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title: "OpenRA AI (Normal) vs GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenRA arena | Evals by Jetty"
url: https://evaljetty.com/openra/games/ladder-gpt56terra-normal-g2.html
description: "OpenRA AI (Normal) destroyed the enemy base. Watch the full game with both models' reasoning."
updated: 2026-09-28
publisher: Jetty (https://jetty.io)
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Champion vs OpenRA AI · ladder-gpt56terra-normal-g2

# OpenRA AI (Normal) vs GPT-5.6 Terra

OpenRA AI (Normal) destroyed the enemy base after 14.0 game-minutes · 17.2 min wall clock

[Jetty trajectory](https://jetty.io/jettygrowthteam/openra-arena-match/244c97ee)
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[Decision log](https://evaljetty.com/openra/runs/ladder-gpt56terra-normal-g2/decisions.jsonl)
[Runtime config](https://evaljetty.com/openra/runs/ladder-gpt56terra-normal-g2/runtime_config.json)

WIN russia · west

OpenRA AI (Normal)

openra/normal-ai

Value destroyed$59,200Value lost$22,750
Units killed / lost134 / 47Buildings killed / lost13 / 1
Peak army$0Orders issued169
Decision turns (failed)0 (0)Mean latency–Model cost$0.000

LOSS germany · east

GPT-5.6 Terra

openai/gpt-5.6-terra

Value destroyed$15,500Value lost$51,950
Units killed / lost22 / 109Buildings killed / lost1 / 13
Peak army$4,350Orders issued156
Decision turns (failed)106 (0)Mean latency3.9sModel cost$0.869

## Decision timeline

What each model saw as its situation and what it ordered, every 8 game-seconds. Click a turn to jump the video there.

## Decision timeline

Every 8 game-seconds each model received a text briefing and replied with its reasoning and commands. Time is game time.

