100% Journey Mode on 1.4.5.6, Primarily Zenith Seed set to Master Mode
Not just in terms of achievements, but as in researching 100% of obtainable items, including banners, vanity sets, every block, painting, craftable item, pet, etc. - barring those which require older versions and/or special versions of the game such as for the Carrot. Maybe they can be obtained through the transmutation glitch but I didn't want to use glitches.
For boss fights I only used godmode after the 3rd time I had killed the boss (aka, had the treasure bag researched). I stuck to the Zenith seed as much as I reasonably could, though I did need to World Hop a lot for paintings, uncraftable items, music boxes, and some treasures, as well as the Clentaminator and Solutions since they are unobtainable in the Zenith seed.
My thoughts on the Zenith seed itself are that it made for a...different experience...but that did not mean it was a fun or interesting one. It more just felt like everything needed to take 10x longer, the biomes and layers being mixed up just made farming certain enemies or items way more tedious, and I do not see myself playing on that seed ever again. Empress of Light "day" took me exactly 100 attempts, the surface gravity and the tighter attack windows made it so much more difficult than ever despite having a fairly optimized build.
The few positives about the seed were being able to abuse Red Potions with journey mode which was convenient, and making a mob grinder juuuust above the Cavern layer meant I could be in the Underground layer for standard "Cavern" layer mobs, and be in the Cavern layer for standard "Surface" layer mobs, so grinding those in the same build was nice.
Also yes, Waldo was indeed the last painting I needed...
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC