Turbo Building and Builder Pro: Build Immediately, both of which will greatly improve your ability to build well. The quality of life improvements are: Tap to Search/Interact, Controller Autorun, Auto Pick Up Weapons, and Auto Sort Consumables to Right, all of which should be switched to on.
Only use a custom Wireless Controller Configuration if you are highly confident in a specific custom layout and have practiced it as custom layouts can be very difficult to use. After changing this setting, spend some time learning the controls making sure to look at both combat and build controls.
A good starting point for most early players is 4-5 for look sensitivity, 4-5 for aim sensitivity, and 1. 5X-2. 0X for both the build mode and edit mode sensitivity multiplier. If these speeds are too fast, change them to 3 for look and aim sensitivity and 1-1. 25X for build mode and edit mode sensitivity multipliers. Over time, increase these settings gradually until you are at your fastest comfortable speed to improve your play.
Use busy drop locations (locations close to the bus path and towards the center of the map) to get better at gunfighting and build battles. Use edge of map drop locations to learn how best to navigate the map and maximize looting. [1] X Research source
On occasion, someone may try to kill you with the pickaxe. In that situation, run and find a gun before them, don’t try and out-pickaxe them. [2] X Research source
Watch videos demonstrating build techniques that work well in-game if you are unsure of how to build well. [4] X Research source
During later stages in the game get the highest ground you can, as its importance is even higher later.
The farther you are going to have to move to be in the next storm, the earlier you need to move towards it.
Pay special attention to areas of your game you previously highlighted as needing work. Try to learn new techniques for building and editing. These are some of the most difficult parts of the game to learn and pros know the best moves and when to use them.
