The Sims 2 Legacy Collection cheats on PC

Alongside the original, The Sims 2 Legacy Collection arrives on PC to bring the fan-favorite series entry to modern gamers. While fans might be disappointed that this revival is not a remake or remaster but rather a re-release, it still comes with all the content for the game. Furthermore, cheats are also accessible for newer players to check out.

Since this sequel is grander than its humble yet ambitious original, there are a lot more cheat codes to use in The Sims 2's latest rendition on PC. Read on to discover the full list.

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All cheats in The Sims 2 Legacy Collection explored

These cheats also work in the original release (Image via EA)

To enter cheats, press CTRL+SHIFT+C to bring up the console command. This allows entering cheat codes to be executed.

Cheat	Use
addNeighborToFamilyCheat on|off	Enables adding neighbors to families
ageSimsCheat on/off	Enables/disables Sim aging cheat
aging on/off	Turns on/off the aging of selected Sim
aspiration level (0–5)	Sets the Aspiration level of Sim from 0–5
aspirationPoints	Gives the selected Sim extra Aspiration reward points
autoPatch on/off	Enable/disable checking for available patches through content browser
boolprop testingcheatsenabled true	Enables testing cheats
boolprop lotTerrainLighting on/off	Set to off means Lots won’t light up when highlighted in neighborhood
boolprop locktiles on/off	Set to off to place floor tiles outside Lot
boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel on/off	Set to off to remove bridges from neighborhood
boolprop lotTerrainPaints on/off	Set to off to remove floor painting on Lot
boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps on/off	Set to off to remove props like rocks and towers from neighborhood
boolprop objectShadows on/off	Set to off to remove shadows on objects outside the house
boolprop lotWater on/off	Set to off to remove water (ponds) from Lots
boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads on/off	Set to off to remove roads from neighborhood
boolprop guob on/off	Set to off to remove shadows on objects inside the house
boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater on/off	Set to off to remove water from the neighborhood
boolprop displayLotImposters on/off	Set to off to remove house graphics from the neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora on/off	Set to off to remove trees/plants from the neighborhood
boolprop displayLookAtBoxes on/off	Set to on and blocks appear on Sim's faces and on parts where Sims look
boolprop carsCompact on/off	Set to on and cars will have more detail in the neighborhood
boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel on/off	Set to on and walls will no longer cut away from selected Sim
boolprop allObjectLightsOn on/off	Set to on to light up objects continuously instead of only when used
boolProp displayPaths on/off	Set to on to see the path where the selected Sim walks to
boolprop lotInfoAdvancedMode on/off	Set to on to show Lot information
bloom [R G B X]	Changes color of screen visual. RGB is color [0,1], and X is the bloom amount [0,1]
bugJarTimeDecay on/off	Toggle if bugs in a jar can live forever or not
changeLotClassification low | middle | high	Changes the Lot classification
changeLotZoning	Changes the zoning type of the Lot. Type in the cheat code followed by the new Lot type with no spaces, for example: changeLotZoning secretvacationlot will change the Lot type to a secret vacation Lot. Available Lot types:residential, community, greek, dorm, secretsociety, secretvacationlot, hotel, secrethobbylot, apartmentbase, apartmentsublot, secretwitchlot
clearLotClassValue	Clears Lot class value and override flag
deleteAllAwnings	Removes awnings
deleteAllCharacters	Deletes all characters in the current neighborhood — this also only works when in the neighborhood
deleteAllFences	Removes all fences
deleteAllHalfwalls	Removes all half-walls
deleteAllObjects	Removes all objects
deleteAllDoors	Removes all doors that can be deleted when in Build Mode
deleteAllWalls	Removes all walls that can be deleted when in Build Mode
disablePuppyKittenAging on/off	Enables/disables kitten/puppy aging
dumpNPCCount	This shows the NPC type in the neighborhood, by type, in the cheat console
exit	Hide the cheat console window
expand	Expands or contracts the output portion of the cheat console
faceBlendLimits on/off	Turns on/off blending limits
familyFunds	Use familyFunds [familyName] [value] to set the amount of funds. Use familyFunds [familyName] [+/-][value] to add/subtract from current funds.
filmGrain [X]	X is the film grain value [0,1]. Must use 'boolProp enablePostProcessing true' first.
forcetwins	Sets pregnant Sim to have a twin pregnancy
help	This displays help for cheats. Type help -all into the cheat bar and hit Enter. This will bring up all known cheats and describe what they do. This also works for individual cheats, for example, Type in help motherlode and it will describe what this cheat does.
individualRoofSlopeAngle	Slope Angle in Degrees [15–75] (45 is the default)
kaching	Increases Household funds by 1,000 Simoleans
letterBox [X]	Letterbox the screen (add black borders on top and bottom). X is the letterbox value [0,0.4]. Must use "boolProp enablePostProcessing true" first.
lockAspiration on/off	Locks/unlocks the Aspiration score of Sims on the Lot
motherlode	Increases Household funds by 50,000 Simoleans
modifyNeighborhoodTerrain on/off	Toggle neighborhood terrain modification. Use the cursor to select terrain and then press:p to smooth[ to raise] to lower\ to level
motiveDecay on/off	Turns motive decay on/off for all Sims on the Lot
PlumbBobToggle	Toggle the showing of PlumbBob
roofSlopeAngle	Slope Angle in Degrees [15–75] (45 is the default)
setHighestAllowedLevel [level]	Sets the highest number of floors that can be built
setHour (0–23)	Sets the hour of the day
setLotLightingFile [filename.txt] or [clear]	Override some of the parameters in the lighting.txt file with the filename.txt file present in the lights folder; clears if any file is present
setQuarterTilePlacement on/off	Turns quarter tile placement on/off
showHeadlines on/off	Shows/hides all thought bubbles and speech balloons
slowMotion (0–8)	Slows the animation timer (0=normal speed)
stretchSkeleton [Factor]	Stretches skeleton of the selected Sim - factor=1.0 indicates no stretch (factor<1.0 makes it shorter, factor>1.0 makes it taller)
textDebugging [True|False]	Turns text debugging on/off
unlockCareerRewards	Unlocks all career reward objects for the selected Sim
vignette [centerX centerY X]	Blur rendering from specified center (upper left is 0,0, lower right is 1,1). X is the amount of blurring [0,1]. Must use “boolPropenablePostProcessing true” first.
vsync on/off	Enables/disables vertical sync — can improve performance but will sometimes cause visual artifacts if off

While many of these are more technically oriented commands, there are handy ones players could see themselves relying on. Kaching (Obtain 1,000 Simoleons), Motherlode (obtain 50,000 Simoleons), Aging [on/off] (enables or disables Aging during gameplay), and so on are handy in a pinch or just to mess around and experiment.

The Sims 2 Legacy Collection is available via Steam and EA App on PC.