Unlock Cheats

This unlocks cheats that are normally disabled in the release build of The Sims. A couple useful cheats are:

• money x
  • money 100000 - gives you 100000 simoleons
• edit_char
  • edit the current character in the character creator
  • do not use this while a pet is selected otherwise your game will crash

Code	Options	Comment
#export		write out behavior tuning constants to Tuning.txt
#import		read in behavior tuning constants from Tuning.txt
aa	[on|off]	enables/disables sprite antialiasing
all_menus	[on|off]	turns on/off the showing of unavailable interactions in pers
allow_inuse		sets whether menu items appear for in use objects
alt_add	[amt]	add constant value to entire altitude layer
assert		force an assert (for testing)
auto_level	[on|off]	architecture tools automatically set the level when necessary
auto_reset	[on|off]	turns on or off the automatic object reset feature (resetting of object simulations when main or init tree changes)
autonomy	[level]	set the autonomy level for all people in the house
browser_failsafe	[on|off]	can prevent a crash when launching the web browser
bubble_tweak	[z offset]	sets the z value used to offset the sims' thought bubbles
cam_mode	[on|off]	turns camera mode on or off
cht	[file]	executes file.cht as a list of cheats
core_dump		Dumps entire contents of memory to core_dump_[date:time].txt.� Warning: HUGE FILE
crash		crashes game :)
ct	[tag] [index]	dresses the sim in the tag and index from the costume trunk tag and index from the costume trunk
damagelist	([refresh | current | previous | all]) | [on|off])
debug_social	[on|off]	turns on the debug flag to show outcome choice dialogs for social interactions
draw_all_frames	[on|off]	draw all animation frames, without skipping to keep up
draw_floorable	[on|off]	turn the floorable grid on and off
draw_origins	[on|off]	draw colored dots at each person's origin
draw_routes	[on|off]	draw colored dots on selected person's path
dump_catalog_sorts	-
dump_happy		dumps to a file the selected person's most recent list� of scored interactions
dump_mc		dumps to a file the selected person's motive contribution curve
edit_char		open Create-A-Character screen, and edit the select person
edit_grass	[increment]	turn on mode for editing grass tiles. increment sets number value by which to change the grass'
edit_size	[size]	sets flag layer to allow editing only with a central square, size x size
fam_test	[opcount]	runs series of random operations on unhouses families
flush		Flushes app completely in to VM file. NT only. Useful to see how much memory is required at a given time to run the game (by tracking the app's WorkingSetSize)
genable	[default|status] | ([terrain | floors | walls | clear | objects | people | full_draw | static_rows | static | old_clear | all ] [on|off])
grid	[on|off]	enables/disables terrain grid drawing
grow_grass	[amount]	increase the grass level up to the maximum for each tile
help		�help, or help [partial command], or help [command]
hist_add		adds a new family history stat to the current family
history	[file]	writes out the family history of the current family. if file is not specified, the default is used
house	[house #]	loads a house, no questions asked
houseview_update	[sims|vacation|x]
html	[on|off]	enables or disables automatic creation of web pages
import	[FAM file]	Import and load the given FAM file. Does so without asking.
interests		dialog showing selected char's interests
lamps	[on|off]	enables/disables lamp effects on walls & floors
load	[house num]	[house num], between 0 and 18
log_animations	[on|off]	log animations in the event log window
log_mask	[on|off]	sets the event logging mask
lot	[lot #]
lot_border	[tl] [tr] [bl] [br]	sets up the borders of the lot with non-editable flag. requires rotation 0
lot_size	[size]	change the lot size
make_dynamic	[on|off]
map_edit	[on|off]	turn on or off the mode to edit locked tiles
memview		shows the memory view window (debug builds only)
money	[amt]	sets current funds to amt
motives	[on|off]	turn on/off the motive engine for all people in the house
move_lots		Enter lot moving mode. Hit escape to exit it.
move_objects	[on|off]	turn on or off allowing the user to move any object
music	[on|off]	turns music on or off
nessie		Same as SimCity.
ngh	[path]	sets the neighborhood directory to the path
obj_comp	[on|off]	turns object compression in save file on or off
obj_dlg
offset_world	[x_amt] [y_amt]	moves everything in world by specified x & y tile offsets
people_quality	[low|medium|high]
pet_control
plugh		say "plugh"
porntipsguzzardo		type "porntipsguzzardo"
prepare_lot		checks for required objects on the current lot and deletes come and see me objects
preview_anims	[on|off]	turns on/off animation preview mode
quats	[on|off]	enables or disables quaternion transformations.
quit		Quit the sims.
rebuild_cp		rebuilds entire control panel/ucp from scratch
refresh_faces		refresh the BMP_ resources for all people whose IFF files are writable
refresh_textures		rematches dependent textures and regenerates bitmaps for all
reload_neighborhood	-
reload_people		total reload of people skeletons, animations, suits and skins
report_assets	[on|off]	enables or disables assets report.
restore_tut		restores tutorial
rosebud
rotation	[0|1|2|3]	set absolute world rotation
route_balloons	[on|off]	turn on or off the display of routing debug balloons
save		Saves the currently loaded house.
save_careers		save out careers data as binary
save_careers_txt		save out careers data as text
save_tuning		save out data from tuning.txt to object files
set_hour	[hour]	sets the hour of the day
set_level	[1|2]
sev		short for "soundevent"
shadows	[on|off]	enables/disables shadows under objects
show_animations
show_filter		0 - 7. 0 to hide filters 1-Lodging; 2-Food; 3-Gardening; 4-Shopping; 5-Dog/Cat; 6-Small Animals; 7-Recreation
show_sounds
show_zones	[on|off]	hide/disable the lot zoning outlines.
shrink_text	[font_size] [text]	Products shrunk_text_#.bmp files, shrinking the text using the bmp shrinker
sim_log	[begin|end]	start and stop the sim logging
sim_peek	[on|off]	enables or disables calls to PeekMessage within sim loop
sim_speed	[speed]	sets the sim speed to given number. 0-1000.
sound	[on|off]	turns sounds on or off
sound_bad		trigger sound event
sound_good		short for "soundevent"
sound_log	[on|off]	shows or hides the sound log window
soundevent		trigger sound event
sprites	[sims|vacation|alpha|depth|index]
stream_fps	[max frames-per-sec of stream anim]
swap_houses	[house#] [house#]	swaps the 2 house files and updates families
sweep	[on|off|all|none|'subsys_name'] [show|hide]
tile_info	[on|off]	show or hide the tile info window
tips	-
tutorial	[on|off]	tutorial off keeps the tutorial object from being generated when a tutorial house is loaded
visitor_control	[on|off]	enable or disable allowing visitors to be controlled using the keyboard
w	[text]	sets caption to appear at lower-left of webcam image
water_tool		enables the water tool
write_destlist	[on|off]	appends the route destination list to AllRoutes.txt every time a route is found
write_routes	[on|off]	write out an RTE file every time a route is found
xyzzy		say "xyzzy"