Fallout 4 Cheats, Tips & Secrets

Trophy	How to unlock
Mass Production (Bronze)	Produce 100 objects from your builders.
Show Off (Bronze)	Display a weapon on a weapon rack, armor on an armor rack, and power armor in a power armor display.
Time Out (Bronze)	Assign a settler to a pillory.

Duplicate items

This glitch allows you to duplicate anything you can drop from your inventory. It also lets you get unlimited S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points (attribute points) to max out all your special skills (strength, perception, etc.) by duplicating the "You're Special!" magazine. The "You're Special!" magazine can be found inside your old house in Sanctuary, on the floor in Shaun's room. This basically gives you unlimited everything: infinite weapons, ammo, mini-nukes, fusion cores, attribute points, junk items, and even money when you resell all this stuff. To duplicate items, drop the item you want to duplicate from your inventory (so it is sitting on the ground). Command your dog companion (Dogmeat) to fetch it. Pick it up at the exact same time when he is lowering his head to pick it up. If done correctly, one copy will be placed in your inventory, while Dogmeat drops another after 2-3 seconds. Repeat this as many times as desired. If you are having any trouble duplicating items, first send Dogmeat away before commanding him to pick up the item to ensure you are able to do it correctly. Note: This glitch was performed on an unpatched version of the game. It will probably eventually get patched. To avoid not being able to use this exploit, either do not install new patches before using this exploit or delete the patches. You can avoid patches being installed by disconnecting from the internet until you are ready for the game to install new patches.

Early Cryolator

To obtain the Ventilator at the very beginning of the game without ever upgrading your lock picking skill, simply take dogmeat to vault 111 and the overseers office as soon as you get him. Once there, make certain the door to the ventilator room is open, then speak to dogmeat, choose the dialog options "fetch", then "Items" and - voila! Watch as he comically waltzed right up to the master locked case and plucked the ventilator right out, before dropping it on the floor at your feet! To get the ammo for it, however, you will have to "trade" it back from his inventory.

Far Harbor: Islander's Almanac magazine bonuses

Collect the indicated magazine to gain the corresponding effect.

Bonus	How to unlock
Far Harbor Sightseer's Guide	Points of interest appear on the map.
Children of Atom Expose	10% decreased damage from radiation-based attacks.
Recipe Roundup	Sludge recipes at the Chemistry Station.
Pincer Dodge	5% Increased VATs chances.
Precision Hunting	5% decreased damage from Mirelurk melee attacks.

Infinite Caps

When in the Human Error quest, with the Covenant, find Honest Dan. Listen to the conversation between Dan and the doctor and then kill everyone nearby. You have to free Stockton's daughter first and talk to Dan afterwards.When finish he'll give you the reward. Be sure not to make dialog choices while you talk to him. Adjust the camera in a way you can back out of the conversation without making the choice. Once you walked away wait a bit before returning to Dan. The conversation will start again and again you'll get the reward. Repeat it as many times as you like and keep in mind you'll be getting 300 caps for it.

Infinite Fusion Cores

Progress up until the point you are allied with the Prydwen. You can pickpocket a fusion core from one the Knights inside the ship (make sure you do not get caught). Once you pickpocket the fusion core from the Knight, he/she will come out of the Powersuit, replenish their fusion core and re-enter the powersuit. Once they are inside their powersuit again, pickpocket the fusion core and repeat. (be sure to quicksave after each successful attempt)

Step1: Find a knight in a secluded area.
Step2: Pickpocket the fusion core.
Step3: If successfull, quicksave (just incase)
Step4: Wait for him to leave his powersuit and go back in it.
Step5: Repeat Step 1-4.

Infinite inventory space (no weight limit)

To get unlimited inventory space for your companion, instead of trading with your companion, simply command them to pick up the item for you. Companions will never be overburdened using this trick. If your own inventory is too full, just drop some heavy objects on the ground and have your companion pick them up. This is especially helpful when you find some good loot but cannot carry more weight, or if you do not want to burden yourself with heavy weapons. This trick allows you to always bring some mini-nuke launchers (Fat Mans), rocket launchers, and mini-guns to fights without having to worry about their weight.

