Building shelter inside cave?

[Pvt. Jimmy]

So I notice that I could place a hunting shelter inside a cave but didn't acually build it (got the ♥♥♥♥ out of there first time going inside cave and it's scary as ♥♥♥♥) but my question is can you build shleters inside the caves? so far I only found the repel rope entrance and a couple tight spots to enter can you even get the logs inside? also I found a tent you can sleep in with a fire place how safe would it be to set up a shelter inside a cave? can the cannibals still get you in there? one last question does the game get harder as you surive for more days? so far I am at day 8 and have seen a bit more cannibals wondering around my shelter which is next to a small lake (i don't even think they can get in there they haven't attacked it once) nor have I seen the abomination yet.

[Meatbug]

As far as i know you can't build anything big inside a cave, as you can't get logs in it.
So anything that needs sticks and other stuff you have in your inventory will work, everything else not.

Generally speaking you might encounter more and more cannibals while surviving longer and they tend to get more aggressive, as you most probably cut down more trees and also kill more of them.
But it's not that the cannibals become harder to kill or anything, it's just more likely that they attack or are more alerted to your presence and therefor come by more often or send out more/bigger patrols.

[Andi]

You can actually build in caves, using a weird game mechanic. Build a log holder directly into a cave entrance, put logs in from the outside, enter the cave and take em back out.

[XistenZ]

If you manage to build a base inside a cave, they're absolutely 100% safe. Cannibals don't respawn in them (the encounters in caves are fixed, always the same), so just make sure you've cleared the portion of the cave where you want your base and it's all safe. Cannibals will not enter from outside, either from ropes or "cracks" (whatever you call the entrances where you slide yourself through).

[DuckieMcduck]

Originally posted by Perrterrter:

If you manage to build a base inside a cave, they're absolutely 100% safe. Cannibals don't respawn in them (the encounters in caves are fixed, always the same), so just make sure you've cleared the portion of the cave where you want your base and it's all safe. Cannibals will not enter from outside, either from ropes or "cracks" (whatever you call the entrances where you slide yourself through).

This could change in the future, but currently yeah it's a safe spot once you've cleared them.

[Dakuwan]

Yeah build the upgraded log holder in the middle of the crawl space, you will glitch through it, and can grab the logs from inside...

Regarding cannibal aggression levels, the enemy ai resets each time you load a save, so you may have a few days to romp before they do a full scale assault. Noise levels, light levels at night, effigys, deforestation and engaging patrols are pretty good ways to gain their attentions.