Preparing for Hardmode (Terraria 1.4 Beginner's Guide Series)
Not sure if you're ready to take the plunge into Hardmode? Check out the tips and ideas presented in this video, and you will be! In this episode of my Terraria version 1.4 - Beginner's Guide Series, I explain several activities you may want to complete in pre-Hardmode to make you fully prepared to handle the new challenges Hardmode brings to the table. Included are how to prepare for the Hardmode Crimson/Corruption - Hallow "V", as well as how to protect key areas from future biome spread and contamination, and much, much more!!
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Overview of Hardmode Changes
03:00 Protect Your Pylons from Biome Spread
07:17 Quarantine Evil Biome Areas
08:31 Find a Spider Cavern
09:56 Prepare Extra NPC Housing & Hardmode NPC Arrangement
10:40 Make Some Hellevators
12:21 Mark the Dungeon's Biome Chests
13:10 Farm the Nazar
13:49 Pre-Hardmode Combo Crafts
14:36 Stockpile Potion Ingredients
15:03 Make a Life Fruit & Plantera Arena
16:38 Make a Cavern Level Fighting Arena
18:50 Outro
Regarding the NPC arrangement shown at 10:30 - there are lots of alternative ways to arrange your NPCs to, for example, get the best average happiness across all your NPCs. I, however, prefer to get a few key NPCs to their max happiness, and honestly don't worry about the happiness of other NPCs that I generally don't buy from anyways. This arrangement gets max happiness for the Goblin Tinkerer (easily the most expensive NPC in the game) for the best discount on his reforging service. The Angler also gets max happiness in order to boost chances of getting good rewards from him.
Most of the other NPCs are also generally pretty happy, though not all will be happy enough to sell the pylons at the listed locations. And if you are planning a big purchase from a specific NPC, you can always re-arrange them to make the purchase, then set them back.
The other benefit of this arrangement is that by having at least 3 NPCs at each location, it will create a village that suppresses mob spawning in the area, and also makes it easier to re-locate NPCs and still be able to use the pylon. Add in a few pets, and you'll be all set!
For the combo-crafted items listed at 14:09, check out the wiki to learn how to get the ingredient items. Here's some links:
Cell Phone: terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Guid...
Terraspark Boots: terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Terr...
Architect Gizmo Pack: terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Arch...
Lavaproof Tackle Bag: terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Lava...
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Music is also from Terraria and was composed by Scott Lloyd Shelley / Resonance Array.
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Spider caverns are very easy to find by using Dangersense potions, since they outline spiderwebs in red.
Yup!! Those potions are also great for just general exploration as well, as they make it easy to find other open cave areas.
Spewlunker potions also highlight webs… crazy
If you want to easily find a spider cavern, just dig a hellevator at the original spawnpoint. There's somehow always one there.
They are more common in the cold biome
@@Trueberryboiwoe
Such timing, I was about to enter hardmode and this video popped up, guess I will take my time. This video really helped me a ton, thanks a lot
Yay! I love it when I have good timing!!
Oh no, I didn’t do this pre hard mode. But I can still do my best. Edit: I am almost at moon lord now I died to him once but once I am done with him I will cleanse the world with the cleantaminator ( although my wallet will suffer a LOT)
I didn't, now I fucked up.
Same here
@@gede6587 same here
I just made my first ever pair of Terraspark boots! Just started playing terraria about a week ago and without your videos I probably would've just blindly started hardmode asap, but instead I've got great gear, and a much deeper understanding of the game! Now I've just got to build my pylon villages and off to hardmode, thanks!
Nice! I'm glad the videos have helped!!
The Cell phone is a LOT harder to make I'm kinda shocked it's in this list. I've been fishing quests and looking at what the travelling sales dude every time like a maniac and I'm missing 4-5 things
@@salendrak If you include the Architect gizmo you might as well make the Hand of Creation; in my case it's a lot easier to get the 3 extra things than the gizmo itself
@@captainLoknar if you have the items in your inventory he won’t give a duplicates. Helped me alot
Can you please give me an npc setup for pre hardmode
Even after 10 years this game is awesome and pure love ❤️😊
Did you see that it won Steam's Labor of Love award! Well earned!!
