Fallout 3 Cheats on PC

Console Codes

While playing the game, press ~ to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:

Effect	Code
Activate last locked door needed to be opened from another place	activate
Add indicated number of experience points	rewardXP [number]
Add indicated number of Karma points	rewardKarma [number]
Add indicated number of Tag Skill Points	addtagskills [number]
Add indicated number of points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats	modpca [attribute] [number]
Add indicated number of points to your skills	modpcs [skill name] [number]
Add indicated number of Special Points	addspecialpoints [number]
Age or de-age targeted character	agerace [1 or -1]
Age or de-age yourself	player.agerace [1 or -1]
All items for current quest	GetQC
All mapmarkers	tmm1
Can wear Brotherhood Of Steel armor without training	SetPCCanUsePowerArmor 1
Change gender	SexChange
Change player size; 1 = large, -1 =normal	player.modScale [-1 or 1]
Change size of selected object or NPC; default is 1	setscale [-10 to 10]
Change your name	ShowNameMenu
Complete current quest	GetQuestCompleted
Complete objectives for current quest	CompleteAllObjectives or CompleteQuest
Disable all mines	disableallmines
Disable enemy combat AI	tcai
Disable mines	DisableAllMines
Display file with all objects and their ID Form codes (unique for each save)	save fred 1
Dogmeat is marked as unkillable	setessential 6a772 1
Equip existing item in selected target's inventory	EquipItem [item code]
Fully heal player or selected NPC	Resethealth
Gain one level	getXPfornextlevel or advlevel
Get indicated aid or perk effect	player.addspell [perk or aid code]
Get indicated number of Caps	player.additem 000000F [number]
Get indicated perk	player.addperk [perk code]
Get information on the selected target's value	GetAVInfo [actor value]
Give player ownership of selected item	Setownership
God mode, infinite ammo, and infinite weight capacity	tgm
Immediately quit game	QQQ
Kill everyone in area	Killall
Kill selected target	Kill
List all console commands	help
List all items you have	player.showinventory
Load saved game	load [filename]
Match geometry of an NPCs face	Player.MatchFaceGeometry [number]
Modifies player's desired skill	player.modav [skill name] [number]
Modify your characters appearance again	showracemenu
Move during intermission sequences	EnablePlayerControls
Move to indicated NPC	player.moveto [NPC ID]
No clipping mode	tcl
Permanently set number of action points	player.setav actionpoints [number]
Permanently set player's maximum HP	player.modav health [number]
Purge cell buffer; frees memory and may increase performance	pcb
Remove all weapons and clothes from target	Removeallitems
Remove indicated item, person or object	player.removeitem [object or item code], [number]
Remove indicated perk	player.removeperk [perk code]
Remove player from all factions	removefromallfactions
Reset current quest	ResetQuest
Resurrect dead target	resurrect
Save with a custom save name	save [filename]
Selects an object; use PRID player to select yourself	PRID [name]
Set ability (sneak, barter, etc.) score	player.setAV [ability] [number]
Set chance to score a critical hit	player.setav critchance [0-100]
Set game speed	set timescale to [number]
Set how much an NPC has to trade with	SetBarterGold [number]
Set jump height; default is 64	setgs fJumpHeightMin [number]
Set maximum carrying weight	player.setAV carryweight [number]
Set maximum level obtainable through experience gain	setgs iMaxCharacterLevel [level number]
Set melee damage done by player	player.setav meleedamage [number]
Set name of selected NPC	setactorfullname "[first name] [last name]"
Set percentage of fire damage absorbed by player	player.setav fireresist [0-100]
Set percentage of physical damage absorbed by player	player.setav damageresist [1-85]
Set percentage of poison damage absorbed by player	player.setav poisonresist [0-100]
Set percentage of radiation absorbed by player	player.setav radresist [1-85]
Set player level	player.setlevel [number]
Set run speed; default is 4	setgs fMoveRunMult [number]
Set skill values	player.ForceAV [number]
Set Special Points	setspecialpoints [number]
Set strength multiplier for weight limit	setgs fAVDCarryWeightMult [number]
Set unarmed damage; must have no weapons equipped	player.setav unarmeddamage [number]
Set weight limit	setgs fAVDCarryWeightsBase [number]
Set your character's name	player.setactorfull name "[first name] [last name]"
Sets an NPC as essential (unkillable)	SetEssential [NPC ID] 1
Sets Tag Skill Points	settagskills [number]
Spawn indicated number of items in % condition	player.additem [item code], [number], [condition 1-100]
Spawn indicated number of persons or objects	player.placeatme [object code], [number], [x axis], [y axis]
Teleport back to game	coc megatoncommonhouse
Teleport to quest's target location	movetoqt [optional quest ID]
Teleport to room with all items	coc testqaitems
Toggle AI	tai
Toggle debug display	tdt
Toggle fog of war	tfow
Toggle free camera mode	tfc
Toggle HUD	tm
Toggle Power Armor use	setpccanusepowerarmor [0 or 1]
Turn back into child	SetPCYoung
Un-equip existing item in selected target's inventory	UnEquipItem [item code]
Unlock selected lock or terminals	unlock
View ending	exit vats

