There are five Last of Us Part 1 Tools to find and knowing where to find these locations will let you upgrade weapons, making them important things to get. Found in red tool boxes scattered throughout the game, these effectively level up your weapon, paid for with scrap parts you can find constantly as you play.
So, to access all the upgrades you can get you'll have to find all five tools. The problem here being they can be missed. If you don't realised you've walked passed one (or more) you may never unlock the full weapon upgrade path. To make sure that never happens, we've got where to find all the Tools in the Last of Us Part 1 Remake.
All Last of Us Part 1 Tool locations
There are five Last of Us Part 1 tools, found in the following places:
- Bill's Town, under the church
- Pittsburgh, in the first garage
- The Suburbs, in the sewer tunnels
- The University, in the science building
- Bus Depot, in the triage tents
We'll go into more details about where they are below, but keep in mind that you're looking for red tool boxes. They're usually hard to miss but you have to find the area they're in first in The Last of Us Part 1. These tools are vital to getting the most out of your guns and, late game, The Last of Us weapon upgrades will make a big difference when you're holding off bloaters, clickers and bandits.
Bill's Town church tools location
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After you meet Bill, he'll bring you and Ellie to a church basement where you get the Pump Shotgun, one of the best The Last of Us weapons, and the Nail Bomb. Don't leave the church yet though! Head to the basement and in the left-hand alcove before the workbench (assuming your back is to the stairs leading up) is a Toolbox on a cabinet. It's on the left hand side, with a few parts beneath it. Grab it before you do any upgrades on the nearby Workbench so you have more options to choose from.
The Last of us Pittsburgh tools location
This The Last of Us Part 1 Tool is found very early in Pittsburgh - directly after the Hunter ambush, Ellie helps you lift a metal door to a garage and inside the Toolbox is directly to your left, along with your first smoke bomb. Pittsburgh is a pretty rough area so upgrading ASAP will help you later, especially with moments like The Last of Us Keycard hunt in the hotel basement.
The Last of Us Suburbs sewer tools location
While exploring the sewers with Ellie, Henry and Sam, you'll need to float Ellie across water on a palette so she can turn on a generator to move a platform. Once the platform carries you across, walk down the newly-accessible tunnel and look for a doorway on the left with a sign next to it that reads: DANGER: BOILER ROOM. AUTHORISED PERSONNEL ONLY. Inside is a small room with a fold-out chair and next to that is the toolbox with the tool inside. Worth mention that at this point you can also head back to the water and dive under to find a crashed car with one of the Firefly Pendants in The Last of Us next to it.
The Last of Us University science building tool
The fourth toolbox can be found quiet far into the University. Once you climb in the window of the Science building, after smashing in the gate with the rolling dumpster, follow the corridor on the left to Room 205 (Lecture Room). This is a Shiv Door - crack it open with a blade, and you'll see the tool box on just ahead of you on the right. There's also a The Last of Us Training Manuals in here too, as well as a fair few of The Last of Us supplements. So definitely worth a shiv.
The Last of Us Bus depot triage tools
The final toolbox in the game is just after the bus depot. Ellie and Joel will come out the other side into a triage - a collection of medical tents, long abandoned. You'll know you're in the right area when Joel comments on the place bringing back memories. To get the final tool go to the second open tent on the left-hand side - the biggest one - and the toolbox will be on your right. There's even a workbench on the top-right corner of this area for you to work on.
