The Alters: How To Unlock the Hidden Truth Trophy

In this guide, we’ll explore how you can unlock the late-game Hidden Truth trophy in The Alters, which unlocks in the final act.

The Alters has a bunch of trophies/achievements for players to unlock (Source: 11 Bit Studios)
The Alters has a bunch of trophies/achievements for players to unlock (Source: 11 Bit Studios)

The Alters has a long list of achievements and trophies that you can unlock by being thorough and getting along with all of the clones of yourself. While some of these might unlock early on in the story, the other trophies require you to wait until late in the game.

For instance, the Hidden Truth trophy is tied to a quest that you can only complete during the third act of the game. So, you’ll need to progress quite a bit before it becomes available. In this guide, we explain how you can unlock the Hidden Truth trophy in The Alters.

Unlock the Hidden Truth Trophy in The Alters

Jan Scientist in The Alters (Source: 11 Bit Studios)
Jan Scientist in The Alters (Source: 11 Bit Studios)

As we stated before, you need to be in Act 3 of the game. Also, make sure that Jan Scientist is with you when you make the important decision at the end of Act 2. These are the prerequisites for the start of The Meaning of Life quest in the game. This particular quest begins when Jan Scientist requests you to craft a Polymer package for him so that he can go past the lava river.

Letting the Scientist Leave the Base for a Day

Once you craft the item, return to the Scientist Alter and speak to him again. He will seek your permission to leave the base for a day. If you want to get the trophy, make sure you agree to his proposal. Rejecting his request will end the quest right then and there and lock you out of the Hidden Truth trophy.

After he leaves, he won’t be back till the next day. Speak to him, and he’ll mark a spot on your map where he wants you to visit and check out what he’s discovered. The location he marks was inaccessible before this point in the game. So, you’ll need to venture to the spot to continue The Meaning of Life quest.

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Finding the Oasis

When you reach the marked location, you will discover an oasis of sorts, where some vegetation has managed to survive the brutal planetary conditions. Returning to base after this and talking to Jan Scientist reveals that he now wants to stay back on the planet. He wants to keep studying the planet to uncover the mystery of what he found.

You can decide whether to let him stay or to force him to leave with you. Let him remain on the planet to unlock the Hidden Truth trophy. With this decision, Jan Scientist will leave the base permanently in five days.

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