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West Lava Cave
West Lava Cave (The Center)
Cave in the West of the Lava Biome of The Center.
Location
The Center Topographic Map
Location
15.8° Lat, 50.5° Lon
Loot
Artifact Of The Hunter
Artifact Of The Hunter
16.7° Lat, 54.3° Lon
Artifact Of The Pack
Artifact Of The Pack
14.4° Lat, 54.3° Lon

The West Lava Cave is in the West of the Lava Biome of The Center. Despite its name, this cave has no lava. There are two main passageways, each of which leads to an Artifact. The Artifact Of The Hunter Artifact Of The Hunter is down the right path through a submerged tunnel. The Artifact Of The Pack Artifact Of The Pack is down the left path and requires you to face dangerous jumps before jumping into a large pool of water to retrieve it (the loot crate itself is underwater).

Dangers

  • Risk of Drowning
  • Dangerous jumps and numerous cliffs

Recommended Equipment

Tips

  • Watch your footing; as soon as you enter the cave, there is a ravine into shallow waters. There are ravines throughout this cave.
  • Grappling Hooks are helpful to reach areas you otherwise could not.

Creatures

Compatible Tamed Creatures

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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
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Arthropluera Arthropluera Limited Yes
Beelzebufo Beelzebufo Excellent Yes
Compy Compy Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur Limited No
Dimorphodon Dimorphodon Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Direwolf Direwolf Excellent Yes
Dodo Dodo Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Dung Beetle Dung Beetle Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Jerboa Jerboa Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Kairuku Kairuku Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus Limited No
Megaloceros Megaloceros Limited Yes
Mesopithecus Mesopithecus Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Onyc Onyc Limited No
Oviraptor Oviraptor Limited No
Pachy Pachy Limited Yes
Pteranodon Pteranodon Limited Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave.
    Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Raptor Raptor Excellent Yes
Sabertooth Sabertooth Excellent Yes
Scorpion Scorpion Limited Yes
Spider Spider Limited Yes
Terror Bird Terror Bird Excellent Yes
Vulture Vulture Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.

Resources

Notes

  • Creatures that are unable to jump or swim underwater will be unable to reach one or both artifact rooms.

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