How to do a Cell Reset?
First What is a Cell Reset?:
Spoiler:
Well there are two kind…
-The bug that existed for the first several months of thegame, but is mostly resolved, where a settlement would “glitch”, reset and
containers (and Power Armor) would reset back to default.
-The second is the time it takes for a Cell to spawn asnew. The time it takes for a cell, cleared of items and enemies to “refresh”. This
is what we are looking at expediting.
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Well there are two kind…
-The bug that existed for the first several months of thegame, but is mostly resolved, where a settlement would “glitch”, reset and
containers (and Power Armor) would reset back to default.
-The second is the time it takes for a Cell to spawn asnew. The time it takes for a cell, cleared of items and enemies to “refresh”. This
is what we are looking at expediting.
What Controls the time it takes for a Cell Reset?:
Spoiler:
iHoursToRespawnCell [GMST:000D3646]
iHoursToRespawnCellCleared [GMST:000D3647]
These are the two settings linked to resetting a cell,the default values differ by difficulty.
Non-Survival: 168 hours (7Days)
Survival: 480 hours. (20 Days)
Now there are dozens of mods that effect this,so before attempting a Cell reset you need to figure out if you have one in
your load order. Most commonly linked to slowing (or increasing) NPC spawn rate
and Slow loot respawn.
The FormID’s are listed above, so if you’recomfortable with FO4Edit it’s easy to check.
If you find a mod with it, disable it for theduration of the reset, or change the value, your call.
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iHoursToRespawnCell [GMST:000D3646]
iHoursToRespawnCellCleared [GMST:000D3647]
These are the two settings linked to resetting a cell,the default values differ by difficulty.
Non-Survival: 168 hours (7Days)
Survival: 480 hours. (20 Days)
Now there are dozens of mods that effect this,so before attempting a Cell reset you need to figure out if you have one in
your load order. Most commonly linked to slowing (or increasing) NPC spawn rate
and Slow loot respawn.
The FormID’s are listed above, so if you’recomfortable with FO4Edit it’s easy to check.
If you find a mod with it, disable it for theduration of the reset, or change the value, your call.
Why Do we commonly tell people to wait 3days and Sleep?
Spoiler:
Well, for most people, they are not playingsurvival and they also are in the middle of the cycle… Call it law of Averages.
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Well, for most people, they are not playingsurvival and they also are in the middle of the cycle… Call it law of Averages.
”Ok Fine… I get that, but how?”
Spoiler:
One tried and true method, with 2 ways to wait: (Chair or Console)
-Go to an interior Cell. The game seems tohandle the Cell Resets more consistently this way
-“Wait” the full duration of your play style,factoring in mods, and add a couple days. This sucks, but you want instant
gratification so suck it up and do it.
-Sleep for minimum of 4 hours… People debatethis, but I’ve had the best luck with 4 to 8 hours sleeping after the Cell
Reset. Sleeping is mandatory in my experience.
-Leave the Interior Cell and go explore..
90% of the time this works….
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One tried and true method, with 2 ways to wait: (Chair or Console)
-Go to an interior Cell. The game seems tohandle the Cell Resets more consistently this way
-“Wait” the full duration of your play style,factoring in mods, and add a couple days. This sucks, but you want instant
gratification so suck it up and do it.
-Sleep for minimum of 4 hours… People debatethis, but I’ve had the best luck with 4 to 8 hours sleeping after the Cell
Reset. Sleeping is mandatory in my experience.
-Leave the Interior Cell and go explore..
90% of the time this works….
But waiting sucks… What else can I do to speed this up
Spoiler:
So this works, however there are many factorsthat could cause CTD’s… won’t corrupt a save (unless you save while the setting
is in effect, then you’re a dope)
-Check the Date in your Pipboy.
-Open the Console
-set timescale to <10,000>
-Close Console
-Check your pipboy every few minutes and once 40 dayspass….
-Open Console
-set timescale to <20> (Default)
-Close Console
-Sleep.
Doing this in a Major Settlement is a terrible idea, andyou again are a dope for doing it, didn’t I say Interior Cell (Don’t say the Mechanist’s
Lair…)
Use at your own risk.
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So this works, however there are many factorsthat could cause CTD’s… won’t corrupt a save (unless you save while the setting
is in effect, then you’re a dope)
-Check the Date in your Pipboy.
