Ruins of Nosti (Scorched Earth)
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79.8° Lat, 81.3° Lon
The Ruins of Nosti (more commonly referred to as The Church Cave) is a Cave underneath a ruined building on the Scorched Earth map. The ruins above are a forgotten city full of domed buildings and pillars in the south east of the map in the dunes. The ruins themselves are notable as being featured as the setting for many of this Ark's explorer notes, which among other things chronical the city's rise and fall. The entrance is inside what many players call the church, one of the larger ruined buildings.
The cave that is the Ruins of Nosti begins with a descent down beneath the surface. This location dubbed as the entrance consists of the Church all the way down to where the path splits into two, where it then becomes the descent.
The Artifact of the Destroyer and a Scorched Sword Skin can be found in the artifact crate.
This is easily the most dangerous cave in Scorched Earth between the jumps over a bottomless void (500,000 damage to anything that falls in) and the combination of some of the most dangerous creatures—including large swarms of Onycs and Mantis. Survivors should be well-prepared before tackling this cave. Mega Rabies will come from the bats, so make some Lesser Antidote beforehand. However there is not quite the variety of creatures here that there is in other caves, but don't take this as a sign to underestimate the cave itself.
Dangers
- Swarms of Creatures
- Extreme Heat
- Dangerous Heights (Instant Death)
- Mega Rabies
Recommended Equipment
- Tek Armor could be used to fly through the cave with ease. Provided you have the Element to fuel it
- Flak Armor, Ghillie Armor or better
- Pike
- Crossbow
- Cooked Meats
- Stimulants
- Medical Brews
- Parachutes
- Grappling Hooks
- Explosives or Metal Arrows for Rubble Golems
- Lesser Antidote
- Climbing Picks and a Glider Suit Skin could help too, but use it with caution.
- Zip-Line Anchors and a Zip-Line Motor Attachment could help with your first and subsequent runs. You'll need Gasoline to use it.
Tips/Notes
- Be prepared to possibly encounter a rare Rubble Golem (a variant of the Rock Elemental). Extreme caution should be taken around them, and conflict is best avoided on-foot.
- A Grappling Hook can save your life and your inventory if you get knocked into the void.
- If you want to do it solo, you can use Tek Armor (Provided you have their Tekgrams unlocked) to through the cave and the pit altogether, but be wary of how much Element you have and use throughout the cave.
- It is possible by using 4 or more articles of Ghillie Armor, in combination with a Cactus Broth and Bug Repellant, to avoid most, if not all of the creatures in the cave. Level Stamina, and be careful to avoid Titanoboa and Rock Elementals.
- Beware of the "Trap Loot" below and to the right of the series of jumps there is a loot crate near the instakill area on a ledge however it will kill you before you even reach it.
- Bringing a decent Thylacoleo is an option, because it can climb up the ledge to the left of the "Killvolume" area. After that you have direct access to the south part where the artifact is - so you don't have to do the dangerous jumps. Also it has decent weight, so one could farm the Obsidian inside the cave.
- For some reason, small creatures will spawn upon entering the cave for the first time. However, "swarm" creatures will spawn AFTER you acquire the artifact and will attempt to stop you leaving with the artifact. Don't be tricked by this mechanism, bring powerful tames with you.
- * Climbing Picks and a Glider Suit Skin can help if used properly, but be EXTREMELY careful when doing this method and keep your momentum at a steady pace. Otherwise you'll end up nosediving into the void below. The chestpiece with the Glider Suit Skin and Climbing Pick also risk breaking if used too much or by taking a beating in battle.
- Zip-Line Anchors can help tremendously for retrieving the artifact and back as well with subsequent runs. Be wary that the Zip-Line Anchors are pretty frail and will break instantly if hit. You'll also need Gasoline to use Zip-Line Anchors, a Zip-Line Motor Attachment to zip-line across, and a Crossbow to fire said Zip-Line Anchors.
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 |
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Archaeopteryx | Excellent | No |
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Bulbdog | Excellent | No |
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Compy | Excellent | No |
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Dimorphodon | Excellent | No |
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Direwolf | Excellent | Yes |
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Dodo | Excellent | No |
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Dung Beetle | Excellent | No |
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Hesperornis | Excellent | No |
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Hyaenodon | Excellent | No |
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Jerboa | Excellent | No |
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Kairuku | Excellent | No |
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Mesopithecus | Excellent | No |
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Microraptor | Excellent | No |
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Megalania | Excellent | Yes |
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Otter | Excellent | No |
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Pegomastax | Excellent | No |
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Rock Drake | Excellent | Yes |
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Sabertooth | Excellent | Yes |
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Vulture | Excellent | No |
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Mantis | Excellent | Yes |
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Thylacoleo | Excellent | Yes |
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Resources
From local creatures
Gallery
Notes/Trivia
- Prior to patch 292.100, the cave entrance requires the survivor to enter the cave through crawling under boarded boards at the old gate, preventing most creature from entering or leaving the gate. This makes raising a decent Thylacoleo behind the the gate entry the only one-way option of ensuring a quick passageway to the cave through climbing up the ledge, bypassing the "Killvolume" area.
- The endless void is powerful enough to kill a Titanosaur instantly as it inflicts a whopping 500,000 damage to anything that dares to fall in it.
Lore
- According to Raia's Explorer Notes, this city was once the city of Nosti, a large settlement where worship of the Obelisks flourished, until the Obelisks destroyed the city many decades ago.