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Form ID

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Form ID is an object property assigned by creators or the engine to each and every thing in Fallout 3, be that items, NPCs or parts of the world like sign on a wall or the wall itself.

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[edit] Base ID (aka Base parameter in the game console)

Base ID is the number assigned to template of each object that is used to create many instances of that object. For example all bottle caps in the game have exactly the same Base ID. This ID is used in scripts or console with commands that create new instances of object, like additem or placeatme.

This value is also used for the setessential command, which makes the NPC invulnerable. To use it, put in:

setessential <base id> 1

[edit] Reference ID (aka ObjectReferenceID in the game console)

Every new created item has its own reference ID. For example, all the bottle caps created from same Base ID will have different reference IDs. This ID is used to manipulate existing objects with commands like kill, move to, or prid, for example.

Any item that is not created by pre-defined game scripts (either original or from mods) will have reference ID starting with FF to indicate that this item belongs to this particular save game. It is for dynamically generated items, like loot from containers, random encounters or trader's wares.

[edit] Load order

Load order of modules (ESMs and ESPs) will affect the ID number of modules. The first two digits of a ID number corresponds to its load order (in Hexadecimal, like the rest of the number). One must use a utility like FO3Edit to ascertain the load order of a module. Fallout3.esm's ID number is should always be 00, as it should always be the very first module to load. The ID number series in the FF (decimal equivalent: 255) range is reserved by the game engine for objects created and saved in the gamesave file (such as PlaceAtMe'd objects, projectiles, dropped inventory, or list-spawned actors).

According to the layout of this system, the maximum number of modules that can be loaded by the game is 254 (256 load order ranges, - 1 for the Savegame FF range, - 1 for the always-mandatory Fallout3.esm).

[edit] Named character IDs

Below are the Base ID and Reference IDs for most of the named characters in the game. They are grouped together by the character's initial location and then sorted alphabetically. RefIDs were obtained from the textfile created by the console command save fred 1. Base IDs were obtained using Fallout Mod Manager: http://timeslip.chorrol.com/fomm.html.

".esm name" indicates characters whose name in the Fallout3.esm was significantly different from the name used in the game.

[edit] Player character

SetEssential does not work correctly on yourself, it causes the camera to point at your feet and other issues.

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Lone Wanderer 00000007 00000014

[edit] Companions

Character BaseID RefID Location .esm name
Butch 00027F65 000230E3 Rivet City - Muddy Rudder
Charon 000156F6 0002B8E1 The Underworld
Clover 000156A2 000384D8 Paradise Falls
Dogmeat 0006A772 0006A775 Scrapyard, fighting some raiders
Fawkes 0003D34E 0002D9CF Vault 87
Jericho 00000A71 00003B5D Megaton, inside Moriarty's Saloon
Seargeant RL-3 00094867 00094285 Outside RobCo with Tinker Joe
Star Paladin Cross 000156E5 00062735 The Citadel


[edit] Andale

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Bill Wilson 00029AA4 00093EDC
Jack Smith 00029AA1 0002DCA3
Jenny Wilson 00029AA6 0002DC70
Junior Smith 00029AA3 0002DCA1
Linda Smith 00029AA2 0002DCA4
Martha Wilson 00029AA5 0002DC74
Old Man Harris 00029AA9 0002DC3A


[edit] Arefu

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Brailee Ewers 0001D711 0001D713
Davis West 000384AD 000384AE (Starts game dead)
Evan King 0001D5F6 0001D70F
Karen Schenzy 0001D714 0001CFAE
Ken Ewers 0001D710 0001D712
Matilda West 000384AF 000384B0 (Starts game dead)


[edit] Big Town

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Bittercup 0002796A 00027F12
Dusty 000288BC 00028A59
Flash 0002796B 0002802A
Kimba 0002AB94 00027F3D
Pappy 0002796C 00027FAA
Red 00025251 00025252
Shorty 0002AB95 00028029
Timebomb 0002805A 0002805B


