Fallout: New Vegas Console Commands & Item IDs List 2026 (Caps & God Mode)

How to Enable and Access the Developer Console on PC

Accessing the developer console in Fallout: New Vegas requires no external launchers, executable hex patching, or mod managers. The Gamebryo engine includes an active debug terminal that is ready to use immediately upon launching the game.

Standard Keyboard Bindings for Global Keyboards

To open the console prompt, press the tilde key (~) or grave accent key (`) situated directly beneath the Esc key on standard US QWERTY keyboards. Once pressed, all world physics, NPC scripts, and combat animations freeze, and a small cursor line appears in the bottom-left corner of your monitor.

• US QWERTY Keyboards: Press ~ (tilde) located to the left of the number 1 key.
• UK English Keyboards: Press the ` (grave) or ¬ (not sign) key directly beneath Esc.
• European / German Keyboards: Press ^ (caret) or ö depending on Windows keyboard layout settings.
• French AZERTY Keyboards: Press the superscript ² key directly above the Tab key.

To close the console window and resume gameplay, press the tilde key (~) again or hit Esc. Any console variables or toggles executed remain active in memory for your current session.

Core Survival, God Mode and Wasteland Traversal

The Mojave wasteland is unforgiving, filled with radiation pockets, swarming Cazadors, and hostile Caesar's Legion hit squads. Foundational toggle commands give you complete immunity whenever survival becomes overwhelming.

God Mode (tgm) Mechanics

Entering tgm toggles God Mode on or off. While active, the Courier experiences complete invulnerability:

• Health never drops from ballistic rounds, energy beams, explosive mines, or environmental fall damage.
• Action Points (AP) used during V.A.T.S. targeting remain permanently full, allowing continuous target execution.
• Weapons never consume ammunition, eliminating the need to reload mid-combat.
• Weapon condition and armor durability never degrade from use or incoming fire.
• Carry weight limits are suspended, preventing over-encumbrance even when carrying hundreds of heavy weapons.

Noclip Flight Physics and Mountain Traversal (tcl)

The desert terrain around Black Mountain and the Colorado River features steep cliffs and invisible barriers that can trap wandering Couriers. Typing tcl disables collision detection.

With collision disabled, you can fly freely through rock walls, locked casino vaults, and impassable canyons. When you reach open, level terrain, open the prompt and type tcl again to restore default physics and gravity.

Economy, Bottle Caps and Item Spawning (player.additem)

The most heavily utilized command in Fallout: New Vegas is player.additem. This command allows you to deposit any weapon, armor set, consumable aid item, crafting component, or currency directly into your Pip-Boy inventory.

Understanding Gamebryo Form ID Syntax

Every asset in Fallout: New Vegas possesses an 8-character hexadecimal Form ID. The command follows a simple, repeatable syntax:

player.additem [FormID] [Quantity]

For base game items, the first two characters are 00. The console allows you to drop leading zeros. For example, Bottle Caps use Form ID 0000000F. You can enter:

• player.additem 0000000F 50000 — Deposits 50,000 Bottle Caps into your wallet.
• player.additem f 50000 — Equivalent shortened syntax that achieves the exact same result.

Similarly, Bobby Pins use Form ID 0000000A, which can be shortened to player.additem a 100 to restock your lockpicking supplies instantly.

Essential Weapons, Armor and Ammunition Form IDs

When equipping your Courier for difficult late-game encounters or DLC campaigns, these verified Form IDs provide elite equipment:

• Anti-Materiel Rifle: 0015837B — Heavy bolt-action .50 MG rifle capable of dropping Deathclaws from extreme range.
• .50 MG Standard Ammo: 00140A7C — Standard high-velocity ammunition for the Anti-Materiel Rifle.
• Ranger Sequoia: 00133048 — The rare hunting revolver wielded exclusively by veteran NCR Rangers.
• NCR Veteran Ranger Combat Armor: 00121168 — The iconic black duster armor featured on the game cover.
• NCR Veteran Ranger Helmet: 00121167 — Night-vision reinforced gas mask helmet.
• Remnants Power Armor: 000E32F3 — The highest Damage Threshold (DT) heavy armor suit in the base game.
• Remnants Power Armor Helmet: 000E32F2 — Enclave-manufactured matching protective headpiece.
• Stimpak: 00015166 — Standard medical syringe to restore health points.
• Doctor's Bag: 000213FD — Essential medical kit to heal fractured limbs in Hardcore mode.
• Stealth Boy: 000433CF — Generates a refractive stealth field for effortless sneak infiltration.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Attributes, Skills and Casino Gambling Exploits

Your Courier's capabilities are dictated by their primary S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats and secondary skill proficiencies. Using the player.setav command allows you to adjust attributes dynamically.

Maxing Out S.P.E.C.I.A.L. for High Roller Casino Runs

The casinos on the New Vegas Strip (The Tops, Gomorrah, and Ultra-Luxe) feature blackjack, roulette, and slot machines. In the Gamebryo engine, your Luck stat directly calculates the RNG odds in card games:

• player.setav luck 10 — Raises your Luck to the maximum possible cap. At Luck 10, virtually every double-down in blackjack results in 20 or 21, allowing you to quickly hit the house limit and claim maximum casino chip payouts.
• player.setav strength 10 — Maximizes melee damage output and natural inventory carry capacity.
• player.setav intelligence 10 — Maximizes skill points gained per character level-up.

