Originally posted by Capnflag:

I intentionally, among other reasons, held off taking out Bonemass because it would activate the Hunted event, which is centered on the player, not the base. I explored and mined nearby Mountains, which cost me several deaths, so that I could upgrade weapons and armor.

Good luck to the OP!

Wait... um dont you need the wishing bone to really accomplish much in the mountains? Obsidian doesnt really do much other than better arrows for the most part.

Ah, did you use the dirty Sledge-detection technique? :-)