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Tek Cave
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A cave located at the summit of the Volcano, used to Ascend and "complete" the game.

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Location
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Map
The Island
Location
42.8° Lat, 39.2° Lon

The Tek Cave is a cave located at the summit of the volcano, and upon completing said cave, the player will teleport to the Hall of History, which leads you to the game's final boss.

Note that the Cave entrance only opens for 5 minutes, so bring in your tames in time. After that, you have 60 minutes to complete the cave and start the boss fight. This includes that you must have passed the entire Hall of History. Everything that stays in the Hall of History after the timer has expired dies. If you try to teleport into the Hall of History via cheat commands, you die if the boss fight has already started (or is still in progress).

Tribute Requirements

The following items are needed to open the Tek Cave entrance. These items are not consumed in the process:

Item Required Gamma Beta Alpha
Player Level 60 80 100
 Gamma Broodmother Trophy 1
 Gamma Megapithecus Trophy 1
 Gamma Dragon Trophy 1
 Beta Broodmother Trophy 1
 Beta Megapithecus Trophy 1
 Beta Dragon Trophy 1
 Alpha Broodmother Trophy 1
 Alpha Megapithecus Trophy 1
 Alpha Dragon Trophy 1
 Alpha Raptor Claw 1 1
 Alpha Carnotaurus Arm 1 1
 Alpha Tyrannosaur Tooth 1 1
 Alpha Megalodon Fin 1
 Alpha Mosasaur Tooth 1
 Alpha Tusoteuthis Eye 1
 Alpha Leedsichthys Blubber 1

It is worth noting that the greater difficulty trophies can be used to open the Tek Cave entrance at lower difficulties (i.e. the  Alpha Broodmother,  Megapithecus and  Dragon trophies can open the Tek Cave at Gamma difficulty).

Tribute Spawn Commands

Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Gamma
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Gamma'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Gamma'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Gamma'" 1 0 0
Beta
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex'" 1 0 0
Alpha
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMegalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMegalodon'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMosasaur.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMosasaur'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaTuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaTuso'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaLeeds.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaLeeds'" 1 0 0

Recommended Equipment

  • This is the hottest and the coldest place you can find on The Island.  Ghillie Armor is crucial to deal with the unbelievable heat in Tek Cave. Then the temperature will turn upside-down after you pass the border dividing the cave from the terminal, requiring player to change to  Fur Armor. It's highly-advised to use charged  Tek Armor to deal with both extreme environments.
    • You will want to bring some  Calien Soup and  Fria Curry along with reserves of water and food, as well as  Medical Brew: If you are burning or freezing, your natural health regeneration is suspended.
  • You will need a lot of powerful weapons. It is best to use ascendant quality gear, such as a  Tek Rifle,  Tek Grenade, or any other weaponry.
  • Bring any kind of ranged weapons (even a Primitive  Crossbow is fine) to aggro lots of wild animals in the cave and make them fall in the lava pits. It makes the cave much easier, especially if you can send the Giga in the lava. Gigas, however, do not spawn on Gamma difficulty. There will still be a Giga guarding the entrance to the terminal area.
  • Bringing sacrificial tames such as Carbonemys is a good idea to send them into the lava once you have shot it with a  Pheromone Dart using a  Longneck Rifle, drawing wild Dinos with it.
  •  Lesser Antidote will work fine if you get Mega Rabies from Megalania.
  • It is completely possible to do the entire cave in around 35 mins with a set of  Ghillie Armor and using some  Cactus Broth, Where you just crawl through the cave and get zero aggro and no chance of losing tames; however, you cannot ascend unless the final boss is beaten (introduced in patch 267.0).

Dangers

  • Lava pits. Your unridden animals can easily fall into the lava from the narrow bridges, especially when they are on neutral and fighting the wild dinos. Because of this, it is recommended to bring more players rather than bringing in unridden dinos.
  • Getting knocked off your mount by wild  Purlovias.
  • Massive swarms of high level dinos.
  • The  Giganotosaurus or  Carcharodontosaurus guarding the entrance to the portal.
  • Extreme heat and chill: 60℃ in Tek Cave, -28℃ at the terminal, Hall of History, and Overseer Arena. It will burn/freeze players if they do not have corresponding gears equipped.
  • The lava in the caldera in front of the gate (before entering the cave) hurts a lot, so make sure your Rexes don't step into it. Make sure you bring enough raw meat in case one of your Rexes misstep to be able to forcefeed them to max health if lava burned them.
  • Lava does 200 damage if you or your Creatures step into it
  • Both riders & following dinos can be stuck in the cave's geometry. For this reason, ensure that there is adequate distance between players & that each player carries a small subset of unridden dinos behind them, similar to a conga line.