Infinite lock XP

Find a safe that can be picked that also has a nearby terminal that can be hacked. Pick the safe, then hack the terminal to relock the safe. Pick the safe again, use the hacked terminal, then relock the safe. Repeat this process as many times as desired to earn lock XP each time. You will also gain affinity with companions Piper, Cait, and Deacon as long as the safe is unowned.

Infinite XP

First, join the Brotherhood Of Steel, which can be done immediately after the game starts. You can join by going to Cambridge Police Station or just following the main story. Either way triggers the "Reveille" and "Fire Support" quests. Follow the Brotherhood's quest line until they make you a member. Then, complete their "Tour Of Duty" quest, where you will meet everyone on the airship. Next, make sure to have a high-damage Sniper Rifle with a long-range scope (should be 50+ damage, which can be bought from vendors in Diamond City or Bunker Hill). After joining the Brotherhood Of Steel, travel to Prydwen (their airship headquarters), and talk to Proctor Quinlan. Choose to assist on a patrol, and he will give you the "Learning Curve" quest. After activating the quest, go to the deck of the airship. Make sure to set the difficulty to Very Easy. Instead of doing the quest the normal way, you can shoot the Brotherhood ally you are supposed to protect right from the airship, and it will end the quest. He dies with 1-4 headshots on the Very Easy difficulty. After killing your ally, the quest immediately ends, but you still get to keep the reward for the quest. Make sure you crouch and are "hidden" before firing a shot and remain hidden before taking a single step or the guards will kill you since you have just killed one of their members below. Then, return to the quest giver for your XP. He will give you the exact same quest again. Repeat this as many times as desired. Each run takes approximately 90 seconds with loading times if you can kill the target in one hit (use strong .50 caliber sniper rifle). If your Intelligence level is at 11, you will get approximately 419 XP for completing the quest, plus 42XP for killing the target. That is 461 XP in 90 seconds or 3,073 XP in 10 minutes if all goes smoothly. Even with less Intelligence, you can still easily score around 2,500 XP in 10 minutes. Use this method to quickly reach Level 50 and get the "Legend Of The Wastes" trophy.

Infinite XP (Exploit)

Locate a terminal near a safe. You can open the safe by using your lock picking ability. Then you can enter the terminal and close the safe, so that you can pick its lock once more. You can repeat this process as often as you like for easy XP. It helps also if your INT rating is high, so you gain levels more quickly.

Nuka-World: Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 4 trophy rewards.

Trophy	How to unlock
All Sugared Up (Bronze)	Defeat 40 Nuka-World creatures while under the influence of any Nuka-Mix flavor.
Beverageer (Bronze)	Create 20 different Nuka-Cola flavors.
Diebrarian (Bronze)	Collect every issue of Scav! Magazine.
Eyes on the Prize (Bronze)	Redeem 100,000 tickets at the Nuka-Cade.
Home Sweet Home (Bronze)	Complete "Home Sweet Home".
Hostile Takeover (Bronze)	Establish 8 Raider Camps in the Commonwealth.
Power Play (Silver)	Complete "Power Play".
Raiding for a Living (Bronze)	Complete 12 quests for any Nuka-World Raider gangs.
Taken for a Ride (Bronze)	Complete "Taken for a Ride".
The Grand Tour (Bronze)	Complete "The Grand Tour".

Stock Up Ammo

Unlike other items ammo has no weight (even rockets and mini nukes) so it makes sense to always stock up whenever possible.

Surviving long drops

Save the game just before hitting the ground after falling from a fatal height. Load the saved and you will land safely on the ground.

Unlimited Purchases

Step 1 - Find a vendor with any type of ammo.
Step 2 - Choose to purchase all of any type of ammo so it gets sent to your side of the screen during the transaction (Don't actually confirm to purchase the ammo)
Step 3 - Click on the ammo that is now on your side of the transaction screen and choose to give 1 ammo back to the vendor.
Step 4 - Repeat the above, but this time give all the rest of the ammo back. (with different ammo)
Step 5 - Send all of the original ammo back to the vendor as well.
Step 6 - If done correctly you should still have 1 of the ammo on your side of the transaction screen that you can infinitely click on to get all of the vendor's caps.
Step 7 - After selecting your single infinite ammo, you can purchase all of the additional ammo that the Barter has created from this process. Do this repeatedly to get caps infinitely faster. Note: This glitch works with ANYTHING as a substitute for the 2nd ammo, as long as you take all of the second item from the vendor.

