Many gamers are familiar with The Sims line of simulations. The second part of this game turned out to be quite interesting. A lot of additions came out for her, thanks to which "Sims 2" became as close as possible to real life. Characters are born, grow, develop, fall in love, get married, work, give birth to children, have fun and are interested in certain things. The game may change seasons. In some cases, characters can have pets and more. Cheats for "Sims 2" often help simplify the gameplay. Today we will talk only about the most common secrets of the game. What can help achieve this or that result? What secrets does The Sims 2 have?
Change of seasons
The second line of the cult simulator of human life has a lot of additions. All of them are endowed with their own characteristics.
For example, you can achieve a change of seasons. By default, the game does not have this feature - the characters live in a world where eternal summer.
To add a change of seasons, no cheats for "Sims 2" will be required. The player just needs to install the anthology of the simulator, or initialize the add-on "The Sims 2: Seasons".
After that, the following options will appear in the game:
- additional clothes when creating a sim;
- seasonal entertainment;
- a number of seasonal skills;
- change of seasons;
- new game objects (for example, New Year decorations).
Cheat on needs and gameplay
Similarly, a player can complement his "Sims 2" with a variety of functions. It is enough to install one or another part of the line. Now many immediately play an anthology that can contain 13 or more add-ons for The Sims 2. Therefore, we’ll continue to talk about general cheats for the game.
For example, there is a cheat for "Sims 2" on the mood, needs and some social functions in the game. To do this, you need to download and upload to the game (in the Downloads root folder) an object called Voodoo Bottle.
Now you can place an item somewhere in the house. The sim will not interact with this bottle. But when you click on it, a menu pops up with possible actions.
Voodoo Bottle helps:
- enable / disable player needs;
- make everyone happy (useful when holding parties);
- Get to know all the Sims in the city;
- make characters friends;
- choose a career for one or another sim;
- Correct some needs (for example, make the sim want to use the toilet);
- fall in love with the characters in each other.
These are not all the possibilities of a magic bottle. A complete list can only be seen during the gameplay. Such a cheat in “Sims 2” is rarely used by modern players for needs. It was popular for some time immediately after the release of the first The Sims 2, when no one knew about other gaming features.
Quick skill upgrades
What other cheats are there in Sims 2? Character skills can be pumped very quickly and without much difficulty. Especially if you turn off Sim’s needs for a while or replenish them through the Voodoo Bottle in a timely manner.
Players can find and load additional items into the game - “Miracle Notebook” or “Magic Bookcase”. These are official add-ons that work like mini cheats.
After installing these objects, the character will be able to improve any of his skills - cooking, charisma, cleaning skills, and so on. It’s enough to put “Miracle Computer” or “Magic Cabinet” in the house, and then click on it and select a skill.
This technique eliminates the need to purchase additional equipment for the development of the sim. Both schoolchildren, teenagers, and adults can shake their skills. This cheat for "Sims 2" in combination and disabled needs will help not to break away from the development of skills. The sim will either read the book or work on the computer at this time.
Open the game console
Nevertheless, many are interested in the cheat codes in "Sims 2". They do not require any additional items. The player only needs to know the console command to activate this or that feature.
First, let's talk about how to call the game command line. In "Sims 2" just press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + C. The console opens in any menu of the simulator. It’s better to first select the family you want to play for, then pause the game and only then call the command line.
How to view a list of codes
Cheats in "Sims 2" can be viewed. The main problem is that players are not given the decryption of existing console teams. Therefore, you have to figure out what this or that code means.
To see the list of cheats available in the game, you can:
- Launch Sims 2.
- Open game console.
- Write help command in the line that appears.
- Press the Enter button.
This operation will show the available cheats for "Sims 2". It is very convenient, especially if the user just forgot how one or another code is written.
Search cheats in the database
But that is not all. There are various codes for The Sims 2. They help develop the character and just enjoy the game. Next, we will talk about the most useful secrets of the simulator.
First, a few words about how to look at the available codes in the game. We are talking about the automatic output of codes in the console line. The previously proposed combination in this case will not help.
The player will need to follow these steps:
- Open console It is advisable to do this while playing this or that family.
