Going to start a hardcore world, any tips?
So ive beaten the game twice. Once a couple years ago and just recently. But I want to try hardcore now.
Im thinking a ranged physical build with minions, high armor equipment, absolutely no melee (seems inferior even in a regular world, let alone hardcore). Planning on farming a lot like my other playthroughs and having good food and healing potions on me. I plan to take it slow, build walls where necessary and am not going to try to push early into new biomes when I stumble upon them.
Anyone got any tips? Particularly survivable builds? Ideas on things to do early? Any tough lessons learned from experienced hardcore players?
I imagine a lot of deaths are just the random moments when you're in a new biome early and the power curve jumps before you can get some of the new resources in it. Or turning a corner in the sea into one of those crab things and it shoots bubbles point blank and you can't run cause you're slowed on slime.
Random trash mobs worry me more than bosses. Easy to get overgeared before a boss, but harder to get overgeared heading into the next biome if you're not farming bosses for specific items (which doesn't sound like a smart idea in hardcore).