Unlimited S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

You first need to get Dog (maybe another companion works).
Go back to Sanctuary and if you haven't found it already, there is a book under the crib titled "You're Special". Pick it up, use it.
Now that it's in your inventory, drop it on the ground.
Tell your dog to pick it up, but right before he does you need to quickly pick it up.
If done correctly he will drop the item and it will be in your inventory still (which also dupes any item btw).
Pick up the copy Dog dropped and you should have two "You're Special" books.
Drop both on the ground and one should now activate again.

To get more than two:
1. Drop special book an clone.
2. Drop both books and pick up.
3. Drop 1 book and clone it.
4. Drop all books then pick up.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until desired stats are reached.

Unlimited settlement size

While at a settlement, drop all your extra weapons on the ground. Enter workshop mode, and click to store those weapons in workbench. This will trick the game into thinking it has more space and you will see your size actually drop. Just go back to your workbench and add them back to your personal inventory and repeat the steps again until you have enough space to build more.

Various Magazines

Various issues of the following magazines can be collected to gain the listed bonus.

Magazine	How to unlock
Astoundingly Awesome Tales	Typically add 5% to damage against a selection of enemies or make it easier to heal radiation damage.
Grognak The Barbarian	Typically add to the damage dealt with melee or unarmed attacks.
Guns And Bullets	Add about 5% to critical damage for each magazine.
Hot Rodder	Cusomize Power Armor with Shark Paint, Hot Pink, and Hot Rod Flamespaint jobs.
La Coiffe	The Hornet's Nest and The Megaton hairstyles.
Live & Love	Add perks to influence companions, or give you an extra boost when they are around.
Massachusetts Surgical Journal	Increases limb damage by 2%.
Picket Fences	Unknown.
RobCo FUN!	Get Holotape games.
Taboo Tattoos	Get up to five different tattoos.
Tales Of A Junktown Jerky Vendor	Improve prices when purchasing from vendors.
Tesla Science	Add 5% to your energy weapon.
Total Hack	Hack through Protectrons, spotlights, and turrets.
Tumblers Today	Bonus on lockpicking.
U.S. Covert Operations Manual	Improved sneaking.
Unstoppables	Add 1% percent of avoiding all damage from an attack.
Wasteland Survival Guide	Collect extra meat from all animal kills.
You're S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!	Typically add 5% to damage against a selection of enemies or make it easier to heal radiation damage.

Various Settlements

Unlock a settlement's workshop to gain control of it and influence it. Each has a requirement that must be met before it can be used.

Settlement	How to unlock
Abernathy Farm	Complete the "Returning the Favor" quest.
Boston Airport	Complete the "Shadow of Steel" quest.
Bunker Hill	Complete the "The Battle of Bunker Hill" quest.
Castle	Clear the area of hostiles.
Coastal Cottage	Clear the area of hostiles.
County Crossing	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Covenant	Complete the "Human Error" quest or defeat the current residents.
Croup Manor	Clear the area of hostiles.
Egret Tours Marina	Placate or defeat Phyllis Daily.
Finch Farm	Complete the "Out of the Fire" quest.
Graygarden	Complete the "Troubled Waters" quest.
Greentop Nursery	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Hangman's Alley	Clear the area of hostiles.
Jamaica Plain	Clear the area of hostiles.
Kingsport Lighthouse	Clear the area of hostiles.
Murkwater Construction Site	Clear the area of hostiles.
Nordhagen Beach	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Oberland Station	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Outpost Zimonja	Clear the area of hostiles.
Red Rocket Truck Stop	Unknown.
Sanctuary Hills	Unknown.
The Slog	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Somerville Place	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Spectacle Island	Clear the area of hostiles.
Starlight Drive-in	Clear the area of hostiles.
Sunshine Tidings Co-op	Clear the area of hostiles.
Taffington Boathouse	Clear the area of hostiles.
Tenpines Bluff	Complete the offered radiant quest.
Warwick Homestead	Complete the offered radiant quest.

Various Trophies