Small bug/oversight in Skeletron's AI.

[dire jay]

Bug Description: During one of Skeletron's attacks (the one where he fires projectiles from one of his hands in an arc), you can stop the attack by being close to Skeletron's head.

How to cause it: Fly near Skeletron's head during one of his attacks.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBkbpFN-DB0 (bug is first seen at 0:45. He should swing his arm twice, but only swings it once.)

Multiplayer: No.

Windows.
I am using Windows 11.

Does your computer have a dedicated graphics card: Yes.
I have 16GB RAM.

[noble mural]

This is not a bug

[dire jay]

is it not? i would've thought that skeletron should attack twice regardless of the player's position.

[naive shore]

I think it's to support true melee in this mode(?)