Caves are bugged

[Sir Argo]

I was hoping I could get some advice on how to deal with the following issue(s):

I was an avid Ark SE player. Waited to buy ASA until recently. Been really enjoying it... so far just doing base building, dino taming, etc. Finally got around to cave exploring and it was terrible.

The first issue probably isn't an actual bug. It's probably a gameplay design... such as dinos having difficulty traversing the clutter in the caves. The tiny stalagmites and rocks cause my wolves to get stuck, twitch or outright leap around chaoticly to try and maneuver. And when they do this, they invariably leap over a cliff and there's no way for them to get back. They're probably trying to make caves "difficult". But I'm still going to complain because it makes the caves un-enjoyable to be in. The problem appears to be too much ground clutter that impedes movement and/or bad AI path finding for tames. Interestingly, the wild mobs don't seem to have any problems. Only tames.

Now on to an actual bug. My wolves get stuck in the terrain. And this isn't rare. The very first cave I entered, I didn't get halfway into the cave and three wolves were embedded in the floor or walls. I can't hit "E" on them, and I can't cryo them. They're very stuck. So I tried to use ghost mode to get them out and that was an utter **** show.

Any advice on how to avoid these problems while spelunking?
Is there an easy way to get a dino un-stuck from the terrain?

[MrBishop077]

Dimorphs are my goto for cave runs and out and about. they get stuck on the cave terrain (wall cracks/holes) as well but you can always cryo them out.. the plus is they hatch and grow fast and with a spyglass + Whistle "attack target" you can snipe anything. they are just Flying Piranhas of Death.

[Veeshan]

To be fair I've had a Rex sink into the ground in the middle of an empty grassy field.

[reylalex]

I got stuck in the floor, and my scorpion too. It was at Center caves (52.9, 61.8) I thought the tame fell through the map but eventually I got free and the tame followed me.

[ZorTheCruel]

Dont bring pack dinos into caves. that was always a rule, even in ASE. Aside from the east ocean cave on Island, where a pack of sharks works fine. Sorry man, the AI has always had terrible pathfinding in both ASE and ASA. So packs arent the "bonus" that they should be :(

[ZorTheCruel]

On scorched in ASA, i was able to traverse all the caves with no issue using Sabertooth and Thyla while i was riding them. (had to cryo the thyla past the trench cave entrance though, as it was too low)

[JB-emmanuel-Zorg]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2399830/discussions/0/4362373279648020056/?tscn=1712224855

Edit: and now, i'm used to do it, it takes me less of 10 seconds.