[edit] Canterbury Commons

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Derek Pacion 00031EC7 00036F74
Dominic D'Ellsadro 00031EC6 00036F71
Joe Porter 00031ECA 00036F7D
Machete 00031EC8 00036F72
The AntAgonizer 00036C1C 00037225
The Mechanist 00036C1B 00037224
Uncle Roe 00031EC9 00036F73


[edit] Chevy Chase

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Initiate Jennings 0001F355 00020AEF MQ01JenningsDead (Starts game dead)
Initiate Reddin 0001D42F 0001D42E MQ01Reddin
Knight Captain Colvin 0001D432 0001D431 MQ01Colvin
Paladin Vargas 0001D44E 0001D42D MQ01Vargas
Sentinel Lyons 0001D430 0001D44F MQ01SarahLyons


[edit] Citadel

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Elder Lyons 000156E4 000210E6
Knight Artemis 0001937D 000210D1
Knight Captain Durga 0001E71A 0001E71C KnightSergeantDurga
Knight Captain Dusk 000156E7 000210EB
Knight Captain Gallows 000156E8 000210EC
Paladin Bael 000B875B 0008DE18
Paladin Glade 000156E9 000210E9
Paladin Gunny 00026C57 00026C58
Paladin Kodiak 000156E6 000210EA
Scribe Bowditch 000156EC 000210E4
Scribe Jameson 00025FD0 00025FD1
Scribe Peabody 000156ED 000210E5
Scribe Rothchild 000156EA 0001F0C7
Squire Maxson 000156E2 000210E7


[edit] Dukov's Palace

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Cherry 0002AE21 0002AE22
Dukov 0002AE1E 0002AE1F
Fantasia 0002AE20 0002AE23


[edit] Falls Church

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Initiate Pek 00019938 0001993B FFDCFallsChurchBoSLostInititate
Paladin Hoss 00015502 00015501 FFDCFallsChurchBoSLeader01


[edit] Fort Independence

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Defender Morgan 00043DEB 00043DEE
Defender Rockfowl 00043DEC 00043DEF
Protector Casdin 00040C39 00042196


[edit] Galaxy News Radio

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Knight Dillon 00025955 00025956 GNRKnightDillon
Knight Finley 00025954 00025957 GNRKnightFinley
Knight Sergeant Wilks 00025953 00025958 GNRKnightSergeantWilks
Three Dog 0002248B 00023943


[edit] Girdershade

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Ronald Laren 000388E1 000388E2
Sierra Petrovita 000388DF 000388E0


[edit] Grayditch

Character BaseID RefID .esm name Location
Bryan Wilks 000307C7 00033096 Near town
Doctor Lesko 000307C8 000393EB In caverns
Fred Wilks 0003197A 000393EA In house (Starts game dead)
Lug-Nut 000388E3 000C8E23 In caverns (Triggered)
William Brandice 0007086E 00070870 In caverns (Starts game dead)


[edit] Jefferson Memorial

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Alex Dargon 0001CCA3 0001CCAB
Daniel Agincourt 0001CCA1 0001CCBA


[edit] Lincoln Memorial

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Leroy Walker 000239CE 00027FBA
Silas 00027FAF 00027FBB


[edit] Little Lamplight

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Biwwy 00061794 00061799
Bumble 00015699 00036FEE
Eclair 00015682 0002E4B8
Joseph 0001568D 00003A13
Knick Knack 00015692 00025FFF
Knock Knock 00015693 00036FE1
Lucy 00015696 00025248
Mayor MacCready 000156AC 0000313B
Princess 00015685 000185D5
Sticky 000295EB 000295EE
Zip 000179D6 00036FE6


