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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 ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:54 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. Mex
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Energy storage
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:14 · typical 3:15
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×4
    20. Radar TowerRadar Tower
  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 · 5 steps
    1. Metal storage
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:39 · typical 5:30
    3. PrudePrudedone 7:31
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:12 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Wind
    6. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:15 · typical 7:18
    7. Wind
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    9. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:09 · 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. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    2. MauserMauser
    3. StarlightStarlightdone 8:38 · 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 · 33 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. StarlightStarlight
    3. ProphetRadar vehicle
    4. UmbraJammer
    5. StarlightStarlight
    6. UmbraJammer
    7. StarlightStarlight
    8. MauserMauser ×4for Suicide front
    9. GremlinStealth tank
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. GremlinStealth tank
    12. JaguarJaguar ×2
    13. SentrySentry
    14. JaguarJaguar
    15. SentrySentry
    16. JaguarJaguar
    17. SentrySentry
    18. GremlinStealth tank
    19. SentrySentry
    20. GremlinStealth tank ×3
    21. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    22. GremlinStealth tank
    23. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:42
    24. GremlinStealth tank
    25. Wind ×2
    26. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 13:23
    27. JunoJuno
    28. Wind ×2
    29. AmbassadorAmbassador
    30. PrudePrude
    31. Wind ×2
    32. AmbassadorAmbassador
    33. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Milkdragon's (31 OS, 09/08/2026); 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

Milkdragon

31.1 OS · 09/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
64 metal received · 79889 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

Played most by

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