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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 ×8
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:56 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:12 · 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 · 1 step
    1. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:01
  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 · 255 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:02 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Energy storage
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Energy storage
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Converter
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    25. Wind ×7
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    27. Wind ×7
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×5
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×4
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    53. Wind ×5
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    62. Wind ×4
    63. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. ButlerButlerfor Front
    80. Wind
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Wind ×3
    83. ButlerButlerfor Front
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. ButlerButlerfor Front
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. ButlerButler
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. ButlerButler
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. ButlerButler
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Metal storage
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Con turret ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant ×2done 12:36
    149. Wind
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind
    152. StormbringerBomber
    153. Wind ×2
    154. StormbringerBomber
    155. Wind
    156. StormbringerBomber
    157. Wind ×2
    158. StormbringerBomber
    159. Wind
    160. BlinkScout planefor Air
    161. Wind ×2
    162. BlinkScout plane ×2for Air
    163. Wind
    164. BlinkScout planefor Air
    165. Wind
    166. BlinkScout planefor Air
    167. Wind ×2
    168. BlinkScout planefor Air
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. BlinkScout planefor Air
    172. Wind
    173. BlinkScout planefor Air
    174. Wind
    175. BlinkScout planefor Air
    176. Wind
    177. BlinkScout plane ×2for Air
    178. Wind ×2
    179. BlinkScout plane ×2for Air
    180. Wind
    181. BlinkScout planefor Air
    182. Converter
    183. BlinkScout planefor Air
    184. Wind ×2
    185. BlinkScout planefor Air
    186. Wind
    187. BlinkScout plane ×2for Air
    188. Wind ×2
    189. BlinkScout plane ×2for Air
    190. Wind
    191. StormbringerBomber
    192. Wind
    193. StormbringerBomber
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter
    196. StormbringerBomber
    197. Wind
    198. StormbringerBomber
    199. Wind
    200. StormbringerBomber
    201. Wind ×2
    202. StormbringerBomber
    203. Wind
    204. StormbringerBomber
    205. Wind
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. StormbringerBomber
    209. Wind
    210. StormbringerBomber
    211. Wind
    212. StormbringerBomber
    213. Wind ×2
    214. StormbringerBomber
    215. Wind
    216. StormbringerBomber
    217. Wind
    218. Converter
    219. Wind
    220. StormbringerBomber
    221. Wind
    222. StormbringerBomber
    223. Wind ×2
    224. StormbringerBomber
    225. Wind
    226. StormbringerBomber
    227. Wind ×2
    228. Converter
    229. StormbringerBomber
    230. Wind
    231. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    232. Wind
    233. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    234. Wind ×3
    235. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    236. Wind
    237. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    238. Wind ×2
    239. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    240. Wind ×6
    241. Converter ×2
    242. Wind ×3
    243. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×6
    246. Converter ×2
    247. Wind ×9
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×6
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×3
    252. Converter ×2
    253. Wind ×6
    254. Converter
    255. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crouxy's (35 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

Crouxy

35.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

40 received units
2939 metal received · 76807 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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