What does the careers.promote cheat do in The Sims 4?
careers.promote cheat
Promotes the active Sim one level in that career, even if they don't meet the promotion requirements. Type it again for each level. Type careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut in the cheat console. Type testingcheats true first.
The careers.promote cheat advances your active Sim in their job in The Sims 4. You use this base game command to move your Sim up one career level right away. Your Sim gets the promotion even if they do not meet the normal job requirements.
This command works on PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox. You must turn on testing cheats before you enter the promotion command. You also need to include the internal career name at the end of the cheat code.
careers.promote career_Adult_AstronautType this in the cheat console (Ctrl + Shift + C)- YesNeeds testingcheats true first (PC and Mac)
- Base gamePack
What to type after careers.promote
| Part | What it is | Needed |
|---|---|---|
career_type | internal career name | Yes |
More careers cheats
| Cheat | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|
careers.add_career career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Gives the active Sim a job in the career you name, at the first level. Type it without a name to get the list of internal career names. | Base game |
careers.add_performance 0 50 career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Adds work performance in a career. The order is Sim, amount, career; 0 means the active Sim. | Base game |
careers.demote career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Demotes the active Sim one level in that career. | Base game |
careers.lay_off career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Lays the active Sim off from that career. It only works while the career lay-off game option is on. | Growing Together |
careers.remove_career career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Makes the active Sim quit that career. | Base game |
careers.retire career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Retires the active Sim from that career, so they collect a pension instead of a salary. | Base game |
careers.set_performance career_Adult_Astronaut 100needs testingcheats | Sets the work performance of the active Sim in a career to the number you type. | Base game |
careers.set_performance_percentage career_Adult_Astronaut 1needs testingcheats | Sets work performance as a share of the bar: 0 is empty, 1 is full, 0.5 is half. | Base game |
How to enter the careers.promote cheat code
Open the cheat console while you play in Live mode. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, or press Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. On PlayStation and Xbox, press all four shoulder buttons at the same time.
Type testingcheats true into the text box and press Enter to enable cheats. Next, type careers.promote followed by a space and the internal career name. For example, you type careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut to advance in the Astronaut career.
Press Enter to run the command and move your active Sim up one level. The cheat only gives one promotion each time you enter it. If you want your Sim to climb higher, you type the exact command again for each level.
Why careers.promote fails and how to fix it
If the cheat does not work, check that you turned on cheats first. On PC and Mac, the command requires testingcheats true before it runs. On PlayStation and Xbox, it counts as a cheat, so you must turn cheats on first.
You also need to check the spelling of the career_type argument at the end of the code. This part of the command is not optional. You must provide the internal career name, such as career_Adult_Astronaut.
Make sure you are playing in Live mode with the right Sim selected. The command only promotes the active Sim in that specific career. Check your typing for extra spaces or missing underscores in the internal career name.
Questions
How do you promote a Sim using cheats in The Sims 4?
Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter testingcheats true. Then type careers.promote followed by the internal career name, like careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut. This moves your active Sim up one level in that career.
Does the careers.promote cheat work on PlayStation and Xbox?
Yes, you can use this cheat on PlayStation and Xbox. Press all four shoulder buttons to open the console and turn on cheats first. Then type the careers.promote command with the internal career name.
Do Sims need to meet promotion requirements for careers.promote to work?
No, your active Sim does not need to meet any promotion requirements. The cheat promotes them one level in that career right away.
How do you promote a Sim multiple levels at once?
The careers.promote command only moves your Sim up one level at a time. To gain more levels, you must type and enter the cheat again for each level.
Do you need expansion packs to use the careers.promote cheat?
No, the careers.promote command is part of The Sims 4 base game. You only need to turn on testing cheats and provide the internal career name.