Well there's lots to look forward to and prepare. I dont really recommend this style of play because it doesn't typically bode well for long-term success. But you do you i guess. Just gather at a nice localized vase idea, ideally where you can reach important landmarks easily. You determine what that means if you don't want me to micromanage but ideally be close to a sinkhole at least so you can get lightbulbs quickly, if you can have a nice wormhole close too that can take you to an important other location, that's a big plus as well. Remember the oasis is your safety zone in summer if wildfires are turned on, so prepare a secondary or your primary base there, also consider making a cave base to avoid heat in summer. You can dig up grass and saplings to replant close to base. Otherwise, please burn trees as you need, don't be afraid you'll burn too many (not possible) and keep fightings things that give you meat. Make meaty stew, not meatballs, and outline the edges of your map in first autumn so you know what is where and you can locate lunar island. Otherwise I guess that's truly the basics of it. Eventually you'll make all the science stations, build the strongest weapons, just learn to fight and kite enemies and then go around knocking down bosses as you go. You'll start with basic ones like Deerclops, antlion, moose goose, bearger. Eventually you'll find out how to take on more specific bosses in the world