[color:"orange"]3) best arrows to use: normal arrows & ethreal arrows that's it[/color]
Don't forget power arrows, they do more piercing damage than normal arrows. I saved them up until late in the game, but playing again I would switch much earlier (especially since the patch makes arrows more plentiful).
[color:"orange"]how to open the doors at the cave?[/color]
Near the southern door, there is a lever on the wall just to the north west.