Are you curious about how to unlock the Tabula Rasa in The Alters? As their name suggests, this character is more of a blank slate, created from the very distant past of Jan Dolski’s life path, well before he had acquired knowledge and experience. That said, there’s a pretty specific way to turn this clone into a permanent character in your base. Likewise, please bear in mind that this guide contains spoilers.

How to unlock the Tabula Rasa in The Alters – Tabula Rasa clone guide

To unlock the Tabula Rasa, you must side with Lena when prompted to make a decision in Act 2. We’ve got all the details for you in our Act 2 cure – Maxwell or Lena guide, but we’re still going to mention all the important tidbits here.

How to create the Tabula Rasa clone

You can create The Alters’ Tabula Rasa clone after speaking with Maxwell and researching the QC Hacking tech. This gives you access to the Tabula Rasa alternate option in the Quantum Computer. You can find this option in the far-left portion of the Quantum Computer’s screen. Simply spend 20 rapidium and wait a few hours until your new clone has been “birthed” in The Womb.

Note that there’s also a short cutscene involving Jan Scientist, where you’ll see that the Tabula Rasa has briefly awakened.

Siding with Lena and crafting the Neural Implants

Around the same time, you should also get a second opinion from Lena by calling her. She’ll tell you that there’s another potential cure. This involves crafting Neural Implants via the Workshop:

• Each Neural Implant requires 10x metals, 30x minerals, and 20x rapidium.
• You need one Neural Implant for each alter clone in your base (not counting the Tabula Rasa).

Important: This part of the game has a main quest called “A Thread of Hope – The Clock Is Ticking.” You have roughly three days to finish the above tasks before the group calls a meeting. Once Jan and his clones have a chat, you must choose this reply: “Let’s go for the corporate solution and apply the Neural Implants.”

If you pick the above response, the Tabula Rasa will survive. If not, you’ll end up siding with Maxwell and the Tabula Rasa will be experimented on and discarded.

Life with the Tabula Rasa in your base

Once you’re done with the above segment, progress normally until you complete Act 2. Then, during the “journey” interlude, you’ll notice that the Tabula Rasa is just happily walking around your base.

You can chat with him to learn about his naive and silly demeanor, though you won’t be able to assign him to any task.

Important: Siding with Lena has major repercussions for the rest of the campaign, since your variants who aren’t happy with the decision could leave your team for good.

That does it for our guide on how to unlock the Tabula Rasa in The Alters. Allowing this secret NPC clone/companion to survive also nets you the “Awareness” achievement. In any case, you can check our best clone characters guide to learn about the options that you should prioritize in your playthrough.

Can you help Jan Dolski and his clones survive their ordeal? Well, if you need more tips, you can head over to our The Alters guides hub.

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