User blog comment:ErrorZip/Preps for hardmode?/@comment-121.73.239.8-20120114010922

make one of those anti corruption brick walls about 100 to 200 starting 100 - 200 squares away from your house. 4 squares hellevators will not completely protect against hallow and hardcore corrupt. Also prepare to literally die about 40 times. I had pretty much same stuff and I still died heaps!