Tek Cave Strategy

Island-only

Item and General

  • It is highly advised to make all Dinos follow each other, similar to a conga line or the way ants follow each other and make their follow distance low as they might tighten the knot and fall. More players mean shorter chains of your tames if you like to.
  • If the section looks dodgy to clear directly, utilize ranged weaponry to lure the wild creatures either near you, or into the lava pit where they can't get back up.
  • Use an extra group to clear the way for the overseer fighters.
  • The Tek Helmet can show burrowed purlovias - even though they don‘t attack players on big mounts like Rexes or a Yutyrannus until attacked, changing your mount during their presence turns fatal quickly. Their jump can stun when dismounted.

Creatures

  •  Otter can provide insulation at the cold point of the Cave, especially at Overseer Arena.
  •  Yutyrannus can buff the group of dino to attack wild creatures standing in the way, and scare  Purlovia out of their burrows.
  •  Daeodon can heal the group if needed.
  • Basic attackers like  Rex and  Therizinosaur are your main point to attack wild creatures in front, or used as a group to deal with Overseer at its arena.
  •  Megalosaurus can be used in place of them due to sheer power, but are only widely active at night time.
  •  Carcharodontosaurus fits through the cave entrance and can be used to clear the crowd instead, but it cannot be warped to the Arena, so it must be podded at the end of the Cave.
  • Be wary when bringing small creatures smaller than Yutyrannus; its fear roar can induce them to run into the lava, potentially killing them almost instantly.

DLC-inclusive

Item and General

  • Where possible, utilize  Glider Suit Skin and  Climbing Pick where necessary. Be wary of wild dinos inside the cave.
  • If you have access to the Genesis (both) DLC, the high quality saddles that can be gained from missions will prove useful for getting through this cave.

Creatures

  • Mate-boosted  Shadowmane can buff (Male) nearby creatures with its roar, or hides (Female) nearby creature intended for Overseer fight if the wild creatures gets too close to them. They are susceptible to  Yutyrannus fear roar, and must be careful around it.
  •  Sinomacrops can get you up high if you somehow got separated from the group.
  •  Velonasaur and saddled  Andrewsarchus can be used to either lure the dino, or as a DPS mounted turret.
  • In the event of survivor's death,  Fjordhawk can bring the item back, as long as they are on the deceased shoulder at the time of death.

Creatures

All creatures found in Tek Cave spawn above level 300 (with the exception of Giganotosaurus, which spawns at level 600, but can't be tamed), rendering them impossible to tame.

Creatures restrictions

Cryopods cannot be used to deploy tames inside the Overseer Arena, or inside or near the Tek Cave.

Due to the opening size of the Tek Cave entrance upon opening, only certain size of the dino or creatures can fit into the cave.

Once the cave is sealed, no creature will be able to leave the cave until the  Overseer in its arena is defeated. Any creature still alive in the arena will be transported to the entrance of the Tek Cave.

The following creatures are too big to fit into the cave entrance and will not be able to enter by any means:

The following creatures cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight, but can enter the Tek Cave:

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
 Allosaurus Excellent Yes
  •  A pack of 4 minimum
 Araneo Excellent Yes
 Arthropluera Excellent Yes
 Baryonyx Excellent Yes
 Beelzebufo Excellent Yes
 Carbonemys Excellent Yes
 Carcharodontosaurus Limited
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Carnotaurus Excellent Yes
 Castoroides Excellent Yes
  •  Can be used to repair armor and weapons.
 Chalicotherium Excellent Yes
 Compy Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
 Daeodon Excellent Yes
  •  Can heal your creatures.
 Dilophosaur Excellent No
 Dimorphodon Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock. 
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Diplodocus Excellent Yes
 Dire Bear Excellent Yes
 Direwolf Excellent Yes
 Doedicurus Excellent Yes
 Enforcer Limited Yes
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Featherlight Limited No
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Giganotosaurus No Yes
  •  Does not fit through cave entrance
 Gigantopithecus Excellent Yes
 Griffin Excellent Unofficial/
Single-Player
 Hesperornis Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
 Hyaenodon Excellent No
 Ichthyornis Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
 Iguanodon Excellent Yes
 Kaprosuchus Excellent Yes
 Mammoth No Yes
  •  Does not fit through cave entrance, assume its too wide
 Megalania Limited Yes
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Megalosaurus Excellent Yes
 Megatherium Excellent Yes
 Microraptor Excellent No
  •  Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
 Onyc Excellent No
 Pachyrhinosaurus Excellent Yes
 Procoptodon Excellent Yes
 Pulmonoscorpius Excellent Yes
 Purlovia Excellent No
 Raptor Excellent Yes
 Ravager Excellent Yes
 Rex Excellent Yes
 Rock Drake Limited Yes
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Sabertooth Excellent Yes
 Sarco Excellent Yes
 Terror Bird Excellent Yes
 Therizinosaur Excellent Yes
 Thorny Dragon Excellent Yes
 Thylacoleo Limited Yes
  •  Cannot be warped into Overseer boss fight
 Triceratops Excellent Yes
 Troodon Excellent No
 Yutyrannus Excellent Yes


