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Author | HystericalParoxysm |
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To Use Cheats
First, bring up the cheat console by holding down the CTRL, SHIFT, and C keys on your keyboard at the same time.
This will bring a small white box up at the top of your screen. This little white box is generally called the "cheat box" or the "cheat console." Type the cheats in there and hit ENTER.
If you don't get the cheat box when you do CTRL, SHIFT, C, then see: Game Help:Cheat Box Won't Appear
Some users report that the cheats may be case sensitive. If you can't get a particular cheat to work, try entering the cheat with the capital letters as shown. Don't enter the brackets around the variables when you enter the cheat.
Example of entering a cheat
Let's say you want to use the 45 degree angle cheat listed below. You'll see that it's listed as:
boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation [true/false]
The [ ] brackets mean that you pick one option - in this case true or false. So, to enable the cheat you would actually type:
boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation true
Remember that you never type the [ ] brackets and only choose one option within them. You should always type the bold text prior to the brackets, including any boolProp, etc.
Expansions Required
Some cheats are expansion-pack specific, and you must have the expansion pack that cheat was released in (or any expansion pack released afterward) for it to work in your game. The icon(s) with each cheat denote which EPs that cheat is included in. If a cheat just has an icon for the base game, it will work even if you just have the base game installed, and will work with any and all EPs.
Enabling Cheats Automatically
If you would like to make a user startup cheat file (so you don't have to enter certain cheats every time you play) you can do so by following this guide: Game Help:Userstartup.cheat.
Build Cheats/Lot Cheats
Cheats that are helpful in building on lots. For specific tutorials on using these cheats to create your dream lot, see: Tutorials:Build Mode Tutorials.
LOT CLASSIFICATION AND ZONING
Changes the classification of the lot. |
Clears any 'changeLotClassification' cheat used on the lot and resets the lot class to the correct calculated value. |
changeLotZoning [residential/community/greek/dorm/secretsociety/apartmentbase/secretwitchlot/hotel] |
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Changes the zoning type of the lot. Before rezoning a lot using this cheat, make sure there are no Sims currently living in the lot. To use this cheat, enter the lot that you would like to rezone, and then enter the cheat, choosing one of these zoning options.
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BUILD/BUY MODE ENABLING AND REMOVING SPECIFIC TOOL RESTRICTIONS
When set false, enables build/buy mode tools that would normally be disabled when in a dorm lot.
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When set false, this enables the locked build and buy tools on unoccupied apartment lots. Once you've entered the cheat, it won't take effect until you switch between Buy or Build mode. |
When set false, this enables the locked build and buy tools on occupied apartment lots. Once you've entered the cheat, it won't take effect until you switch between Buy or Build mode. |
Enables the locked build and buy tools in apartment lots. |
OBJECT PLACEMENT
Allows you to move and delete objects in build mode that you cannot normally move or delete. Mainly used in building to overlap objects to create interesting effects. | |
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Toggles the ability to fine-tune the placement of items, instead of being limited to just placing them at certain spots on the grid.
