Talk:Harpy

Like Dr. Bones really being Doctor Bones in game, I am curious to know if it really should be Harpy or Harpey. Are the change notes correct or is the game correct? If the game turns out to be the correct spelling then Harpey is not a bug and should eventually be changed to this if nothing happens to change it. I won't suggest a name change quite yet but for now I'm putting the thought out there since it has happened multiple times during the 1.0.4 update. -- Kalilla 08:26, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess wiki is right, it's a developer tendency to incorrectly spell -y as -ey. (Shiney Red Balloon, for example. It was renamed later.) --Barhandar 08:45, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I would recommend the page is named the way it is in game, rather than assuming the developers made a typo. It's easy enough to move the page if it is indeed changed in game later. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  04:18, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It is Harpy, I looked inside the .exe and Harpy uses a projectile called Harpy Feather. So it is 100% Harpy, they just have to fix the name in game next update. -- ❤Kalilla❤ 04:58, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Confirmation of Harpy Spawn
Please provide any evidence to where Harpy can spawn in the sky and where it can't. This doesn't include elevation, but horizontal location.
 * I've noticed that they do not spawn near one of the floating islands. This isn't to say that it is impossible for them to be near floating islands as that is not true. I've just noticed it happening on one of them as they refuse to get near it. -- ❤Kalilla❤ 02:53, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, Theothersteve7, you mentioned, "they can only spawn a certain distance away from the center of the map; about a thousand blocks or so". Could you clarify this some more? Are you saying that within a thousand blocks of either direction of the start spawn the Harpy monster cannot spawn? So a thousand blocks and out they can and thats where they hang out. If this is what you mean that explains what I was talking about quite well. Please reply back here when you can -- ❤Kalilla❤ 03:18, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I meant that they only spawn once you have traveled away from the center of the map. Let me explain in detail.


 * First, I made an area at the top center of my map with the intention of fighting Harpies there. When it failed to work, I started experimenting.
 * I went to the nearest two floating islands and they both spawned harpies quickly.
 * Then, I tried making a random pillar and climbing to the top - this also spawned harpies.
 * Finally, I created a skybridge from the height of my base and counted the number of stacks of blocks it took until a Harpy spawned. The first Harpy spawned around three and a half stacks; given the offset I started from, that's almost exactly one thousand blocks out.


 * If you would like to test this further I highly encourage it. I have a theory that this is the minimum distance for the King Slime as well, though that's harder to test. --Theothersteve7 13:23, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Three and a half stacks of blocks, so that's roughly 875 blocks out from the center of the map. That is roughly 1,750 feet from the center of your map. That sounds like perfect logic to me, a nice round number. It might not be "exactly" 875 blocks but that's a nice user friendly number. I'll test it either tonight or tomorrow but thanks for the great information Theothersteve7!


 * I'll also assume your using a large world map, so this might affect what size of world you created. I'll have to check a few things first. -- ❤Kalilla❤ 23:19, 14 June 2011 (UTC)