So, I assume that many players use cheats for the game that are not necessarily money or skill cheats. There are cheats that I have no problem remembering like 'bb.moveobjects', 'cas.fulleditmode' or 'freerealestate on', but others I kept forgetting so I started a cheat sheet (just a Word document) to not always have to search the forum or the internet to find them. My favourites, which I still tend to forget to type in correctly, especially if I haven't played in a while, are 'bb.showhiddenobjects' and 'bb.showliveeditobjects' while building and while in CAS to disable Vampires and Spellcasters from their constant animations (which I find highly irritating!) open cheat console with ctrl+shift+c and enter 'casclockspeed 0' (to revert just enter 'casclockspeed 1'). And of course 'cas.unlockbytag SP17' to unlock Nifty Knitting items which also works for other packs with the correct pack code. Not sure if it works for all though, I'm mostly after those cozy looking socks. What's on your cheat sheet? I'm sure there are some nifty cheats I have not even thought to search for yet. :)

I don't have a cheat sheet as such, rather a collection of useful notes - including cheats -gathered from the forums or sims websites. Also included are notes on replicating favourite sims for use in games other than their original one. For reasons unknown, my game refuses to save sims or lots I make into my library. It used to, but stopped however many months ago.

No cheat sheet needed. I really only ever open the console to hide/show headline effects, and with the "Cheat Shortcuts" mod installed, it's easy to remember what i need to type.I use TMex's Better Build/buy as well, which gives checkboxes in BB mode for MOO and show debug/live mode objects. Those would be the ones I would need to type the most (as in..all the freaking time) if not for that.

Apart from 'bb.moveobjects', 'bb.showhiddenobjects' and 'bb.showliveeditobjects' I also use 'motherlode' very often and occasionally 'kaching'. For everything else, I've printed out the pdf cheats guide from SimsVIP and check that whenever I think I might find a useful cheat there.

I use headlineeffects. I also use the basic right-click cheat to fix any plants that glitch and suddenly go back to seed occasionally. In build mode I use bb.moveobjects, and every now and then I use bb.showhiddenobjects. In CAS I sometimes use cas.fulleditmode. World view, I'll use freerealestate, but not often. I hardly ever use motherlode, but I do use kaching. I generally use MCCC to reset sims or objects when needed, or to look at a sim's information or stats, change their outfits, etc.

I use a lot of the cheats that others have mentioned above, and all of those are ones I know by heart and don't need to check my cheat list for.But one cheat that I have used a several times, which I do have to copy and past off of the list is:traits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccultI use this to cheat to add the spellcaster hidden trait to vampires and aliens so that they can do magic, since the devs decided for some reason not to let them.Since there is a problem with their second form, when you go into CAS, whenever I want to edit their outfits I remove the trait first with:traits.remove_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccultThen I put it back after I'm done with CAS. The cool thing is, they don't lose any progress on their spellcaster ability when the trait is removed and put back. So this has been a good work-around for me to have magic wielding vampires and aliens in my game.

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34 Replies

OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I don't have a cheat sheet as such, rather a collection of useful notes - including cheats -gathered from the forums or sims websites. Also included are notes on replicating favourite sims for use in games other than their original one. For reasons unknown, my game refuses to save sims or lots I make into my library. It used to, but stopped however many months ago.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
No cheat sheet needed. I really only ever open the console to hide/show headline effects, and with the "Cheat Shortcuts" mod installed, it's easy to remember what i need to type.

I use TMex's Better Build/buy as well, which gives checkboxes in BB mode for MOO and show debug/live mode objects. Those would be the ones I would need to type the most (as in..all the freaking time) if not for that.
crocobaura
Legend
4 years ago
Apart from 'bb.moveobjects', 'bb.showhiddenobjects' and 'bb.showliveeditobjects' I also use 'motherlode' very often and occasionally 'kaching'. For everything else, I've printed out the pdf cheats guide from SimsVIP and check that whenever I think I might find a useful cheat there.
lanlynk
Legend
4 years ago
I use headlineeffects. I also use the basic right-click cheat to fix any plants that glitch and suddenly go back to seed occasionally. In build mode I use bb.moveobjects, and every now and then I use bb.showhiddenobjects. In CAS I sometimes use cas.fulleditmode. World view, I'll use freerealestate, but not often. I hardly ever use motherlode, but I do use kaching. I generally use MCCC to reset sims or objects when needed, or to look at a sim's information or stats, change their outfits, etc.
GlacierSnowGhost
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I use a lot of the cheats that others have mentioned above, and all of those are ones I know by heart and don't need to check my cheat list for.

But one cheat that I have used a several times, which I do have to copy and past off of the list is:

traits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccult

I use this to cheat to add the spellcaster hidden trait to vampires and aliens so that they can do magic, since the devs decided for some reason not to let them.

Since there is a problem with their second form, when you go into CAS, whenever I want to edit their outfits I remove the trait first with:

traits.remove_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccult

Then I put it back after I'm done with CAS. The cool thing is, they don't lose any progress on their spellcaster ability when the trait is removed and put back. So this has been a good work-around for me to have magic wielding vampires and aliens in my game.
Sharooonia
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I only use the build cheats for move objects or free build on those lots that for some reason don’t let me build without the cheat.
83bienchen
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I use bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement when building Community lots quite a bit. I like a lot of the unlockable items.
spend4zen
4 years ago
I really only use the basic cheats already mentioned for building and editing townies in CAS other than that I don't really know to many but I am going to follow this thread to see what others are out there I might not know about. I don't like to many cheaty cheats or it takes away from the fun of the game and doing it the right way.
Kathykins
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Apart from freerealestate and cas.fulleditmode (for those hideous randoms) mode, I use Tmex's Better build/buy. It makes it so easy to find whatever liveedit/debug item I need. I also use UIcheats, for friendships mostly because I'm impatient, maxing out relationships take too long. So no need for a cheat sheet, because its all available in game. Freerealestate is the only one I have to type in, I don't have it enabled all the time.
VWoodsong
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I use MCCC to keep certain often-used cheats to be on all the time instead of having to enter the code when I want it on:

bb.showhiddenobjects
bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement
bb.moveobjects (I don't share builds on the gallery, so I've no issue with keeping this on). ;)

I often use MCCC to manually set ages by number of days lived or age to specific life stages, most often for NPCs, and sometimes just because I'm in the mood to punish them in some way. I've been known to turn a certain annoying paparazzi or various sims throwing public anger-stomp tantrums into the toddlers they remind me of, for example. :lol:

Another cheat, for saves in which I need the Strangerville mystery to be solved from the beginning (but you have to use Twisted Mexi's AllCheats mod to use this one):

narrative.start_narrative narrative_Strangetown_Act4.

Most other cheats I use are the ones I have no trouble remembering (like freerealestate or money ).