@@salendrak I've seen it and voted 😁so anticipated for Terraria 2
@@eddie1654 Oh my god are they working on Terraria 2? I thought they said they cancelled it!!
its a work of love the developer says
Love how you often bring up multiple options on how you can tackle the same objective. I usually just dig hellevators mindlessly with a pickaxe, but having just tried it with bombs. That was fun, albeit a little destructive lol. I got tons of information out of watching this! Thanks for the help!
Honestly, that's one of the things I love about Terraria. There no one "right" way to do much of anything, but you have creative freedom to try all sorts of different options. I like options!!
This guide helped a ton! Now that I’ve gotten the WoF down I managed to grind my way up to post-Golem. Another banger, Salen :)
Thanks!!
yeah.
me 2k hours in terraria watching beginners guide
Learn anything new?
Thank you so much for making this series! i only started playing for the first time a few weeks ago and it gets so confusing and overwhelming sometimes, now i have a rough idea of how to progress through the game. i literally just beat eye of cthulu yesterday so i’m still very far away from needing to get ready for for hard mode but it’s good to have a reference for what to do later! these videos are so well-made and helpful.
Glad I could help! Chances are you'll probably pass up what the guides have covered before too much longer, but I'm hoping to increase my rate of making this videos over the next several months. Feel free to let me know if you have any specific questions!
This has been the best beginners guide series I've found, I always send it to my friends and/or everyone who's struggling with the game, I really hope you finish it, I love your content!
Thanks! Sharing is caring!! 😁
Your timing is impeccable, fr! This was an extremely good and informative watch as usual! Merci beaucoup!
Awesome!! I love it when I have good timing!! 😁
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS GUIDE! I have been looking everywhere with the full explanation and logic behind hardmode biome spread, and what to prepare, and you have answered all my thoughts and doubts. I'll start preparing.
Yay! Glad it helped!!
Been revisiting Terraria after quite a while to check out all these new updates I've missed (really like that new pylon & npc happiness mechanic), so it's nice to have good, concise videos like this, that also explain their reasoning to refresh all the memories & what to do. Thanks a lot!
Welcome back to Terraria, and happy to be of service!!
Was going through the series as a new Terrarian playing a FTW MM mediumcore world, and I assumed this was very popular due to it's extremely high quality and consistency, but I just checked the views and only 15k??? Holy hell this man deserves millions for the work he has done here. All the best of wishes for the channel, thank you for the help with my Terraria journey, and I will be sure to continue watching and supporting the channel! (I love DST as well)
Wow - thanks!! One of these days I'll be favored by the powers that be and my views will explode! That's my hope at least!!
And here I am in the future seeing total views at 888k. Congrats!
Thanks so much for this, I was checking every possible thing I could find to make sure I was ready to fight the wall of flesh. And then this popped up. Love these videos!
Awesome - glad I could help!!
Such a great channel! You've by far got the most clear cut while also super informational videos about terraria on KZhead which is sooo helpful!! :)
I try to make them into action packed infotainment!!
glad to see this series back. the video was spot on as well!
Thanks!! Next up is Deerclops, and after that the Wall of Flesh!!
@@salendrak sounds good 👍
Thanks Salendrak! I have been a casual player for years but wanted to "up my game" so to speak. Your content is greatly appreciated and your calm commentary is S+ tier.
Glad to help! And thank you!! 😊
Thank u for this guide man, I just started playing terraria again after quite a while. Started a new world and everything. Came here to check if there was anything else to do before I take on hard mode and boy is there a lot more. Cheers again.
Awesome - happy to have helped!!
thanks for the video. Even though ive have several 100 hours i still get confused or forget certain things up to date like the npc pylons. Thanks for your time and effort for making this video.
Oh, I still check the wiki regularly whenever I'm playing. There's just SOOOO much to learn and try to remember, I can't even begin to keep it all straight!
Just started terreria only a few days ago and have been speeding through progression and bosses I guess since I'm right before having to go into hard mode for the first time i have to start taking it slow and doing most of these things for my first playthrough. This video really helps and for the past few days of grinding terreria solo I've been binging your channel and let me just say I love your videos you've definitely earned my sub and i hope you keep making video because as long as I keep playing terreria then you'll probably be my main channel for tips and tricks on everything in the game. Thanks dude 👍
Wow - thanks!! More guides will be coming, but probably not as fast as you'll speed through the game. If only I could keep up! 😆
@@salendrak yeah 😂 I'm taking it slow for a bit though until i can do most or even all the things on this list. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and i usually over prepare in games like terraria so i want everything to be perfect when I enter hard mode lol
@@quackx3958 You should put that perfect in air quotes LOL I would recommend doing at least most or maybe all of the basics I go over on this video, but in the future feel free to do more or even none and see what happens. Mix things up to keep it interesting!
