Originally posted by Emelio Lizardo:

I think that before I deal with the 'Elder' I'm going to seriously upgrade my main bases. Foul Stench seems to make camp sites (simple forts) useless.

I fight bosses on other worlds, and build my "main" base on its own; I prefer to never have to deal with anything more than "Eikthyr rallies the forest" while building. I kill myself by stepping into thin air often enough; I don't need monsters adding frustration to my own lethal stupidity.