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: https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Guid...
Terraspark Boots: https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Terr...
Architect Gizmo Pack: https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Arch...
Lavaproof Tackle Bag: https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Lava...

New to the series? Check out the other topics covered in my Beginner's Guide Playlist!

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Game footage is from Terraria, a totally awesome game by indie developer Re-Logic. Interested in trying it out? Go here https://terraria.org/ or here https://store.steampowered.com/app/10...

Music is also from Terraria and was composed by Scott Lloyd Shelley / Resonance Array.

Nothing in this video is sponsored by Re-Logic, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever. And yes, I mistakenly called the Lavaproof Tackle Bag a Hotline Tackle Bag. Same different LOL