The Sims 4 Guidebook

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Your comprehensive guide to mastering The Sims 4. Discover powerful cheat codes, in-depth career and skill information, trait insights, and advanced building tools to elevate your gameplay.

Cheat Codes

How to Enable Cheats

Press Ctrl + Shift + C to open the cheat console. Then enter:

testingcheats true

This must be enabled for most cheats to function.

Money Cheats

  • kaching: Adds §1,000 to the household funds
  • rosebud: Adds §1,000
  • motherlode: Adds §50,000
  • money [amount]: Sets household funds to a specific amount (requires testingcheats)

Needs Cheats

  • Shift + Click Sim → "Make Happy"
  • Shift + Click Mailbox → "Fill Needs Household" / "Fill Needs World"
  • fillmotive motive_hunger: Fills Hunger need

Create-a-Sim (CAS) Cheats

  • cas.fulleditmode: Unlocks full CAS editing
  • Shift + Click Sim → Modify in CAS
  • cas.clockspeed 0: Freezes animations in CAS
  • sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas: Edit a Sim's career outfit

Build Mode Cheats & Tips

  • bb.moveobjects: Place objects freely without restrictions
  • bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement: Unlock career rewards
  • bb.showhiddenobjects: Reveal debug items in Build/Buy
  • bb.showliveeditobjects: Access environment/world objects
  • bb.enablefreebuild: Build anywhere (e.g., hidden lots, dorms)

Object Resizing

Use Shift + ] to increase object size and Shift + [ to decrease it. Note: Some resized objects may lose functionality.

Quarter Tile Placement

  • Press Ctrl + F to place floor tiles in quarter increments.
  • Use F5 to enable quarter-tile object placement.

Free Placement & Rotation

Hold Alt to place or rotate objects freely. Use Sims 3 camera mode to freely rotate objects with mouse drag.

Skill Cheats

Use the following format for adult/teen/elder Sims:

stats.set_skill_level Major_[SkillName] [Level]

Example: stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10

Child Skills:

stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_[SkillName] [Level]

Toddler Skills:

stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_[SkillName] [Level]

Career Cheats

Use the following commands:

  • careers.promote [CareerName]
  • careers.demote [CareerName]

Examples:

  • careers.promote Astronaut
  • careers.promote PartTime_Babysitter

Relationship Cheats

Format:

modifyrelationship [FirstName] [LastName] [TargetFirstName] [TargetLastName] [Amount] [Type]
  • LTR_Friendship_Main: Friendship
  • LTR_Romance_Main: Romantic relationship
  • LTR_SimtoPet_Friendship_Main: Pet relationship

Example:

modifyrelationship Jane Doe John Smith 100 LTR_Friendship_Main

Aspiration & Trait Cheats

  • aspirations.complete_current_milestone: Complete the current aspiration milestone
  • sims.give_satisfaction_points 5000: Add 5,000 satisfaction points

Trait & Character Value Cheats

  • stats.set_stat lifeSkillStatistic_Empathy 100
  • traits.equip_trait Compassionate
  • traits.equip_trait Responsible, Uncontrolled, etc.

Miscellaneous Cheats

  • freerealestate on: Move into any lot for free
  • headlineeffects off: Hide plumbobs and thought bubbles
  • resetsim [FirstName] [LastName]: Reset a Sim
  • fps on/off: Toggle frame rate display
  • fullscreen: Toggle fullscreen/windowed mode
  • version: Show current game version
  • death.toggle true/false: Enable or disable death
  • households.autopay_bills: Auto-pay bills

Live Mode Shift-Click Options

With testingcheats enabled, Shift + Click opens advanced options:

  • Sim: Make Happy, Modify in CAS, Add to Family
  • Ground: Teleport Sim
  • Objects: Reset Object, Make Dirty/Clean, Set as Head
  • Mailbox: Fill Needs (Household/World), Set Autonomy