North East Cave

North East Cave/ Carno Cave

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Cave on The Dead Island

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Interior Map

Location

Map

The Island

Location

­14.7° Lat, 85.4° Lon

Loot

Artifact of the Devourer
­16.1° Lat, 84.6° Lon

Artifact level

55

Loot quality

Blue
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The North East Cave is a cave in the northeast of The Island, on an island known as The Dead Island or "Carno Island". The cave contains the  Artifact of the Devourer, needed to summon the  Megapithecus. This cave consists basically of one big room with the path spiraling on the wall.

Dangers

• Big Drops
• Narrow Pathways
• Extreme Cold [ -5°C / 23° F ]
• Many  Onycs

Recommended Equipment

Armor

•  Chitin Armor,  Fur Armor or better
•  SCUBA Armor for the short underwater passage is not necessary

Weapons

•  Pike
•  Crossbow or better

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 at least five.)
•  Campfire
•  Parachutes

Shoulder Pet

•  Otter against cold

Recommended creatures

•  Thylacoleos enters this cave easily, can deal large amounts of damage to  bats, and harvest  Chitin with ease.  Thylas can jump over the many small gaps, and do not take a lot of fall damage. You can fire weapons from its back to aggro creatures from afar. They are arguably the best option for this cave.
•  Baryonyx is a good option because of its ability to jump (although not as good as  Thylacoleo) and decent damage although there's no  Fish in the cave to heal off of. You can fire weapons from its back to aggro creatures from afar.
•  Terror Birds can glide to the bottom of the cave immediately, but will face the threat of large swarms of  bats, it can also struggle with escaping.
•  Enforcers are skilled climbers, bat killers, and can teleport. Don't take any fall damage either. This makes them a very useful mount for caving, though one would need a powerful Enforcer to hold its own.
•  Megalania can easily reach the  Artifact and bypass most enemies by falling down the wall and climbing back up, but beware of  bats as they can fly. Level up  Movement Speed  Stamina and  Health.
•  Sabertooth make a valuable backup option for this cave. When at a reasonable  level, it is a very strong mount for a cave. It can easily wipe out lots of cave critters with his/her's main attack that has high AoE (Area of Effect) when getting overwhelmed by them. However its jump is not very high which can make this particular cave challenging.
•  Beelzebufo can be a good option as a mount due to its reduced fall damage and high jump. However you will need weapons to kill creatures with as the frog's main attack is weak. Level up  Health.

Tips

• Some  Metal rocks block the way, bring a  Metal Hatchet or  Metal Pick.
• The fastest way down is by using a  Parachute or  Grappling Hook. Be prepared for a lot of  Onyc and  Pulmonoscorpius on the ground though.
• It is possible to get the  Artifact without building anything, but foundations can be used to make some jumps easier.
• The jump over the pit in the center is possible.
• Be careful not to fall.
•  Bug Repellant will make this cave much easier. You will lower the aggro radius of some creatures, namely  Onyc.
• If you die in certain places in the cave your body may glitch through the ground and out of the map border.
•  Mesopithecus Dossier is near the Artifact on the left side.
•  Megalosaurus Dossier is at the bottom of the pit about halfway back from the Artifact.
•  Mosasaurus Dossier is found on a ledge above the Artifact ruins on the right side.

Creatures

Common

•  Araneo
•  Megalania
•  Onyc
•  Pulmonoscorpius

Uncommon

•  Dung Beetle
•  Megalosaurus

Compatible Tamed Creatures

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
Archaeopteryx	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Baryonyx	Excellent	Yes
Beelzebufo	Excellent	Yes
Carnotaurus	Limited	Yes	Potential problems moving through water section, and inability to jump limit access to this cave. Some jumps are one-way or impossible.
Compy	Excellent	No	Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Dimorphodon	Excellent	No	Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Dire Bear	Limited	Yes	Can fit into the cave and swim into the main chamber, but will be unable to exit if you proceed further without building exit ramps.
Direwolf	Excellent	Yes
Dodo	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Dung Beetle	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Enforcer	Excellent	Yes
Gigantopithecus	Excellent	Yes
Hesperornis	Excellent	No
Jerboa	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Kairuku	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Megalania	Excellent	Yes
Megatherium	Excellent	Yes	Risky to maneuver but can enter and make it out safely.
Mesopithecus	Excellent	No	Can be carried on shoulder or bring a whole troop.
Pachy	Limited	Yes	Ramps will have to be built to safely ride it out of the cave. (Needs AllowCaveBuildingPvE for PvE servers.)
Pteranodon	Excellent	Unofficial/ Single-Player	Can be glitched in and out of the cave while on-follow at the water portion.   Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave.   Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Raptor	Excellent	Yes
Ravager	Excellent	Yes	Reduced fall damage.
Sabertooth	Excellent	Yes
Terror Bird	Excellent	Yes	Doubles as a Parachute to the bottom.
Thylacoleo	Excellent	Yes	A tight fit through the initial section and high move speed can be tricky in the water
Velonasaur	Excellent	Yes	Can ground bats with quill attack.
Vulture	Excellent	No	Can be carried on shoulder or bring a whole flock.

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.
• This cave is swarming with  bats. A large swarm often at the exit of the water tunnel.
• Bring a  Longneck Rifle with  Scope Attachment to pull  bats to safe fighting spots.
• There are dangerous jumps, as you will walk a spiral path down to the ground. It is advised to bring a parachute with you.
•  Parachuting down from the top is probably the best way to get down.
• 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.
• There is a small section of water just after the entrance to the cave and before the large descending spiral walk. No  Piranhas or  Sarcos spawn here and a player with no extra points in oxygen will be able to navigate with only half oxygen used.
• At the bottom is a  Metal rock blocking the path back up. It is possible to jump over the rock if the player climbs on a rock ledge just below the metal rock.
• You can use the  Grappling Hook to climb up and down safely. To climb down to the bottom two  hooks are needed (re-attach in the middle). To climb up completely with hooks only, around four or more hooks are needed.
•  Spinos have the ability to swim which makes them an effective way to travel to the islan and rid the cave entrance of carnivores lurking in the area.  Thylacoleo however, are a superior choice due to small size and surprisingly good swim speed.

• After level 51, players can bring larger dinosaurs in using  Cryopods.

Gallery

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  Cave Entrance
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  Inside the Cave