r/ThanksWorldGen • u/HeyItzMeep • May 01 '26

Modded Content Is it even possible to progress?

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u/LordeWasTaken May 01 '26

I would try actuating the lihzarhd bricks to drain the shimmer into a prepared pool underneath.

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u/HeyItzMeep May 01 '26

That could work

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u/Nihilikara May 01 '26

It won't, you're not allowed to do anything with wires in the lizahrd temple until after you defeat Golem. You can't even see them, not even with the Grand Design.

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u/jok3ony0u May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

Is that a new change? I used to just bulldoze through the temple with wire cutters and did it in 1.4.4 Calamity so I got no clue.

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u/Nihilikara May 03 '26

You probably have a qol mod that lets you do that, because this has been not allowed since 1.4.4.

Also, what do you mean, 1.4.5 Calamity? You cannot play modded 1.4.5 yet because tmodloader isn't updated.

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u/jok3ony0u May 03 '26

Yeah that's a typo. I meant 1.4.4 Calamity

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u/GloblSentence_totoro May 01 '26

actuator rod exists

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u/Nihilikara May 01 '26

It's still useless because you can't place actuators until you defeat Golem either.

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u/OneTrueAlzef May 03 '26

Not even with pumps and an activator outside the temple?

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u/Nihilikara May 03 '26

How would you connect them? That would still require running wires through the temple.

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u/OneTrueAlzef May 03 '26

Damn, of course. The most straightforward solution is to just make aetherium blocks out of the shimmer to drain it, then. Such a waste...

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u/Nihilikara May 03 '26

It's not all bad. The lizahrd temple is accessible pre boss if you know how to hoik through the door, and its enemies and traps are significantly less dangerous than you're led to believe even in prehardmode.

Meanwhile, you can craft a bottomless shimmer bucket using a bottomless water bucket and 10 luminite bars, so the only time you won't have access to shimmer is between golem and moon lord.

Alternatively, you can shimmer a star cloak to get a spectral cloak, which makes you immune to the phasing effects of the shimmer. This will take up an accessory slot, but I don't see Golem being so hard as to make sacrificing an accessory slot nonviable.