the meteor strike has a chance ( let’s say 5 % ) to strike in the first 30 minutes
the second 30 min increases the chances of a meteor strike , up to ~4h untill meteor strikes are 100 % chance of spawning ,
and there is an increased chance at server restart ( though I am not so sure about that last part is still right since I didn’t farm starmetal since the increased meteor strike rate of last event
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also the pattern for the smoking meteors on the ground is randomized , so check out the hole 2 areas they can spawn in ( south region of the frost giant dungeon underneath the obelisk , and north of stargazers crest on the mountain face and on the trail of said mountain