The Sims 2: Open for Business Cheats, Tips
24.11.2009

Cheats & Cheat Codes

Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + C during game play to display the console window. Enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Some codes may be case-sensitive.

Code:

Description:

help

List most cheat codes

help [cheat command]

Display information about indicated cheat

exit

Close console window

expand

Expand or contract console window

Kaching

1,000 more Simoleons

motherlode

50,000 more Simoleons

deleteAllCharacters

Remove all Sims; use in neighborhood view

TerrainType [desert or temperate]

Toggle terrain types; use in neighborhood view

StretchSkeleton [number]

Make Sims larger or smaller; 1.0 is normal

faceBlendLimits [on or off]

Turn off facial DNA blending in Create A Sim

aging [on or off]

Prevent Sims from aging

move_objects on

Allows you to move and delete things you couldn't before, including your Sims.

move_objects off

Turns previous cheat and it's effects off.

boolProp TestingCheatsEnabled true

(This cheat is case sensitive) Once the cheat has been entered, hold down shift and left click on any Sim or object. You'll get new options.

boolProp TestingCheatsEnabled false

Turns previous cheat and it's effects off.

addneighbortofamilycheat [on/off]

If turned on, you can add NPC's to the current household by Shift+Left-clicking on the NPC.*

forcetwins

Using this cheat on a pregnant sim, this will change the pregnancy into a twin birth

Plumbbobtoggle [on/off]

Can make the overhead plumbob invisible. Ideal for machinimas or if you don't like them period

aging on

turns aging on again

aging off

turns aging off

maxMotives

Sets all needs for every sim on the lot to full.

motiveDecay (on/off)

Toggles motive decay on or off.

aspirationPoints #

Adds the selected number of aspiration points to the total of the selected sim.

lockAspiration (on/off)

Toggles aspiration decay on or off.

aspirationLevel (0-5)

Changes aspiration level. 0 = lowest rung; 5 = platinum aspiration.

Sethour #

Change Time (# is a number from 0-23)

boolprop constrainFloorElevation false

Allows you to change elevation of floor tiles.

RoofSlopeAngle (15-75)

Changes the slope angle of a roof

clear

Clears all cheat codes on the screen, but codes are still in effect.

boolprop constrainFloorElevation true

Disables the ability to change elevation of floor tiles.

boolprop ShowLotPackageFilename (True/False)

In neighborhood, shows filename of house when lot is highlighted

vsync (on/off)

increases game performance but lowers graphics

autopatch (on/off)

lets you know if theres a patch

help -all

list cheats

StretchSkeleton

makes your sims larger or smaller

slowmotion

Puts the game in slow motion. Enter any number that 0 through 8 (0=fastest and 8=slowest)

boolprop lotTerrainLighting (True/False)

Set to false and lots will not light up when highlighted in neighborhood

boolprop locktiles (True/False)

Set to false to place floor tiles outside lot

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel (True/False)

Set to false to remove bridges from neighborhood.

boolprop lotTerrainPaints (True/False)

Set to false to remove floorpainting on lot

boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps (True/False)

(True/False) Set to false to remove props like rocks and towers from neighborhood

boolprop objectShadows (True/False)

Set to false to remove removes shadows on objects outside house

boolprop lotWater (True/False)

Set to false to remove removes water (ponds) from lots

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads (True/False)

Set to false to remove roads from neighborhood

boolProp guob (True/False)

Set to false to remove shadows on objects inside house

boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater (True/False)

Set to false to remove water from neighborhood

boolprop displayLotImposters (True/False)

Set to false to removes house graphics from neighborhood

boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora (True/False)

Set to false to removes trees/plants from neighborhood

boolprop displayLookAtBoxes (True/False)

Set to true and blocks appear on Sims faces and on parts where Sims look at

boolprop carsCompact (True/False)

Set to true and cars will have more detail in neighborhood

boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel (True/False)

Set to true and walls will no longer cut away from selected Sim

boolprop allObjectLightsOn (True/False)

Set to true to light up objects continuously instead of only when used

boolProp displayPaths (True/False)

Set to true to see the path where the selected Sim walks to

boolprop lotInfoAdvancedMode (True/False)

Set to true to show lot information

boolProp simShadows (True/False)

Toggle shadows on/off for Sims

faceBlendLimits (on/off)

turns off facial bounding limitations. It prevents the normal corrections the game will make for two parents with very different facial structures.

intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims #

You can invite more people to your parties.

boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true/false

You can place objects outside the grid.

social_debug

You can tell what social reaction will happen before you do it

letterBox #

Adds a letterbox effect to the view. (# = 0.0 to 0.4) (require postprocessing on)

vignette # # #

Blurry bits at the edge of the screen. (# = 0.0 to 1.0) (require postprocessing on)

slowMotion #

Make you set the game speed. (# = 0 to 8, 0 is normal)

filmGrain #

Makes the screen grainy. (# = 0.0 to 1.0) (require postprocessing on)

bloom rgb #

Sitcom flashback blur effect (# = 0.0 to 1.0) (require postprocessing on)

boolProp enablePostProcessing false

Turns Postprocessing off.

boolProp enablePostProcessing true

Turns Postprocessing on.

deleteAllCharacters

At neighborhood view only, removes every Sim from the neighborhood

TerrainType (desert/temperate)

Only for use in neighborhood view, toggles between the two terrain types.