- **0:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Deploy immediately and start the standard economy opening. The enemy is likely far northeast, so establish production before scouting.
- **0:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Construction Yard is deployed and the initial power plant should be placed immediately. Start the first refinery to establish income, then expand into infantry and vehicle production.
- **0:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Construction Yard is deployed and the first priority is unlocking ore income. Start the initial Power Plant immediately, then place it and build a Refinery next turn.
- **0:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Construction Yard is deployed and the first Power Plant is ready. Place it immediately and start the first Refinery to establish income.
- **0:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Power is established and cash is sufficient for the first refinery. I will start the refinery immediately, then add a barracks and infantry scouting once funds permit.
- **0:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: First refinery is still constructing. I will place it immediately when ready, then establish infantry scouting and expand vehicle/economy production.
- **0:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The refinery is nearly complete and must be placed immediately when ready to start income. I will begin barracks production so infantry can scout toward the enemy start while the economy expands.
- **0:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The first refinery is nearly ready and the barracks is queued behind it. I will place the refinery immediately when available, then use infantry scouts to reveal routes toward the enemy while expanding economy.
- **1:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: First refinery is about to complete and the barracks is already queued. I will place the refinery, maintain power for the expanding base, and get infantry scouts out as soon as the barracks is available.
- **1:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: First refinery is ready and must be placed to start income. Power is queued behind it; then complete barracks and begin scouting/training infantry.
- **1:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second power is ready while the barracks is constructing. Keep the ore truck mining and transition into infantry production immediately after the barracks completes, then add a war factory/refinery.
- **1:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Barracks is nearly complete and the economy has ample power. I will keep the harvester mining, then immediately use the barracks for scouts and queue a second refinery followed by vehicle production.
- **1:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The barracks is ready and the economy has ample power for expansion. I will place it, begin infantry scouting, and immediately start a second refinery for sustained tank production later.
- **1:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery is underway and the barracks is now operational. I will mass rifle scouts immediately and rally them east toward the expected enemy base while preserving cash for a war factory after the refinery completes.
- **1:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery is progressing and infantry production is queued. Send the initial rifle squad northeast to scout toward the likely enemy base while preserving cash for the War Factory immediately after refinery placement.
- **2:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery is nearing completion; place it immediately when ready and transition into a War Factory as income rises. Keep infantry scouting east toward the likely enemy start while maintaining constant infantry production.
- **2:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery will complete imminently, enabling stronger income. Continue scouting directly toward the likely enemy position while beginning the War Factory tech path.
- **2:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery is ready and should be placed immediately to boost income with its free harvester. Our infantry scout is advancing east; keep it moving toward the suspected enemy start while the War Factory completes.
- **2:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Second refinery is online and the War Factory is nearly ready. Keep infantry scouting toward the likely enemy start while preparing vehicle production as soon as the factory is placed.
- **2:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly complete while the scouting force is advancing uncontested toward the eastern enemy start. Keep the infantry pressure moving east and send the rear guards forward to consolidate the attack force.
- **2:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly complete; infantry screen continues advancing toward the expected enemy corner. I will keep barracks production active while saving enough ore income to immediately establish continuous tank production.
- **2:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly complete while the infantry and rocket force has advanced deep along the northern approach. Push the available combat force toward the likely enemy start to scout and engage immediately, then place the factory as soon as it completes next turn.
- **2:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly ready while our infantry spearhead has reached the enemy approach and exposed a Tesla Coil. Focus it down immediately, keep trailing troops advancing, and start tank production as soon as refinery income arrives.
- **3:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly ready while our forward infantry has located the enemy Tesla and APC. Finish the factory, keep infantry production active, and pull the exposed northern infantry slightly back until Medium Tanks can lead the assault.
- **3:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is nearly ready; place it immediately and use the forward infantry/rocket group to clear the visible APC while consolidating reinforcements at the eastern staging point.
- **3:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is ready and must be placed immediately; stored ore can fund continuous infantry and the first Medium Tank. Our forward infantry should finish the damaged APC and continue scouting northeast toward the enemy base.
- **3:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: War Factory is active and infantry production is saturated. Push the forward eastern infantry toward the likely enemy base while consolidating trailing scouts, and rally vehicle production east for an armored follow-up.
- **3:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Forward infantry are nearing the likely enemy start with no resistance spotted yet. Keep pressure moving northeast, finish the current infantry queue, and queue a Light Tank plus a third refinery to convert the strong ore income into sustained production.
- **3:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward infantry screen is nearing the likely Soviet start while the trailing force advances behind it. Keep both production queues active, deploy the incoming refinery as soon as it completes, and use the first Light Tanks to reinforce the attack route.
