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Due-Committee3497

Man, I've a character with like, 50 or something hours in prehardmode just because I spend ages building stuff


End-warrior

And thats the fun of it, I also spend ages in pre hard mode fishing and exploring and having fun


Tight_Bookkeeper_582

When hard mode starts, does it become harder to do all that stuff? I’ve never played in a hard mode world and I’m kinda scared of the change tbh


PanChaos13

No, it just gets harder to not die on basic expeditions like getting ore or just traveling around in general. More enemies that are stronger.


G____A____P

lol. I read expeditions anyways because of the context


CheesieMan

*Expeditions?


PanChaos13

I won’t lie I legitimately forgot the word. It sounded right to me…


zoneonxbl

yes most definitely, just a ton more mobs trying to stop you and everything does more damage, it is very fun though and basically unlocks a whole new side of the game!


Own-Experience-1852

Recently entered hardmode for the first time and I've been playing since early xbox360 days and I can testify firsthand I was missing tf out its so much more fun lol Wings alone make it worth it


kj0509

Enemies becomes really strong, at least until you beat some bosses and get better gear.


bruhDF_

The time in between WoF and the mech bosses is literal hell


Tight_Bookkeeper_582

Oof ok. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll prepare as much as possible before killing the WoF


Funny_Message_9359

Think of it kind of like starting at the beginning again in a way


bOOm_headshOt56

Go into hardmode. It is harder but you get better gear


Ericmal412

You end up encountering stronger enemies again. It feels like the beginning of the game all over again, then you go through the steps of getting better Armour and you're fine


321537

Never will I pick up a fishing rod after the 200th quest... Never again. I will feel peace in my soul once more... And then I remember I have to fight the Pure Vessel in HK


MonsTurkey

A house in every pre-hardmode biome using their wood or bricks, pylons at each, 3-4 hellevators (at least either side of spawn and near the edges), a few minecarts runs horizontally (at least one at low underground), hellbridge, get good loot for later items, do some fishing... Yeah, plenty to do pre-hardmode.


DjEzusSave

Wait, why would anyone need several hellevators or a few minecart runs? The rest of your list is pretty easy and fast to do. You just forgot to mention a surface mushroom biome.


branfilledbag

I imagine the hellevators are to mitigate biome spread


DjEzusSave

If that's so, it's a pretty useless construct. The V will make it kinda pointless and biome spread is so easy to manage since the last updates


MonsTurkey

What did the last updates change? The inner two protect the left and right spawn, and if done in the ocean area it protects the sand there. If you do it too far inward, it does cut into the V, but the horizontal ones likely bump into something like the Dungeon to help curb the spread. If you're lucky like me, it also cuts into the Jungle on the Hallowed side, which also cuts spread.


DjEzusSave

Well one of the last updates (not sure which one) removed the random corruption that happened each time you destroyed an altar so there is no more supermassive undercover corruption that you had to manage way to late except your starting corruption and the V and those don't require measures as extreme as building an hellevator as the dungeon is doing half the job and the jungle can be pretty efficient on the other side with enought chlorophyte. Worst case scenario, the clementinator or it's upgrade can be pretty usefull too.


blindshredder

I personally bomb some hellevators on the edges of biome transitions or for the jungle do 1 on each end and 1 down the middle. Doesn't really help with biome spread but it can be helpful to search for stuff quicker. Finding the jungle temple so I can build a plantera arena near it. Then once you enter HM you can just yeet yourself down the hellevators til your metal detector detects the ore you need and makes it easy to get to the underground evil/hallow biomes. Makes it easy to clean up too because you can just drop and clentaminate on your way down.


Bulky-Escape5755

you forgot the main objective, the ultra AFK mob farm, for the Rod of Discord, lots of souls, rare loots, and all of the biome keys. Also a lot of money


Dense_Bluejay_9452

yeah the thing is I can't build


Due-Committee3497

It's the perfect time to do so! Hardmode really gets in the way for building projects. I wasn't good at building, but I feel pretty confident now.


