The Sims 2 Cheats

To access the cheat window, press Ctrl + Shift + C.

Base Game Cheats

Kaching
Adds §1,000 to household funds.

Motherlode
Adds §50,000 to household funds.

Moveobjects on/off
Move unmovable and objects.

Aging on/off
Household won't age.

StretchSkeleton #
Make your sim smaller or higher. 2.0 double size, 0.5 half size, etc.

intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims #
You can invite more guests with a party and more Sims show up at community lots. Use in Neighborhood screen.

boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true/false
Use 'false' to place objects out of grid.

boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true/false
Use 'true' to enable CAS debugmode and more. Use with caution.

boolprop constrainFloorElevation true/false
Use 'false' to make it possible to raise or lower the floor even when there are objects, flooring or walls on it.

boolProp simShadows true/false
Turns shadow of a Sim on or off.

Vsync on/off
Turning off increases your game performance but with some graphical errors.

floatProp tvVolume [0.0-1.0]
0.5 is default. Lower or increase number to manage tv sound.

boolProp displayPaths true/false
Set to true and you see the path where the selected sim walks to.

boolprop unevenTilesFloorable true/false
Set to true and you can place floortiles on sloped ground.

boolProp useEffects true/false
Set to false and turns off all effects like speech balloons, memories, etc.

boolProp useShaders true/false
Set to true and makes the pool water clearer.

faceBlendLimits on/off
When making a child in CAS, this cheat can turn off facial bounding limitations.

boolprop lotWater true/false
Set to false and removes water from lots. (ponds)

boolprop lotTerrainPaints true/false
Set to false and removes floorpainting on lot.

boolprop showFloorGrid true/false
Shows grid or not in build or buy mode.

boolprop objectShadows true/false
Set to false and removes shadows on objects OUTside house.

boolProp guob true/false
Set to false and removes shadows on objects INside house.

boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel true/false
Set to true and walls no longer cut away for selected sim.

boolprop locktiles true/false
Set to false and you can place floortiles outside lot. (Such as the road)

boolprop reflectionWithExtraViewer true/false
Turns on/off reflection in mirrors.

boolprop renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel [true/false]
Set to true and objects only appear on levels the selected sim is on and when that floor is selected.

boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel true/false
Set to true and only see selected simlevel; such as when sim is on top floor, other floors are invisible.

deleteAllCharacters
Removes every sim from the neighbourhood.

TerrainType desert/temperate/dirt/concrete
Toggles between terrain types.

boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled true/false
Set to false and camera does not move in the neighborhood.

boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps true/false
Set to false and removes props like rocks and towers from the neighborhood.

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads true/false
Set to false and removes roads from the neighborhood.

boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora true/false
Set to false and removes trees/plants from the neighborhood.

boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater true/false
Set to false and removes water from the neighborhood.

boolprop displayLotImposters true/false
Set to false and removes houses from the neighborhood. (Removes the graphics, not the houses themselves)

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel true/false
Set to false and removes bridges from the neighborhood.

boolprop lotTerrainLighting true/false
Set to false and lots won't light up when you move your mouse over it in the neighborhood.

boolprop carsCompact true/false
Set to true and cars in the neighborhood will have more detail.

boolprop ShowLotPackageFilename true/false
In the neighborhood, shows filename of house when you move your mouse over a lot.

boolprop nhoodWaterReflection true/false
Turns on/off water reflection in the neighborhood.

boolprop nhoodWaterReflection true/false
Turns on/off water reflection in the neighborhood.

boolProp carsOnRight true/false
Cars in the neighborhood drive on left or right side of the road.

boolProp enablePostProcessing true/false
Must be true for all below film cheats to function.

Slowmotion 0-8
0 is normal speed and 8 is slower.

Bloom (r g b x)
Creates a filmic look in which everything's so bright that it blurs together "r", "g," and "b" are color values (0-255) and "x" is the amount of blooming from 0 to 255.

vignette (centerx centery X)
Creates a filmic look in which a focal point is clear but everything around it is blurry.

filmgrain (0-1)
Creates a film graininess.

letterbox (0.0-0.4)
Creates a letterbox view of size specified.

boolprop renderOpaqueUI true/false
Set to true and removes transparency on control panel.

boolprop displayLookAtBoxes true/false
Set to true and blocks appear on sims faces and on parts where sims look at.

gameVersion
After typing in 'expand', you see your game version in the cheat box.

boolprop allObjectLightsOn true/false
Set to true and lights up objects continously instead of only when used, like fridges/tv's, etc.

floatprop particleDensity 1.000000
Raise number to increase green damping on spoiled food.

boolprop lotInfoAdvancedMode true/false
Set to True and In neighbourhood shows the lotinfo. Can also just click on the 'info' button on the lotinfo screen.

