Miscellaneous Cheats

While in normal gameplay, press [ctrl]+[shift]+C to open the cheat console on Windows 7,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac computers.

 help

Lists most of the available commands at the moment (Advanced cheats are also displayed
with TestingCheatsEnabled True).

 help [cheatname]

Displays specific information about the cheat

 enableLlamas on/off

Turns on/off the Llamas: The pop-up messages that appear in the top right corner.

 jokePlease

Gives a random joke

 fullscreen on/off

Toggles between full-screen and windowed mode

 fps on/off

Toggles framerate indicator in top right corner of screen

edit Storytelling Cheats

 hideHeadlineEffects on/off

Shows or hides talk/thought balloons above Sim heads

edit Build Cheats

 constrainFloorElevation true/false

Allows terrain adjustment regardless of objects/Sims/etc on them

 disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt on/off
 When on, objects will not snap to slots while holding ALT

 moveObjects on/off

Removes footprint limitation for all object placement in Buy Mode and Build Mode.
Removes limitations placed on hand tool for when objects are in use, or are normally
non-movable objects. Note that using this cheat allows you to delete objects that normally
cannot be deleted, such as Sims, the mailbox, and the garbage can. If you delete these
objects, there is no way to get them back, so be careful! (Also, on a more trivial note, if
you use moveObjects on a sim with the "good" trait, they will have a halo appear around
their head when you exit buy/build mode.)

 Delete object

You can delete every object, even if a Sim is using it.

 placeFriezes [on/off] allows use of foundations on top of tiled floors.

edit Gameplay Cheats

 resetSim "firstname lastname"

Resets the Sim with neutral motives, no moodlets, and teleports Sim back home

 quit

Exits the game

 kaching

Gives §1,000 to active household

 motherlode

Adds §50,000 to active household

 unlockOutfits on/off

Put this before going into CAS to use career and NPC outfits, such as a Fire Man/Woman

 freerealestate

Allows Sims to move into houses for free

edit Advanced Cheats

 testingCheatsEnabled true/false

Enables the cheats below and the ability to shift-click Sims to add them to the current
family, remove moodlets by ctrl-clicking them, edit their traits or age them up. Also
allows the current household's mailbox to be shift-clicked for more debug cheats, such as
"Make everyone know me". With this cheat it's also possible to drag relationship levels
and needs up and down, which is a quick way to make your Sim die of starvation or
become enemies with another Sim. In the "Ambitions" expansion, this cheat also lets you
slide the Job Performance bar up or down, allowing you to get a Sim to the top of their
Profession in minutes.

 ageuptonpc

Makes a toddler who grows up to child become an NPC (non-controllable) in the

household. Must have testingCheatsEnabled on

 familyfunds [household] [amount]

Sets the amount of Simoleons of the family to [amount]. For example, 'familyfunds
Landgraab 10000' gives the Landgraab family 10,000 simoleons, even if they first had
50,000 simoleons. Must have testingCheatsEnabled on.

 maptags on/off

Toggles map tags on or off. Must have testingCheatsEnabled on. (This cheat is no

longer needed after update 1.7 because there is a "none" option in map view after
the update is installed.)  

 playsounds on/off

Enables or disables all audio features. Must have testingCheatsEnabled on.

 recordvideo small/medium/large low/moderate/high/max

Starts recording video with specified size and quality. Must have testingCheatsEnabled
on.

 speed [0-8]

Changes game speed from 0=normal and 8= slowest possible. Must have
testingCheatsEnabled on .

 buydebug on/off
 Unlocks a Buy Mode slot with many debug objects such as Butterfly, Beetle, Gem,
Meteor generators, mature Plants, the Mysterious Mr. Gnome, the toy box's toys, etc.
Must have testingCheatsEnabled on.

 freerealestate

allows you to put sims in any house no matter the amount of money they have Must be
in edit town mode.

[edit] Shift Clicks

Shift Clicking on a particular object when testingCheatsEnabled is true will bring up a special
debug pie menu. This pie menu isn't as extensive as it was in The Sims 2, but there are some
useful cheats. The following are the objects and their top level cheats. Cheats with a "..." have
more levels that may not be listed for brevity.

Mailbox

 Make All Happy

Sets mood to Max. (Removes most negative Moodlets and maximizes Needs).

 Make Friends For Me

 Make Needs Static

Needs do not decay on their own. The pie menu changes to "Make Needs Dynamic"

 Make Needs Dynamic

Needs return to normal decay rate. The pie menu changes to "Make Needs Static"

 Make Me Know Everyone

 Force Visitor
 Force NPC...

Forces a particular NPC to arrive.

 Set Career...

Sets the current Sim's career to the specified path, branch, and rank.
Work Place

 Force Opportunity

Seems to only force work-related opportunities, no skill related opportunities are caused.
  Force Event
 Force All Events

All Community Lots and Neighbours' Houses (must have Ambitions installed)

 Spawn Job ...


o Note #1: This is only available to Sims employed in Professions or in the Medical
Career.


o Note #2: It also depends on the Profession or Career. For example, Architectural
Designers work only in clients' homes, while Doctors can hold Clinics in any
Community Lot.

On Floor

 Teleport
 Build/Buy on this lot (After patch 1.7)

All Sims

 Trigger Age Transition

 Add to active household/family

Active Sim

 Modify Traits for Active Sim

 Trigger age transition

Non-Household Sim

 Add to Household

Any Object (After patch 1.7)

 Object... Delete It

[edit] Control Clicks

If testingcheatsenabled true is on, using control + click on any moodlet in the moodlet panel will
eliminate it. If it is motive induced, the bar related to the negative moodlet will be filled
completely, just like when it is subject to a "Cure" by the Moodlet Manager.
Entering testingcheatsenabled true on the load/new game screen, enables control + click between
the chest and the points in the lifetime happiness to add additional lifetime happiness of 500.
(note, the click works for all the mouse buttons, clicking all of them rapidly at the same time will
make the lifetime happiness points increase faster).

[edit] Drag Clicks

With testingcheatsenabled true is activated, You can raise or lower your sim's current motive by
clicking on any motive and then dragging your mouse to the left or right. This function can be
also used to raise or lower relationship on any sims. You can also adjust your sim's progress in
any profession if Ambitions is installed. However you will see the motives change if you have an
unpaused game.