@@salendrakyeah that is true i do like the look of the hallow and honestly as long as I don't lose out on anything too important i really don't care that much if one of the biomes overtakes my world since I can just decontaminate it later.
Woah a new video, thanks again for all the guides. Appreciate it!
You're most very welcome!!
I always come back here and check out what to do, this video helps me out a lot , thanks! :)
Nice!!
Man, you are always helping me! I defeated the wall of flesh one day before this video and it was hard and since then…it has been hard too hahaha. But keep posting these videos as they are amazingly awesome. Cheers man and thanks
More is on the way!!
excellent guide! concise, informative, with context and explanations as to every part of the guide which is always good
Thanks - happy to be of service!! 😊
Thank you so much for this tutorial it was really comprehensive and entertaining :) I recently picked up terraria again, started a fresh world + character and now I’m determined to finally beat the game! I’ve already built the life fruit farm now I’m working on the underground cavern farm
Awesome! Those farms will serve you well in Hardmode!
Thanks man you’re the best I’m probably to lazy to do all of these things. Even tho I’ve stopped playing terraria for a couple of years I just got back into it and you helped me so much.
Good news - you can do as many or as few of these as you like, and it will all (probably) still work out just fine!!
Thanks for the amazing videos man, I like to know everything before playing a game and your video guides are just perfect.
Happy to be of service!!
Used this last year for when I started Terraria ever since I wanted it when I was younger, and still very useful for a second play through this year! Thanks a lot
Glad I could help!!
Hey man, thanks for doing this series, very helpful even for a vet like me. Actually finished the game pre 1.4 with a classic char and Expert world and just getting back to the game this time Mediumcore char and Master world, will be tackling Hardcore-Master after getting the feel of the game again and it's newer mechanics. Your tutorials greatly helps me getting to know the newer mechanics and some things I didn't know before. Keep up with the good work.
Nice!! Also, way to go on the medium-core with plans for Hardcore! I've never cared for those much myself, as I generally play a bit fast and loose...and die a LOT - LOL But I've seen footage of people pulling off For the Worthy Hardcore Master Mode - and man that's gotta take some serious commitment and planning to do!!
@@salendrak Yea, dying is a pain, but mediumcore-master does make me more careful in exploring and getting ready/overprepared for boss fights, even developed a habit of preparing random houses with beds in case I die and be near my dropped loot lol, Your detailed explanation on the pylons and npc happiness is a godsend and some tips like the dungeon chest marking which I never thought off really helps a lot.
good luck doing mastermode hardcore
@@salendrak was this video made on master mode btw U need a 1.4.4 version update
@@jakeDsnake06 Nope - that world was mostly a classic world. 1.4.4 video is in the works, I'm just slow LOL
I’m loving this series! Thank you!
Awesome - glad you're enjoying it!!
nice video, i started a world a few days ago, planned to play with a friend but he kinda bailed so im goin through master mode alone rn, every other world I have had, the biome spread has been a little issue but im trying to make sure this time its all under control. thanks again :)
I firmly believe that when it comes to preparing for hardmode, the proverbial ounce of prevention is worth the pound of cure!
This is the best guide I have seen so far, it really helped out a lot
Thanks!!
i would have never made it through pre hardmode if it wasn’t for you, tysm 😁
Awwww thanks!!
I’ve been playing terraria periodically since it’s release, all I gotta say is “huh?” I knew corruption was an issue but damn. Well made video and expert advice. Brilliant.. just feel like my IQ might be a bit low to understand this all in one watch. Definitely will be coming back. Thanks for sharing your insight.
The good news is that the biome spread issues are a LOT less now that smashing altars doesn't cause random blocks to sometimes get converted.
@@salendrak is this true? ive had confirmation that this is true and false
@@anaveragekiwi Totally true IF you have the 1.4.4 update. Copy from the altar wiki page: Desktop 1.4.4: When smashed, no longer has a chance to convert a Stone Block to spread Evil/Hallow.
Already did *most* of these in my first playthrough, specifically the cavern arena but I never thought to put it near the edge of the world. Surprise surprise it ended up getting hallowed since I put it directly below my spawn, haha. Very helpful tips and just in time for the 1.4.4 update tomorrow when I start a new Expert mode playthrough after finding Classic a bit easy for my tastes. Thanks for your tips!
