Caves on the Island - Easiest to Hardest - Which mount is best for each! Ark Basics

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  • @Psieks
    @Psieks 5 років тому +1576

    Timestamps:
    3:43 - Lower South Cave (Hunter)
    6:22 - Central Cave (Clever)
    7:30 - Upper South Cave (Pack)
    11:00 - South East Cave (Massive)
    13:51 - North West Cave (Skylord)
    14:52 - Swamp Cave (Immune)
    17:14 - North East Cave (Devourer)
    21:36 - Caverns of Lost Faith (Brute)
    24:21 - Caverns of Lost Hope (Cunning)
    26:49 - Snow Cave (Strong)

    • @christiniakollar8397
      @christiniakollar8397 5 років тому +65

      Your are the best human known to exist

    • @idexrex9851
      @idexrex9851 5 років тому +8

      Schuler I third that

    • @woofdog9029
      @woofdog9029 4 роки тому +4

      Idex Rex I fourth that

    • @woofdog9029
      @woofdog9029 4 роки тому +2

      corryns randomness that*

    • @woofdog9029
      @woofdog9029 4 роки тому +3

      corryns randomness it’s spelling not grammar* so sorry to ruin your fun.

  • @KingOfTheRoost
    @KingOfTheRoost 4 роки тому +780

    “Just go with hide”
    Me, with a full set of ascendant hide set: My time has come...

  • @FangElonz
    @FangElonz 4 роки тому +2558

    This video is probably sponsored by a Baryonyx.

  • @bigmcdee8681
    @bigmcdee8681 4 роки тому +439

    I went into a cave today for the first time today!!!
    Then I left immediately....

    • @SawyerAnderson104
      @SawyerAnderson104 4 роки тому +5

      Spiders?

    • @cleannobody
      @cleannobody 4 роки тому +18

      Be careful you can catch rabbies by one of the creatures down there biting you

    • @michaelg8841
      @michaelg8841 4 роки тому +2

      Orca Madness yeah

    • @michaelg8841
      @michaelg8841 4 роки тому

      Funkey Monkey ?? Why did you randomly bring that up lol

    • @bazinga479
      @bazinga479 4 роки тому

      Greg Hewitt yep, the bats. Bring bug repellent cuz it’s op and lesser antidote for rabies

  • @PaNDaSNiP3R
    @PaNDaSNiP3R 4 роки тому +384

    Pro tip you can stick at torch to your saddle like a skin. Looks pretty cool and consistent light

  • @hoppsking2442
    @hoppsking2442 4 роки тому +417

    23:37 Only thing he didn’t think was that you need the engrams for tek armor, and you get those from bosses, and to get to the bosses, you have to do the caves first

    • @dantefletcher6726
      @dantefletcher6726 4 роки тому +8

      Hoppsking 2 beaver damns are also a good way to get cementing paste

    • @rileythebreadloaf7787
      @rileythebreadloaf7787 4 роки тому +7

      Tame a frog and kill bugs with it like the dragon flys and ants.

    • @Yuxs
      @Yuxs 4 роки тому +27

      did you just change your comment

    • @michaelg8841
      @michaelg8841 4 роки тому +8

      Cool Bear he probably did lol

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 3 роки тому

      😂

  • @sekroz896
    @sekroz896 4 роки тому +800

    The ABCs of Ark cave diving:
    A
    Baryonyx is all you need for
    Caves

  • @SidneyMuylaert
    @SidneyMuylaert 5 років тому +223

    Only 1 suggestion: Always bring an otter if you have one because unless they changed it and I didn't see it, it is able to hold multiple artifacts in it's inventory ;)

    • @javiarg6057
      @javiarg6057 4 роки тому +28

      They didn't change it and in the wiki says "can hold more than one of the same type of Artifact. This is a feature, not a bug." So i think it will stay as it is...

    • @BillKayNJ
      @BillKayNJ 4 роки тому +3

      @@javiarg6057 This doesn't apply to the otters on mobile, they can only hold one. They may view it as an exploit rather than a bug, since they coded it to not work on the newer version

    • @mr.nobody4398
      @mr.nobody4398 4 роки тому +7

      @@BillKayNJ No. On mobile your otter can't hold artifacts propably because you can tribute artifacts for rewards.

    • @mr.nobody4398
      @mr.nobody4398 4 роки тому +4

      And that will be pretty OP on mobile cause from artifacts you can get soothing balms and ancient amber.

    • @Shay-yk3cs
      @Shay-yk3cs 3 роки тому

      I can’t find any!! Sadness 😭

  • @ListerFeske
    @ListerFeske 5 років тому +101

    Ill never forget when my friend and I first did the cave of the strong for the first time and went in with a handful of dimo’s and our standard fur armor and got annihilated. Those were the days.