- Press the Tab key.
After that, one of the cheats for "Sims 2" in the game will appear in the console line. By clicking on the tab, the player will switch the codes one by one. Thus, you can quickly use combinations to facilitate the gameplay.
Quick jump to the latest code
Cheats for "Sims 2" are used by almost all players. Especially those who want to experience all the capabilities of the simulator as soon as possible.
In The Sims 2, players can quickly jump to the last cheat entered in the console. This technique is often used when making money for a family.
To cope with the task, just call the game console, and then click on the "Up Arrow" button. That's all.
Money for the game
Now let's talk about the main cheat codes in "Sims 2". Money is always required here. If you want to explore all the possibilities of a virtual world-simulator, you have to save money long and painfully.
The player can facilitate the process of earning in the game. Especially if he plans to build a large luxury housing for his Sims.
Here are the codes adding simoleons to the family:
- motherlode - 50,000 coins;
- kaching - 1,000 coins.
Just enter one of the codes, and then click on "Enter." This way you can enrich any family in The Sims 2.
Aging options
Cheats for The Sims 2 allow you to activate a variety of game options. With their help, players can enable and disable aging. The age counter will be "ticking", but at any time the character can be made a kid, teenager or old man.
To do this, you must:
- Open the console in the game.
- Dial Aging on.
- Confirm procedure.
After that, it remains only to click on the sim with the mouse and select one or another age in the menu that appears. To disable the "Aging" option, you must write Off instead of On.
Moving objects
The following cheat helps build. It’s better not to abuse it - installation of objects not according to the game rules often leads to the impossibility of their use by sims.
To remove restrictions on the placement of game items, you need to type MoveObjects on. Disabling the option is suggested by specifying Off instead of On.
Developer Code
These are not all the cheats in Sims 2. The developers came up with special codes to expand the gaming capabilities. Some features work exactly the same as the Voodoo Bottle. Just do not need to install any add-ons! Very comfortably.
You can only enable developer code through the console. It is advisable to do this while in the city selection menu.
You need to type the following combination in the console line: boolProp enablePostProcessing true. You can disable the code by specifying the word False instead of True at the end.
Sims will now be able to interact with items and other characters using the additional menu. To do this, hold Shift and then click on the sim / item with the mouse cursor.
Some developer codes
In addition to additional functions, you can use special cheat codes in "Sims 2". Developer code will help open up additional gaming features. The player will be able to enter special cheats in the console line.
Here is some of them:
- BoolProp snapObjectsToGrid true / false - placement of objects within the grid / outside it;
- IntProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 8 - you can invite many guests (enter in the neighborhood mode);
- intprop censorgridsize 0/8 - disable / enable censorship in the game.
This is not a complete list of gaming features with a developer code. However, it’s often easier to interact with objects.
Sim Interaction
We learned the basic cheats in Sims 2. The needs in this game can be turned off and on, replenished at the request of the player. The main thing is to know how to cope with the tasks.
If a player uses the developer code, he can interact with the sims in a special way. Here are a few useful options coming off after entering a developer cheat:
- Give Influence Points - issue of influence points (1,000 units).
- Give Rewards Points - award points (1,000).
- Set to Birthday - reset the counter to the birthday.
- Set Aspiration-High - Platinum Aspiration Scale.
- Get Handheld Game - get a portable PC.
- Set Aspiration - choose the sim’s aspiration.
- Spawn - Drop wants test Object - issuing a wish update box.
- Get Pregnant With - make a sim pregnant.
- Personality - character setting.
- Motives - setting aspirations.
You can even set the skills in Sims 2. The cheats that you need to use for this are the developer code, then click Shift on the sim, select Spawn and click Skills.
Change time
Cheats for "Sims 2" invented different. A complete list of them is problematic - each add-on has its own secrets. By default, the game also has cheats in large quantities.
Players can reset the hour counter at one in the morning. This is very convenient, especially when developing skills.
In order to cope with the task, you must specify the code SetHour on. This command can be found in the console database via Shift. After confirming the request, the time counter will be reset, and the skills of the sim and his needs will not change in any way. That is why it is better to turn off the character’s desires during the development of his skills.