I can't remember who first told me how do to this, but for those who frequently use cheats for building houses, this tutorial should save you a lot of time when making a house.
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First, open up the "My Computer" icon on your desktop and go to:
C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Config\
Note: if you are using Sims2 university, go to: C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\Config\ instead.
In that folder, you will see a file called globalStartup.cheat
Right-click on the file, and select "Open With..." from the menu.
Choose to open the file with Notepad and select OK
The file should open, and will look something like this:
#
# Sims2 global startup cheat file - this file is run on startup of the
# game application. It's meant to reflect "production defaults".
#
# Do not modify this file locally -- instead create
# UserData/userStartup.cheat and modify that.
#
# ----------
# alias real command brief help full help
# ----------
alias exit hide "Hide the cheat console window" "Hide the cheat console window"
alias x expand "*Expand the cheat console window" "Hide the cheat console window"
alias h help "*Show the cheat help" "Show the cheat help"
alias ? help "*Show the cheat help" "Show the cheat help"
# ----------
Now what we are going to do is add a couple of our own commands as shown below...
#------------------------------------------------------------------
# mikeInside Cheat Shortcuts
#------------------------------------------------------------------
alias m "moveObjects on" "Enables the ability to move normally unmovable objects" ""
alias m- "moveObjects off" "Disables the ability to move normally unmovable objects" ""
alias s "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false" "Lets you move objects off the grid" ""
alias s- "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true" "Makes objects snap to the grid" ""
alias f "boolprop constrainFloorElevation false" "Enables the ability to change terrain even when there is a building on it" ""
alias f- "boolprop constrainFloorElevation true" "Disables the ability to change terrain even when there is a building on it" ""
alias t "boolprop testingCheatsEnabled true" "Enables a lot of hidden features that can be accessed by holding shift when clicking on objects" ""
alias t- "boolprop testingCheatsEnabled false" "Disables a lot of hidden features that can be accessed by holding shift when clicking on objects" ""
alias party "intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 50" "Allows you to throw big parties when activated on the neighbourhood screen" ""
#------------------------------------------------------------------
Select this text, and then copy and paste it into Notepad, below the text that is already there.
Save the file, and exit Notepad.
Now, when you run the game, you will be able to activate cheats just by typing in a single letter instead of the whole word.
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To turn on one of these new cheats, hold down CTRL, SHIFT and C to open up the cheat dialog. Then just type in the letter that corresponds to the cheat of your choice and hit the enter key.
To turn off the cheat, type the same letter that you used to turn it on, except with a "-" after it. For example, to turn off the moveObjects cheat, you would type "m-"
Here is a table of the cheats I included....
Cheat What it does...
m Enables the ability to move normally unmovable objects
s Lets you move objects off the grid
f Enables the ability to change terrain even when there is a building on it
t Enables a lot of hidden features that can be accessed by holding shift when clicking on objects
party Allows you to throw big parties if you activate it on the neighbourhood screen
You could even try adding your own cheat shortcuts to the file.
For example, this piece of code:
alias cash "motherlode" "" ""
...would allow you to get $50,000 just by typing "cash" into the cheat console.
