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Starlight snipers

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo rushes a second Vehicle Plant and Advanced Vehicle Plant to bring Starlight tachyon snipers to the middle by around 8:22, well ahead of the role's usual T2 bot timeline, using long range vehicle snipers instead of the standard Sheldon…

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (84%)

#t2 #push #artillery · 31 distinct matches · 20 players · 4% of Cortex Geo games · team won 61% of 31 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • StarlightT2 vehicle snipers from 8:22 · 6% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Vehicle Plant. Only 6% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:47
  • Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 94%5% of all Geo games by then
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 94%6% of all Geo games by then
  • ProphetRadar vehicle in 94%17% of all Geo games by then
  • Bot LabBot Lab in 90%10% of all Geo games by then

Started with Starlight (97%), Negotiator (3%).

Where those units first fight, in 31 games with kill data: in the middle 87%, on their own side 13%.

Those units destroy a typical 6,613 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Jaguar (20% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36

  1. Open standard mex and wind, drop a Bot Lab by 1:05.
  2. Get geo up, then push Advanced Metal Extractor by 5:26.
  3. Eat the Bot Lab, rebuild it, then eat it again for metal.
  4. Rush Vehicle Plant into Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36.
  5. Lead with Starlight, backed by Jaguar and Shredder, to front.
  6. Add T2 vehicle support (Prophet) and transition to T2 cons.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 31 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:23 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 Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 3 winddone ~1:05, middle half 0:54–1:13

    By 0:49 in all: 2 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · typical 1:05
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Graverobber1 Graverobber for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 21 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    2. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Energy storage
    7. Con turret
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Mex
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:15 · typical 3:15
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×3
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:08 · typical 5:30
  3. 3

    5:00 to Bot Lab

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Bot LabBot Lab after 7 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretdone ~6:49, middle half 6:32–7:21

    Some games also: con turret (42%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 converter

    By 6:31 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 11) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter (standard 11) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:39 · typical 7:00
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:46 · typical 6:49
  4. 4

    Bot Lab to Advanced Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 8 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turret
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:07, middle half 7:55–8:20
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle

    Some games also: converter (32%)

    By 7:35 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. PawnPawn
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:04 · typical 7:18
    4. PawnPawn ×4
    5. BlitzBlitz
    6. PawnPawn
    7. BlitzBlitz
    8. PawnPawn
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. PawnPawn
    11. BlitzBlitz
    12. PawnPawn
    13. BlitzBlitz
    14. PawnPawn
    15. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    16. BlitzBlitz ×2
    17. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:23 · typical 8:07
  5. 5

    Advanced Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle snipers

    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant
    3. StarlightT2 vehicle snipers after 8 wind, 11 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:43, middle half 8:23–9:03

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (35%)

    By 8:22 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 13) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    2. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    3. StarlightStarlightdone 8:56 · typical 8:43
  6. 6

    T2 vehicle snipers to 10:00

    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight +2 vs standard
    • Umbra1 Jammer

    Some games also: radar vehicle (45%) · converter (35%) · converter (32%) · Jaguar (32%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 Sheldon

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 17) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter (standard 16) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 144 steps
    1. StarlightStarlight
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:12
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Energy storage
    5. StarlightStarlight
    6. Energy storage
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. StarlightStarlight
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. TickTick ×2
    15. Wind
    16. TickTick
    17. Converter
    18. StarlightStarlight
    19. TickTick
    20. Wind
    21. TickTick
    22. Wind
    23. TickTick ×2
    24. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:40
    25. TickTick
    26. Wind
    27. TickTick
    28. ProphetRadar vehicle
    29. Wind
    30. TickTick ×3
    31. UmbraJammer
    32. Wind
    33. TickTick
    34. Wind
    35. TickTick
    36. JaguarJaguar
    37. Wind ×2
    38. TickTick ×2
    39. JaguarJaguar
    40. Wind ×2
    41. TickTick
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. Wind ×2
    44. TickTick ×2
    45. JaguarJaguar
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick ×4
    48. JaguarJaguar
    49. Wind
    50. TickTick ×3
    51. Wind
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. TickTick
    54. Wind ×2
    55. TickTick ×2
    56. BlinkScout plane
    57. TickTick
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Wind
    60. BlinkScout plane
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind
    63. BlinkScout plane
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. TickTick
    66. BlinkScout plane
    67. Con turret
    68. TickTick
    69. Con turret
    70. BlinkScout plane
    71. TickTick
    72. JaguarJaguar
    73. BlinkScout plane
    74. Wind
    75. TickTick
    76. BlinkScout plane
    77. JaguarJaguar
    78. TickTick
    79. BlinkScout plane
    80. TickTick
    81. BlinkScout plane
    82. TickTick
    83. Con turret
    84. BlinkScout plane
    85. TickTick
    86. BlinkScout plane
    87. TickTick
    88. Con turret
    89. BlinkScout plane
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind
    92. BlinkScout plane
    93. TickTick
    94. StarlightStarlight
    95. BlinkScout plane
    96. Wind
    97. TickTick
    98. BlinkScout plane
    99. TickTick
    100. Wind ×2
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. TickTick
    103. Wind
    104. BlinkScout plane
    105. TickTick
    106. BlinkScout plane
    107. Wind
    108. TickTick
    109. Wind
    110. BlinkScout plane ×2
    111. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    112. TickTick
    113. Wind
    114. BlinkScout plane
    115. TickTick
    116. BlinkScout plane
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind
    119. BlinkScout plane
    120. StarlightStarlight
    121. BlinkScout plane
    122. Wind
    123. TickTick
    124. Wind
    125. JunoJuno
    126. BlinkScout plane
    127. TickTick
    128. Wind
    129. BlinkScout plane
    130. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick
    133. BlinkScout plane
    134. Wind
    135. TickTick
    136. Wind
    137. StarlightStarlight
    138. Wind
    139. BlinkScout plane
    140. TickTick
    141. Wind
    142. BlinkScout plane
    143. Wind
    144. BlinkScout plane ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PRO_HYDRA's (54 OS, 12/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:06 · in 84% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:31 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 8:59 · in 74% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:43 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Tech or Suicide frontfirst at 5:04 · in 39% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

31 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003313440000
2:007988740000
3:00160815010000
4:00263726360000
5:00371536950000
6:00582355010000
7:00815078160000
8:0011815108080000
9:0014949136802131043
10:001778616620298295130174
11:00206501942914641117260629
12:002345622513469522524501355
13:0026729252397700403316612260
14:0029902281348143580335803820
15:0032333311569942779254894959
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Far ahead of the role's norm, with much higher team win rate, more metal destroyed, and less lost by 15:00.

  • + Destroys 14281 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 8336 standard.
  • + Loses only 5650 metal by 15:00 vs 6575 standard.
  • − Reaching Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36 is rare, done by only 5% of role games.
  • − Eating both labs twice means committing hard to the vehicle line.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

PRO_HYDRA

53.5 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
3443 metal received · 130903 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:05Middle 50%: 0:54–1:13 · n=31
Geothermal Powerplant3:15Middle 50%: 3:09–3:30 · n=31
Advanced Metal Extractor5:30Middle 50%: 5:19–5:39 · n=31
Bot Lab6:49Middle 50%: 6:32–7:21 · n=28
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:00Middle 50%: 6:42–7:20 · n=24
Vehicle Plant7:18Middle 50%: 7:02–7:44 · n=29
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:55–8:20 · n=30
Starlight8:43Middle 50%: 8:23–9:03 · n=30

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