Need a little help getting back into The Sims 1? It’s been a while, so here’s a guide to PC controls to help you get going.
Alt + Enter | Cycle Screen Resolution Scaling |
Esc | Cancel |
Ctrl + Shift + C | Toggle cheats window on/off |
F1 | Live Mode |
F2 | Build Mode |
F3 | Buy Mode |
F4 | Enter camera mode (snapshot) |
Enter or Space | Accept dialog |
Y/N | Select Yes or No option in dialog |
Ctrl + S | Save game |
Q | Quit |
Alt + F4 | Save quit |
Ctrl + C | Copy text fields |
Ctrl + X | Cut text fields |
Ctrl + V | Paste text fields |
Ctrl + Z | Undo text fields |
Ctrl + Y | Redo text fields |
Page Up/Page Down | Next/previous floor |
Home/End | Next/previous wall mode |
Tab | Switch floors |
+/- or mouse scroll wheel | Zoom in/out |
</> or Shift + Arrow keys | Rotate left/right |
Right-click and/or drag or Alt + mouse or ↑ / ← / ↓ / → | Move camera |
F2 or double left-click Buy Mode button | Toggle sorting objects by type or room |
</> or left-click and drag | Rotate objects |
Delete | Delete object |
Hold Shift + left-click | Place multiple of the same object continually (Buy Mode only) |
Z/X | Scroll between pages in catalog |
Wall/fence tool: Shift + drag | Create a room/fenced area |
Wallpaper/flooring tool: Shift | Fill room with wallpaper/flooring |
Left-click and/or drag | Place walls, fences, floor tiles, wallpaper and pools. Drag to place multiple. |
Ctrl + left-click and/or drag | Remove walls, fences, flooring, wallpaper, and pools. Drag to remove area. |
Terrain tool: Ctrl + left-click | Create or remove curved hills (terrain) |
Terrain tool: Shift and or Ctrl + left-click | Inverts direction of tool, can also invert creation of curved hills (terrain) |
Grass tool: Ctrl + left-click | Remove grass |
F1 or double left-click Live Mode button | Hide/show main panel |
Left-click Sim or object then left-click or right-click | Select and perform interaction |
Left-click + drag + release | Click and drag to select interaction, then release |
Left-click another Sim | Select interactions done by active Sim to other Sims |
Space or N | Switch to next Sim in Household |
Left click Sim portrait or right-click Sim | Switch to (specific) Sim |
Right click Sim portrait | Lock camera to Sim |
Enter or left-click active Sim portrait | Center camera on active Sim |
Ctrl + left-click Sim portrait | Edit Sim biography |
P or ~ | Pause game |
1 /2/3 | Regular/fast/ultra speed |
F4 | Enter Camera Mode (snapshot) |
Ctrl + ↑ / ← / ↓ / → | Adjust snapshot area |
Drag mouse | Select area to snapshot |
Left-click mouse | Take snapshot |
A | Toggle anti-aliasing |
T | Show framerate in-game |
S | Toggle shadows |
V | Display build version of the game |
F5 | Access settings/options in-game |
F7 | SimsWebCam/Stalker camera (removed in later expansions) |
To open the cheat bar in The Sims 1:
Here are some of the most common cheats for The Sims 1.
autonomy (0-100) | Sets the Sim’s free-thinking or IQ level |
bubble_tweak (number) | <Z offset> Sets, in pixels, how far from a Sim’s head the thought bubble appears |
draw_all_frames on | Enables draws all frames |
draw_all_frames off | Disables draws all frames |
draw_floorable on | Enables floorable grid |
draw_floorable off | Disables floorable grid |
history | Saves family history file. Find where the game is installed under FamilyHistory.txt |
interests | Displays the interests of selected Sim |
log mask | Sets events logging mask |
move_objects on | Turns on ability to move any object |
move_objects off | Turns off ability to move any object |
nessie | Brings up the Loch Ness monster on the Downtown, Old Town, and Vacation neighborhood view |
prepare_lot | Fixes required Lot objects |
rosebud | Increases Household funds by 1,000 Simoleons |
rotation (0-3) | Rotates camera |
set_hour (0-23) | Sets the hour of the day |
sim_log begin | Starts Sim logging |
sim_log end | Stops Sim logging |
sim_speed (-1,000 to 10,000) | Sets gameplay speed |
