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Cheat Codes
Console Codes
Hit the Tilde (~) key to access the console and enter one of the following codes.Cheat Effect player.setlevel # changes leve to #, doesn't affect anything else. modpca (s.p.e.c.i.a.l) # changes the chosen stat by adding the given number. e.g. lmodpca luck 3 would take your 5 luck to 8. tgm God Mode tcl No clipping mode tmm 1 All mapmarkers player.setav <S.P.E.C.I.A.L.> # Sets the typed attribute to the number provided. (1-10) player.setav <SKILL> # Sets skill level to #. Max 100. this sets all skill bonuses but those from gear, tag skills, or attributes. player.additem 0000000F "XXX" Replace "XXX" with the amount of caps(money) you want. addspecialpoints # add # special points setspecialpoints # set the number of special points to # rewardKarma # reward # karma points to player getXPfornextlevel displays xp needed for next level GetQuestCompleted/GetQC [QuestID] Returns 1 if the quest with QuestID has been completed and 0 if it hasn't tfc toggles free camera mode (useful for character screenshots) tm turns off/on the HUD (useful for character screenshots) unlock Unlocks any selected physical lock (doors, chests, etc) and terminals. movetoqt Moves the player to the current quest marker advlevel Advance one level rewardxp xxx Replace xxx with the number of experience points to receive Kill Automatically kill the target you selected in Console Mode showracemenu open the character creation screen player.modav skill # Modifies player's desired skill. (player.modav luck 10) player.modav carryweight # Permanently modifies players max weight. player.modav actionpoints # Permanently modifies players max action points. DisableAllMines Disables mines SexChange changes the sex of the player character SetPCYoung Everyone wants to be a kid again! ResetQuest Resets a quest... assuming you would want to do such a thing? CompleteAllObjectives / CompleteQuest Complete quest objectives player.modScale <1 or -1> Become a giant! 1 = giant ; -1 =normal ShowNameMenu Change your name for free, no court fees! player.ForceAV <amount> Directly set your skill values. EnablePlayerControls Move around during "locked" cinematics player.PlaceAtMe <objectID> I'm working on finding and making an ObjectID list, but for now, just use the ones we know: 000000A(Pins) & 000000F(money) CloseAllMenus Just in case... MoveToQuestTarget/movetoqt <optional: questID> Warp to your quest' target location resurrect revives dead target set timescale to # Alters the speed in which the in-game time passes. TT Toggle on/off trees. TG Toggle on/off grass. SetEssential <ID> 1 Sets the NPC as essential. Killall Kills everyone in the area, if you are outside it kills everything outside. SetPCCanUsePowerArmor 1 Allows player to wear Brotherhood of Steel armor without the training prerequisite. setgs iMaxCharacterLevel ### Sets the maximum level that your character can reach through experience gain. Replace the ### with the desired maximum level. tcai Disables enemy AI, enemies stand still and do not fire back. save fred 1 Opens a text file with all objects (items, npcs, props) and their corresponding ID Form codes (unique for every savegame) setessential 6a772 1 Dogmeat is marked Essential (Unkillable) setgs fJumpHeightMin # Changes how high your player will jump. Replace the # with the desired height. (default = 64) activate Activates the last door you clicked on in the console that is locked but needed to be opened from another place. (doors that unlock doesn't work on) player.removeitem <ObjectID> "XXX" Removes "XXX" number of items from your inventory of <ObjectID> type. Useful for removing quest flagged items Removeallitems Remove all the Weapons and Cloths from Selected NPC (inc kids!) TWF toggle wirefram mode on/off GetPos X view selected targets x coordinate (you can also use Y and Z with this function; click an object while in the console to select it) SetPos X set selected targets x coordinate (you can also use Y and Z with this function; click an object while in the console to select