Secondary Skill Proficiencies and Dialogue Mastery

Dialogue persuasion checks in New Vegas are strictly threshold-based rather than percentage rolls. Setting your skills to 100 guarantees success on every check:

• player.setav speech 100: Allows you to peacefully resolve major faction standoffs, including final negotiations with Legate Lanius and General Oliver.
• player.setav science 100: Hacks Very Hard RobCo terminals without triggering security lockouts.
• player.setav lockpick 100: Bypasses Master level mechanical tumblers and security footlockers.
• player.setav guns 100: Maximizes weapon handling, reduces weapon spread, and maximizes bullet damage.

Faction Reputation, Karma and Wasteland Allegiances

New Vegas features a dynamic multi-faction reputation matrix. Committing offenses against the New California Republic (NCR), Caesar's Legion, the Brotherhood of Steel, or the Strip families directly alters how their patrols react to your presence.

• setreputation [FactionID] 1 [Amount]: Adds positive fame to the specified faction. For example, setreputation 000F43DE 1 100 grants idolized status with the NCR.
• setreputation [FactionID] 0 [Amount]: Adds negative infamy to the specified faction.
• rewardKarma [Value]: Adjusts Courier moral karma balance directly. Entering rewardKarma 500 restores saintly status after thieving runs.

Hardcore Mode Vitals and Survival Management

In Fallout: New Vegas's Hardcore mode, ammunition possesses physical weight, stimpaks heal gradually over time rather than instantaneously, and the Courier must manage hunger, thirst, and sleep deprivation.

• player.setav dehydration 0: Resets current thirst level to zero, avoiding dehydration debuffs.
• player.setav starvation 0: Resets hunger metrics, eliminating malnutrition strength penalties.
• player.setav sleepdeprivation 0: Clears fatigue without requiring an owned bed.
• player.additem 00103B1E 20: Adds 20 bottles of Purified Water to sustain hydration in irradiated zones.

Companion Management, NPC Interaction and Quest Debugging

Targeted commands in Fallout: New Vegas require selecting an in-game object while the developer prompt is open.

Using Target Reference IDs

When you open the console and left-click on an NPC, companion, door, or terminal with your mouse, an 8-digit Reference ID displays at the top center of the screen. Commands entered while an ID is selected apply directly to that entity:

• unlock: Opens any locked door, safe, or hacked computer terminal without requiring keys or passwords.
• kill: Immediately executes the targeted hostile creature or enemy.
• resurrect 1: Revives a fallen companion (such as Boone, ED-E, or Veronica). The 1 flag preserves their equipped inventory without resetting to default gear.
• moveto player: Teleports the selected companion directly to your current coordinates if they become lost in wasteland terrain.
• disable / enable: disable removes a glitched asset from rendering; enable restores it to active memory.

Advancing Glitched Quest Checkpoints (setstage)

With dozens of interwoven faction quests, triggers can occasionally stall if an essential NPC fails to initiate dialogue. You can manually advance objectives:

setstage [QuestID] [StageNumber]

Typing getstage [QuestID] displays your current numerical progress. Advancing past the broken stage allows you to complete the storyline smoothly without restarting your entire campaign.

Authentic Gameplay Experience: Pros and Cons Analysis

Cinematic Camera Controls and Mojave Screenshots (tfc 1 & tm)

Capturing dramatic landscape vistas across Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon, or the illuminated neon signs of the New Vegas Strip requires removing interface clutter:

• tfc 1 (Toggle Free Camera): Detaches the game camera from the Courier's perspective and freezes all world simulation and weather animations in place. You can freely position the lens at dramatic cinematic angles.
• tm (Toggle Menus): Completely hides the HUD, compass, ammo counter, and crosshair. Pressing ~ and typing tm again restores all interface elements.
• fov [Degrees]: Adjusts the field of view angle. The vanilla game defaults to 75 degrees. Setting fov 90 or fov 100 expands peripheral vision and creates panoramic cinematic landscape captures.
• sucsm [Multiplier]: Changes the flight speed of the free camera. Entering sucsm 2 slows down camera panning for smooth recording, while sucsm 10 enables rapid aerial traversal across the desert.

Steam Achievement Rules and NVSE Protection Guidelines

Unlike some modern PC titles, Fallout: New Vegas strictly monitors console activity during runtime.

How Console Commands Affect Achievements

Entering even a single keystroke command (such as tcl or tgm) sets an internal session flag that locks Steam achievements from unlocking.

However, this flag is strictly session-based and does not permanently corrupt your save file. To restore normal achievement progress:

1. Execute your desired commands (such as spawning caps or unstucking your character).
2. Create a manual hard save from the Pause menu.
3. Completely exit Fallout: New Vegas back to Windows desktop.
4. Relaunch the game through Steam and load your save. Steam achievements will track normally again.

For modded PC setups, installing the JIP LN NVSE Plugin via the New Vegas Script Extender completely patches out achievement disablement, allowing continuous command execution with active achievement tracking.