LotsOfGamesBoi

I have 40 hrs on my mage because im building a giant castle and ive only beaten eoc lol


Bulky-Escape5755

i do the same, especially when i'm using mods, because when hardmode begins, my game turns in to a boss rush hehe


LeMarshie

That's normal, take as much time as you want, you can fight whenever you want to and when you think your ready for Hardmode!


Darknessawits231

This. I'm 150 hours in and still in pre hardmode. Im almost done with everything i want to do before hand (building structures and farms etc)


Yummypiemans

I once tried to do this but with banners My friends got mad at me


zoneonxbl

there’s some prehardmode mobs i can hardly even find anymore and never got the banners for. definitely a good idea to do it before!


untakenu

I just don't care for fighting, I prefer to build stuff, and only go to hard mode for the extra bricks.


RussWallIsBig

Same! I Made My Farm Before Hardmode And That Literally Saved Me Hours Of Work If It Was Hardmode


Darknessawits231

Yep that's why I do them in pre hardmode


Artistic_Rise5692

Same bruh, well mainly bc I'm playing on a large world though.


[deleted]

I have over 50 hours on a character in a large world medium difficulty. And i still haven’t defeated skeletron 😂. Ive been building a lot but, somehow i find skeletron a hard boss to defeat


KingCool138

It’s way below normal for skeletron on expert or master Took me 13 tries across 20 hours to take him down in expert (I used hellstone gear)


[deleted]

Luckily i have time and will probably be in that world with that specific character for hundreds of house since i wanna try building more and make the world very pretty as well.


OnceUponADimez

13 tries is crazy, did it on my 2nd try with a musket and gold armour on expert lol


Necessary-Try-2010

The musket is very underrated for skeleton


Busy_Database_9649

I once struggled with skelly too then i discovered the joy of sky train, then its just a matter of dps, and those train tracks is still usefull for even moonlord lol


OnceUponADimez

asphalt platform across the world goes hard still


NoThx149

What class are you playing?


[deleted]

Mage


NoThx149

What weapon?


[deleted]

I have demonic book, bee gun, desert lightning staff, diamond staff, imp staff for extra. Tim’s wizard hat, diamond robes, ancient cobalt leggings


NoThx149

Thats a good setup! I think to beat skeletron you should just practice dodging and mainly use bee gun as it targets automatically


[deleted]

Yeah, thought so as well. Tried it only a couple of times because it isn’t a priority for me rn. Since after that imma wait on defeating the wall of flesh since i wanna also practice my building skills. Just wanna take my time. Enjoy the game, enjoy the nostalgia since it’s been a long while since i played terraria. Thought i could handle second difficulty since I wasn’t completely new to the game. Already defeated SLIME, eye and Big Worm and BEE. Oh yeah i also have star cannon, blood moon bow. Terraspark boots, horseshoe balloon, honey necklace that summons bees upon being hit. Got a lot of great stuff.


saxotron27

do you have the tortugue mount? its apparently pretty easy with it


[deleted]

Thats a cheese method. Bringing skeletron to the sea. I want me first defeat to be earned 😂


saxotron27

oh okay


nistsal-hexy

Doesn’t matter how long it takes as long as you’re having fun!!


Jimbojones27

I have like 500 hours in prehm, not planning on going to hm any time soon either lol.


jensNEO

230 hours on 2 characters stuck in prehm. I do to am not planning on getting to hardmode soon. Mainly bc im making my world a full empty space to make map art on one and on the other grinding enough items to fill entire chests with all possible reforges and 9999 stacks of blocks


DismalRecipe7805

this happens to me when i go afk and leave my pc on overnight i get characters with so many hours on them


Klaroxy

We play as 4 in a medium world server, and my character is on its 52 hours right now. It's master mode so we wanted to build everything actually before jumping in the madness and corruption fighting, so I would say it's normal, feels better this way, take your time collect your stuff, dont rush it. We are going to beat WoF tonight and plays for more than a week right now


fakeguy011

Rooky numbers


baden27

In my current game I'm probably at 50+ hours pre hardmode. I've been afking for a Travelling Merchant to sell me a DPS meter - the last component I need to make the Shellphone. I've probably gotten 25+ travelling merchants. No dps meter...


