How to Save Resources While Playing The Last of Us Part II
Smart resource management can make the difference between surviving an encounter and running out of everything when you need it most.
Resources are one of the most important parts of The Last of Us Part II. Ammunition, crafting materials, supplements, and weapon parts are limited, so knowing when to use them can make your journey much easier.
Why Are Resources So Important?
The Last of Us Part II encourages players to explore their surroundings and carefully decide how they use their supplies. Many crafting ingredients can be used for more than one item, which means using a resource for one purpose can leave you without enough materials for something else later.
For example, Alcohol and Rags can be used to create both Health Kits and Molotov Cocktails. Because of this, crafting everything immediately is not always the best strategy.
1. Don't Craft Everything Immediately
One of the easiest ways to waste resources is crafting items simply because you have enough materials to make them.
Instead, think about what you actually need. If your health is full and you already have enough healing items, saving your materials for later may be more useful.
Before crafting, ask yourself: "Do I need this right now?" If the answer is no, consider saving the materials.
2. Explore Before Moving Forward
Exploration is one of the best ways to build your inventory. Look through rooms, drawers, shelves, abandoned buildings, and other areas before continuing to the next part of the story.
Some areas contain valuable supplies that are easy to miss if you simply follow the main path. Exploring can give you more ammunition, crafting materials, supplements, and weapon upgrade parts.
🔧 Weapon Parts
Used to upgrade weapons. Search carefully for them because weapon upgrades can make future encounters easier.
💊 Supplements
Used to unlock character skill upgrades. Explore thoroughly because these resources can be easy to miss.
🩹 Crafting Materials
Materials such as Alcohol, Rags, Binding, and Explosives are important for crafting different survival items.
🔫 Ammunition
Save your ammunition whenever possible. Stealth and careful positioning can help you avoid wasting valuable bullets.
3. Use Stealth Whenever Possible
Not every enemy encounter needs to become a full firefight. Using stealth can help you eliminate or avoid enemies while saving ammunition and other valuable resources.
Take your time, observe enemy positions, and think about your route before attacking. Sometimes avoiding an enemy completely is the best way to save supplies.
4. Choose Your Crafting Priorities
Because some ingredients are shared between different recipes, you should decide which items are most useful for your current situation.
- Prioritize Health Kits when you are low on health.
- Save offensive crafting materials when you expect difficult encounters.
- Avoid crafting items just because your inventory allows it.
- Think about your next encounter before spending valuable materials.
5. Open Safes and Search Hidden Areas
Safes can contain useful supplies such as ammunition, supplements, weapon parts, and other valuable items. When you find a safe, search the surrounding area for clues that can help you discover its combination.
Don't rush past areas that look optional. A few extra minutes of exploration can give you resources that become extremely valuable later.
6. Prioritize Your Upgrades
You will not necessarily have enough resources to unlock or upgrade everything during a single playthrough. Because of this, think about the playstyle you enjoy and prioritize upgrades that support it.
If you prefer stealth, focus on upgrades that improve your ability to remain undetected. If you prefer direct combat, weapon upgrades may be more useful to you.
Final Thoughts
The key to saving resources in The Last of Us Part II is not simply collecting everything you see. It is knowing when to explore, when to craft, and when to save your supplies.
Take your time exploring areas, avoid unnecessary fights, use stealth when possible, and think carefully before crafting. These small decisions can give you a much better chance of having the resources you need when the game becomes more difficult.
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