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LavaCave
LavaCave (The Center)
Location
The Center Topographic Map
The Center Topographic Map
Location
11.2° Lat, 67.4° Lon
Loot
Artifact of the Massive
Artifact of the Massive
10.2° Lat, 52.9° Lon
Artifact of the Strong
Artifact of the Strong
15.2° Lat, 57.4° Lon
Loot Quality
Red Crate Red

LavaCave is a region in The Center DLC.

Overview[]

The LavaCave is in the East of the Lava Biome, and it is one of the hardest caves in the DLC: The Center.

It is almost impossible to access the cave without a Pteranodon, Argentavis, or Quetzal. One could enter using Grappling Hooks or Climbing Pick (Aberration), albeit an extremely difficult prospect.

This cave contains two Artifacts. For the Artifact of the Massive, take the path to your right, and you will come to its chamber. For the Artifact of the Strong, take the left path heading toward the first ruined archway in the cave.

Dangers[]

  • Extreme Heat
  • Dangerous jumps, not even a parachute will save you from lava

Recommended Equipment[]

Tips[]

  • Bring Grappling Hooks, and lots of them; should you fall, grappling is the only thing that can prevent you from losing everything.
  • IMPORTANT: If you're playing Official or any server with cave flying disabled, land your flyer as soon as you fly down the initial chamber. You will be ejected from your mount (possibly over a lava pit) if you continue flying.
  • A Therizinosaur Therizinosaur is probably the most suitable dinosaur in this cave, since it doesn't aggro any of its inhabitants. Even with a low level one, this cave is a piece of cake. You do not even need to jump on the way to the Artifact of the Strong like with smaller tames. Just watch out if you dismount it. In addition a Wyvern Wyvern can carry it to the initial chamber (mind above note).
  • Using a Megalania with medium to high stamina you can easily climb along the walls and ceiling, bypassing the majority of hazards. If you climb high enough, the Araneo won't reach you with their net attack, and if you carefully plan your path you won't aggro the Onyc either.

Creatures[]

Compatible Tamed Creatures[]

Warning:

  • All creatures taken into the cave will be unable to leave unless they can fly, be carried by a flyer, or ride on top of a Quetz Platform Saddle.

This table is incomplete.
You can help us by adding the tamed creatures you know can enter the cave. If the creature can't enter, please exclude it.

Accessibility Ratings:

  • Excellent: Full-Cave Access (Entrance-to-Artifact)
  • Limited: Can Access Portions of the Cave Safely
  • Not Recommended: Can Get Stuck/Unable to Leave Cave
Creature Accessibility Rideable Notes
Allosaurus Allosaurus Limited Yes
Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus Limited Yes
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Argentavis Argentavis Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Arthropluera Arthropluera Limited Yes
Beelzebufo Beelzebufo Excellent Yes
Brontosaurus Brontosaurus Not Recommended Yes
  •  Will be unable to leave cave.
Carbonemys Carbonemys Limited Yes
Carno Carno Limited Yes
Castoroides Castoroides Limited Yes
  •  Unable to go up the first stairs section towards Artifact of the Strong.
Chalicotherium Chalicotherium Limited Yes
Compy Compy Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur Limited No
Dimetrodon Dimetrodon Limited No
Dimorphodon Dimorphodon Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Diplocaulus Diplocaulus Limited Yes
Diplodocus Diplodocus Not Recommended Yes
  •  Will be unable to leave cave.
Dire Bear Dire Bear Limited Yes
Direwolf Direwolf Excellent Yes
Dodo Dodo Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
DodoRex DodoRex Limited Yes
Doedicurus Doedicurus Limited Yes
Dung Beetle Dung Beetle Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Gallimimus Gallimimus Limited Yes
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus Not Recommended Yes
  •  Will be unable to leave cave.
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus Limited Yes
Hesperornis Hesperornis Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Ichthyornis Ichthyornis Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Jerboa Jerboa Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Kairuku Kairuku Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus Excellent Yes
Lymantria Lymantria Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus Limited No
Mammoth Mammoth Limited Yes
Mantis Mantis Limited Yes
Megaloceros Megaloceros Limited Yes
Mesopithecus Mesopithecus Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole troop.
Microraptor Microraptor Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulderor bring a whole flock.
Morellatops Morellatops Limited Yes
Onyc Onyc Excellent No
Otter Otter Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Oviraptor Oviraptor Limited No
Pachy Pachy Limited Yes
Paracer Paracer Not Recommended Yes
  •  Will be unable to leave cave.
Parasaur Parasaur Limited Yes
Pegomastax Pegomastax Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Pelagornis Pelagornis Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Phiomia Phiomia Limited Yes
Procoptodon Procoptodon Excellent Yes
Pteranodon Pteranodon Limited Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Quetzal Quetzal Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Raptor Raptor Excellent Yes
Rex Rex Limited Yes
Rock Elemental Rock Elemental Limited Yes
Sabertooth Sabertooth Excellent Yes
Sarco Sarco Limited Yes
Scorpion Scorpion Limited Yes
Spider Spider Limited Yes
Spino Spino Limited Yes
Stego Stego Limited Yes
Tapejara Tapejara Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Terror Bird Terror Bird Excellent Yes
Therizinosaur Therizinosaur Limited Yes
Thorny Dragon Thorny Dragon Limited Yes
Titanosaur Titanosaur Not Recommended Yes
  •  Is too large for much of the cave. 
  •  Will be unable to leave cave.
Trike Trike Limited Yes
Vulture Vulture Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Woolly Rhino Woolly Rhino Limited Yes
Wyvern Wyvern Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave past the initial descent. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.

Resources[]

From local creatures[]

Notes[]

  • Take Otter Otter because he can carry many Artifacts.
  • The cave is so massive, that if you manage to get a Giganotosaurus or anything smaller down, you'll be able to navigate it around the majority of the cave. Getting it back out would be the issue.
  • Lava will not kill you instantly, but will do massive damage quite quickly. It is possible to save yourself if you manage to find a rock to jump on.
  • Before The Center became a DLC, reportedly one could retrieve the Artifact of the Devious here. After its official release however, it seems to have been replaced by the Artifact of the Strong.
  • There is a bug where while attempting to fly into the cave entrance, you will clip to the top of the volcano's caldera. It is recommended to land your mount outside the entrance and walk it manually inside before flying down into the cave.
  • There is another bug where the game will think you are underwater in much of the cave and display ocean particle-effects. This is only cosmetic, and you will not be affected otherwise.
  • If using a Megalania on the way to the Artifact of the Massive, it is possible to be teleported outside and find yourself in the middle of the vulcano island.

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References[]


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