[edit] Megaton

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Andy Stahl 00000A6C 00003B55
Billy Creel 00000A65 00003B5A
Colin Moriarty 00000A61 00003B3C
Confessor Cromwell 00000A6F 00003B48
Doc Church 00000A6E 00003B56
Gob 00000A62 00003B3D
Harden Simms 00000A73 00003B45
Jenny Stahl 00000A6D 00003B53
Jericho 00000A71 00003B5D
Leo Stahl 00000A6B 00003B54
Lucas Simms 00000A60 00003B46
Lucy West 00000A69 00003B5B
Maggie 00000A66 00003B5C
Manya 00000A68 00003B58
Micky 000C6E90 000C6E91 WaterBeggar01 (Found outside town)
Moira Brown 0002D3C0 0002D2BC
Mother Maya 00000A70 00003B49
Nathan 00000A67 00003B57
Nova 00000A63 00003B3F
Stockholm 00003B1C 00003B26
Stockholm 00003B1C 0001942F (Found outside town in sniper tower)
Wadsworth 0007F477 0007C130
Walter 00000A64 00003B59


[edit] Meresti

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Alan 000200BE 000200BF TheFamilyAlan
Brianna 000200BB 000200BC TheFamilBrianna
Holly 00019420 000200CC TheFamilyHolly
Ian West 0001D5F5 0001941E
Justin 000200C9 000200CA TheFamilyJustin
Karl 000200C4 000200C5 TheFamilyKarl
Robert 000200CD 00020F5C TheFamilyRobert
Vance 0001D5F7 0001941D TheFamilyVance


[edit] Northwest Seneca Station

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Barrett 000C9CF9 000C9CFA
Murphy 000C9CEF 000C9CF0


[edit] Oasis

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Bloomseer Poplar 0002A278 0002A2B8
Branchtender Cypress 0002A279 0002A2BD
Branchtender Linden 0002A27A 0002A2BE
Branchtender Maple 0002A27F 0002A2C1
Leaf Mother Laurel 0002A276 0002A2C3
Sapling Yew 0002AEFF 0002AF00
Tree Father Birch 0002A275 0002A2C5


[edit] Paradise Falls

Character BaseID RefID .esm name Role
Bleak 0001569D 00030D12 Slave
Breadbox 0001569A 00030D0F Slave
Bronson 0001569B 00030D10 Slave
Carolina Red 000384D4 000384D7 Slaver
Carter 00030D82 00031860 Slave
Clover 000156A2 000384D8 Slave
Crimson 000156A1 00034226 Slave
Cutter 000156A3 0002524D Slaver
Eulogy Jones 0001569F 00026010 Slaver
Forty 000156A0 00030D0A Slaver
Frank 00066E68 00066E6F ParadiseFallsBarTender Slave
Grouse 00015698 00033174 Slaver
Jotun 000384D5 000384D9 Slaver
Miss Jeanette 0001569C 00030D11 Slave
Penny 00015691 00030D0D Child Slave
Pronto 000156A4 00030D13 Slaver
Rory Maclaren 0001569E 00030D0E Slave
Sammy 00015684 00030D0C Child Slave
Squirrel 00015686 00030D0B Child Slave
Ymir 000384D6 000384DA Slaver


[edit] Red Racer Tricycle Factory

Character BaseID RefID .esm name Location
Centre Dubois 000CADC3 000CADDC SDODubois Outside
Goalie Ledoux 000CADC2 000CADDE SDOLedoux Outside
The Surgeon 0006C48D 0006C48E RedRacerDoctor Inside
Winger Gervais 000CADC5 000CADDD SDOGervais Outside


[edit] Republic of Dave

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Bob 0002B898 0002B8A6
Dave 00029A98 0002B89E
Flower 0002B89C 0002B8A3
Jessica 0002B896 0002B89F
Mary 0002B89A 0002B8A2
Rachael 0002B89B 0002B8A4
Ralph 0002B89D 0002B8A5
Rosie 000309C5 000309C7
Shawna 0002C884 0002C885