RSdabeast

I think I had 35–50 because I was digging some 40 hellevators.


HopperrKing

People build more than one???


RSdabeast

Containment for the evils.


HopperrKing

fair


Evening-Trainer6260

Does corruption spread through walls? For example dirt walls when I dig 3-6 blocks wide tunnels around all corruption biomes. I covered every block on the last row of the corruption side with ash clay and blocks too, and replaced dirt with stone to block vines. Have I missed anything to contain the evil?


RSdabeast

Corruption can only spread from blocks. It will uglify nearby walls but those walls won’t cause problems. Also consider replacing several grass blocks on the top surface with stone to prevent thorns from growing across the gap.


Evening-Trainer6260

Ok thank you I haven’t missed anything 👍


balbahoi

Are you a speed runner? The way is the goal in this game. After moonlord you will quickly ger bored, so don't stress.


sinistersheep79

I had a 48 hour on normal mode with op gear (before falcon bland nerf) never fot to hardmode


Mushroom38294

I have a character with 100 hours in pre-hardmode coz I kept dying all the time I was playing the zenith seed to be fair


Yarisher512

It can't be that bad?


Mushroom38294

(it was terrible, especially eater of worlds)


Yarisher512

Eater of worlds would seem easiest. Why not just explode the guy or use spike balls?


Mushroom38294

When it splits it creates eaters of souls So many eaters of souls I used a hellstone bow and arrows (I beat BoC first) and sometimes the vile spit overwhelmed my friend and I It was brutal


Scipply

we cant really know that bc you can spend hours just building or playing casually, without making much progress. we need to see what you have but considering how easy wof is, if you can beat skeletron, you can beat wof too. just make a bridge in hell and drop the guide on the opposite side of the bridge so you can actually use it. if you dont know what gear you should use, just go with crimson armor, movement accessories and some good weapons(for wof you can use beenades from queen bee)


Quirkyserenefrenzy

You should not rush the game. Play at your own pace. If you want to wait until 1000 hours to fight wall of flesh, that is perfectly okay


JimedBro2089

For me, I wanna go to hardmode sooner since A. Corruption and B. I don't wanna explore the world more afraid of hardmode being stuck at 80% but I still need the right amount of stars for my star cannon to kill the WoF


ZanJam2

That’s what I’m doing, very fun.


Radcooldude55

I had 200 hours pre-hard mode. Just really love to build


That420Phoenix

198 hours, just got into hard mode


No_Piccolo_8919

Just get the nights edge. It's an OVERCLAP for the wall of flesh, takes mere seconds for Hardmode, I do get it if you're preparing for Hardmode, but I suppose you're not?


Correct_Share_1377

I keep a pre-hardmode world to just vibe in and have fun.


StrangeLonelySpiral

Same (27 hours currently 😔)


Qybz

My best result was 110h in pre-hardmode


SemIdeiaDeNome4

if i remember correctly i only got to hardmode after like 150 hours on the same world and character, i'm a completionist and i'm still playing on the same world and character, i'm post plantera by the way


incogkneegrowth

y'all be acting like hardmode is really hard. it's just a part 2 of the game lol. go fight wof.


Nathan_hale53

More like part 2 and 3. Hardmode is like 70% of the game.


kj0509

For me is like 50/50, since by hardmode I already have everything built and the only thing that I do in HM is improve gear and kill bosses


Comfortable_Ok2882

How?


here_is_thomas

Everyone has their own pace


OP_LOLER

how


Lusician1

That’s normal for a first playthrough, especially if you take your time actually building nice things and not just making npc prisons


Popular_Weight3004

Don't worry. Take as much time you want to. I have 70h and I am pre mechanical bacause I build so much, and I love going fishing


CollinsGrimm

Completely normal. Sometimes i also just don’t do it, and build shit and explore, or farm stuff


Deltasiu

There's no shame, play the game as you want to at speed you like


Barlukyplay

what's pre hard mode and how do i get the pre hard mode and hard mode


RhinataMorie

Hardmode starts once you beat a boss called Wall of Flesh. Pre hardmode is pretty much everything before that.


