The Sims cheat codes

Various cheats

During the game, press SHIFT+ CTRL+ ALT+ Cand then enter one of these cheat codes.

klapaucius
Gives you 1000 simoleons.  (Rosebud in v1.1)
water tool
You can put water around your house.
cam_mode
Camera toggle.
music
Music toggle.
sound
Sound toggle.
html
Web page creation toggle.
soundevent
Toggle sound event.
reload_people
Total reload of skins, animations, suits and people.
set_hour
Set (from 1-24) what hour it should be now.
sim_limit <milliseconds>
Set max. milliseconds for simulator.
setspeed
Set the speed, from -1000to +1000.
sim_speed
Set sim speed (from -1000to +1000).
interests
Check the interests of the currently selected sim.
autonmy <1-100>
Lets sims think for themselves.
grow_grass <0-150>
Make the grass tall or short.
mansion
The best house.
bubble_tweak <z offset>
Set thought bubble zoffset.
assert
Force assert to test.
sim_log begin
Start sim logging.
sim_log end
Stop sim logging.
debug_social
Show social dialogue choices.
draw_origins
Show person's origins.
dump_happy
Send person's recent interactions to file.
dump_mc
Send person's motive contribution curve to file.
edit_grass <number>
Make grass change value.
lot size <number>
Change lot size.
edit char
Create a character mode.
draw_routes on
Show person's route.
draw_routes off
Show person's route off.
history
Save family history file.
hist_add
Add new family history stat to family.
import <FAM file>
Import Family file.
visitor_control
Toggle to control visitors with the keyboard.
log mask
Set event logging mask.
draw_floorable on
Enable floorable grid.
draw_floorable off
Disable floorable grid.
map edit on
(Self-explanatory) On.
map edit off
(Self-explanatory) Off.
move_objects
Move any object.
preview_anims on
Preview animations on.
preview_anims off
Preview animations off.
prepare_lot
Fix required lot objects.
rotation <number 0-3>
Rotate camera.
route baloons on
Enable basic tutorial.
route baloons off
Disable basic tutorial.
draw all frames on
Draw all frames.
draw all frames off
Disable draw all frames.
tile info on
Show tile info.
tile info off
Hide tile info.
sweep on
Enable ticks.
sweep off
Disable ticks.

Repeat last cheat typed in

Use ! to repeat the last cheat typed in at any time.  You can use a semicolon (;) to seperate multiple cheat codes.

Trap burglars or annoying roomies

All you have to do is pause the game and build a fence around the offending person.  In case of...

  1. Burglar: Trap him and call the police.
  2. Roomie: Lure him/her outside, far away from the house, and trap 'em.

Slow down burglars

To slow down a burglar (or any other Sim) just hold the mouse cursor over him/her and follow him/her with it.  (S)he will walk in slow-motion.

No more bills

To eliminate paying bills completely, use the move_objects on cheat and then delete your mailbox.  No mailbox, no postman, no bills!  Remember to turn move_objects off afterwards.

Kill off your Sim

To kill off your Sim, create a swimming pool, send him/her in, and remove all the ladders and/or diving boards.