Is it ok to use "kill" on console to kill enemies?

[Chuchichäschtli]

Will it mess up the game and coding? Or will it still be the same as killing off the enemies by yourself?

There are some enemies I find hard to kill that I just want to use my console to just instakill them, but im worried about screwing my game up if I do it.

[Haughty Elves]

the kill command just kills the targeted NPC, nothing more, nothing less. Whatever happens after the NPC's death would be the exact same if you'd have just killed them with your weapons.

[JDaremo Fireheart]

depends on that NPC's role in the game. If the NPC is involved somewhere in a quest it might mess your game up, especially if you need to do that quest.

Edit: insta killing some enemies might not trigger some quest objectives either. The game will register them as just gone and not killed by you.

[ELF EYES]

if did the kill code and they needed for a quest then type resurrect to bring them back to get the quest to go

[Uncle64]

Originally posted by crazeygirl101:

if did the kill code and they needed for a quest then type resurrect to bring them back to get the quest to go

Terrible bad Idea.

[smr1957]

Originally posted by crazeygirl101:

if did the kill code and they needed for a quest then type resurrect to bring them back to get the quest to go

THIS WILL NOT WORK! Game runs a death script -

"Skyrim runs death scripts to all named characters. Resurrecting them through console does not undo the script. As far as game knows, -character- is dead and remains that way.

Effects for using Resurrect command vary. Some characters may act and talk as usual, but very often - especially with merchants and quest characters - game will get bugged, when it is no longer running scripts to dead characters, but those (as being "resurrected") are trying to cause scripts to run." 1

"Problems with resurrect have bee documented far and wide in this forum. You will notice the conflict sooner or later, especially if merchant character dies." 2

Ilja:
1. http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/351660338700199057/#c351660338700216175
2. http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/351660338700199057/#c351660338700279973

Also:
Regarding use of console commands:

Ilja:
Console is a debug tool. It does not pass event and AI scripts, or undo scripts that have been already been ran. I have stressed several times that using resurrect is among those commands that you should never use in Skyrim.

If the character you resurrected was dead, then using the command does not undo death scripts that have already been ran. Game AI gets confused and in 99% of cases you will just have a no-good character wandering around. In worse cases, death scritps will have run other scripts and suddenly "alive" character starts to cause conflicts in the game.

If the character you "resurrected" is alive (and in this case a quest character), then scripts affecting to this character now has double targets, messing up the game AI royally.

Load a save from before using unsafe console command. Do not try to undo it in any other way, because Skyrim stores script data to save files and there is absolutely no way to clean them 100% from them. Even Bethesda didn't manage to do so.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/451848854985133583/

Also:
Re: Resurrecting Named Characters (quoted from post by Ilja)

"You should never resurrect any named characters in Skryim. Game runs death scripts for each of them. Using resurrect command does not undo these scripts and there is no known way to reverse them.

Resurrecting character that has death script records in save file usually ends up badly. In best case scenario you get a useless NPC that is not tied to any quest and is cut out of the progress. In worse case scenario you get NPC that is comes constantly more and more bugged, tangling game scripts even further and ends up making a real mess out of your game.

Resurrect is among commands that has been classed as dangerous and should not be used in a game. It is a developer test command and should be treated as such. If you already made a mistake of using that command, then load a save before that." -Ilja

And:
cfs111
If you don't know what you're doing, using console commands can cause your game to malfunction! Executing the wrong command can cause your game to stop working normally; furthermore, you may not become aware of such malfunctions right away, and you may not be able to trace their cause. They can cause problems like making quests impossible to complete, altering your game's display, all kinds of game behaviors, your ability to play your character, and your ability to play the game at all. Solutions are not always easy, and may involve losing saved games or reinstalling your game.
Create a permanent saved game before using the console. (This mitigates only some kinds of risks.) If you need to use the console to fix a glitch, try to use the least powerful command possible.

[Uncle64]

And 1+ on what SMR1957 did say.

[MageThis]

Originally posted by crazeygirl101:

if did the kill code and they needed for a quest then type resurrect to bring them back to get the quest to go

NO. The death script(s) have run. You just taught someone how to bork their game.

[Dariken]

Also the kill command doesn't work on dragons for some reason.

[Falro the Great]

Originally posted by Dariken:

Also the kill command doesn't work on dragons for some reason.

It only works when they're on the ground, not when they're flying.