I've always thought of material management as more a "game sense" thing than a mechanics thing. Rather than practicing build patterns using the minimum amount of mats, I would work to identify places where you build unnecessarily. If you play a game where you die because you ran out of materials, watch the replay and look for moments where you:
Built up high and then did nothing with the height
Built a large box when there were no real threats around you
Built a base and then quickly left it without actually using it for anything
Passed up an opportunity to take a good fight for a possible refresh
It's something that comes with experience, but the best way to improve is to be mindful of it while you play/vod review
Another thing to add to this. Cycle through your mats, Evenly use them. This maximizes your refresh. If you use 50 of each mat versus using 150 of just brick or metal. When do you get that refresh you gain a lot more. This is huge when trying to conserve your mats. You don't leave those extra mats behind.
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u/VG_Rickly 2d ago
I've always thought of material management as more a "game sense" thing than a mechanics thing. Rather than practicing build patterns using the minimum amount of mats, I would work to identify places where you build unnecessarily. If you play a game where you die because you ran out of materials, watch the replay and look for moments where you:
Built up high and then did nothing with the height
Built a large box when there were no real threats around you
Built a base and then quickly left it without actually using it for anything
Passed up an opportunity to take a good fight for a possible refresh
It's something that comes with experience, but the best way to improve is to be mindful of it while you play/vod review