[edit] Rivet City

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Abraham Washington 000156CF 0001E769
Angela Staley 000156BD 0001E74F
Anna Holt 00038DF5 00038DF6
Armitage 0001E7AE 0001E7AF
Bannon 000156B5 0001E74B
Belle Bonny 000156C1 0001E75B
Brock 000156C2 0001E75C
C.J. Young 000156C6 0001E762
Carlos 000C6E95 000C6E96 WaterBeggar02 (Found outside town)
Christie Young 000156C8 0001E763
Cindy Cantelli 000156B7 0001E74D
Commander Lana Danvers 000156AD 0001E748
Diego 000156CE 0001E768
Doctor Li 000156CC 00019FC5
Doctor Li 000156CC 000290A5
Doctor Preston 000156D0 0001E76A
Dr. Zimmer 000156B9 0001E753
Father Clifford 000156CD 0001E767
Flak 000156B3 0001E749
Gary Staley 000156BC 0001E74E
Garza 0001D036 0001E764
Harkness 000156AA 0001DB54
Henry Young 000156C7 0001E761
James Hargrave 000156C4 0001E75E
Janice Kaplinski 000156CB 00019FC6
Mei Wong 000156BF 0001E758
Mister Lopez 0001E759 0001E75A
Paulie Cantelli 000156B6 0001E74C
Pinkerton 000156CA 0006A178
Seagrave Holmes 000156BB 0001E750
Shrapnel 000156B4 0001E74A
Sister 0001E745 0001E756
Tammy Hargrave 000156C5 000278AA
Ted Strayer 000156BE 0001E757
Trinnie 000156C3 0001E75D
Vera Weatherly 000156B8 0001E751
Victoria Watts 000C7FAF 000C81F2


[edit] Statesman Hotel

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Brick 00029576 0002B831 RRBrick
Butcher 00029578 0002B832 RRButcher
Donovan 00029577 0002B833 RRDonovan
Theo 00029579 0002A32E RRTheo (Starts game dead)


[edit] Temple of the Union

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Alejandra Torres 000239D1 000239DA
Bill Seward 000239D2 000239DC
Caleb Smith 000239CF 000278E0
Hannibal Hamlin 000239CD 000239DD
Simone Cameron 000239D0 000239DB


[edit] Tenpenny Tower

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Allistair Tenpenny 000156E0 00017A0D
Anthony Ling 000156DB 00017A04
Chief Gustavo 0005C341 00020680
Doctor Banfield 000156D9 00017A06
Edgar Wellington II 000156D7 00017A0F
Herbert "Daring" Dashwood 000156DF 00017A11
Irving Cheng 000156DC 00017A0B
Lydia Montenegro 000156DA 00017A05
Margaret Primrose 000179EC 00017A07
Michael Hawthorne 000156D6 00017A12
Millicent Wellington 000156D8 00017A0E
Mister Burke 00000A6A 00014F77
Susan Lancaster 000156DE 00017A10
Tiffany Cheng 000156DD 00017A0C
Willy 000C6E97 000C6E9B WaterBeggar03 (Found outside town)


[edit] Tranquility Lane

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Betty 0002449C 00025098
Bill Foster 00095B48 00095B4A
George Neusbaum 0002449D 00025091
Janet Rockwell 0002449F 00025095
Mabel Henderson 000244A3 00025090
Martha Simpson 000244A1 00025097
Old Lady Dithers 000244A2 0002508F
Pat Neusbaum 0002449E 00025092
Roger Rockwell 000244A0 00025096
Stanislaus Braun 0002449C 000BD694 Betty
Timmy Neusbaum 00025093 00025094


[edit] Underworld

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Ahzrukhal 000156F7 0002B8E2
Carol 000156F2 0002B8DD
Charon 000156F6 0002B8E1
Doctor Barrows 000156F0 0002524E
Greta 000156F3 0002B8DE
Mister Crowley 000156F5 0002B8E0
Nurse Graves 0002A9FF 0002AA00
Patchwork 000156EF 0002B8E9
Quinn 000156F4 0002B8DF
Reilly 000156F1 0002A9FC RRReily
Snowflake 00054E91 00054E92
Tulip 000156F8 000B7622
Willow 000C4F40 000C4F42 (Found outside on the Capitol Mall)
Winthrop 000156EE 00026004


[edit] Vault 101

Many Vault 101 characters have multiple BaseIDs because they have different models, one for each segment of the Tutorial Levels. (e.g., when your character is 10 years old, 16 and 19.) Because of this many characters are listed multiple times. In addition while many Vault 101 security guards are named ingame, behind the scenes they are just generically labelled. Collectively this means many Base IDs for characters in this section may be incorrect or missing.

