anniversary edition: some commands disable achievements

[elguavas]

ok, just to be clear about console commands and achievements, in anniversary edition on pc, when opening the command console the following message is displayed: "Use of some commands will disable achievements" . this message did not use to be displayed in skyrim versions before anniversary edition.

so, whether some commands disable achievements was always the case or not, as it now explicity _is_ the case, and use of some console commands can be helpful in dealing with some game glitches, what is needed is a list of commands that _do_ disable achievements, so those can be avoided if getting achievements is desired.

[elguavas]

i would also like to add that if such a list can be gathered or presented here, then pinning this topic as a reference would be useful.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Good to know. Add another good reason that I didn't invest in SAE.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

Good to know. Add another good reason that I didn't invest in SAE.

I'm pretty sure it is regardless of whether or not the Anniversary Upgrade is purchased, as it is part of the base game.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

Good to know. Add another good reason that I didn't invest in SAE.

I'm pretty sure it is regardless of whether or not the Anniversary Upgrade is purchased, as it is part of the base game.

Not SSE. I use console commands, and achievements are enabled. And not just because I have Engine Fixes, either. I played it vanilla a couple of times, and used them then, too. Achievements were still happening.

[elguavas]

ok, in the following reddit topic:

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/qs2fjb/some_console_commands_may_disable_achievements_in/

user: Apple314159265358979 has posted the following commands that they say did _not_ disable achievements on use:

player.additem
player.addperk
player.modav CarryWeight
tgm
lock
unlock
setessential
placeatme
player.moveto
openactorcontainer
setlocationcleared
setownership
addspell
AdvSkill
advlevel
bat
player.addtofaction
teachword
unlockword
fov
ResetHealth
playerspellbook

[hoot hoot]

As long as tcl isn't banned, it's not that big a deal. The rest generally amount to cheating and, for whatever reason, Bethesda is one of those developers who act like Achievement integrity is important.

fov seems like an odd thing to forbid, though.

[Nabinkemper]

Originally posted by Major Fertilizer:

As long as tcl isn't banned, it's not that big a deal. The rest generally amount to cheating and, for whatever reason, Bethesda is one of those developers who act like Achievement integrity is important.

fov seems like an odd thing to forbid, though.

It wasn't Bethesda that dictated the requirement, it was the Console manufacturers. Blame Sony.

[Crashed]

Is ressurect safe?

[elguavas]

Originally posted by Major Fertilizer:

fov seems like an odd thing to forbid, though.

that list is commands so far confirmed _not_ to disable achievements, so fov is indeed safe (as it should be). agree that tcl needs to be safe for escaping mesh errors.

[jamesTheMorrowindFan]

I have a few commands to add to the list that don't appear to affect achievements:

kill
resurrect
setrace*
setscale

I'm a Skyrim noob and thus only have one copy (and I don't want to reset my achievements lol), but I've used these commands on Skyrim SE (without the anniversary upgrade), and have still obtained these achievements.

*unknown if player's race can be different than a playable race at the time

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Is ressurect safe?

Resurrect was never safe.

But no console commands disable achievements, thats a FO4 thing not a skyrim thing, the warning appears to be a stupid error on Bethesda's part and is meaningless.

[neds_not_here]

So far , a lot the AE is flawed in my game . Mostly getting doors that open using ''tcl'' to gain entry and sometimes using ''tcl'' to get out again . I don't know if it's mod related or not but thank god for that particular console command .

[Rez Elwin]

So this might an older thread but to clarify, Console Commands do NOT disable achievements in SE, none of them do.

The message is meant to dissuade you or isn't explained properly, What that really means isn't "Use of some commands will disable achievements" it's " Improper use of some commands will disable achievements"

Using a console command to force complete a quest or go somewhere you're not supposed to be, obtain a quest item, etc. can bypass game and quest triggers making them impossible to complete causing you to be unable to get an achievement, the actual use of a CC does not void achievements.