    • @JB0592
      @JB0592 4 роки тому

      chris leske lol

  • @peterjanssens1021
    @peterjanssens1021 5 років тому +91

    Great video, quick remark however: equiping/crafting the tek armor requires having already done the bosses and thus having already collected the artifacts. Before that the scuba armor is the only way to go.

    • @VCO26
      @VCO26 2 роки тому +1

      OHHH GOTEEM

  • @GustinOrangeJuice64
    @GustinOrangeJuice64 4 роки тому +34

    Finally did my first cave! Me and my brothers tackled the central cave. Also, the artifacts constantly spawn? We got one, and then went back in to harvest all the Crystals and Obsidian just to find out it was there again?
    We lost 1 raptor but left with 2 Clever Artifacts.
    Thanks a bunch dude !!

    • @masterhq7589
      @masterhq7589 4 роки тому +4

      Use an otter he can pick up more than 1 artifact

  • @theebee8519
    @theebee8519 5 років тому +139

    The swamp cave (immune) you can also wear just a gas mask to prevent damage

    • @dreadrabbit
      @dreadrabbit 5 років тому +24

      Bring 5

    • @ketofel5795
      @ketofel5795 5 років тому +11

      Ur right i did it with around 10% of a ascendant gas mask

    • @windblazeanims6253
      @windblazeanims6253 5 років тому +18

      Isn't that what it was meant for too? Lol

    • @malbroughman
      @malbroughman 2 роки тому

      Don’t listen to this. Gas mask are not worth it u less doing pvp… and even then tek is much better. Gas mask are incredible expensive for what it offers

    • @dustinturner5546
      @dustinturner5546 2 роки тому +3

      @@malbroughman u cant get tek until you beat the bosses which requires going into the cave to get the artifact... its ur only option midgame

  • @saobie3142
    @saobie3142 5 років тому +27

    13:18 was my first ever cave, iv got some tips for people who may be newer to it
    Back when i first ran this, i had a bad habit of going out solo, not bringing tames with me. That being said, i did get the artifact out of there without a terrible amount of trouble
    What you need is: 1-3 bug repellent. 1-2 calien soup, 1-2 Canteens (2-3 water jars, dont bother using skins), DB Shotgun (Pumpy is much preferred but not required), 50-100 shots (really depends on how many times you aggro anything thats not a dilo/scorpion), Crossbow with 10+ grapple hooks
    Most of the dangers inside (Onycs and Aranae) are avoided with the bug repellent. The Onyc especially are the caves most threatening wildlife, try not to aggro any. Scoprions and Dilos will come at you regardless, youll be fighting a lot of them so be prepared. Pretty much every jump in the cave can be made without the use of grapples, most are not even very hard. But on pc, you dont die instantly if you fall, so the grapple can save you. You can also grapple across if you are unsure you can make the jump. Sometimes a Megalosaur spawns at the artifact, simply shoot it from a distance once, itl kill itself in the lava
    Basically so long as you dont touch any spiders or bats, can make a jump, not overheat, and can take on modest level dilos and scorpions, you can do this cave. Its loaded with obsidian and crystal too

  • @jeremymaschke8654
    @jeremymaschke8654 5 років тому +115

    I use frogs for the swamp cave for easy cementing paste.

    • @silentstoner8818
      @silentstoner8818 5 років тому +6

      I use beavers lol

    • @excepttree3619
      @excepttree3619 4 роки тому +1

      Jeremy Maschke if u need lots of cementing paste near south zone 1 I think spawn beaver dams and steal theirs

    • @timothyforklift4929
      @timothyforklift4929 4 роки тому

      Jeremy Maschke like what syntac did

    • @dartthenightlightyt4264
      @dartthenightlightyt4264 3 роки тому

      @@excepttree3619 it’s more a quality of life thing cus you always need cement paste and also any paste is good for you (also beaver dams are really rare)

  • @icemotion1925
    @icemotion1925 4 роки тому +61

    I tried to get the artifact of the cunning with a level 244 basilosaurus with 50k health + 1600% mellee damage.. and it was swarmed with 2-3 alpha megalodons along with a level 200+ Mosasaurus and tons of megalodons, eels, and squids. Then i watch as the swarms of those cursed creatures slowly kill my basilosaurus as i wonder why do i even play this game

    • @forCatharsis
      @forCatharsis 4 роки тому +6

      I often wonder that same thing...