- **3:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward infantry has reached the enemy approach and spotted an APC near the expected base location. Keep the army pressing east to eliminate it and reveal enemy structures while the refinery and queued units complete.
- **4:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our refinery, tank, and infantry are already in production, while the current force is advancing through the center toward the likely enemy base. Keep pressure east and rally future units directly toward the attack route.
- **4:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our second refinery is nearing completion and the forward scouting force is converging toward the likely enemy start. Keep infantry and tanks streaming east while both harvesters sustain the expanding economy.
- **4:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The second refinery is progressing and both harvesters are active, while our scattered infantry scouts are advancing toward the likely enemy base. Keep production queued and consolidate the light tank with the eastern push.
- **4:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our refinery and large tank/infantry queues will consume upcoming income, while the current scouting force should pressure the likely enemy start. Keep all combat units advancing east and place the refinery as soon as construction completes.
- **4:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force is nearing the likely enemy start while both production queues remain saturated. Keep the attack moving northeast and keep harvesters actively mining until the refinery is ready to place.
- **4:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Production is fully queued and the forward force is closing on the likely enemy start with no opposition spotted. Keep all combat units advancing to discover and pressure the enemy base while income finishes the refinery.
- **4:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward scouts have exposed Soviet defenses at the expected enemy start. Preserve the critically damaged tank, keep both harvesters mining, and have nearby infantry focus the Tesla Coil while production completes.
- **4:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our prior assault force has been mostly lost, so I will keep the remaining infantry advancing to scout and pressure the known enemy defensive line while the refinery and production queues complete. The ready rocket soldier will be deployed automatically through the barracks rally toward the front.
- **5:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Production is fully queued and the refinery is nearly complete, so I will preserve the economy while consolidating the scattered infantry into a forward force before probing the defended enemy start.
- **5:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The refinery is ready and must be placed immediately to increase income. Vehicle and infantry queues are already saturated; surviving forward infantry will regroup near the enemy approach while tanks complete.
- **5:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Third refinery is nearly complete and will be placed immediately next turn; current income is temporarily exhausted by queued tanks and infantry. The forward rifle group should probe toward the likely enemy base while rocket soldiers regroup behind it.
- **5:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The refinery is ready and must be placed immediately to strengthen income. Infantry are close to the likely enemy start, while rockets continue moving up to support the coming tank force.
- **5:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: A third refinery is ready and should be placed immediately to expand income. Our small mobile force should continue probing toward the likely enemy base while infantry production stays active.
- **5:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Three refineries and fully queued infantry/tank production should soon provide a strong force. The forward tank and rockets will continue probing northeast toward the suspected enemy base while new units rally east.
- **5:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has been attrited, but the surviving light tank is in contact with vulnerable enemy supply trucks near the central approach. Keep all existing production queues running, eliminate exposed targets, and send the nearby infantry northeast to reinforce/scout toward the likely enemy base.
- **6:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: A forward enemy Construction Yard is exposed at 66,32; destroy it immediately while continuing tank and infantry production. Our nearby force will pressure through the APC screen and the home tank will reinforce.
- **6:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our production queues are fully committed and power/economy are healthy. Push all available combat units toward the last known enemy construction yard position while reinforcements rally forward.
- **6:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has contact with enemy APCs and infantry near the suspected base approach. Keep pressure on that group while the large queued reinforcement batch completes and rallies east.
- **6:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has reached enemy units near 64,30 but is outnumbered by APCs and support infantry. Consolidate every combat unit into the fight while the already-full vehicle and infantry queues reinforce the forward rally point.
- **6:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our queued reinforcements are filling both production lines while the current force advances toward the last enemy contact. Keep pressure eastward and convert incoming ore into a fourth refinery as soon as funds arrive.
- **6:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Production is fully queued and a fourth refinery is underway, while our small force has not found the enemy yet. Continue the broad advance toward the likely northeast enemy start and keep all combat units aggressive.
- **6:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has located damaged enemy vehicles near the central approach, likely screening their base. Keep the tank/rocket group pressing east while the refinery and light tank queues convert incoming ore into a stronger assault force.
- **6:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our force is small but enemy defenses/buildings remain unseen, so maintain the eastward offensive while finishing the refinery and tank queue. The damaged flak truck is an immediate target en route to the likely enemy base.
- **7:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy has three refineries and harvesters, with a fourth refinery nearly ready. Keep the armored/rocket spearhead advancing toward the suspected enemy base while finishing economic growth and continuous light-tank production.
- **7:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our refinery and a batch of light tanks are nearing completion, while the current infantry screen continues advancing toward the presumed enemy base. Keep pressure and production flowing, then place the refinery immediately when ready.
