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The Sims Cheats, Codes & Guides

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The Sims Cheats

All Bars Full

To Refill all of your sims bars (bladder, hunger etc.) hold down ctrl+alt then c. in the box in the upper left type move_objects on. Then delete your sims and bring them back by pressing on their face.

Unlock Cheat Menu

To unlock the Cheat Menu, press L1+R1+L2+R2 at the main menu.

Free Objects

Unlock the cheat menu, then enter Freeall

Two-player Games, Objects, Skins

Unlock the cheat menu, then enter Midas

Party Motel Game

Unlock the cheat menu, then enter Party M

Play the Sims

Unlock the cheat menu, then enter Sims to unlock Play the Sims without going through Get a Life.

First-Person View

Unlock the cheat menu, then enter FishEye. Then when you play you can hit Circle and you will see through the Sim's eyes.

Change Lot Size

LOT SIZE [number]

Import Family

IMPORT [FAM File]

Rotate Camera

ROTATION [number 0-3]

Get $1000

KLAPAUCIUS
Gives you 1000 dollars (Does not work in Version 1.1)

Moat

WATER TOOL
You can put water around your home.

Toggle HTML

HTML
Web page creation toggle.

Reload Everything

RELOAD_PEOPLE
Total reload of skins, animations, suits, people.

Set Wake-up Time

SET HOUR
Set (1-24) what time you want to get up.

Set Sim Time

SIM_LIMIT [milliseconds]
Set max milliseconds for simulator

Set Game Speed

SETSPEED (-1000 to +1000)

Set Sim Speed

SIM_SPEED [-1000-1000]

Change Personality

INTERESTS

Autonomy

AUTONMY [0-100]

Tall Grass

GROW GRASS [0-150]

Thought Bubble Tweak

BUBBLE_TWEAK [Z offset]

Test Assert

ASSERT

Change Grass

EDIT_GRASS [number]

Slow Down Burglars

If you need to spare time to call the police or to wait for them to arrive during a burglar strike, hold your cursor over the criminal and follow him with it. This makes him walk in slow motion. That should slow him down enough for the police to nab him!!!

Make Your Own Roof Pattern

To create a roof pattern go into paint. Create a box that is 32 pixels (little squares that each picture is composed of) by 32 pixels. Then be creative and make a crude pattern that you would like to put on the roofs of your sims houses. Save the document as c (and then a number) in the roof folder in The Sims. To get here go to My computer on your desk top, then your main drive; in windows Millennium Edition for example it is the (C:) drive. go to the folder program files , then to the folder maxis then to the sims, then to gamedata and finally to roofs. The only thing is that The Sims setup will only load up to 16 roof patterns so choose carefully when the new sims expansions are loaded into your computer remove all of your own roof tiles and put back only the amount that will fit (there should only be 16 paint documents in your folder)

Kill Your Sim

To kill off your person make a swimming pool then send he/she in then take the ladders and diving board away.

Never Miss Work

This cheat is kind of like the never pay bills cheat. First put on the move objects code. Then move your trash can out in the middle of the road. When the car drives up, it will stop moving and start honking!

Cheat Screen Instructions

You push and hold the following buttons:
Shift, control, alt, c
That will get you to the cheat screen.
also.. you can enter multiple cheats at once by typing a ; between cheats.. such as the following for money "klapaucius; !; !; !; !" etc
Now go enter some codes!

Hide Tile Info

TILE INFO OFF

Enable Ticks

SWEEP ON

Disable Ticks

SWEEP OFF

Trap Burgerlers or Remove Roomie

All you have to do is pause your game and bulid a fence around the burgler/roomie. For Burgler:Trap and call Police. Roomie:Lure out side far away from house and trap.(they get sorta annoying)

Move Objects

MOVE_OBJECTS

Repeats Last Cheat Typed In

Press shift+ctrl+alt+c then ! - Repeats last cheat code entered. To do more than one repeat type in !;!;! , etc. As many as you like

No More Bills

To eliminate paying bills completely, use the "move_objects on" cheat and simply pick up your mailbox, then hit DELETE. No more mailbox, no postman, no bills! Remember to turn "move_objects off" afterwards.

New Money Code (Sims version 1.1)

For those of you who have downloaded the patch to make The Sims into The Sims v1.1, The new money cheat is ROSEBUD. The rest can be done exactly the same, ex. ;!;!;!, as usual.

Planting flowers,trees etc... outside your border!!!!!!!!!!