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Allows users to rotate any object in 45 degree increments. Use the < and > (, and .) keys to rotate the objects; clicking and dragging to rotate will only rotate in 90 degree increments. | |
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Allows objects to be placed in quarter tile increments. It is recommended that you put this cheat in your userstartup.cheat file, as the cheat itself is inactive in-game until you toggle it in build/buy mode with CTRL+F. A deprecated alias of the cheat which doesn't work in userstartup.cheat file is setQuarterTilePlacement [on/off]. |
Set to false to place floor tiles at the very edge of the lot and to change the tiles of the road and sidewalks. |
BATCH OBJECT DELETION
Remove all fences from the lot. You must be in build mode to use this cheat. |
Remove all walls from the lot. You must be in build mode to use this cheat. |
Remove all half-walls from the lot. You must be in build mode to use this cheat. |
Remove all awnings from the lot. You must be in build mode to use this cheat. |
Removes all build mode objects of the chosen type from the lot. You must be in build mode to use this cheat. |
ROOFING
Adjust angle of all roofs on the lot. Values 15 - 75 seem to equate to the angle in degrees. |
Similar to the roofSlopeAngle cheat, this cheat allows you to change individual pieces of roof, separate from the other roof parts. To use, first build the roof. Then enter the cheat. Acceptable values are 15 - 75 (degrees). While the roof tool is still selected, hold down CTRL and ALT and click on the the section of roof that you want to change. The roof will change angles. | |
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TERRAIN
Toggles the ability to change the elevation of floor tiles in areas that already have walls, floors, and foundations on them. |
Set to false to turn off viewing terrain paints (ground cover) on the lot. This cheat does not appear to remove them, just makes them invisible. |
Set to false to remove water (ponds) on the lot. |
OTHER
When you click on an object in the Build/Buy catalog, a purple text line at the bottom of the object description will show you which EP or SP the selected object came with. |
Sets the amount of floors allowed (so you can build higher). You cannot go higher than 16 or the game will crash. | |
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Movie/Picture/Graphics Cheats
These cheats may be of use to you if you are taking pictures, creating stories with the game, making movies (machinima), or otherwise trying to create a nicer appearance. If you are looking for more items that may be helpful in this area, see: Content List: Hacks and Hacked Objects: Pictures, Movies, Stories, and Poses.
POST-PROCESSING EFFECTS
Enables the use of postprocessing cheats described below. You must have a video card that can handle pixel shaders in order to successfully use this cheat. If you use the cheats and you don't have pixel shaders, the screen will most likely go partially dark, and will not come back until you turn off enablePostProcessing. If you turn on postprocessing, and you turn on cinematics, and a cinematic plays, you may also experience unwanted graphical glitches. | |
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Adds a blur effect, like a sitcom flashback moment, with a tint if you so choose. Acceptable values are from 0.0 - 1.0. To calculate RGB value, divide each number by 255. X is the amount of bloom. Must have entered boolProp enablePostProcessing true for this cheat to work. |
Adds a blur effect from the specified center. Using "vignette 0.5 0.5 0.5" should put some blurry bits at the edge of the screen. "vignette 0.5 0.5 1.0" will give the maximum edge blurryness. Acceptable values are from 0.0 - 1.0. X is the amount of vignetting effect to apply. Must have entered boolProp enablePostProcessing true for this cheat to work. |
This cheat makes the screen grainy. Must have entered boolProp enablePostProcessing true for this cheat to work. |
Adds a letterbox effect to the view. Must have entered boolProp enablePostProcessing true for this cheat to work. |
PLUMBBOB AND THOUGHT BUBBLES VISIBILITY
Toggles display of the plumbbob. Will not work in a userstartup.cheat file; must be entered in-game. |
Removes thought and speech balloons as well as relationship gain/loss graphics. Will not work in a user startup cheat file; must be entered in-game. |
SHADERS AND BUMP MAPPING
Toggles the use of graphics shaders. This is required to view bump mapping, and also controls other graphical options in the game including visible fish in the fish tank and in ponds (with EP5: Seasons) and clearer/prettier pool water effects. Turning it off can also help the nVidia blue screen issue. For more information, see: Bump Maps and Shaders. Some graphics cards cannot handle this option - turn it back off if you have problems. |
Toggles the use of bump maps, a graphics effect that can add details to many items in the game, including walls, floors, clothing, and more. For more information, see: Bump Maps and Shaders. Some graphics cards cannot handle this option - turn it back off if you have problems. |
OTHER
Allows the player to create a new lighting file with specific lot lighting values. Used to make special light settings per lot. |
Use to slow down the game speed to aid in capturing a picture at just the right moment. 0 is normal speed, 8 is slowest. |
Sets different particle density (special effects, such as green stink clouds over dirty plates, werewolf transformation effects, and others). 1.0 is default, 0.0 is no visible particles. The maximum value entered isn't actually limited to 10.0, but there isn't really a visible difference past 10.0, and the frame rate might drop depending on your system. |
If set to true, disables automated camera manipulation during special event cutscenes. The special animations and music of the cutscenes will still play, but the user's screen won't switch to "movie mode," and the camera will remain controllable during the cutscene. |
Sets number of mosaic tiles in a censor grid covering a Sim's body when they are naked or using the washroom. By setting the size to 0, this cheat will remove the censor blur altogether. This cheat is only functional in the Base Game and unpatched University. If you patch University or have later expansions, this cheat is disabled. For how to disable the blur in those cases, see: Game Help:Disable Censor Blur. |
Set to true to see the path where the selected sim walks to. |
Set to true and blocks appear on sims faces and on parts where sims are looking. |
Neighborhood Cheats
Cheats that change the neighborhood view.
