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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×3
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:32 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:08 · typical 5:28
  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 · 264 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. SprinterSprinter ×2
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Con turret
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×4
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×5
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×12
    30. Con turret
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:59
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter ×2
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Con turret ×2
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Con turret
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Con turret
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Con turret
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Converter
    123. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:23
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:54
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind
    152. TickTick
    153. Wind
    154. TickTick
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. TickTick ×2
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. TickTick
    162. Wind
    163. TickTick ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. TickTick ×2
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. TickTick
    170. Wind
    171. TickTick
    172. Converter
    173. TickTick
    174. Wind
    175. TickTick
    176. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. TickTick ×2
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. TickTick ×2
    183. Wind ×2
    184. TickTick
    185. Converter
    186. TickTick
    187. Wind
    188. TickTick
    189. Wind
    190. TickTick
    191. Converter
    192. TracerTracer
    193. TickTick
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick
    196. Wind
    197. TickTick
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. TickTick
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. TickTick
    205. Wind
    206. TickTick
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. TickTick
    210. Wind
    211. TickTick
    212. Wind
    213. TickTick
    214. Converter
    215. TickTick
    216. Wind
    217. TickTick
    218. Wind ×2
    219. TickTick
    220. Converter
    221. TickTick
    222. Wind
    223. TickTick
    224. Wind ×2
    225. TickTick
    226. Converter
    227. TickTick
    228. Wind ×2
    229. TickTick ×2
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. TickTick
    233. Wind ×2
    234. TickTick
    235. Converter
    236. TickTick ×2
    237. Wind ×3
    238. TickTick
    239. Converter
    240. Wind
    241. Converter
    242. TickTick
    243. Wind ×3
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×2
    246. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:30
    247. Converter
    248. Wind ×2
    249. ChainsawChainsaw
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×2
    252. Fusion ReactorFusion
    253. Wind
    254. Converter
    255. Wind ×2
    256. Converter
    257. Wind
    258. Converter
    259. Wind ×2
    260. Converter
    261. Wind ×3
    262. ArbalestArbalest
    263. Converter
    264. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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_

38.9 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1312 metal received · 40094 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

Played most by

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