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:
- 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
• The Cheat Console can be brought up by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C. Input the following text into the text input field that appears at the top of the screen.
- 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
- 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