    • @chrismorris5321
      @chrismorris5321 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah especially when the path finding ai is garbage like why can't my raptor run around the rock it's stuck behind and the spawns like one minute your safe and then a yutransaur and 6 carnos a rex and 4 raptors emerage from the tree lines and your critters all get caught on rocks abd trees and tiny 3 inch tall map cliffs which again the raptors can't jump over and I've had awesome tames get eaten by literally a single sabertooth or one time a pack of compys ate a tranqulized trike I was taming and why make some critters resistant to tranqs and then give em tranq attacks like troodon and the scorpions and scorpions eat live bugs so feeding them rotten meat wastes narcotic supplies when I could tame a hard of biggens that knock trees down and step over rocks got damn I'm gonna go get me a pack of allosuars and fight my first boss

    • @Shay-yk3cs
      @Shay-yk3cs 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah you should definitely edit some of the settings to make it more relaxed and fun, usually helps me a lot to just enjoy the game instead of grieving creatures I put time into 😂

    • @rachaelflores3810
      @rachaelflores3810 8 місяців тому +2

      I was taming a level 116 allosaurus my first ever…I put a spino on neutral to guard it while I went to get kibble (unplanned tame lol) and I got back it was already almost done then my spino got aggro by a dilopho and he murdered my almost tamed allosaurus as collateral swipe damage….sonofa…I almost unclaimed it to put it down for it’s unforgivable transgressions

    • @adeyinkafagbayi
      @adeyinkafagbayi 5 місяців тому +1

      It's the loss of tames I find hard. I watched a carno hatch, named it and then watched it die defending me. All within a real life hour. ✌️

  • @rusope1050
    @rusope1050 5 років тому +11

    Love this video! Learned all I know about caves from watching your videos so far, but naturally that's a bit scattered and I'm also way behind (still at early season 4 right now), and now we have it all in one place and up to date

  • @gamencraft818
    @gamencraft818 4 роки тому +39

    Imagine just charging into the swamp cave and seeing if you can reach the end without any protection from the gas.

    • @nervousgestures6327
      @nervousgestures6327 4 роки тому +11

      Literally what my wife and i attempted in ark day 2

    • @MrKevinbob21
      @MrKevinbob21 3 роки тому +2

      @@nervousgestures6327 did it work?

    • @f1shyspace
      @f1shyspace 3 роки тому +8

      @@MrKevinbob21 there’s a reason why he didn’t respond

  • @dreadrabbit
    @dreadrabbit 5 років тому +4

    Best way to pull off the underwater caves solo (imo) is a basil and 5 baryonyx. 5 baries make both underwater caves a cake walk. I had tried a swarm of basils but for some reason they go passive in the caves if you arnt riding it and wont follow attack wistles.
    Good video. Always look forward to your work

  • @skullthunder3181
    @skullthunder3181 4 роки тому +90

    I love how hes like "use tek armor for sea caves"...bruh if i had tek Id already be a master at the game smh

    • @camrozenovels
      @camrozenovels 3 роки тому +3

      Hahahahaha

    • @brandonmunsen6035
      @brandonmunsen6035 3 роки тому

      Lol. Ur a noob

    • @bve7397
      @bve7397 3 роки тому +15

      @@brandonmunsen6035 lol Imagine saying this, you obviously dont have tek before the caves. Sounds like your bad at the game, lol.

    • @brandonmunsen6035
      @brandonmunsen6035 3 роки тому

      @@bve7397 u sound like an angry noob.

    • @bve7397
      @bve7397 3 роки тому +11

      @@brandonmunsen6035 I don't? Honestly you lost this argument from the start Bud.

  • @chriswhinery925
    @chriswhinery925 4 роки тому +10

    Baryonix is a great cave dino. UNLESS you have the server setting to allow flyers in caves. In which case Argentavis sure is useful. Also, cryopods are ridiculously great for letting you get more types of animals into caves. I don't know how people did the snow cave before these things. I brought a theri into the cave with me using a cryopod and it was still hard.

  • @ferretmode
    @ferretmode 3 роки тому +12

    I remember my first time going into the first cave, I got lost. Didn’t bring a torch and I didn’t have a mount. I chickened out and died from hunger :]

  • @lukewc533
    @lukewc533 3 роки тому +12

    Swamp/Redwood Cave is definitely more effective with a megatherium for clearing out all enemies with the chitin buff

  • @BigbadWelly
    @BigbadWelly 5 років тому +28

    Was just looking for a video on this subject superb timing

  • @christophersagen3349
    @christophersagen3349 4 роки тому +5

    I've been preaching the baryonyx since it was released. It can slay alpha rexes with no problem also. With a good saddle, an imprint, and some fish in its inventory it can do almost anything. I use them to tame squids mostly. Easily my fav quality of life dino

  • @andyplum1854
    @andyplum1854 2 роки тому +2

    A bit late I know, but my son ( 7 years ) and I loved the video. A lot of fun and informative to boot. Thanks for your hard work.

  • @LunaTheWolf125
    @LunaTheWolf125 5 років тому +88

    A: Ark
    B: Basics
    C: Caves
    For this video XD

  • @drew5337
    @drew5337 3 роки тому +4

    With cryopods available for anyone now, I really like a good Yuty for the snow cave. And terror bird is great for the carno island cave. If you can change your settings, allow for cave building. Then take some stone fountations and ceilings into the lava cave and carno island cave and bridge the gaps so you can charge in and out in a hurry. I also will mark off the path to the artifact with torches, esp in the lava cave.

