Since the ~ key is so close to the ESC key, I've accidentally hit it a couple of times. I don't think my achievements are working at the moment and I'm wondering if that is the reason why. I did not type any commands, just immediately hit ~ again

Doesn't matter either way, I'm too far in the game to start over and if I did there is a line in the .ini to disable the console. As somebody who has been playing video games for 25+ years, I think the idea behind achievements is kinda cool but they change the way people play video games. You wind up going out of your way to do something unrewarding just to unlock an achievement. They're hard to ignore too, you try to ignore 'em but wind up trying to get 'em anyway

It does seem to be the reason. I took a screenshot right after gaining the first achievement and used the console to remove the menu and I haven't gotten another achievement since but at least one of my friends is able to earn them. On the bright side, I can now enjoy my game free of those little pop-up messages.

Yeah, I had this happen as well. Lost 10 hours of my game because of it. It'd have been nice if upon opening the console, there was a WARNING displayed that said achievements had been disabled.

Boone got himself stuck somewhere inbetween the Strip and the Lucky 38. Not quite sure how he missed the big tower; but after waiting 5 in-game days and him not showing up, I summoned him with the console. 10 hours later... hm, you know, I've been meeting achievement requirements but getting no achievements. I don't particularly care about the achievements, but if I'm going to spend >5 hours on a game, I want every little thing I can get for doing it. I feel pretty cheated for not getting credit; especially since I was fixing a #!%#!%#!(%*#!( bug / script-error that should have never happened.

I'd be less annoyed, probably, if the console was the only way to cheat and I could rationally determine that's why it disables achievements. But it isn't -- nothing is stopping me from loading the GECK and adding every item in the game and a million caps to a 'mystery crate'; or even creating new weapons/armor with insane statistics. I doubt my achievements would be disabled -- but if they were, then there are even bigger problems here. Eventually, FONV will be played for the first time with mods installed already; and people will be quite perturbed to discover that nothing unlocks.

It would be understandable if FONV was a leaderboard, and / or multiplayer game. But it is, in fact, an entirely SINGLE-PLAYER game.

It just makes no rational sense.