Early Game Optimization | Turn APM Into Income (TvX Economic)
Description
Hey folks, toxicSAM here!
In this video I break down how to optimize your early game economy as Terran in StarCraft II and how to turn your APM into real, measurable EPM.
Many players have high APM in the first minutes of the game but still float resources or lose economic efficiency without realizing it. In this guide, I show how small mechanical optimizations can give you a concrete advantage of approximately:
+20 Minerals +4 Vespene Gas
All within the first few minutes of the game.
We cover two common openings:
• Barracks → Refinery → Fast Expansion
• Double Gas into Factory
Thank you very much for watching!
VOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1WQirWkVvcBuild Order
| 14 | 0:17 | | Built it at your ramp with you first SCV produced |
| 16 | 0:40 | | Build Reaper into Marine then Reactor, use builder to scout |
| 16 | 0:42 | | Saturate it right away |
| 19 | 1:27 | | When finish resume SCV production and constantly drop MULEs, Scout with it |
| 20 | 1:39 | | Turn it into Orbital Command right away |
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- Created by: toxicSAM
- Published on: Feb 22, 2026
- Modified on: Feb 22, 2026
- Patch: 5.0.11
- Difficulty: Easy