By default, you can upgrade up to 12 skills in Atomfall to help your character be slightly stronger, resilient to damage, or more charismatic. However, you can access 24 more skills by discovering Training Manuals around the map. Here’s a complete list of Training Manual locations in Atomfall.
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Complete Atomfall Training Manual location guide
There are eight training manuals you can find in Atomfall that’ll help you unlock new skills. While some are available by wandering around, others require advancing through story leads. Here’s a complete list of training manuals, their locations, and their skills:
| Training Manual | Location | Skills Unlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Mastery Manual | At the Grove Castle in Casterfell Woods, you’ll find it sitting atop a crate near the main entrance. Coordinates: (19.6 E, 83.8 N) Purchase from Molly Jowett in Slatten Dale. Requires buying the Stealth Manual first. Coordinates: (26.4 E, 79.1 N) | Draw Speed Draw Control Draw Focus |
| Consumables Manual | Purchase from Billy Gorse in Casterfell Woods. Coordinates: (21.5 E, 89.6 N) | Gut Health Buff Duration Blue Fingers |
| Crafting Manual | Bargain with Morris Wick in Wyndham Village’s Village Shop while investigating Maisie Higgins’ murder. Coordinates: (33.3 E, 79.9 N) | Gunsmith Deep Pockets Crafting Speed |
| Firearms Mastery Manual | Purchase from Corporal “Bootsy” Hughes in Skethermoor. Coordinates: (36.3 E, 76.2 N) | Firearms Stability Firearms Handling Firearms Focus |
| Melee Combat Manual | Inside the Outlaw’s Cave in Slatten Dale. Head down the cave’s paths until you find the manual atop a wooden storage crate near a B.A.R.D. container. Coordinates: (24.4 E, 75.3 N) | Melee Weapon Attack Power Seasoned Brawler Heavy Melee Attack Power |
| Resistances Manual | The Interchange, along the hallway connecting Medical to the Auditorium. | Poison Resistance Bleed Resistance Burn Resistance |
| Stealth Manual | Purchase from Molly Jowett in Slatten Dale. Coordinates: (26.4 E, 79.1 N) | Surprise Attack Quiet Movement Quiet Takedown |
| Experimental Inoculation | Speak to Dr. Holder in St. Katherine’s Church’s Forgotten Cellar in Wyndham Village. Coordinates: (33.0 E, 78.8 N) | Healing Boost Infection Resistance Radiation Resistance |
All Training Manual skills in Atomfall
Each of Atomfall’s Training Manuals gives you three skills you can unlock using Training Stimulants. They target all kinds of gameplay styles and preferences, from stealth to damage resistance and healing. Here’s every skill you can unlock using Training Manuals and their upgrade costs:
Ranged Combat
| Skill | Training Stimulant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms Stability | 2 | Reduces weapon fire recoil. |
| Firearms Handling | 4 | Reduces firearm sway when aiming down sights. |
| Firearms Focus | 6 | Increases firearm damage when your heart rate is low. |
| Bow Focus | 6 | Press Shift while the bow is fully drawn to briefly slow time. |
| Draw Control | 4 | Heart rate no longer has an impact on draw duration for bows. |
| Draw Speed | 2 | Increases bow draw speed. |
Melee Combat
| Skill | Training Stimulant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surprise Attack | 5 | Deal more damage to unaware enemies. |
| Quiet Movement | 5 | Reduce the sound of your footsteps, making it more difficult for enemies to hear you. |
| Quiet Takedown | 2 | Takedowns create less noise. |
| Melee Weapon Attack Power | 2 | Increases damage caused by melee weapons. |
| Seasoned Brawler | 5 | Substantially reduces the heart rate cost of melee attacks. |
| Heavy Melee Attack Power | 7 | Increases damage caused by Heavy Melee attacks. |
Survival Combat
| Skill | Training Stimulant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith | 7 | Unlocks recipes to craft upgraded weapons. |
| Deep Pockets | 5 | Carry more crafting supplies and ammo. |
| Crafting Speed | 1 | Crafting time is substantially reduced. |
| Gut Health | 6 | Food consumables also grant a damage resistance buff. |
| Buff Durations | 4 | Effects from consumables last longer. |
| Blue Fingers | 2 | Harvest young spores from heavily infected sources. |
Conditioning Combat
| Skill | Training Stimulant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poison Resistance | 4 | Provides resistance to all sources of Poison. |
| Bleed Resistance | 4 | Provides resistance to all sources of Bleed. |
| Burn Resistance | 4 | Provides resistance to all sources of Burn. |
| Healing Boost | 5 | Healing consumables restore more health over time. |
| Infection Resistance | 0 | Provides resistance to all sources of Infection. |
| Radiation Resistance | 4 | Provides resistance to all sources of Radiation. |
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Published: Mar 24, 2025 02:04 pm