Hey guys I need some help over here, recently downloaded Fallout 4 onto my new pc and installed some of my favorite mods. I added all the stuff I needed into the .ini files for it to be mod compatible and installed F4SE and all that jazz. I booted up a new game and once I got to sanctuary I tried doing the "help (search term) 4 console command to find the base id to some of the armor from some of the mods I downloaded and it came up with "form type is 4 characters and is ignored unless the filter is 4". I did all kinds of google searches and nothing helped, all the mods are correctly loaded into the game and everything. It will not even work with vanilla items like caps and leather armor. I don't know how to solve this problem and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have you changed your .ini file ??

Basic the game will not recognize the mods that will be added to your game, so it is necessary to make some manipulations for it to accept them.

- Go to your folder "USERNAME \ My Documents \ My Games \ Fallout4"

- Open the file "Fallout4Prefs.ini" and add the following line at the end:
BEnableFileSelection = 1

- Then open the file "Fallout4.ini" and modify the following line:
SResourceDataDirsFinal = STRINGS \
in
SResourceDataDirsFinal = STRINGS \, TEXTURES \, MUSIC \, SOUND \, INTERFACE \, MESHES \, PROGRAMS \, MATERIALS \, LODSETTINGS \, VIS \, MISC \, SCRIPTS \, SHADERSFX\.

@"Cerruti" I did change the .ini files. all the mods are loaded into the game, I just cant use the console command to get the ID for them so I can spawn them in.

Ok, so the problem is just that the console command does not work?

For example for wood you write:
Help wood 4
And nothing appears?

@"Cerruti" Yes that is the problem, any idea what might be causing this?

@fbmustang
Ok it's weird.
I also found nothing to explain your problem.
Maybe you should try to reinstall the game, step by step.
Sorry for not being able to help you anymore.

Hmm... Maybe it's a problem with your Ini files itself? I don't want to repeat what cerutti said but maybe you could try and delete your ini files and start again? Another guess would be that you are typing in the wrong name for the mod you are searching for, there is a in game esp browser mod thay you could try though. Somewhere on the nexus.

If whatever you're typing in the console consists of two words make sure you're putting in quotations.

For example. help "blue pants" 4

Also for the ini tweak, you no longer have to write the line like:

"SResourceDataDirsFinal = STRINGS \, TEXTURES \, MUSIC \, SOUND \, INTERFACE \, MESHES \, PROGRAMS \, MATERIALS \, LODSETTINGS \, VIS \, MISC \, SCRIPTS \, SHADERSFX\"

This was no longer necessary after an update a few months ago.

What you do need to do however, is make sure that you have the following lines in your fallout4custom.ini :

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

If you don't have a custom ini, just whip one up in notepad and place it with the others in your documents folder.

Happy modding  

@"GamerRaizen" @"maxman885" I have already edited all the .ini files that need to be changed. I have deleted them and restored them and then changed them again. I also found the id for some of the armor through the geck but when I tried to add it to my inventory it just said "compiled script not saved" or something along the lines of that.

@"fbmustang"
Found these IDS correspond to the original game, DLC or mods? In this case the first two digits in the ID must match the order download DLC or mod.

Are you playing in Hardcore mode? That can sometimes cause issues with the console.

@"GamerRaizen" No I am not playing on hardcore mode.

Hmmm, its gotta be a problem with the game itself, uninstall and reinstall it. and if not, did you tick the mods esp that adds the weapons into the game?

@maxman885 I have uninstalled and reinstalled it multiple times and I have also clicked the ESPs as well