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The Sims 3 (PC/Mac)

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for The Sims 3 (PC/Mac)
Reviewed by: Kevin VanOrd
Review date: 06/01/09
Release date: 06/02/09

Codes

Control+Shift+C Codes

While in game, press Control+Shift+C on your keyboard to bring up the code console.

Code Result
quit Like it says, quits the game.
fps on/off Shows your Frame per Second in the upper right area while on.
testingcheatsenabled true Turns on Testing Cheats, just shift+click a Sim, or anything else, like your Mailbox.
jokePlease Gives you a joke in the code console prompt.
help Lists all available commands at the moment.
moveobjects on/off With this On, it will allow you to move anything, including Sims, in your Buy/Build mode.
kaching While on the lot, entering this will give you $1,000.
motherlode While on the lot, entering this will give you $50,000.
unlockOutfits on/off Unlocks outfits in CAS (Create a Sim) mode. This must be enabled before going into CAS.
fullscreen on/off Adjusts your game screen to full or windowed mode.
enableLlamas [on/off] Gives a message that says, "Llamas enabled."
resetSim <fi rstname> <lastname> Resets the named Sim with neutral motives, no moodlets, and teleports Sim back home.
constrainFloorElevation [true/false] Allows all terrain adjustments regardless of objects, Sims, and other structures on them. Walls, fl oors, and objects will move with the terrain.
disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt [on/off] When on, objects will not snap to slots while holding alt.
hideHeadlineEffects [on/off] Hides all meters and effects in the game, such as the plumbbob and skill meter.
fadeObjects [on/off] Toggles whether objects fade when the camera gets close to them.
slowMotionViz <level> Puts the game in slow motion. Optional parameter, value 0 = normal speed and 8 = slowest.
DisplayLotPackageFileName [on/off] Switches lot tooltips on or off
ResetLifetimeHappiness Resets the lifetime happiness of all the sims in an active household.

Secrets

Protection from Death

Go to Pleasant Rest Graveyard, and near the gate, there is a strange bush called a "Death Flower Bush" - Harvest the flower from it. Keep this flower in your sim's inventory, and if you die, you will automatically offer this flower to the Grim Reaper, who will ressurect you in exchange for it. This flower will not reappear, but there are Unknown Special Seeds (requires level 7 Gardening to plant) dotted about near the graveyard (and a few other places) which may grow another Death Flower (and sometimes more if your Sim has the Green Thumb trait to revive the plant.)

Codes

Control+Shift+C Codes

While in game, press Control+Shift+C on your keyboard to bring up the code console.

Code Result
fadeObjects [on/off] Toggles whether objects fade when the camera gets close to them.
slowMotionViz <level> Puts the game in slow motion. Optional parameter, value 0 = normal speed and 8 = slowest.
snapObjectsToGrid [true/false] Toggles how objects snap to the grid. If true is given, behavior is normal. If false is given, then by default, objects do not snap to the grid.
napObjectsToAngle [true/false] Toggles how objects rotate. If true is given, behavior is normal. If false is given, then by default, objects do not snap to 45 degree angles.
Modify Traits Interaction to bring up a trait-modifi cation window. Can set/clear traits.
Add to Household Add the active Sim to the current household.
Set Age Set the age of the Sim.
Edit in CAS Takes the Sim back into Create A Sim and allows you to make physical and personality changes.
Force Opportunity Click on career building you work at to force an opportunity.
Force Event Click on a career building to give you a random career event.
Force All Events Click on career building to display all events for the career consecutively.
Make Me Know Everyone Make the selected Sim know every other Sim that exists in the town. Sets them to acquaintances.
Set Career… Give the selected Sim any career at any level.