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Sims 4 Skill Cheats & How to Use Them

There are dozens of skills in The Sims 4 but gaining these can be extremely tedious and honestly take many days out of your sim’s life just to max out a skill. Sometimes as a player you just want to further your storytelling or gain skills without putting in true effort and that’s where sims 4 skill cheats come into play.

There’s no morality in cheating in this game and using any of the cheats that are available to us honestly makes the game more fun and allows you to tell better stories. You can have sims start out their lives with skills so they can get promotions faster, earn more money with things like the painting skill or just be better at social interactions with things like the charisma skill.

sims gaining skills, one making candles, one fabricating

How to Enable Cheats

There is actually a system in the game where many cheats require you to enable cheats before they will work properly but this is a very simple process for you to do. The first thing you need to do is open up the cheat dialogue box which is done in one of three ways depending on the device you’re using:

  • PC: Ctrl + Shift + C
  • Mac: Command + Shift + C
  • Console: All Four Triggers

Once you do this the cheat box will open at the top of the screen and this is where you’ll type in testingcheats true and hit enter and when you do this you’ll see the game telling you that cheats are enabled.

When you see this message from the game you’ll be free to use whatever cheats you want to use and they should work most of the time.

All Sims 4 Skill Cheats

There are dozens of different skills for your sims to earn in this game and we get more and more with each piece of DLC that we get access to which means there are constantly new sims 4 skill cheats to learn. Below you’ll find each of the skill cheats for the game and they are going to be in alphabetical order for you to find them easily.

To make this page more user friendly, we wanted to add a simple chart that you can come back to with every skill cheat available in one place!

SkillCheat Code
Actingstats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10
Archaeologystats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10
Bakingstats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10
Bowlingstats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5
Charismastats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10
Comedystats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10
Cookingstats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10
Cross Stitchingstats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch 5
Dancingstats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5
DJ Mixingstats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 10
Entrepreneurstats.set_skill_level adultminor_entrepreneur 5
Fabricationstats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Fabrication 10
Fishingstats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10
Fitnessstats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10
Flower Arrangingstats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 10
Gardeningstats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10
Gourmet Cookingstats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10
Guitarstats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10
Handinessstats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10
Herbalismstats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10
Juice Fizzing stats.set_skill_level AdultMinor_JuiceFizzing 5
Knitting Skillstats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Knitting 10
Logicstats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10
Media Productionstats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 5
Mediumstats.set_skill_level Minor_Medium 5
Mischiefstats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10
Mixologystats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10
Paintingstats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10
Parentingstats.set_skill_level Major_Parenting 10
Pet Trainingstats.set_skill_level skill_Dog 5
Photographystats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10
Pianostats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10
Pipe Organ stats.set_skill_level Major_PipeOrgan 10
Programming stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10
Research & Debatestats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate 10
Roboticsstats.set_skill_level Major_Robotics 10
Rock Climbingstats.set_skill_level Major_RockClimbing 10
Rocket Sciencestats.set_skill_level Major_RocketScience 10
Selvadoradian Culture stats.set_skill_level Minor_LocalCulture 5
Singingstats.set_skill_level Major_Singing 10
Skiingstats.set_skill_level Major_Skiing 10
Snowboardingstats.set_skill_level Major_Snowboarding 10
Vampire Lore stats.set_skill_level VampireLore 15
Veterinarianstats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 10
Video Gamingstats.set_skill_level Major_VideoGaming 10
Violinstats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10
Wellnessstats.set_skill_level Major_Wellness 10
Writingstats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10

Sims 4 Skill Cheats Explained Individually

Acting Skill Cheat (Get Famous)

The acting skill is a skill that came to the game with The Sims 4: Get Famous and lets your sims learn how to act so they can succeed in the acting career. Cheating this skill is super easy and requires you to know the base of the skill which is stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting X with the X acting as a placeholder for whatever level of the skill you want your sim to have.

Acting is a major skill in the game and this means that filling the X with the number 10 would max out your sim’s skill. The acting skill cheat would look like stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10 and would immediately max out the skill. You have the option to use other skill levels too like getting level 3 of the skill would look like this stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 3.

a director teaching a sim what to do while another sim is in a make up chair

Archaeology Skill Cheat (Jungle Adventure)

The archaeology skill is one of those weird ones that you’ll probably not use a ton but is a fun addition to the game. It came to The Sims with The Sims 4: Jungle Adventure and will let your sims do a lot in the world of Selvodorada.

