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last update of the night. started the construction of the space arena. it extendes 60 blocks on each side from the center. the rope is already set then its build the spire to support it. that will require large quantities of stone and marble that will probably take the whole day to mine or so.

i forgot to mention that the hellevator has already reached the underworld but anyways, y havent put foot there since then. looking for floating islands took a long time, there's 2 sky lakes at a fairly low altitude near the center. in fact, one of them is right above the Guide's house. the other is above the entrance of the Tundra. still far enough for not allowing harpies to spawn (until hardmode).

i didnt find any islands ot the east but the west end had one getting close to the Reach. was farming enough materials to craft the summoning item for the Ancient Flier but one of the mobs dropped the item so i went the extra mile and fought the thing. i changed the worm scarf for an item from the Spirit mod, its a cape crafted out of a blood moon material and old leather, it gives a small chance for minions to heal you, taking in account the butterflies and the fungal clump do constant damage it can heal you frequently. it seems it also has a hardmode variant that increases the chance while reducing minion damage by 10% but it heals so i dont see the issue.

the Ancient Flier dropped the summon item so now i've replaced the butterflies with skeletal birds and also discovered that the summon weapon made out of the mime's mask is actually a pre-hardmode sentry. i also got a set of wings, they give like, the same flight time as the Frostpark Boots, taking in account i dont have any set of boots equipped this helps a lot. i went and reforged everything since i have almost 20 platinum (because of Revengeance mode and its higher loot) so the Storm Surge is now Unreal, the Skeletalon Staff is Mythical and the mime mask sentry thing is masterfull. i forgot to give modifiers to the living wood sapling but this can be done quickly tomorrow.

with that the Perforators and the Hivemind are the last bosses before Skeletron. gonna test the capabilities of those new summons and maybe mine the materials to finish the spire.

i only use explosives when needed, mostly to clear stuff quickly. dont want to clutter the inventory too fast. i use the Storm Surge to pinpoint pockets and start tunneling until i find the places im looking for. i dont want to do anything with meteorite to be honest. i have the materials to craft the skull and mine it safely but i like how my world is pretty untouched save for one or two landscaping works here and there done for ease of travel. but cleaning a meteorite is a chore i dont like and the material isnt even need except for some stuff so im skipping that.

now there's the issue of the Astral Meteor in hardmode but well, that's a Calamity thing and there's no alternatives (not to mention it seems its needed for some important crafting stuff) so im gonna deal with that instead.

ok life is maxed and found the fiberglass fishing rod. still no staff or living mahogany tools. used a massive stock of iron i had mined during the expeditions to mount the rest of the storage from here to hardmode (i may still need some more storage for hardmode tho). most recent expedition showed a series of minecart tracks almost linked together covering a lot of ground from a mushroom biome. sadly i didnt check if there was any kind of Beehive or the Jungle Temple nearby. they must be further down i think. also got the Bezoar and found a heart statue.

i also used some potions to fish crates, got enough stock to craft the rest of the bathroom props that were missing so there's more room for other NPCs. 

finished the restaurant. there's like, 6 slots avaliable for NPCs there.



the only downside is that its too close to the store. well, it sounds logical but well, i was expecting it to be smaller. anyways now i gotta do the bridge. gonna use Yew Wood for this. maybe add some fences to make it look like well, an actual bridge.

construction was slow because there was a slime rain. and im gonna need more iron to craft some of the missing stuff like the cooking pot. but all in all the structure is complete and running.

the corruption grew quite fast to be honest. i got enough space to summon the EoW. as always i cheesed the fight a bit by using spiky balls but the true mvp of the fight was the fungal clump accesory from Crabulon. it gives enough perma sustain to help during boss battles, even if not dealing much damage to them. i wonder if it works with the Moon Lord.

anyways. i defeated that, warded my worm scarf, crafted the Enforced Thorium Pax (Pickaxe + Axe) along with a Breaker for hammer coverage. then went to the ocean, grabbed the Angler and dived for a pearl. crafted The Ring and warded it, and went to mine Aerialite for making the Storm Surge, reforged it to Deadly. it doesnt get the same absurd damage as the Death Wind but at least i can open doors without triggering a secondary effect or it eats my minions, plus it also goes through blocks too.

found the Tavernkeeper while going to the Crimson and fought the BoC, the knockback from the gun was enough to keep creepers at bay and even in the second fight it helped. then i went and crafted some Bramble Teeth to fight the boss from the Reach. i got a lot of weapons but nothing summoner related for now.

right now im doing modifications to the Amphitheater because the Eternia Crystal Stand needs more space to work and it seems i cant have the Hellevator there. gonna have to do some sort of basement level to house it because it enters in conflict. i was able to summon the event but lost at the 5th wave. gonna have to do a different strat next time. but at least the portals appear more or less where they should.

