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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Energy storage
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage ×2
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:10 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:46
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:42 · typical 5:29
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  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 · 140 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    8. ButlerButler ×2for Beach sea
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Solar
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Solar
    13. ButlerButler ×6
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. RecluseReclusedone 9:53
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×5
    25. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×5
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    31. Wind ×8
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×12
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×6
    43. ButlerButlerfor Air
    44. Wind
    45. Con turret
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Con turret
    51. ButlerButlerfor Air
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Wind ×4
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. PlatypusPlatypus
    76. Wind ×3
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Wind ×6
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×6
    86. PlatypusPlatypus
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×3
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×2
    99. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 13:26
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×5
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind ×4
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. RecluseRecluse
    114. Wind ×4
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×5
    128. TracerTracer
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind ×5
    131. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    132. Wind
    133. Metal storage
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×8
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×5
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×9
    140. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is hihimik's (35 OS, 17/09/2026); 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

hihimik

35.3 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3170 metal received · 61674 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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