I am running iOS version 1.2.10061 of Terraria and I have killed The Eye of Chuthulu, The Brain of Chuthulu, The Slime King, all three mechanical bosses, Plantera, and The Golem.
After about 500 hours a solar eclipse event still has not occurred. I am wondering if this is a glitch in the game or just poor luck.
I helped a friend kill The Destroyer and he has now had two solar eclipses in less then 2 hours.
I have checked many sites for help but their content is mostly for the PC version 1.3 and I cannot find anything that refers to my problem for the iOS or mobile versions.
Best Answer
Before killing a mechanical boss the Solar Eclipse cannot occur. After defeating a mechanical boss there is a 5% chance each day of the Solar Eclipse occurring.
Were those 500 hours after killing the first mechanical boss? 500 hours equates to around 1200 in game days, assuming that you played 500 hours after defeating a mechanical boss there is a 0.000000000000000000000000001855 (1.855*10^-27) chance of never having had a Solar Eclipse event in this time.
By comparison here in Australia the chance of winning Oz Lotto Division 1 is 1 in 45 million. So the chance of not getting the Solar Eclipse after playing for 500 hours after killing a mechanical boss is about the same chance of winning Oz Lotto division 1 three times and then winning division 2.
So either your game is glitched and you should generate a new world, preferably update to the newest version too, or go and buy some Lottery tickets.