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The Sims 3

PC, X360, PS3, WII, DS, 3DS / Simulation / Release: Jun 2, 2009 / ESRB: T

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The Sims 3 Tips & Tricks

  • Increase odds of having a happy baby

    If you have a pregnant Sim, have her read pregnancy books to increase the odds of having a happy baby

  • Increase odds of having a baby boy

    If you have a pregnant Sim, feed her three apples to increase the odds of her having a boy.

  • Increase odds of having a baby girl

    If you have a pregnant Sim, feed her three watermelons to increase the odds of her having a girl.

  • Age Sims Quickly

    Buy a birthday cake for a Sim, regardless of whether it's their birthday or not. Have the Sim blow out the candles and the Sim will age.

  • Harvest Death Flower for Resurrection

    Go to the Pleasant Rest Graveyard and find the Death Flower Bush. Harvest the Death Flower and keep it in your Sim's inventory. If your Sim dies, Death will accept the Death Flower in exchange for resurrecting your Sim. Please note that the Death Flower will not regrow from the Death Flower Bush itself.

  • Never Age

    In the options menu you can choose the gameplay settings. When you uncheck the box before "Aging" the sims won't become older anymore. You can also slow aging down in this menu by setting the lifetime bar. It's changeable from 25 days too 960 days.

  • Guitar

    Buy a guitar. Play it to learn how to play guitar. Keep playing until you reach 5/10 level, which gives you the ability to "Play For Tips". When you have that ability, go to the park with the guitar in your inventory. When you are in the park, click the guitar in your inventory, and select "Play For Tips." People watching you will become your friends if you keep playing. The higher your guitar skill, the faster they will become friends with you.

  • Make All Happy

    Once the TestingCheatsEnabled True code has been activated, you can shift-click on the mailbox outside of your sims' house to fill their needs bars using the 'Make all happy' option and freeze them with 'Make Motives Static.

  • Writing a Novel

    Start writing novels on your computer. Write fiction novels as they take the least amount of time. They will not bring you too much Simoleons. When you write, your skill will automatically advance. If your skill is high enough, you will be able to write more novel types/genres. The most money can be made from "Romance Novels". You will get royalties for six weeks once you finish a book. With the "Writing" skill maxed out, you can make approximately 40,000 Simoleons every week.

  • Death Flower

    By the gate in Pleasant Rest Graveyard there's a Death Flower Bush. If you pick the flower and keep it in your inventory, you can't die. If you die you can offer the flower to the grim reaper and he'll resurrect your sim. The flower won't regrow though, and the only way to get more is to find the Unknown Special Seeds in the graveyard and grow the flowers yourself, which requires high gardening skill and the Green Thumb trait.

    • There are currently no x360 Tips & Tricks for The Sims 3.

    There are currently no ps3 Tips & Tricks for The Sims 3.

The Sims 3 Cheat Codes

  • Force career event

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    force eventClick the building your Sim works at to force an event

  • Force career opportunity

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    force opportunityClick the building your Sim works at to force an opportunity

  • Set Sim's career

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    set career [x/y]Set a Sim's career. [x] = desired career and [y] = the career level.

  • Set Sim's age

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    set age [x]Set a Sim's age. [x] = the desired age.

  • Modify Sim traits

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    modify traitsSet or clear Sim traits

  • Extra Lifetime Happiness Points

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    shazaamAdd 2,500 Lifetime Happiness Points to the active Sim

  • Free Real Estate

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    freeRealEstateIgnore the cost of current real estate lot

  • Twins

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console, click on a pregnant Sim, and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    forcetwinsYour pregnant Sim will have twins

  • Unlock all outfits

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    unlockOutfits [on/off]Enter this code before entering CAS (Create a Sim) to unlocks all outfits.

  • Display all career events

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    force all eventsClick the building your Sim works at to display all events for the career consecutively

  • Force Service Sim to appear

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    force service sim [x]Force a specific service Sim to appear. [x] = service Sim.

  • Static/dynamic household motives

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    make motives [static/dynamic]Set household's motives to either static or dynamic

  • Happy Sim

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    make happyRemoves negative moodlets from selected Sim

  • Assign random friends

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    make friends for meGives selected Sim random friends

  • Know All Sims

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    make me know everyoneMakes the selected Sim know every other Sim

  • Force neighbor appearance

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    force visitorForce a neighbor to drop by

  • Transfer money to another family

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    familyFunds [x][y]Give money to a family. [x] = the family's last name and [y] = the amount of money to be given.

  • Move objects

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    moveobjects [on/off]Move anything (including Sims) in your Buy/Build mode

  • Get 50,000 Simoleons

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    motherlodeReceive 50,000 Simoleons when this code is entered on the lot

  • Joke

    Bring up the cheat window by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C, then enter the following.

    CodeEffect
    jokePleaseJoke

  • Motives Never Decrease

    Bring up the cheat window by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C, then enter the following.

    CodeEffect
    motiveDecay on/offMotives Never Decrease

  • Max Motives

    Bring up the cheat window by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C, then enter the following.

    CodeEffect
    maxMotivesMax Motives

  • Have Twins

    Bring up the cheat window by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C, then enter the following.

