Would be nice to see a guide on what certain icons above enemy heads mean. Some times I'm at a loss, wondering what means what.
#Icon guide for things such as skulls and poison hearts.
uneven harbor
golden tendon
I know it's not the same thing as an in-game guide, but for reference here's a list. Hopefully I didn't forget any.
💀Skull: Scheduled boss. (See 1️⃣ below)
⭐Star: Alpha. (See 2️⃣ below)
🩷Pink heart: Charmed by Darwin using Courting.
❤️Red heart: Charmed by Darwin using any means besides Courting.
💜Purple heart: Charmed by an animal other than Darwin.
🫧Purple bubbles: Poisoned. Damage ticks won't occur if you're poisoned by an ally, but the icon will still display.
🔥Fire: Heat value is above normal. When it fills, you will take damage ticks until you cool off (by staying out of Heatwaves).
❄️Snowflake: Heat value is below normal. When it fills, you will take damage ticks until you warm up (by staying out of Blizzards).
💧Water droplet: Wet from being rained on. When it fills, your abilities will take longer to recharge until you dry off (by staying out of rainstorms).
❔Question mark: Point of Interest you haven't chosen an option from. Icon disappears once the Point of Interest is onscreen.
🍄Mushroom: While you have Snout evolved, this works like the question marks and stars, showing you the direction and proximity of nearby Mushrooms without regard for their type. Icon is probably intended to disappear once the Mushroom is onscreen, but will often be visible above it even when it's visible near the edge of the screen.
1️⃣Scheduled bosses can't be Charmed. Bosses spawned by breaking an Unattended Egg also cannot be charmed, but lack a skull icon. The icon is mostly only useful when you want to keep your distance, or in Wild Wild World.
2️⃣Compared with their non-Alpha counterparts, Alphas have more HP and higher damage output. They are also harder to Charm, but give double the usual stat bonus when allied. Alphas always drop Mutagen Points when they die. Alpha Spineapples have a special appearance and won't have the star icon above their heads while disguised.
ember terrace
For "charmed by animal other than darwin" does that mean they are an ally or does it just notate that they are behaving out of a state of charm.
meager flicker
Any charmed animal is hostile to whatever the owner of the charm effect is hostile to.
If you have a Krabaroo fighting you, and taking a moment to charm a mob, that mob will become hostile to you.