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Allen Mack 0003D346 000569B4
Amata 0002549E 000282D4
Amata 0002549E 000230E4
Amata 0002549E 0001CE25
Amata 0002549E 000300F2
Beatrice 000309AC 000309AD
Butch 00027F65 000300F3
Butch 00027F65 0002A4E8
Butch 00027F65 000230E3
Butch (hallucination) 000C111F 0001CE27 Vault106CButch
Catherine 0005EDE0
Christine Kendall 0005157A 00029078
Christine Kendall 0005157A 0002B795
Dad/James 000300EF
Dad/James 0002EA46 00019D09 CG01Dad
Dad/James 0001CE3A
Dad/James 0006A25D
Dad/James (hallucination) 00088FF7 0002EA4D V106Father
Dad/James 00019CEF 0006A25E MQDad
Dad/James 0001CE38 0006A25B CG03Dad
Dad/James 0002FDCF 000290A7 CG02Dad
Ellen DeLoria 000273CB 000230E2
Ellen DeLoria 000273CB 000282D6
Floyd Lewis 00054432
Freddie Gomez 0004E896 0001D029
Freddie Gomez 0004E896 0002907C
Gloria Mack 0006B96D 0006B96E CG04GloriaMack
Grandma Taylor 00054398
Jonas 0001CFBC 00099344 CG03Jonas
Jonas 000300E7 0001CFBE CG02Jonas
Jonas 00099343 000300E8 CG04Jonas
Mary Holden 00057507 0005750B CG04MaryHolden
Mr. Brotch 0003D347 0001CFB8 MrBrotch
Mr. Brotch 0001CFB7 00029077 CG03MrBrotch
Officer Armstrong 000C09D9
Officer Gomez 000309AE 00064914 CG02Vault101Security04
Officer Gomez 000309AE 0003A901
Officer Gomez 000309AE 000309AF
Officer Kendall 0009B177
Officer Kendall 00064912
Officer Kendall 0002D4C2
Officer Mack 0002D4BB
Officer Mack 00064913
Officer O'Brian 0007D42C
Officer Park 00035DAA
Officer Richards 00064916
Officer Taylor 000C09D6 000C09DD
Officer Wilkins 0006BC15 0006BC1D
Officer Wolfe 00035DAB
Old Lady Palmer 000309A7 00029076
Old Lady Palmer 000309A6 000309A8
Overseer Mack 00029079
Paul Hannon (hallucination) 000C1120 000300F4 Vault106CPaulHannon
Paul Hannon 000300EB 0001CE29 CG02PaulHannon
Pepper Gomez 0001D02A 0002907B
Security Chief Hannon 0002985A
Security Chief Hannon 00027054 0006490E Vault101Security01
Stanley 0001CFD8 00031649
Stanley 0001CFD8 0006FFDA
Stanley 0001CFD8 0006B23B
Stanley 0001CFD8 0001CFD9
Stevie Mack 000309B0 000309B1 CG02StevieMack
Susie Mack 0004E895 00034203
Susie Mack 0004E895 00042E76
The Overseer (hallucination) 000CBCFB 000300F1 Vault106Overseer
The Overseer 000230DA 000230E1 CG04Overseer
The Overseer 000300F0 0002D4BC CG02Overseer
Tom Holden 00057508 0005750C CG04TomHolden
Wally Mack 0004E894 0001CE2B
Wally Mack 0004E894 0002907A
Wally Mack 0004E894 000300F5


