The Sims 4Horse Ranch expansion brought with it the beautiful breathtaking world of Chestnut Ridge. With it, players are able to roam the beautiful farmland, all the while raising, training, and forming bonds with all types of customizable horses. Of course, how could we forget all those cute little baby sheep too?

However, while most things were told to players from the get-go, The Sims team decided to keep them in the dark when it came to some features. One of these is thesecret dreadhorse cavern. Unfortunately, finding said cave can be rather tricky, especially if you don’t know where to look.

Sims 4 Horse Ranch Dreadhorse Cavern Location Circled

Where Are The Dreadhorse Caverns?

The secret cave of the Sims 4 Horse Range expansion, fittingly namedDreadhorse Caverns, is located in theGalloping Gulch neighborhood. While traveling to any of the three lots will be fine,Canyon Crossing, which has Gooseman’s residence, is recommended as it’s the closest.

From the Gooseman’s residence, the next thing to do is tolocate a bridge made of rocks on the edge of the lot.Once it’s found, look at the area beneath it and the entrance to the secret cave will be visible,shrouded by two big trees.When looking at it from the Gooseman’s residence, the exact direction players have to look is to the right of the bridge as shown in the image above.

Strong Arm Bear pop up in Dreadhorse Cavern

To have your Sim explore the cave, you have to interact with it by clicking it and then directing your Sim to enter.

What To Expect From The Dreadhorse Caverns

Now that you know how to find the secret Dreadhorse Caverns Cave in the Sims 4, it’s very likely that you might want to knowwhat you may expect inside of it.Well, while the gameplay switches to something resembling what theWerewolfPackbrought, the biggest difference is the addition of turn-based combat.

What Encounters Can You Come Across?

In the text-based mini-game, players come acrossvarious types of enemieslike bats, spiders, and even bears. Every time,players can either choose to attack or defend to deal with the encounter,with both actions having different potential consequences.

Being defeated by an enemy doesn’t permanently kill your Sim. All it does is have your Sim leave the cavern with a “Dazed” status that lasts for a few hours.

Sims 4 all types of nectar on a table sitting in front of a window

In addition to regular enemies, there are also a handful ofspecial enemies you’ll likely come across.These enemies can’t be defeated the usual way and require you toperform a special action or give a specific itemto defeat them.

The most common special enemies you’re likely to come across are:

Each round sacrifices $100

The Headless Rider

Each offense requires one Energy Nectar glass.

In addition to enemies,some floors might contain riddlesor require specific actions from you if you want to move forward.

Finally, it’s worth noting thatif the floor you reach has either a treasure chest or mining rocks, then things will be up to RNG. You’ll either be rewarded with goodies or be forced to leave the cave.

you may only enter the cavern once a day. This means that if you leave, whether by will or not, you’ll have to wait for the next day to explore the cavern further.

Levelling Up The Caverns

As you defeat enemies and clear encounters, you’ll earn aspecific amount of points. Collect 100 points and you’lllevel the cavern up. While most enemies reward you with 25 points when they’re defeated, some can potentially give you more. Therefore, it’s safe to assume that you’ll have todefeat four enemies to level upthe cave most of the time.

Dreadhorse Caverns Rewards

Common rewards for Dreadhorse caverns includesmall amounts of Simoleons, bottles of Nectar, and random crops.

However, it’s important to note that thehigher the level you reach the more likely it is that you’ll find something rarelike a rare fish, or even a rare gem.

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