The Alters: What does the Holo Chip do?

What does the Holo Chip do in the game The Alters? Our guide describes a unique collectible from Act 2. You will learn how the holographic chip works and what uses can be found for it in the mobile base.

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Holo Chip is one of the secret items that you can find in the second chapter of The Alters, i.e., while examining the great canyon. On this guide page, you will learn what you can do with the Holo Chip and how this collectible can affect the appearance of your main base. Completing the described steps will allow you to finish the side mission Green Refuge, assigned by Jan Technician.

Where to find the Holo Chip?

  1. Holo Chip is a unique collectible that you can find in the game world. You can come across the chip while exploring the canyon in act 2. You need to reach the location with trees, as shown in the above screenshots. It is near one of the deep mineral deposits.
  2. Check out the chest, where you'll find the Holo Chip. You will also establish that the trees were an illusion, i.e., a hologram.

How to unlock a new base room?

  1. The chip's description in the inventory does not reveal its specific use, but it is not very complicated. You will be able to create a similar hologram in your base.
  2. Acquiring the Holo Chip has unlocked the Park with Bench Research. Jan Scientist has to develop this project.
  1. After completing this research, you can build a mini-park at the base. Building it costs 40 metals and 60 minerals. You also need to have 5 free slots (one horizontal line).
  2. The park is mostly utilized to improve the mood of Alters and it can be an excellent addition to the Contemplation Room. Additionally, you can complete the side task described below.

How to complete the Green Refuge side task?

  1. At a certain stage of the game, you can talk to Jan Technician and he will ask the main character to construct a Park with Bench in the base. This will start the Green Refuge optional quest.
  2. After the construction is finished, you have to wait for Jan Technician to appear in the park (check the base overview often). Meet him at this location to complete the optional mission.

See also:

  1. Game guide
  2. What to do with the Multitool?
  3. Base layout and recommended rooms

The Alters

June 13, 2025

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