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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

List by game

• The Sims
• The Sims 2
  • The Sims 2: University
  • The Sims 2: Nightlife
  • The Sims 2: Open for Business
  • The Sims 2: Pets
  • The Sims 2: Seasons
  • The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
  • The Sims 2: FreeTime
  • The Sims 2: Apartment Life

List by type

• Boolprop testingcheatsenabled
  • Tombstone of Life and Death
• Build Cheats
• Gameplay Cheats
• Storytelling
• Neighborhood Cheats
• Miscellaneous Cheats

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.
help	Shows some of the cheats in the cheat window

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