. Converter
    219. Wind ×2
    220. TickTick
    221. Wind ×2
    222. Converter ×2
    223. TickTick
    224. Wind ×4
    225. Converter
    226. TickTick
    227. Wind
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. TickTick
    231. HoundHound
    232. Converter
    233. TickTick
    234. Wind ×3
    235. HoundHound
    236. Converter
    237. TickTick
    238. Converter
    239. Wind ×2
    240. HoundHound
    241. TickTick
    242. Wind ×3
    243. HoundHound
    244. Converter ×2
    245. TickTick
    246. Wind ×3
    247. HoundHound
    248. TickTick
    249. Converter ×2
    250. TickTick
    251. HoundHound
    252. Wind ×2
    253. TickTick
    254. Converter
    255. HoundHound
    256. TickTick
    257. Wind
    258. Converter
    259. Wind
    260. Converter
    261. HoundHound
    262. TickTick
    263. Wind
    264. Converter ×2
    265. HoundHound
    266. TickTick
    267. Wind ×2
    268. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    269. HoundHound
    270. TickTick
    271. Converter ×2
    272. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 13/09/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst 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 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · 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

828 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163800
4:00315100
5:00486300
6:00580900
7:00723200
8:00908400
9:001124900
10:001356900
11:001639000
12:001993400
13:002367800
14:0027443113130
15:0031525358260
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

KOT_

39.3 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
1219 metal received · 66934 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=828
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=822
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=826

Played most by

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