I think you'll like expert! The new accessories for bosses are nice, the extra accessory slot in hardmode is very nice, and the added challenge is a great change of pace and a lot more fun!
I find it cool how you reply to every comment, that’s a lot of work!! I’m doubtful of going into hard mode since I have a small world from before 1.4 and think that it’d get infected too quickly. Good work 👍😁
It's a labor of love responding to all these comments 💖 If your world was generated pre 1.4 I would definitely just go ahead and make a new one, and definitely go medium if not large!
@@salendrak I was planning on that but I have everything on that one world. I’ve built a pylon network and explored practically the entire world. I’ve made four gap wide tunnels on each side of the crimsons, so that shouldn’t spread, but the hard mode V wouldn’t be blocked
This video helps me out so much. This is exactly where im at right now in my world.
I had good timing - yay!!
thank you for the detailed guide. i wish terraria included a toggle for turning off evil biome spread in all game modes. in 1.4, it's only an option in jorney mode. there's an "evil begone" mode in tmodloader that stops evil biome spread, but that only works for the 1.3 versions. i like to take my sweet time playing pre-HM, so by time i'm ready to kill the WoF, my map is already obliterated by corruption. and of course it gets exponentially worse in HM. of course some players suggest "just mine out a protective border", but that is absurdly tedious, destroys the map, and a single unmined block or or broken alter can undo all your work. if i've spent dozens of hours building and progressing in my map, i shouldn't have to spend dozens more maintaining evil biome spread.
Wait - I'm confused. How is your map "obliterated by corruption" in pre-Hardmode? The only thing that spreads is surface level dirt - stone, ice, and sand types of blocks don't get infected, and evil grass is easily stopped with a single sunflower!
i agree. i generally just play journey mode to disable it and then not use any other journey mode features. that way it wont spread but my game is still as vanilla as possible
I am about to start playing again and this is exactly what i need, tanks mate 👌🏼very good video
Glad I could help!
Your videos helped me a lot since I play without any knowledge about the game or friends to ask about it. Keep it up sir. Congrats reaching 30k!
Thanks - and welcome to Terraria! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions! 😁
Looks like I have a lot more work to do before Hardmode. Oh well I was planning on having one world set as a hardmode world, and still have my main world for puttering around in. Great Vid. I just wish i could get the Pylons to work.
Pylons not working? I've got a video on that too!
Another recommendation is to create a burner world for Hardmode, it'll make certain things much easier to do. I'm currently on my main world, which I've left in pre-hardmode, and a Hardmode world that I use to export crafting materials and crafting stations, so I can summon all of the mechanical bosses in as short a time as possible and then fight planters as quickly as possible, as defeating planters slows down evil biome spread by 50% of its base Hardmode rate
Yup - a perfectly valid strategy that I know a lot of players use! I personally like to restrict my character to the world they were made for, and only "borrow" items from other worlds when they just aren't showing up in my current one. But that's just me - play how you like!
That’s what I did! Currently on my first playthrough and I made a second world, immediately dug down to hell and dunked the guide in Lava, and killed the wall of flesh. Now I’m running around this burner world collecting as much stuff as I can to prepare my main world. It’s nice seeing the evil spread wildly and not have to worry about doing anything about it while I collect stuff. I think the first thing I’m gonna acquire from the burner world is a full set of Titanium armor and pickaxe. EDIT: I… Ended up beating the game on my burner world. Main world has my base village and all my stuff but it’s still pre hard mode. Lol
I did something similar on accident I made a main world but it turned into my burner because cleaning it up the biomes now is a nightmare made so I beat the game, got zenith, started a master world and now I’m making it pretty😂
Great video! It was a well made guide :) thank u for making this!
Thanks!!
I’m about to go into hard mode but I’ve learn the hard way from previous worlds that preparing is VERY important thanks for the amazing video it helps a lot
Happy to help!!
This is such a good guide! Coming to terraria from Minecraft is night and day! There are just sooooooooo many things that aren’t even mentioned when first picking the game up.
Right?! Terraria really does very little to steer you in the right direction or teach you much of anything, though I suppose Minecraft is also like that in most aspects.
this is my first time entering hardmode, and I have to say that these preparations are really big, but anyway, the video really helped me, thanks
Big but optional! Some people go WAY bigger than what I recommend, and others do almost nothing and just roll the dice, let come what may. It all comes down with what you're comfortable with and how you like to play the game! Have fun in Hard Mode!!