it) showinventory shows all items and their id's, of the selected target, in the console (click an object while in the console to select it) EquipItem <item_id> if the item_id exists in the selected target's inventory, it will be equipped UnEquipItem <item_id> if the item_id exists in the selected target's inventory, it will be unequipped agerace # Ages the targetted character with 1, and de-ages them with -1 player.agerace # Ages yourself with 1, and de-ages you with -1 setgs fMoveRunMult # Changes run speed. Replace the # with the desired speed. (default = 4) SetBarterGold [amount] Sets how much an NPC has to trade with coc [Cell ID] Center on cell. Teleports you to the cell you specify. cam Closes all open menus GetAVInfo [Actor Value] Gets info on the selected targers value (such as getavinfo luck) disableallmines Disables all mines allowing you to pick them up, without them blowing up. tcai Toggles ONLY combat AI on/off. AI will still be active, but enemies will not attack. tai Toggles AI processing on/off. Freezes the AI QQQ Quits the game fast with no promps save [name] Saves your game with a custom save name. load [name] Loads a saved game. PRID [name] Selects an object. Useful for selecting yourself in first person view (use 'PRID player"). setactorfullname "Firstname Lastname" (Use the quotes if the name has spaces) Sets the name of the selected NPC. Use "player.setactorfull name" to change your character's name. Last name (and any further spaces) optional. pcb Purge cell buffer, which frees up memory if you have lots of cells loaded, increasing performance. tsb [number] Allows you to add blood to your screen. Higher numbers make more blood spots. 0 = none. fov [1-180] Allows you to change your field of view (by angle) Player.MatchFaceGeometry # Matches the geometry of another NPCs face setscale # Changes size of any targeted object/NPC. Replace # with a number between -10 and 10. Default size is 1. coc megatoncommonhouse Warp Back coc testqaitems Warp to Room with All Items player.moveto # Moves you to the specified NPC. player.setav damageresist ## Set the percentage of physical (Gunshot or melee) damage absorbed by your player. (Note, input desired percentage in place of ## [0-100]) player.setav critchance ## Set the percent chance to score a critical hit when inflicting damage. (Note, input desired percentage in place of ## [0-100]) player.setav radresist ## Set the percentage of radiation absorbed by your player. (Note, input desired percentage in place of ## [0-100]) player.setav fireresist ## Set the percentage of fire damage absorbed by your player. (Note, input desired percentage in place of ## [0-100]) player.setav poisonresist ## Set the percentage of poison damage absorbed by your player. (Note, input desired percentage in place of ## [0-100]) player.setav meleedamage ## Set the melee damage inflicted by your character. (Note, other variables will affect your final damage output.) (Insert desired damage in place of ##) player.setav unarmeddamage ## Set the unarmed damage inflicted by your character. (Other variables will affect your final damage output.) (Insert desired damage in place of ##) exit vats roll credits/end gameplay Setownership Gives player ownership of selected item Resethealth Select player, or NPC and acts as a full heal player.placeatme Allows you to spawn any NPC next to you. player.modav health # Permanently modifies players max hp tmg View some polygons and boxes of collisions. addachievement xx Gives achievement with the number you put in(1-53) ex. addachievement 23 SetGS fPickPocketMaxChance 100 This code breaks the hard-coded 85% pick pocket success chance SetGS fPickPocketActorSkillMult 100 Multiplies Pick pocket skill by 100 Player.AddItem 2937e 500 Ammo for Instant-Kill Magnum Player.AddItem 50f92 1,100 Secret Weapon: Instant-Kill Magnum SetGS fVATSDistanceFactor 0.0001 Makes V.A.T.S incredibly perfect when it comes to aiming. SetGS fLockSkillBase 100 Sets the base force for lock breaking to 100% so that you can open any lock by forcing it. player.srm Free repair up to your repair level Player.SetWeaponHealthPerc 100 Restores equiped weapon to 100% setgs fmovesneakmult * Speed up SNEAK MODE * = speed times this number Disable Use this code to delete a character without having to kill or harm them (Perfect for those pesky kids!) showplasticsurgeonmenu Open the plastic surgery menu. showbarbermenu Open the haircut menu. "startquest <quest ID>" eg startquest 00014ea3 which starts "Trouble on the Homefront" Starts a quest, useful if you want to reset
