Sims 4: Increase skills - it's particularly quick
In the Sims 4, each Sim has different skills. You can increase these further during the game and create completely individual Sims in this way. This practical tip shows you how you can level individual skills faster.
Sims 4: Cheat skills
Cheats are the fastest way to get to a new skill level in the Sims 4. To do this, first open the cheat console with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [C] and enter the command "testingcheats true", then write "stats.set_skill_level ability level". For the level, choose a level between 1 and 10, for the ability, enter one of the following terms. Example for Comedy Level 7: "stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 7".
- Major_Comedy = Comedy
- Major_Fishing = fishing
- Major_Guitar = guitar
- Major_Charisma = Charisma
- Major_Writing = Write
- Major_Programming = programming
- Major_Mischief = rogue
- Major_Reaping = Harvest
- Major_Gardening = gardening
- Major_VideoGaming = video games
- Major_Violin = violin
- Major_Painting = paint
- Major_HomestyleCooking = Cooking
- Major_GourmetCooking = gourmet cooking
- Major_Bartending = Mix
- Major_RocketScience = space technology
- Major_Logic = logic
- Major_Handiness = skill
- Major_Piano = piano
- Skill_Fitness = Fitness
- Major_Baking = baking
- Major_DJ = DJ mixing
- Major_Photography = Photography
- Major_Herbalism = Herbalism
- Major_Singing = Singing
- Minor_Dancing = dancing
- Major_Wellness = wellness
How to cheat children's skills
There are some skills that only the Sim children or toddlers have. You cheat them on the same principle. Here are the cheats for the children:
- Skill_Child_Social = Social
- Skill_Child_Motor = motor skills
- Skill_Child_Creativity = creativity
- Skill_Child_Mental = Mental
How to cheat toddler skills:
- Skill_Toddler_Communication = communication
- Skill_Toddler_Imagination = fantasy
- Skill_Toddler_Movement = Movement
- Skill_Toddler_Potty = potty
- Skill_Toddler_Thinking = thinking
Sims 4: Increase Skills Step by Step - Tips
If you do not want to cheat or would like to naturally increase your skills, then only one thing helps: practice, practice, practice. But here, too, you can trick a little. With the ideal mood, your Sim sometimes learns twice as fast:
- Your Sim should be focused on fishing, gardening, skill, logic, programming, space technology, video games and wellness.
- Confidence works best for charisma skills.
- Playful is the best choice for comedy and pranksters.
- Your Sim should be inspired if you want to develop baking and cooking, gourmet cooking, skills on the violin, painting paintings, on the guitar or piano, as well as writing and DJ mixing. Your Sim should also be inspired for photography, herbalism, mixing and singing.
- Energetic is best suited for fitness.
- In addition to the playful mood, angry is also important for rogues.
- Children should be inspired for creativity, focused for mental ability and playful for motor and social skills. For motor skills it is also beneficial to be energetic, with social skills it does no harm to be confident.
- Young children should be energetic for movement, concentrated for thinking and playful for their imagination. Self-confidence is suitable for communication and no special mood is required for potty training.
The best cheats for the Sims 4 can be found in another practical tip.