Upper Caves

Upper Caves
There is an intricate network of cave tunnels below, above and all around the Underrail metro system.
Major location information
Music	Subterra
Located in	Around Lower Underrail
Areas	Upper Caves
Connections	Lower Underrail (multiple exits) GMS compound level 1 Lost Vault Hanging Rat bar Bunker (Upper Caves) Hephaestus Research
NPCs	Milton
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Upper Caves or Metro Caves are the caves directly connected to Lower Underrail, far above both Lower Caves and Deep Caverns.

Description

Some wall breaches in Lower Underrail lead to these adjoining caverns. They are inhabited mostly by various wildlife and largely devoid of human life, except the occasional bandit camp here and there. Ruins of old military facilities can be found even in these caverns, despite them not being directly connected to Lower Underrail's systems.

Enemies

All sorts of critters reside in these caverns, and few humans can be occasionally met.

Critters

Rathounds, Rathound Alphas, Pigs, Warthogs, Azuridae, Dogs, Burrower Spawn, Burrowers, Crawlers

Lunatics

Lunatic Gunners (lvl10), Lunatic Scanners

Lurkers

Lurker Smugglers

Quests

• Milton's Key

Map Gallery

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  Upper Caves Global Map

Part A

This part of Upper Caves is initially accessible for the most part. They area near the South Gate area. Some passages must be opened with TNT Charges.

Upper Caves A1

• The north exit leads to area Upper Caves A1
• The southeast stairs lead to Lower Underrail, area Lower Underrail A4
• Is inhabited by some Pigs and Warthogs
• Has several respawning Cave Ears
• Has a respawning Mindshroom
• The rubble in the NW corner contains a Trilobite Fossil oddity, 1XP

Upper Caves A2

• The west exit leads to area Upper Caves A3
• The north exit leads to area^Verify
• The south exit leads to area Upper Caves A1
• Is inhabited by a few Azuridae
• Has some respawning Lake Mushrooms
• The door to the boxes requires 35 Lockpicking
• The box behind the door contains an Encyclopedia Fragment oddity, 1 XP
• Can be fished in this area: Minihead, Demon Squid, Blue Eel

Upper Caves A3

• The east exit leads to area Upper Caves A2
• The north exit leads to area Upper Caves A8
• Is inhabited by several Rathounds and a Rathound Alpha in the building
• The box near the dead man inside requires 50 Hacking
• The shelves in the northeast room contains a Strange Comm Device oddity, 1 XP

Upper Caves A4

• The south exit leads to area Upper Caves A2
• The west exit leads to area Upper Caves A8
• The north exit leads to area Upper Caves A5
• The east exit leads to area^Verify
• Is inhabited by several Azuridaes, as well as a Siphoner in the NE corner
• Has 2 respawning Lake Poppies
• Has 3 resapwning Lake Mushrooms
• Cannot fish in this area

Upper Caves A6

• The south exit leads to area Upper Caves A8
• The north exit leads to area Upper Caves A6x
• The west exit is blocked by destructible rocks, which lead to GMS Compound area GMS Compound - Cave
• Is inhabited by a Lurker Gunner and Lurker Cut-Throat
• Has 1 respawning Mindshroom
• Has some Red Dream Mushrooms, Mindshroom and Cave Ears
• Can be fished in this area: Slackjaw, Blue Eel, Yellow Puckerfish, Minihead

Upper Caves A6x

• The south exit leads to area Upper Caves A6
• The west exit leads to Upper Caves B2
• Is inhabited by several (6-7) stealthy Crawlers
• Has some Lake Mushrooms and Cave Ears
• Can be fished in this area: nothing

Upper Caves A7

• The northeast exit leads to Lower Underrail, area Lower Underrail B6
• The southeast exit is blocked by destructible rocks, which lead to area Upper Caves A8
• Is inhabited by Pigs and Warthog
• A barrel in the northwest part contains a Scrapture oddity, 1 XP

Upper Caves A8

• The west exit leads to Upper Caves A7
• The north exit leads to Upper Caves A6
• The east exit leads to^Verify
• The south exit leads to Upper Caves A3
• Is inhabited by Pigs and Warthog

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  Upper Caves A1, connects to south Lower Underrail

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  Upper Caves A2

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  Upper Caves A3

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  Upper Caves A4

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  Upper Caves A5

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  Upper Caves A6, connects to GMS compound

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  Upper Caves A6x, connects to Hephaestus Research

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  Upper Caves A7, connects to northwest Lower Underrail

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  Upper Caves A8

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  Upper Caves A9

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  Upper Caves A10

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  Upper Caves A11, Milton's camp

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  Upper Caves A12, connects to east Lower Underrail

Part B

This part of Upper Caves becomes accessible once the player has TNT Charges or Jackhammer. If entering from Lower Underrail, they are located north of Rail Crossing train station. If entering through other Upper Caves, they are north of Milton's camp.

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  Upper Caves B3 (north of Hephaestus Research)

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  Upper Caves B4, crossroads

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  Upper Caves B5, Smugglers

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  Upper Caves B6

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  Upper Caves B7, lake

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  Upper Caves B8 (west of Lost Vault)

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  Upper Caves B10, rathounds

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  Upper Caves B12, Bunker entrance

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  Upper Caves B13, pool, crawlers

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  Upper Caves B14, pigs

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  Upper Caves B15, rathounds

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  Upper Caves B16, Ironhead camp

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  Upper Caves B17, river

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  Upper Caves B18, pigs

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  Upper Caves B19, river

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  Upper Caves B20

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  Upper Caves

Part C

This part of Upper Caves is further north, approximately underneath Foundry's northern side and east of Core City.

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  Upper Caves C1

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  Upper Caves C2

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  Upper Caves C3

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  Upper Caves C4

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  Upper Caves C5

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  Upper Caves C6, lunatics and climbable route up (leads to outside of Hecate Research Outpost)

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  Upper Caves C7