Using the archaeology skill cheat is extremely simple and requires you to remember the base of the skill stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology X with the X acting as a placeholder for whatever level from one to ten of the skill that your sim would like to have.

For example, if you want your sim to max the skill you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10 but if you want your sim to have level 5 of the skill you’d want to us stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 5.

two sims using archaeology to explore artifacts

Baking Skill Cheat (Get to Work)

We were given the ability to bake things like breadsticks and cupcakes with The Sims 4: Get to Work when we finally got a baking skill in the game. This skill is annoying to earn because to truly explore it you have to have space for the awful cupcake machine so cheating this skill is fair game.

The base of the baking skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking X with the X acting as a placeholder for you to put whatever level of the skill you want your sim to have.

If you want your sim to get their baking skill maxed out you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10 but if you want them to only get to let’s say level 2 of the skill you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 2.

Bowling Skill Cheat (Bowling Night)

Who doesn’t love a good night of bowling? The bowling skill came to the game with The Sims 4: Bowling Night Stuff and allows your sims to show off their prowess at the lanes with their friends.

The bowling skill cheat has a base of stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling X with you switching the placeholder X for any level of the skill between 1 and 5 since it is just a minor skill and only has five levels.

If you want your sims to max the skill you’d use stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5 or swap that 5 out for any number from 1 to 4 for other levels. Such a simple way to become a master bowler.

a sim hitting a strike in bowling while others cheer them on

Charisma Skill Cheat

Our next sims 4 skill cheat comes for the charisma skill which allows your sims to practice speeches in the mirror, slowly get better at socializing and have a better time being romantic with other sims as they earn it.

The charisma skill cheat has a base that is simple to remember which is stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma X where you’ll fill the X with whatever level of the skill you want your sim to have between one and ten.

For example, a sim who wants to max the skill would use stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 but a sim who wants to have level 4 of the skill would use stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 4.

Comedy Skill Cheat

The comedy skill is a great one to learn in The Sims 4 because it allows your sims to get better at jokes and definitely progress through the entertainer career more quickly. However, gaining comedy is tedious and using the skill cheat makes it so much more fun.

The base of the comedy skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy X where you’re going to swap the X for whatever level of the comedy skill your sim wants or needs.

For example, a sim who wishes to max the skill would use stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10 but a sim who wants level 5 would use stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 5.

Cooking Skill Cheat

If you want to avoid fire in The Sims 4 this may be the most important skill for you to earn as your sims will be constantly using this skill to stay alive. The cooking skill will be a must-know for every sim you play unless you decide to cheat their needs.

The base of this skill is often harder to remember as it says homestyle cooking as a way to differentiate it from the gourmet cooking skill instead of it just being cooking. The base is stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking X where you’ll replace the X with the level of the skill you want to have.

For example a sim who wants to complete the cooking skill at the highest level would use stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10 but if you want level 3 of the skill you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 3.

Cross Stitching Skill Cheat (Cottage Living)

There are so many wonderful hobby skills for you to play with in The Sims 4 and in 2021 we got The Sims 4: Cottage Living and with that came the cross stitching skill. This skill lets your sims create gorgeous cross stitch designs to decorate their homes with.

The cross-stitching skill cheat lets you skip past the earning of the skill and just be great at it immediately. The base of this skill is stats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch X where you’ll need to replace the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like your sim to have.

There are 5 levels of this skill so you’ll want to use stats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch 5 to max out the skill or stats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch 3 if you want to be somewhere in the middle.

a sim sitting in a green hair cross stitching while their toddler watches

Dancing Skill Cheat (Get Together)

Our next skill came to the game with The Sims 4: Get Together and lets your sims learn the dancing skill. This will let them learn how to be a better dancer and eventually participate in dance battles with friends or foes.

The dancing skill cheat is great because it will let you skip the earning the skill on your own and let you be a great dancer immediately. The base of this skill that you need to know is stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing X and you’ll want to replace the X with a number from 1 to 5 depending on what level of the skill you want.

Since this is a minor skill there are only five levels so maxing this skill will have you using stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5. If you want to get a level 2 of the skill you’ll want to use stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 2 to make that happen.

