Talk:Ancient Ruins/@comment-50.170.196.199-20140214222110

I couldn't get to the Ancient ruins either, but after reinstalling the game (because it crashed) and working my way back there, I was able to proceed through all the levels and finish the game (without ever spending real money to buy gems). I did the following: First I leveled up to around level 30, bought the strongest sword from the shop (with gold), and had decent armor equiped. One key element I found was to buy a ring with Health Leech and have some Health Leech charms in my armor (log into facebook, get 100 free gems), this way I rarely had to use potions to stay alive. Next, I completed the Mural Corridor mission. Then, from the World Map I started at the Lost City, completed this mission, and entered BACK THROUGH THE PORTAL to the Wasteland. Once inside the Wasteland, I completed ALL FOUR side missions. After this, I destroyed all THREE Ancient Shards. When I got to the Ancient Ruins door, I was directed to go to Wyrms Nest. Once I got there, the door opened, I went through, completed that mission, then went back to the Ancient Ruins door, which was now open. I went into the Ancient Ruins and all the gameplay was normal from there on until I finally finished the game. I'm not sure if it's necessary, but I didn't stop playing from the Lost City until I went into the Ancient Ruins. Maybe the steps I laid out above need to be done all together for eveything to work right, but then again maybe not.

I was in the same boat with a lot of othere people not being able to go to the Ancient Ruins, so hopefully this helps. FYI I used the Battleworn character for all this. Feel free to share this info.

On a side note about backing up your game progress, I think Google+ works, and also the Helium App for Android.