    • @VinnyOho
      @VinnyOho Рік тому +1

      yuty was perfect for snow cave, thank you!!

  • @ividex
    @ividex 4 роки тому +2

    First time playing Ark, the first cave I decided to go in was the snow one alone at level 95.
    I was so happy when I saw everything was so quiet, just some free loot and level 200+ fish (which I thought was some kind of joke). I guessed the difficulty was gonna be getting to the deepest part while withstanding the freezing. Then I went deeper I had a stroke after a 200+ purlovia jumped on me. Luckily before going in I set up a bed in a mini base outside. Respawned to get my stuff back and retreated immediately lmao.

  • @friendlyneighborhoodspider3962
    @friendlyneighborhoodspider3962 5 років тому +2

    For people trying to hide flyers. Make a parachute and fly your bird high but within wistle distance and then hop off and parachute. Do this above the cave or anywhere to keep ground creatures from getting to it.

  • @swordam1063
    @swordam1063 5 років тому +53

    Wow this vid came at the right time for me! I have a daedon with 12k health and about 160 damage. Can i do caves with it? Already done first 2

    • @Phlinger
      @Phlinger  5 років тому +14

      it should be good for a few of them.

    • @raymondwhitejr4339
      @raymondwhitejr4339 5 років тому +4

      Damage is a bit lackluster

    • @Windmills618
      @Windmills618 5 років тому +3

      @@Phlinger what about my bear, 5k health and 400 melee ?

    • @youbetzler
      @youbetzler 5 років тому +13

      @@Windmills618 Bears are typically too big to fit in most caves. IMO best mounts for each cave below
      Lower South cave - Thyla (other options - baryonx, daedon, dire wolf, raptor, terror bird, sabertooth)
      Upper South cave - Baryonyx. Hands down best for this cave, going through the water sections is pretty much impossible without a good bary. If you're on a cluster and have cryopod access, then any of the above options plus a flyer to fly up to the artifact is good or you can use grappling hooks as well.
      South east cave - Argentavis, can walk it through the start and fly over the scary lava jumps. Pteranodon another option as well, and if you're clustered snow owls are the best.
      Swamp cave - Baryonyx (other options - dire wolves, saber, terror bird) not sure if daedon or raptors do enough damage to deal with all the bugs quick enough.
      Lost faith - Basilo, can try and speed it with an itchy but the artifact pool usually has a mosa and plenty of jellyfish so hard to dodge those, a good basilo can deal with this cave easily.
      Chitin cave - Baryonyx (same as lower south but thyla won't fit)
      Snow cave - Allosaurus not advisable to try anything else due to purlovia and the high level creatures with knockback
      North east cave - Thyla. Can do with any of the others for lower south as well, but thyla's take zero fall damage so if you fall you won't die well not from the fall at least.
      North west cave - can't get dinos inside this cave and not worth hatching/breeding to get one inside. Not even really worth using cryopods either as there is a few spots you have to crouch to get through.

    • @SongbirdGaming
      @SongbirdGaming 3 роки тому +1

      @@youbetzler I don’t think you can take flyers into caves on default settings.

  • @desidemars8201
    @desidemars8201 5 років тому +9

    Don’t forget to watch out for the instant death pits in the skylord cave. I got pushed into one by bats lost a bunch of my great stuff.😢

    • @gameraker8216
      @gameraker8216 4 роки тому +3

      The first time I went to that cave I was very careful.I searched the whole cave but still I couldn't find the artifact. After like 10 mins I got really impatient and started to rush the cave and I accidentally fell in a pit and lost a bunch of ascendant stuff.The second time I went there, I got surrounded by many bats and died and my bag disappeared into the ground and I couldn't get my stuff.The third time I lost my mind trying to find the artifact and searched online only to find out that my game is glitched and the artifact didn't spawn.😭😭

  • @limbonlegs1662
    @limbonlegs1662 4 роки тому +3

    For the very early game, the torch is a pretty good weapon bc it sets enemies on fire and then you can run away

  • @Midono0
    @Midono0 5 років тому +2

    Carno Island Cave, Artifact of the Devourer, can be soloed with a baryonyx. I find that the bary kills all the bats quicker than a thyla but it can be tricky making all the jumps back up to the top.

  • @MasterPhoe
    @MasterPhoe 5 років тому +2

    The baryonyx can jump up into the artifact location in the cave of the pack. Completely negating the need for a grapple hook or going into the underwater tunnels. But you miss out on the loot in the rest of the underwater tunnels.

    • @Midono0
      @Midono0 5 років тому

      Yep, I was going to say the exact same thing. I've done upper south many times with a bary and just skip all the underwater parts. It saves you so much time.

  • @RottenCabbage
    @RottenCabbage 5 років тому +45

    Liked for the fact he says chitin correctly.

    • @merneon9115
      @merneon9115 5 років тому

      Yuo spolt “rroton cragbage” rong!

