The Last of Us 2 Training Guide: List and Location, Where to Get Them All?

There are definitely a lot of useful things to find in The Last of Us 2, and the tutorials are not to be overlooked, even if you don’t want to get everything, because the talents they unlock are cool. Finding all 8 manuals will unlock the Documentalist trophy. There are 2 other guides that are automatically obtained as part of the story, and cannot be missed.

The good news for you is that there are more potential spawn points than manuals to find, so you can find guides in places not listed in this guide. The good news is that these are always found in the same order, for example if you miss the first point containing a crafting manual, you’ll always find said manual at the first point you look for, and so on. If you get all the guides too quickly, the last few spawn points will be empty. No need to worry.

Chapter 9 Downtown Seattle – Training Guide 1: Confection

Go to the broken bridge between 6th and 7th avenues, there is a fire truck. Get on the military vehicle next to the bridge, you will be able to climb onto the fire truck from its roof. Once on the truck, pick up the fire hose and throw it down into the section with the overturned truck. Use the fire hose as a rope to climb down and find the overturned truck, you’ll find the game’s first manual inside.

Note: We have confirmed that this guide can also be found on the shelf near the court office. In this case, unfortunately the truck has no manual. There are probably other similar cases later.

Chapter 11 Capitol Hill – Training Manual 2: Stealth

After jumping off the top of the motel or going over the gate, you’ll see a bookstore in front of the gas station. Located near the manual cash register.

Chapter 16 Hillcrest – Training Guide 3: Accuracy

Once the chapter is well underway, you have to go from building to building to find the guide. Push the trash can out of the way so you can climb up the building with the workbench. As you exit, you will see a store called “Goldstar Liquor” on the right. Enter and go down to the basement with 2 enemies. Follow the light to the exit and find a nursery with a manual on the ground.

Chapter 18 Finding Nora – Training Guide 4: Explosives

After passing under the bridge, turn left to reach a tall apartment building, passing a taxi. In front of the main entrance is a truck that you can climb on to reach the roof of the building. Go through the window, and interact with the workbench. You will be attacked from behind by a clanger. Kill him and all his friends, then explore the room they were in. Manuel is on the bed.

Chapter 25 On Foot – Training Manual 5: Covert Operations

When you need to carry a ladder, you can use it as a bridge to reach the boat at a height attached to the roof. Inside is the manual.

Chapter 28 Hostile Territories – Training Manual 6: Close Combat

Shortly after the chapter starts, you’ll climb a fence and get separated from Manny. You should see a store called “Spicy Dumpling”. Go through this building and down the stairs to the next building, “Tang Fabrics & Imports”, which interests you. Enter through the broken window on the left, the manual is on the corner of the cabinet in the kitchen.

Chapter 30 The Forest – Training Manual 7: Firearms

Once the boss fight against the seraphites and the fat lady with the pickaxe is over, you’ll be joined by 2 children. Reaching the “La Rosa’s Auto Shop” garage. Find the desk on the right, the manual is on a piece of furniture near the water fountain.

Chapter 31: The Coast – Training Manual 8: Military equipment

The last manual on our list can be found in the ship’s control cabin, inside the trunk which is combination 90-77-01.

Chapter 38: Island – Capturing

There are a few extra spawn points for manuals. If you missed any previous opportunities to get your hands on them, this will give you a chance to get them. We don’t know all of them, but here’s one of them: After climbing the first ladder in the chapter, inspect the back of the truck on the left, which is wide open. Inside is a token and a manual, if you don’t already have them all.