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.

Achievement	How to unlock
Agatha's Song ( 20 points )	Completed "Agatha's Song"
Ambassador of Peace ( 20 points )	Reached Level 14 with Good Karma
Big Trouble in Big Town ( 20 points )	Complet

Blade Runner reference

The .233 pistol's design is a reference to the pistol carried by Harrison Ford's character, Rick Deckard, in the movie Blade Runner.

Die Hard series reference

In the quest "Those!", after you and Brian Wilks arrive in Grayditch, he will tell you about his father and where his home is (other things may be asked though). After you agree to check if his father is alive, Brian will go into one of the radiation preservation shelters. When he enters, sooner or later the phrase "Now I know what a TV dinner feels like" can be heard. This is a reference to a line Bruce Willis mutters when he is crawling through an air conditioning vent in one of the Die Hard movies.

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion reference

There is a certain location where you can find a building named Fort Faragut. This is the name of the fort where Lucien Lachance lives for the Dark Brotherhood side story in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.

Fear Factory reference

Enter the museum, and examine the notice on the wall terminal to the far right. The text is about a virus infecting their Archetype, and at the end it repeats parts of the song "Archetype" by Fear Factory: "the infection has been removed, the soul of this machine has improved".

Gone With The Wind reference

When you first arrive at the citadel and make your way to Scribe Jameson, you will tell her that you had found a "Brotherhood of Steel Holotag". She will then say, "I have an offer for you". Scroll down to the bottom and one of the replies will be "Frankly, I don't give a damn", which is a reference to Gone With The Wind.

The Incredible Hulk reference

While searching for you, some robots can overheard saying "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry." This is a line that David Banner says repeatedly in The Incredible Hulk.

Ozzy Osbourne reference

In the Underworld (located inside the Museum of History), there is a ghoul named "Mister Crowley". This is a reference to a song by Ozzy Osbourne called "Mr.Crowley".

Scrubs reference

In the Republic Of Dave, during the election tell Dave's son, Bob, that he is not meant to lead. He will reply, "Oh yeah? Well... .er... So's your face!" This is a reference to an episode of the television show Scrubs where whenever Dr. John Dorian (JD) gets insulted, he only replies "So's your face."

Tommy James And The Shondells reference

At Paradise Falls are two slaves around Eulogy's Pad named Crimson and Clover. They are Eulogy Jones' bodyguards. This is a reference to a song by Tommy James And The Shondells called "Crimson And Clover".

Skip storyline

In main storyline, when you first enter the Wasteland level up until at least level 2. Instead of going to Megaton or the GNR radio station, go to Rivet City, and talk to Doctor Li. If this is done when you get to the GNR radio station part of the storyline, you will be able to skip that entire section. Note: Rivet City is located near the end of the map in the southwest region.

More inventory space

You can use your followers as storage. Talk to them and tell them you want to trade equipment. Give them all your non-essential items.

You can also place your own items onto the enemy corpses. Because the corpses remain almost indefinitely, you can drop non-essential items onto the corpse of an enemy then return at a later time to recollect it.

