Set Health (player.setav health)
fallout-3 — Console Commands
Sets your current health to a specified value, instantly healing or damaging yourself.
Syntax
player.setav health [value]Example
player.setav health 1000💡 Notes
Value is your current HP, not max. Works in all versions. Use with caution.
🎯 Tips & Tricks
Emergency heal
If you're about to die, set health to a high value to survive.
Test damage
Set health low to test how much damage you can take.
Combine with tgm
Use tgm for invincibility instead of constantly setting health.
🔧 Troubleshooting
Health not updating
Exit and re-enter the Pip-Boy to refresh the health display.
Health keeps dropping
Check for radiation or poison effects; use player.setav rads 0 to clear.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- Setting health to 0 accidentally
- Using setav instead of modav
- Not saving before testing
👍 Pros
- Instant heal
- Set health for testing
- Survive deadly situations
- Adjust difficulty
👎 Cons
- Can cause death if set low
- May not affect max health
- Not a permanent fix
- Can be abused