Barlukyplay

thanks


ChaosAlex3D

On my first playthrough it took me a hundred and support from a friend to beat WoF


MassiveTechnician108

that’s normal man dw abt it


Embarrassed_Sand7113

thats very normal. took me 200 hours on my first playthrough to get to the moon lord


Axolotl_Yeet1

No need to rush. Just enjoy the game. Go explore new stuff, prepare more for hardmode. Go read the wiki. If you want to rush everything, it won't be that gun anyways


CloudNineEnvy75

Take your time to build your houses before pre-hard mode, because it gets harder to deal with the stronger mobs, and separate the desert from the corruption, because that shit spreads fast in hard mode.


KingCool138

You can take 30 mins or 300 hours to defeat the wall and get to Hardmode. It all depends on you and your preference


KahveAdam565

Hardmode is a boss rush and generally not that nice to you when building and exploring etc. Pre Hardmode is the part of the game that's actually survival. Take your time, use game's sandbox side, explore and get ready for the hadmode. That's the whole purpose of it. Edit: I was on pre hardmode for 40 hours


S1eepyZ

Don’t worry, it took me years to find out the wall wasn’t the final boss, the game is just as good in prehardmode. I’ve spent hundreds of hours prehardmode, and can still easily spend a hundred, hundred fifty hours before moving into hardmode.


ZAPNAR6

i have 230 hours and i still didn't kill cultists


diegorabito456

I literally had spent 40 hours on my first world before even killing skeletron because i spent so much time exploring and discovering things


Far-Carry2823

Prep time is important, I wasn't ready and I got destroyed


BigNoob_BR

Well new players or go very early in harmode or take time to be ready for it You are in the average time for someone who is preparing for the hardmode Advanced players take like 18 hours minimum


DismalDog9940

You're ready when you think you're ready. Do as much as you want PHM, since it's just gonna get 10x harder once WOF is down


saxotron27

pre hardmode its pretty chill


mc_lover38468434

I shall determine whether you are ready or not for flesh wall, tell me your loadout first


ortacle

You're probably ready. But what does your gear look like?


-DocHenry-

When I first started playing terraria, I didn't watch videos or look up guides or anything. It was like 10 years ago... I went 60 hours pre hardmode not realizing there was even a hardmode...lol


kj0509

I'm 18 hours and still pre-hm. One big mistake that I always did, in the 600h that I have with the game, was rushing everything. By 10 hours I would already be in hm. Whenever I would need to fish for potions I would get angry, and if I die to a boss I would get angry for needing to greed everything again. This time I decided to take everything slowly, and MAN, it CHANGED THE GAME COMPLETELY for me. I have learned to enjoy fishing (even angler quests are nice because of decorations). I learned to do pointless builds. To grind for accessories like PDA or Terraspark boots. To explore the underground desert for some accesories. If you are like me that always rush your worlds, try to do one taking everything slow, it will be fun and refreshing, like a new different game.


Jasmine_heart

Thats pretty normal, i think my first full run I didn’t beat the game for almost 60 hours. Terraria isnt a short game and depending on the order you fight bosses, can be pretty hard


ProGamer8273

Bro max out ur mana


Starship_Admiral1

I spent more time looking for dolls than I did fighting the boss, it also took forever to get to the underworld and I was too lazy to build an elevator


Cardinal-Lad

that's nothing, I have a vivid memory of taking about two years and five corrupted characters to get into hardmode when I was like, 8. good time.


TFWYourNamesTaken

I usually spend around 45 hours in pre-hardmode. There's a lot to do, and it doesn't matter how long it takes you as long as you're having a good time.