Early detection

When wandering around in the world or towns, use the following trick to get an early heads up on enemies, encounters, or learn who is nearby. Keep tapping [V.A.T.S.] while searching at all angles. If there is something out there, you will get the V.A.T.S. zoom in with a low score. You will at least know what is there and can figure out a plan of attack or how best to sneak around it.

Fall long distances without dying

If you find yourself falling off a bridge or cliff, simply save the game in mid-air close to the ground and reload it. You will land safely on the ground.

Jump off a very high location. Before you land, activate V.A.T.S. and attack something.

Jaeriko

If you talk to Jaeriko about going back into the wastes, he will join you if you give him 1,000 caps for supply money.

Saving VATS Action Points

If you know you can hit an enemy or group of enemies, aim at one in VATS, but do not fire. You will keep your Action Points, but remain aimed at the part of the enemy's body targeted in VATS. If you shoot quickly enough, you should still strike the targeted area without expending any Action Points.

Defeating robots in the Wastelands

Run up a steep hill with the robot at the bottom. Some robots have problems shooting upwards at a steep angle. Shoot at them as you are running up the hill to destroy them easily.

Defeating Super Mutants

The hunting rifle is the best common weapon. Head shots in or out of V.A.T.S. work well; Chinese assault rifle, or combat shotgun up close. The scoped .44 Magnum and sniper rifle are great if you have the ammunition. Use grenades and missiles for groups. Aim low with the missile launcher because it tends to wander a bit in flight. If you have a few seconds of distance between you, drop a few mines for them. They will run over them. The Centaurs are like Super Mutant guard dogs, because if you see one there are probably Super Mutants near. Killing the Centaurs is necessary at times, but they are almost always empty upon searching the corpse. Also when in a area controlled by Super Mutants, always check the gore bags. It may be gross, but it is a good place to scrounge for items.

Defeating Death Claws

Go to the alien crash site and pick up the weapon that is found there. Collect all the ammunition you can for it. Go to the town named Old Olmeny found northwest of the mine field. The town has a lot of Death Claws. Make sure you are good on health. The weapon obtained from the alien crash site will kill the Death Claws in one or two shots.

Reverse pick pocketing

The following method is used to put something into the target's pockets, rather than removing things. You also can be caught doing this, and it will still result in Karma loss, but it does have some interesting uses. Any mine or grenade placed in someone's pocket will become live, exploding after a few seconds. This is why there is a Pants Exploded statistic in your Pip-Boy records. Also, all NPC AIs, not only those of your companions, will cause them to wear any armor with a higher DR than their own. If you put, for example, a Power Helmet in Three Dog's inventory, he will be wearing it on the next load and you will be able to pickpocket his unique head wrap (Charisma +1. Luck +1). Many items can be obtained through reverse pick pocketing that could not be obtained otherwise without needless death. This works with weapons as well, but the AI instructions for weapon use are much more complicated, involving range, damage per round, and damage per second as well as the usual DMG rating. Consequently, using this trick to obtain weapons may not always work.

Stealing

To successfully steal an item without getting caught you must take it in crouch mode with the "hidden" description viewable on your screen. However, there are items that are constantly guarded or require a very high Sneak skill. To steal those items easier, you can use the "Grab" ability. Simply grab the item and move to a darker part of the room until the "detected" description turns to "hidden".

When you see an item on a shelf or table in a store or house where there are too many people around to steal

Lock picking

Use the following trick to avoid breaking bobby pins when trying to pick a lock. Just before the bobby pin is going to break, exit that screen then go back. You will save a lot of bobby pins by doing this. This also works when trying to get a password for computers.

To always pick a lock successfully, go to the door, safe, etc. and save the game. Then, start the sequence and choose "Force lock". If you fail, just reload and try again until you do it successfully. This requires only one bobby pin.

Hacking

If you move your cursor throughout the symbols, sometimes you will highlight a group of symbols. Selecting these "duds" will remove one of the words that is wrong from your choices. Also, it may grant you an additional attempt if you have already gotten a selection wrong.

Search around both fields and you will find a string of symbols that you can enter as the password. It starts with "(", "<", "[", or "{" and ends with the same symbol. This will completely refill your password attempts.

To hack "Very

Brahmin tipping

Find a solitary Brahmin. Sneak next to it while unarmed. While crouched, interact with it to tip it over.