- **7:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Third refinery is nearly ready and all production queues are occupied. The forward infantry are continuing toward the presumed northeast enemy base; send available armor and rockets to reinforce while harvesters keep income flowing.
- **7:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Refinery is nearly ready and will be placed immediately next turn to sustain the economy. Existing armor and infantry should continue scouting northeast toward the expected enemy base while production queues complete.
- **7:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: A fourth refinery is ready and must be placed immediately to maximize income. Our visible force is sparse, so keep the existing scouts advancing toward the likely northeast enemy base while queued units reinforce from rallies.
- **7:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy has four refineries and harvesters but is temporarily empty while three Light Tanks and infantry are already queued. Keep production rallies aimed east and push the existing scout force toward the likely Soviet start to gain vision and find targets.
- **7:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy has four refineries and harvesters but is temporarily cash-starved while two tank and two rocket-soldier orders are underway. Keep existing forces pressing east to scout the likely Soviet base while production completes.
- **8:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy has four refineries and harvesters but the current combat force is extremely thin after heavy losses. Keep the existing tank and infantry advancing toward the likely enemy base while current tank and rocket production completes, then reinforce continuously.
- **8:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our four refineries give a strong economy but the army is still small and advancing piecemeal. Send all combat units toward the likely enemy base while the current Light Tank completes, then continue tank production as funds arrive.
- **8:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has located an enemy APC and infantry screen around (65,30), well short of their presumed base. Keep the group fighting east while the nearly complete Light Tank joins the frontline; refinery income should soon fund continuous infantry and another vehicle.
- **8:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Four refineries give strong income but our army is too small after losses. Push all available combat units toward the presumed enemy base while adding a Service Depot to unlock Medium Tanks, and keep both production structures working.
- **8:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is under construction and all production queues are saturated. Push the existing forward force northeast toward the likely enemy base while reinforcements rally behind it.
- **8:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is nearly ready and production queues are saturated despite a temporary cash shortage. Keep the small force advancing east toward prior contact while new tanks and infantry reinforce automatically.
- **8:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is nearing completion while production queues are already committed. I will consolidate the scattered combat force and push east toward the enemy’s likely approach/base area, while keeping all units aggressive.
- **8:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is nearly ready and all available production queues are already active despite no cash. Regroup the scattered combat units toward the previous contact area and continue probing eastward.
- **9:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our Service Depot is nearly ready and production queues are committed despite temporary zero cash. The forward force has found a small enemy group; concentrate on it while advancing northeast toward their likely base.
- **9:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is ready and must be placed to unlock stronger armor later. Our forward scouts should continue toward the likely northeast enemy base while production remains queued.
- **9:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Service Depot is ready and must be placed to unlock Medium Tanks. Our small forward rocket group should continue scouting toward the likely enemy base while the new Light Tank joins them; income will fund the ongoing power plant and further production.
- **9:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Power is capped, so place the ready plant and start another refinery to expand income. Keep scouting east/northeast toward the suspected enemy base while preserving the critically damaged rocket soldier.
- **9:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The refinery is nearly complete and the first light tank is about to finish. I will consolidate the scattered infantry with the tank toward the northeast rather than feeding small groups into the enemy start.
- **9:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Fourth refinery is nearing completion and our infrastructure supports medium-tank production. Keep both production lines active while the forward force pushes east-northeast to locate the enemy base.
- **9:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our refinery and combat queues are already active while the forward force is approaching the enemy’s likely start. Keep the force advancing aggressively to scout and pressure the base location as new tanks and rockets reinforce.
- **10:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has reached the center-right and has spotted an APC; eliminate it while continuing toward the likely enemy base at 95,11. Production is fully queued and the new refinery should be placed as soon as it completes.
- **10:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force is near an exposed enemy APC and should clear it before pushing toward the likely enemy base at the northeast. Production is already committed to refinery, tanks, and rockets; surviving rockets will reinforce the forward advance.
- **10:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Place the ready refinery immediately to expand income, then keep the war factory and barracks producing. Our scattered survivors should regroup toward the known central approach before pushing northeast toward the enemy start.
- **10:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Five refineries and five harvesters should restore income shortly; vehicle and infantry queues are already saturated. Regroup the surviving rocket soldiers toward the central approach while keeping harvesters actively mining.
- **10:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy is strong but current cash is being converted from ore while vehicle production is already saturated. Regroup the surviving tank and rockets into a scouting attack toward the likely enemy base, and fill remaining infantry queue space with rockets.
- **10:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Vehicle and infantry queues are saturated, and the available force should continue probing toward the likely Soviet start. Keep harvesters actively mining while the spearhead advances northeast.
