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It's easiest to farm this in Adventure Mode.

Restart the game over and over until Desolate Sands of Act II has the Bounty "The Ancient Devices".
Each bounty run allows for activating the device four times!

It's much more difficult to collect the ten unique activations in Campaign Mode:

1. Set the Checkpoint

Start quest #8 The Black Soulstone > Realm of Shadow.
Teleport to the waypoint Archives of Zoltun Kulle.
Head south-west and towards the exit to Desolate Sands.
The Checkpoint is located right before the exit.

2. Repeat from the Checkpoint

Take the exit to Desolate Sands.
Head south-east to the end of the bridge.
Head straight south to check if the ancient device is located at spawn #1.
If it's not there:
1. Teleport to the waypoint Desolate Sands using the map.
2. Head a little bit north to check if the ancient device is located at spawn #2.
  It's just a very short walk until you see the stairs that lead to the device (if it's there).
3. If it's not there:
  1. Use the waypoint and teleport to Hidden Camp. That teleportation is instant. Don't use the map or a city portal.
Leave the game. That's also instant if done from Hidden Camp.
Resume the game, go back to the checkpoint and try again.

Special Notes:

Don't worry if the waypoint Desolate Sands is sometimes far away from spawn #2. If the ancient device is located at spawn #2 then the waypoint is usually located directly south of it.
Try to remember how the area around the waypoint Desolate Sands looks like when the ancient device is there (i.e. at spawn #2), and when it's not there. With a little practice you can tell whether it's there even without having to move away from the waypoint to check for the stairs.
If you can already see the waypoint on the minimap while checking out spawn #1 then there's likely no ancient device at spawn #2 so you can just skip it and leave the game immediately for the next try.

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-:#From the Quest No.8 [[Black Soulstone]] > Realm of Shadow.
+It's easiest to farm this in '''Adventure Mode'''.
-:#Take the Waypoint from the [[Hidden Camp]] to the [[Archives of Zoltun Kulle]].
-:#As soon as you land, head left to the exit from the Archives into the [[Desolate Sands]]. You will get a [[Checkpoint]] as you near the exit.
+# Restart the game over and over until [[Desolate Sands]] of Act II has the [[Bounty]] "The Ancient Devices".
-:#Head right over the bridge and into the sands. A short way in is the first location the Ancient Device can spawn ([[:File:Ancient-device-map.jpg|1]]). Look for steps up to the device.
+# Each bounty run allows for activating the device four times!
-:#If none are there Teleport to town and take the Waypoint to the [[Ancient Path]].
-:#A short way from the end of the path into the Sands is the second possible spawn point ([[:File:Ancient-device-map.jpg|2]]).  Look for steps up to the device.
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+It's much more difficult to collect the ten unique activations in '''Campaign Mode''':
+'''1. Set the Checkpoint'''
+:#Start quest #8 [[Black Soulstone|The Black Soulstone]] > Realm of Shadow.
+:#Teleport to the waypoint [[Archives of Zoltun Kulle]].
+:#Head south-west and towards the exit to [[Desolate Sands]].
+:#The [[Checkpoint]] is located right before the exit.
+'''2. Repeat from the Checkpoint'''
+:#Take the exit to [[Desolate Sands]].
+:#Head south-east to the end of the bridge.
+:#Head straight south to check if the ancient device is located at [[:File:Ancient-device-map.jpg|spawn #1]].
+:#If it's not there:
+:##Teleport to the waypoint [[Desolate Sands]] using the map.
+:##Head a little bit north to check if the ancient device is located at [[:File:Ancient-device-map.jpg|spawn #2]].<br>It's just a very short walk until you see the stairs that lead to the device (if it's there).
+:##If it's not there:
+:###Use the waypoint and teleport to [[Hidden Camp]]. That teleportation is instant. Don't use the map or a city portal.
+:#Leave the game. That's also instant if done from Hidden Camp.
+:#Resume the game, go back to the checkpoint and try again.
 '''Special Notes:'''
-*If the Ancient Device does not spawn in either location ''leave game'' and ''resume''. Head down the portal from the [[Hidden Camp]] directly to the exit from the [[Archives of Zoltun Kulle]] and start the hunt again.<noinclude>[[Category:Templates]]
+*Don't worry if the waypoint [[Desolate Sands]] is sometimes far away from [[:File:Ancient-device-map.jpg|spawn #2]]. If the ancient device is located at spawn #2 then the waypoint is usually located directly south of it.
+*Try to remember how the area around the waypoint [[Desolate Sands]] looks like when the ancient device is there (i.e. at spawn #2), and when it's not there. With a little practice you can tell whether it's there even without having to move away from the waypoint to check for the stairs.
+*If you can already see the waypoint on the minimap while checking out spawn #1 then there's likely no ancient device at spawn #2 so you can just skip it and leave the game immediately for the next try.
+<noinclude>[[Category:Templates]]
 [[Category:Templates:Farming]]</noinclude>
-*It can also be done in Adventure Mode, except that the Ancient Path Waypoint will not be available.
-**However, there is a bounty called "Bounty: The Ancient Devices." If you happen to get it, you will be able to active four devices in one game.