How does the coc command work? When I type in for example coc Whiterun, it works. But when I type in coc Dawnstar, nothing happens. Did I miss anything here?
Also, how do I enter names with multiple words?
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Why not use the map to fast travel to Whiterun? Does this command work when fast traveling is not possible? – Tamara Wijsman Nov 15 '11 at 16:40
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And it causes no time to pass. – Raven Dreamer Nov 15 '11 at 16:47
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2Well, I'm using it for locations I haven't discovered yet. – Simon Verbeke Nov 15 '11 at 17:06
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2For most console commands, when entering an argument with multiple words, you can use double quotes. e.g. "deadly aim" – Arkive Nov 15 '11 at 17:51
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There are two main console commands for quick teleport:
- coc (Center-on-Cell) expects one argument (the cell name) and teleports you there. Obviously, "Whiterun" is a cell, while "Dawnstar" isn't. This is for named (mostly interior) cells, and expects the name as defined in the Creation Kit. The UESP lists those - where known - as "Console Location Code(s)" in their location descriptions (see: overview of the Skyrim locations).
- cow (Center-on-World) expects three arguments: The world name (as defined in the Creation Kit) and the X- and Y-coordinate of the cell in question. Tip for orientation: the highest point in Skyrim is in the worldspace "Tamriel", along with most of Skyrim, at the coordinates 13, -13, so you can get there using
cow Tamriel 13 -13. The UESP lists those as the exterior location coordinates, where known and applicable.
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Are you sure you have to reload from an earlier save? In FO:NV, you just had to save, quit, and reload to re-enable achievements. Bethesda may have considered that a bug and fixed it with Skyrim, though – Dave McClelland Nov 15 '11 at 19:20
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@SimonVerbeke: Yes. Potentially even before you opened the console, but I couldn't verify it either way. People report slightly different sightings, but it wouldn't be the first time with Bethesda that a bugfix introduces even more strange behaviour ... See the "Steam Achievements not working?" thread on the official forums for all the different problems people have with them. – Martin Sojka Nov 15 '11 at 20:54
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@MartinSojka: I can confirm that simply opening the console does not stop you from getting achievements: I regularly open the console on accident and I've gotten plenty of achievements after those times. – Joachim Sauer Nov 21 '11 at 07:31
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@JoachimSauer: Well, at least that one was just a rumour then. :) Anyway, achievements and console are a topic for a different question, I think. – Martin Sojka Nov 21 '11 at 09:00
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@MartinSojka I can confirm That
nclandplayer.additemdo not prevent getting an achievement in 1.1.21.0 More detail: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/35162/6914 – Arkive Nov 23 '11 at 17:22 -
Using console does not disqualify you from getting Steam achievements in Skyrim. – Dave Sherohman Nov 30 '11 at 15:56
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You can view a complete, searchable list (that is faster and easier to use than UESP) of all the COC cell names in Skyrim here.
The list also has filters (that combine with the search) according to Skyrim's holds, including all the developer's testing cells.
The site also has easy-to-use lists for NPCs, items, books (including full text of every book) and more, with more searchable lists coming soon.
