Fallout 4 is a world of expansive vistas, ramshackle settlements, and shrouded ruins. Its combination of 1950's style and space-age technology covered in the grime of a long since passed apocalypse, give the game a unique aesthetic. This guide lists the most useful console commands in Fallout 4 to help you take those perfect screenshots of it all.


The console command window is opened by pressing the tilde key (~) in the upper left corner of the keyboard, under escape (Esc). The window is closed by pressing (~) again.
Codes are typed in the bottom left corner and a list of previous commands appears along the left side of the screen. Pressing (Enter) executes the command. Case is not important. The arrow keys can be used to select recently used commands, which is useful if you need to do the same one several times. These lists and selections are maintained if the window is closed and reopened, even if you go back to a past save. Only restarting the game clears the history.

Not having a proper understanding of console commands and exactly how they work may damage your game if they are incorrectly implemented or misused. While the codes involved in this guide are fairly safe and simple, it is always a good idea to create a New Save before attempting to make changes to the game, as long-term mistakes or consequences may not become noticeable for some time.

For a complete listing of ALL Fallout 4 Console Commands, detailed instructions on how they are all used, and plenty of examples and screenshot previews, check out:
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Toggle commands only have an on/off state, and can be turned back off by re-entering them. Make sure you don't have anything selected while entering toggle commands, or they may not work.

Some commands require a target, such as an NPC or item. If it is in sight, then use the mouse to select it while in the command window. Once selected, its reference ID will appear at the top the the window. Nearly all of these commands can be applied to the player by adding the prefix: "player."
EX: player.additem f 100 will add 100 caps.

Non-target commands are used to change non-taget specific settings or states within the game. Unlike toggle commands, these may require a value to be entered (without the < >). For example, if you want to increase the camera’s field of view to 180°, enter fov 180. To return it to the default 65°, type fov 65.

If you regularly have to run a specific set of commands, you can create a "batch" text file to quickly run all of them with one simple command called bat <file name>. Fallout 4 batch files are lists of console commands that are run one after the other. They have no loops, tests, or other logic and execution doesn't stop if there's a problem with one of the commands. You can create any number of batch files, each with its own purpose.

• Create a text file that contains a list of console commands (one per line).
  
• Name it something you'll remember, like Camera01.txt
  
• Place the file in your Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data directory (You can organize them into sub-folders too).
  
• Start the game and bring up the console.
  
• Type bat followed by the name of your batch file, for example
  bat Camera01
• Each command will then be automatically executed in order.
  
• If all of the commands are toggles, then running the same batch again will return everything to its original setting. If not, you may find it a good idea to create a second file to accomplish this.
  
  • CameraON.txt to turn all your settings on
    
  • CameraOFF.txt to return everything to its original state

Some commands will not work properly if done at the same time. In the image above there is a mistake. If time is frozen (tfc 1), then the time of day will not be changed (set gamehour to 19). Changing the time of day only works if time is unfrozen after exiting the command window. Keep these conditions in mind when creating your lists.

Here is a batch file to automatically save the game (will write over old save of that name), remove the HUD, enable free camera and freeze time, set the camera speed to half the default, and clear blood effects.

The following are examples of some of the weather effects possible with the fw <formID> command. The form ID can be found by scrolling over each picture. Leading zeros do not have to be entered. A larger list of IDs can be found Here[fallout.wikia.com] (All preview screenshots were taken at 12:00.)

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