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

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

[FCRD]GlazedByAfussy

35.3 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
6782 metal received · 146433 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

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