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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind ×10
    11. Converter ×4
    12. 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:13 · 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 · 130 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Wind ×3
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. HoundHoundfor Pond
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. HoundHoundfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. HoundHoundfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. HoundHoundfor Pond
    13. Wind
    14. HoundHoundfor Pond
    15. Wind
    16. HoundHound
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Solar
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind ×8
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:37
    41. Wind ×5
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×6
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. Fusion ReactorFusion
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. T2 converter
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Con turret
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. JunoJuno
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. T2 converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. JunoJuno
    108. Converter ×2
    109. Wind
    110. TracerTracer
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:01
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×6
    129. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    130. Wind ×8

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 ↗

1 received units
1233 metal received · 98931 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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