With Fallout 3 finally released after 10 years of waiting. It’s time to unlock all its codes, cheats and uncover hints like how to get Dogmeat the dog to join you on your travels on the Wastelands that are the world outside the Vaults. Because let’s be honest, you could use the help in a world filled with radiation, Super Mutants, and other hostile mutated creatures.
To enter PC Console Codes: Hit the Tilde (~) key on your keyboard to access the console and enter one of the following codes. When you see a number sign (#) / a word between brackets ( () ), that means you have to fill out the number / skill you want instead of the listed sign / word.
Cheat code — Effect in the game:
• addspecialpoints # — Add # special points.
• advlevel — Advance one level.
• ttm1 — All mapmarkers.
• Kill — Automatically kill the target you selected in Console Mode.
• player.setlevel # — Changes your level to #, doesn’t affect anything else.
• modpca (s.p.e.c.i.a.l) # — Changes the chosen stat by adding the given number. For example lmodpca luck 3 would take your 5 luck to 8.
• GetQuestCompleted — Complete current quest.
• getXPfornextlevel — Displays the XP needed for the next level.
• tgm — God Mode.
• movetoqt — Moves the player to the current quest marker.
• tcl — No clipping mode.
• setracemenu — Open the character creation screen.
• player.additem 0000000F “XXX” — Replace “XXX” with the amount of caps (money) you want.
• rewardxp xxx — Replace xxx with the number of experience points to receive.
• rewardKarma # — Reward # karma points to player.
• setspecialpoints # — Set the number of special points to #.
• player.setav (SKILL) # — Sets skill level to #. Max 100. this sets all skill bonuses but those from gear, tag skills, or attributes.
• player.setav (S.P.E.C.I.A.L.) # — Sets the typed attribute to the number provided. (1-10).
• tfc — Toggles free camera mode (useful for character screenshots).
• tm — Turns off/on the HUD (useful for character screenshots).
• unlock — Unlocks any selected physical lock (doors, chests, etc) and terminals.
All version of Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC) have certain tricks to give you an advantage.
This video shows where you can find Dogmeat in the Capital Wasteland of Fallout 3.
If you need more details, then the following descriptions might help you find your four-legged friend better. Go to the town of Megaton, there the shopkeeper Moira can give you the Minefield quest. Now go south / south-east from Minefield as you look for a junkyard, on the world map this Scrapyard is in the top right corner of the square that is two squares directly below Minefield. Dogmeat can be found fighting a Raider in this Scrapyard. Save him from the Raider and talk nicely to him to get him to join you.
NOTE: If Dogmeat dies in combat, he’s dead forever! So save often and/or sometimes leave him behind at places to keep him alive.
This video shows that you can manipulate the game’s difficulty while in-game (via the menu), in order to score higher XP against easy enemies. Watch the video to find out how.
The following item glitch allows you to spam items from a Slaver character in the Slaver Camp in Paradise Falls, when you’re evil, as shown in the video below. But when you play as a good person, you’ll have to visit Megaton and find the African-American Megaton Settler who will run up to you.
Need help finding your way around the game? This Capital Wasteland Google Map shows just about anything you can find in-game.
Lined up below are more hints to find the Bobblehead locations. The hidden Vault-Tec Bobbleheads can be found at the following locations…
Collect a Bobblehead to gain +1 to a stat.
Agility: Greener Pastures Disposal, in the small office covered in radiation.
Charisma: Vault 108, in the Cloning Lab.
Endurance: Deathclaw Sanctuary, at the entrance on a table next to a rotting Brahmin corpse.
Intelligence: Rivet City, on Dr. Li’s table in the Science Lab.
Luck: Arlington Cemetery North, in the basement on a shelf directly below the stairs inside the house to the north.
Perception: Republic Of Dave, on a bookshelf on the right in the Museum of Dave.
Strength: Megaton, in Sherriff Lucas Simm’s house.
Collect a Bobblehead to gain +10 to a skill.
Barter: Evergreen Mills, in back of the Market Bazaar on a shelf in the upper-right side behind the Raider Trader that does not attack.
Big Guns: Fort Constantine, in the basement of the CO Quarters inside a safe in the wall.
Energy Weapons: Ravenhold
Explosives: WKML Broadcast Station, turn on your local map. Go through the doorway to the sealed cistern to find it.
Lockpick: Bethesda Ruins, in Bethesda Offices East, on the top floor near the door to the bridge.
Medicine: Vault 101, on your dad’s desk when leaving.
Melee Weapons: Dunwich Building, just before you leave the Virulent Underchambers, on the floor next to the door.
Repair: Aerefu, in Evan King’s house.
Science: Vault 106, on a table in middle of the living quarters second level main room.
Small Guns: National Guard Depot, go through the training room and offices to exit from a door to the main room. Use the power switch on the wall to your left, and enter the Armory door, then search the shelves.
Sneak: Yao Guai Tunnels, on top of a metal box in the Den, on the right of the map near some water.
Speech: Paradise Falls, on a table inside Euology’s pad (Slave Master’s house).
Unarmed: Rockopolis, go directly west from Casey Smith’s garage. Look for tattered banners that are strung up. Use your local map to find it.
Huge thanks to pipboy3000 for lining up the PC cheats, and all versions’ tips via Gamefaqs.