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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:37 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:25 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:52
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    7. Wind
  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 · 239 steps
    1. Converter
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:58
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:16 · typical 5:28
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    19. Mex
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. BeamerBeamer
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Mex
    27. BeamerBeamer
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Mex
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:03
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Metal storage
    49. Wind ×7
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×6
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Mex
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Mex
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Mex
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Fusion ReactorFusion
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:17
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind
    106. StormbringerBomber
    107. Con turret
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. FalconFighter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. BlinkScout plane
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Wind ×2
    118. StormbringerBomber
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. StormbringerBomber
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. StormbringerBomber
    127. Wind
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. StormbringerBomber
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. StormbringerBomber
    136. Wind ×2
    137. StormbringerBomber
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. StormbringerBomber
    141. Wind ×2
    142. StormbringerBomber
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. StormbringerBomber
    146. Wind ×3
    147. StormbringerBomber
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. StormbringerBomber
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind
    158. StormbringerBomber
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Con turret ×2
    162. Wind
    163. TickTickfor Suicide front
    164. StormbringerBomber
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Con turret
    168. TickTickfor Suicide front
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Con turret
    171. TickTickfor Suicide front
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. StormbringerBomber
    175. TickTickfor Suicide front
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind
    178. TickTickfor Suicide front
    179. Con turret
    180. Wind
    181. TickTickfor Suicide front
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind
    184. TickTickfor Suicide front
    185. StormbringerBomber
    186. Wind ×3
    187. StormbringerBomber
    188. Wind
    189. StormbringerBomber
    190. Wind ×2
    191. StormbringerBomber
    192. Wind ×3
    193. StormbringerBomber
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. StormbringerBomber
    197. Wind ×3
    198. StormbringerBomber
    199. Wind ×2
    200. StormbringerBomber
    201. Wind
    202. StormbringerBomber
    203. Wind
    204. StormbringerBomber
    205. Wind
    206. StormbringerBomber ×2
    207. Wind
    208. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    209. StormbringerBomber
    210. Wind
    211. StormbringerBomber ×2
    212. Wind
    213. BlinkScout plane
    214. FalconFighter
    215. Wind
    216. FalconFighter
    217. Wind ×2
    218. FalconFighter ×2
    219. Wind ×3
    220. FalconFighter
    221. Wind
    222. FalconFighter ×2
    223. Wind ×3
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Wind
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Converter
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind
    230. FalconFighter ×2
    231. Wind ×3
    232. FalconFighter ×2
    233. Wind
    234. FalconFighter ×2
    235. Wind
    236. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    237. Wind ×8
    238. Converter ×4
    239. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Grumpiness's (50 OS, 16/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

[Grump]Grumpiness

49.6 OS · 16/09/2026

Open source match ↗

54 received units · includes a constructor
6363 metal received · 24182 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

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