    • @MrSalsa1995
      @MrSalsa1995 4 роки тому

      I blew my buddy's mind when he found out he'd been saying it wrong. He's still brings it up when I'm playing with him. Mostly cuz he knows I'll correct him just to be a dick

    • @Pizza0023
      @Pizza0023 4 роки тому

      CheeTeen

  • @Caleb.N.
    @Caleb.N. 3 роки тому +8

    What are the exact coordinates for the caves?

  • @nihazq
    @nihazq 2 роки тому +1

    For swamp cave Megatherium is the best, but you need a crypod. They have rage buffs that make them do 4x more damage, take less damage, regain faster, immune torpor damage, etc.

  • @victor440
    @victor440 3 роки тому +4

    Most people: just use a Baryonyx for caves
    Me: Castoroides, take it or leave it
    tbf a high level Castoroides is just as powerful as a Baryonyx, only down side is that its a herbivore and can't gather the chitin for you, but you can hold a tool/weapon while riding the Castoroides so technically you still don't have to dismount to gather material

  • @lazlow8788
    @lazlow8788 5 років тому +8

    I liked the caves back before all the updates. Now there always swarming with creatures.

  • @enno8165
    @enno8165 3 роки тому +3

    With the Megatherium the swamp cave is a piece of cake. You should have a few of them from the broodmother fight, you can use those and have some fun in there :)

  • @Forcemaster2000
    @Forcemaster2000 5 років тому +14

    Hilarious! You're at the cave of the massive, and a T-rex and Bronto practically fall on top of your head!

  • @Marc-jq7nc
    @Marc-jq7nc 5 років тому +15

    I saw the Baryonyx in the thumbnail and was reminded about killing a lvl 112 Baryonyx today.. ;-;

    • @nickzeesay6034
      @nickzeesay6034 5 років тому +6

      Damn I killed my 249 trike in a spike on my gate he got stuck and started taking damage and died in like 1:30

    • @Marc-jq7nc
      @Marc-jq7nc 5 років тому +1

      Damn man sorry to hear

  • @antoinecantin1780
    @antoinecantin1780 5 років тому +17

    11:11 MASSIVE step up, talking about the artifact of massive haha

  • @ashesgaming841
    @ashesgaming841 4 роки тому

    When I did the strong cave, I decided to build a small stone base just after you crawl through at the start. I built a turret on the roof, and I built some torches where I hatched dilos, 2 thylas. I brought the mum thyla to the cave where she gave birth, and the babies could fit through the gap. I had a wall going across stopping the wild dinos from getting to the babies, and I brought the dilos through the doors past the wall where they sadly met their fates! But the thylas are still in there on my single player world and I might make some cyros to get them out shortly. It was awesome actually claiming that part of the cave while I raised a force good enough to get through the cave!

  • @morbidmary4019
    @morbidmary4019 5 років тому +36

    your voice reminds me of Pleakley from lilo and stitch lol

    • @bearase8719
      @bearase8719 4 роки тому

      Yea I never noticed that...

  • @RobertYT-it6iu
    @RobertYT-it6iu 4 роки тому +3

    Him in the ice cave : This place kicks my butt every time Me : *In creative mode* What are you talking about?

  • @trevornemeth5890
    @trevornemeth5890 3 роки тому +3

    For the swamp cave, using a Ghillie chest, gloves and head with Scuba pants and fins makes the cave survivable without having the durability decrease automatically on the scuba tank, just in case anybody's struggling to get through it before their tank breaks :)

    • @ripd-bear
      @ripd-bear Рік тому

      Gas Mask and Flak

    • @trevornemeth5890
      @trevornemeth5890 Рік тому

      @@ripd-bear at that point I didn't actually know how to use the gas mask (wasn't making new filters) so I figured it wasn't worth wasting, but wouldn't any flak gear be counter intuitive? They make you hotter and the cave is already hot af, you'd probs be dying from overheating with that unless you have some decent fort.

  • @iamzid
    @iamzid 5 років тому +3

    I always thought that carno island was the best place to get chitin. the respawn rate there is crazy high such that you can just fly around on a strong argi and kill scorpions, basically forever. plus there are like 5 supply drop spots there that only drop blue and better and come down one after the other all day and night. I don't recommend going there with anything other than a strong argi (or better) though, land mounts are too slow to take advantage of the spawn rates. that and it's crawling with apex predators

  • @Mizo209
    @Mizo209 2 роки тому +1

    You could use quite a few dinos in these caves but what most people love is the Baryonyx, what a popular dinosaur

  • @SCANNI
    @SCANNI 5 років тому +5

    Thanks for the information philinger, really helped me find the caves especially the 3rd one!

  • @nuclearthroner2595
    @nuclearthroner2595 3 роки тому +1

    11:27 HEY actually if you fall in the lava and you're fast, a grapple hook can get you out. So any first timers, bring a few of those!! I had one leftover after doing the upper south cave grapple hook skip, and it saved my life. like 10 minutes ago.

