Controls: Live Mode
- Sim/Household Controls
- Switch to next Sim in Household: (Space or N)
- Switch to Specific Sim: (Click Sim portrait)
- Lock Camera to Sim: (Right-Click Sim portrait)
- Center Camera on active Sim: (Enter)
- Time Controls
- Pause Game: (P or 0 or ‘)
- Regular/Fast/Ultra Speed: (1/2/3)
- Camera Movement
- Move left/right: (Arrow Left/Right or A/D)
- Move forward/back: (Arrow UP/Down or W/S)
- Move Faster: (Hold Shift + Camera Mov’t)
- Zoom in/out: (Z/X or +/-)
- Toggle Map Mode: <em(M)
- General Controls
- Undo/Redo: (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+V)
- Cancel: (Esc)
- Toggle Cheat Window: (Ctrl + Shift + C)
Controls: Build/Buy Mode
- Object Placement Tools
- Rotate Object: (,/. – one object select)
- Delete Object: (Del or Backspace)
- Off Grid Placement: (Alt – while holding object)
- Off Angle Placement: (Alt – while rotating object)
- Move to Slot: (M)
Game Cheats
- Help – Lists all available commands into the command console.
- resetSim {FirstName} {LastName} – Resets the Sim.
- fullscreen – toggles full screen on or off.
- headlineeffects{on/off} – Hides all headline effects including plumbobs, thought balloons, etc.
- Death.toggle – Disables Death so that Sims don’t die.
- FreeRealEstate {on/off} – Can be entered at neighborhood/world. If on, all homes are free.
- motherlode – Provides 50,000 Simoleons
- kaching – Provides 1000 Simoleons
- rosebud – Provides 1000 Simoleons
- Pressing Shift + ] – Increases the size of objects
- testingcheats {true/false} – Enables use of further cheats
- Entering “testingcheats true”, then entering “cas.fulleditmode” allows all CAS abilities.
- Interaction Cheats are available by Shift + Clicking on objects and Sims once the player types in “testingcheats true” in the command console.
- Shift Clicking on Sims
- Reset Object – Resets Sim
- Add to Family – Add the Sim to the current family
- Cheat Motive > Make Happy – Sets all motives to full and sets Mood to Happy
- Cheat Motive > Enable Motive Decay – Allows motives to change dynamically
- Cheat Motive > Disable Motive Decay – Allows motives to remain static
- Shift Clicking on Objects
- Reset Object – Rests Object
- Shift Clicking Dirty-able Objects
- Make Dirty – Makes object dirty
- Shift Clicking on Dirty Objects
- Make Clean – makes object clean
- Shift Clicking Mailbox
- Reset Object – resets Mailbox
- Shift Clicking the Ground
- Teleport Me Here – Teleports selected Sim as close to the clicked spot as possible
- Shift Clicking Sims
- Modify in CAS – Allows editing of everything but name change and inherited traits
Build Mode Hotkeys
- Object Control
- Rotate held/selected object, block, roof, anything rotatable: < / >
- Move object to next slot in surface with a slotted object selected and on a slot surface: M
- Copy held/selected object on placement: Shift
- Inventory held/selected object: Backspace
- Delete held/selected object: Delete
- Undo: Ctrl + Z
- Redo: Ctrl + Y
- Tools
- Eyedropper Tool (toggle): E
- Hand Tool: H
- Sledgehammer Tool (toggle): K
- Design Tool (toggle): R
- Wall Tool: B
- Toggles Day/Night in B/B: L
- Allow off-grid placement while dragging around an object: Alt
- Toggle Grid: G
- Cycle Between 1/2 tile and 1/4 tile grid snapping for object placement: F5
- Flood Fill a single wall while placing wall patterns: Alt
- Flood Fill floor & wall paint while placing floor or wall patterns: Shift
- Toggle to 1/4 tile floor paint while placing floor tile patterns: Ctrl + F
- Reduce Terrain Brush Size while Terrain Paint catalog is open: [
- Increase Terrain Brush Size while Terrain Paint catalog is open: ]
- Move Terrain Brush Softness Slider to the Left while Terrain Paint catalog is open:;
- Move Terrain Brush Softness Slider to the Right while Terrain Paint catalog is open: ‘
- Toggle Terrain Paint/Eraser while Terrain Paint catalog is open: Ctrl
- Move Whole House tool: U
- Toggle Video Recording: V
- Capture Screenshot: C
- Camera
- Toggle Top Down View: T
- Go to Next Floor Up: Page Up
- Go to Next Floor Down: Page Down
- Walls Up: Home
- Walls Down: End
