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#1
20th Sep 2017 at 3:18 AM
Last edited by grammapat : 20th Sep 2017 at 3:23 AM.
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This user has the following games installed:
Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Free Time, Apartment Life
User startup cheats not available
trying to add cheats to startups, was told to go here: Documents/EA/SIm2/config/userstartup.cheatThere are 3 things in "config" but NOT "userstartup", and I don't see a way to ADD it!
Maybe I should add a screen shot - but I CAN'T!------
I found directions, adding a document; but I only HAVE word pad..So I need to find some other way of creating the document
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#2
20th Sep 2017 at 3:23 AM
You have to drag in a notepad file and the file extension is .cheat
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#3
20th Sep 2017 at 3:24 AM
Last edited by grammapat : 20th Sep 2017 at 5:02 AM.
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I actually found Notepad, and created "userstartup.cheat", added the stuff I needed and will test. So simple. Duh
Except NOT...do the "lines" need to be numbered?
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Except NOT...do the "lines" need to be numbered?
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#4
20th Sep 2017 at 5:35 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by grammapat
I actually found Notepad, and created "userstartup.cheat", added the stuff I needed and will test. So simple. Duh Except NOT...do the "lines" need to be numbered? |
Numbers are not necessary.
Mine more or less looks like what Liv Lukas has in her first post of this thread--except I mine is shorter: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=464110
I also found this thread helpful when setting up my file: http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=3462
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#5
20th Sep 2017 at 8:15 PM
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numbering the lines would likely cause all cheats to be skipped.
each line would need to be like either of these::
[cheat code]
alias [keyboard character/characters] "[cheat code]"
edit:: if you use AnyGameStarter, probably order the cheats in order of their respective packs.
first base game cheats then University cheats then Nightlife cheats and so forth.
each line would need to be like either of these::
[cheat code]
alias [keyboard character/characters] "[cheat code]"
edit:: if you use AnyGameStarter, probably order the cheats in order of their respective packs.
first base game cheats then University cheats then Nightlife cheats and so forth.
#6
20th Sep 2017 at 10:41 PM
Any cheat that is misspelt will stop all cheats after it not working.
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#7
21st Sep 2017 at 6:38 PM
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Thanks everyone. Here is an example of a cheat I listed (I only have THREE): "boolprop controlpets on".
This is exactly how I would enter it in game, but I noticed the examples use some caps. I wouldn't think that would matter, but IT STILL IS NOT WORKING.
And yes, the document is on notepad (which I've made to "open with notepad), and is named "userstartup.cheat"
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This is exactly how I would enter it in game, but I noticed the examples use some caps. I wouldn't think that would matter, but IT STILL IS NOT WORKING.
And yes, the document is on notepad (which I've made to "open with notepad), and is named "userstartup.cheat"
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#8
22nd Sep 2017 at 1:15 AM
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Here is how I have it listed in my userstartup.cheat file: alias cp "boolprop controlpets on" No caps at all. And mine works perfectly.
#9
22nd Sep 2017 at 1:21 AM
Last edited by maxon : 22nd Sep 2017 at 3:56 PM.
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Quote: Originally posted by grammapat
Thanks everyone. Here is an example of a cheat I listed (I only have THREE): "boolprop controlpets on". This is exactly how I would enter it in game, but I noticed the examples use some caps. I wouldn't think that would matter, but IT STILL IS NOT WORKING. And yes, the document is on notepad (which I've made to "open with notepad), and is named "userstartup.cheat" |
Have you made sure the file extension has been changed to .cheat? I ask because Windoze defaults to not showing you the file extensions - you have to unhide them. Renaming a file to userStartup.cheat without changing the file extension means it's still a text file and the game won't read it.
#10
22nd Sep 2017 at 10:26 PM
Last edited by grammapat : 22nd Sep 2017 at 10:44 PM.
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search is my friend. Maybe. Discovered how to FIND file extensions, & unhide them. Then removed the .txt part of the name...
