Fallout 4 console commands, item IDs and safe fixes

Fallout 4’s developer console is a Windows PC tool. It can add items, move actors, change settlements and repair quest stages, but it can also make a bad quest state permanent. Start with a new manual save and identify whether a command expects the player, a selected reference or a base form ID.

The console is unavailable on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Approved Creations on those platforms are not the same thing as console commands. Survival mode also disables normal console access.

How to open the Fallout 4 console

Press the key below Esc during gameplay. On a US keyboard this is usually tilde or grave. Regional layouts may use apostrophe or another symbol in the same position.

Type a command, press Enter, then press the console key again to return to play. Commands are not case sensitive. Replace bracketed examples with your value and leave the brackets out.

If the console will not open:

1. leave Survival mode;
2. test the physical key below Esc;
3. switch temporarily to a US keyboard layout;
4. disconnect controller-only overlays that capture the key;
5. confirm you are using the Windows PC release.

Essential toggle and camera commands

Command	Effect	Reset
tgm	God mode, unlimited health, ammo and carry capacity	Enter again
tim	Immortal mode, health can fall but the player does not die	Enter again
tcl	Toggle collision and noclip	Enter again
tfc	Toggle free camera	Enter again
tfc 1	Free camera with action frozen	Enter again
tm	Hide or show interface menus	Enter again, even though the console is hidden
tai	Toggle all AI	Enter again
tcai	Toggle combat AI	Enter again
tdetect	Toggle AI detection of the player	Enter again
csb	Clear blood and explosion screen effects	Immediate cleanup
fov 90 90	Set first- and third-person field of view	fov 0 0
set timescale to 20	Restore the standard passage of game time	Change the number

For tcl, click empty space first so no object reference is selected. A selected object can receive a target command when you intended to change the player state.

Caps, bobby pins, items and equipment

Goal	Command	Example
Add caps	player.additem 0000000f [amount]	player.additem 0000000f 5000
Add bobby pins	player.additem 0000000a [amount]	player.additem 0000000a 100
Add an item	player.additem [BaseID] [amount]	Search the base ID first
Remove an item	player.removeitem [BaseID] [amount]	Avoid quest items
Equip an item	player.equipitem [BaseID]	Item should already be present
Unequip an item	player.unequipitem [BaseID]	Does not remove it
Show player inventory IDs	player.showinventory	Useful when names are ambiguous
Search forms by name	help "combat armor" 4	Use Page Up and Page Down

DLC and Creation Club item IDs can start with a load-order prefix that changes between installations. Search by name on your own build instead of copying the first two digits from another player’s load order.

SPECIAL, levels, health and carry weight

Goal	Command	Important distinction
Set level	player.setlevel [level]	Does not simulate every normal level-up event
Add to an actor value	player.modav [value] [amount]	Relative change
Set an actor value	player.setav [value] [number]	Absolute replacement
Restore health	player.resethealth	Resets current health state
Add carry capacity	player.modav carryweight 100	Adds 100 to current capacity
Set Strength	player.setav strength 10	Replaces the base actor value
Set movement speed	player.setav speedmult 100	100 is the normal baseline
Change jump height	setgs fJumpHeightMin [number]	Use god mode before testing high values

Use modav when you want more of something and setav when you know the intended final value. Setting speed or jump height far outside normal ranges can break animation, physics and interiors.

Common item IDs

Item	Base ID	Example
Bottlecap	0000000f	player.additem 0000000f 1000
Bobby pin	0000000a	player.additem 0000000a 50
Stimpak	00023736	player.additem 00023736 20
RadAway	00023742	player.additem 00023742 10
Fusion core	00075fe4	player.additem 00075fe4 10
Mini nuke	000e6b2e	player.additem 000e6b2e 5

Use these for convenience, not as proof that every item shares a fixed prefix. Add-on content is load-order dependent.

Finding NPC, object, quest and location IDs

Need	Method
Identify an object in front of you	Open console and click it
Search a form by name	help "name" 4
Search all matching record types	help "name" 0
Show selected reference ID	Read the ID at the top of the console
Move through search results	Page Up and Page Down
Find active quest targets	sqt

Base IDs describe a form, such as a weapon template. Reference IDs identify one placed actor, door or object. player.additem needs a base ID; moving a particular companion needs that companion’s reference.