Honestly, it can be much more work trying to seek out all corruption and purify the world if it spreads too much. It depends really on whether you’re planning on keeping your world of just using it for resources. At the very least you want to protect your jungle, you need it for items and progression. Though it’s almost been two weeks now so you’re probably past this point now.
Thanks for the video! I'd like to add three small improvments : - Try to build the upgrade of architect gizmo pack instead, Hand of creation - While marking biome chest in the dungeon, remove water candle for lower spawn rate in the dungeon - Use the water candle to have higher spawn in the cavern mob farm
I'm pretty sure the hand of creation didn't exist when I made the video, but yeah - it's really ice too. And yes - definitely gather up those water candles in areas you don't want the extra mob spawns, and put them places where you do!
This is an absolute gem of a video, nicely done friend
Thanks!! 😁
Well am not saying but This series is literally the first series of Terraria I've watched And now am a veteran so Thanks
Saved me in Don't Starve Together as well! XD
Nice!!
@@salendrak Omg, first reply from a creator ever!! 😅😅
@@Tylam11 Here - have another! 😁
@@salendrak .......
Just listening that the evil biome spreads faster makes me hesitant to progress to game
Nah, it's really not that bad - especially if you properly prepare for it! And besides, all the really fun content is in Hardmode anyways!!
I've quit that world long ago, but im working on a new one that is pre-hardmode, im just getting some accessories before transitioning
i started playing terraria a couple days ago, having no idea what i was doing. watching your videos really helped me understand the game and beat my first couple of bosses. thank u salendrak!
Awesome - welcome to the game!!
aye forget all these terrible youtubers, i suggest , hero, edward, and happydays
@@haydenorange2559 malding hater
I just got back into terraria (it was on sale on the ps store so I had to get it) and i forgot how fun it was and any time I got stuck you’ve always helped as of now I’m digging so the crimson doesn’t spread then I’ll be good for hard mode thank you so much man
Awesome!!
Last time i played was 1.13 and just started playing again and I didn't even know what a pylon is lol
The timing was super perfect since I accidentaly entered hardmode by killing the wall of flesh and I could have watched this before killing the wall of flesh.
Well, good news is that all of this stuff, especially protecting your pylon villages, can be done after you enter Hardmode too! And in fact, if you get some quick Hardmode ore pick-axe upgrades, the work can be even faster!!
@@salendrak Thanks for the info, I decided to turn the crimson into hallow since at least its habitable. I had a hard time starting hard mode but now I got some hardmode weapons like the Golden shower and Storm bow. Thank you again.
i’m a bit ahead, i’ve beaten the Destroyer, but am just watching this for fun ps: currently preparing for the Twins
Nice!! And good news - pretty much everything I mentioned in the video can be done in both pre-Hardmode as well as Hardmode too! For example, the dungeon doesn't actually get its hard-mode enemies until after Plantera is defeated, so if you wanted to farm the Nazar and have a REALLY easy time killing everything, you can do that before Plantera!
Started playing terria about a week ago and this video helped me out a lot and what to prepare for 👍
Awesome! I hope you're having a blast learning the game!!
@@salendrakjust asking, does the dirt wall continues the spread of evil biomes? Cause in my world it shows signs of dirt block being corrupted
First play through of terraria and already did all bosses except WoF and QB, glad I ran into this video 💪🏼 def gonna prep up
Nice - and have fun getting ready for and entering hardmode!!
So when mining, I came across these crimson grass looking things on the stone blocks, do these spread the crimson as well?
Crimson Grass only grows on dirt blocks, so if you saw something red growing on stone blocks it was maybe some moss perhaps?
For anyone already in HM and you need a bunch of jungle seeds, put your dryad in a mushroom biome and buy mushrooms seeds, kill a mech boss, get the clentaminator, buy a bunch of green solution, make a mushroom biome and spray it to turn it into a jungle one
Yup - that's one way to make jungle grass covered areas!
Really appreciate this, recently picked up the game again after like 3 years away and decided to play it modded with calamity and a few other difficilty adjusters. Prehardmode (I also have a deathcounter... obviously in a second) I have 48 deaths and have taken down each boss besides the perferator hive (i hate that crimson little shitter) but man its rough and ive already done so much prep for the bosses I have fought im terrified of hard mode...