DJ Mixing Skill Cheat (Get Together)

The DJ Mixing Skill came to the game with The Sims 4: Get Together and lets your sims use a DJ Booth to play some of the best music you’ll ever hear… if they’re good at it!

The DJ Mixing skill cheat is a great one if you want your sims to skip through gaining it. This cheat’s base is stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ X and you’ll fill the X placeholder with whatever level of the skill you’d like to have.

For example if you want to max the skill you’ll want to use stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 10 but if you want to have level 5 of the skill you’d change it to stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 5.

A sim at a DJ booth playing music while other sims dance

Entrepreneur Skill Cheat (High School Years)

With The Sims 4: High School Years we got the awesome entrepreneur skill that allows your sims to have a side hustle, earn more income from it, and even apply to be on Llama’s Lair.

The entrepreneur skill cheat is simple with a base that is stat.set_skill_level adultminor_entrepreneur X where you’ll replace the X with a number between one and five. There are only five levels of the skill to earn, so maxing it will be level 5.

Fabrication Skill Cheat (Eco Lifestyle)

With The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle you can decorate your entire home with furniture you create with the fabrication skill but earning this skill will take you quite a bit of time unless you decide to cheat it.

The fabrication skill cheat has a base that is stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Fabrication X where you’ll want to replace the X with the level of the skill from 1 to 10 that you’d like your selected sim to have.

This means that if you want to max the skill you’ll use stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Fabrication 10 but getting to level 5 you would use stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Fabrication 5.

Fishing Skill Cheat

Fishing is one of those horribly tedious skills to gain in this game and definitely require you to use skill cheats. Earning this skill on your own requires your sims to stand by a body of water for hours and hours on end and it honestly just isn’t worth it.

The fishing skill cheat is awesome because you can skip the earning of the skill and start catching better fish. The base of this skill cheat you need to know is stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing X and you’ll replace the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like to have from level 1 to 10.

For example, if you want to max the skill out you’ll use stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10 or if you want level 5 of the skill you’ll use stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 5.

Fitness Skill Cheat

Exercising in real life is hard enough, why do it in your favourite game? Working out on treadmills and exercise machines is such a boring way to spend your relaxing game time so using cheats is the way to go!

The fitness skill cheat is a great way to avoid any use of exercise equipment so you can get those athlete career promotions. The base of this cheat you need to know is stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness X where you fill the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like to have.

For example, wanting to max the skill would have you using stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 or if you want to get something like level 7 of the skill you’d throw in stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 7 to the cheat box.

sims working out on either a rock climbing wall or a treadmill

Flower Arranging Skill Cheat (Seasons)

Flower arranging is such a beautiful skill in The Sims 4 since you can decorate with fresh flowers, use them to earn an income and even use the flower arranging death type.

The flower arranging skill cheat is a great way to skip past the effort and be great at this skill really quick. The base of this cheat is stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging X with the X being a placeholder for whatever level of the skill you’d like to have between 1 and 10.

For example, to max the skill you’d want to use stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 10 and you’ll max it out. Wanting a level like level 7 would require you to have stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 7.

Three different sims doing various kinds of gardening and flower arranging

Gardening Skill Cheat

One of the most commonly gained skills in The Sims 4 is the gardening skill but it’s a rather complicated one that can benefit from using a skill cheat. You can really make money with gardening but it requires you to work very hard and cheating is just easier!

The gardening skill cheat has a base that is stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening X with the X being a placeholder for the level of the skill you’d like your sim to have between level 1 and level 10.

If you want to have your sim completely max out the skill they’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10 but if you want your sim to get to level 4 of the skill you’l use stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 4.

Gourmet Cooking Skill Cheat

Gourmet cooking is a second stage of cooking that your sims can start learning about in the game and is the key to being able to resurrect your sim’s from death with ambrosia. Cheating this skill is a must-do if a sim dies unexpectedly!

The gourmet cooking skill cheat starts with the base of stats.set_skill_level major_gourmetcooking X where you’ll want to replace that X placeholder with a level of the skill between 1 and 10.

For an example, you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10 to max out the skill completely or use stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 3 to get to level 3 of the skill.

Guitar Skill Cheat

Playing music with your sim’s guitar skill is a great way to keep your sims having fun and even get them to earn an income through licensing songs and earning royalties. You really don’t want to listen to your sim’s play the guitar poorly, so cheating this skill is a necessity to save your ears.

