Esreverian - The Game

A. First you need to have patch 213 in place. You should be using this latest (and apparently last) patch even if you never enable any cheats. It will save you a lot of grief. You can get it as well as a utility called fixsave, which you will probably need sooner or later, at Bethesda's website (link currently down).

Once you have patch 213 in place, you need to create a new variable, cheatmode and set it to one. To enable cheatmode add the line "cheatmode 1" to your z.cfg file. Instructions on how to do this are included with the patch. (Note - be careful to make a copy of your z.cfg file before changing anything. Also, when changing this file, be sure to save it as an plain text file ie: using notepad or saving as an ascii file.)

The patch enables some great cheats. There is a list of them somewhere in the doc, as well as a description of the hot keys that enable them. The one that cycles you through the spots where the quest monster/item might be is perhaps the most useful, but I also like the "cheat" that lets you move at superspeed through towns, something I found rather tedious at normal speed. There another "cheat" that teleports you out of the void. Sometimes you die upon return, but casting slowfalling prior to pressing alt-f11 will prevent this. Frankly, the cheats are essential if you plan to win the game, or at the very least enjoy it.

Discovered by TM the DM is an alternate use for alt-F11. When not in the void, and just after restoring a save, alt-F11 will teleport you to the entrance of any dungeon. Certainly one of the most useful of the "cheats" and an immense boon to daggerfallers everywhere, particularly those who play characters without magic or with limited spell points who don't have the ability to cast a recall spell.

Once you have cheatmode installed, just hit one of the bracket keys, "[" or "]", to move around in the dungeon. Wherever you need to go, you'll be sent to that location, as well as several others. Since it's a random choice between spots, the cheat just sends you to all of them, one at a time of course.

2. I've got a broken magic item and I'm wondering where could I go to have it repaired?

A. There is nowhere that will repair such items. If you want something done right, you'll have to do it yourself. First, you need to create a new variable, magicrepair and set it to one. Add the line "magicrepair 1" to your z.cfg file.

Now you will need to be 5th rank in either the mages guild or temple Julianos. (5th rank in the guild, not 5th level as a character.) At this exalted rank, you will be able to fashion magic items using the guild's item maker. (Note - this is not cheap.) Create two items with the power 'repairs objects' and after that any time you rest, your magic items will automatically be repaired. Note that fast travel does not count in this regard.

WARNING - the game designers never intended for magic items to be in use all the time. They were intended only as emergency items to enable the character to survive fights he otherwise couldn't. So keeping magic items in constant use may destroy game balance by making the game too easy.