How to Fill Your Sim's Needs

Sims 4: on computer

Open the cheat console. Press Ctrl+ ⇧ Shift+ Con Windows computers or ⌘ Command+ ⇧ Shift+ Con Mac. A text box will appear at the top of the screen.

Enable cheat mode. Enter testingcheats onand press ↵ Enter. A confirmation message "Cheats are enabled" will appear on the left side of the window.

Find Sim. Find the Sim character you want to fill at least one need bar.

See the needs of this Sim character. Select a Sim to see the character's needs and observe which bars are running low.

Fill your Sim's needs. After determining the need to fill, open the cheat console again, enter the code (note: replace need with the name of the need) and press .fillmotive motive_need↵ Enter

For example, to fill your Sim's "Social" bar, you'd enter fillmotive motive_social.

Fill all your Sim's needs at once. If you want to fill multiple needs for your character at once, you can use the "Make Happy" cheat code:

Hold down ⇧ Shiftand click on the Sim character.

Click Cheat Need. in the options that pop up.

Click Make Happy

Fill the needs of the whole world of The Sims. If you want to fill the needs of all your characters, you can use the Sim world's mailbox:

Go to the mailbox.

Hold down and ⇧ Shiftclick on the mailbox at the same time.

Click Alter Needs .

Click on Fill Needs (world) .

Don't forget to fill your Sims' needs periodically. Characters will still consume needs as normal, so you'll need to re-enter the appropriate cheat code periodically to ensure that your Sims' needs stay full.

Sims 4: on consoles

Open the cheat console. Press the A and B (Xbox One) or X and O (PlayStation 4) buttons at the same time to open the cheats panel. A text box will appear.

Or maybe you need to press RT , RB , LT and LB (or R1 , R2 , L1 and L2 on PS4) at the same time.

Enable cheat mode. Enter the code testingcheats truein the text box then press the confirm button.

Select OK when prompted. The decision to enable cheat mode will be confirmed.

Find Sim. Find the Sim character you want to fill at least one need bar.

Open the cheat menu. Move the cursor over the Sim to select that character and then press the A and B (Xbox One) or X and O (PS4) buttons to open the cheat menu. Different options will appear.

Select Cheat Need from the menu.

Select Make Happy . All needs of the Sim you select will be filled 100%.

Fill the needs of the whole world of The Sims. If you want to fill the needs of all your characters, you can use the Sim world's mailbox:

Go to the mailbox and hover your cursor over it.

Press A and B or X and O at the same time

Select Alter Needs

Select Fill Needs (world)

Don't forget to fill your Sims' needs periodically. Characters will still consume needs as normal, so you'll need to re-enter the appropriate cheat code periodically to ensure that your Sims' needs stay full.

Sims 2 and 3: drag and drop method

Press Ctrl+ ⇧ Shift+C to open the cheat menu.

Enable testingcheats. Depending on the game, you need to enter different codes:

Sims 3: testingcheatsenabled true

Sims 2: boolprop testingcheatsenabled true

Press ↵ Enter.

Open the needs panel of the Sim you want.

Drag a certain demand bar up until it is full. It is done!

Sims 2: use Maxmotives cheat codes

This method works with Nightlife or Open For Business expansions.

Open the cheat box with the key combination Ctrl+ ⇧ Shift+C .

Enter code maxmotives. Press ↵ Enter.

Check your Sim's status bars. All needs (except environmental factors) will be filled immediately.

Jessica Tanner

Update 04 November 2023