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Atomfall Skills and Training Stimulant Locations Guide

Published: March 24, 2025 12:09 PM

Our Atomfall Skills Guide tells you how to unlock more skills and where you can find Training Stimulants to power up your character.

The Stealth Manual Sitting on a Crate in Atomfall — Some Skill Manuals can be purchased, but you can find them in the world for free if you know where to look.

How to Unlock More Atomfall Skills

You can unlock more Atomfall Skills by finding Skill Manuals. Each Skill Manual unlocks 3 new Skills in one of the four categories. The sole exception to this rule is the Experimental Inoculation, which functionally behaves the same as a Skill Manual.

Atomfall Skill Manual Locations

Here's where to find all 8 Skill Manuals that you need to unlock all of the Atomfall Skills. Skill Manuals can typically be found in the world, purchased from merchants, or received during the course of a quest.

Stealth Manual

Skills Unlocked: Surprise Attack, Quiet Movement, Quiet Takedown
Found At:
- Purchased from Molly Jewitt in the Trader Camp in Slatten Dale at 26.4E, 79.1N
- In the Datton Hall Conservatory in Casterfell Woods at 25.4E, 84.7N

Melee Combat Manual

Skills Unlocked: Melee Weapon Attack Power, Seasoned Brawler, Heavy Melee Attack Power
Found At:
- Found inside the Outlaw Cave, in the middle level, at 24.4E, 75.3N

Firearms Mastery Manual

Skills Unlocked: Firearms Stability, Firearms Handling, Firearms Focus
Found At:
- Purchased from Corporal Bootsy in Skethermoor at 36.3E, 76.2N
- In the Electrical B room in Skethermoor Prison

Consumables Manual

Skills Unlocked: Gut Health, Buff Duration, Blue Fingers
Found At:
- Found in the 2nd Floor of the Bakery, behind the locked door. Key is found inside the Wyndham Garage 35.5E,79.5N
- Purchased from Billy Gorse in Casterfell Woods at 21.5E, 89.6N

Bow Mastery Manual

Skills Unlocked: Draw Speed, Draw Control, Bow Focus
Found At:
- Found outside of the Main Door of the Druid's Castle in Casterfell Woods, it's to the right of the door next to a bow and some arrows. 19.5E, 83.9N
- Purchased from Molly Jewitt in the Trader Camp in Slatten Dale at 26.4E, 79.1N after buying the Stealth Manual and after rebooting the first part of The Interchange

Crafting Manual

Skills Unlocked: Gunsmith, Deep Pockets, Crafting Speed
Found At:
- Found inside the Slatten Dale-side Interchange. Inside Data Store Delta's storage room. Get the key from the body up on the ramparts by using the server stacks in the middle of the room to jump up. You'll need to power the Data Store with an Atomic Battery.
- Received as a bribe from Morris Wick after confronting him about the letter

Resistances Manual

Skills Unlocked: Poison Resistance, Bleed Resistance, Burn Resistance
Found At:
- Purchased from Billy Gorse in Casterfell Woods at 21.5E, 89.6N
- Also found in Medical, in a small hallway behind the auditorium.

Experimental Inoculation

Skills Unlocked: Healing Boost, Infection Resistance, Radiation Resistance
Found At:
- Given to you by Dr. Holder after you meet him in the basement of St. Katherine's Church

The Complete Atomfall Skills Tree with Some Skills Unlocked — It's unlikely that you'll be able to find enough Training Stimulants to unlock every single skill, but you can certainly get a lot of them by the end of the game. Choose carefully.

