The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints & Cheats
Game Guide
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game Guide
GameSpot's Game Guide to Oblivion features walk-throughs for the main quest and all the guild quests, as well as plenty of tips and hints!
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Cheat Codes
Console menu functions
While in the game, hit the tilde key [~] at any time to bring up the console. With the console open, there are multiple commands that can be used, some that require targeting by selecting an object with the mouse while the console is open.
| Cheat | Effect |
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| setscale number | Makes objects change size. Click on object to enlarge or make smaller then enter cheat. Number ranges from .5 to 2. 1 is normal size. |
| FOV # | Change the angle of your point of view (default is 75) |
| TFOW | Toggles fog of war that hides the map |
| player.setcrimegold 0 | Removes Bounty on your head. NOTE: If being chased by city guards, you must leave the city and go back for it to work on them. |
| tws | Toggle water |
| pov [#] | Set point of view angle (75 by default) |
| showquesttargets | Show current quest targets |
| showquestlog 1 | Show completed quest log |
| showquestlog 0 | Show current quest log |
| showquestlog | Show quest log |
| showfullquestlog [quest id] | Show all log entries for indicated quest |
| lock [1-100] | Lock selected door or container |
| help | List console commands |
| hairtint (red/green/blue) | Change player hair colour |
| savegame [filename] | Save game |
| setcamerafov [degrees] | Set camera field of view (75 by default) |
| ShowBirthSignMenu | Show the sign selection screen |
| ShowRaceMenu | Show the name/race/appearance selection screen |
| ShowClassMenu | Show the class selection screen |
| player.payfine | Guards stop attacking you and bounty is paid off. |
| stopcombat | Immediately stops the combat of the selected friend/foe. |
| PCB | Purge cell buffer. This will free up used memory, often times increasing fps after any given amount of time in game. Best used while in interior cells |
| coc toddtest | Teleports player to developer testing grounds. |
| Without targeting, type "tgm" | God Mode |
| Click a locked door or chest, type "unlock" | Unlocks target object |
| Click any human or creature, type "kill" | Instant kills |
| tfh | Toggle Full Help |
| player.setAV <Ability/attribute> <#> | Increase (Or decrease) Ability or Attribute |
| player.additem 0000000F 'XXX' | Adds the desired amount of gold. Replace the 'XXX' with the amount wanted. |
| player.AddSpell 00000000 | gives you spell 00000000 (use other hex combinations for spells) |
| player.AddItem 00000000 # | gives you # of item 00000000 (use other hex combinations for items) |
| modpcs skill 100 | adds 100 points to the skill |
| modpca luck 100 | adds 100 pointsto an attribute (here luck) |
| Showbirthsignmenu | Allows you to change your birthsign |
| advskill skill # | Forces a skill level up of # levels, example: advskill blade 4 |
| player.setlevel 1 | Changes player level to desired number. Use 1-255 |
| advlevel | forces a level up with the levelup screen. |
| showclassmenu | Allows you to change your class |
| caqs | Completes all quest stages |
| ShowSubtitle | Toggles NPC conversation subtitles |
| psb | Add all spells to player |
| SexChange | Changes your gender |
| TCL | Toggles collision ( noclip anyone?:), you go in the direction your facing, up/down/etc ) |
| TDT | Toggle debug display (FPS etc) |
| TLL | Toggle land LOD |
| TDETECT | Toggle AI detection |
| SSG | Creates a window with the full game scene graph |
| movetoqt | Teleports you to your quest target (for lazy bums) makes the game ALOT shorter >:) |
| qqq | exit game without using menus |
| tcai | Toggle combat ai, "sitting ducks" springs to mind |
| TS | Toggle sky |
| TLV | Toggle leaves |
| TWF | Toggle wireframe mode |
| TAI | Toggle AI |
| TG | Toggle Grass |
| TT | Toggle trees |
| TM | Toggles hiding of all menus (for taking screenshots) |
| tfc | "ufo cam", freeflyng camera |
| player.additem <Form ID> <amount> | Gives the player the given item and amount of the item. |
