User StartUp Cheat Question

Zirconia Wolf · 04-07-2007, 04:46 PM

I am trying most desperately to make a user startup cheat (Notepad) file for my game and am about to go insane!

Is there anybody out there who knows how EXACTLY the following cheats need to be typed in??

BUGJARTIMEDECAY OFF
BOOLPROP PETACTIONCANCEL TRUE
BOOLPROP CONTROLPETS ON

(Every Website, Prima Guide & Sims ReadMe file seem to have different combinations of Capital/Lowercase letters. ARRRG! )

-ZW

Miros1 · 04-07-2007, 07:00 PM

Don't think case matters. But I've heard that Seasons is pickier. Make absolutely sure your filename is userstartup.cheat, not userstartup.cheat.txt

Greg · 04-07-2007, 09:44 PM

Speaking of which, what are those tricks for defining a shorthand version of a cheat code and putting multiple cheat codes on a command line?

I am growing weary of typing...

boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true
boolprop snapobjectstogrid false
move_objects on

... every time I want to snap a picture for a story. It would be cool if I could just define cheat codes like "pixmodeon" and "pixmodeoff" to turn these things on and off when I need them.

Zirconia Wolf · 04-07-2007, 11:03 PM

They call it making "aliases". They look kinda like this :

alias mon "moveObjects on" "Move Objects On" "Move Objects On"

(cheat command, short description, long description)

So if this person wanted to activate the Move Objects On cheat, they would just type in mon to do it.

Here's a better link with clearer instructions & even a pre-made userstartup.cheat you can download and alter for your own purposes. (Which is what I did! )

http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?p=1236797

-ZW

Greg · 04-08-2007, 05:54 AM

According to the tutorial at MTS2 that you linked to, there's a readme.txt file that came with the game that lists all the cheat codes. That's news to me! I'd look, but my game is running right now and I don't want to stop it to snoop around.

Besides that, it appears that the mother lode of cheat help is in this thread by HystericalParoxysm at MTS2.

Miros1 · 04-08-2007, 03:34 PM

Yes, there's an OFB readme with all the cheats from the game and the other packs. Pets, they wussed out and only put the Pets cheats. Mine is in E:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\Open For Business\Support\en-us, but I used a custom install path.

Zirconia Wolf · 04-08-2007, 03:58 PM

Yeah, the wussed out in Seasons too....

Greg, thanks for the link! It's terrific!

All systems are go with my new cheat file. (Yes, it was a ".txt" thing. ) It's very nice to be able to have fully controllable pets without all that boolProp typeabunchofgoobeldygookinhere crap! I don't understand why Maxis always insists on making pets default as un-controllable in the first place....

-ZW

Miros1 · 04-08-2007, 04:26 PM

I assume they wanted to replicate the feel of training your RL dog. But your RL dog is very unlikely to get a job and help support you, so that argument is pretty stupid. I also hate having pets taken away because they're too stupid to eat. No RL animal is that stooopid!

At least you can click on the dog and find out where it is and what its mood is. Babies... well, if someone puts them down in a weird location, the only way to find them is to tell a parent to put the poor thing in its crib!

Greg · 04-09-2007, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

Yes, there's an OFB readme with all the cheats from the game and the other packs. Pets, they wussed out and only put the Pets cheats. Mine is in E:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\Open For Business\Support\en-us, but I used a custom install path.

Is there an advantage to using a custom install path?

Miros1 · 04-10-2007, 02:44 AM

Well, my C drive is dinky and my Sims files are huge... so both the program directory and My Documents have been moved to E.

Zirconia Wolf · 04-10-2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

I assume they wanted to replicate the feel of training your RL dog.

Humpf. I have yet to own a dog that would just up and leave during a training session because he suddenly had to go and "chill" at a bay window or whatever other strange thing Maxis thinks pets are obsessed about doing. Of corse a leash helps...as does the fact that none of my dogs were designed by computer techs!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

I also hate having pets taken away because they're too stupid to eat. No RL animal is that stooopid!

Actually I have one that can come pretty close at times....but that's another subject!

Greg · 04-10-2007, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

Well, my C drive is dinky and my Sims files are huge... so both the program directory and My Documents have been moved to E.

Yes, I can see how that would be a very strong advantage to having a custom install path!

04-07-2007, 04:46 PM	#1
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	User StartUp Cheat Question I am trying most desperately to make a user startup cheat (Notepad) file for my game and am about to go insane! Is there anybody out there who knows how EXACTLY the following cheats need to be typed in?? BUGJARTIMEDECAY OFF BOOLPROP PETACTIONCANCEL TRUE BOOLPROP CONTROLPETS ON (Every Website, Prima Guide & Sims ReadMe file seem to have different combinations of Capital/Lowercase letters. ARRRG! ) -ZW __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

04-07-2007, 09:44 PM	#3
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Speaking of which, what are those tricks for defining a shorthand version of a cheat code and putting multiple cheat codes on a command line? I am growing weary of typing... boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true boolprop snapobjectstogrid false move_objects on ... every time I want to snap a picture for a story. It would be cool if I could just define cheat codes like "pixmodeon" and "pixmodeoff" to turn these things on and off when I need them.

04-07-2007, 11:03 PM	#4
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	They call it making "aliases". They look kinda like this : alias mon "moveObjects on" "Move Objects On" "Move Objects On" (cheat command, short description, long description) So if this person wanted to activate the Move Objects On cheat, they would just type in mon to do it. Here's a better link with clearer instructions & even a pre-made userstartup.cheat you can download and alter for your own purposes. (Which is what I did! ) http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?p=1236797 -ZW __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution! Last edited by Zirconia Wolf : 04-07-2007 at 11:04 PM. Reason: spellcheck

04-08-2007, 05:54 AM	#5
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	According to the tutorial at MTS2 that you linked to, there's a readme.txt file that came with the game that lists all the cheat codes. That's news to me! I'd look, but my game is running right now and I don't want to stop it to snoop around. Besides that, it appears that the mother lode of cheat help is in this thread by HystericalParoxysm at MTS2. Last edited by Greg : 05-25-2008 at 08:13 PM.

04-08-2007, 03:58 PM	#7
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Yeah, the wussed out in Seasons too.... Greg, thanks for the link! It's terrific! All systems are go with my new cheat file. (Yes, it was a ".txt" thing. ) It's very nice to be able to have fully controllable pets without all that boolProp typeabunchofgoobeldygookinhere crap! I don't understand why Maxis always insists on making pets default as un-controllable in the first place.... -ZW __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

04-07-2007, 07:00 PM	#2
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Don't think case matters. But I've heard that Seasons is pickier. Make absolutely sure your filename is userstartup.cheat, not userstartup.cheat.txt

04-08-2007, 03:34 PM	#6
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Yes, there's an OFB readme with all the cheats from the game and the other packs. Pets, they wussed out and only put the Pets cheats. Mine is in E:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\Open For Business\Support\en-us, but I used a custom install path.

04-08-2007, 04:26 PM	#8
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I assume they wanted to replicate the feel of training your RL dog. But your RL dog is very unlikely to get a job and help support you, so that argument is pretty stupid. I also hate having pets taken away because they're too stupid to eat. No RL animal is that stooopid! At least you can click on the dog and find out where it is and what its mood is. Babies... well, if someone puts them down in a weird location, the only way to find them is to tell a parent to put the poor thing in its crib!

04-10-2007, 02:44 AM	#10
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Well, my C drive is dinky and my Sims files are huge... so both the program directory and My Documents have been moved to E.