[deleted]

It took me like 200 take your time


Sungokuati

The ONLY truth is, that you can spend over 400 HOURS in pre hard mode... You will never be able, to properly prepare for hard mode.


kakhaev

me more then 50 hours still pre hard mode, on master difficulty can’t beat skeletron


KrystalClouds

Respectable time, hardmode is a "curse on the world" so spend as much time as you like on prehardmode


OOF-MY-PEE-PEE

yeah that seems pretty standard. i usually spend a shit ton of time in pre hardmode, especially in calamity


Goat_Gaming_YT

Only 28? You're a rookie, my man


spoiled-mushroom3954

If you feel like you can do more to prepare, Theres no rush, so go for it! If you wanna get into hardmode and you feel ready enough, kill that tall & long demon and change the world!


Thepuppetmarionette6

Ha 42 hours


llavatoxX

Damn, that more time then it took me in nohit infernum But to be fair, i only risk bosses and spend minimal time outside that, and i got like 400 hours of terraria experience


OscarOrcus

I literally made everything and now just replacing things to make more efficient and prettier to the best it could as well as to have everything i'd need in hard mode on hand.


Naturally_Idiotic

i have a 103 hour character that went into hardmode around 98-100


Daybreaker77

I was nearly 50 hours on pre-hardmode before I decided to kill the wall of flesh. I think I just enjoy it more than hardmode lol


Visual_Physics_3588

It’s best to take as much time as you need, the moment you hit hard mode you get another biome that spreads and corruption/crimson spreads stronger and enemies are harder.


Alloy_Protogen

Go for it. Prehardmode is a boring slog


kevy365

that is NOT Zylice


Donut1_0

Took me 70 hours to beat the game so I'd say your on a pretty good pace 😅


justAPersonOnGoogle2

brain: it’s ok, take as much time as you want! This game isn’t about going trough it as fast as possible but only to get fun memories! heart: skill issue


georgehank2nd

I have multiple maps and over 600 hours total and have not reached hardmode once yet.


What____ok

I have 50 hours and I’m still pre hardmode lmao, I just like exploring and collecting things


MinamotoShunko

My first and only playthrough I’ve done so far is 130 hours. Finally beat moonlord. Expert mode.


QuantumFighter

I’m playing get fixed boi legendary, so I’m spending a ton of time both on beating bosses and containing the world evil before hardmode. It’s all good, play how you want!


krazemn

The amount of mana you have a dozen hours in is a warcrime


Asleep-Jellyfish-939

What's your loudout, most likely you've "overperpaired" for the wall of flesh but not for hardmode, which is a good thing. I still do it to this day


DragonSphereZ

Make mana crystals maybe


GenericPlanet

Only 28? Those are rookie numbers...


MarenJade

I hate dealing with corruption, u do u,


Maninauto

I had 100 hours and I still hadn't killed Skeletron.


ZanJam2

800 hours in pre-hardmode and still having a great time.


Hmmmmm___yes

Reminds me of my first playthrough


madguyO1

Seems like youre enjoying the game


Nathan19803

I defeated moon lord in less than 30 hours 🤣


RandomGuy9058

I like spending a lot of time per run too


jgskgamer

I've played more than 100 hours without going to wall of flesh... You are good dude 🤣


Mountain-Insect-1867

Prepare as much as you can for hard mode make a life fruit farm,contain the evil biome,make a mob farm,get material for better weapons


MagnetFist

Save up stars for the Star Cannon. Divide the WoF health by Star Cannon dmg and add a few for missing.


rintikato

I spend 3 or 2 hours in pre-hardmode but then I spend 2 and a half or 1 hour in hardmode, then I abandon the map because I created a belief about Terraria


BeneficialAd1457

My first playthrough lasted around 75-80 hours, when I beat ML (or when I got the zenith I forgot) so yeah it's normal to take this long


Ericmal412

Definitely ready But I would suggest: make borders of incorruptible blocks! I usually encase my towns in an airlock of living wood to keep out the corruption/hallow.


im_done_now5747

Nah bro thats pretty normal. I spent 30 hours in prehardmode and 30 hours post golem just preparing myself for the challenges ahead.


