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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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. Mex
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Converter ×4
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:42 · typical 5:29
  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 · 180 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler
    6. SmugglerJammer bot
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Solar
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Solar
    14. Wind
    15. Solar ×2
    16. ButlerButler ×2
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. NettleNettle
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×6
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Con turret
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:26
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×6
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind ×5
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×18
    67. Fusion ReactorFusion
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×2
    87. T2 converter
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Con turret ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:00
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter ×2
    106. Wind ×6
    107. Converter ×2
    108. T2 converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. JunoJuno
    113. Converter
    114. StorkLight transport
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Hardened Energy Storage
    118. StorkLight transport
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. StorkLight transport
    128. Wind ×3
    129. JunoJuno
    130. Converter
    131. StorkLight transport
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×3
    136. StorkLight transport
    137. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:55
    138. StorkLight transport
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    143. Converter
    144. StorkLight transport
    145. Wind ×3
    146. StorkLight transport ×2
    147. Wind ×3
    148. StorkLight transport
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Con turret ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 14:53
    162. Wind
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Con turret
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Con turret
    172. Converter
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind ×2
    175. StarlightStarlightnot finished by 15:00
    176. Wind
    177. Con turret
    178. Converter
    179. Con turret
    180. Wind

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

SauceDispenser

35.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1945 metal received · 64243 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

Played most by

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