The Training Mode is a set of five missions available to play in Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow. Gabe Logan is able to run through each course aided by Teresa Lipan in order to test functionality for recruits. Gabe will act as a recruit to insure the player is introduced to all of the game's basic controls.
TRAINING ONE: Basic Movement
Learn basic Agency movement and controls.
Briefing
TRAINING MISSION 1:
'Navigation and Movement'
Teresa has asked me to help her set up a new Agency Training Exercise. The goal is to teach the essentials of tactical movement, including climbing, crouching, ladders, shimmying, shimmying around corners and the Agency Rapid Traversal Line (RTL).
She's timing me and wants to know if I can beat the record completion time of 1:35. I told her I'd run through it a couple of times first before trying to break the record.
--Gabe Logan
Walkthrough
The first training mission will cover basic movements for the player. These actions include running, climbing, crouching, use of the RTL, Nightvision Goggles, Infrared Goggles and Electronic Device Sensing Utility Goggles. The course is lined with bright blue arrows which will direct the player on where to go and prompts to hit the SELECT button will call Teresa to give you information on each obstacle. Gabe is also equipped with the Paintball Gun fashioned after the MARK 23 SD modified to fire paintballs and is used for training purposes.
Follow Teresa's Directions and basics needed later in the game will be explained to the player as they progress. Upon completion, she will notify Gabe of two hidden RTL Lines that can be used to beat the course faster.
Rewards
If the player is able to beat the mission within record time of 1:35, they will unlock the SP-57. There are two methods to beating the time.
Method 1: Clean Run
This method requires you to follow the course as normal without using the shortcuts. The time frame for this is strict leaving little room for error.
- Immediately climb the first obstacle and turn to climb up the next one.
- Drop from here holding right so you can quickly crouch and go through the hole. Make sure to wait for the camera shift before pressing the crouch button again to stand up.
- Quickly climb the next two obstacles and shimmy along the edge to cross above the fence. Quickly equip your gun and let go of the ledge.
- Once you land skip the scene and aim at the small grey box above the door shooting it. Quickly equip "Bare Hands" to remove the gun.
- Follow the path climbing up obstacles and dropping to the left where you'll crawl into another hole. As with before, wait until the camera shifts up before hitting the crouch button again to stand.
- Access the control panel and type in "989" (the code will always be the same)
- Equip the nightvision goggles and kick open the door, navigating through the doorways in this dark area.
- When the X is reached use the RTL and make it over the fence. Quickly drop down and climb the ladder. Run along the path until the ending has been reached.
With few errors the goal can be reached in about 1:30.
Method 2: RTL Shortcuts
This method allows the player to shave time off their overall run.
- Climb the first two obstacles and head left after the drop. There will be a brown crate to climb as well as another shipping container. When on top, turn and climb up the next shipping container to the left.
- Immediately use the RTL button to hit the line and traverse it until above a set of crates ontop of a shipping container. Make sure to drop on the crate as dropping on the next path will result in a death.
- From here drop to the stairs and follow the path until outside the keypad. Go to the right of the keypad and climb the shipping container here and drop forward to where a set of crates are seen stacked in the middle of an open area. Climb to the top of these crates and use the RTL Line.
- Traverse it until above the walkway and head to the mission completion.
Successful completion under the time limit will reward the player with the SP-57.
TIPS:
- Unequipping the Paintball Gun will enable the player to avoid accidentally reloading it when needing to climb obstacles. It will automatically be pulled out after use of an RTL Line.
- The code will always be 989, so subsequent runs the player is not required to look through the hole in the wall with Nightvision equipped to see it.
TRAINING TWO: Basic Combat
Learn basic Agency combat techniques and controls.
Briefing
TRAINING MISSION 2
'Basic Combat'
Teresa has asked me to help her test our new Agency Basic Combat Training Exercise. The goal is to teach the essentials of tactical combat, including weapon handling, aiming, HUD elements, and basic combat maneuvers such as snap to surface and melee attacks.
She also wants to time me. Eventually, I'm going to try to beat the course record time of 3:00, but for now, I'm going to pretend that I'm a raw recruit who doesn't know what the hell I'm doing.
--Gabe Logan
Walkthrough
The first training mission will cover basic combat techniques for the player. These actions include finding a weapon from a Weapon Crate, explain the basics of where each gun is assigned, reticle explanation, crouching, snap to surface and aiming as well as target practice and melee attacks. Teresa will direct the player on The course features several boxes that will sprout targets the player can shoot and prompts to hit the SELECT button will call Teresa to give you information on each obstacle. Gabe is able to obtain the Paintball Gun fashioned after the MARK 23 SD modified to fire paintballs and is used for training purposes.
This is the first course where live recruits are used. They will not attack and simply move throughout the area until they've positioned themselves in set locations. Simply go through each segment of the course to complete it. Certain activities will be locked until you reach them such as the EDT and Knife.
Rewards
If the player is able to beat the mission within record time of 3:00, they will unlock the FAMAS. Below is a rundown of how to complete it quickly:
- Approach the weapon box and grab the handgun. Equip it and crouch, forcing the targets to pop up. Shoot each of them quickly (accuracy does not matter) to move to the next section.
- For the Snap To Wall segment, make sure you are snapped as shots to the targets while not snapped will not count. Hit the one on the left, right then the low surface snap to end this segment.
- Run up and hit the guy in the face with an elbow. Repeat this with the next five, avoid getting behind them so that Gabe won't break their neck wasting an extra second or so.
- When the EDT section starts, equip it and taser the guy until he collapses.
- For the final section, equip the knife and run up to him using it real quick to end the course.
The timing for this mission is forgiving so there is room for error.
TRAINING THREE: MB 150 Rifle and darts
Learn basic Agency MB 150 rifle and darts.
Briefing
Walkthrough
TRAINING FOUR: Advanced Combat
Learn advanced AGency combat techniques and controls.
Briefing
Walkthrough
TRAINING FIVE: Water Training
Learn basic Agency underwater movement and combat controls
Briefing
Walkthrough
Trivia
- The code used in Training Mission 1 is "989" which is a reference to 989 Studios, the developer behind the Playstation Trilogy.
- The trainees will speak after they've been taken out to suggest they haven't been killed. Examples include frying one with the EDT and striking another with the knife. This does not count for trainees where the player breaks their neck or hits them with any of the varying darts.