Originally posted by Suzaku:

Take some bronze and make nails. This gets you access to the cart and Karve (boat).

As for progression, you go Meadows > Black Forest > Swamp > Mountains > Plains > Mistlands. It is highly unlikely that your starting island will have all of these, so you have to venture out and find new islands.

Highly recommend you set up a portal at your base, and bring materials to make one wherever you decide to land.

bronze nails will let you have access to the better boat and cart to carry ore and stuff? perfect didnt know that Ill have to make some was trying to figure how ppl had those