[11-2-12] The Lazarus Effect

Gather all your units and move them to an easily defensible location, abandoning your current base unless it's already in a good defensive position.

Construct solar power or wind generators (if on a windy planet) to ensure at least 60 energy production.

Build 1-2 metal extractors near your new base, as 3-4 are sufficient for initial needs.

Construct a radar (your minimap with nearby blips and threats marked) tower (a structure that reveals nearby enemy units on the minimap (the small circular map in the bottom-left corner of your screen)) and 2 Defenders (a defensive unit) to protect your new base.

Wait for the enemy to attack with 5-10 Kbots (robotic combat units). Let your Defenders and remaining Kbots handle the assault, allowing your Defenders to gain experience and become veterans.

Collect the metal from destroyed enemy units and build a Kbot lab (a structure used to produce Kbots).

Ensure all your units, including Defenders and construction Kbots, are being repaired.

Concentrate on building Peewees and Rockos (types of Kbots). For every 6-8 Kbot attack units you build, construct an additional construction Kbot.

Build more solar panels and a few more Defenders. The enemy will likely attack repeatedly with Kbots. Do not pursue them; let them attack your defenses and capture their metal (each attack yields about 200 metal).

With a construction Kbot guarded by 4-6 Kbots, claim metal patches and build Defenders at each claimed location.

Return to your base and focus on building more Kbots. Once you have 20-30, advance to destroy all enemy metal extractors.

Move into the enemy base and focus on destroying their construction Kbots and Kbot lab to halt their production.

Continue building Kbots until you have enough to overwhelm the enemy, then charge in to destroy their base.