One of these days I really need to play that mod! One of these days....
Guessing ur already in hardmode but anyways... Calamity makes early hardmode a lot easier. They nerfed a lot of enemies and made it to where they spawn after the mechanical bosses.
This guide really helped me notice what i should do before hardmode! Thanks.
Glad I could help!
Well, in my first world I accually underestimated my new corruption biome, went to do some other accivities and went back, finding it was kinda too late. It went really far and deep, I couldnt do much about it.
@VaderxG I couldn't say it better
Yeah, I still remember my first world and getting a LOT of my cavern level turned to Crimson. I spent a fair bit of time mining out buffer zones to contain the spread, and overall it still turned out fine. But even a few preventative measures ahead of time certainly would have helped!!
@@salendrak Well, now I know. By the way, thanks to YOUR videos, i went that far in that world. Thanks for all your content, it's very helpful.
@@salendrak I mean to be fair, the crimson is so much more hostile than the corruption.
@@rabeechowdhury my world is messed up now i dont wanna play no more
Curious about the remove background tip on the jungle seed farm. Anyone able to further explain that?
Plantera shoots out little grabby-hand vine things that can attach to background walls, creating obstacles you'll have to avoid. If there are no background walls, there's nothing for them to attach to, which makes the fight against her a little easier 👍
@@salendrak thanks so much for the explanation- and the helpful vids!
Had to scroll through the comments a lot ‘cause I had the same question, thx
sometimes I just wanna cry watching your videos and your tons of items and glowing stuffs😭😭😭
Journey world lol - lets you research items and then create as many as you want!
I just started my world and am trying to figure out the game. This was a great help. Thank you!
Happy to be of service!!
I may or may not have dug 30+ hellevators in pre-hardmode to control biome spread.
That's a lot of hellevators - I think you'll be good!! 😆
This video is a good help but be careful, if the jungle gets infected plantera will be in rage mode when you summon it, and it will probably beat you in 5 sec. So be aware
Heh - I once built a plantera fighting arena that straddled the surface, and was really confused when she kept going ballistic and one-shotting me. Eventually I figured it out LOL
@@salendrak Same my first plantera bulb spawnet at the raly top of the jungle, and i got fcked XD
Very helpful, thank you!
Sure thing!!
came here for the biome containment, stayed for the content, you deserve this sub my friend, well done! :D (imma watch the full playlist now!)
Welcome aboard!!
I'm low-key thinking about taking my goodies to a new world and starting over there because quite frankly, I wasn't ready. Everything is spreading, the biomes are aggressively mixing with each other, and it's a problem ... Edit: we went into hardmode on my server after thorough preparation, and I'm totally dead inside because for the first time--I've never seen it do this before --it's spreading from hidden patches of crimson walls. I got rid of the grass, got rid of the crinstone, and it just keeps spreading... So I did exactly what I never wanted to do: I dug millions of horrible, unattractive tunnels everywhere before realizing it wasn't going to stop the spread, so my new idea is to move the NPCs higher (not too high so wyverns can't harass them and me) and create artificial biomes in bubbles, dig very far out, mine up all the walls (if I have a friend or two helping with the walls that would be fantastic), and once it's deep enough so it won't matter, I might put the dirt and other various biome blocks back and protect it with a layer of wood. The idea of getting rid of my world I worked so damn hard on is just.... Not happening. Absolutely not. I literally refuse. Then again we start on a medium world and it wouldn't suck so bad to go to a large one and prep better this time... Hmm...
Yeah, if things get too out of control, starting over may be a good option! And if you take your goodies with you, you'll be back to where you were in no time!
That’s why I don’t spend much time on building before I get the clentaminator
if you want to complete the bestiary you should look out for pre-hardmode rare creatures
Ooooooh good point, I forgot to mention that! But then, I almost never even open the bestiary soooooo...😆
Thank you Salendrak for the great presentation on Terraria and preparing for hard mode. This gave us some much needed info. We're old folk so we need all the help we can get. 😁
My pleasure!!
See I am Turkish and they are real nazar s here. Though they are called nazar gems and it’s believed that it protects you from karma
You pronounced it right
Yeah, I remember reading something about them when I made the video. They're a real-world thing!
Im to late My whole world become crimson
Doh!!
one of the best tutorial channels, I've ever seen.. u deserve so much more 😭
Someday I'll explode with views!!
