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Swamp Cave
CaveSwamp
Cave near the swamp of the Island.
Interior Map

Swamp Cave Map

Location
The Island Topographic Map
Location
62.7° Lat, 37.3° Lon
Climate
Biome
Temperature
Clothing
Loot
Artifact of the Immune
Artifact of the Immune
62.2° Lat, 39.6° Lon
Loot quality
Blue Crate Blue
Yellow Crate Yellow
Red Crate Red

The Swamp Cave is a cave on The Island. The cave holds the Artifact of the Immune Artifact of the Immune, needed to summon the Dragon Dragon. A survivor entering the Swamp Cave will notice that the heat is nearly unbearable and the toxic gas will kill you quickly unless you come prepare with Ghillie Armor Ghillie Armor and SCUBA SCUBA or a Gas Mask Gas Mask to help with the heat and survive the toxic air respectively.

Dangers

  • Wildlife: Swarms of Araneo, Meganeura and Titanomyrma litter the cave. Titanoboa and the occasional Megalania can also be confronted, as well as a large Leech pool. Possibly the biggest threat are the Arthropluera which can rapidly destroy armour and breathing equipment. On 1.0 difficulty, most of these creatures range between level 120 and 360. Achatina can also be found but offer no threat.
  • Poisonous air: Breathing equipment such as SCUBA gear (including the mask, tank, leggings and for some reason the flippers), or a Gas Mask will be required as the toxic fumes within the cave can rapidly cause death.
  • Extreme Heat: 40 C / 104 F temperatures makes some armour types like Chitin and Flak impossible to wear without leading to Hyperthermia.

Recommended Equipment

Tips

  • Bug Repellant Bug Repellant will help you in much of the cave, however there are many tight corridors where you cannot sneak past enemies.
  • Bring lots of Stimulant Stimulants with you and constantly watch your torpor. Everything in there wants you unconscious.
  • There are plenty of water sources found within deeper parts of the cave, but you may run out of water before reaching them, even with a canteen. Two canteens may come in handy.
  • The artifact 'room' has an opening leading into the room with what appears to be two stone pillars, near the start of the cave. It's possible to use a Grappling Hook to reach the artifact using it through this hole. When you are using the hook (reeling-in) to reach the artifact room, you must crouch before the opening, it's a relatively easy maneuver.
  • If you can afford the high cost, a Gas Mask Gas Mask would be preferred over the Ghillie and Scuba mixed set, as it uses only one armor slot yet provides full protection from the gas, so you can wear a set of Riot or Flak armor to provide more protection from the creatures.
  • Entering the cave with a high level tame (i.e. Raptor) can certainly help increase survivability.
  • Ensure to pack extra equipment as Arthropleura will more than likely break it quickly if given the chance.
  • Try to tackle each creature one at a time by selectively drawing aggro. The last thing the player wants to do is attract several swarms of different threats at once.
  • Breeding Megatherium outside the cave and bringing the baby inside will provide you the perfect mount for this cave. But beware, there is two narrow path dividing the cave in three parts so you could need to breed more Megatherium inside the cave.
  • Beelzebufo can get thousands of cementing paste

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
Araneo Araneo Excellent Yes
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Arthropluera Arthropluera Limited Yes
  •  It has difficulty just at the entrance.
Baryonyx Baryonyx Excellent Yes
  •  Will not fit through some passages but will get you to the artifact tunnel just fine.
Beelzebufo Beelzebufo Excellent Yes
  •  Does very good damage against the Meganeura and Titanomyrma in the cave, and will gather good amounts of cementing paste from them
Compy Compy Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur Excellent No
Dimorphodon Dimorphodon Excellent No
  •  Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Direwolf Direwolf Excellent Yes
  •  Will not fit through some passages but will get you to the artifact tunnel just fine.
Dodo Dodo Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Dung Beetle Dung Beetle Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Jerboa Jerboa Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Kairuku Kairuku Excellent No
  •  Can be carried in and out by player.
Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus Excellent No
Mesopithecus Mesopithecus Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Onyc Onyc Limited No
  •  Will not fit through some passages.
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
  •  Will not fit through some passages but will get you to the artifact tunnel just fine.
Sabertooth Sabertooth Excellent Yes
  •  Will not fit through some passages but will get you to the artifact tunnel just fine.
Terror Bird Terror Bird Excellent Yes
Vulture Vulture Excellent No
  •  Can be carried on shoulder.
Argentavis Argentavis Limited Unofficial/
Single-Player
  •  Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave.
    Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.

Notes

  • Each piece of SCUBA or Ghillie you wear will reduce the damage the toxic gas will cause, with SCUBA reducing it by more, regardless of which slot it is (i.e. SCUBA tank alone is no more effective than just the leggings, but both together is quite effective).
  • To take no damage from the gas either equip a full set of SCUBA or three pieces of Scuba with two pieces of Ghillie (e.g. SCUBA tank, mask and leggings with Ghillie gloves and boots).
  • Wearing one or two pieces of SCUBA/Ghillie less means you take a small amount of damage from the gas which is survivable with Enduro Stew Enduro Stew and Medical Brew Medical Brews.
  • Another way to take no damage from the gas is by using a Gas Mask Gas Mask, allowing you to wear any armor on the remaining 4 slots.
  • The Creatures inside the cave are not tameable.
  • The Swamp Cave houses very unique loot crates. The final room before the artifact contains Red Chests that function differently than any other loot crates in any other cave in the game. These crates operate on a loot table identical to that of surface loot beacons, in that their loot tables include basic structure blueprints and weapon attachments. While this may initially seem like a detriment, keep in mind that this ALSO includes the ability to loot Fishing Rods within the crates. The Swamp Cave Red Chests also operate on a 3.25 - 4.0 loot quality threshold, which is much higher than surface loot beacons, meaning the likelihood of finding Mastercraft and Ascendant quality gear is very high. The end result are Red Chests with the single greatest possibility of Ascendant quality Fishing Rods in the entire game.
  • Running from Meganeura to the entrance and dying can cause your body/bag to glitch into a wall and prevent you from retrieving gear.
  • On Mobile, Carnotaurus Carnotaurus can freely access the cave, while on other platforms the Carnotaurus Carnotaurus can get stuck at the entrance.

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