Cheats & Hot Keys

Please bear in mind these are not all the cheats Maxis has given us to use in Sims 2.  Some cheats I don't know and others are repetitive.  I'm only posting those I know that are of relevance.

To Bring Up Cheat Window: Click & Hold Down 'Shift' + 'Ctrl'+ 'C'
A small text window will show up in the top left corner of the screen.

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Action
Cheat
Result
Minimize Screen
'ALT' + 'Tab'
Hold them for a full second, then take your fingers off the keys and the screen will minimize. (There is no way to smallerize the screen to half-size so you can have two proggy windows open at the same time.  You can only completely minimize or maximize the screen.)
Expand Screen
expand
Expands the cheat window.
Help Help Will list some of the cheats, but not all of them.
     
Auto-Patch
autopatch on/off
Toggles notification of available game patches.
Delete Characters
delete all characters
Deletes all characters in that neighborhood. (Must be used in neighborhood screen.)
Money
kaching
Adds 1,000 Simoleans To The Family's Bank Account
motherlode
Adds 50,000 Simoleons To The Family's Bank Account
Aging
aging on/off
Turns on/off the aging process.
Sims Height
stretch_skeleton
Changes a Sims height. (.5 is half the height, 1 is normal height, 2 is double the height) Example: Type in 'stretch_skeleton 2' and it will double the height of the sim.
Move Objects
move_objects on/off
Move objects you are not normally allowed to move, or put objects where you are not normally allowed to put them. (Such as a ground light in the same tile as a bush, to light up the bush at night.)
Terrain
TerrainType Desert
Toggles between the two terrains. Works on the entire neighborhood, not one lot. So be sure you want the neighborhood to be completely changed.
TerrainType Temperate
Graphics
vsync on/off
Turning off helps to better game performance on some computers.
   
Face Blending faceblendlimits on/off Changes the facial texture somewhat. May improve the realistic look depending on your monitor.
 
Speed of Game Slowmotion 0-8 Normal Speed is 0. Higher Numbers are slower motion.
Exit
exit
Closes Cheat Window.
     

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