newfag tips I am paraphrasing from that one sorbet video:

>hill caves always go down to the cavern layer
-deeper paths often blocked by sand
-good source of loot; bigger caves = more loot
-just outside the cave mouth is a good place to set up a base
>area around spawn down to the underground layer is solid and has no pockets or caves
>homes should keep enemies out, keep npcs happy, and be convenient
-dig an eight block wide and deep trench under the house
-no more than three NPCs to a town, 25 blocks between towns
-set up a town in each biome for its pylon
>turn autofire on
-smart block placement: to cursor (it's still meh)
>it's only ever worth it to break 12 evil altars (you get diminishing returns; the first three altars generate an equal amount of ore as breaking the next nine)
>hallow fishing crates are the best biome crates for hardmode ore
>pickaxes are better than drills, assuming you have any mining speed bonuses (cobalt drill is mostly an exception)
>don't sleep on potions
>don't bother grinding to make the cell phone, just keep the relevant info accessories in your void bag
>biome spread is a non-issue, clentaminator is ezpz
>don't bother killing tough enemies early on, focus on getting past them ASAP to avoid getting overwhelmed

I am also going to sleep, gn