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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Mex
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:36 · typical 5:29
  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 · 113 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Converter ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×9
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    16. Wind ×4
    17. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    22. Wind ×4
    23. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    28. Wind
    29. Energy storage
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Energy storage
    32. ButlerButlerfor Front
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButlerfor Front
    35. Wind ×3
    36. ButlerButlerfor Front
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×3
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    59. Wind
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind
    62. ButlerButler
    63. GunslingerGunslingerdone 10:42
    64. Wind
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    69. Wind
    70. Converter ×2
    71. Wind
    72. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    77. Wind
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    84. Wind
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter ×2
    88. ButlerButler
    89. Wind
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind
    92. ButlerButler
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×2
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind
    97. Metal storage
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. ButlerButler
    101. Wind
    102. Converter ×2
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    105. Converter
    106. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    107. ButlerButler
    108. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    109. Converter
    110. ButlerButler
    111. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 13:28
    112. Converter
    113. MarauderMarauder ×5done 14:02

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crouxy'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 5:21 · 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

Crouxy

35.4 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

24 received units
2237 metal received · 79630 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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