In this post, you will find everything you need to know about Fallout 4 console commands and cheats. A 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks, Fallout 4 is set in a dystopian future. Fallout 4 is the fourth game in the series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
How to Use Fallout 4 Console Commands
All you have to do to bring up the console in Fallout 4 is press your keyboard’s tilde (~) key. You can then input console commands by following the syntax shown in the tables below.
Command Types
The commands on this page will appear in two types, and their formatting is as follows:
- target.command ? Targeted commands. These will either be listed here with targetID or player as a target.
- Targeted commands also work by selecting the target with the mouse or using prid <refID> before the command.
- command ? Untargeted commands.
In some cases, commands can either be used with a target or without one, resulting in a global or targeted effect.
Fallout 4 Character & Game cheats and console commands
Fallout 4 Targeted Console Commands List
How to Find Item & NPC IDs in Fallout 4
Many of these commands require you to know how to get the IDs of items, NPCs, and the names of locations and factions. A character or item’s ID can be viewed by clicking on it while the console is open. Looking up commands and IDs can also be helpful, using the help command:
- help
coc qasmoke ? This command teleports you to a room with several boxes that contain every single item in the game. Surreal, but an excellent way to find item IDs. You can find an item ID by entering the console and clicking on the item in the game world with your mouse.
Character Altering Fallout 4 console commands
This subset of console commands will alter your character’s attributes.
- showlooksmenu player 1 ? Reopens the character customization menu so you can change your look.
- player.setrace [race id] ? Change your race. Remember that using this command with most race ids will cause a crash.
- player.resethealth ? Resets your health.
- setgs fJumpHeightMin [number] ? Modifies your minimum jump height. Setting it too high will cause the falling damage from your own jump to kill you unless you turn on god/immortal mode.
- tdetect ? The AI won’t detect you anymore. Steal to your heart’s content.
- player.modav [skill] [number] ? Increase/Decrease the specified skill by number.
- player.setav [character variable] [number] ? Sets a character trait to a new value. Unlike modav, this will unlock perks when you change your stats.
- player.setav speedmult [number] ? This will multiply your speed with the number you specify, allowing you to move ultra fast or ultra slow if you select a multiplier between 0 and 1.
- player.setlevel [number] ? Changes the player level to the number specified.
- player.additem [item ID] [number] ? With this command, you can add any item to your inventory. Use the help function as instructed above to find the item IDs.
NPC Manipulating Fallout 4 console commands
You can use the command
- tai ? Turns AI off, negating any possible interaction with the NPCs.
- tcai ? Turns combat AI off.
- killall ? Kills everyone in the proximity of your character, apart from companions and other characters deemed too vital to die. These characters will enter an injured state, and you will have to heal them.
- kill [insert ID] ? Kills the creature with the ID you provide. Alternatively, click on an NPC with the console open and type ‘kill.’
- resurrect [insert ID] ? Brings the creature with the ID you supply back to life. Alternatively, select a dead NPC with the console open and type ‘resurrect.’
- recycleactor ? Resets a character.
- setscale [number from 1 to 10] ? Can be use on both the player or a target NPC to modify their size.
- sexchange ? Changes the targeted NPC’s gender. Avoid changing the gender of vital characters.
- getav CA_affinity ? Get the affinity level of your current companion.
- setav CA_affinity [number] ? Sets your companion’s affinity level to a number.
- modav CA_affinity [number] ? Adds a number to your companion’s affinity level.
- unequipall ? Unequip all items from the selected NPC.
How to change factions with Fallout 4 console commands
In Fallout 4 you can alter both the factions of your character and NPCs:
- player.AddToFaction [faction id] [0 or 1] ? Become allied with a faction. Alternatively, remove the ‘player’ prefix, which will affect the targeted NPC. 0 is friendly, and 1 is allied.
- player.RemoveFromFaction [faction id] ? Remove yourself from a faction. Alternatively, remove the ‘player’ prefix, which will affect the targeted NPC.
- removefromallfactions ? Removes the target from all factions.
- setally [faction id] [faction id] [0 or 1] [0 or 1] ? Make two factions friendly (0) or allied (1).
- setenemy [faction id] [faction id] [0 or 1] [0 or 1] ?Make two factions neutral (0) or enemies (1).
Fallout 4 Quest Console Commands & Game Completion
- completeallobjectives [Quest ID] ? Complete all current objectives in a quest.
- completequest [Quest ID] ? Complete a quest.
- resetquest [Quest ID] ? Reset a quest.
- caqs ? This completes every step of the primary quest, effectively completing the game for you. WARNING: Don’t use it if you want to avoid spoiling the entire game for yourself.