The guitar skill cheat has a base of stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar X where you’ll use X as a placeholder and you’ll fill that X with whatever level of the skill you’d like your sims to have.

For example, you’ll want to use stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10 to max out the skill but if you just want to get to level 5 of the skill where it starts to sound better you’ll want to use stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 5.

Handiness Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Your handiness skill in The Sims 4 is the key to having tons of positive moodlets through upgrading your appliances and even your sim’s bed. Gaining this skill takes a lot of effort and a lot of money wasted on horrible woodworking, so why not cheat it?

The base of the handiness skill cheat looks like this stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness X where the X is a placeholder that you’ll replace with whatever level of the handiness skill you want your sim to have between one and ten.

For example, maxing out this skill looks like this stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10 but getting to level 4 would look like this stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 4.

Herbalism Skill Cheat (Outdoor Retreat)

The herbalism skill is one of those ones that’s super fun to play with but I often forget that it even exists. You can do a lot with it so why not use the herbalism skill cheat to get yourself higher in the skill!

The base of this skill cheat looks like stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism X with the X being a placeholder where you’ll replace it with any level of the skill between one and ten.

For example if you want your sim to max out the skill you’ll use stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10 and if you want to be somewhere in the middle you may use stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 6.

Juice Fizzing Skill Cheat (Eco Lifestyle)

Juice fizzing came to the game with The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle and lets your sims turn ingredients into delicious beverages for your sims to consume.

The base of this skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level AdultMinor_JuiceFizzing X where you’ll replace the X with a number between one and five depending on what level of the skill cheat you’d like to have.

Knitting Skill Cheat (Nifty Knitting)

Nifty knitting was a fan-voted stuff pack and brought a lot of really fun gameplay to The Sims 4. The knitting skill lets your sims play around and make things like sweaters, toys and home decor for your sim’s home.

The base of the knitting skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_knitting X where you’ll just want to replace the X with a level of the skill you’d like to have.

sims creating knittable items and wearing knitted clothing

Logic Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Every single player has had to earn the logic skill at some point in their gameplay and many of us are sick of having to gain it again and again. This is why this skill cheat is so necessary in my gameplay.

The base of the logic skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic X where you’re just going to swap out the X for a number between one and ten for whatever level you want.

Media Production Skill Cheat (Get Famous)

Media production is a skill that came to the game with The Sims 4: Get Famous and lets you create music and videos for an income.

The base of this media production skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media X where you’d just want to switch the X for a number between one and five.

Medium Skill Cheat (Paranormal)

The medium skill came to The Sims 4 with Paranormal Stuff and is an extremely fun skill for us to play around with. Your sims are able to play around with ghosts, host seances and just have a great time in haunted houses.

The base of the medium skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level minor_medium X where you’ll want to replace the X with a number between one and five since there are only five levels of this skill.

Two sims holding a seance

Mischief Skill Cheat

Mischief is a really fun skill for your sims to earn and you can even have your sims play around with a voodoo doll. Your evil or mean sims are going to absolutely love playing around with this mischief skill and will love it even more when they can have a high skill.

Your mischief skill cheat is simple with the base of the skill being stats.set_skill_level major_bartending X where you swap the X for a number between one and ten.

Mixology Skill Cheat

Your sims are able to do a lot with the mixology skill including making fun drinks and even being able to kill sims with beetle juice. It’s one of those not necessary skills but a really fun one to earn.

The base of the mixology skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level major_bartending X which is interesting because it’s not mixology but bartending, so watch out for that. The X at the end is just a placeholder where you’ll swap it for a number between one and ten that corresponds to the level of the skill you’d like your sim to have.

Painting Sims 4 Skill Cheats

The painting skill is one of those ones that we got with the base game, that every player uses and uses often so knowing the sims 4 skill cheats code for this one is super important. The skill is so good for earning money, and decorating your home so a great one to know.

The base of the painting skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level major_painting X where you swap out the X with a number between one and ten.

Parenting Skill Cheat (Parenthood)

Parenting is a great skill to play around with in The Sims 4 if you’re a family gameplay lover. This skill lets you mess around with teaching your kids new things, helping them gain new skills like responsibility and empathy and so much more.

