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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Energy storage
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:43 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Solar
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  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 · 197 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:19 · typical 5:28
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×4for Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Solar
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    7. Solar ×4
    8. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    9. Solar
    10. ButlerButler ×2for Beach sea
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×5
    23. Converter
    24. Metal storage
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind
    28. Con turret ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. PlatypusPlatypus
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. PlatypusPlatypus
    40. Wind ×2
    41. PlatypusPlatypus
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Wind ×3
    46. PlatypusPlatypus
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. PlatypusPlatypus
    51. Wind ×3
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. PlatypusPlatypus
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. PlatypusPlatypus
    59. Wind ×3
    60. PlatypusPlatypus
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. Wind ×2
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. PlatypusPlatypus
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Wind
    74. PlatypusPlatypus
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Wind
    80. PlatypusPlatypus
    81. Wind
    82. Converter ×2
    83. Wind
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Wind
    86. PlatypusPlatypus
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×2
    92. ArchangelArchangeldone 12:29
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind
    96. ArchangelArchangel
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. ArchangelArchangel
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:07
    103. Wind
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. ArchangelArchangel
    107. Converter
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Wind
    112. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 13:28
    113. Wind
    114. FalconFighter
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. FalconFighter
    118. Wind
    119. FalconFighter
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. FalconFighter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Wind
    135. FalconFighter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind
    143. FalconFighter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. FalconFighter
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. FalconFighter
    149. Wind
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Wind ×3
    152. Converter
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    156. Wind
    157. FalconFighter
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Wind ×2
    160. FalconFighter ×2
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Con turret
    163. FalconFighter
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret
    169. FalconFighter
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. FalconFighter
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind ×2
    176. FalconFighter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×3
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Con turret
    184. Wind
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Con turret
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Wind ×2
    192. FalconFighter
    193. Con turret
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Con turret
    196. Converter
    197. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is hihimik's (35 OS, 18/09/2026); 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 5:23 · 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

hihimik

35.1 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

114 received units · includes a constructor
22 metal received · 824 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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