How to reset all console history

[TheDiehardNoob]

So the other day a friend showed me some stuff he thought was funny to do in console, left later, and I discovered my game got f***ed up pretty badly (I level every 5 skill levels, or rather every skill level counts for 2 towards 1 level at the moment). I have no clue what he did in console, so doesnt he apparently (yay for friends), and I'd be happy to reset all console history. Reinstalling Skyrim or Steam doesnt do the trick. Tips? Thanks in advance:) Edited December 13, 2011 by TheDiehardNoob

[maboru]

You can look through this - http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Console_Commands_%28Skyrim%29 - and this - http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console - and this - http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_console_commands_%28all%29 - which lists all the commands shown with the Help command.

 

Or you can just open the console and type help and then scroll them and try to figure out which ones he used.

[TheDiehardNoob]

The last option would be the best, but i've already reinstalled the game and rebooted pc. Problem is although no commands are shown in list there are still some active from earlier (pretty weird ones as well). Any file I could tweak that in or something, or any way I can 100% clean Skyrim again? Edited December 13, 2011 by TheDiehardNoob

[scrivener07]

Console is cleared when you restart your game. The only way a console change would stick is if you made a save AFTER the console commands were entered (most clear anyway). Load a save from before your friend came over.

[TheDiehardNoob]

This console business even carries over to new installs, fresh games or earlier saves arent working until now:(

[maboru]

Console commands can't carry over after you do a complete uninstall, wipe and reinstall.

[TheDiehardNoob]

  On 12/14/2011 at 12:20 AM, TheDiehardNoob said:

This console business even carries over to new installs, fresh games or earlier saves arent working until now:(

Guessing its something with the key in regedit, but it does. Tbh, I think it saves on Steam profile ;) Another reason to love Steam..

Ive completely removed and reinstalled both Steam and Skyrim several times now, still this problem persists.

Edited December 14, 2011 by TheDiehardNoob

[Uzibeatle]

I don't know what your computer is smoking but that isn't the way console commands work in the game.

 

Say you make some alteration, it only 'sticks' to the game save you do after you do something with console that afffects the game. Any subsequent

games based on THAT save from then on may have that alteration in them, some console commands are temporary some are persistant, but ONLY

to saves that were made post the one.

 

New games will not be affected.

I've been doing this with this game engine series since Oblivion, thru fallout, fallout new vegas. Never has this ever happened , as you describe.

 

Whatever your 'friend' did goes beyond the scope of simple console commands then.

There is one command you can do in the game called 'saveini' which can stick across saves as it will store in the game ini files

some console commands that normally are not in the ini. That is the only exception I could think of that might effect your game across saves of new games.

You say you reinstalled the game. Did you manually delete the old ini files in both the game directory and in the directory (user tree) the save games go into?

I'd do that and then let steam REVERIFY the cache so it will reinstall default ini's.

There is no need to completely reinstall. That would just be silly.

 

That is my thought.

[TheDiehardNoob]

  On 12/14/2011 at 4:43 AM, Uzibeatle said:

I don't know what your computer is smoking but that isn't the way console commands work in the game.

 

Say you make some alteration, it only 'sticks' to the game save you do after you do something with console that afffects the game. Any subsequent

games based on THAT save from then on may have that alteration in them, some console commands are temporary some are persistant, but ONLY

to saves that were made post the one.

 

New games will not be affected.

I've been doing this with this game engine series since Oblivion, thru fallout, fallout new vegas. Never has this ever happened , as you describe.

 

Whatever your 'friend' did goes beyond the scope of simple console commands then.

There is one command you can do in the game called 'saveini' which can stick across saves as it will store in the game ini files

some console commands that normally are not in the ini. That is the only exception I could think of that might effect your game across saves of new games.

You say you reinstalled the game. Did you manually delete the old ini files in both the game directory and in the directory (user tree) the save games go into?

I'd do that and then let steam REVERIFY the cache so it will reinstall default ini's.

There is no need to completely reinstall. That would just be silly.

 

That is my thought.

Can only hope its not as strong as what I smoke.

Saveini was for certain not ever used. I reverified with as well, then completely freshly installing; problem persists. New games should not be based off any saves at all either way so at least console carries over to new saves(this does anyway in Skyrim, confirmed for 'normal' console use with toggle stuff (i tested with tgm just now)), or stay saved on Steam profile which is my guess.

 

At this rate I'll probably mail Bethesda (since there is no support thread but only a lacking FAQ) and ask for a new code and deletion of my current one, then try it on a new Steam account.

Still a big thank you to everyone helping, made me doublecheck some stuff:)

Edit: Cleared ini files once again, deleted local content, new game.. same thing.

Happy I got to level 38 on my first account so I had a good taste of the game, shame its messed up now.

Edited December 14, 2011 by TheDiehardNoob

[maboru]

Here's the Beth support forum - http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/forum/180-pc/ But I must say I've never seen a similar problem there (not that there aren't, that forum has been on fire for a month now!)

 

BTW- The console command makes no Windows Registry additions, I check and clean my daily.)