- **10:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: An enemy MCV has been spotted at 56,28 and must be destroyed before it can establish a base. Our medium tanks and rocket soldiers will converge on it while existing production continues.
- **10:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: The exposed enemy MCV is the immediate priority; destroy it before it can deploy or retreat. Keep all vehicle queues producing Medium Tanks and add rocket soldiers for anti-vehicle support.
- **11:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force has contact with an enemy heavy tank and APC near the suspected relocated MCV. Focus fire the heavy tank with tanks and rockets while queued reinforcements continue arriving toward the front.
- **11:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: A damaged enemy MCV is exposed west of the armored cluster; destroy it immediately while the forward rockets and tank clear the damaged Heavy Tank. The badly damaged Medium Tank should withdraw to the Service Depot, and the ready power plant must be placed to preserve production capacity.
- **11:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Enemy Construction Yard is exposed at 32% near our forward force. Focus it immediately while production continues, then engage the nearby APC group.
- **11:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Enemy APC and infantry force is directly in front of our forward tanks and rockets, so clear it immediately while medium tank production continues. Our economy has six refineries and five harvesters, so spend incoming cash on nonstop armor and rocket support.
- **11:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our forward force is engaged with a large enemy infantry/APC group near the previously seen enemy War Factory. Pull the damaged tanks back to the depot while the healthy tank and rockets clear the cluster, and keep all vehicle production focused on medium tanks.
- **11:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Enemy infantry/APC mass is pressing from the east while our medium tanks are critically damaged. Pull both tanks to the Service Depot, and have rocket soldiers focus the V2/APCs while queued armor completes.
- **11:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Vehicle production is heavily queued and ore income will fund the rebuild. I will repair the damaged barracks, send the critically damaged tank to the depot, and cautiously probe the last known enemy force location with the healthy tank and rocket soldiers.
- **12:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy and production infrastructure are strong, but the field army is very small after heavy losses. Repair the critically damaged tank, keep rocket production queued, and send the surviving mobile force east-northeast to locate and pressure the enemy base while harvesters continue mining.
- **12:08 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our surviving force is small but concentrated near the enemy forward contact, while medium tanks and rocket soldiers are already heavily queued. Repair the critically damaged tank and push the remaining armor/rockets east through the visible enemy screen toward their likely base.
- **12:16 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our surviving forward force can eliminate the exposed V2 and continue advancing toward the likely enemy base. The severely damaged medium tank must return to the Service Depot while the large tank and rocket queues finish.
- **12:24 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our production is fully queued and incoming income will fund it. The visible enemy infantry cluster near 45,25 must be cleared while the damaged tank returns to the depot; surviving forces then probe east toward the enemy start.
- **12:32 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Production is fully queued and our economy/power are strong. Push the available tanks and rocket soldiers northeast toward the likely enemy base while sending the critically damaged tank to the Service Depot.
- **12:40 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Production is heavily queued and the base economy is strong; the immediate priority is preserving the crippled tank while pushing the available force to discover and pressure the enemy's likely northeast base. Continue repairs and keep new units rallied east.
- **12:48 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our visible army is extremely thin after heavy losses, but tank and rocket production is fully queued. Keep the damaged tank alive at the depot while the remaining mobile force probes toward the likely enemy base; spend the next refinery income on further production infrastructure or armor.
- **12:56 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Enemy infantry and APCs are massed just east of our base, while a Yak is harassing the southern ore trucks. Our queued armor will soon reinforce; immediately clear the nearby enemy force and get the critical tank into the Service Depot.
- **13:04 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy is strong but the field army has been nearly wiped out, so preserve the damaged tank while the long medium-tank queue rebuilds our force. The nearby Yak threatens southern ore trucks; send the rocket soldier to engage it and keep production rallies toward the forward approach.
- **13:12 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our economy infrastructure is strong but the army has been nearly wiped, with production queues already committed. Preserve the critically damaged tank at the depot, keep harvesters mining, and have future reinforcements rally east for a rebuilding push.
- **13:20 GPT-5.6 Terra**: A large enemy infantry/APC force is pressing directly east of our base, with a V2 launcher as the highest immediate threat. Keep the healthy tank fighting while the crippled tank retreats to the depot; medium tank production is already fully queued.
- **13:28 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our base is exposed and we have almost no combat force, so the damaged Medium Tank must immediately eliminate the nearby V2 launchers while production restarts. I will add a barracks for cheap defensive infantry, repair the refinery, and continuously queue Light Tanks.
- **13:36 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Enemy infantry and APCs are inside the base perimeter while the War Factory is our only active production. Keep the light-tank queue flowing, rally tanks into the refinery line, and use harvesters to crush the exposed infantry while avoiding APC focus fire.
- **13:44 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our Construction Yard and production facilities appear destroyed, leaving only refinery/power and three harvesters under an enemy raid. Preserve harvesters and use them to clear exposed infantry if possible while banking ore for any surviving recovery option.
- **13:52 GPT-5.6 Terra**: Our base is effectively collapsed, with only the refinery and one damaged harvester remaining. Preserve the harvester by sending it to mine while attempting to disrupt the nearby weak APCs with it if possible.
- **14:00 GPT-5.6 Terra**: We have no surviving units, buildings, economy, or production capability, so no recovery actions are possible.

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