How to Scavenge the Custom Desert Village and Suspicious Sand

Every overhauled Desert Ruins temple is enveloped by a custom Desert Village featuring unique structures, workstations, and hidden archaeology sites.

Exploring Village Workstations

The custom desert village surrounding the ruins contains unique building styles compared to standard villages:

1. Walk the village perimeter to inspect the custom houses and layout.

2. Locate the various workstations placed throughout the unique buildings. You can use these workstations to assign professions to villagers or take them for your own crafting setups.

3. Check inside interior rooms and rooftop areas for village loot containers and shelter while preparing to delve into the central temple.

Excavating Suspicious Sand

Archaeology is heavily integrated into both the custom village and the temple ruins:

1. Craft a brush using a feather, a copper ingot, and a stick at a crafting table.

2. Search the floors of village buildings, surrounding terrain, and interior chambers of the temple for suspicious sand blocks.

3. Do not break suspicious sand with a shovel or pickaxe, as mining it will destroy the embedded item.

4. Hold right-click with your brush targeting the suspicious sand until the dusting animation finishes, uncovering hidden items and relics without breaking the block.