What are the world and weather cheats in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 world and weather cheats
The Sims 4 has 13 weather and season cheats, including eco_footprint.set_eco_footprint_state, narrative.restart_conservation_narrative, narrative.set_stage_final_conservation_narrative. 11 of them need testingcheats true first.
World and weather cheats in The Sims 4 let you control seasons, local climate, and neighborhood states. You can trigger lightning, force a volcanic eruption, or change the local eco footprint right away. Most of these commands require expansion packs like Seasons, Island Living, Eco Lifestyle, or Snowy Escape.
You enter these commands into the cheat box while in Live mode. Most world and weather cheats need you to turn on testing cheats first. Two commands, story progression and volcanic eruptions, work on PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox without enabling cheats.
World and weather cheats
| Cheat | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|
eco_footprint.set_eco_footprint_state GREENneeds testingcheats | Sets the eco footprint of the current neighborhood: GREEN, NEUTRAL or INDUSTRIAL. | Eco Lifestyle |
narrative.restart_conservation_narrativeneeds testingcheats | Restarts Sulani's island cleanup story from the start. | Island Living |
narrative.set_stage_final_conservation_narrativeneeds testingcheats | Moves Sulani's island cleanup story to its final stage, with the island fully restored. | Island Living |
narrative.set_stage_intermediate_conservation_narrativeneeds testingcheats | Moves Sulani's island cleanup story to its middle stage. | Island Living |
narrative.toggle_island_conservation_narrative_lockneeds testingcheats | Locks Sulani's island cleanup story at its current stage, or unlocks it. | Island Living |
seasons.advance_seasonneeds testingcheats | Moves the world on to the next season. | Seasons |
seasons.set_season WINTERneeds testingcheats | Changes the season right away: SUMMER, FALL, WINTER or SPRING. | Seasons |
story_progression.disable true | With true, stops story progression, so households you don't play stop changing on their own. With false, turns it back on. | Base game |
volcanic_eruption large | Makes Sulani's volcano erupt, large or small. It runs the volcanic activity lot trait of Island Living. | Island Living |
weather.lightning_strike_objectneeds testingcheats | Strikes a Sim or object with lightning. Use it from the shift-click menu, or it strikes the active Sim. | Seasons or Snowy Escape |
weather.picker_dialogneeds testingcheats | Opens a picker where you choose the weather. | Seasons |
weather.start_icy_conditionsneeds testingcheats | Freezes the snow on the ground into ice. It fails if no snow is on the ground. | Snowy Escape |
weather.summon_lightning_strikeneeds testingcheats | Strikes lightning somewhere near the active Sim. | Seasons or Snowy Escape |
How to enter world and weather cheats
Open the cheat console in Live mode first. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, or hold all four shoulder buttons on PlayStation and Xbox. Type testingcheats true and press Enter before you use commands that count as cheats.
For weather and seasons, type seasons.advance_season to skip to the next season, or type seasons.set_season WINTER using SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, or SPRING. Open a menu to pick the weather with weather.picker_dialog, or freeze ground snow with weather.start_icy_conditions. To call lightning, enter weather.summon_lightning_strike for a nearby strike, or type weather.lightning_strike_object.
For neighborhood states, type eco_footprint.set_eco_footprint_state GREEN using GREEN, NEUTRAL, or INDUSTRIAL. Control the Sulani island cleanup using narrative.restart_conservation_narrative, narrative.set_stage_intermediate_conservation_narrative, narrative.set_stage_final_conservation_narrative, or narrative.toggle_island_conservation_narrative_lock. You do not need testingcheats true to type volcanic_eruption large, volcanic_eruption small, story_progression.disable true, or story_progression.disable false.
Common mistakes and what these cheats cannot do
Many commands fail if you do not own the required pack or meet specific ground conditions. For example, weather.start_icy_conditions requires Snowy Escape and fails if no snow is on the ground. Similarly, the Sulani narrative cheats and volcanic_eruption require Island Living, while eco footprint commands need Eco Lifestyle.
Targeting and argument spelling also cause errors. If you type weather.lightning_strike_object in the console instead of using the shift-click menu, the lightning strikes your active Sim. When setting seasons or eco states, you must type the exact valid words, such as FALL or INDUSTRIAL, or the command does nothing.
Questions
How do I change the season right away in The Sims 4?
Turn on testingcheats true in the cheat box, then type seasons.set_season followed by SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, or SPRING. You can also type seasons.advance_season to move forward to the next season. Both commands require the Seasons expansion pack.
Which world cheats work without turning cheats on?
You can use story_progression.disable true and volcanic_eruption large or small without enabling testingcheats. These two commands work without turning cheats on across PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox.
How do I cheat the Sulani island cleanup in Island Living?
Enable testingcheats true, then enter narrative.set_stage_final_conservation_narrative to restore the island, or narrative.set_stage_intermediate_conservation_narrative for the middle stage. You can also restart the story with narrative.restart_conservation_narrative or lock the current stage with narrative.toggle_island_conservation_narrative_lock.
Why does the icy conditions weather cheat fail?
The command weather.start_icy_conditions turns snow on the ground into ice. It fails if there is no snow on the ground when you enter it, or if you do not have the Snowy Escape pack.
How do I change my neighborhood eco footprint with cheats?
First turn on testingcheats true in the cheat console. Then type eco_footprint.set_eco_footprint_state followed by GREEN, NEUTRAL, or INDUSTRIAL to set the state of your current neighborhood in Eco Lifestyle.