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Rosebunse's avatar
11 years ago
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Issues with opening cheat console

I just want to say, I'm having fun playing Sims 4. It's fun, and I love how my Sims look. I'm just trying to figure out why I can't use cheats. No matter what I do, the cheat window/console won't open for me, and I know I'm pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C. Am I supposed to press them in a certain order? Is anyone else having this problem?

Please help, as if I can't use cheats, I may just return the game. 

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    6 years ago

    I decided to put together a list of things to try for this

    I'm marking this as solution to make it more visible.

    Let us know if none of those work for you

    • Make sure you use the correct key combination (CTL-SHIFT-C). Mac uses the same combination.
    • Make sure that no screenshot or other program is running in the back that uses the same key combination like Gyazo. Especially HP computers tend to have pre-installed software that conflict with the cheat shortcut. Make sure to disable those background programs.
    • If you have an AMD Card, check on the settings to check if something else is assigned to the short-cut
    • Make sure that the game has the focus, especially when playing in windowed mode.
    • Try CTL-Shift--C instead.
    • When in build/buy mode, make sure the focus isn’t on the search field.
    • Reset all settings. To do so follow these steps:
      • Close the game.
      • Move this file to the desktop: Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Options(.ini).
      • Start the game.
      • The file will be recreated.
      • Unfortunately this will reset all your graphics settings and similar as well and you need to re-set them.
      • Test if the console appears.

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