By hitting Select you can access the HUD (heads up display) that contains three menus: Crafting, Skills, and Collectibles.
These menus are displayed in real-time, meaning that although you are in the menu you can still be affected by the environment around you. Be careful when opening the menu and make sure that you are in a safe location.
Crafting
There are a total of five craftable items in the game and a bunch of melee weapon modifications. To craft items, hit Select and then choose the crafting tab. All found recipes will be listed here, with a wrench over an item meaning you can craft at least one. Selecting a craftable item with X will automatically bring up the crafting screen and allow you to make the items.
Only three items of each type can be carried at a time, so using items as needed to be able to scavenge more ingredients is a good idea.
Note that half items, items with a half circle to indicate that it is not a complete item, can not be used in a recipe until another half is found to complete the item.
| Item | Required Items |
|---|---|
| Modified Melee Weapon | Melee Weapon + Blade + Binding |
| Shiv | Blade + Binding |
| Health Kit | Rag + Alcohol |
| Molotov Cocktail | Rag + Alcohol |
| Nail Bomb | Blade + Explosive |
| Smoke Bomb | Explosive + Sugar |
Upgrading Joel
As Joel finds Supplements on his journey, either through vitamin pills or plants, he gains points that can eventually be used to purchase upgrades in his combat abilities. These upgrades can be anything from increasing his maximum health to making his shivs more durable and giving him a last minute escape from a Clickers one hit kill by shiving then in the neck.
| Name | Description | Level Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Health | Increases weapon stability. | 50 | 100 | - |
| Listen Modes Distance | Increases radius of listen mode. | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Crafting Speed | Reduces crafting times. | 25 | 30 | 50 |
| Healing Speed | Use Health Kits faster. | 30 | 40 | 50 |
| Weapon Sway | Increases weapon stability. | 50 | 100 | - |
| Shiv Master | Allows you to escape a Clickers attack with a shiv and increases the shivs durability. | 75 | 100 | - |
Collectibles
There are four types of collectibles: Firefly Pendants, Artifacts, Training Manuals, and Comics.
Firefly Pendants
There are thirty Firefly Pendants that can be collected through the single player story. These can be found anywhere from a desk to a tree branch.
Training Manuals
There are twelve Training Manuals, two per craftable item, that containing information that improves Joel's combat abilities.
Artifacts
Artifacts are documents, they give you information on the world and some contain safe combinations, allowing you to open the safes in the world with valuable items.
Comics
Ellie likes comics, so Joel will look out for them on his journeys. These Comics can be viewed in the collectibles menu.
Additionally, there are Supplements to upgrade Joel's skills and Parts to upgrade his weapons, though neither of these appear in the collectibles menu.
