IF YOU CAN'T FIND MARTIAN PROBE, READ THIS.

[Fellow Hoodlum]

Terraria is currently bugged and Martian Probe doesn't spawn during boss fights. The problem is, Cultists count as a boss even if they're not attacked, so in order to get Martian Probes to start spawning again, you have two options:

1. Create a new world, go to the dungeon, seal up the place in which they spawn with dirt so they can't spawn, defeat Wall of Flesh, 3 Mechanical bosses, Plantera and Golem. After this, you'll find Martian Probes again.

2. If you do not want to create a new world, kill your cultists, seal up the dungeon entrance with dirt, defeat Lunar Event. This option is not recommended as it can bug your world and Cultists will never spawn again.

We did option 1 today and got about 10 Martian Probes within 3 hours on our new world. In our old world where cultists are already spawned we didn't find a single Martian Probe in hours.

[Bonzai101]

Since when has it been bugged?

I usually find martian probes if I'm up in the air, high enough that I cannot see the ground on my screen (building).

[Danish]

I take issue with this post.
Three times, these probes have ruined my plans.
First time fighting the lunatic cultist? probe nonschalantly flies by and starts intense invasion, causing me to lose the fight.
same with moon lord.
I hate martians :<

[Fellow Hoodlum]

This bug's been in the game since version 1.3.0.4 which made it impossible for Martian Probes to spawn during event/boss fights.

[Fellow Hoodlum]

Bump, for anyone who might be losing their mind looking for Probes.

[Gaydalf]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Guy with a Bass:

I take issue with this post.
Three times, these probes have ruined my plans.
First time fighting the lunatic cultist? probe nonschalantly flies by and starts intense invasion, causing me to lose the fight.
same with moon lord.
I hate martians :<

I once got killed by mothron while fighting moonlord, i know how you feel :(

[Fellow Hoodlum]

Bump.

[Zumzu]

btw if you take option 2 you can just lose the fight to the cultists after filling the thing with dirt

[Nyagger]

They reduced the spawn rate of probes and put them on the edges of the map

take an infinite flying mount and go to the ocean biome, go up all the way to space and wait there.

i've had a couple spawn ever since 1.3.0.4 and that is with the cultists around the dungeon entrance.

[Bonkers]

thanks! now i can farm to get a space car key

[Confront Unknown]

Thx spent all day looking. just died to the cultist and dug some blocks under them to keep them from spawning and i had so many martian events

[FabbeyDabbey]

Does option 2 work?

[FabbeyDabbey]

Apparently it spawns more in space, is this true do you think?

[Fellow Hoodlum]

I can't say, I find it easiest to find them near the ground with water candle debuff.

[Benderson]

In my experience:
If you go near the dungeon the cultists will spawn, so if you want to do Martian Madness, DONT GO NEAR THE DUNGEON.
If, however, you do spawn them by accident, just restart your world.

If this changes in the future then ignore this i guess

[Danish]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Benderson:

In my experience:
If you go near the dungeon the cultists will spawn, so if you want to do Martian Madness, DONT GO NEAR THE DUNGEON.
If, however, you do spawn them by accident, just restart your world.

If this changes in the future then ignore this i guess

I acidentally summoned a martian invasion the first time I was fighting the cultist on expert. It didn't end well but nonetheless, I personally disagree with this.