Originally posted by MaximumSquid:

Just seems like a chore now. . .

First swamp took 2+ hours to clear and we found only 1 rare mob and no crypts.

Second swamp is mostly explored, no crypts, and we crafted 1 wood set hat.

Don't know where the 3rd swamp is.
Should we just bail on this game before it gets too painful?
I'm guessing mountains would just destroy us and we probably aren't skilled enough skip.
Plains biome gear can't be crafted until you have Moder down it looks like.

What should we do?

"bail"?? no man, just jump on your ship and explore further out, i guarantee you will eventually land in a large swamp area with a bunch of crypts in it.

or just do what the guy above me suggested and essentially cheat :P
but hey, fret not. lots of people casually cheat in this game because its not really a big deal unless you and your friends made a no-cheating pact.