Just been livestreaming the game as I work though normal mode. Somebody said my base looked cool so I thought I would show it here.
As is typical with me it is symmetrical and in the air. The floors are mud with jungle grass so I get the jungle music when i'm inside.

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Personally I like it. It was fairly easy to build as it is just bricks and mud for the most part. It features security doors on the entrances to keep me safe during blood moons and eclipses. I always build off the ground now because I don't even try to stop the corruption/crimson/hallow from spreading anymore. I just cover the ground with bricks usually. That stops the hostile biome mobs from spawning. Instead it spawns forest mobs.
Only thing left to do in normal mode is collect some items that are hard to get in hardmode like the bezoar.
Here is a giant image of my first base. Not sure if it was ever posted in this thread. I really like how it looks the section to the left is the arena. The part just outside is the old bloodmoon bunny farm (nerfed). This was when the game was still in the abandoned state (pre 1.2).