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#11
22nd Sep 2017 at 11:11 PM
Have you also tried "boolprop controlpets true", rather than "...on"? I thought all "boolprop...." cheats require a "true/false" switch.
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#12
22nd Sep 2017 at 11:12 PM
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there is at least 1 program that can create the file; See Them 2. I do not remember where I downloaded it.
if you use that program (or similar program), probably do "copy" with current cheats before using program then do "paste" after using program.
if you use that program (or similar program), probably do "copy" with current cheats before using program then do "paste" after using program.
#13
22nd Sep 2017 at 11:27 PM
Yes, the file extension is .cheat, not .cheat in the name. Did it work yet? I can give you mine but it is very long and slightly messy.
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#14
22nd Sep 2017 at 11:52 PM
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Here is what mine looks like. It was longer, but there were things I didn't use. Also, I've shorted a couple of the often-used aliases now that I'm more familiar with using the cheats. The very bottom section is something I copied and pasted from Gunmod's camera mode and is not necessary if you don't have his mod.
Also, just to be clear, it was made with a NOTEPAD file. I've read that using Wordpad can cause issues. The file is named userstartup.cheat (as Jo said, .cheat is used as the file extension). Finally, the file goes in the files in your My Documents folder: Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config\userstartup.cheat
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Also, just to be clear, it was made with a NOTEPAD file. I've read that using Wordpad can cause issues. The file is named userstartup.cheat (as Jo said, .cheat is used as the file extension). Finally, the file goes in the files in your My Documents folder: Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config\userstartup.cheat
Quote:
uintProp maxTotalSims 50 uintProp maxTotalHumans 35 uintProp maxTotalPets 15 floatprop tvVolume 0.2 intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 50 boolprop dontMergeNHFlora false ################################################################ # Alias ################################################################ alias b+ "plumbbobToggle on" alias b- "plumbbobToggle off" alias m+ "moveObjects on" alias m- "moveObjects off" alias puppy+ "disablePuppyKittenAging true" alias puppy- "disablePuppyKittenAging false" alias pets+ "boolprop ControlPets true" alias pets- "boolprop ControlPets false" alias 45+ "boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true" alias 45- "boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation false" alias snap+ "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true" alias snap- "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false" alias ch+ "boolprop testingCheatsEnabled true" alias ch- "boolprop testingCheatsEnabled false" #################################################################### #### GUNMOD RLS 2.3 beta #### ignoreErrors true boolProp UseShaders true boolProp specHighlights true boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping true boolProp bumpMapping true boolProp skipTangentsInVertexData false #false for bumpmapping! uintProp optionLightingQuality 3 #These two lines set the lighting option and uintProp LightingQuality 3 #the lighting level to MAX (as required) #### END #### boolProp testingCheatsEnabled false |
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#15
23rd Sep 2017 at 12:07 AM
boolProp dontmergenhflora false
boolProp allow45degreeAngleOfRotation true
floatProp tvVolume 0.2
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 20
uintProp maxTotalSims 55
uintProp maxTotalHumans 40
uintProp maxTotalPets 15
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# alias real command brief help full help
# ------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------
alias mon "moveObjects on" "Move Objects On" "Move Objects On"
alias mof "moveObjects off" "Move Objects Off" "Move Objects Off"
alias snapon "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false" "snap to grid = no" "snap to grid = no"
alias snapoff "boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true" "snap to grid = yes" "snap to grid = yes"
alias dormoff "boolProp DormSpecificToolsDisabled true"
