The Sims 3/cheats

These cheats require The Sims 3.

While in normal gameplay, press CTRL+Shift+C to open the cheat console on Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac computers.

Miscellaneous cheats

 * 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</tt> on/off
 * Toggles framerate indicator in top right corner of screen
 * To repeat a cheat, press your keyboard's UP</tt> arrow.
 * To repeat a cheat, press your keyboard's UP</tt> arrow.

Storytelling cheats

 * hideHeadlineEffects</tt> on/off
 * Shows or hides talk/thought balloons and the plumbbob above Sim heads.

Build cheats

 * constrainFloorElevation</tt> true/false
 * Allows terrain adjustment regardless of objects/Sims/etc. on them.


 * disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt</tt> on/off
 * When on, objects will not snap to slots while holding ALT</tt>.


 * moveObjects</tt> 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.)


 * placeFriezes</tt> on/off
 * Allows use of foundations on top of tiled floors.

Gameplay cheats

 * resetSim</tt> [FIRSTNAME LASTNAME]
 * Resets the Sim with neutral motives, no moodlets, and teleports Sim back home. Useful if they got stuck.


 * quit</tt>
 * Exits the game


 * kaching</tt>
 * Gives §1,000 to active household.


 * motherlode</tt>
 * Adds §50,000 to active household.


 * unlockOutfits</tt> on/off
 * Enter this before going into CAS in order to use career and NPC outfits, such as a the Grim Reaper costume.


 * freerealestate</tt>
 * Allows Sims to move into houses for free.

Advanced cheats

 * testingCheatsEnabled</tt> true/false
 * Enables the cheats below and the ability to shift-click Sims to add them to the current family, remove moodlets by <tt>CTRL</tt>-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 a few seconds.

Note: to use the cheats below, <tt>testingCheatsEnabled</tt> must be true (activated).
 * <tt>ageuptonpc</tt>
 * Makes a toddler who grows up to child become an NPC (non-controllable) in the household.


 * <tt>familyfunds</tt> [HOUSEHOLD] [AMOUT]
 * Sets the amount of Simoleons of the family to [AMOUT]. For example, 'familyfunds Landgraab 10000' gives the Landgraab family 10,000 Simoleons, even if they first had 50,000 simoleons. Also spacebar is used in a household's name, this cheat is unusuable.


 * <tt>maptags</tt> 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.)


 * <tt>discotags</tt> on/off
 * Makes the maptags change color and blink.


 * <tt>playsounds</tt> on/off
 * Enables or disables all audio features.


 * <tt>recordvideo</tt> small/medium/large low/moderate/high/max
 * Starts recording video with specified size and quality.


 * <tt>speed</tt> [0-8]
 * Changes game speed from 0=normal and 8= slowest possible.


 * <tt>buydebug</tt> 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.

Shift-clicks
<tt>Shift-clicking</tt> 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.

All Community Lots and Neighbours' Houses (must have Ambitions installed)
 * Force Event
 * Force All Events


 * Spawn Job ...


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


 * 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
 * Favorite Music... (after version 1.7)
 * 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

Control-clicks
If testingcheatsenabled true is on, using <tt>CTRL</tt> + 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 <tt>CTRL</tt> + 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).

Drag-clicks
When 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 only see the motives change if you are in an unpaused game.