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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×7
    3. Energy storagefor Beach sea
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:52 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×3for Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. Con turret ×3for Beach sea
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:00 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3for Beach seadone 5:00 · typical 5:28
  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 · 203 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    3. Wind ×2
    4. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Beach sea
    7. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×8
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Windfor Beach sea
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Beach sea
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Windfor Beach sea
    23. Wind
    24. Windfor Beach sea
    25. Wind
    26. Converterfor Beach sea
    27. Wind
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Windfor Beach sea
    31. Wind
    32. Windfor Beach sea
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    36. Wind
    37. Windfor Beach sea
    38. Converterfor Beach sea
    39. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    40. Converterfor Beach sea
    41. Wind ×2
    42. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    43. Wind
    44. Windfor Beach sea
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Windfor Beach sea
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    49. Wind
    50. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    53. Wind ×2
    54. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    55. Wind
    56. Windfor Beach sea
    57. Wind
    58. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    59. Wind
    60. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Windfor Beach sea
    63. Converterfor Beach sea
    64. Windfor Beach sea
    65. Wind
    66. Converterfor Beach sea
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    70. Wind
    71. Con turretfor Beach sea
    72. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    73. Wind
    74. Wind ×7for Beach sea
    75. Wind
    76. Converterfor Beach sea
    77. Con turretfor Beach sea
    78. Converterfor Beach sea
    79. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    82. Wind
    83. Converterfor Beach sea
    84. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    85. Wind
    86. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    87. Wind
    88. Wind ×4for Beach sea
    89. Converterfor Beach sea
    90. Wind
    91. Windfor Beach sea
    92. Converterfor Beach sea
    93. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactorfor Beach seadone 12:31
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    96. Wind
    97. Converterfor Beach sea
    98. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    99. Wind
    100. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    101. Wind
    102. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    103. Con turretfor Beach sea
    104. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    105. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    106. Windfor Beach sea
    107. Wind
    108. Windfor Beach sea
    109. Converter
    110. Con turretfor Beach sea
    111. Windfor Beach sea
    112. Wind
    113. Converterfor Beach sea
    114. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    115. Con turretfor Beach sea
    116. Wind
    117. Windfor Beach sea
    118. Wind
    119. Wind ×4for Beach sea
    120. Wind
    121. Con turretfor Beach sea
    122. Windfor Beach sea
    123. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    124. Wind
    125. Con turretfor Beach sea
    126. Windfor Beach sea
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    129. Wind
    130. Converterfor Beach sea
    131. Windfor Beach sea
    132. Wind
    133. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    134. Wind
    135. Wind ×4for Beach sea
    136. Wind
    137. Windfor Beach sea
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:34
    141. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Beach sea
    142. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantfor Beach seadone 13:04
    143. Converter ×3
    144. Converterfor Beach sea
    145. Converter ×3
    146. Converterfor Beach sea
    147. Converter ×3
    148. Converterfor Beach sea
    149. Converter ×2
    150. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    151. Converterfor Beach sea
    152. Converter ×3
    153. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    154. Converter
    155. Converterfor Beach sea
    156. Con turretfor Beach sea
    157. Converter
    158. Con turretfor Beach sea
    159. Converter
    160. Converterfor Beach sea
    161. Con turretfor Beach sea
    162. Converter ×2
    163. Con turret ×2for Beach sea
    164. Converterfor Beach sea
    165. Converter
    166. Con turretfor Beach sea
    167. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Con turretfor Beach sea
    170. Converterfor Beach sea
    171. Converter ×2
    172. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    173. Converter
    174. Con turretfor Beach sea
    175. Converter ×3
    176. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    177. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    178. AbductorAbductor
    179. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    180. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    181. Con turretfor Beach sea
    182. Converterfor Beach sea
    183. Con turretfor Beach sea
    184. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    185. Con turretfor Beach sea
    186. Converterfor Beach sea
    187. Con turret ×2for Beach sea
    188. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    189. Converter ×3for Beach sea
    190. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    191. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    192. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    193. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    194. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    195. Converterfor Beach sea
    196. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    197. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    198. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraftfor Beach sea
    199. Converter ×2for Beach sea
    200. RoughneckRoughneckfor Beach sea
    201. Converterfor Beach sea
    202. AbductorAbductorfor Beach sea
    203. Converterfor Beach sea

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

Dad_The_Speedrunner

35.0 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2330 metal received · 32456 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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