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Sims 4 needs cheats
Updated 11 needs cheats
Turn cheats on, then type sims.fill_all_commodities to fill every need on the Sim you are playing.
Top needs cheats
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandsims.fill_all_commodities | What it doesFills every need on the active Sim. | NotesEA describes it as filling the needs of the active Sim. One guide says it covers the whole household instead; if you want the household, use the command below. | |
Commandstats.fill_commodities_household | What it doesFills every need for every Sim in the current household. | NotesThe spelling most guides use. Try it first. | |
Commandfillmotive motive_energy | What it doesFills Energy. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_hunger | What it doesFills Hunger. | Notes | |
Commandsims.remove_all_buffs | What it doesClears every moodlet and returns the Sim to a neutral mood. | NotesGood for shifting a stubborn Sad or Embarrassed moodlet that a full needs bar will not budge. It clears the pleasant moodlets too. |
Turn cheats on first
A missing Cheat need menu, and what the switch costs you on console
The shift-click menus on this page only appear once the switch is on. If Cheat need is missing from the menu, that is why.
On console, any cheat that needs testingcheats true disables Achievements and Trophies for that save, and everything here is in that group. Other saves keep their progress, and no command turns it back on for the save you used.
Every needs cheat
Fill one need at a time
The motive name is part of the command, so spelling matters.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandfillmotive motive_hunger | What it doesFills Hunger. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_energy | What it doesFills Energy. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_bladder | What it doesFills Bladder. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_hygiene | What it doesFills Hygiene. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_fun | What it doesFills Fun. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_social | What it doesFills Social. | Notes | |
Commandfillmotive motive_toddler_attention | What it doesFills a toddler's Attention need, which is the toddler version of Social. | NotesToddlers only. |
Fill everything at once
One for the active Sim, one for the household.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandsims.fill_all_commodities | What it doesFills every need on the active Sim. | NotesEA describes it as filling the needs of the active Sim. One guide says it covers the whole household instead; if you want the household, use the command below. | |
Commandstats.fill_commodities_household | What it doesFills every need for every Sim in the current household. | NotesThe spelling most guides use. Try it first. | |
Commandstats.fill_all_commodities_household | What it doesThe same thing, spelled the way EA spells it. | NotesUse this if the shorter name comes back as an unknown command. |
Fix the mood as well
Full needs do not clear a moodlet that is already there.
| Command | What it does | Notes | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
Commandsims.remove_all_buffs | What it doesClears every moodlet and returns the Sim to a neutral mood. | NotesGood for shifting a stubborn Sad or Embarrassed moodlet that a full needs bar will not budge. It clears the pleasant moodlets too. |
Motive names, toddlers, mermaids and pets
Every fillmotive command wants the internal name, which is the need with motive_ in front of it. fillmotive hunger does nothing, because the command wants motive_hunger. It also acts on the Sim you have selected, so click the right portrait first.
Toddlers have a seventh name: Attention sits where Social does for everyone else, and it is motive_toddler_attention. On an older Sim that command does nothing.
Mermaids swap Hygiene for Hydration. sims.fill_all_commodities tops it up along with everything else, and no separate fillmotive name for Hydration is documented.
Pet motive names are quoted in plenty of places, but none could be confirmed against two independent sources, so this page lists none. Fill the household instead, or shift-click the animal and use its own cheat menu.
Freeze needs so they stop dropping
Shift-click a Sim, choose Cheat need, then Disable need decay. No typed command does this.
| Shift-click on | Menu option | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| A Sim | Cheat need > Make happy | Fills every motive and sets the mood to Happy. |
| A Sim | Cheat need > Disable need decay | Freezes that Sim's needs exactly where they are. |
| A Sim | Cheat need > Enable need decay | Puts normal decay back. |
| The mailbox | Alter needs | Applies a needs change to the whole household or the whole world. |
Why a Sim with full needs can still be sad
Moods come from moodlets, not from the bars, so a full Sim carrying a Sad moodlet stays sad. Make happy sets the mood as well as the motives. When a moodlet will not shift, sims.remove_all_buffs clears the lot, the pleasant ones included.
Disable need decay covers only the Sim you clicked. It is not a household or save-wide setting, so if you switch to someone else in the same house, do it again for them.
Fill the whole household
Use stats.fill_commodities_household. For every Sim in the world, shift-click the mailbox and choose Alter needs.
Which command covers the household
EA describes sims.fill_all_commodities as filling the needs of the active Sim, while PC Gamer describes it as covering the whole household. This page follows EA's wording, and the household command above is the dependable way to get household behaviour.
With the UI Cheats Extension
Sims 4 UI Cheats, the free mod by weerbesu, makes the needs panel itself editable.
Needs panel
- Left-click a bar, or right-click for an exact value, -100 to 100.
- Right-click the panel icon to fill every need.
- No decay toggle, so keep using shift-click.
Moodlets
- Right-click a moodlet to remove it. Adding one is not documented.
- Works on Windows and Mac only.
Occult bars in the same panel
With the matching pack, right-click a vampire, spellcaster or werewolf experience bar to pick a rank, and right-click the Power point or Talent point counter to set it.
The install guide covers the setup, and every UI Cheats feature goes panel by panel.
Frequently asked questions
How do you fill all needs in The Sims 4?
Type testingcheats true, then sims.fill_all_commodities. Every need on the selected Sim goes to full. For everyone in the house, use stats.fill_commodities_household.
What is the cheat to make a Sim happy?
There is no typed command. With cheats on, hold Shift, click the Sim, then choose Cheat need followed by Make happy.
Can you fill only one need?
Yes. fillmotive motive_hunger fills Hunger and leaves the rest alone. Swap the last word for energy, bladder, hygiene, fun or social.
