Talk:Eye of Cthulhu

"You feel an evil presence watching you"
Does anyone know the exact reason for this message to appear? It appeared for me right after I equipped a Depth Meter for the first time, so I'm not sure if that's related or if I experienced a bug. Niskd1 21:03, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe this event occurs randomly until the Eye of Cthulhu is defeated. -- Michael 23:55, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The requirements are on the actual page |: --The dnmr 00:22, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

The NPC requirement in the code says you need 4 or more town NPCs.... but I believe that the 'old man' counts as one as well. --GauHelldragon 09:10, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Kill in one night
Do you have to finish it off in one night in order to not have to use another Suspicious Looking Eye? I seem to have read somewhere that it should come back every night until it is dead, but in game I have yet to confirm this. MarekkPie 05:02, 23 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I have read testimonies about how the Eye continuously respawns every night until it is killed, but most label it as a bug. I have not seen official sources confirming if it's intended or not. --Cloakedboltz 03:35, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Defense
Some monsters listed damage reduction instead of defense. I double checked all of their stats based on the decompiled source code and fixed them. Eye of Cthulhu is listed in the code as 12 defense, but I can't find where he transforms. I'm assuming First Form should have 12 defense and Second Form should have 6 defense, but I don't want to make a change if I'm not 100% certain. --KoreRekon 17:44, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I still can't find the transformation in the code, but based on damage reduction the second form has either 5 or 6 defense. --KoreRekon 02:19, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

The Reason of "Cthulhu"
Somebody know a translation or the reason of that name?

Im translating the wiki to spanish and i dont undertand that name maybe the name will be "Ojo del Cthulhu", or maybe "Ojo del Demonio", im thinking too in "Ojo del Maldito" Klys 05:11, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Cthulhu is the name of a creature from a set of books. As a name, I'd expect it to not change in a translation. I don't know much of Spanish, but I'd assume that your first choice, Ojo del Cthulhu, would probably be the best translation, because the other proposed translations change the name Cthulhu. 24.137.76.6 23:33, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Cthulhu is from H.P. Lovecraft's works. It is a proper name, and so wouldn't have a translation in other languages. However, alternate spellings do exist.--fso

Random Eye
I was randomly digging around ner a shadow altar and a shadow orb and the Eye of Cthulu appeared. i did nothing to cause, and had never crafted a suspicious lloking eye. is there a reason?

Reccomended Gear?
What's the reccomended amount o HP and gear/weapons. I've built a long paltform and I have plenty of mushrooms and HP potions, but I don't know whether to summon the Eye. Also, is it summoned as soon as you craft it or when you use it? --Hotanddangerous 15:18, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It doesn't summon until you actually use the item, and then only at night. It doesn't matter when you craft the suspicious eye. As for HP, more is always better. I personally had 11 hearts and a full set of silver armor when I fought him the first time, but that might be overkill. If your weapons are good, then the fight will be shorter and you won't need to survive for as long. MasterShizzle 17:34, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Farming
Is it possible to farm this boss by crafting and using more Suspicious Looking Eyes on subsequent nights after killing it once? - Spinfx 04:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yup. You can even fight more than once per night if you have enough eyes and you kill him fast enough. Selling the demonite ore he drops can be very profitable. --GauHelldragon 09:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Weakened in 1.0.6
When I fought it, it had only 2800 HP and transformed at 1400 HP. I also think his attack was lowered, but his defense is still the same. Confirm? 75.36.153.202 03:49, 10 August 2011 (UTC)