[edit] Vault 108

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Gary 1 0004168A 00041689 LDGary1
Gary 12 00041688 00041681 LDGary12
Gary 17 00041686 00041687 LDGary17
Gary 25 0004167A 0008D0F6 LDGary25
Gary 27 00041680 00041678 LDGary27
Gary 29 0004167C 000BC118 LDGary29
Gary 32 00041677 0004167B LDGary32
Gary 33 0004167E 00041679 LDGary33
Gary 36 0008AAAB 0008AAAA LDGary36
Gary 41 0008AABB 0008AABA LDGary41
Gary 43 00041682 00041683 LDGary43
Gary 47 00041684 00041685 LDGary47


[edit] Warrington Station

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Bessie Lynn 0001DC18 0001F980
Michael Masters 0001DC19 0001F981
Roy Phillips 0001D7B0 0001F983


[edit] Wasteland Random Encounter

Character BaseID RefID
Ben Canning 00031E28 00031E2F
Laszlo Radford 000474C5 000474C7
Mel 00058059 0005805C
Sam Warrick 000458BE 000458C3
Dead Chinese Commando 000A0A4D
John 00090a23


[edit] Wastelands Trader

Character BaseID RefID .esm name
Crazy Wolfgang 00063BFA 00063C07
Caravan Guard - Wolfgang 00069C45 00052BC2 WolfgangCaravanGuard1
Pack Brahmin - Wolfgang 00027DE5 0002D598
Crow 00063BF8 00063C05
Caravan Guard - Crow 00069C43 00052BC3 CrowCaravanGuard1
Pack Brahmin - Crow 00027DEB 0002D599
Doc Hoff 00063BF7 00063C06
Caravan Guard - Hoff 00069C49 00052BBF HoffCaravanGuard1
Pack Brahmin - Hoff 00027DED 0002D59A
Lucky Harith 00063BF9 00063C08
Caravan Guard - Harith 00069C47 00052BC1 HarithCaravanGuard1
Pack Brahmin - Harith 00027DE7 0002D59B


[edit] Miscellaneous Locations

Locations that contain just one character are listed here.

Character BaseID RefID Location .esm name
Agatha 0003D34A 0003D34B Agatha's House
Arkansas 0002BD23 0002BD14 Minefield
Colonel Autumn 00019A1F 000A24F9 Raven Rock
Colonel Autumn 00019A1F 0001B52C Raven Rock
Commander Jabsco 000B25B5 00044B22 Fort Bannister fortBannTalonCompanyHead
Daniel Littlehorn 0006F1F2 0006F1F3 Scrapyard
Gallo 00064D48 County Sewer Mainline
Grandma Sparkle 0005215F 00054D93 Wilhelm's Wharf
Jaime 00037F43 0003CCCE Dunwich Building
Junders Plunkett 000CAFA7 000CAFA8 Arlington House
Mad Johnny Wes 00030104 00030105 Hubris Comics HubrisComicsJohnnyWes
Prime 000C77F0 000C77F1 Dot's Diner (Starts game dead)
Rocksalt 000A3BBA Tepid Sewer
Ryan Brigg 000ABD05 Jury Street Metro Station
Scribe Yearling 000156EB 00032913 Arlington Library
Sid 000A6D67 000A6D68 Vault 87
Silver 0009EA79 0009EA7A Springvale MQ01Silver
Smiling Jack 000824AB 000824AD Evergreen Mills Bazaar
Sonora Cruz 0006F211 0006F212 Regulator HQ
Star Paladin Cross 000156E5 00062735 Citadel
Sydney 00003A22 00003A77 National Archives
Tara 0004CFC7 0004CFC8 Fort Constantine Starts game dead
The Roach King 00030DE1 000C8240 Wasteland
Tinker Joe 00036F86 00036F8D Outsite RobCo
Torcher 000CA6EF 000CA761 MDPL Mass Relay Station wastlelandTorcher
Winger Mercier 000CADC4 Nuka-Cola Plant SDOMercier (Starts game dead)