Atomfall Skills List

Skill	Category	Cost	Unlocked By	Effect
Throwables Radius	Ranged Combat	6	Default	Increases throwables area of effect.
Throwables Damage	Ranged Combat	4	Default	Throwables deal more damage.
Weapon Throw Training	Ranged Combat	1	Default	Thrown weapons travel faster and deal more damage. Throwing a weapon at a target will stun them, leaving them vulnerable to increased damage. Bladed weapons may also fatally impale enemies.
Firearms Focus	Ranged Combat	6	Firearms Mastery Manual	Increases firearm damage when your heart rate is low.
Firearms Handling	Ranged Combat	4	Firearms Mastery Manual	Reduces firearm sway when aiming down sights.
Firearms Stability	Ranged Combat	2	Firearms Mastery Manual	Reduces weapon fire recoil.
Bow Focus	Ranged Combat	6	Bow Mastery Manual	Press Shift while the bow is fully drawn to briefly slow time.
Draw Control	Ranged Combat	4	Bow Mastery Manual	Heart rate no longer has an impact on draw duration for bows.
Draw Speed	Ranged Combat	2	Bow Mastery Manual	Increases bow draw speed.
Thick Skin	Melee Combat	5	Default	Reduces damage from melee attacks.
Kill Momentum	Melee Combat	4	Default	Defeating an enemy in melee combat grants a Melee Damage buff.
Kick Stun Duration	Melee Combat	1	Default	Increases the stagger duration when enemies are kicked.
Surprise Attack	Melee Combat	5	Stealth Manual	Deal more damage to unaware enemies.
Quiet Movement	Melee Combat	5	Stealth Manual	Reduces the sound of your footsteps, making it more difficult for enemies to hear you.
Quiet Takedown	Melee Combat	2	Stealth Manual	Takedowns create less noise.
Heavy Melee Attack Power	Melee Combat	7	Melee Manual	Increases damage caused by Heavy Melee attacks.
Seasoned Brawler	Melee Combat	5	Melee Manual	Substantially reduces the heart rate cost of melee attacks.
Melee Weapon Attack Power	Melee Combat	2	Melee Manual	Increases damage caused by melee weapons.
Scavenger	Survival	5	Default	Search bodies and containers faster.
Charisma	Survival	4	Default	Your items are worth more when bartering.
Disarm Traps	Survival	3	Default	Disarm traps and harvest their crafting supplies.
Gunsmith	Survival	7	Crafting Manual	Unlocks recipes to craft upgraded weapons.
Deep Pockets	Survival	5	Crafting Manual	Carry more crafting supplies and ammo. (Increases ammo stores to 75 Pistol Ammo, 120 SMG Ammo, 30 Arrows, 45 Rifle Ammo, and 30 Shotgun Ammo.)
Crafting Speed	Survival	1	Crafting Manual	Crafting time is substantially reduced.
Gut Health	Survival	6	Consumables Manual	Food consumables also grant a damage resistance buff.
Buff Duration	Survival	4	Consumables Manual	Effects from consumables last longer.
Blue Fingers	Survival	2	Consumables Manual	Harvest young spores from heavily infected sources. (Allows you to harvest Spores from purple flowers and dead mutant plants.)
Endurance Training	Conditioning	5	Default	Heart rate rises slower and recovers faster.
Recovery	Conditioning	5	Default	Low health regeneration is faster and restores more health.
Fortitude	Conditioning	5	Default	Increases maximum amount of health.
Poison Resistance	Conditioning	4	Resistances Manual	Provides resistance to all sources of Poison.
Bleed Resistance	Conditioning	4	Resistances Manual	Provides resistance to all sources of Bleed.
Burn Resistance	Conditioning	4	Resistances Manual	Provides resistance to all sources of Burn.
Healing Boost	Conditioning	5	Experimental Inoculation	Healing consumables restore more health over time.
Infection Resistance	Conditioning	0	Experimental Inoculation	Provides resistance to all sources of Infection. (Acquired for free by taking the Experimental Inoculation.)
Radiation Resistance	Conditioning	4	Experimental Inoculation	Provides resistance to all sources of Radiation.

Picking Up Training Stimulants on a Desk in Atomfall — Training Stimulants can be found loose in the world or inside of yellow B.A.R.D. Crates.

Atomfall Training Stimulant Locations

Here are all of the locations where we've found Training Stimulants in Atomfall.

Slatten Dale Training Stimulant Locations

Wyndham Village Training Stimulant Locations

Casterfell Woods Training Stimulant Locations

Skethermoor Training Stimulant Locations

The Interchange Training Stimulant Locations

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