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It's best to start by building things in a simple yet effective sequence that can get your economy and army development on the fast track. Despite minor variations, this seems to be the most effective starting build order: first, use your ACU (Armored Command Unit) to build one Mass Extractor then two Power Generators and one Land Factory (LF). Then queue up the other three nearby Mass Extractors to be built by your ACU while you wait for your Land Factory's completion.
Once the factory is complete, crank out a couple of scouts and two to three engineers. Send the scouts off to do their thing at far-off chokepoints while setting your Engineers to automatically build distant Mass Extractors. Have your ACU build another LF and basically follow this rough pattern as you build-up in the early game and mid-game.
