Upper South Cave

The Upper South Cave is a cave to the north of the swamp on The Island. The cave contains the, needed to summon the. This large cave was considered one of the hardest caves prior to the Snow Cave and Swamp Cave, added in PC Update v252.0. The Mammoth and Lystrosaurus dossiers can be found here, as well as Helena Note #11.

Dangers

 * Cold (-5 °C)
 * Swarms of enemies underwater
 * Risk of drowning in underwater tunnels
 * Mega Rabies from or
 * Arthropluera in the upper parts can one-shot most armor.

Recommended Equipment

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 * to compensate for low oxygen
 * or an Otter are needed for some armor combinations
 * are needed for reaching the Artifact quickly, lets you mostly skip contact with water, or alternatively a when riding a
 * Shotgun with Shotgun ammo.
 * GPS for if you get lost you can look at it and find where the artifact is or find where the entrance of the cave is to get out.
 * or an Otter are needed for some armor combinations
 * are needed for reaching the Artifact quickly, lets you mostly skip contact with water, or alternatively a when riding a
 * Shotgun with Shotgun ammo.
 * GPS for if you get lost you can look at it and find where the artifact is or find where the entrance of the cave is to get out.

Tips

 * A very large part of the cave is underwater. You will likely need 3-5 points in oxygen or Lazarus chowder to get through the underwater parts. Note that the water is cold.
 * If you are planning to use a SCUBA Tank to cross the water sections, it is advised to bring along more than one. If you get dismounted the Piranha and Sarco will cause it to break very quickly.
 * Bring a Baryonyx. It is surprisingly good for this cave as an exceptional swimmer, and can fend off Piranha and Sarco with ease using RMB attack.
 * Follow the green glowing moss on the floor in the tunnel that will lead you to the artifact.

Compatible Tamed Creatures
Now that Cryopods are very easy to obtain (available on every map, crafted in supply drops) it's possible to bring in every creature in any cave, as long as the area is big enough to deploy said creature. This is not going to be assessed in the CTC table.

This cave contains multiple bottleneck points which deny many creatures to access. The first one will prevent creature from engaging any cave creatures. The second one is after a cliff and the first spawn location, and climbers can bypass it by jumping down and climbing back. The risk of drowning in the underwater tunnel is not assessed.


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Gallery
Caverne du Sud supérieure Caverna Superior del Sur