I've beat the game with friends on console, but now I'm playing solo on PC. Needed some reminders and this vid helped!
How are you liking PC compared to console? I've only ever played on PC, but have a hard time imagining that I would enjoy the game on any other platform.
Honestly this is going to help a lot, I have finished all the bosses and am itching to go into hard mode but im enjoying building homes and such as well. This vid has given me a lot to work on
Don't be scared to take the plunge into hardmode though - that's where LOTS of the fun begins!!
Something I've done during past playthroughs was to line sufficiently-widened trenches with rope; keeps plants from spreading their biomes across, and helps make traversing the areas near the trenches easier.
Ooooooh that's a great idea! And compared to putting blocks along the walls, dropping ropes down is super convenient and fast!!
This is genius. Thank you
I just started playing terraria. These guides are really helpful thanks!!!!!!
Awesome - welcome to the game!!
Thanks brother, this helps a lot. Great video, earned a subscriber.
Thanks for the sub!!
Haven’t played terraria since a few years back on mobile. This video reminded me and taught me whole lotta stuff. Good video 👍
Thanks!!
Thanks for the tips man I’m grateful
You're most very welcome!!
I like to take advantage of the cavern railways and connect them across the world, it worked for transport before pylons and helps prevent biome spread
Yeah - those make great natural breaks in the terrain for containing biome spread!
I seriously recommend doing the desert before hardmode. It can get gruelingly difficult if it gets corrupted.
"Gruelingly difficult" is a funny way of spelling "SUPER HAPPY FUN TIMES!!" 😁 But yeah, even in pre-hardmode the desert can be pretty rough, and if you're going in there for the first time in Hardmode it will be that much more difficult. Can be lots of fun though once you're ready for it, and there are certain items / materials you can only get in hardmode when it's converted to evil. So have fun with it - whenever you get there!!
I just got into terraria again and this was perfect timing!
Awesome - I love it when I have good timing!!
Great informative video bro keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!!
Glad i found this episode right away after going to hardmode instead of way after
Nice!
I tried avoiding guide videos for my first proper playthrough because I wanted to experience it on my own, the problem was I got lucky and got pretty good loot and weapons that I can breeze trough pre-hardmode boss easily not realising I was severely underpowered and unprepared for hardmode, now almost half my npc is ded without places to respawn lol and I died a lot as well. I'm eager to try again and following your guide, thanks!
Yeah, I can't even imagine trying to go through this game as a new player without any guides or information from outside the game. Would be hella difficult, to say the least!!
I’m terraria vet I’ve been playing for 9 years this is a great guide for beginners
Thanks!
The best Terraria guides on YT! Thank you!
Wow - thanks!!
I may be a little too casual a player to go into a lot of this prep (I may not even get far into Hardmode, we'll see), but I did take a lot of reference screenshots. Very informative.
All this stuff is totally optional! Though not doing some it it CAN lead to other problems down the line, but not always. There's a fair amount of RNG involved.
@@salendrak I appreciate the heads up regardless.
Very informative danke. Just about to hit hardmode on my most recent playthrough.
Good luck!!
Been playing since release and currently binging vids like this 😅
I approve!!
I have like over 2000 hours in this game and still found interesting things to do in this video very cool thanks!
I learn new things with every video I make!!
ive been playing terraria for years and this still helped a lot haha
Awesome!!
Thanks for this guide im about to enter hardmode but luckily this video pops up i already finished my pylon village but didnt contain it properly thanks for this guide imma take my time deserves an sub!❤
Glad I could help!!
i only had like snow jungle and forest pylon
Very helpful, thankyou
Early Hardmode guide just came out, so you're definitely in good hands now!!
Followed all steps except the keep your pylons safe part and omg the evil spreads so damn fast!
Yup! It certainly can do that!!
Thanks man, I got terraspark boots in prehm and made alot more, couldn't bear the suffering of making the arenas for plantera and cavern so I just made the jungle farm and left it at that, think I'll do those later in hardmode when I feel more sane
Sounds like a plan to me! And with your hardmode pickaxes it'll go a lot faster!
Thank you soo much this helped me alot your my favourite youtuber❤
Thanks!!
I did most of the stuff you suggested unconsciously because I knew it would be helpful later. There’s two things that flew under my radar though, and it’s that damn builder and fishing accessories. I have never made those ever in all my years of playing, and I’m about to change that.
They come in rather handy!