    CodeEffect
    forcetwinsHave Twins

  • Adjust terrain

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    constrainFloorElevation [true/false]Force terrain adjustments regardless of objects, Sims, and other structures

  • Get 1,000 Simoleons

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    kachingReceive 1,000 Simoleons when this code is entered on the lot

  • Object snapping disabled

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt [on/off]Hold Alt to avoid object snap when toggled

  • Object fade toggle

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    fadeObjects [on/off]Toggle object fade when camera zooms

  • FPS toggle

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    fps [on/off]Toggle FPS on the upper right corner of HUD

  • Reset Sim

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    resetSim [x]Resets Sim with neutral motives, no moodlets, and teleports Sim back home. [x] = Sim's first and last name.

  • Slow Motion

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    slowMotionViz [x]Slow motion; [x] = 0 to 8, with 0 being normal speed

  • Hide meters and effects

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    hideHeadlineEffects [on/off]Hide all meters and effects

  • Joke summoner

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    jokePleaseSummon a joke

  • Llamas message

    Press CTRL + SHIFT + C (CTRL + SHIFT + Windows Key + C for Windows Vista users) to bring up the cheat console and enter the following

    CodeEffect
    enableLlamasMakes "Llamas Enabled" message appear

  • Console Cheats

    Press Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the cheat console, then enter the following.

    CodeEffect
    constrainFloorElevation [true/false]Allows all terrain adjustments regardless of objects, Sims, and other structures on them. Walls, fl oors, and objects will move with the terrain.
    disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt [on/off]When on, objects will not snap to slots while holding alt.
    enableLlamas [on/off]Gives a message that says, "Llamas enabled."
    fadeObjects [on/off]Toggles whether objects fade when the camera gets close to them.
    fps on/offShows your Frame per Second in the upper right area while on.
    fullscreen on/offAdjusts your game screen to full or windowed mode.
    helpLists all available commands at the moment.
    hideHeadlineEffects [on/off]Hides all meters and effects in the game, such as the plumbbob and skill meter.
    jokePleaseGives you a joke in the code console prompt.
    kachingWhile on the lot, entering this will give you $1,000.
    motherlodeWhile on the lot, entering this will give you $50,000.
    moveobjects on/offWith this On, it will allow you to move anything, including Sims, in your Buy/Build mode.
    quitLike it says, quits the game.
    resetSim Resets the named Sim with neutral motives, no moodlets, and teleports Sim back home.
    slowMotionViz Puts the game in slow motion. Optional parameter, value 0 = normal speed and 8 = slowest.
    testingcheatsenabled trueTurns on Testing Cheats, just shift+click a Sim, or anything else, like your Mailbox.
    unlockOutfits on/offUnlocks outfits in CAS (Create a Sim) mode. This must be enabled before going into CAS.

    • There are currently no x360 Cheat Codes for The Sims 3.

    There are currently no ps3 Cheat Codes for The Sims 3.

The Sims 3 Unlockables

    There are currently no pc Unlockables for The Sims 3.

    There are currently no x360 Unlockables for The Sims 3.

  • Master of Simology (Platinum)

    Unlock all other Trophies.

  • Expertise (Silver)

    Reach level 10 in a Skill.

  • Movin' On Up (Silver)

    Move into a new home.

  • The Big Proposal (Silver)

    Get engaged.

  • Challenging (Bronze)

    Complete 50 Challenges.

  • HappinessIt Stacks (Bronze)

    Get 5 positive moodlets at the same time on one Sim.

  • Trophy Fish (Bronze)

    Catch a perfect fish.

  • Botanical Perfection (Bronze)

    Grow a perfect plant.

  • Pyromaniac (Bronze)

    Get an insurance check for over 15,000 after using the Firestorm Karma Power.

  • Owned! (Bronze)

    Buy out a commercial property in town.

  • Fit For a King (Bronze)

    Prepare a perfect meal.

  • Working Friends (Silver)

    Become best friends with your boss and all of your co-workers.

  • Dream Big (Silver)

    Complete a Lifetime Wish.

  • Power Overwhelming (Silver)

    Unlock every Good Karma Power by purchasing them with Challenge Points.

  • Miracle Worker (Gold)

    Complete 1,000 Wishes.

  • Wish-Master (Silver)

    Complete 100 Wishes.

  • Uberchallenging (Silver)

    Complete 150 Challenges.

  • Very Challenging (Silver)

    Complete 100 Challenges.

  • True Wealth (Silver)

    Gain 250,000 Lifetime Happiness on one Sim.

  • Child Prodigy (Silver)

    Complete Lifetime Wish before becoming a Young Adult.

  • Master Architect (Silver)

    Build a home of at least 350,000 property value on a large lot.

  • The Reviler (Silver)

    Become a public menace.

  • Genie (Silver)

    Gain 150,000 Lifetime Happiness Points in one Sim.

  • Leet Skillz (Silver)

    Complete any 10 Skill Journal Milestones.

  • Matchmaker (Bronze)

    Start 5 romantic relationships.

  • Epic Fail (Bronze)

    Use the Epic Fail Karma Power on 13 unsuspecting sims not in your family.

