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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 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Solar ×2
    4. TickTick ×2
    5. TickTick ×3for Pond
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×2
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:58 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Solar ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  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 · 127 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:05 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler ×3
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Wind
    29. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:19
    30. Converter ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Solar
    38. Wind
    39. Solar
    40. Advanced solar
    41. Wind
    42. Solar
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Converter
    46. TracerTracer
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×8
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×5
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×8
    57. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:59
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×5
    63. Con turret ×2
    64. Wind ×11
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:09
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Metal storage
    86. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×5
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×6
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×5
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:38
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×9
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. HighwindHighwind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. StorkLight transport
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. HighwindHighwind
    122. Wind ×5
    123. Converter
    124. HighwindHighwind
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Rysica's (36 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 2:22 · 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

Rysica

36.2 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
5012 metal received · 52284 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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