Unlockables
Achievements
Achievements are unlocked by accomplishing the listed task and will give you the listed number of gamer points. If you have an X-Box 360 gamertag, you can log in using this same gamertag and the gamerpoints/achievements will count the same as if you were playing the 360 version / any other X-Box 360 game.How to Unlock Unlockable Got the Pip-Boy 3000 Vault 101 Citizenship Award (10GP) Took the G.O.A.T. The G.O.A.T. Whisperer (10GP) Completed "Escape!" Escape! (20GP) Completed "Following in His Footsteps" Following in His Footsteps (20GP) Completed "Galaxy News Radio" Galaxy News Radio (20GP) Completed "Scientific Pursuits" Scientific Pursuits (20GP) Completed "Tranquility Lane" Tranquility Lane (20GP) Completed "The Waters of Life" The Waters of Life (20GP) Completed "Picking up the Trail" Picking up the Trail (20GP) Completed "Rescue from Paradise" Rescue from Paradise (20GP) Completed "Finding the Garden of Eden" Finding the Garden of Eden (20GP) Completed "The American Dream" The American Dream (20GP) Completed "Take it Back!" Take it Back! (40GB) Completed "Big Trouble in Big Town" Big Trouble in Big Town (20GP) Completed "The Superhuman Gambit" The Superhuman Gambit (20GP) Completed "The Wasteland Survival Guide" The Wasteland Survival Guide (20GP) Completed "Those!" Those! (20GP) Completed "The Nuka-Cola Challenge" The Nuka-Cola Challenge (20GP) Completed "Head of State" Head of State (20GP) Completed "The Replicated Man" The Replicated Man (20GP) Completed "Blood Ties" Blood Ties (20GP) Completed "Oasis" Oasis (20GP) Completed "The Power of the Atom" The Power of the Atom (20GP) Completed "Tenpenny Tower" Tenpenny Tower (20GP) Completed "Strictly Business" Strictly Business (20GP) Completed "You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head" You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head (20GP) Completed "Stealing Independence" Stealing Independence (20GP) Completed "Trouble on the Homefront" Trouble on the Homefront (20GP) Completed "Agatha's Song" Agatha's Song (20GP) Completed "Reilly's Rangers" Reilly's Rangers (20GP) Reached Level 8 with Bad Karma Reaver (10GP) Reached Level 8 with Neutral Karma Mercenary (10GP) Reached Level 8 with Good Karma Protector (10GP) Reached Level 14 with Bad Karma Harbinger of War (20GP) Reached Level 14 with Neutral Karma Pinnacle of Survival (20GP) Reached Level 14 with Good Karma Ambassador of Peace (20GP) Reached Level 20 with Bad Karma Scourge of Humanity (30GP) Reached Level 20 with Neutral Karma Paradigm of Humanity (30GP) Reached Level 20 with Good Karma Last, Best Hope of Humanity (30GP) Made one of every custom weapon Weaponsmith (30GP) Killed 300 people Doesn't Play Well with Others (20GP) Killed 300 creatures Slayer of Beasts (20GP) Won 50 Speech Challenges Silver-Tongued Devil (20GP) Hacked 50 terminals Data Miner (20GP) Picked 50 locks Keys are for Cowards (20GP) Discovered 100 locations One-Man Scouting Party (20GP) Placed a grenade or mine while pickpocketing Pychotic Prankster (10GP) Kill all the Super Mutant Behemoths The Bigger They Are... (20GP) Collected 10 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads Yes, I Play with Dolls (10GP) Collected 20 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads Vault-Tec C.E.O. (30GP)
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Fallout 3
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- Publisher(s): Bethesda Softworks
- Developer(s): Bethesda Game Studios
- Genre: Role-Playing
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- ESRB: M
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