Yeah, learn the order of the biomes, and how you progress through them.

Stay in one biome until you've mined and gathered materials to make better gear. Upgrade the gear as high as possible.

Only when you're as strong as you can make yourself (armor, weapons, potions), should you venture into the next biome on the list. And go slowwwwwww... very very very slow at first

When you enter a new biome, you're going to be underpowered. Even with the best gear from the last biome, you're at a disadvantage. So be careful, be prepared to run, build defenses, etc. Then you repeat the whole loop. Gather resources, mine ores, etc. Make better gear, upgrade it, get more powerful... LOL... and then tip toe into the next biome.