To bring up the cheats console during gameplay, hit the tilde (~) key. Then, insert the cheat listed below on the left for the corresponding resulton the right.

addspecialpoints X - Add indicated amount of Special Points (X =amount)

addtagskills X - Adds indicated amount of Tag Skill Points (X = amount)advlevel - Level up your character one levelGetQuestCompleted - Complete current questgetXPfornextlevel - Gain one levelhelp - List all console commandsmodpca Y X - Add indicated amount of points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats

(Y = stat type, X = amount)modpcs Y X - Add indicated amount of points to your skills (Y = stat type,

X = amount)player.setlevel X - Set player level (X = level)player.additem 000000F X - Get indicated amount of caps (X =

amount)removefromallfactions - Remove player from all factionsrewardKarma X - Add indicated amount of Karma Points (X = amount)setpccanusepowerarmor X - Toggle Power Armor use (X = 0 or 1)setspecialpoints X - Set Special Points (X = amount)settagskills X - Sets Tag Skill Points (X = amount)tcl - No clipping modetmm1 - All mapmarkerstdt - Toggle debug displaytlv - Toggle leavestgm - God mode

For a list of weapons, armors, items, etc., please click on this archivedarticle.

Submitted by Policia24, Alex SotoCheat: Infinite Experience in Big TownHere’s a glitch that will allow you to get infinite amounts of experience (aslong as your Speech skill is high enough). Try the following steps:

1.) - Go to Big Town and find the NPC named Pappy.2.) - Select the dialogue choice “You came here with Bittercup, right?” If 

this dialogue choice doesn’t show up, find Bittercup, exhaust all of her conversation chains, and then try speaking with Pappy again.([Speech 100%] should appear next to the dialogue choice if yourSpeech skill is at its highest. If it’s not there yet, don’t risk trying toconvince him. Speech failure will result in this glitch permanentlydisappearing.)

3.) - Selecting that dialogue option successfully will net you sixexperience points. Speak to him again and you can get theexperience again. Repeat as much as you want for as muchexperience as you want.

 

Submitted by Wootacular Hint: V.A.T.S. SpottingIf you’re heading into seemingly-hostile territory or simply want to surveythe area around you for enemies you might not yet see, try hitting theVATS button over and over again as you make your character turn around,searching all angles. Doing so will alert you to any enemies you may notyet see by zooming in on them in VATS mode. You’ll realistically be unableto do damage to your foes from such a distance, but it’s a good way tospot foes before they spot you so you know what you’re getting yourself into before the crap hits the fan.

Submitted by Colin Moriarty Hint: Hacking IndefinitelyHere’s a great tip (though it will be obvious for some people).When youhack a computer in the game, you have four tries to hack it successfully. If you don’t hack it successfully on the fourth attempt (as in, you don’tguess the proper password), the station you’re trying to hack willpermanently shut down. But if you only try three times and bail out of theprocess before trying for a fourth time, the password will reset, giving youthree more options. You can do this indefinitely without risking shuttingthe terminal down.

Submitted by Tonyman13usHint: Extra Inventory SpaceIf you’re running out of room in your inventory and don’t want to ditch anyof your gear, consider trying to find a companion character. Thesecompanions can be found at various places throughout the world and willagree to join you on your journey (temporarily). You can trade equipmentwith these characters, which will allow you to dump your equipment onthem, making you virtually unencumbered. Consider this option when younot only need help with bad guys, but help carrying your crap as well!

Submitted by TheWarmWind Hint: Carrying GoodsHere’s an interesting way to avoid becoming encumbered by holding toomuch gear and too many items. Say you pick up a heavy piece of gear,like forty pound Power Armor, but when it’s added to your inventory, itmakes you encumbered. Drop the item and then press the right analogstick (or corresponding button for PC gamers) to pick the item up and holdit in front of you. Since it’s being held and is therefore not part of yourinventory, you won’t be charged for its weight and can get to where youneed to go from there without being too encumbered.

Submitted by jtbuducHint: Infinite Experience in Andale To try this, you’ll need to have the Mister Sandman perk activated, whichwill mean you have to be at least at level ten. You’ll also need a sneakskill of at least 60. If that fits your character, then travel to Andale. Andaleis full of kids that can’t be killed (killing kids in Fallout 3 is animpossibility). During nighttime, when everyone in Andale is sleeping,break into various houses and kill the kids while sleeping using the Mister

 

Sandman perk. They won’t die, but you’ll still be rewarded experience forhaving killed them. You can then repeat the process over and over againfor infinite experience points.

