Playing without cheats

I used to play with cheats. but I found it boring and tried no cheats. I've been cheat free since. Welcome to sims 3 cheaters Anonymous xD

I do... sort of. I have no problem cheating to look up information that I could find anyway, like the traits of a townie or someone's relationship status (I could switch houses and then save without quitting, but why waste the time?), or maybe how quickly my sim is earning job experience (so I can switch to "work hard" if necessary). But the only thing I change using cheats is the inheritance of a household newborn whose characteristics are important to my game. I don't need my sims to be beautiful, but some of them come out looking so unfortunate that I feel an obligation to intervene, for their sake. (As in, I might be compelled to get rid of them otherwise.)

I don't use money or relationship cheats, even at the beginning of the game; I actually like the challenge of starting out broke and friendless. I do usually begin with a couple, but they have to get creative to keep themselves in a good mood—one efficient way is to set them as engaged and then make them get married right away, for a 2 day +50 moodlet. And no matter how wealthy and connected a sim is, woohoo will still fill up the fun meter faster than even the most expensive electronics.

"puzzlezaddict;c-16332077" wrote:
I do... sort of. I have no problem cheating to look up information that I could find anyway, like the traits of a townie or someone's relationship status (I could switch houses and then save without quitting, but why waste the time?), or maybe how quickly my sim is earning job experience (so I can switch to "work hard" if necessary). But the only thing I change using cheats is the inheritance of a household newborn whose characteristics are important to my game. I don't need my sims to be beautiful, but some of them come out looking so unfortunate that I feel an obligation to intervene, for their sake. (As in, I might be compelled to get rid of them otherwise.)

I don't use money or relationship cheats, even at the beginning of the game; I actually like the challenge of starting out broke and friendless. I do usually begin with a couple, but they have to get creative to keep themselves in a good mood—one efficient way is to set them as engaged and then make them get married right away, for a 2 day +50 moodlet. And no matter how wealthy and connected a sim is, woohoo will still fill up the fun meter faster than even the most expensive electronics.

cheats are typically money,motive,or instantly having 50 best friends involved. :smile: the rest are just the way you like to play which there is no problem with at all

I have to admit I don't play cheat free in Sims 3. Nor did I in Sims 2. But I did in Sims 1. It was years playing Sims 1 before I even knew there were cheats! In Sims 2 I started off cheat free but soon caved. I don't know if I could play without the money cheat or the cheat to keep my sims motives all in the green.

I rarely if ever play with cheats because I can never remember the wretched things properly and getting them to work can be frustrating :) As you say playing without them can be satisfying especially watching your sim go from a struggling newcomer to a success. Looking at their household funds and knowing it was achieved by hard graft is a good feeling.

All that said I do sometimes wonder where people draw the line on not being counted as a cheat. For example the dusty old lamp which sends a genie to your home or anything which increases your sims skills faster like some of the potions. Are they cheats or not ? I've used them without thinking for years and am not adverse to delaying aging up to ensure my sim reaches a certain point in their career. I see that more as taking advantage of what is provided by the game.

I rarely play money cheats. I do not play relationship cheats. The only cheats I really use are the motives. There are just sometimes (especially with a house full of SIMS) I need to get everyone "reset". Also, when I'm playing Uni, unless I hire a maid, I use the "clean all" and "repair all" option quite a bit. At least with "repair all" you get points toward your Handiness skill.

"Bettyboop55;c-16332146" wrote:
I rarely if ever play with cheats because I can never remember the wretched things properly and getting them to work can be frustrating :) As you say playing without them can be satisfying especially watching your sim go from a struggling newcomer to a success. Looking at their household funds and knowing it was achieved by hard graft is a good feeling.

All that said I do sometimes wonder where people draw the line on not being counted as a cheat. For example the dusty old lamp which sends a genie to your home or anything which increases your sims skills faster like some of the potions. Are they cheats or not ? I've used them without thinking for years and am not adverse to delaying aging up to ensure my sim reaches a certain point in their career. I see that more as taking advantage of what is provided by the game.

they are only considered cheats if you think they are cheaty. but they do come with the game so technically not cheating

I mostly don't cheat, because taking away the challenge takes away the fun, for me. However, there are some circumstances in which I will cheat. One example is if I'm playing a sim exploring the WA worlds. There are some of the adventure opportunities I hate and will not do. So instead, I'll unlock the doors to the associated tombs for them with NRaas Debug Enabler, so they can explore them anyway. One example is the Queen Hatshepsut chain in Egypt. I hate the stupid matchmaking part of the opportunity chain, so after the last time I did it, I decided not to ever do it again.

I try not to cheat that often, especially when it comes to the money cheats( besides the one’s your Sim earns through LTR such as inheritance and the dusty lamp). There is one I abuse a lot though and that’s the add a sim to the household cheat through master controller, especially since I have story progression and favor Legacy challenges .

Since I don't consider the way I play cheating, I don't cheat at all ;)