-Open the Console
-set timescale to <10,000>
-Close Console
-Check your pipboy every few minutes and once 40 dayspass….
-Open Console
-set timescale to <20> (Default)
-Close Console
-Sleep.
Doing this in a Major Settlement is a terrible idea, andyou again are a dope for doing it, didn’t I say Interior Cell (Don’t say the Mechanist’s
Lair…)
Use at your own risk.
But I play Survival / Use a mod that changes the rate at which the game respawns!
Spoiler:
Had a couple of people ask about this.
I would suggest a "month"...This is the fastest way to do it IMHO, but there can be instability.
Survival Based Cell Reset:
-Go to an Interior non-settlement Cell, without hostile NPC's (or some that don't respawn)
-Fully Hydrate, Eat, drink
-Make a save (NOT QUICKSAVE)
-Open Console (Survival mode requires a INI edit or mod)
-Type "get timescale" without the quotes and record the number
-Close Console
-Open Pipboy and record date/time
-Close Pipboy
-Open Console
-Type "set timescale to 10000" without the quotes.
-Close Console-Watch FO4 and wait 5 or so minutes
-Check date time in Pipboy, if a moth has past continue, otherwise close Pipboy and keep watching paint dry.
-Open Console-Type "set timescale to xxxxx" without the quotes. X = Timescale recorded.
-Fully Hydrate and eat.
-Sleep (Must be done before leaving or using a mod that allows saving)
-Save again, and Exit to Desktop.
-Load FO4 and the save, explore the wasteland!You should be able to explore and find everything reset!
Troubleshooting:
I died while waiting:
-Well, if a NPC gacked you, or you died of thirst / hunger, then I would
advise trying again, but this time eating and drinking a couple times
during the wait. Change the timescale back to X (Recorded timescale) and
eat / drink. Return timescale to 10000. I'd suggest again saving while
doing this.
I crashed to the desktop while doing this:
As mentioned in the article, using timescales outside the normal range can
cause instability. Try a lower number and or a different location.
There could be a time linked event were you chose to try this.
I corrupted my save doing this!:
Only heard of this once, but that's why I suggest exiting FO4 and making sure the save is solid before committing to the change and exploring.The person who reported it had 3 different scripted mods adding NPC's to the game (WoTC, One that added to the rooftops and one other) and they
always cause instability in FO4.
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Had a couple of people ask about this.
I would suggest a "month"...This is the fastest way to do it IMHO, but there can be instability.
Survival Based Cell Reset:
-Go to an Interior non-settlement Cell, without hostile NPC's (or some that don't respawn)
-Fully Hydrate, Eat, drink
-Make a save (NOT QUICKSAVE)
-Open Console (Survival mode requires a INI edit or mod)
-Type "get timescale" without the quotes and record the number
-Close Console
-Open Pipboy and record date/time
-Close Pipboy
-Open Console
-Type "set timescale to 10000" without the quotes.
-Close Console-Watch FO4 and wait 5 or so minutes
-Check date time in Pipboy, if a moth has past continue, otherwise close Pipboy and keep watching paint dry.
-Open Console-Type "set timescale to xxxxx" without the quotes. X = Timescale recorded.
-Fully Hydrate and eat.
-Sleep (Must be done before leaving or using a mod that allows saving)
-Save again, and Exit to Desktop.
-Load FO4 and the save, explore the wasteland!You should be able to explore and find everything reset!
Troubleshooting:
I died while waiting:
-Well, if a NPC gacked you, or you died of thirst / hunger, then I would
advise trying again, but this time eating and drinking a couple times
during the wait. Change the timescale back to X (Recorded timescale) and
eat / drink. Return timescale to 10000. I'd suggest again saving while
doing this.
I crashed to the desktop while doing this:
As mentioned in the article, using timescales outside the normal range can
cause instability. Try a lower number and or a different location.
There could be a time linked event were you chose to try this.
I corrupted my save doing this!:
Only heard of this once, but that's why I suggest exiting FO4 and making sure the save is solid before committing to the change and exploring.The person who reported it had 3 different scripted mods adding NPC's to the game (WoTC, One that added to the rooftops and one other) and they
always cause instability in FO4.
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