    • @kaandosantos5570
      @kaandosantos5570 3 місяці тому

      I fell into lava twice in the lava cave and lost 1 saber and 1 baryonyx....

    • @nuclearthroner2595
      @nuclearthroner2595 3 місяці тому

      @@kaandosantos5570 skill issue

  • @theking1085
    @theking1085 2 роки тому +1

    Great video. I used a high level Thylo for the first 4 caves I’ve done and it’s been a breeze. Though at times I’ve had to cryopod to get him in past tight spots

    • @ripd-bear
      @ripd-bear Рік тому

      Grapple Hooks is popular

  • @glitchedraptor5345
    @glitchedraptor5345 3 роки тому +4

    It's a little too late for me to "not run and jump on the ledges in the lava cave." May the good Bary rest in peace.

  • @graemecuthbertson3758
    @graemecuthbertson3758 2 роки тому +1

    Straight to the point with things no messing around. Love it. Keep up the good work.. New subscriber and looking forward to the other videos of you doing the caves for some guidance.

  • @AhmedRw
    @AhmedRw 10 місяців тому +1

    Pro tip for swamp cave : only wear gasmask , the artho won't break it if not wearing anything else

  • @C0gnitiveDissident
    @C0gnitiveDissident 5 років тому

    Cave of the Immune is also doable with Gas+Ghillie. And I'd rate it as harder than the devourer. Just because of the environment factors forcing more prep on you. Where as you can undie-500 the devourer with a couple of parachutes and grapples.

  • @frst.4633
    @frst.4633 2 роки тому +1

    Title: which mount is best for each
    Skylord cave: am i a joke to you?

  • @Stratos_000
    @Stratos_000 4 роки тому +3

    dang, i just finish grab artifact of hunter (note: i havent play for long)
    and like you say, its really easy with a help of A GOOD BARYONYX

  • @starzriser9700
    @starzriser9700 5 років тому +9

    Didnt show the map location of the 5th cave, so I'll have to look around for that. But I think I got the rest of them, thanks ^^

  • @crowsteel013
    @crowsteel013 Рік тому +1

    Good vid. Should've had a GPS out instead though, or at least used one with the map. Luckily pinpointing them isn't super difficult

  • @pr1m3vil3
    @pr1m3vil3 2 роки тому +1

    Hahahaha 11:40 same shyt happened to me, just started a game and went there for my first base. 20min later I’m farming stone and I notice bronco being excited, I turn around and notice level 55 Rex looking at me coming down the mountain. I ran into that cave emptying my bowels in the process 😂

  • @lathanbrown4646
    @lathanbrown4646 4 роки тому

    actually phlinger i found a way to not jump once all u need is two grappling hooks if you go left before the first jump u can avoid all of the other jumps except for the last so which is why grappling hooks are useful because you can grapple to the artifact then right back. Hope this helps everyone who reads this!

    • @lathanbrown4646
      @lathanbrown4646 4 роки тому

      And also for the swamp cave i’ve checked and on mobile the best mount is a baryonyx and a dire wolf because the dire wolf can fit in the crouch spot and makes it easier to deal with the bugs.

  • @daldan66
    @daldan66 Рік тому +1

    The dire bear is also super good for caves, absolute beast with melee stam and hp upgraded

  • @BruhBruh-dj8nz
    @BruhBruh-dj8nz Рік тому

    For the car Island cave u can bring in a thyla and if ur careful u can just drop down take the artifact and just climb back out just remember to clear out the top abit

  • @grizzsmith3195
    @grizzsmith3195 5 років тому +27

    Phlinger thank you you are amazing

  • @SongbirdGaming
    @SongbirdGaming 3 роки тому

    I can’t believe you put the cave of the immune before the Carno island cave! Yeah you need a thyla to make the Cano Island cave super easy, but you need scuba gear for the cave of the immune and scuba gear doesn’t even unlock until like level 82. We went in there with all the recommended gear and good Baryonyx’ and still got our butts kicked and died so many times finally gave up for now abandoned our poor Baryonyx’ in there… The leeches are a total nightmare, and the arthroplurea kept breaking our scuba gear, and then we glitched into the wall in one area and both of us died!

  • @willothewisps.7539
    @willothewisps.7539 2 роки тому

    “Coffee?”
    *I swear I looked at my coffee and I must of had shocked Pikachu face.* 😂

  • @happybronko2351
    @happybronko2351 4 роки тому +16

    7:30 upper south cave.(artif of the pack) NOT IN MOBILE.

    • @Collas42
      @Collas42 4 роки тому

      Yes it is... I think

    • @LeoTheYuty
      @LeoTheYuty 4 роки тому

      It's fine, nobody likes mobile anyways

  • @shawnbybee85
    @shawnbybee85 3 роки тому +1

    This is so exactly what I was looking for, good job man and thank you. Now I'm going to go actually watch the video.
    BTW, ironically, A B (C) would be for caves, the video is about caves, caves, lol.