TERRAIN
Change the neighborhood's terrain type. You will have to exit the neighborhood (by entering another one) and return to it before your changes will be visible. Only seems to work for the whole neighborhood when changing to desert. Entering any other type reverts to grass except for lots themselves, but not the neighborhood terrain. |
Edit the neighborhood terrain. Put your cursor over the area you want to lower or raise (click and drag for a larger area), and press [ or ] to lower or raise by one click. Press \ to level the terrain. To smooth terrain, highlight the target area and press P. |
Toggle bridges showing up in neighborhood. |
Toggles buildings showing up in neighborhood. |
Toggles display of water in neighborhood. |
Toggles display of trees and plants in neighborhood. |
Toggles display of roads in neighborhood. |
Toggles display of neighborhood props like rocks and towers in neighborhood. |
Toggles detail level of cars in neighborhood. |
Toggles cars driving on left/right in neighborhood view. |
LOTS AND LOT VIEW
Toggle lots lighting up when selected. |
When set to false will display more neighborhood objects/decorations while in lot view. |
Sets the size of neighboring terrain surrounding the lot whilst in lot view. When set to 120, the entire neighborhood (including world edges) will be visible, together with neighborhood decorations and lot impostors if those are set to be visible. |
Toggles display of lot's filename when lot is highlighted in neighborhood. |
OTHER
If set to false, disables the intro flythrough that occurs when you visit neighborhoods named Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville, Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley, Belladona Cove, Sedona, Europa and maybe others. To completely disable the flythrough, put the cheat ending with false in your userstartup.cheat file. |
changeNeighborhoodType [primary/university/downtown/suburb/asia/mountains/tropics] |
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Changes the type of the neighborhood or subhood. For a tutorial on how to create a subhood which further explains the use of this cheat, follow this link. | |
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Gameplay Cheats
Cheats that make the game easier, or change the way you play somehow.
MONEY
Adds 50,000 Simoleons to the current family's funds. |
Adds 1000 Simoleons to the current family's funds. |
Sets the chosen family's funds to the given level. Addition and subtraction of the desired amount is achieved by placing + or - before the amount. If the family name doesn't have a space in it, you can omit the "quotes." If there are two or more families with the same family name in one neighborhood, only the most recently founded family will be affected by the cheat. |
Sets the currently loaded family's funds to the given level. Addition and subtraction of the desired amount is achieved by placing + or - before the amount. Essentially works the same as the familyfunds cheat above, just for the current family. Your game may have to be booted in debug mode, by having the line boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true present in the userstartup.cheat file. |
TIME PROGRESSION AND AGING
Disables aging for all sims on the lot, including children and babies. Also pauses any current pregnancies. |
Sets the hour of the day. |
Toggle aging for puppies and kittens. Does not work on adult animals. |
Enables "Set Age" when clicking on a sim, which will let you easily change their age group (and allow you to de-age them as well) The "Set Age" interaction will also appear on all objects until you turn off the cheat. |
Set to off to make fireflies and butterflies captured in jars live forever. If you use this cheat in your Userstartup.cheat, make sure it the last cheat entered. Doing otherwise will break your userstartup.cheat. |
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT - SELECTABILITY AND CONTROL
Allows the user to cancel queued actions of household pets, apartment roommates, and the accompanying party on vacations. |
Allows the user to control household pets, apartment roommates, and the accompanying party on vacations the same way regular household Sims are controlled. |
Toggle free will for household pets, apartment roommates, and the accompanying party on vacations. |
Enables an interaction on non-controllable Sims to add them to your family. |
MOTIVES
Maxes the motive bars of all sims currently on the lot (controllable and uncontrollable). |
Stops/Starts motive decay for all sims currently on the lot. |