Submitted by zerratar Hint: Stowing Goods on Dead BodiesHere’s another great technique, if you’re carrying too much stuff and findyourself encumbered. You know how you can search downed enemies’corpses for the goods they carry? Well, you can also place your own goodsonto the corpse. Since corpses tend to stay around after they dieseemingly indefinitely (or, at least, for a good long time), you can droppresently unneeded items onto the corpse of a foe you’ve slain, and thengo back at a later date to get your stuff back. This is a great way to neverbecome encumbered.

Submitted by anthum_dbd Hint: Never Break A Bobby PinIf you want to avoid breaking precious Bobby Pins when picking variouslocks in Fallout 3, exercise patience. If you’ve failed opening the lock onthe first two tries, chances are a third try will break the Bobby Pin. If youback out of trying to pick the lock and then immediately reattempt it,however, your Bobby Pin’s strength will reestablish itself, giving youseveral more tries. Repeat this technique to never break a Bobby Pin.

Submitted by Lost Fox Hint: Super Mutant Behemoth Locations The game’s five Super Mutant Behemoths can be found at the followingfive locations: Evergreen Mills, Galaxy News Radio, Jury Station, TakomaIndustrial, and The Capitol Building.

Submitted by trapper40Hint: Free Evil Items at Paradise FallsIf you have bad karma (or don’t mind having even worse karma), headover to Paradise Falls, a place a group of evil slavers call home. To gainentrance without having to open fire, you have to be friendly with theslavers, which will give you an evil slant. But if you can do this, you’ll finda guy endlessly walking around the settlement (he’s usually at or near thebar, but can be elsewhere). When you get near him, he’ll stop youautomatically, tell you he found some cool stuff on a recent raid, and giveyou some of what he got (it will be either some ammunition, Bottle Caps,or various aid items). After your first encounter, all you have to do is keepspeaking to him to earn more and more free stuff.

Submitted by Sock1990Hint: Unlimited ItemsIf you have a sneak rating of at least 60, you can attempt this infinitegoods trick, which takes place at Fort Independence. Head to FortIndependence with a bunch of Scrap Metal in your inventory. Once there,speak with Protector Casdin and tell him you’ve got junk you’d like to givehim. In return, he’ll offer up 5.56mm Rounds, Frag Grenades, RadAways,and Stimpaks, and you can choose which you want. Then, save your game

 

(in case you fail the following) and steal your Scrap Metal back from theProtector. Sell the Scrap Metal back to him over and over again, therebynetting you infinite amounts of 5.56mm ammunition, Frag Grenades,RadAways and Stimpaks.

Submitted by zerratar Hint: Finding DogmeatIf you want your character to have a pet dog in the game, then head overto an area known as Scrapyard, which is northeast from Megaton, justover the river. The dog is automatically named Dogmeat, and you can gethim at any time, whether it’s early in the game or otherwise. The dog canattack enemies endlessly and cannot die.

An amendment from druidfire1: Dogmeat can die. Keep him healed usingStimpaks! Once he’s dead, he’s dead for good.

Submitted by Director5by5Hint: Boosting Your ExperienceHere’s a great (albeit cheap) way to gain lots of experience. Before you doanything that’s going to net you some experience (such as picking locks,hacking, et cetera), change the game’s difficulty setting to Very Hard. Then, hack the computer or pick the lock (or whatever). Successfullydoing so on a harder difficulty level will get you more experience. You canalso utilize this technique on mortally-wounded enemies to gain moreexperience from them as well. Just be sure to change the difficulty back toa more manageable level when you’re done!

Submitted by JayaloneXboxLiveHint: Infinite Good KarmaOutside of towns like Rivet City and Megaton, you can find thirstyWastelanders who ask you for Purified Water. Each time you give theseguys a bottle, you will get a slight boost to your karma. Do it more andmore, and you’ll gain more and more karma. You can theoretically do thisas much as you want to any of these thirsty characters for as muchpositive karma as you desire.

Submitted by Ndangerous