First enter the cheat "Move_objects on" then go to the "build mode (F3)" and then to the "plant tool".After simply plant what do you want!Dont worry they wont die also they wont grow. If You want them to grow just plant it in your garden and let them grow after move them to the place where you want!

Tax Evasion

When the mail arrives, have your Sim receive it. Then tell him to 'Pay Bills', and when he's on his way to the mailbox with the bills in his hands, pause the game. Spend money in the buy mode until you don't have enough to pay the bills. Than unpause the game, and watch how the Sim puts the bills in the mailbox, and you lose no money! To get the money you just spent on items back, simply sell the items you bought. Since you have just bought them, you'll get a full refund!

Fast Promotion

It's simple. All's you gotta do is, first,enter the 'move objects'code ON, then send your Sim off to sleep, then, right before they wake up, SELL your bed. Time will still be set on "ultra," so hit the normal speed button. Then click on your Sim's face in the gallery, and there they are. BAM! Instant promotion/good grades/marriage (if the time is right)!

Toggle Camera

CAM_MODE

Toggle Music

MUSIC

Toggle Sound

SOUND

Toggle Sound Event

SOUNDEVENT

Get Mansion

MANSION

Start Sim Logging

SIM_LOG BEGIN

Show Social Choices

DEBUG_SOCIAL

Show Person's Origins

DRAW_ORIGINS

Send Recent Interactions to File

DUMP_HAPPY

Send Motive Curve to File

DUMP_MC

Create a Character

EDIT CHAR

Show Routes

DRAW_ROUTES ON

Show Routes Off

DRAW_ROUTES OFF

Save Family History

HISTORY

New Family History

HIST_ADD

Toggle Visitor Control

VISITOR_CONTROL

Event Logging Mask

LOG MASK

Enable Floorable Grid

DRAW_FLOORABLE ON

Map Edit

MAP EDIT ON

Map Edit Off

MAP EDIT OFF

Preview Animations

PREVIEW_ANIMS ON

Preview Animations Off

PREVIEW_ANIMS OFF

Fix Required Lot

PREPARE_LOT

Enable Basic Tutorial

ROUTE BALOONS ON

Disable Basic Tutorial

ROUTE BALOONS OFF

Draw all Frames

DRAW ALL FRAMES ON

Draw All Frames Off

DRAW ALL FRAMES OFF

Show Tile Info

TILE INFO ON

Cheat Mode

To unlock Cheat Mode, press L+R at the main menu. This will unlock the cheat menu, which contains the following: Input a code below:

Freeall: All objects are free.
Midas: Unlock all two-player games, objects and skins.
Party M: Unlock Party Motel game.
Sims: Unlock Play the Sims without going through Get a Life.

Two Player unlock

Cheat code: MIDAS
Description: Two Player Unlock

How to use your cheat code:
- At the start up screen press on L + R at the same time to bring up the cheat menu.
- Type in MIDAS and press done.
- Start up Get A Life mode
- Get into the Hot Tub with the girl
- Press Start
- Choose Quit
- Choose Just Quit
- You have unlocked Two-Player

Cheat Mode

To unlock Cheat Mode, press L+R at the main menu. This will unlock the cheat menu, which contains the following: Input a code below:
Freeall: All objects are free.
Midas: Unlock all two-player games, objects and skins.
Party M: Unlock Party Motel game.
Sims: Unlock Play the Sims without going through Get a Life.

Resurrecting Sims

If your sim has died, to bring him/her back to life is, need another sim. once they die, the grim reaper comes and makes their remains ashes. to prevent that, have your second sim to plead to the grim reaper. you will then play rock paper scissors with him. if u win, the dead sim will become a zombie. if you lose, the body will become ashes. sometimes the grim reaper will say that he is feelink generous and will bring the sim to life even if you lose. the grim reaper will not always raise the dead sim.

Best Garden Ever!!!!!!!!

First of all put the move objects on cheat.
now this depends on what size your house is
(small house 15 of all plants) (medium house26
of 4 different plants) (large house 38 of 2 plants)

Headless Sim

NOTE: TO USE THIS CODE, YOU MUST HAVE THE VANITY TABLE!
Okay, this is a cool cheat. GO to the main menu, and enter FISH EYES in the cheat menu. Then, go to any of your Sim's houses. Enter 'fish eyes' mode by pushing the 'y' button until you can see out of your Sim's eyes. Then, go to the vanity table and choose 'change appearance'. When your Sim sits down and the screen shows your Sim sitting at the vanity table, your Sim should be missing their head!
If you need the vanity table, enter MIDAS at the cheat menu and you can then buy it!

