Cheats

Cheats are used for many reasons, story making, glitch fixing, just for fun or to make a tricky situation easier. There are cheats in both The Sims and The Sims 2.

Cheat Mode
To get into to cheat mode press CTRL + SHIFT + C during game play. Once you are in cheat mode, simply type in the cheat and hit enter. Do this every time you want to use one of the cheats. Cheats can be repeated by typing the expression ":;" after the code. Ending the code with ":" and will continue indefinitely until the player either closes the cheat box or removes the colon.

The Sims

 * Rosebud: Gives 1000 Simoleons. (Repeating indefinitely will gain 999,999 simoleons in the bank.)


 * moveobjects_on / _off: Allows the player to move any object in the game anywhere. Causes some problems. This cheat can be used to give the sim full motives again, but also has the chance of deleting the skill information of the character.

The Sims 2

 * Kaching: 1,000 Sim simoleons.
 * Motherlode: 50,000 simoleons.
 * familyfunds (family name) +(desired amount): adds number of simoleons typed as desired amount.
 * moveobjects on/off: Similar to the sims 1 cheat, but cant be used to restore needs. Useful for deleting glitched items, NPCs and creating cool effects.
 * boolprop testingcheatsenabled true: Arguably the most useful and controversial cheat. It deserves a whole page to itself.
 * aging -on/-off: Pretty self explanatory. Sims wont age, with exception to university.
 * intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims (number): Changes maximum allowed number of visiting sims on a lot at any given time. Useful if the game deems your computer slow and you feel like challenging it. Bear in mind there is a reason the number is low, however.
 * boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true/false: objects are not fixed to grid. Useful for decorative purposes, can sometimes lead to strange animations that don't line up with the object in question, but thats about it.
 * boolprop constrainFloorElevation true/false: Allows player to raise the floor even if there are objects or a second floor above the area. This cheat is very useful for building custom lots.