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aaaaaaand another fucking blood moon. just what i needed. well, at least the travelling merchant came with the Lifeform Analyzer and the Dynasty stuff i wanted.

Quote from: xaritscin on October 26, 2017, 03:33:20 pm

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here's the finished structures for the Druid and the Dryad. pretty unimaginative i think. but well, im not an expert builder anyways.

They're a lot nicer than I ever bother to do.  I count six usable rooms.

Can NPCs climb up and down ropes now?

from what i've seen they can jump sometimes but only if they need to reach their destination. they are less mobile than say, the NPCs in Starbond. Terrarian NPCs tend to avoid steep terrain and keep themselves on leveled ground. so they usually just stay in the same floor and cannot climb down or use the stairs properly. its a bit sad honestly. i wish there was mod that made them more, you know, active.

not saying that having NPCs moving around everywhere is cool, but seeing them get to the place and not die because of AI not capable of climbing would be a really good addition.

ok Crabulon down. i still got close to dying but in the end the Death Wind was a good craft, it seems to consume minion slots to shoot the projectiles so i guess its either using it as a weapon or keeping your minions. since the Sapling isnt counted he stayed at my side until the end of the fight giving extra support. the boss dropped glowing mushrooms to compensate along with a throwing weapon, a ranged weapon and the expert mode drop. its an accesory that summons a floating spore summon or something like that which latches onto enemies an heals you while draining the enemies.

i added armored to it to have just in case. i dont think this thing works on bosses but its a summon so imma use it anyways. now i was going to prepare the space for the corruption but got stopped by a Blood Moon.

in terms of NPCs the Merchante returned and is now living in the base, the Dye trader moved to the store and the Adventurer from Spirit settled in the Dryad's house. gonna see if he has summon weapons or something.

if the travelling merchant brings Dynasty im gonna continue building the Restaurant. if not, well its preparing the space to fish for those ebonkoi, maybe some crimson tigerfish too.

the Druid's house is done. well, the only mising things are some of the bathroom furnitures because i dont even know if Spirit has a Sink for this. and the Elderbark Dresser + Bed arent being taken in account for housing for some reason (already reported just in case).

once the day passes im gonna do the Dryad's house with Living Wood materials. for now the only working space is the living room and the Tracker settled in it. so now i got the Altar and the Summon weapon i wanted. the pinky staff is still down in terms of damage but its a fine addition to my collection. the altar was the most important because now i dont have to run to the crimson every time i want to have a summoning item ready.

started building the foundations of the restaurant. a bat dropped the depth meter and the merchant died because he got knocked by a slime into the lake and couldnt climb back. i spent a lot of time farming the mushrooms but that stupid crab locked me again. it was under 200 health the fucker. im gonna have to add platforms or something.

gonna wait if the travelling merchant comes with Dynasty materials. or start building the rest of the houses that dont need it.

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yeah i think im gonna farm the Reach for Elderbark and leaves. it seems there's a furniture set that would go really good with the Druid NPC.

yeah i guess you have to be patient with those. i only need enough honey to dip myself when needed

found a mushroom biome right next to the marble cave i was mining. gathered enough mushrooms to make the item for summoning Crabulon but the asshole permaknocked me into oblivion because i made the mistake of moving down without knowing this guy can fall throught blocks. he was close to dying but i got killed first. now i have to wait for those mushrooms to spawn again.

on the other hand, i got lucky while mining the opening to the biome and got a Nymph to spawn. so now im wearing a Diamond Robe to see if i can get Tim to appear for the next contract. with that i would be pendant to kill a Minotaur from the Dungeon. both the Minotaur and the Nymph have important items unlocked from the tracker (a Theseus thread that teleports you to the Dungeon when used, and an Altar that can be used as alternative to Demon/Crimson Altars).

once i've finished with Crabulon im gonna build the next house, if the space near the lake allows it.