The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Hints

The Console

• 1 of 18: NOTE: The console exists on the PC version only. For XBox cheats, see the XBox Cheat Codes.
• 2 of 18: Press the ~ (tilde) key to bring up the console window, then type "help" (without the quote marks) and press ENTER to get a list of console commands. There are a bunch of them, most of which won't be very interesting or useful to most players.
• 3 of 18: However, TGM (toggle god mode) might be of interest to some of you. Type TGM and press ENTER to turn god mode on and keep your character from ever losing any health, magicka, or fatigue points. Also, your weapon and armor conditions won't degrade anymore (except shields), and spells will never fail. Use the same command to toggle god mode back off if you get bored with it. (Note that it's not saved with savegames, so you'll need to turn it on every time you run Morrowind.)
• 4 of 18: Another good one is TCL (toggle collision). Even if you don't particularly want to walk through walls or fly through the air with the greatest of ease, it's very useful for when your character gets stuck in a spot to where he can't move, which happens all too frequently. Just type TCL on the console, move a bit, and type it again to go back to normal. It's also good for when a monster on the other side of a door is blocking it from opening, since the no-clip mode actually applies to every creature around, not just you.
• 5 of 18: For those of you who want to reveal the entire map instead of just where you've been, use TFOW (toggle fog of war). Note that this doesn't turn on door markers.
• 6 of 18: The PT (Purge Textures) console command isn't any kind of cheat, but it can temporarily clear up severe graphics glitches that some players periodically experience. Such glitches have usually happened to me if I'm doing a lot of Windows task-switching (like between the game and this hint file) or if I run the game again after it crashes without rebooting my computer.
• 7 of 18: TFH (Toggle Full Help) can show much useful information, including who you've stolen certain items from. For instance, turn full help on, then bring up your inventory screen and point at a stolen item. It should list one or more "owners" at the bottom of the item's description. This is useful to help you remember what items will be taken from you if you commit a crime and surrender to the guards. It also helps you remember what *not* to sell to particular merchants, since they get mad if you try to sell them any type of item that you've stolen from them in the past.
• 8 of 18: You can type SV on the console to list a lot of important global variables. Most of them shouldn't be messed with, but you can use the SET command to change some of them to your advantage. For instance, if you get expelled from the Temple faction twice, you can never get back in. But how do they keep track of how many times you've been expelled? By the global variable "ExpTemple", of course! So use the following command to set your number of Temple expulsions to 0:
  
  set exptemple to 0
• 9 of 18: If you type TKS to toggle the kill statistics on, you can check the console window every time you kill something to see what your total number of kills so far is.
• 10 of 18: One useful cheat code that isn't mentioned by the "help" list is "setpccrimelevel." Type that exact word followed by a space and a number to set your bounty to that number. To erase your bounty, set it to zero by typing: setpccrimelevel 0.
• 11 of 18: Two others are "lock" and "unlock." To use them, face the item that you want to lock or unlock, press ~ to bring up the console window, then click on the item so that its internal name appears in parentheses after the word "Console" on the window's title bar. Then you can type "unlock" to unlock it or "lock #" to lock it (where # is replaced by a number from 1 to 100).
• 12 of 18: You can use "modpcfacrep" to increase your reputation with a particular faction by a certain amount. This has to do directly with advancement, so you can advance through the ranks rapidly in a faction without doing any quests by using this code. The format for the command is: modpcfacrep # "faction name". You can get the faction name part by joining a faction and reading the name right off of the stats menu (except on the Great Houses, where you only use the one-word house name). Here's an example in which your reputation with the Mages Guild is greatly increased:
  
  modpcfacrep 100 "mages guild"
• 13 of 18: Another great cheat that can help out in many situations is "placeatpc." It can be used to make a copy of any monster, NPC, or item in the game as long as you know its internal name. Click on the link below to learn more about this wondrous console command.
  • How can I use the "placeatpc" command?
• 14 of 18: There's also another whole set of cheats that are called PlayerSaveGame cheats. It's kind of like a saved game editor built right into the game!
  • PlayerSaveGame Cheat List
• 15 of 18: You can teleport yourself around this huge game easily with the "centeroncell" and "positioncell" commands. They can be great for zapping straight to a faraway or hard-to-find location. Also, "position" can be used to teleport other people and items around.
  • How do the "centeroncell" and "positioncell" commands work?
  • How does the "position" command work?
• 16 of 18: NOTE: To scroll back through previous commands you've entered on the console, use the up and down arrow keys. This can be very useful if you need to repeat a complex command that takes awhile to type.
• 17 of 18: For more cheats and stuff, log onto your favorite search engine on the Internet and have it search for "Morrowind cheats" for you. There are lots of sites with good stuff.
• 18 of 18: One site that I highly recommend for lots of Morrowind stuff (including lists of items and trainers) is:http://www.m0use.net/~uesp/morrow/hints/morhints.shtml

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