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WARNING: USING CHEATS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR GAME

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.

List of Cheats

The Sims

Cheat	Effect
klapaucius*	1,000 Simoleons
rosebud	1,000 Simoleons
move_objects [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.
water_tool	create streams
dump_happy	dump selected Sim's recent list of scored interactions to a file
!	repeat last cheat
;	separate multiple codes
set_hour <1-24>*	set time of day
grow_grass <0-150>	grow grass
map_edit off	disables map editor
map_edit on	enables map editor
move_objects on	move any object
autonomy <1-1000>	set Sims ability to think
draw_floorable on	floor grid on
draw_floorable off	floor grid off
edit_char	make a Sim
house file	import a house
hist_add	add history stat to family
history	save family history file
prepare_lot	fix required lot objects
import	import a family file
interests	change interests of Sim
CAM_MODE	Camera Toggle
MUSIC	Music toggle
SOUND	Sound toggle
HTML	Web page creation toggle
SOUNDEVENT	Toggle sound event
RELOAD_PEOPLE	Total reload of skins, animations, suits, people
VISITOR_CONTROL	Toggle to control visitors with keyboard
LOG MASK	Set event logging mask
MAP EDIT ON	map edit on
MAP EDIT OFF	map edit off
PREVIEW_ANIMS ON	Preview animations on
PREVIEW_ANIMS OFF	Preview animations off
PREPARE_LOT	Fix required lot objects
ROTATION <number 0-3>	Rotate camera
ROUTE BALOONS ON	Enable basic tutorial
ROUTE BALOONS OFF	Disable basic tutorial
DRAW ALL FRAMES ON	Draw all frames
DRAW ALL FRAMES OFF	Disable draw all frames
TILE INFO ON	Show tile info
TILE INFO OFF	Hide tile info
SWEEP ON	Enable ticks
SWEEP OFF	Disable ticks

* for unpatched version

The Sims 2

Cheat	Effect
Exit	Closes the cheat window
Expand or !	Expands the cheat window
Kaching	1,000 Sim simoleons
Motherlode	50,000 simoleons
familyfunds (family name) +(desired amount)	adds number of simoleons typed as desired amount
maxmotives*	Gives all Sims in a household 100% need satisfaction (Hunger, Bladder, etc.).
aging -on/-off	Pretty self explanatory. Sims wont age, with exception to university. Also listed in The Sims 2 manual.
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.
terraintype (desert/temperate)	For use in the neighborhood view, this will change the terrain.
unlockcareerrewards	Unlocks career rewards.
faceBlendLimits -on/off	This cheat code turns off facial bounding limitations for the Create-A-Family. It prevents the normal corrections the game will make for two parents with very different facial structures, which can result in very unusual children.
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.
deleteAllCharacters	Deletes everyone in the current neigborhood and all of the sub-neighborhoods.
boolprop testingcheatsenabled true	Arguably the most useful and controversial cheat. It can be very rewarding but also can easily be mis-used. In order to use it shift-click on a sim. If you type it in the neighborhood window, go to Create-A-Sim, and press shift-N at the same time, the CAS will be in debugging mode. You will be able to make your Sims have NPC clothes and hairstyles. You can even make their body invisible, or give them a skeleton body! This cheat also allows you to drag the skills, interests, and personality bars.

*Does not fill a Servo's Power need or a PlantSim's Sun need.

University

Cheat	Effect
boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation true	Use this cheat to place objects at a 45 degree angle. Use the , or . key to rotate the object. Sims may not be able to use all objects at this angle.
setHighestAllowedLevel [level]	Works for the lot you are playing, and increases the number of levels you can build. Replace [level] with a number higher than the default of 4. The limit is 4 to 256 (be careful with the number of floors you make, some computer won't handle more than 10 furnished floors!).