NPC and companion commands

Select the NPC in the world before using commands without an explicit ID.

Command	Effect	Risk
kill	Kill selected non-essential actor	Quest actors may become unavailable
resurrect	Rebuild selected dead actor	Can reset inventory and quest state
resetai	Reset selected actor AI	Good first attempt for stuck behavior
recycleactor	Rebuild selected actor	More destructive than resetai
disable	Disable and hide selected reference	Reverse with enable while still targeted
enable	Re-enable selected reference	Requires the correct reference
moveto player	Move selected actor to the player	Safer than spawning a duplicate
getav CA_affinity	Read selected companion affinity	Diagnostic
setav CA_affinity [number]	Set selected companion affinity	Dialogue triggers may not fire automatically
unequipall	Unequip selected actor	Items remain in inventory

If a companion is missing, move the existing reference to the player. Spawning a new copy creates a duplicate that may look correct but is not the quest-linked companion.

Settlement building commands

Settlement objects are references. Click the exact object before changing it.

Goal	Command	Note
Change object size	setscale [number]	1 is normal scale
Move selected object	setpos x [number], then y or z	Uses world coordinates
Rotate selected object	setangle x [number], then y or z	Save before complex placement
Disable selected scrap object	disable	Do not use on the settlement workbench
Re-enable it	enable	Target must still be known

Console placement bypasses workshop snapping and safety checks. Avoid disabling the workshop, settlement marker, invisible navmesh helpers or scripted resource objects.

Quest diagnosis and repair

Read the quest state before changing it.

Command	Purpose
sqt	Show current quest targets and IDs
getstage [QuestID]	Show the current stage
sqs [QuestID]	List stages and completion flags
showquestvars [QuestID]	Display quest variables
movetoqt [QuestID]	Move to the current quest target

Repair commands should be the last step:

Command	Effect	Warning
setstage [QuestID] [Stage]	Run a selected stage	Can skip scripts and rewards
completeallobjectives [QuestID]	Mark current objectives complete	Does not guarantee quest cleanup
completequest [QuestID]	Mark the quest complete	May skip consequences
resetquest [QuestID]	Reset quest state	World references may not reset with it
caqs	Attempt to complete the main quest chain	Can spoil and destabilize the save

Do not use caqs as a routine finish-game shortcut. It is a developer test command that can fire incompatible quest stages and produce a save with contradictory faction outcomes.

Useful location commands

Command	Destination
coc qasmoke	Developer test cell with item containers
coc SanctuaryExt	Sanctuary exterior
coc RedRocketExt	Red Rocket exterior
coc DiamondCityMarket	Diamond City market

The test cell is useful for identifying items, but taking entire containers can overload inventory and introduce quest objects. Add only the forms you need, then leave with a normal coc destination.

Achievements, Survival mode and safe saves

Bethesda support warns that entering developer mode can flag further progress. Keep a clean manual save, avoid overwriting it, exit Fallout 4 completely after command use, and relaunch before continuing an achievement-focused run.

Survival mode intentionally blocks the normal console. Disabling Survival or using unsupported configuration changes can alter the save’s rules and should not be presented as a harmless toggle.

Common reasons a Fallout 4 command fails

• The command needs a selected reference and nothing is selected.
• A base form ID was used instead of a placed reference ID.
• A DLC prefix differs because the load order changed.
• Brackets were typed around a value.
• The item name contains spaces but was searched without quotation marks.
• The selected object is an invisible helper behind the object you meant to click.
• Survival mode or console hardware does not provide normal developer-console access.

For similar Bethesda syntax in a fantasy setting, see Skyrim console commands. For a platform-wide cheat menu that does not require developer tools, see Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats.

How this guide was reviewed

Command behavior was compared across the Fallout Wiki, a current practical command guide and Bethesda’s developer-mode support notice. High-risk commands are separated from reversible toggles, and load-order-dependent IDs are explained rather than presented as universal constants.