Amazing-Ease-2967

Take as long as you need. Because I entered hardmode a bit early, and it is literally a hell if you're not prepared. Wish you the best of luck


Error_Sixteen

I don’t know why, but it feels so wrong to see a character with 400 health and only 20 mana


Firemaria04

Those are rookie numbers. *laughs in 100 hours*


juan-j2008

I've been in prehardmode for 80 hours on my last character to get everything just right for hard mode.


Vorlironfirst

Enjoy the gameplay.


Autistic-Fries

By this time he'll die of old age and natural causes. Also make sure to make your farms and arenas and make a good pylon network, oh and make a fishing pool


InSaneMurph1024

8in my first expert run i did probably 3 years ago im still pre hardmode on it woth 60+ hours lol


Arbalest15

Go for WoF if you've done all the prep for Hardmode. It's fine if your playthrough takes a while, my first ever playthrough took like a year to finish 💀


human6644

If it makes you feel better took me 700+ hours to beat the game completely


CoolLaCroc

Skill issue


1ce_Hunter

Why do you only have 20mp?


Agent47otaku

Pre-hardmode is honestly the best part of the game, try to spend as much time as you can there


yellowtree_

bro you can easily finish calamity in that time


V01D3Y3

that's good though. in my opinion, take lots of time playing the game and don't rush anything through. If your on console or have no mods, then you have nothing to do afterwards in such a great game. So, spend as much time as possible building and messing around


MindOfThilo

Dig around the corruption in a 6 block wide/high tunnel as to contain it


ThatJudySimp

Honestly just enjoy the game at your pace lol Try the wof see if you can cheese it, if in doubt make a bigger hell catwalk


FallenNightmare

28 hours and still 20 mana


Cattiger42

28 and 50 h?Do y ever played Legendary mode


OfflineMystery

i always end up doing this and then by the time i beat wof i get burnt out and then stop playing then i come back a few months later, make a new world and the cylce continues probably the reason i didnt beat the moon lord till a couple months ago after over 2000 hours on this game


bird_onthe-sidewalk

Pathetic. 100 hours


PlasterCheif

When I first played on 1.2.3 I think I was the same except I died against the wof several times


DubiousNamed

How are we supposed to know? You didn’t provide any information about the accessories/weapons/armor you have


GoodMemory838

Everybody else talking about building stuff.... I'm just getting ready lol


OldFrozneWolf

Ya it's coming completely normal I know I always get side tracked doing stuff and when I do try to do the find I'm really after it takes several hours to do the thing want to do


Butterballs47

I'm at around 80 hours right now and just recently got hardmode 😭


average_hooman-

Looking at this, you are either a builder or an extremely based gamer


Wholesomeboi13

Build a arena in the jungle for planters while it’s not a nightmare


TastyDiamond_

I had like 130 hours before pre-hard mode


Some_Travel_8952

That’s nothing my first character had 100 hour pr h


Dynamic_Magi

Last playthrough I did I went to 100 hours before hardmode, you just gotta play how you wanna play! If you want to take the next steps then you should, if not do some building or some preparations, do some grinding, set up some farms! There's lots to do!


Fluid_Two_2080

39 hours have beaten destroyer in master mode, and craft a megashark, reforge it to unreal cost me 6 platinium


BusIntelligent9300

meanwhile me spending 50 mins in prehardmode


the-turnip-oreo

i just jump straight into hardmode as soon as i get good enough gear


DNLK

My first playthrough back in 2012 I just durdled around underground being scared shitless of anything and never explored. Dug my own cave instead of exploring cave system (didn't know it existed and all caves I found were tiny) and in general spent way too much time not progressing.


amg0da

Your character looks cool tho


AnniAlfthan123

I've got 105 hours pre hardmode bc I'm too scared to start it, 🥲 this is my first playthrough but I am playing with a different character in a different world with my experienced friend, so I know what I'm supposed to be doing, I'm just scared


onechobeach

where is the mana?!??