The Sims 4

The Sims 4
Also known as: Les Sims 4 (FR), Die Sims 4 (DE), Los Sims 4 (ES), De Sims 4 (NL) Developers: Maxis, The Sims Studio Publisher: Electronic Arts Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Released in JP: September 4, 2014 Released in US: September 2, 2014 Released in EU: September 4, 2014 Released in UK: September 5, 2014 Released in AU: September 4, 2014 This game has unused animations. This game has unused areas. This game has unused playable characters. This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused objects. This game has unused models. This game has unused items. This game has debugging material. This game has revisional differences. This game has anti-piracy features. This game has unusual dummy files. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article This game has a notes page

This game is receiving new content, by way of Expansion Packs and/or Downloadable Content. Be aware that any unused content you find may become used in the future. If this does happen, please specify as such!

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Everything... Unreleased/Leaked DLC,if possible. Lots and lots of revisional changes. Legacy Edition differences.

This page sucks. If you could make it suck less, that would be awesome. Specifically: This is just an unorganized mess, honestly.

The Sims 4 is the fourth mainline entry in the iconic The Sims series, releasing with with simplified gameplay and even more missing features compared to previous base games. It suffered from developmental beginnings as an always-online multiplayer game (like The Sims Online...but not a certain other game in the franchise). It has become infamous since then for its rapidly growing tower of paid DLC that blots out the sun, and may well reach it in the nigh future.

The console version, which is nearly identical to the PC version, came out four years after the initial PC release. The base game was made free-to-play on all platforms on October 18, 2022, with anyone who purchased the game being given a limited window to snatch up an extremely beige DLC for free.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Notes

Anti-Piracy

If the game detects that it is pirated (in versions of the game before it was made free-to-play), then after a Sim performs an action that induces the "mosaic censor" effect (showering, using the toilet, etc.), the mosaic will permanently expand to the entire screen, eventually turning the game into a nearly-unplayable pixelated mess.

(Source: Forbes)

Inaccessible Lot Traits

The following traits exist within the game's code with proper descriptions but are inaccessible:

• Cheap: Rent is cheaper than average for this Apartment.
• Low Deposit: The deposit for this apartment is suspiciously low...
• Pricey: Rent is higher than average for this Apartment.

If hacked in, only the Pricey trait has any effect, indefinitely granting a Happy moodlet bonus to Sims called "Only the Finest."

Debug Cheats

To do: More documentation: Check which of these cheats works on console. A list of all cheats can be found here. A spreadsheet of cheats can be downloaded here.

Use the cheat console (Press CTRL+⇧ Shift+C on PC, or hit all four shoulder triggers simultaneously on console) to enter these cheats...

Smoke Test Cheats

These cheats were used to help the game run by itself without any human intervention, so developers could just leave their machines on overnight.

• households.autopay_bills - Automatically pay bills.
• ui.dialog.auto_respond - Automatically responds to any dialog boxes with "Cancel". If Cancel is unavailable, it picks something at random.

Soak Cheats

These were used to stress-test the engine during development. Simply put, they summon in random Sims that perform the role of services.

• soak.enable_soak_handyman_situation - Enable a Handyman
• soak.create_soak_handyman_situation - Call a Handyman
• soak.enable_soak_maid_situation - Enable a Maid
• soak.create_soak_maid_situation - Call a Maid
• soak.enable_soak_party_situation - Enable a Party
• soak.create_soak_party_situation - Call a Party

Buy Debug

Enter bb.showhiddenobjects into the cheat console. Then enter the word "debug" into the search filter in Build or Buy mode to view and buy all unbuyable objects, ranging from forks to fishing ponds.

Testing Cheats

As with every Sims game since the second, there is a testing cheat that enables more advanced debug features. Enter testingcheats on to enable these features...

Shift+Click Commands

These commands will appear if you hold SHIFT and click one of the following...

The Ground

• Teleport Here: Warps your currently-selected Sim direct to that tile. Only works on tiles Sims can move around on, naturally.

