I’m trying to change some things in a game (Skyrim) and apparently you can do so by opening the console commands. I’ve been pressing the tilde button in the game but no good.
This link describes some other keys it could be and how to check your settings for the proper key.
I can’t seem to find the keyboard settings they speak of either.I don’t have arrow keys either so I may have some kind of weird setup.
It might be labeled "control settings’ in the game.
Are you on a PC, XBox or PS ?
PC. dISCOURSE!
Where is your Tilde key ? Have you tried the “` ¬” key
to the left of your “1 / !” key ?
It’s on the same key as Esc.
Not sure about “` ¬”.
Since this is about a game, let’s Fus Ro Dah this over to the Game Room.
Make sure the ~ key is working. Bring up Notepad or anything really that you can type in. Some keyboards are mapped weird, or you might have something configured oddly in Windows.
I’ve also heard that if Skyrim is launched from Steam, there is a bug that can prevent the console from coming up. If you Alt-Tab out of the game then back in, it might work after.
I just tried Word and no luck. Any idea how to remap my keyboard?
Maybe shift-ESC? FN-Esc? I’ve never seen a tilde on the Esc key.
@Love_Rhombus, are you using a mouse or a controller? If the latter, try unplugging it; I’ve run into situations with Bethesda games where the console would not open if a controller is plugged in.
Ah! I do have it plugged in! Let me give that a shot.
I don’t think Windows can do it natively, but there are third party programs that do it. Even from Microsoft itself, here are two options:
Those are just the top two that show up on a search. I tend to gravitate toward utilities that Microsoft offers if they are available because they are less likely to conflict with some core part of Windows.
Escape and anything just takes me to the character/quest/gameplay menu. All in all if I can’t get it to work it’s no big deal-just wanted to change my character’s name without redoing part of the game.
There’s a mod that lets you rename anything, including your own character.
That might work as an alternative to the console.
Wait - it’s on the same key as Esc? That’s not too common.
What sort of keyboard do you have?
Could be you need to use a FN or shift key (hold those down first while hitting Esc). But it’ll really depend on your keyboard.
Do you not have the “Control” option here on the left?
https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/images/3/3d/SCSG_Gameplay-1.jpg
I have this thing. It also doesn’t have arrow keys. I was easily seduced by the cool light-up keyboards.