ASPIRATION
Stops aspiration decay/gain. |
Assigns the chosen aspiration points to the currently selected sim to buy aspiration reward objects. Does not effect the sim's aspiration level. |
Effects the currently selected sim's aspiration level. 0 will drop them into the red, 5 will put them in platinum. Does not effect their pool of aspiration points to buy aspiration reward objects. |
OTHER
When a Sim is pregnant, this Sim has to be selected and the cheat entered. The Sim will deliver twins when they give birth. |
The currently selected Sim immediately gains access to all career reward objects in the catalog. |
Toggles facial bounding limitations. Set to off to remove the normal corrections the game will make for two parents with very different facial structures. |
Allows you to have a decent-sized party, instead of just being able to invite two sims. You may have to leave and re-enter the lot or enter this cheat in the neighborhood screen before entering the lot to be able to invite more party guests. |
Game Options as Cheats
Certain options that can usually be accessed through game's graphics and gameplay settings can also be modified in the form of cheat codes.
Allows you to change the volume of the television. A good low level is 0.2. |
Toggles reflection on water in neighborhood view. |
Toggle reflection on mirrors. |
boolProp renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel [true/false] |
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Toggle showing objects only on the level the currently selected sim is on (refered to as object hiding in the game's graphical options). |
Toggles display of shadows from objects outside the house. |
Toggles display of shadows from objects inside the house. |
Toggles display of shadows from sims. |
Draws display frames vertically instead of horizontally. Set to off to slightly improve graphics performance, but you may experience graphics glitches, depending on your graphics card. |
Toggles camera movement when idle in neighborhood view. |
Miscellaneous Cheats
These are cheats that didn't fit into any other category.
CHEAT CONSOLE-SPECIFIC
Displays a partial list of cheats with descriptions in the cheat console. |
Displays information about a cheat. |
Closes the cheat window. |
Expand the cheat window so you can see more lines. Typing it again will shrink the window again. |
Clears the cheat log from the expanded cheat window. Any cheats entered will still be in effect. |
SIMS-SPECIFIC
Use to stretch or squash your sims to change their height. 1.0 is normal. Sims will revert to their default heights upon exiting the lot. | |
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Set to true and walls will no longer cut away from selected sim. |
Highly discouraged from using! Deletes all Sims, including NPCs and townies from the neighborhood, and causes irreversible neighborhood corruption. | |
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OTHER
Loads a lot and optionally moves a family into the lot. | |
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Set to true to light up objects continuously instead of only when used. |
*Advanced*
Warning! This cheat is for advanced users, and improper use of it may cause problems in the game.
This cheat provides the user with the ability to interact with objects in a different way, by accessing hidden interactions primarily used by game developers for testing. Sims' motives, skill levels, relationship bars, personality and interest points, and hobby levels are now draggable by mouse. Shift+clicking on many objects now reveals hidden interactions used for testing. (For example, you can shift-click on a vacant apartment door and select Rent Furnished Apartment.) Some interactions accessible this way don't appear to do anything (Dump Happy Log). Some interactions may cause mild to severe problems with Sims, or the game (For example, Give Dead Token, or adding Grim Reaper to the active household.) Ctrl+clicking on Sims' wants and fears fulfills them and properly awards Sims with aspiration boost and aspiration points. Object errors will now produce a dialog box asking the user to Cancel (attempt to ignore error), Reset or Delete the object that encountered an error from the lot (as if you deleted the object/Sim using moveObjects in buy mode). Without the cheat active, this would silently Reset the object, resulting in a "jump bug." The cheat itself doesn't cause errors; it just shows you errors that were happening anyway. | |
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