Cheat Codes
While playing the game, press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + C to display the console window. Enter one of the following case-sensitive codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:
| Result | Cheat Code |
| List most cheat codes | help |
| Display information about indicated cheat | help [cheat command] |
| 1,000 more Simoleons | Kaching |
| 50,000 more Simoleons | motherlode |
| No censor; set to 8 to return to normal | intprop censorgridsize 0 |
| Have twins when baby is born | twinzr2cute or twinsr2cute |
| Remove all Sims; use in neighborhood view | deleteAllCharacters |
| Toggle terrain types; use in neighborhood view | TerrainType [desert or temperate] |
| Objects can be placed anywhere in buy and | moveObjects [on or off] |
| Make Sims larger or smaller; 1.0 is normal | StretchSkeleton [number] |
| Prevent Sims from aging | aging [on or off] |
| Slow motion; 0 is normal, 8 is slowest | slowMotion [0-8] |
| Increase game performance with some | Vsync [on or off] |
| Turn off facial DNA blending in Create A Sim | faceBlendLimits [on or off] |
| Use in neighborhood screen to invite more | intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims [number] |
| Enable postprocessing cheats; requires | boolProp enablePostProcessing [true or false] |
| Set to false to place objects out of grid | boolProp snapObjectsToGrid [true or false] |
| Toggle automatic game updates | autoPatch [on or off] |
| Set to false to remove props like rocks and | boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove roads from | boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads [true or false] |
| Set to false to removes trees/plants from | boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove water from | boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater [true or false] |
| Set to false to removes house graphics | boolprop displayLotImposters [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove bridges from | boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel |
| Set to false and lots will not light up when | boolprop lotTerrainLighting [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove removes water | boolprop lotWater [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove floorpainting on lot | boolprop lotTerrainPaints [true or false] |
| Set to true and cars will have more detail in | boolprop carsCompact [true or false] |
| Set to trueto show lot information | boolprop lotInfoAdvancedMode [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove removes shadows | boolprop objectShadows [true or false] |
| Set to false to remove shadows on objects | boolProp guob [true or false] |
| Set to true and walls will no longer cut | boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel [true or false] |
| Set to true to see the path where the | boolProp displayPaths [true or false] |
| Set to true and blocks appear on Sims | boolprop displayLookAtBoxes [true or false] |
| Set to false to place floor tiles outside lot | boolprop locktiles [true or false] |
| Set to false to raise and lower floor even | boolprop constrainFloorElevation [true or false] |
| Set to true to light up objects continuously | boolprop allObjectLightsOn [true or false] |
| Toggle grid in build or buy mode | boolprop showFloorGrid [true or false] |
| Toggle shadows for Sims | boolProp simShadows [true or false] |
| In neighborhood, shows filename of house | boolprop ShowLotPackageFilename [true or false] |
| After typing "expand", will you see the game | gameVersion |
| Expand or contract console window | expand |
| Close console window | exit |
| Unknown | boolprop lotTerrainCanvas [true or false] |
Postprocessing cheats
Use the following case-sensitive codes after enabling the Postprocessing cheats with the "boolProp enablePostProcessing true". Note: Do not enable or use the Postprocessing cheats unless your video card supports pixel shaders.
| Result | Cheat Code |
| Blur effect; red, green, blue value must be between | bloom [r g b x] |
| Centered blur effect; centerX and centerY are screen | vignette [centerX centerY x] |
| Grainy screen effect | filmGrain [0.0-1.0] |
| Letterbox screen effect | letterBox [0.0-0.4] |
Command lines
Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function:
| Result | Command Line Parameter |
| Full screen | -f |
| Set screen resolution | -r[width]x[height] |
| Windowed screen | -w |
| Disable sound | -nosound |