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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storage
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:53 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:04 · typical 5:29
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. 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 · 228 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    26. Wind ×7
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×2
    40. HoundHoundfor Geo sea
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×4
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×6
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×6
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Metal storage
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×5
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:42
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×5
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×7
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×5
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×6
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×6
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 13:40
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×5
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×7
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×4
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×4
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×7
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×6
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter
    185. MarauderMarauderdone 13:52
    186. Wind ×6
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×5
    189. MarauderMarauder
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×6
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. MarauderMarauder
    198. Wind ×3
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×4
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×4
    205. MarauderMarauder
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×7
    210. Converter
    211. Wind
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. MarauderMarauder
    215. Wind ×3
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    219. Wind ×3
    220. Converter
    221. Wind
    222. Converter
    223. Wind ×7
    224. Converter
    225. MarauderMarauder
    226. Wind ×2
    227. Converter
    228. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

[NWP]1347

36.7 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1602 metal received · 60895 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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