| SetPCInfamy | gives you infamy |
| SetPCFame | gives you fame |
| PlaceAtMe <formid>, <number of spawns>,<x>,<y> | spawns a npc or item or creature where you put the cords in this recuires a ref. |
| resurrect | Resurrect targeted monster/human. |
| player.removespell <FormID> | Removes specified spell |
| player.removeitem <FormID> <#> | Removes any item |
| player.completequest <FormID> | Removes active quest specified (doesn't complete it) |
| player.setstage <QuestID> <Stage> | Advances specific quest to specified stage |
| coc testinghall | Teleports player to an area with all objects, monsters, and NPCs in-game. |
| player.placeatme <Form ID> | Summon a NPC at your current location |
| twr | Toggles Water Radius |
| set timescale to <number> | Set the speed at which time flows, 30 is default and 1.0 is real-time. |
| drop <form id> amount | drops the item |
| equipitem <form id> | equips the item |
| ModDisposition ObjREF Amount | modifies actor's disposition towards ObjREF. Example: ModDisposition 014 -100 makes your target strongly dislike __ you __ |
| GetPos X | shows target's X coordinate in the scene. Y and Z are also valid. Use Player.GetPos X or "014".GetPos X to find out where you are on the X-axis! |
| SetPos X Value | set target's X coordinate, i.e., move the target. Use Player.SetPos Z to train acrobatics. Be careful not to move something beyond your reach.. |
| MoveTo ObjREF | move target to ObjREF. You might enlist 'frequently visited' ObjREFs for further fast-travel, or even create your own 'places' by dropping items.. |
| SetAV AValue Amount | set some ability or skill (AValue to be Marksman, LightArmor, etc.) Also not-so obvious values are: Aggression, Energy, Confidence, Responsibility.. |
| SetAV Aggression 100 | target should attack anybody it doesn't like, without prompt |
| SetCrimeGold 2000 | set a bounty on actor's head. Use upon a character you want punished by guards. Also should be funny using it on town guards themselves. |
| StopCombat | actor stops combat, hides its weapon. Actor will start again, if it finds proper targets. |
| SetItemValue Amount | (should be used on items, not actors) Sets item's price |
| CreateFullActorCopy | create a fully identical copy of a target for some purpose. All attributes, spells, and items copy. |
| Player.CreateFullActorCopy | places another "Yourself" near you. You even might test "yourself" in combat, but be careful with all those guilds stuff.. |
| SetActorFullName "John Doe" | change actor's name |
| DeleteFullActorCopy | removes selected target if it was a copy created with CreateFullActorCopy (Now, after you had plenty fun with your replica, it's time to release it) |
| DuplicateAllItems DestinationObjREF | copy items from target actor (or chest or other container) into object referenced by DestinationObjREF. |
| RemoveAllItems | remove all items from target. Use Player.RemoveAllItems to strip off any stolen and not stolen goods from yourself. |
| PRID Player | select yourself as a target. In theory, one can also select other named objects, but for now other names are unknown. |
| Look ObjREF | target looks towards referenced object |
| StopLook | target stops looking (this is to cancel any previous Look cheat) |
| Drop TypeREF Amount | an item of given type drops out from selected target's inventory. Item is treated owned by target, so you will steal it on picking up |
| UnEquipItem TypeREF | target deactivates an item of given type (may be used to disarm or undress target). |
| SetBarterGold Amount | sets amount of gold a merchant has for trade. (don't forget to first select any merchant as a target :J) |
| ShowSpellMaking | Forces up spell creation screen |
| Killall | Kills Everything Where You Are (If You Are In A Town Outside It Kills Everything Outside) |
| lock [value] | Lock a door |
Unlock Print Screen (PRTSCN) button
There is a setting in the INI file:
bAllowScreenShot=0
bAllowScreenShot=1Also, two related items for the screenshots:
iScreenShotIndex=0
SScreenShotBaseName=OblivionThere are two INIs, one in the game folder called "Oblivion_default.ini", this is the one it uses to generate the REAL one....