The base of the skill cheat for parenting is stats.set_skill_level major_parenting X where you’ll replace the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like your sim to have from 1 to 10.

A mother sim with red hair yelling at her child and the other child is crying in The Sims 4 using her parenting skill and cheats to earn it

Pet Training Skill Cheat (Cats & Dogs)

If you want your sims to have great pets, you’ll want to train them to be well behaved and super smart. The pet training skill is going to let you teach your dogs how to sit, speak and even eventually run an obstacle course.

If you don’t want your sims to have to earn it on their own you can use the pet training skill cheat and be able to skip past the hard parts. The base of this skill is going to be stats.sets_skill_level skill_Dog X where you’ll want to replace the X with a number between one and five depending what level of the skill you want your sim to have.

A sim who used their pet training skill and the sims 4 skill cheat to make their pet perfect

Photography Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Photography is one of those skills that gets used often in my game because I love having pictures of my sims on the wall. This skill is super fun to play around with, with all the different poses, and fun things you can take photos of.

The base you need to know for the photography skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level major_photography X where you’ll want to swap out the X for a number between one and ten corresponding to whatever level of the skill you’d like to have.

Piano Skill Cheat

The piano skill is a simple one that came with the base game and lets your sims write songs, and even license them to earn an income. This skill can hurt your ears if your sim isn’t very good at playing it, so the skill cheat is a good one to use.

Your base for the piano skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level major_Piano X where you’ll swap the X for a number between 1 and 10 corresponding with whatever level you want your sim to have.

Pipe Organ Skill Cheat (Vampires)

The pipe organ skill is a fun one for your sims to gain, unless they’re really bad at it because it will sound horrible. That’s why sims 4 skill cheats are so necessary because some skills are going to hurt your ears.

The base of the pipe organ skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level major_PipeOrgan X where all you need to do is swap the X for a level of the skill you’d like your sim to have. For example, stats.set_skill_level major_PipeOrgan 3 would give your sim three levels of the skill.

Programming Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Since programming has been in the game since the start, we’ve all played around with it. It’s one of those simple and super fun skills to mess around with and lets your sims earn a decent income through hacking and making apps.

The base of the sims 4 skill cheat for programming is stats.set_skill_level major_programming X where you’d swap out the X at the end for a level between 1 and 10 depending on what level of the skill you want your sim to have. For example, stats.set_skill_level major_programming 10 would max out the skill.

Research & Debate Skill Cheat (Discover University)

If you really want to get an A in University the key to your success will be earning or cheating the research and debate skill. This skill will get your sims to do their homework more quickly, finish papers faster and just generally do better in school so it’s a must have.

The base of the research and debate cheat is stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate X with the X at the end acting as a placeholder for you to replace with any number of the skill between 1 and 10.

For example, maxing the skill you’d want to use stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate 10 but if you only want to get to the middle with level five of the skill you’d use stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate 5.

Robotics Skill Cheat (Discover University)

You can really have fun when playing with the Robotics Skill in the game and you can even craft your own robots. These robots are awesome because they can help your sims by playing music, doing the gardening or even cleaning up after them.

The robotics skill cheat is great because it’ll let you skip past earning the skill and the base of the cheat is stats.set_skill_level major_robotics X but you’ll replace the X with whatever level between one and ten that you want your sims to have.

A sim who has used the sims 4 skill cheats for robotics to build a simple servo

Rock Climbing Skill Cheat (Snowy Escape)

Our next sims 4 skill cheat that you need to know is for the rock climbing skill where your sims can use the rock climbing machine, climb up a mountain or go on an excursion. This cheat is a must-know because there is a death chance if your sims get injured too much on a climb.

The rock climbing skill cheat is super easy and goes right along with the others with the base being stats.set_skill_level major_rockclimbing X where you’ll replace the X with a number between 1 and 10 depending what level you want of the skill.

Rocket Science Sims 4 Skill Cheats

The rocket science skill came to The Sims 4 with the base game and lets your sims go to planet Sixam, have a grilled cheese sandwich in space and even woohoo inside a rocket ship. Why not let your sims have a rocket ship in their back yard?

The sims 4 skills cheat for rocket science is simple with a base of stats.set_skill_level major_rocketscience X where you’ll replace the X with a number between one and ten corresponding to the level of the skill you want your sim to have. For example, to get level five you’d type stats.set_skill_level major_rocketscience 5 and hit enter.