Notes

  • In  ARK: Survival Evolved Official PVE only, cryopods were allowed to be used at cave entrance and before the door closes, as well at at a ledge just before the entrance to the cold zone.
  • Once the gate is opened, players must wait until it is closed to select another difficulty, regardless there are players inside the cave or not.
  • If the player dies out or use ghost command to get out, reopening the gate will eliminate all tamed creatures still inside the cave.
  • Upon Ascending, you will have to select your character and respawn as if you had disconnected while traveling across servers. This also means that items will be kept, but the  Element will be lost and all the Tek Gear will be discharged. Creature inventories share the same behavior, but it might be safer (due to bugs) to store valuable equipment there, specially if playing console versions.
  • There is a bug where if you bring a shoulder pet and you ascend with it on your shoulder, it won't spawn at the entrance of the cave until you beat the cave again.
  • You will need to be level 60, 80, or 100 to open the door corresponding to each difficulty level. However, entering the Tek Cave while the entrance is open has no level requirement.
  • It is impossible to send a buried  Reaper King or  Basilisk into the Tek Cave from the entrance; they will only move to the top of the gate and not inside when whipped towards the open gate. However, the Basilisk can enter the cave without problems when out of the ground.
  • When inside the cave itself, you are not able to use the Jetpack on the  Tek Chestpiece, the  Grappling Hook, or even the  Climbing Pick. Moreover, the jump function from  Managarmr cannot be used as well. After teleporting to the Hall of History, however, the jetpack and the ability to jump with the Managarmr will now be available for the rest of the journey, including the  Overseer encounter.
  • This is the only boss arena to permit Tek Tier equipment. Every other Boss Arena disallows such thing, excluding both the Rockwell Arena and Extinction arenas. The System Root also allows Tek to an extent though only weapons as the restriction on  Tek Armor still applies.
  • When using the ghost cheat to get into the Tek Cave, the  Overseer will be at Gamma level, and no Creatures will spawn inside the cave.
  • After the introduction of the  Carcharodontosaurus, it has since replaced the  Giganotosaurus that guards the portal on Beta and Alpha. That said, however, the  Giganotosaurus now appears on the Gamma Tek Cave making a Gamma run more of a pain than it was before.
  • Although upon entering a cave there is a message saying that a max of 10 riders and 50 tames are allowed in the cave, It is possible to bring more players. The portal after the Tek Cave will allow a max of 10 players and 20 creatures per teleport and as long as the overseer boss is not initiated, another batch can port in.
  • There is a bug which can cause the game to crash during the final ascension cinematic. For this reason, once the overseer is defeated and you have placed yourself in the correct platform, make sure to dismount.
  • There is a bug at the gate. If players keep running towards the gate while riding a tame (especially some animals with mounting seat far beyond their collision-box), they can get stuck inside the gate and take 9,600 true damage, which is a insta-kill with no corpse left over—all the items carried by the player will be lost forever.
  • An extremely rare bug is when the creatures from the front of the cave glitch on to the surface and CAN be tamed this is very use for megalosaurs as they have no sleep timer and can be bred if it happens again but this bug is a little too rare to do twice.
  • Another bug is when all the creatures fall out of the mesh and out of the world and for some odd reason megalosaurs don't fall out.
  • Kapros fall through the ground very often.

Repairing

Servers that have lost their interactive Tek Cave entrance terminal can spawn it back in with this command while looking at the terminal:

cheat spawnactor "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Structures/TributeTerminal_TekCave.TributeTerminal_TekCave'" 160 0 0

Changelog

Patch  ASE Changes
257.0 First released.
259.0
  • Removed boss arena and Tek Cave timers in non-dedicated.
  • Added lots of crystal, obsidian, and rich metal to all caves except the Tek Cave.
259.3 Fixed tribute crafting at the Tek Cave terminal.
260.0 Tek Cave door now stays open longer in singleplayer.
261.0 Added Yutyrannus to Tek Cave.
262.0
  • TekCave Purlovias now have a 65% chance to be underground (previously was 50%)
  • Moved any Explorer Notes previously found in the TEK Cave as it is a gauntlet dungeon and can be distracting for players.
263.0 TEK Cave pool now refills your element, as well as causes you damage if you're not wearing a full element set

Gallery

  • Entrance of the Tek Cave, shown in the teaser.

    Entrance of the Tek Cave, shown in the teaser.

  • Inside of the Tek Cave.

    Inside of the Tek Cave.

  • TEK Boss Entrance

    TEK Boss Entrance

  • Hall of History

    Hall of History

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