My Documents\My Games\Oblivion\Oblivion.iniEdit the first one if you want to default to having screenshots on by default for all users. The settings it uses at runtime are the ones from My Documents folder.After you mod the INI file, you can press PRTSCN button and Oblivion will write a BMP file to your game folder.
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Secrets
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Need a spot to hold all that extra gear? Use your horse!
First you must complete the Dark Brotherhood quests up until you receive Shadowmare as a reward. Shadowmare is special in that he cannot be killed (only knocked unconscious). Knock Shadowmare unconscious (you don’t need to be quick about it, he won’t fight back). As soon as he drops, you are given the option to access his body via the spacebar. Open him up and dump your extra junk into him (open him then go to your inventory button and single click items to move them over). Shadowmare will pop back up after a few seconds, and you’ll both be good to go.
Whenever you need to access your gear, simply knock him out again. I’ve used this trick for a while, and it appears that Shadowmare has no weight limit, and items remain forever. This trick won’t work on normal horses because they die (and ~ resurrect clears their inventory).Sometimes after Shadowmare wakes up, he begins to slowly walk away, to stop this, jump on him and quick transport to a location; this fixes him. Also, be careful not to get onto a regular horse, this messes up your “tie” to Shadowmare, and is a good way to accidentally lose him (not sure where he defaults to).
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Glitches
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Infinite Money Trick 2 (Pre-patch)
First, goto the Imperial City Talos Plaza District. Then, open your map (the one that shows the names of all the buildings in your current location), and find Dorian's house. Go inside his house and bribe him all the money you can, then make him upset by making disposition going down by playing the disposition mini game, and repeat the bribing process. Once you've bribed him a good amount of money, such as 1000 Gold, kill him as fast as you can.
A good way to kill him without allowing him to run away is to push him in the other room and stand in the doorway while attacking him. After he's dead, goto his body and keep clicking on his gold. DO NOT select "Take All" as it will ruin the glitch, just keep clicking his gold. You'll get the amount of gold he has on his body every time you click it, and he will never run out of it. -
Infinite Money 3 (Vampire cure quest)
(Origional release version)
At the very end of the quest to cure Vampirism, the count of Skingrad (the last person talked to in the quest) will reward you (if you are a full vampire, or not) with 1,000 gold (or more depending on your level).
If you continue again to click on the message that asks about a reward, he will keep giving 1,000 gold. -
Item Duplication (Pre-patch)
First you need a bow, some arrows, and the item you wish to duplicate. Using this will allow you to duplicate as many items as the number of items in your quiver.
First take out your bow and equip some arrows. Pull back the arrow but do not fire it. Press tab and double click on the arrows you currently have equiped. Then shift click the item you wish to duplicate. Once you exit out the menu the item would drop but it will be the same amount of items as your arrow. To better help yourself duplicate things it is advised to have a couple of the item you wish to duplicate so that you can pick them up faster if you have a ton of arrows. This trick works well with things that weigh very little but are great in value such as soul gems and jewelry. -
Permanent +50 to Acrobatics (Springheel Jack glitch)
First you need to get the Thieves Guild quest "Boots of Springheel Jack" and complete the majority of the quest, retrieving the Boots. Do not, however, return the boots to the Grey Fox.
Upon obtaining the Boots, equip them to get a +50 Acrobatics bonus, then travel to the Shrine of Sanguine and begin the Daedric Quest there. Follow through that quest, and allow yourself to be arrested by Leyawiin guards when they try. All your possesions will be taken, except for key items (which include the Boots). Stay your time in jail, and upon exiting, check your inventory. You should still possess the boots, but when you try to equip them the game will tell you "You cannot equip this item at this time". However, if you check your current enhancements, the +50 to Acrobatics will still be there! You can now wear other footwear, but still have the bonus from the Boots of Springheel Jack!
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion FAQs & Walk-Throughs
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- 2K Games
- Bethesda Softworks
- Role-Playing
- Release: Mar 20, 2006 »
- ESRB: Mature
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