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To move faster in Fallout: New Vegas, switch from walking to running: press Caps Lock on PC to toggle Always Run, or click the right stick on console. The game uses a walk/run toggle rather than a separate sprint command.
Switch from walking to running
On PC
Press Caps Lock to toggle Always Run, as listed in the Fallout: New Vegas PC manual. If that key does not work, the binding may have been changed. Open Options → Controls to check or remap it; Bethesda Support’s autorun instructions also point PC players to the Controls menu.
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On console
Click the right stick to toggle between walking and running, according to Prima Games’ control guide. If the control does not match your setup, check the mappings under the game’s Options menu, as Bethesda Support advises.
If you want to change movement speed on PC
The built-in toggle is the straightforward way to move faster. A Steam Community discussion describes two optional console commands for broader speed changes, but neither is presented as a walk-only adjustment:
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- Not even nuclear fallout could slow the hustle of Sin City. Explore the vast expanses of the desert wastelands
- Feuding Factions, Colorful Characters and a Host of Hostiles
- Enjoy new additions to Fallout: Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase "up close and personal"
- With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3
- In a huge, open world with unlimited options you can see the sights, choose sides, or go it alone
player.setav SpeedMult [VALUE]changes the player’s movement speed, affecting walking and running.SetGameSetting fMoveBaseSpeed [VALUE]changes base speed for the player and NPCs and also affects running.
The community post does not establish a universally safe value. It also says a changed base-speed setting may require movement to be recalculated by re-equipping a weapon or toggling sneak mode; this is user-posted guidance, not an official guarantee.
Quick Recap
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- Beyond the Wasteland: The world of New Vegas is more expansive than ever. Each new distinct area presents a fresh set of branching-quests, remarkable personalities and more chances to play the Savior or the Pariah to the natives of New Vegas.
- Dead Money: Lured into a trap masquerading as the Sierra Madre Casino, you are thrown into a high stakes game where you'll have to work with three other lost souls if you want to survive.
- Honest Hearts: An expedition into Utah's Zion National Park goes horribly wrong and you become embroiled in a war between tribes and put into a conflict between a New Canaanite missionary and the mysterious Burning Man.
- Old World Blues: Transported to the Big MT research crater, you are enlisted by the Think Tank to save them from their own science experiments that have gone horribly out of control.
- Lonesome Road: Ulysses, the original Courier Six, contacts you and promises to answer why he refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas, but only if you make one last journey into the treacherous canyons of the Divide.
Rank #2
- Feel the Heat in New Vegas: Not even nuclear fallout could slow the hustle of Sin City. Explore the vast expanses of the desert wastelands from the small towns dotting the Mojave Wasteland to the bright lights of the New Vegas strip
- Feuding Factions, Colorful Characters and a Host of Hostiles : A war is brewing between rival factions with consequences that will change the lives of all the inhabitants of New Vegas
- New Systems : Enjoy new additions to Fallout: Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase "up close and personal"
- An Arsenal of Shiny New Guns : With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3, you'll have more than enough new and exciting ways to deal with the threats of the wasteland and the locals
- Let it Ride : In a huge, open world with unlimited options you can see the sights, choose sides, or go it alone. Peacemaker or Hard Case, House Rules, or the Wild Card, it's all in how you play the game
Quick troubleshooting
- If your character still moves slowly, first switch the walk/run toggle to running.
- On PC, verify the Always Run binding in Options → Controls if Caps Lock has no effect.
- Use console commands only if you want a broader speed adjustment and accept that running speed may change too; the base-speed setting can also affect NPCs.
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