Hardcore Dwarf-Mode Challenge. My Progress So Far!
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steamcommunity.comPosted Jan 20, 2012, 4:48 AM UTC
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Aside from an early scare falling off a cliff into a puddle, I feel like I've done a pretty good job. I just fought and defeated Eye of Cthulu (With a Suspicious Eye I found in a chest). My next couple tasks are to move up to Gold Armor, and fine an accessory with an Arcane enchantment from my Magic Mirror.
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Since you have beaten the Eye of Cthulu, are you thinking of getting the Dryad to move in so that you can stock up on purification powder? As I understand in a Dwarf-Mode challenge this would be very helpful in exploring corrupted areas.
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Yea, the Dryad and Demolition Man will probably move in soon. I'm gonna spelunk a bit more but the Corruption is the next logical step! I got really lucky finding a suspicious looking eye, but I still can't find a hook :/
The Purification Powders will help a lot!
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SO what are the rules for dwarf mode? can you go above 0ft - the dirt background area but still technically underground? I suppose you would have to to spawn EoC
The rule is you go underground and you never go back to the surface at it's most basic. The rules I imposed were my house had to be on the Black Layer, and after my initial descent I am no longer allowed to go to the Dirt Wall layer. (Which I might only break to get Skeletron to spawn.)
I managed to get EoC because I found a Suspicious Looking Eye in a treasure chest, which was completely by chance. EoC can also spawn after a certain amount of time as a random boss encounter, if he isn't willingly encountered.
As far as goals, I just wanna see how far I can get with a hardcore character before I die.
Do you intend on growing trees in the dirt layer (but still underground with a deleted background) by buying acorns from the dryad? Or are you getting all of your wood from underground houses?
I tried growing a tree, it didn't work. Grass doesn't even spread at that depth, so I think any hopes of Above-Ground Flora working for me are moot.
Any wood I get is from underground houses, which has actually worked out pretty well so far.
You can buy grass seeds from the dryad as well.
For growing a tree it needs no background and at least 3 spaces of open, unused dirt to the left and right of it, and 16 available blocks above it.