  • But it's Inflammable! (Bronze)

    Extinguish a Sim on fire.

  • Climbing the Ladder (Bronze)

    Reach level 5 in a career.

  • Woo Hoo! (Bronze)

    Make Woo Hoo.

  • You Never Forget Your First (Bronze)

    Have a first kiss.

  • It's a Date (Bronze)

    Go on a date.

  • Sim About Town (Bronze)

    Attend a town event.

  • BFF! (Bronze)

    Make a best friend.

  • What Goes Around (Bronze)

    Use a Karma Power.

  • Wishful Thinker (Bronze)

    Complete 10 Wishes.

  • How You Doin'? (Bronze)

    Learn the Charisma Skill.

  • Graduated (Bronze)

    Complete the in-game tutorial.

  • That New Car Smell (Bronze)

    Buy a car.

  • Not Twice, But 10 Times (Bronze)

    Complete 10 Opportunities.

  • This is so Meta (Bronze)

    Experience the Meta.

  • Mad Skillz (Bronze)

    Complete any 2 Skill Journal Milestones.

  • Not Dead Yet (Bronze)

    Resurrect a Sim.

  • Home is Where the Simoleons Are (Bronze)

    Raise your household's value to 35,000 or more.

  • Be Excellent To Each-other (Bronze)

    Reach the maximum potential Karma.

  • Once a Parent, Always a Parent (Bronze)

    Welcome a child into the family.

  • Styler (Bronze)

    Design and save 20 styles using Create a Style.

  • Partners in Crime (Bronze)

    Become a partner of the Paragon Personal Private Charity Warehouse.

  • Epic Party (Bronze)

    Throw an awesome party.

  • Sim-Author (Bronze)

    Write a book.

  • I Double Dare Ya (Bronze)

    Explore the catacombs after dark.

  • Baby Steps (Bronze)

    Create a household.

The Sims 3 Achievements

    There are currently no pc Achievements for The Sims 3.

  • Miracle Worker

    Complete 1,000 Wishes.

  • Matchmaker

    Start 5 romantic relationships.

  • Epic Fail

    Use the Epic Fail Karma Power on 13 unsuspecting sims not in your family.

  • The Reviler

    Become a public menace.

  • But it's Inflammable!

    Extinguish a Sim on fire.

  • Genie

    Gain 150,000 Lifetime Happiness Points on one Sim.

  • Leet Skillz

    Complete any 10 Skill Journal Milestones.

  • Mad Skillz

    Complete any 2 Skill Journal Milestones.

  • Power Overwhelming

    Unlock every Good Karma Power by purchasing them with Challenge Points.

  • Not Dead Yet

    Resurrect a Sim.

  • Home is Where the Simoleons Are

    Raise your household's value to 35,000 or more.

  • Fit For a King

    Prepare a perfect meal.

  • Owned!

    Buy out a commercial property in town.

  • Pyromaniac

    Get an insurance check for over 15,000 after using the Firestorm Karma Power.

  • Wish-Master

    Complete 100 Wishes.

  • Uberchallenging

    Complete 150 Challenges.

  • Very Challenging

    Complete 100 Challenges.

  • Challenging

    Complete 50 Challenges.

  • True Wealth

    Gain 250,000 Lifetime Happiness on one Sim.

  • Child Prodigy

    Complete a Lifetime Wish before becoming a Young Adult.

  • Master Architect

    Build a home of at least 350,000 property value on a large lot.

  • Happiness It Stacks

    Get 5 positive moodlets at the same time on one Sim.

  • Trophy Fish

    Catch a perfect fish.

  • Botanical Perfection

    Grow a perfect plant.

  • Dream Big

    Complete a Lifetime Wish.

  • Be Excellent To Each-other

    Reach the maximum potential Karma.

  • Climbing the Ladder

    Reach level 5 in a career.

  • Woo Hoo!

    Make Woo Hoo.

  • You Never Forget You First

    Have a first kiss.

  • It's a Date

    Go on a date.

  • Sim About Town

    Attend a town event.

  • BFF!

    Make a best friend.

  • What Goes Around

    Use a Karma Power.

  • Wishful Thinker

    Complete 10 Wishes.

  • How You Doin'?

    Learn the Charisma Skill.

  • Graduated

    Complete the in-game tutorial.

  • That New Car Smell

    Buy a car.

  • Now Twice, But 10 Times

    Complete 10 Opportunities.

  • This is so Meta

    Experience the Meta.

  • Working Friends

    Become best friends with your boss and all of your co-workers.

  • Once a Parent, Always a Parent

    Welcome a child into the family.

  • Expertise

    Reach level 10 in a Skill.

  • Movin' On Up

    Move into a new home.

  • The Big Proposal

    Get engaged.

  • Stylizer

    Design and save 20 styles using Create a Style.

  • Partners in Crime

    Become a partner of the Paragon Personal Private Charity Warehouse.

  • Epic Party

    Throw an awesome party.

  • Sim-Author

    Write a book.

  • I Double Dare Ya

    Explore the catacombs after dark.

  • Baby Steps

    Create a household.

    • There are currently no ps3 Achievements for The Sims 3.