The Sims 3/cheats

= The Sims 3 Cheats =

Miscellaneous Cheats

 * help
 * Lists all available commands at the moment


 * help [cheatname]
 * Displays specific information about the cheat


 * hideHeadlineEffects on/off
 * Shows or hides talk/thought balloons above Sim heads


 * enableLlamas on/off
 * Gives a message that says 'Llamas enabled'


 * 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

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!

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


 * freeRealEstate
 * Ignores the cost when buying a lot


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

Advanced Cheats

 * testingCheatsEnabled true/false
 * Enables the cheats below and the ability to shift-click Sims to add them to the current family, 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"


 * 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


 * playsounds on/off
 * Enables or disables all audio. 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 [0-4]
 * Changes game speed from 0 = paused to 4 = ultra speed through current action. Must have testingCheatsEnabled on

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
 * 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
 * On Floor
 * Teleport
 * All Sims
 * Trigger Age Transition
 * Modify Traits
 * Active Sim
 * Modify Traits for Active Sim
 * Non-Houshold Sim
 * Add to Household