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North East Cave / Carno Cave
The North East Cave is a cave in the northeast of The Island, on an island known as The Dead Island or "Carno Island". This short cave consists primarily of an open, towering room with a narrow pathway spiraling downwards toward the Artifact of the Devourer, which is needed to summon the Megapithecus.
Dangers[]
- Big Drops
- Narrow Pathways
- Cold (-5° C throughout)
- Swarms of Onycs
Recommended Equipment[]
Armor[]
- Chitin Armor, Fur Armor or better
Weapons[]
Consumables[]
- 30 × Cooked Meat
- Medical Brew (multiple)
- Stimberry or Stimulant as antidote for the scorpion-stings
- Fria Curry
- Bug Repellant
- Lesser Antidote (Lots of Onycs in this cave)
Tools[]
- Torch
- Grappling Hook (Bring as many as you can carry.)
- Parachutes
Recommended creatures[]
- Thylacoleos can deal large amounts of damage to bats. Thylas also have a climbing ability, albeit this will not help you escape many sections of the cave.
- Terror Birds can glide to the bottom of the cave immediately, but it may struggle to fend off the enemies at the bottom of the pit.
- Enforcers are skilled climbers, bat killers, and can teleport. This makes them a very useful mount for caving, though one would need a powerful enforcer to hold its own.
- Shadowmanes can make this cave trivial thanks to their super-jump (which can nearly reach the topmost ledge from the bottom), good damage, and natural defense. Likely due to a bug, they also receive the Hydrated bonus no matter where they are in the cave, which only increases their efficacy. Unfortunately, a Cryopod is needed to get them past the first tight squeeze.
Tips[]
- There is a small section of water just after the entrance to the cave. Nothing spawns inside and it is brief enough that a survivor with default oxygen can swim the gap with ease.
- The fastest way down is by using a Parachute or Grappling Hook. However, many Onyc, Pulmonoscorpius, Araneos spawn at the bottom of the bit. Try to land on a ledge out of reach of the land-dwelling creatures so you can shoot them from a safe distance.
- The spiral pathway is spotted with gaps. All of these jumps, heading both up and down, can be made on foot if you are careful.
- Bug Repellant will make this cave much easier. You will lower the aggro radius of some creatures, namely Onyc.
- Mesopithecus Dossier is on the outside of the ruined structure that contains the artifact, on the corner facing the ramp back up.
- Megalosaurus Dossier is at the bottom of the pit about halfway back from the artifact.
- Mosasaurus Dossier is found on a ledge (not part of the main walkway) above the artifact ruins on the right side. It is very easy to miss. There is a simple guide in the image gallery.
Creatures[]
Common[]
Uncommon[]
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 |
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Archaeopteryx | Excellent | No |
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Baryonyx | Excellent | Yes | |
Beelzebufo | Excellent | Yes |
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Compy | Excellent | No |
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Dimorphodon | Excellent | No |
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Dire Bear | Limited | Yes |
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Direwolf | Excellent | Yes | |
Dodo | Excellent | No |
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Dung Beetle | Excellent | No |
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Enforcer | Excellent | Yes |
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Gigantopithecus | Excellent | Yes | |
Hesperornis | Excellent | No | |
Jerboa | Excellent | No |
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Kairuku | Excellent | No |
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Megalania | Excellent | Yes |
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Megatherium | Excellent | Yes |
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Mesopithecus | Excellent | No |
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Pachy | Limited | Yes |
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Pteranodon | Excellent | Unofficial/ Single-Player |
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Raptor | Excellent | Yes | |
Ravager | Excellent | Yes |
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Sabertooth | Excellent | Yes | |
Terror Bird | Excellent | Yes |
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Thylacoleo | Excellent | Yes |
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Velonasaur | Excellent | Yes |
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Vulture | Excellent | No |
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Carnotaurus | Limited | Yes |
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Notes[]
- If you bring a dino that can not jump and it falls it will be unable to escape the cave without building escape ramps or using a cryopod
- While you can use a tame to swim to the island, there are often the Cnidaria and Megalodon in the water that can make quick work of you and your dino. A better choice would be to take a raft, or fly over with your cave mount being either carried or within a cryopod.
- It is possible for players to bring their sabers in to farm chitin however the reward is often not worth the risk. There is a lot of maneuvering that requires foundations and ramps and players are extremely likely to die if they fall.
- Cave does not exist on mobile
Gallery[]
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