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The Sims has seen continual updates with dozens of expansion packs that improve gameplay with additional features. While it remains popular with players that keep up to date with the expansions, it's base game has seen a resurgence in the UK lately due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. So whether you're new to the game or are returning after a few years, these cheats for The Sims will have you living your best virtual life in no time.
Yes, cheating kinda takes away from the rewardable grind of earning money and buying nice things, but playing The Sims is about escaping real life. If only shouting 'motherlode' to the skies could result in a hefty sum miraculously being added to your bank account.
At least with The Sims, all it takes is pressing Ctrl + Shift + C (Command + Shift + C on Mac) to bring that beauty of a cheat bar up. From there, all type 'testingcheats true' to enable a plethora of options.
Here are five main categories to enrich your gameplay experience and get you back into the swing of all things Sims — especially since PC download for the game is on sale on Amazon for £8.99 (down from £29.99).
Careers
Sometimes grinding those skills and maintaining performance can be a drag, especially when you're in need of more simoleons. Sure, you can cheat some money into your account, but there's a lot of fun to be had with climbing the career ladder in game.
Here's a few cheats to help make that climb a little easier:
- careers.add_career 'x' — Add a career, with X being the desired job
- careers.promote 'x' — Promote sim
As Eurogamer notes, you can also shift-click a sim and select the 'Careers Gigs Picker (Debug)' for more career options.
Build Mode
As simple as build and buy mode are, there's something a little too constraining about that pesky grid lock. Thankfully there's a cheat for that, and a whole lot more:
- bb.moveobject on — Gets rid of the grid placement, so you can place objects freely
- bb.enablefreebuild — Build anywhere in the neighbourhood
- bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement — Unlocks career items in build mode, which is brilliant if you're after some clutter items.
- FreeRealEstate On/Off — Homes are free, so, for example, you can move a family into a mansion straight from Create-A-Sim.
- bb.showhiddenobjects — This enables Debug items to appear, which are items you can't buy in build or buy mode. As gaming site Ultimate Sims Guides points out, these are items like a single toothbrush that "would normally only appear when someone is brushing their teeth but can't actually be purchased by you."
Relationships
Building relationships takes time and effort in real-life, and it's the same virtually. These cheats will enable you to pop the question to your crush in no time:
- modifyrelationship 'entire Sim name 1' 'entire Sim name 2' 100 ltr_frienship_main — 100 per cent friendship with a sim
- modifyrelationship 'entire Sim name 1' 'entire Sim name 2' 100 ltr_romance_main — 100 per cent romantic relationship with a sim
- Changing 100 to '-100' in both cases will result in a 100 per cent negative friendship/romantic relationship with a sim
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