A Sim

• Add to Family: Self-explanatory.
• Cheat Motive > Disable Need Decay: Stops motives from decaying. Never poop again!
• Cheat Motive > Enable Need Decay: Resumes motive decay.
• Cheat Motive > Make Happy: Sets all motives to full and puts the Sim in a happy mood.
• Modify in CAS: Pulls the Sim into the editor.

An Object

• Reset Object: Revert the object to its default state.
• Make Dirty: Self-explanatory.
• Make Clean: Self-explanatory.

Additional Cheats

These cheats are unlocked by enabling testing cheats:

• cas.fulleditmode - Enable editing existing Sims using the full, unlocked Create A Sim editor.

Unused Textures

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		USED IN Prerelease in cas thumbnail for faces	-
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	TESTCURSORUIDEV	00B2D882!00000000!92DBDBC511B08814
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Map Areas

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N/A	N/A	sqeEmptyLotArea Test World	NO	0000000000005297	N/A
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N/A		EP10_BaseCamp_01	YES BE IN EP10 MAP AND CLIMB to the Mon	000000000003C81B	YES EP10
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		EP01_CivicCenter_02	YES BE DOCTOR or give birth	00000000000158A1	YES EP01
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Unused Animation

A download to restore the rangeOfMotion animation to adult models can be found here.

Unused Characters

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Unused VFX

To do: Full VFX list here.

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Unused Models

Unused Gizmos

These gizmos exist in the game, but go unused:

Unused MODEL OBJ

Type Spawners & Gizmos

OBJECT	USE CASE	TEXTURE	REF
	Main spawner / secondary spawner / Spawner Arrival		WIP
	Spawner used to bypass sim or exit/ALT spawn sim. Spawner Walkby / Spawner RearWalkby / Spawner VisitorArrival		WIP
	Spawner effect can be access with debug mode but to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Spawner effect can be access with debug mode but to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Used to attract specific sim/pet based the instruction to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Used to attract specific sim base the instruction but use no obj only bm to use it need "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***	N/A	WIP
	Spawner effect can be accessed with debug mode but shaped like gizmo, to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Spawner effect can be accessed with debug mode but shaped like gizmo, to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Gizmo light, to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Gizmo light, to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Gizmo vfx & SFX, to use it requires "special advance debug" ***(EDIT MODE)***		WIP
	Gizmo marker	N/A	WIP

Block Models

Explanation of block models from The Sims Mobile

To do: Is this more pre-release material?

(Source: simscommunity)

(Source: simsvip)

Development Text

****************************************************************
* The Sims 4
* Copyright 2021 Electronic Arts Inc.
***************************************************************/

   widgetlist.xml is used to define all widgets that are loaded into the game.
   
   A <widget> should be defined as a new element inside <widgets>.  Widgets are ordered by name.
   <gameStates> are individually defined and each contain a list of valid widgets.  
   A <widget> can define its visibility and positioning per gamestate. 
   GameState widgets are ordered by layering priority (top to bottom).
   
   Below is an example of the xml structure used.
   Optional elements/attributes are marked with '#' and contain their default values.
   If a platform is specified, the widget definition will only be loaded on that platform. If platform is not specified the properties 
   apply to all platforms.
   Current supported platforms are "PC" & "CONSOLE".

   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //                      !!!! PLEASE READ !!!!
   //
   // Whenever a widget is added its telemetry event names must be added to 
   // the telemetry data dictionary so that the changes are correctly
   // interpreted by the BI team.
   //
   // This document is located in perforce at:
   //   //depot/Sims4Projects/Docs/Engineering/Telemetry/Data Dictionary for Telemetry events.xlsm
   //
   // If you have any questions, please ping the UI engineering group or
   // the Maxis BI team.
   //
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Revisional Differences

To do: But wait, there's more! This deserves its own page due to the sheer number of changes this game got between 2014 and now. This video will help.

In 2019, the game (and the Sims franchise as a whole) received a brand refresh, which included a new logo and Plumbob design, among other things. The splash screen and some menus were changed to accommodate this.

Patch 0-81	Patch 82-present