Talk:Hard Mode/@comment-24548171-20140318170018/@comment-24013733-20140323220254

Not 100% sure on the exact differences between PC and console versions (and I've not played the console version), but if it's anything like the PC version, you'll want to make sure you have at the very least a Lucky Horseshoe and do a speed-run of all or most of the corrupt chasms in your world. Bust up all the Demon Altars you find in order to give your world a healthy amount of the new ores. I'm assuming you have at least Molten Armor and a Magic Mirror to quickly escape if needed -- the Wraiths that will spawn will be rather tough to deal with in large numbers, especially on top of the regular Corruption enemies with only pre-hardmode gear.

You may wish to locate the Underground Hallow and collect a large amount of Crystal Shards (50+) in order to make yourself a Phasesaber, as it's one of the best weapons you can get at this point, a bit above Night's Edge. That'll help you defend yourself in the chasms, but don't linger more than you need to.

Once that's done, grab yourself some Spelunker Potions and take a few trips down your Hellevator, looking for the new ores. You'll only be able to mine the weakest of them at first, so go looking for the lovely blue colour of Cobalt (does the console have the alt. ores yet? I don't know...). Once you've enough to make yourself a pickaxe, it's usually okay to skip making armor for that tier and go mine the next one and move on up that way. I usually take the fastest route to Adamantite/Titanium level gear I can find. Once you've got that, you're in a pretty stable place to continue exploring hardmode...

But beware the skies; the console-specific version of the Wyvern is a nasty piece of work, and you'll need some good weapons and strategy to take it out. You can just use the regular Wyvern strategy against it, though it will be somewhat harder to pull off.