Talk:Enemy list

I believe this page has some errors, as it's not updated to the most recent version. For example, it says that Skeletron Head has 5000 HP, but it doesn't. Same error appears with Skeletron Hand and Eater of Worlds parts.
 * You were absolutely correct, and I just checked and updated every enemy listed here.  09:39, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Where do you find enemy stats?
There seems to be a lot of missing information on monster stats, especially with newer 1.2 versions of the game. I would contribute to the list but I have no idea how the stats are even obtained. Are the stats listed here what players have observed through experimentation, or is there some other method?

Enemy pictures
Hello, I just wanted to say that this list looks very yucky and boring, and maybe pictures of the enemies should be included. It definitely wouldn't hurt and would make the page nicer to look at. Terrariapc1 (talk) 14:39, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep, I just did a little test run without saving my changes, and I can say that it looks a whole lot better with pictures. Terrariapc1 (talk) 14:45, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I have added pictures to the first few entries of the table. Personally, I don't think the uneven spacing in the table looks good at all. The size parameter for pictures adjusts its width, not its height, so it would be very difficult to make all of the pictures in the table the same height. If anyone else wants to weigh in, propose ideas, or make changes, go ahead. I'll leave it at that for now though.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  15:49, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I only tested the first two and since the first two pictures are the same size, I didn't notice that. Does anybody know how to make the pictures orderly? Maybe putting them on the end of a line would help. Terrariapc1 (talk) 16:09, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * It may be just my browser, but I also see uneven spacing in the version without the pictures anyway. There are many difference in the size of the AI decriptions that make some entries bigger than others. I don't really see any difference with the spacing in the version with pictures... No, it actually seems to have even better spacing, because the bigger height doesn't seem confined to just a few entries, as I see the version without the pictures. Morenohijazo (talk) 14:45, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I think it is just your browser. In the original table, each row has the same height. The width of the cells is defined by the largest entry in the column, and looking at it, we should do away with the "Type" and "AI" columns anyways, which would make the table much more compact. I find it hard to believe that anyone would sort enemies by either of those parameters. The information is already found on the individual NPC pages, and there are already categories for each AI and Type.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  01:26, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

I asked some more people which variant looks better, with or without pictures, and we agreed that the enemy list table was kind of unsightly both ways, but with pictures, it was improved because the pictures seperated the entries. Without the pictures, the lines sort of stick together and make it very hard and exhausting to find anything. I think that the AI and Type columns are unnecessary too because of two reasons: One, the type and AI of an enemy are pretty much visible from the picture(s) in most cases, for example the Eater of Souls. You take one look at the picture and know that that enemy flies. It looks corrupt as well. Two, as you said, nobody is going to visit this site and think:"I wonder how many enemies use the Fighter AI?" My course of action would be to throw out AI and type and put pictures in. Terrariapc1 (talk) 04:46, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm trying to remain impartial here because my opinion on the matter of these sorts of lists skews a little, but it's potentially worth noting that the rationale for keeping both this page and Enemy at the same time is that one includes images and one doesn't. It may be more prudent to consider how they could be merged to convey information most efficiently. Gearzein (talk) 05:45, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * We could solve the problem of separating lines by adding borders below each entry (ie. we don't need to add images if separating the lines visually were the only motivation). Images would also be good, especially since entries repeat on this page due to different variants sharing names, and we currently can't see here which variant the stats of an entry refer to (except via their IDs, which then require looking up which variant is assigned that ID). Regarding merging this with the Enemy page, keep in mind that this page is an exhaustive list with all variants, along with some individual enemy segments, alternate forms and phases, boss minions, and even some projectiles. Maintaining a separate simpler listing (Enemy) might still be worth it. Personally I think simply adding images here, as was done for the first few entries already, would be an improvement. Equazcion  ( talk ) 06:10, 4 Apr 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, let's just stick with that. Sounds better than the alternatives. I added another 20 pictures as a test. Terrariapc1 (talk) 08:34, 4 April 2015 (UTC)