UFO

Ok to start of if you have one of those telescope thingies, you don't want to use it at least after 12:00 in sim hours, because my sim got abducted by aliens and belief me it freaked me out. P.S. you don't get your sim back not unless you save your game before you use the telescope after 12:00.

Stop Sim Logging

SIM_LOG END

Disable Floorable Grid

DRAW_FLOORABLE OFF

Get Full Quick

Ok here it is. Here is a hint on how to quickly fill your motives while you are in the playing the sims mode. you first save your house. then you exit the neighborhood, the go back to the playing sims mode, go back to your house and no matter where you left off you should be back outside with full motives.

The Sims Glitchs

Money Glitch

I have found a glitch which lets you get some cash. Go into build mode and select the paintbrush. Then press and hold the Square button to select a section of wallpaper to sell. Now when you release the Square button press it repetedly so that it sells over and over. Keep pressing Square until you have as much cash as you want. Note: There must be wallpaper on the wall before using cheat.

Money Glitch

I have found a glitch which lets you get some cash. Go into build mode and select the paintbrush. Then press and hold the Square button to select a section of wallpaper to sell. Now when you release the Square button press it repetedly so that it sells over and over. Keep pressing Square until you have as much cash as you want.

Note: There must be wallpaper on the wall before using cheat

The Sims Hints

Don't Worry, be Happy!!!

Tired of your sim not being happy? is your job taking over the sim's enjoyment? well I have discovered a little pick me up. if you evict the family (leaving the stuff there, otherwise it wastes a lot of time getting it together. anyway, as threw family drives off, you can just move the family back into the house. every thing is the same, your sims stats are all full (apart from something easy to fill eg bladder), and you don't have to go to work on the day that you moved in. the only downside is that you don't get paid, but it is just like your sim having a day off!!! great when you are in a spot.

Alien Abduction

Buy the telescope and look through it very long. If you look long enough you will be abducted by aliens. Your sim return after a few hours and will have different stats.

Energy To Go!

If you constantly want full stats just save your data (press start and save from there ONLY!! DO NOT save and quit, or leave the house and save from the neighborhood.) then evict the family from the house and move them into the same or different house. Then they will be restored with full status and still have all the same skill pts, friend, ect. ect.... so use the time to earn more skill points and other stuff, then repeat the same process!!! but please remember to save before you evict the family, otherwise you will have to repeat what you didn't save. isn't it great?!?

Meet Grim Reaper

Trap yourself in a small room put a freeze secret fridge and a gas range oven when your in the room with the oven and the fridge then sell all the doors then have breakfast ect when the fire starts you might catch on fire when you do you die then the grim reaper comes but in 2 player mode you can plea not to kill him then you see tour sim play rock paper sizzer shoot if you lose he might feel happy today and your dead sim becomes a zombie if you win the sim gets reborn.

Get a Graveyard With Ghosties

OK, so you fancy a graveyard in your back garden that is haunted from midnight till 3am. On Play The Sims (if you do this on Get a Life you have to restart the level) use an empty lot and build : a fireplace with walls surrounding 3 sides of it. then buy flammable stuff like balloons, easels ect. get the members of the family trapped near the fireplace then get one of them to light it. put directly in front of it more stuff that can burn and wait. really, just wait! eventually the place starts to burn, the sims are burnt to death and the Grim Reaper gets to turn the body into a grave stone. make a new family and repeat a few times. on Buy mode you can move them around and when you have about 10 it will be haunted at night with bright, purple ghosts. voila!!

Baby Mode

When you play The Sims go to Play The Sims. Next, go to the Goth family. After you go to their house, be either Bella or Mortimer. Next, click on the opposite person, and press KISS. After about 4 or 5 times Mortimer will ask if you want a baby. Press YES, then they will say if its a boy or girl. Last, type the name.

This Party Rocks!

Get a Beejaphone guitar and play it and after you finished in about 30 seconds the guests will say "this party rocks"
Note: This will help you on throwing a raging party.

Lots Of Money

On the title screen hold down L + R, then type in the code freeall. Start playing, then pause the game and go to the buy menu, buy the most expensive thing you can find (its faster than buying cheaper things) keep on buying the same thing over and over again, and just place any where around or in side the house. Save and quit the game. Then restart the Gamecube. This time don't type in the code. Load your game, when you start playing pause the game and go to the buy menu, don't click on anything just move the joystick, click on the stuff that you bought, it will ask if you want to sell it, sell all of it until none of it is left, then you will have a lot of money (you can only get $999,999).

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