Bringing a decent Thylacoleo is an option, because it can climb up the ledge to the left of the 'Killvolume' area.Beware of the 'Trap Loot' below and to the right of the series of jumps there is a loot crate near the instakill area on a ledge however it will kill you before you even reach it.Level Stamina, and be careful to avoid Titanoboa and Rock Elementals. It is possible by using 4 or more articles of Ghillie Armor, in combination with a Cactus Broth and Bug Repellant, to avoid most, if not all of the creatures in the cave.A Grappling Hook can save your life and your inventory if you get knocked into the void.Extreme caution should be taken around them, and conflict is best avoided on-foot. Be prepared to possibly encounter a rare Rubble Golem (a variant of the Rock Elemental).Explosives or Metal Arrows for Rubble Golems.However there is not quite the variety of creatures here that there is in other caves, but don't take this as a sign to underestimate the cave itself. Mega Rabies will come from the bats, so make some Lesser Antidote beforehand. Survivors should be well-prepared before tackling this cave. This is easily the most dangerous cave in Scorched Earth between the jumps over a bottomless void and the combination of some of the most dangerous creatures- including large swarms of Onycs and Mantis. The Artifact of the Destroyer and a Scorched Sword Skin can be found in the artifact crate. This location dubbed as the entrance consists of the Church all the way down to where the path splits into two, where it then becomes the descent. The cave that is the Ruins of Nosti begins with a descent down beneath the surface.

The entrance is inside what many players call the church, one of the larger ruined buildings. The ruins themselves are notable as being featured as the setting for many of this Ark's explorer notes, which among other things chronical the city's rise and fall. The ruins above are a forgotten city full of domed buildings and pillars in the south east of the map in the dunes. The Ruins of Nosti (more commonly referred to as The Church Cave) is a Cave underneath a ruined building on the Scorched Earth map.

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