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Skyrim:Kinect Commands

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Kinect Commands are voice commands only available for Xbox 360 users. Kinect Commands were released on May 1, 2012, for players playing the game in English. They are not available on the Special Edition for Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.

Voice CommandsEdit

Main Gameplay
  • Only usable during main gameplay
QUICK ITEMS Opens Inventory Menu
QUICK MAGIC Opens Magic Menu
QUICK SKILLS Opens Skills Menu
QUICK MAP Opens Map Menu
QUICK SAVE Quick-saves
QUICK LOAD Quick-loads
NEW SAVE Saves into a new Save Slot
PAUSE GAME Pauses the game
Dragon Shouts
See Dragon Shouts for a list of both English and Dragon Language commands.

When Kinect is enabled, hold   and say any of the commands listed on the Dragon Shout page in order to activate it. To activate the shouts or powers without using Kinect, press  + . While Kinect is disabled, use   in order to activate the shouts as normal.

  • In order to activate the shouts, they must be unlocked at the level you are trying to use.
  • Shouts can be said in English or Dragon Language.
  • English shouts can be used without holding  , while Dragon Language shouts require that   be held (If you're having trouble casting the shouts, try to say them in a fluent pace at a fast speed).
Favorites Menu and Hotkeying Equipment
  • Only usable in the Favorites menu.

ASSIGN <hotkey command> sets the selected item to the spoken hotkey. <hotkey command> can be any of the following:

  • HEALTH POTION
  • MAGICKA POTION
  • STAMINA POTION
  • POISON
  • SWORD
  • MACE
  • AXE
  • DAGGER
  • BOW
  • CROSSBOW
  • SHIELD
  • DUAL WIELD LEFT
  • DUAL WIELD RIGHT
  • SOUL TRAP
  • GREATSWORD
  • BATTLEAXE
  • WARHAMMER
  • FIRE SPELL
  • FROST SPELL
  • LIGHTNING SPELL
  • WARD SPELL
  • RITUAL SPELL
  • BOUND WEAPON
  • SUMMON SPELL
  • ARMOR SPELL
  • CALM SPELL
  • FRENZY SPELL
  • HEALING SPELL
  • LIGHT
  • The following are only usable during main gameplay.
EQUIP <hotkey command> Equips item in the default hand
EQUIP LEFT <hotkey command> Equips item in the Left hand, if possible.
EQUIP RIGHT <hotkey command> Equips item in the Right hand, if possible.
EQUIP DUAL <hotkey command> Equips item in both hands, if possible.
EQUIP SWORD AND SHIELD
EQUIP MACE AND SHIELD
EQUIP AXE AND SHIELD
EQUIP DAGGER AND SHIELD
Equips the item assigned to the Sword / Mace / Axe / Dagger hotkey in the right hand, and the item assigned to the Shield hotkey in the left hand.
EQUIP DUAL WEAPONS Equips the item assigned to the DualWieldLeft hotkey in the left hand, and the item assigned to the DualWieldRight hotkey in the right hand.
Follower Commands
  • Before all of the following, you must say ALLY.
FOLLOW or FOLLOW ME Ally follows you
WAIT or WAIT HERE Ally stays where they are
TRADE or ITEMS Opens the Teammate Menu
OPEN Ally opens the container/door you're looking at
STAND Ally stands at the spot you're looking at
RETRIEVE Ally picks up the item you're looking at
ATTACK Ally attacks the NPC you're looking at
INTERACT or USE Does a generic Interact command with the ally. Same as if you entered Command mode and pressed  . What the ally does is dependent on what you're looking at.
Items Menu
After opening ITEMS, the following commands open the corresponding categories:
  • FAVORITES
  • ALL
  • WEAPONS
  • APPAREL / ARMOR
  • POTIONS
  • SCROLLS
  • FOOD
  • INGREDIENTS
  • BOOKS
  • KEYS
  • MISCELLANEOUS
After opening any of the above sub-menu categories, you can use the following to sort your items.
SORT BY NAME Sorts the item list by name, increasing. If the list is already sorted by name increasingly, sorts it decreasingly.
SORT BY WEIGHT Sorts the item list by weight, decreasing. If the list is already sorted by weight decreasingly, sorts it increasingly.
SORT BY VALUE Sorts the item list by value, decreasing. If the list is already sorted by value decreasingly, sorts it increasingly.
CLOSE MENU Closes the menu
Barter Menu & Container Menu
  • Only usable in the Barter Menu and Container Menu

THEIR <category> where <category> can be any of the vendor categories:

MY <category> where <category> can be any of the player categories:

  • ITEMS
  • WEAPONS
  • APPAREL / ARMOR
  • POTIONS
  • SCROLLS
  • FOOD
  • INGREDIENTS
  • BOOKS
  • KEYS
  • MISCELLANEOUS

After opening any of the above sub-menu categories, you can use the aforementioned SORT BY commands to sort your items.

Container Menu Only
SET LOOT LIMIT <value> Sets the value that the LOOT ITEMS voice command should use. (Value = 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100)
LOOT ITEMS Takes all items from a container whose value-to-weight ratio is greater than or equal to the loot limit. For example, if the loot limit is 100, an object with a weight of .1 and value of 100, would have a value to weight ratio of 1000, so it would qualify. If the loot limit is 0, only weightless items with value are taken, i.e. gold.
Magic Menu
  • After opening MAGIC, the following opens the menu to the corresponding category:
FAVORITES
ALL
ALTERATION
ILLUSION
DESTRUCTION
CONJURATION
RESTORATION
SHOUTS
POWERS
ACTIVE EFFECTS / EFFECTS
Character Menu
  • After opening CHARACTER, the following opens the menu to the corresponding category: ITEMS, MAGIC, SKILLS, MAP
Map Menu
  • After opening MAP, the following centers the camera on the corresponding locations:
WINDHELM
FALKREATH
DAWNSTAR
MORTHAL
SOLITUDE
MARKARTH
RIFTEN
WHITERUN
WINTERHOLD
PLAYER / WHERE AM I Centers camera on you
WAYPOINT Centers camera on marker set by you,

if applicable.

QUEST MARKER / QUEST Centers camera on active quest target. Saying it multiple times will cycle through targets.
Skills Menu
  • After opening SKILLS, use the following commands to center the camera on that skill's perk tree:
ONE HANDED
TWO HANDED
ARCHERY
BLOCK
SMITHING
HEAVY ARMOR
LIGHT ARMOR
PICKPOCKET
LOCKPICKING
SNEAK
ALCHEMY
SPEECH
ALTERATION
CONJURATION
DESTRUCTION
ILLUSION
RESTORATION
ENCHANTING

NotesEdit

  • Kinect compatibility was originally developed as part of the Game Jam.

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