Autopatch on/off
Toggles notification of available game patches.

Help
Lists some, but not all cheats.

Exit
Closes cheat window. You can also press 'ESC' on your keyboard to exit the cheat window.

Expand
Expands or contracts the cheat window.

University Cheats

boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation true/false
Allows rotating any object in 45 degree increments with < and > keys.

setHighestAllowedLevel #
Can build higher then 5 floors.

boolProp dormSpecificToolsDisabled true/false
Set to true and enables build/buy mode tools in a dorm lot.

changeLotZoning [residential | community | greek | dorm | secretsociety]
Changes the zoning type of the lot.

Nightlife Cheats

familyfunds [Familyname] #
Add or extract money for a chosen family. For example, "familyfunds Jones +10000" adds §10,000 to family Jones. -10000 extracts §10,000.

roofslopeangle [15-75]
Adjusts the slope angle on all roofs on a lot. Set to 45 for standard roof.

showHeadlines on/off
Makes all thought balloons invisible.

unlockCareerRewards
Unlocks all career rewards for the selected sim.

MaxMotives
Sets all needs for all sims on the lot to full.

motiveDecay on/off
Turns natural need decay on or off.

aspirationPoints #
Adds the specified number of Aspiration points to the selected sim.

lockAspiration on/off
Freezes aspiration point decay for all sims on the lot.

aspirationLevel [0-5]
Changes Sims' aspiration level. 0=lowest, 5=Platinum level.

agesimscheat on/off
Adds 'set age' to interaction menu. Any sim you click on, can be set to any age group.

setLotLightingFile [filename]
Change lighting by choosing an alternate lighting file. Original can be found in /Nightlife/TSData/Res/Lights. To restore use "setLotLightingFile clear"

Open for Business Cheats

AddneighbortoFamilycheat on/off
Click on an NPC to add one to the current household.

Forcetwins
With a pregnant Sim selected, using this cheat will transform the pregnancy into a twin birth.

Sethour [0-23]
Set the time of day.

Plumbbobtoggle
Makes the overhead plumb bob invisible.

Hold down Ctrl + Alt while an object is selected (Not a cheat)
Allows you to put as many items on a wall as you want, even if they overlap.

Pets Cheats

boolprop ControlPets on/off
Makes pets fully controlable, but you can't cancel actions from their queue.

boolprop DisablePuppyKittenAging true/false
Turns off aging for kittens and puppies.

boolprop PetActionCancel true/false
Makes actions in a pet's queue accessible.

boolprop ShowCatalogePFlags true/false
Activates labels in the detail view of each Buy mode and Build mode objects to show which product they came from. (EP or SP)

boolprop PetsFreeWill true/false
Turns pet free will on or off.

DeleteAllAwnings
Deletes all awnings on lot.

DeleteAllFences
Deletes all fences on lot.

DeleteAllHalfWalls
Deletes all half walls on lot.

DeleteAllObjects [Doors/Windows/Stairs]
Deletes all Doors, Windows or Stairs on lot.

DeleteAllWalls
Deletes all walls on lot.

IndividualRoofSlopeAngle [15/75]
Activates a tool to change the roof slopes of individual roofs on a lot.

Seasons Cheats

bugJarTimeDecay on/off
Makes fireflies live forever in jars when set to off.

Bon Boyage Cheats

changelotZoning hotel
Changes zoning type to hotel.

changelotZoning secretvacationlot
Changes zoning type to secret lot.

FreeTime Cheats

modifyNeighborhoodTerrain [on/off]
Modify Nhood terrain: [= Raise, ]=lower, \=level, p=Smooth terrain

Apartment Life Cheats

PrintLotClassification [low/medium/high]
Unknown as of now

apartmentBuildBuyRestrictions [on/off]
Enables build/buy mode tools in an apartments lot

changeLotZoning [apartmentbase/apartmentsublot/secretwitchlot]
Changes the zoning type of the lot - WARNING: Be sure to enter the correct one, or your apartment may be deleted!

Mansion & Garden Stuff Cheats

setQuarterTilePlacement [on/off]
Previews a feature from The Sims 3, where objects can be placed anywhere on the grid (Three-tiled couches can be centered with two-tiled TVs, etc.) NOTE: You must enter CTRL+F to enable the cheat.