Blow up everything you see. Take the time to wander around each area destroying everything. Stay alive. You lose studs when your character dies. Avoid dying by taking care to collect red heart charms to restore your health or by activating the invincibility extra. You can also decrease the effect of your death by turning off the extra called adaptive difficulty. See How to use power bricks for more information regarding extras. Turn on the stud magnet. The stud magnet is an extra available to buy after you find the associated power brick. When activated, it is significantly easier to collect studs during game play. See How to use power bricks for more information regarding extras. Turn on character studs. Character studs are an extra available to buy after you find the associated power brick. When activated, enemy characters turn into studs when defeated. See How to use power bricks for more information regarding extras. This is particularly effective while playing levels with an unlimited number of enemy combatants; for example, Episode 2 Chapter 4 Jedi Battle and Episode 3 Chapter 4 Defense of Kashyyyk. Turn on the stud multipliers. Stud multipliers are extras available to buy after you find the associated power bricks. They are very expensive, but when activated every point you find is multiplied by 2,4, 6, or 8, depending on which multipliers you have activated. See How to use power bricks for more information regarding extras.
