Controls for The Sims 4 on consoles (Outdated as of February 2023)
Edited (June 2020) - With the latest patch, we have added a new Controls Overlay Reminder that shows up throughout CAS, Gallery, Live Mode and Build Mode which should make it easier for new Simmers to jump in and not need to remember all the controls. If you don’t want to be reminded and you know all the controls by heart, you can turn off the Controls Overlay Reminder in the Game Options > Other menu Hi Simmers, We have seen quite a few questions and discussions surrounding the controls so I thought this is the perfect opportunity to put our heads together and share some tips & tricks regarding controls. I'll start with the basics and a few not so basic, if you have tips of your own to share drop a post below. I will keep updating this post with all the new tips that come in 🙂 BASIC CONTROLS FOR XBOX BASIC CONTROLS FOR PLAYSTATION ADVANCED TRICKS Live Mode: Open cheats bar: Xbox: Press both the left and right triggers and bumpers (LT + RT + LB + RB) PlayStation: Press L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 all at the same time Heads up: You will need to introduce testingcheats on to use cheats. If you use testingcheats, achievements will be disabled for the current save game. Show cheat options when clicking on Sims/objects (equivalent to Shift + click on PC): Xbox: press B + A. Make sure to press B first, and then A while holding B. PlayStation: press O + X. Make sure to press O first, and then X while holding O. Lock panels like the needs panel: press the right stick to pin an open panel. Clear notifications window: select the notification window, then press Right Trigger (Xbox)/R2 (PS4) to clear all the messages out. (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper here) Sell items in Sims inventory: (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper) Individual items in stacks: open the stack using the Right Trigger (Xbox)/R2 (PS4) while having the stack selected in the inventory, then press Y (Xbox)/Triangle (PS4) in an individual item to sell it. Stacks: while having the stack selected in the inventory, press Y (Xbox)/Triangle (PS4). Check goals for social events: (Thanks to @SimGuruKuxiku) Xbox: Press the X button to toggle goals on/off PlayStation: Press the [SQUARE] button to toggle goals on/off When goals are toggled on, you should also see them popping up at the top of your screen once the event started. Also, the description of each event type will get a line added to the top informing you about the challenge reward that you could get when closing off the event and its goals successfully. Buy/Build Mode: Toggle between grid / half grid / free object placing: This will allow you to place objects outside the grid. Xbox: Press the left trigger (LT) PlayStation: Press L2 Rotate objects: while having an object selected: Xbox: press LB or RB. PlayStation: press L1 or R1. Rotate objects to any angle: while having an object selected: Xbox: press LB/RB at the same time, then right stick to rotate. PlayStation: press L1/R1 at the same time, then right stick to rotate. Rotate floor tile: triangle (PS4) or Y (Xbox) while using the single floor tile tool. Toggle between full floor tile/quarter of a floor tile: square (PS4) or X (Xbox) while using the single floor tile tool. Toggle full room and 1 wall when painting: R1 or L1 (PS4) - either one of the Bumpers (Xbox) when using painting tool. Also applies when placing floor tiles or windows. Move one side of the eaves on the roof: Xbox: select the eaves with A and while it is selected, hold X and drag. A and X need to be pressed at the same time. PlayStation: select the eaves with X and while it is selected, hold square and drag. X and square need to be pressed at the same time. (Thanks to @electricfizz here) Change object size: while having an object selected: Xbox: press both triggers + left (smaller)/right (bigger) PlayStation: press L2 and R2 + left (smaller)/right (bigger) Change object elevation: introduce the cheat 'bb.moveobjects on' to activate moveobjects. Once active, while having an object selected: Xbox: press both triggers + up/down PlayStation: press L2 and R2 + up/down CAS: Clear filters: Xbox: Press X to open the filter and then Y to clear the filters with a category selected. PlayStation: Press square to open the filter and then triangle to clear the filters with a category selected. (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper here) Are you missing something in the list? Let us know! 🙂
bb.showhiddenobjects Not working
Product: The Sims 4 Platform:Microsoft XBOX One Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) What is your current game version number? 1.23.61.2300 What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? None Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try using bb.showhiddenobjects and nothing happens. No console confirming it is activated What happens when the bug occurs? Nothing. Box allows me to type bb.showhiddenobjects then it closes but stays on a blank cheat box. What do you expect to see? Extra items when I go to the magnifying glass but nothing appears. I also do not have any DEBUG items, which is what I also tried. I also expected to see a “Debug” option if I filter an item, this does not show. I get 3 options, none of which are Debug Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used. Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No Hi all, I hope you’re well. Sorry, this is my first time posting and first time in roughly 10 years of playing The Sims - the country being on lockdown has it’s benefits! Anyway, any help gratefully received with the bb.showhiddenobjects I’ve seen a few threads with it on, but nothing that helped resolve the issue. I was expecting to be able to see lots more items than I have by default when using this cheat, but nothing seems to work! Look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks Holly