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Sims 2 money cheats
| Cheat | What it does |
|---|---|
kaching | Adds §1,000 to household funds |
motherlode | Adds §50,000 to household funds |
familyFunds [family name] [amount] | Sets that family's funds, for example familyFunds Goth 100000 |
familyFunds [family name] +[amount] | Adds to (or with -, takes from) the current funds |
If a family name has a space, put it in quotes: familyFunds "De La Cruz" 50000. Mod The Sims also lists money [amount], which does the same for the family you are playing.
Needs, aging and family cheats
| Cheat | What it does |
|---|---|
maxMotives | Fills every need for all Sims on the lot |
motiveDecay off | Needs stop dropping for all Sims on the lot |
aging off | Stops aging for Sims on the lot, including babies, and pauses pregnancies |
ageSimsCheat on | Adds a Set Age option when you click a Sim, so you can also make them younger |
lockAspiration on | Freezes the Aspiration meter |
aspirationLevel 5 | Sets the selected Sim's Aspiration level, from 0 (red) to 5 (platinum) |
aspirationPoints [amount] | Gives the selected Sim points to spend on reward objects |
unlockCareerRewards | Unlocks every career reward object for the selected Sim |
forceTwins | Select a pregnant Sim and enter it: she will have twins |
addNeighborToFamilyCheat on | Lets you add a neighbor to your family |
disablePuppyKittenAging on | Puppies and kittens stop growing up |
Build mode cheats
| Cheat | What it does |
|---|---|
moveObjects on | Move or delete objects you normally can't, and overlap objects |
boolprop snapObjectsToGrid false | Place objects freely instead of on grid points |
boolprop allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation true | Rotate objects in 45-degree steps with the , and . keys |
boolprop constrainFloorElevation false | Change terrain under existing walls and floors |
setHighestAllowedLevel [number] | Raises the floor limit. Mod The Sims warns that values above 16 crash the game |
roofSlopeAngle [15-75] | Sets the angle of every roof on the lot (45 is default) |
changeLotZoning [type] | Rezones a lot, for example changeLotZoning community |
boolprop showCatalogEPFlags true | Shows which expansion or stuff pack each catalog item came from |
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What testing cheats unlock
With boolprop testingcheatsenabled true on:
- You can drag needs, skills, relationship bars and personality points with the mouse.
- Shift+click on Sims and objects shows hidden developer options.
- Ctrl+click on a want or fear fulfills it, with the aspiration reward.
- A broken object shows a box with Cancel, Reset or Delete instead of failing silently.
EA's guide notes that every boolprop cheat written with on/off also accepts true/false.
Turn cheats on automatically
Create a text file named userStartup.cheat in the Config folder of your Sims 2 user folder. Mod The Sims gives the original game's path as Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config; on other versions, use the Config folder next to Neighborhoods. Put one cheat per line, such as boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true and boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false. The game runs them every time it starts. Mod The Sims notes that plumbbobToggle and showHeadlines don't work from this file, and that bugJarTimeDecay must be the last line or it breaks the rest.
Cheats that can damage a save
deleteAllCharactersdeletes every Sim in the neighborhood, townies included. Mod The Sims calls the damage irreversible corruption. Never use it on a played neighborhood.changeLotZoningon a beach lot turned into apartments corrupts the ocean and terrain. Move everyone out before you rezone any lot.moveObjects onlets you delete the mailbox, trash can or phone, which lots need. Leave them in place.
Sims 2 neighborhoods are linked, so back up the whole Neighborhoods folder first. Lot debuggers and corruption checkers are in the best Sims 2 mods.
FAQ
Do Sims 2 cheats work on the Legacy Collection?
Yes. EA's Legacy Collection controls guide lists the same codes as the original game, opened with Ctrl+Shift+C.
Are Sims 2 cheats case sensitive?
Mod The Sims says some players find they are. If a code fails, type it with the capital letters exactly as written here.
How do I see all Sims 2 cheats in the game?
Type help -all in the cheat bar. help motherlode describes a single cheat. Type expand to make the cheat window bigger.