Fallout 4 and 76 console commands: what actually works on each version

Bethesda's Creation Engine games have some of the most powerful developer consoles in gaming, and Fallout 4 in particular exposes hundreds of commands that let you spawn items, edit stats, teleport, and toggle every rendering system in the game. Because Fallout 4 is single-player and mod-friendly, using these commands has no external consequences — no bans, no telemetry flags, no online interaction. Fallout 76 is a different story.

Fallout 4: opening the console

Press the tilde key (`) during gameplay on PC. A blinking cursor appears at the bottom of the screen. Console access is only available on the PC edition — the PS4/5 and Xbox releases have the console stripped out for platform-holder compliance reasons.

The commands you will actually use

• tgm — toggles god mode.
• tcl — toggles clipping (walk through walls, fly).
• player.additem 0000000f 1000 — adds 1000 bottlecaps.
• player.setlevel 50 — sets your character level.
• player.modav strength 10 — modifies a SPECIAL stat.
• coc DiamondCityExt — teleports you to Diamond City.
• setgs fJumpHeightMin 200 — increases jump height dramatically.

Item IDs are 8-digit hex values. The first two digits are the load order of the mod/DLC providing the item, so IDs like xx00000f need the correct prefix based on your installed DLC.

Fallout 76: no console, but some options

Fallout 76 is an always-online multiplayer game. The developer console is disabled and any attempt to inject one via memory editing is treated as a cheating violation and can result in a permanent account ban. What Bethesda does allow is the standard set of in-game "cheats": Public Adventure server events that boost XP, weekly challenges that grant legendary modules, and the S.C.O.R.E. season track. Those are legitimate ways to progress faster without touching the client.

If you specifically want to experiment with commands, launch Fallout 4 or Fallout: New Vegas in single-player instead. Both have full console access and vibrant modding scenes.

Save-file safety

Bethesda saves are famously fragile with heavy console use. Two rules from moderators who have seen thousands of corrupted saves:

1. Never run resurrect on a plot-critical NPC. It technically works but rebuilds the character with default inventory, breaking quests.
2. Use disable before markfordelete. Removing an object from the world without disabling it first can leave dangling references in your save.

See also

• How developer consoles work in Unreal, Unity and Creation Engine
• Console commands 101
• PC cheats guide