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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:13 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:06 · typical 5:28
    10. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 244 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    11. ButlerButler ×6
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×6
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×6
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×5
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×5
    56. Converter ×2
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×6
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind ×6
    72. ButlerButler
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×7
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. ButlerButler
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:07
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×5
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×6
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×5
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×5
    98. Converter ×3
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×5
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Con turret
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. ButlerButler
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×7
    131. Converter ×3
    132. ButlerButler
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Converter
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter ×3
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind ×6
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×6
    152. Con turret
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×4
    163. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:19
    164. Wind ×4
    165. Converter ×4
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×3
    173. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter ×2
    178. Wind ×4
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:31
    182. Wind ×2
    183. Converter ×2
    184. Wind ×4
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind ×6
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×4
    191. Converter ×2
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter ×2
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×3
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×4
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Converter ×2
    206. Wind ×6
    207. Converter ×3
    208. Wind ×6
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. Converter
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×2
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×4
    219. Converter
    220. Wind
    221. Converter
    222. Wind
    223. HighwindHighwind
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×4
    226. NettleNettle
    227. Wind ×4
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×2
    232. Converter
    233. Wind ×2
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×3
    236. Converter
    237. Wind ×3
    238. Converter
    239. Con turret
    240. Wind ×4
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×2
    243. Converter ×2
    244. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RogShotz's (44 OS, 18/08/2026); 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 5:23 · 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 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

RogShotz

43.5 OS · 18/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1358 metal received · 23714 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=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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