Training Manuals can give you a variety of boosts and skills if you find enough of them. While in The Last of Us sequel, if you find a Training Manual it will give you a new skill set where you have to use XP to level up the skill, it doesn’t work that way in Part 1 of the game. The Training Manuals you find here will give you different perks, from learning new techniques to constructing new weapons. In this guide, we will see where to locate all the Training Manuals in The Last of Us Part 1.
All Training Manual Locations in The Last Of Us Part 1
There are 12 Training Manuals to find in the game, and below we will take a look at where to find them all and what perk it gives in The Last of Us Part 1.
Training Manual | Location | Upgrade Effect |
1 – Shiv: Sharpening | Chapter 4 – Bill’s TownAfter meeting Bill in the safehouse bar, head over to the bar counter to get the Training Manual | The Shiv effect can last one more hit |
2 – Health: Splinting | Chapter 5 – PittsburghAfter retreating to the garage after the ambush, take the stairs up past the corpses on the table. From there, enter the room on the right where Ellie is and check the cots on the floor for the Training Manual | You get 33% more health from Health kits |
3 – Shiv: Reinforcement | Chapter 5 – PittsburghHead to the office in the hotel lobby, behind the reception desk. There is a safe here, and you can input the code 22-10-56 to get the third manual | The Shiv effect can last an additional hit |
4 – Melee: Knots | Chapter 5 – PittsburghAfter the scene where Ellie saves Joel, climb up towards the elevator lobby and check the table in the hallway. | Any modifications made on Melee weapons last for two hits. |
5 – Molotov: Construction | Chapter 5 – PittsburghAfter meeting the other survivors, Henry and Sam, check the kitchen counter in the apartment | Increases radius of Molotov explosion upto 1.5x |
6 – Bomb: Containment | Chapter 6 – The SuburbsOnce you reach the sewer survivor camp, check the metal shelves for the Shorty pistol and the sixth manual. | Increases radius of Bomb explosion upto 1.5x |
7 – Melee: Techniques | Chapter 6 – The Suburbs Enter the red brick house with an attic after leaving the sewers. Send Ellie up to the attic to find the 7th Manual | Any modified melee weapon can last for one more hit. |
8 – Smoke: Chemistry | Chapter 7 – Tommy’s DamWhen you reach the Dam, walk around till you find a few survivors sitting around a round table, before the room with the turbines. Check to the left of the room, next to the workbench area, to find the 8th manual | Increases duration of Smoke Bombs for 10 more seconds |
9 – Health: Sterilization | Chapter 8 – The UniversityAt the open plaza courtyard from where the monkeys are, enter the building that’s on the right. Take the stairs to the second floor, then get out the open window to take the awning down to the other open window. Check out the computer desk on the right side | Get 67% more health from Health Kits. |
10 – Molotov: Deployment | Chapter 8 – The UniversityAfter climbing through the hole to enter the Science building, keep going straight down the hallway till you encounter a locked door. Use the shiv to break it down and get the tenth manual | Increases explosion radius of Molotov Cocktails by 2x |
11 – Smoke: Shaping | Chapter 9 – Lakeside ResortPast the gas station is the Motel, enter the building and climb through the bathroom window. Look to the left to find a shed door, then use shiv to break it open and get the manual | Increases duration of Smoke Bombs by 20 seconds |
12 – Bomb: Sharpnel | Chapter 10 – Bus DepotInside the flooded tunnel, exit the hallway and enter the tunnel with a green taxi and a white truck. Climb atop the truck to get the final manual | Increases Bomb explosion radius by 2x |
Once you find all the manuals, you can unlock the achievement Self Help.
That’s all there is to know about all the Training Manual locations in The Last of Us Part 1. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.