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Southern Ice Cave
South Ice Cave TC
Cave in the Southern Snow Biome of The Center.
Location
The Center Topographic Map
Location
60.0° Lat, 22.5° Lon
Loot
Artifact of the Skylord
Artifact of the Skylord
54.0° Lat, 20.9° Lon
Loot quality
Yellow Crate Yellow

The Southern Ice Cave is in the Southern Snow Biome of The Center.

The Artifact of the Skylord can be found at the end of this massive, labyrinthine cavern.

Dangers[]

  • Extreme Cold
  • Dangerous Heights

Recommended Equipment[]

Tips / Notes[]

  • Watch your step and mind the Yetis; dangerous falls are everywhere, and the Yeti's knockback makes this cave perilous.
  • There is an "easter egg" of a frozen Wolf chasing a Dodo in a wall of transparent ice hidden in this cave (see Gallery).
  • There is a leviathan of Rex frozen in a wall of ice.
  • To reach the Artifact, enter the cave and go to the open room. There is a ramp leading up on your right that will lead to some metal spawns. Go to your left and down the ramp there. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right (almost a complete U turn) and follow the wall on your right. Follow the large tunnel that passes the frozen T-Rex. The tunnel will lead to a ramp up, which will lead to a small ice bridge. The artifact is on that bridge.

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
Allosaurus Allosaurus Excellent Yes
Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus Excellent 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. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Arthropluera Arthropluera Excellent Yes
Beelzebufo Beelzebufo Excellent Yes
Carbonemys Carbonemys Excellent Yes
Carno Carno Excellent Yes
Castoroides Castoroides Excellent Yes
Chalicotherium Chalicotherium Excellent Yes
Compy Compy Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur Excellent No
Dimetrodon Dimetrodon Excellent No
Dimorphodon Dimorphodon Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Diplocaulus Diplocaulus Excellent Yes
Dire Bear Dire Bear Excellent Yes
  •  Passive insulation from the cold and its battle capability makes this a good mount.
Direwolf Direwolf Excellent Yes
Dodo Dodo Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Doedicurus Doedicurus Excellent Yes
Dung Beetle Dung Beetle Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Gallimimus Gallimimus Excellent Yes
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight. 
  •  With the dangerous heights and a Giga's rage, it is ill-advised to ride one here.
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus Excellent 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
  •  Passive insulation from the cold. 
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus Excellent Yes
Lymantria Lymantria Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus Excellent No
Megaloceros Megaloceros Excellent Yes
Megatherium Megatherium Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight.
Mesopithecus Mesopithecus Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole troop.
Microraptor Microraptor Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Morellatops Morellatops Excellent Yes
Onyc Onyc Excellent No
Otter Otter Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Oviraptor Oviraptor Excellent No
Pachy Pachy Excellent Yes
Parasaur Parasaur Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight.
Pegomastax Pegomastax Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Pelagornis Pelagornis Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Phiomia Phiomia Excellent Yes
Procoptodon Procoptodon Excellent Yes
Pteranodon Pteranodon Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Raptor Raptor Excellent Yes
Rex Rex Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight.
Sabertooth Sabertooth Excellent Yes
Sarco Sarco Excellent Yes
Scorpion Scorpion Excellent Yes
Spider Spider Excellent Yes
Spino Spino Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight.
Stego Stego Excellent Yes
Tapejara Tapejara Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Terror Bird Terror Bird Excellent Yes
Therizinosaur Therizinosaur Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight.
Thorny Dragon Thorny Dragon Excellent Yes
Titanosaur Titanosaur Excellent Yes
Trike Trike Excellent Yes
Vulture Vulture Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Woolly Rhino Woolly Rhino Excellent Yes
Wyvern Wyvern Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. 
  •  Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Yutyrannus Yutyrannus Excellent Yes
  •  Creatures other than Yetis won't engage on sight. 
  •  Terrifies all creatures in one roar.

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