  • @lukecourt1592
    @lukecourt1592 Рік тому

    In terms of the top 5 most difficult caves I personally used
    Immune Artifact: Megatherium
    Devourer Artifact: Baryonyx
    Brute Artifact: Basilo
    Cunning Artifact: Basilo
    Strong Artifact: Yutyranus
    All creatures used had full imprints and just normal primitive saddles and caves were pretty ok, cunning and strong were hard hence why for strong I used a Yuty as their fear roar can reveal the buried Purlovias in the ground.
    The best way to do the cunning Artifact I found was to take it very slow and kill one group of creatures at a time and slowly move through the cave that way. Also bring at least 3 scuba tanks if doing it slower

    • @lukecourt1592
      @lukecourt1592 Рік тому

      Forgot to mention I always bring an otter

  • @tyleralexander2856
    @tyleralexander2856 5 років тому +17

    woulda been a lot better if you would include actual cords to the caves....

    • @Failsafe37
      @Failsafe37 4 роки тому +1

      Literally same, I cant find the first cave at all

    • @OopsMaso
      @OopsMaso 4 роки тому +2

      @@Failsafe37 if you havent found it yet its south zone easy cave 1 or 2, if you look that up it will tell you cords.

    • @OopsMaso
      @OopsMaso 4 роки тому

      @@Failsafe37 ik that doesnt help much but if your on ps4 add me (same as yt name) and ill take you to it

    • @bionyc2427
      @bionyc2427 4 роки тому

      Bruh he does tell Cords but I'm Late

    • @bionyc2427
      @bionyc2427 4 роки тому

      5:58

  • @codyminecrack248
    @codyminecrack248 5 років тому +1

    No crap music, you speak clearly, and you have a solid channel. Subscribed. :)

  • @nicolek8556
    @nicolek8556 5 років тому +2

    For the water caves - at least the easier of the two - if I have an okay basilo (a low level tame that has been levelled) would I be okay if I had my sharks following me? Do you ever bring following dinos in, or do they just get in the way? I always do land caves with a flock of dimorphs following my mount, but they can't help in the water! Haha

    • @Phlinger
      @Phlinger  5 років тому

      That would be fine, just be careful of the Dunkle's

    • @zachblaine6191
      @zachblaine6191 5 років тому

      cant you tame the murder lobsters?

    • @nicolek8556
      @nicolek8556 5 років тому

      @@zachblaine6191 the euryptids? I don't think so.

  • @kinggloxinia5091
    @kinggloxinia5091 4 роки тому +1

    TIME STAMPS:
    1.Cave in the south(Artifact of the Hunter)3:42
    2.Middle Chamber aka Central Cave(Artifact of the Clever)6:22
    3.Upper South Cave (Artifact of the Pack:) 7:30
    4.South East Cave Aka The Lava Cave (Artifact of the Massive)11:00
    5.The Northwest Hollow aka The Northwest Cave (Artifact of the Skylord)13:50
    6.The swamp cave (Artifact of the immune) 14:51
    7.The North East cave aka The Carnotaurs Island Cave (Artifact Of the Devourer) 17:13
    8.The caverns of lost faith(Artifact of the brute)21:36
    9.The caverns of lost hope(Artifact of the cunning) 24:21
    10.The Snow Cave aka Whitesky Peak Cave (Artifact of the Strong)26:49
    My favourite Caves are Cave in the south,Middle Chamber,The Northwest hollow,The caverns of lost hope,The caverns of lost faith,Whitesky Peak cave,The belly of the beast(trek cave) just because they have cool names
    I am a nerd

  • @tommasofilipponi2608
    @tommasofilipponi2608 4 роки тому

    This is the ark basics video i consider the most useful, and i have a suggestion: A for Ark, B for Basi and C for Cs

  • @josephharwell4228
    @josephharwell4228 3 роки тому

    Def have followed this guide over the last year! Thanks Phlinger!

  • @raypeckham3822
    @raypeckham3822 2 роки тому

    Hey, great video. I’m a bit of a newb, right now the most challenging thing for me is that my map doesn’t show my location, do I need to craft something? Is it a setting? Or is it simply not an option for solo play? Any info would be great, thanks!

    • @fluffyhog6704
      @fluffyhog6704 2 роки тому

      it is a setting on the ark options!

  • @Advance493
    @Advance493 5 років тому +5

    You seriously still need the Scuba/Ghillie combo for the swamp cave?
    I thought when they added the gas mask it was supposed to end that..
    Hazmat suit at least?

  • @steelrarebit7387
    @steelrarebit7387 2 роки тому

    If you didn't watch any videos on finding caves, how do you find them? Just wandering around until you find them or is one of those lost pages you find a map of the cave locations?

