Abandoned Ruins

**Abandoned Ruins** are one of the three types of ruins in *My Time at Sandrock*. These locations are rich with ores and Old World technological relics that can be mined. The Civil Corps are responsible for investigating and clearing the area of any danger, allowing people to safely enter the ruins.

Each Abandoned Ruins charges a weekly fee to enter. In addition to the access to the ruins, the fee covers a **jet pack** and Relic Detector, only usable while inside. The player will continue to return to earlier ruins as they progress, as each ruin contains different ores, materials, and relics. If all the resources in the current ruins are exhausted, the player can pay a fee to refresh the ores and relics inside.

Inside the ruin, the player can use their Pickhammer to mine the caves to gather resources, such as various types of Scrap, Copper Ore, Tin Ore or Stone. Sometimes they will stumble upon a relic that they can take, such as Engines, Power Stones, Data Discs, or broken parts from Old World objects. All items found in the ruins are retained, though leaving the ruins will immediately return the jet pack and relic scanner to the Civil Corps.

## Available ruins

In the early game, there is one accessible Abandoned Ruins in Sandrock. Located behind the Eufaula Salvage, the Eufaula Salvage Abandoned Ruins can be accessed after *Picking Up the Slack*. While there is no fee to access the ruins, there is a weekly feel of 200 Gols to enter the scrapyard with the elevator that leads into the ruins. The ruin contains Copper and Tin Ore patches, Clay, Power Stones, Old Parts, and Engines.

The second Abandoned Ruin, Gecko Station Ruins, becomes available after *In Trusses we Trust* and can be entered after paying a weekly fee of 300 Gols. This ruin contains Iron, Manganese, and Chromium Ore nodes and patches; the player can also mine Graphite and find Condensed Power Stones, Microchips, Compact Motors, and Fiber Mesh there.

The Mole Cave Abandoned Ruins become available after *Mission Unpossible* and require a weekly fee of 500 Gols to enter. Aluminum, Magnesium, and Nickel Ore, along with Processors and Gravity Motors can be found in the ruins.

The Spaceship Abandoned Ruins is the fourth Abandoned Ruin the player can access. It is located on the Northern Plateau and becomes available after *Sandrock Strikes Back*.

## Navigating the ruins

Each abandoned ruin consists of 11 floors, with each floor having different treasures and relics. The player starts their ruin dive at Level 1 and has to locate the exit to the next floor to unlock it. To navigate to the exit, they need to follow the green arrow signs and might need to clear stone and rocks or avoid hazards like explosive traps or electrified floors or fences to reach it. Once the player unlocks a floor by entering it, they can visit it anytime from the ruin entrance.

When inside the ruins, the player can use their Treasure Detector and jet pack freely to navigate. While the scanner is active, it displays the objects of interests as different glowing symbols.

* Treasures like relic materials or relics are shown as a golden glowing diamond.
* The way to the exit to the next floor is indicated by glowing green arrows.
* Traps and other objects are shown as a light blue gear symbol. (Requires the Focusing Lens update.)

The player can focus on any icon with the Detector's reticle to scan it and get more information about it, such as the distance to it and, with proper Treasure Detector upgrades, the outline, name, and description of the object.

### Mining

The player can mine by using any Pickhammer on the rocky parts of the ruin. In addition to the ground, the player can also destroy the crystal ore deposits and Power Stone containers to get their contents.

### Relics and treasures

Relics and treasures are shown as golden glowing symbols while the Treasure Detector is active. To get an item, the player needs to clear the ground around it first using their Pickhammer and then approach the item to pick it up.

### Hazards

All Abandoned Ruins are mostly safe and free from hostile monsters with the exception of non-hostile Scrooge McMoles that will occasionally spawn as the player is working in the ruins. The moles will not attack and will try to escape, they can be killed for ore and rare drops like Gold and Rib Meat.

Abandoned Ruins may contain environmental hazards:

* Red barrels will explode if the player approaches too close, clearing the surrounding ground and damaging the player if they are in range of the explosion. The barrels give a sound signal when they are about to explode, giving the player enough time to avoid damage; additionally, the player can update their Treasure Detector's focusing lens to make the traps appear on their scanner as light blue gear symbols.
* Electrified walls and floors on some ruin layers will BREAK through the player's Toughness, damage, and temporarily stun them when touched or stepped on.

## Treasure Detector

When entering an abandoned ruins, the player is equipped with a jetpack and a treasure detector which can be activated by typing "F". Its scan range and scan duration are relatively short.

Four properties can be upgraded on the Treasure Detector by interacting with the interface at the ruin entrance. Buying an upgrade in one ruin also unlocks it in the other one.

The Treasure Detector can be upgraded by clicking the icon on the bottom left of the screen when choosing a level on entering a mine

## Jetpack

The can be upgraded by clicking the icon on the bottom left of the screen when choosing a level on entering a mine

## References

1. ↑ "My Time at Sandrock Livestream." Bilibili, February 4, 2021.