Kelp Forest Caves
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Cave |
| Depth Range | 90 - 170 meters |
| Biome ID | kelp_cave |
| Harvesting Nodes | Limestone Outcrop, Sandstone Outcrop |
| Music | Amid the Kelp |
| Buoyancy | In Bloom, Safe in Kelp Forest, Sun & Moon |
Be advised: a common complication for cave divers is loss of orientation, followed by eventual asphyxiation. ― PDA, Dialogue
The Kelp Forest Caves are cave systems located at deeper levels of the Kelp Forest. Many sections of the caves are dangerous and difficult to pass through due to their dark and hazardous nature, with lifeforms such as Drooping Stingers and Mesmers. These caves generally have an abundance of resources, albeit mostly concentrated in much deeper areas.
One of the caves connects to one of the Lava Geysers in the Safe Shallows. These caves are well known for the incredibly high amount of Crashfish at specific parts of the caves. It is very risky to go near this area as many Crashfish will start chasing the player at once and, if not careful, could kill the player.
The entrance to the cave system with the Eye Stalk plants can be found near Lifepod 3.
Resources
- Cave Sulfur
- Crashfish Egg
- Copper Ore
- Eye Stalk Seed
- Gold
- Lead
- Quartz
- Silver Ore
- Titanium
Fauna
- Bleeder
- Crashfish
- Eyeye
- Mesmer
- Shuttlebug
Flora
- Sulfur Plant
- Drooping Stingers
- Eye Stalk
- Tree Leech
- Brain Coral
Gallery
Overview of the Kelp Forest Caves
Drooping Stingers, a common hazard found in the caves
A Lava Geyser found next to one of the caves' entrance
A view from the bottom of one of the caves
A Sulfur Plant, found in the Kelp Forest Caves
A Tree Leech in the Kelp Forest Caves
Drooping Stingers inside the Kelp Forest Caves
Some of the Fauna found within
Overview
Another view
Some Outcrops
The entrance to the largest of the caves
Two Eye Stalks illuminating the cave
Another view of the largest cave
Brain Coral within a cave
A view from the bottom of a cave
A large cluster of Drooping Stingers
Trivia
The Kelp Forest Caves were intended to have a type of flora called "Cave Roots", however, it was decided that the Kelp Forest looked good enough already and after a Blood Kelp Zone concept had been drawn it was decided that they would work better there so they were retextured to fit the Blood Kelp Zone.
A model of the original cave roots can be found on Sketchfab.
