Spring passed quite fast or i didnt notice it because i was too busy digging the hellevator. rainstorms were no problem except for the lightning strikes but the house survived (had to roof the balcony a bit so it didnt get filled with water tho).
The Grand Thunderbird was defeated and King Slime has recently been slain. sadly, i dont have enough gems to start making the magic storage units. it will take a while to get the gems or try and get an Extractinator.
got to make the Disciple's Set from Antiaris thus boosting the early game mage play. there's also leather boots (got a pair of old shoes from the pond before it dried out) that came with warding, enchanted sapphire ring, and i was planning to make a sapphire glove but turns out i need 12 of them to finish the item (damn this gem reliance).
Scarabeus was a close fight but i got killed by the gold dust at the last moment. need a better magic weapon. right now i have 3 spell tomes, Blizzard which is short range low mana but applies frostburn to targets, Wind Gust which is higher in damage and knockback but collides with terrain, and Folv's magic missiles which has homing projectiles.
even with all the equipment the damage seems lacking so i still carry the Mandible Bow in case i need to shoot something while waiting for mana to recharge. i need either more mage accesories or keep stacking more stars so i can get to the mana cap.
the world is now in summer and there has been some cool surprises like wasp nests growing in trees and bees appearing in the grass. no wildfires or hurricanes yet but most of the water bodies that were present at start have been dried up almost completely so i cant fish from anything nearby or so.
there's also red slimes spawning with a volatile gel that is used for some kind of special explosive, gotta check because its probably flammable and it may be a bad idea to use it.
UPDATE:
summer has been a long season so far, msotly because i pass more time in the surface right now. tried to craft some Calamity spell tomes like Frost Bolt (which later converts into another thome) and Coral Spout. the spout was just what i needed to slay the Desert Scourge, allthought the real MVP here was the slime mount since i could not depend on a platform.
after killing the worm i tried getting the missing gems. lots of silt and slush were mined in order to get the materials i needed to make the storage system but it was worth the time. in addition, i got enough materials to craft the Amber Enhanced Magik Staff from Thorium but turned out that it doesnt really have much power compared to everything else so its more like a novelty.
i didnt really want to rely on staffs but the current spellthomes dont work good enough. so i also went to craft an Antiaris staff called Ruby Rose which shoots bolts similar to the water bolt with more or less the same damage rate but these ones can steal life from enemies. the Ruby Rose was key in the fight against the EoC while i used a Glacial Piccolo as backup weapon. the boss fell on first try so im now focusing in preparing the next accesories.
the adventurer has rewarded me with some neat stuff like a golden net or a band of starpower along with other stuff like meteorite bars (i still gonna need to summon a meteor in another world or so for the boss related materials). so i've saved myself from having to fish some of the stuff that was missing, the current issue now is finding a second band of regeneration to have both the charm of myths and the magic cuffs later on. im using the Adventurer's Crystal accesory to do this since it teleports me to random locations so im trying to find as much cabins as possible while getting other stuff.
i've found some neat stuff while teleporting, not sure which mod adds some biome shrines but i found one Corrupt Shrine with the putrid scent and a Desert Shrine with the Sun Stone so i wont have to farm the golem unless i really need a Picksaw.
i also crafted the enchanter's sword since it works like a broadsword despite dealing magic damage, very usefull for when you run out of it and need to clear some enemies. the mandible bow is still there because of the damage when fully drawn, good against slower oponents, perhaps i should ready it with jester arrows when fighting the EoW but i want to stay mostly on spellcasts.
i found enough crystal hearts to max life and got the mana stars ready so im fully stocked. however, the EoC had to be summoned manually and im still waiting for the Blood Moon to appear, otherwise i may have to summon it manually too. the Confuse zombie eases a lot of stuff and he also sells spell tomes so i need him. already building the housing for the next NPCs but need more palm wood.
anyways, things are moving basically.
as for the mods, Overhaul got me with the summer, i wasnt expecting those chances to have a double boss battle during the day, dont want to spoil it but now i get why wasp nests were growing everywhere.