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Shimmering Skies - Expert 1.7 (1.4.4.9 Skyblock)

While the Steam Workshop is very convenient for players, having to juggle this project is very tedious when I can't post every game difficulty map file to the same project page. Please see my Curseforge project page to get the other difficulty mode versions and provide feedback.
https://www.curseforge.com/terraria/maps/shimmering-skies

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the first map based on the new Shimmer transmutation mechanic in the 1.4.4 Labor of Love update. What that Shimmer do? Simply throw an item in and it will either be uncrafted into it's ingredients or it will be turned into a completely different item. You will want to have terraria.wiki.gg open.

This is my new answer to: "What is the 'Bare Minimum' required to beat Terraria?' What you see in the title picture is all you need for a new character to beat the game. It's surprisingly fun, flexible, and less grindy than the older skyblocks. Most of the content is available, but I have added a small second island above the first that contains all the missing items required to "100%" the game (every functional item, NPC, and the bestiary). I encourage players to NOT use the altar or chest at all until Moon Lord is already dead, or at least until you can unlock the chest. I'm relying on your self restraint and the honor system here. :P

On that note: Do not change the date on your computer to Christmas to get present drops, it isn't faster than the intended method and I don't encourage you to mess with your computer/phone/console like that.

SOFTLOCK PREVENTION
* Keep a block/platform under the spawn point at all times to avoid falling death loops.
* Don't spill the shimmer or lose the Lihzahrd Altar (obviously).
* Don't break the Lihzahrd background wall. It can't be shimmered back into treacherous wall until Golem is dead.
* Don't convert the ice all the way down to snow at the start, just because that's fewer blocks.
* Don't kill the Skeletron Prime part of Mechdusa until you have killed the other parts at least once, or have plenty of spare mechanical skulls.

TIPS
* Most importantly: Despite it's simple design, this is a crazy complex puzzle map requiring extensive wiki reading and even a few tricks that aren't on the wiki yet. You WILL get stuck early on. Relax. Drop by the Discord, and ask for help.
* This map uses a "hacked" custom seed combining For The Worthy, Remix, Celebrationmk10, and parts of Zenith. Be aware of falling bombs, the inverted layers, changed loot sources, and that lava slimes are no longer the source of lava.
* Furthermore, this map uses a custom 2,000x800 block world size. FYI "Small" is 4,200x1,200.
* Probably don't play on Master. The special seeds raise the difficulty to insane levels.
* Start with the Shimmer, Remix Seed, and Work Bench pages of the wiki open.
* Block swapping exists. You can get the ice bricks without spilling Shimmer.
* Work your way down through the layers as you get rope and metals to shimmer into dirt. Surface only spawns zombies and eyes. Underground spawns cavern mobs and NPCs. Cavern spawns underground and surface mobs. The central 1/6th of the Underworld spawns weak lava slimes and one useful enemy found everywhere. The rest of the Underworld spawns the usual hell mobs with a couple FTW changes.
* Plant growth and biome spread are 6x faster on the Surface. Do your farming there.
* Playing on mediumcore is not needed.  It allows you to skip the earliest progression of the map, but you'll probably regret it when the invasions and boss fights start.

DISCORD
https://discor*d.gg/YPHQKeJ
Copy/Paste the link and delete the * to get in.  Sorry for the inconvenience, it's to reduce web crawling spam bots.
Please don't send me a random friend request.  Just join my discord or one I'm in and @ or DM me.

Thanks to ZapdosGuy29 for making the first good skyblock map that inspired me. Also, credit to Hammy and PrinnyDyte, my first 2 clever guinea pig players who made several discoveries that helped to shape the current release.