  • @jurassicskyrimatfreddys6258
    @jurassicskyrimatfreddys6258 4 роки тому +3

    I think it's funny when I first explored a cave in ark it was with a Barton, before i knew they're a good cave dino

  • @THEpaulyBOY44
    @THEpaulyBOY44 2 роки тому +1

    Subbed love all these ark beginners vids thanks mate

  • @theluckyghost6436
    @theluckyghost6436 2 роки тому +2

    how the hell will we have tech armour if we are starting to get artifacts

  • @VaalKioshi
    @VaalKioshi 8 місяців тому

    I am actually in the process of getting ready to explore the caves as I speak but I did need to know what to take into them cause I knew one of them had environmental damage. It's been a while since I played so am a bit rusty. Much appreciated for the recommendational order as well I will consider the order surely. Special thanks also to @Psieks one of the commenters for the timestamps. Wish me luck guys 👍

  • @bricejohnson6438
    @bricejohnson6438 Рік тому

    Thylas work great for first couple caves too, cleared lava cave no prob too. I suggest an otter to grab multiple artifacts at one time also for solo players

  • @seansimpson6194
    @seansimpson6194 Рік тому

    I just got the artifact of the strong. The best dino is a high level yutyrannus with lots of health, stamina and damage because its roar weakens the polar bears and purlovias, and scares away the yetis and direwolves. Make sure to bring all fur armor, a pickaxe to get rid of the crystals, a cryopod to get your yutyrannus in the cave, a full stack of cooked meat and like 15 medical brews to keep your health up as you will constantly be freezing

  • @FeralSheWolf
    @FeralSheWolf 3 роки тому

    These are great, thanks! What do you think of Megalania for bypassing to the artifact, are they generally doable? Also, I brought dire wolves into the northwest, but they do tend to vanish through the floor so... not recommended unless you have admin commands :D
    A bit of advice for the vids--when you pause and sort of talk to yourself in a lower tone, USE that tone for your videos. Your regular "yelling" voice is too loud/piercing, but the quieter talking voice is great!

  • @Accounting_Fundamentals
    @Accounting_Fundamentals 3 роки тому

    Also for the swamp cave, i used scuba tank, mask and pants. ghilie gloves and boots. No damage were taken. I think you need 3 scuba gear (including a scuba tank) and 2 ghilie.

  • @kiwi9065
    @kiwi9065 4 роки тому +7

    In singleplayer i just start Building the Environmental Dangers away with wood

  • @frogodoom6979
    @frogodoom6979 3 роки тому +1

    I'm ashamed to admit that I always need this video, I can never seem to find these caves on my own.

    • @ianmartinez362
      @ianmartinez362 3 роки тому

      I’ve been playing for months and didn’t even know there were caves

  • @danecory1236
    @danecory1236 2 роки тому

    When you go underwater with the Baryonyx does it breathe for you? How exactly does oxygen work when riding one underwater? Is it a bad idea to just do all the caves without a Dino? Also why exactly does that armor combo prevent damage in the swamp caves?

  • @lancefonseca1481
    @lancefonseca1481 4 роки тому +3

    I love how you don't mention mega rabies at all

  • @elweasel2010
    @elweasel2010 4 роки тому +1

    Ascendant Torches are great. But my favorite is ascendant compass. :)

  • @jenniferneaves3892
    @jenniferneaves3892 Рік тому +1

    Know im late to the game but can you do a video where you add the coordinates to these places

  • @jurassicgamer6007
    @jurassicgamer6007 4 роки тому

    All you need for carno island cave are crossbow w/grappling hook, fur armor,parachutes and bug repellant (Pike just in case).

  • @taylorhaynes8418
    @taylorhaynes8418 5 років тому +5

    This is the PERFECT vid for me - have been wanting one like this for weeks now! 🙌🏻

  • @dannymac4801
    @dannymac4801 Рік тому

    You only need scuba mask and tank for swamp cave, not the flippers. Or you can just use a gasmask with ghillie armor.

  • @mishaaldawnak5373
    @mishaaldawnak5373 4 роки тому +1

    I have a raptor with 2056 hp and 600% melee. Will this be good enough for the cave of the clever?

  • @maxik6440
    @maxik6440 3 роки тому

    Quick tip for the cave at minute 12-13, just wear a ghilli armor and everything is good

  • @jackbrinkley4436
    @jackbrinkley4436 3 роки тому

    I gotta say I am surprised you have the swamp cave ranked 5th most difficult. The northwest cave I can do easily with one bary and the west water cave with one basilosaurus, but the swamp cave I need to bring multiple tames, typically 2 barys and 4 beezles to farm cementing paste, and almost every time I’ve gone in I’ve lost tames because since it’s set as a high difficulty cave the creatures inside spawn at a super high level beyond what the normal cap is, much like the snow cave. Also, the gas mask with ghillie armor works better IMO because the scuba tank and gear is more susceptible to arthopleura spit.

  • @KifF2603
    @KifF2603 5 років тому +5

    You forgot to show map after like 3 caves xD but good vid bud