Game Flow
Associations from kill, structure, and research telemetry—not causal claims.
Opening events
| Event | Team represented | Rounds | Outcome win rate | 95% interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First kill | Marines | 1205 | 53.4% same team | 50.5–56.2% |
| First kill | Aliens | 621 | 56.2% same team | 52.3–60.1% |
| First RT destroyed | Marines | 1297 | 56.9% opposing team | 54.2–59.6% |
| First RT destroyed | Aliens | 464 | 67.2% opposing team | 62.8–71.4% |
For “First RT destroyed,” the represented team is the team that lost the tower.
Minute-by-minute state
Cumulative kill advantage
Average resource-tower advantage
Research timing
Every recorded completed technology is shown once. Rows are ordered by overall median completion time.
Marine research
| Technology | Observed | Overall median | Marine wins | Alien wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CommandStation | 1831 (100.0%) | 0:00 | 0:00 (916) | 0:00 (915) |
| Extractor | 1831 (100.0%) | 0:00 | 0:00 (916) | 0:00 (915) |
| Armor1 | 1771 (96.7%) | 1:41 | 1:40 (888) | 1:42 (883) |
| Extractor | 1713 (93.6%) | 2:47 | 2:59 (829) | 2:35 (884) |
| Armor2 | 1631 (89.1%) | 3:50 | 3:45 (814) | 3:54 (817) |
| PhaseTech | 1652 (90.2%) | 4:08 | 4:04 (822) | 4:12 (830) |
| PhaseGate | 1629 (89.0%) | 4:34 | 4:27 (807) | 4:41 (822) |
| Weapons1 | 1614 (88.1%) | 5:07 | 5:03 (801) | 5:09 (813) |
| GrenadeTech | 1391 (76.0%) | 5:30 | 5:17 (718) | 5:47 (673) |
| MinesTech | 962 (52.5%) | 6:16 | 6:07 (504) | 6:32 (458) |
| Weapons2 | 1395 (76.2%) | 8:29 | 8:10 (705) | 8:56 (690) |
| PhaseGate | 1443 (78.8%) | 8:31 | 8:50 (650) | 8:19 (793) |
| ShotgunTech | 816 (44.6%) | 9:25 | 9:08 (372) | 9:31 (444) |
| AdvancedArmoryUpgrade | 1278 (69.8%) | 10:21 | 9:49 (661) | 11:06 (617) |
| AdvancedWeaponry | 1278 (69.8%) | 10:21 | 9:49 (661) | 11:06 (617) |
| UpgradeRoboticsFactory | 591 (32.3%) | 11:42 | 11:24 (301) | 12:15 (290) |
| Weapons3 | 907 (49.5%) | 12:12 | 11:33 (482) | 13:00 (425) |
| AdvancedMarineSupport | 478 (26.1%) | 13:59 | 13:22 (267) | 15:39 (211) |
| ExosuitTech | 515 (28.1%) | 14:53 | 13:54 (249) | 16:13 (266) |
| Armor3 | 337 (18.4%) | 15:56 | 15:16 (167) | 17:18 (170) |
| JetpackTech | 528 (28.8%) | 16:09 | 15:03 (240) | 16:49 (288) |
| CommandStation | 231 (12.6%) | 17:06 | 16:23 (45) | 18:12 (186) |
Alien research
| Technology | Observed | Overall median | Marine wins | Alien wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester | 1831 (100.0%) | 0:00 | 0:00 (916) | 0:00 (915) |
| Hive | 1831 (100.0%) | 0:00 | 0:00 (916) | 0:00 (915) |
| ResearchBioMassOne | 1616 (88.3%) | 3:36 | 3:49 (761) | 3:25 (855) |
| Harvester | 1653 (90.3%) | 4:27 | 3:45 (866) | 5:27 (787) |
| UpgradeToCragHive | 1520 (83.0%) | 4:28 | 4:34 (708) | 4:24 (812) |
| Leap | 1518 (82.9%) | 5:15 | 5:34 (683) | 5:05 (835) |
| MetabolizeEnergy | 1281 (70.0%) | 7:46 | 7:56 (545) | 7:40 (736) |
| UpgradeToShadeHive | 1130 (61.7%) | 7:58 | 8:03 (461) | 7:52 (669) |
| ResearchBioMassTwo | 1263 (69.0%) | 8:19 | 8:33 (527) | 8:11 (736) |
| BileBomb | 1121 (61.2%) | 9:45 | 10:02 (467) | 9:35 (654) |
| MetabolizeHealth | 887 (48.4%) | 10:10 | 10:05 (296) | 10:10 (591) |
| UpgradeToShiftHive | 545 (29.8%) | 10:51 | 6:57 (166) | 13:34 (379) |
| Hive | 443 (24.2%) | 11:44 | 10:02 (310) | 17:16 (133) |
| Spores | 508 (27.7%) | 13:37 | 13:15 (131) | 13:56 (377) |
| BoneShield | 660 (36.0%) | 13:57 | 14:19 (168) | 13:51 (492) |
| ResearchBioMassThree | 571 (31.2%) | 14:19 | 14:20 (163) | 14:17 (408) |
| Stomp | 393 (21.5%) | 17:52 | 17:43 (64) | 17:52 (329) |
| Umbra | 228 (12.5%) | 19:21 | 19:40 (42) | 19:21 (186) |
| Xenocide | 225 (12.3%) | 21:21 | 17:26 (6) | 21:23 (219) |
| Stab | 150 (8.2%) | 21:39 | 20:49 (21) | 21:41 (129) |
| GorgeEgg | 17 (0.9%) | 21:56 | 15:53 (5) | 23:01 (12) |
| OnosEgg | 5 (0.3%) | 22:52 | - (0) | 22:52 (5) |
| LerkEgg | 24 (1.3%) | 25:02 | 23:43 (4) | 25:02 (20) |
| FadeEgg | 23 (1.3%) | 25:14 | 20:52 (3) | 25:23 (20) |
First observed lifeform combat appearance
The first kill-feed appearance of each Alien lifeform; this is not the time the player evolved.
| Lifeform | Observed | Overall median | Marine-win median | Alien-win median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorge | 1760 (96.1%) | 2:11 | 1:57 (895) | 2:30 (865) |
| Lerk | 1656 (90.4%) | 3:45 | 3:46 (808) | 3:42 (848) |
| Fade | 1353 (73.9%) | 8:03 | 8:17 (610) | 7:54 (743) |
| Onos | 866 (47.3%) | 14:09 | 14:50 (295) | 13:42 (571) |