alias dormon "boolProp DormSpecificToolsDisabled false"
alias headlinesoff "boolProp showHeadlines off" "turns headlines off" ""
alias headlineson "boolProp showHeadlines on" "turns headlines on" ""
alias plumboff "Plumbbobtoggle off"
alias plumbon "Plumbbobtoggle on"
alias petson "boolProp controlpets on" "makes pets controllable" ""
alias petsoff "boolProp controlpets off" "makes pets uncontrollable" ""
alias petcancel "boolprop PetActionCancel true" "cancels actions" ""
alias petcanceloff "boolprop PetActionCancel false"
alias dormoff "boolProp DormSpecificToolsDisabled true"
alias dormon "boolProp DormSpecificToolsDisabled false"
alias flooron "boolProp ConstrainFloorElevation false"
alias flooroff "boolProp ConstrainFloorElevation true"
alias tileon "setQuarterTilePlacement on" "allows placement objects offset from the grid in quarter tile increments activate by using Ctrl+F"
alias tileoff "setQuarterTilePlacement off" "turns off quarter tile placement"
alias apt "changeLotZoning apartmentbase" "Make apartment" ""
alias res "changeLotZoning residential" "Make residential lot" ""
alias comm "changeLotZoning community" "Make community lot" ""
alias greek "changeLotZoning greek" "Make greek house" ""
alias dorm "changeLotZoning dorm" "Make dorm lot" ""
alias secret "changeLotZoning secretsociety" "Make secret society" ""
alias hotel "changeLotZoning hotel" "Make hotel" ""
alias aptoff "boolProp aptsublotspecifictoolsdisabled true" "disallows placement outside apt" ""
alias apton "boolProp aptsublotspecifictoolsdisabled false" "allows placement outside apt" ""
alias aptyes "boolProp aptBaseLotSpecificToolsdisabled false" "enables build mode" ""
alias aptno "boolProp aptBaseLotSpecificToolsDisabled true" "disables build mode" ""
alias lothigh "changeLotClassification high" "sets lot class value to high" ""
alias lotmid "changeLotClassification middle" "sets lot class value to middle" ""
alias lotlow "changeLotClassification low" "sets lot class value to low" ""
alias clearlot "clearLotClassValue" "Clears lot class value" "clears lot class value" ""
alias teston "boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true" "Enables a lot of hidden features that can be accessed by holding shift when clicking on objects" ""
alias testoff "boolProp testingCheatsEnabled false" "Disables a lot of hidden features that can be accessed by holding shift when clicking on objects" ""
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boolProp testingCheatsEnabled false
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#16
23rd Sep 2017 at 1:57 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by d_dgjdhh
Have you also tried "boolprop controlpets true", rather than "...on"? I thought all "boolprop...." cheats require a "true/false" switch. |
In the official Pets game guide the cheat to control pets is listed as BOOLPROP CONTROLPETS [on/off]. the one to cancel pet actions is BOOLPROP PETACTIONCANCEL [true/false]. All the others are [true/false] also.
#17
23rd Sep 2017 at 6:21 PM
Last edited by grammapat : 23rd Sep 2017 at 6:26 PM.
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my post #10 WORKS! I now have FOUR working commands(wow joandsarah!)
No I don't, changing the file to .cheat (without the hidden TXT) made it Unreadable/changeable - so I can't add anything. What?
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No I don't, changing the file to .cheat (without the hidden TXT) made it Unreadable/changeable - so I can't add anything. What?
Stand up, speak out. Just not to me..
#18
23rd Sep 2017 at 7:39 PM
Last edited by maxon : 23rd Sep 2017 at 8:05 PM.
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Quote: Originally posted by grammapat
my post #10 WORKS! I now have FOUR working commands(wow joandsarah!) No I don't, changing the file to .cheat (without the hidden TXT) made it Unreadable/changeable - so I can't add anything. What? |
Right-click>Open With and choose Notepad.
Edit: btw Pat, totally unrelated but I wondered if you'd seen these:
https://riekus13.tumblr.com/post/16...-decor-reupload
#19
23rd Sep 2017 at 10:33 PM
Last edited by grammapat : 24th Sep 2017 at 6:36 AM.
Reason: this worked to add cheats
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right click,went to tab "properties",found and changed to "open with notepad" ... will check in-game to be sure it can still be read by game.
Never saw that furniture, but like..
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