Selvadoradian Culture Skill Cheat (Jungle Adventure)

There are some random skills in The Sims 4 and this one definitely falls into that category for me. This skill focuses your sims on getting to know locals, learning information about the world and more.

Cheating this skill starts with a base of stats.set_skill_level minor_localculture X where you’d replace the X at the end with a number between one and five of the skill that you’d like your sims to have.

A sim shopping in Selvadorado, if they used the sims 4 skill cheats they'd be better at the culture skill and know what to buy

Singing Skill Cheat (City Living)

Your sims are not good singers by default, to be honest they’re horrible singers when they first start gaining the singing skill in the game. This is why sims 4 skill cheats are so great because they truly save us from having to listen to the horrible noises these characters can make.

The base of the singing skill cheat in the game is going to be stats.set_skill_level major_singing X where you’ll swap out the X for a level between 1 and 10 that you’d want your sims to have. For example, stats.set_skill_level major_singing 3 would give you level three.

Skiing Skill Cheat (Snowy Escape)

Skiing is one of those skills in The Sims 4 that just takes too long to earn on its own. It’s such a necessity to cheat the skiing skill because it gets so boring watching your sims go up and down the mountain over and over. Who has time for that?

Thankfully, you can use the skiing skill cheat to just make your sims amazing at it. You’ll want to start with the cheat base of stats.set_skill_level major_skiing X where you’re going to replace the X with whatever level of the skill you would like for your sims to have between 1 and 10.

Snowboarding Skill Cheat (Snowy Escape)

With The Sims 4: Snowy Escape your sims are now able to learn how to go play in the snow with the snowboarding skill that allows you to get really good if you have the patience. This skill is annoying to earn most of the time because your sims are going to essentially need to live on the mountain and that’s a big time commitment.

If you want to skip past the effort of earning this skill you can go ahead and use the snowboarding skill cheat instead. This skill cheat has a base of stats.set_skill_level Major_snowboarding X where you’ll want to fill that X location with a number between one and ten depending on what level of the skill you want to have.

For example, if you want to max it you’d have stats.set_skill_level major_snowboarding 10 but if you wanted a level 3 it wold be stats.set_skill_level major_snowboarding 3 to make that happen.

A sim with a high snowboarding skill doing a trick while a sim who has a low skill in the back failing to snowboard, they definitely need sims 4 skill cheats

Vampire Lore Skill Cheat (Vampires)

Playing with occults is such a fun way to play the game since it totally changes how your sims behave. Vampires are one of my favourite occults to hangout with and the vampire lore skill makes them super interesting. You definitely need to gain these skill to be able to have strong vampires, so knowing the skill cheat is the way to go.

The base of your vampire lore skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level VampireLore X where you’re going to change out the the X for whatever level of the skill you want to have. There are actually fifteen levels of the skill so you’ll be changing the X for a number between 1 and 15.

Veterinarian Skill Cheat (Cats & Dogs)

When you’re playing the game with Cats and Dogs installed you have the option of running your own vet clinic and taking care of animals. To do a good job in this career you’re going to need to have a high veterinarian skill to make sure that you’re doing your absolute best for the animals.

The base of the vet skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet X where you’d replace the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like for your sims to have. If you want to get level five of the skill you’d want to have the cheat be stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 5 and it will work.

a sim in The Sims 4 using their vet skill to take care of a dog. They could get a higher skill using skill cheats.

Video Gaming Skill Cheat

There are a bunch of base game skills that players love and the video gaming skill definitely falls into that category. This skill has your sims being able to play video games, join video gaming tournaments and gain their fun need at the same time. If you really want to win tournaments you may want to use this sims 4 skills cheat just to get yourself further in the skill more quickly.

Your base for the video gaming skill cheat is just like the rest of the base game ones and is stats.set_skill_level major_videogaming X with the X acting as a placeholder. Where the X is you’ll want to add whatever level of the skill between 1 and 10 that you’d like your sims to have.

Violin Sims 4 Skill Cheats

A nice skill that comes with the base game of The Sims 4 is the violin skill where your sims can get really good at playing this beautiful instrument. However, when you first start the skill the noise is bad because your sims are not good at playing quite yet so using skill cheats is a great way to make the noise better.

The base of the violin skill cheat is stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin X where you’ll put a number between one and ten in place of the X at the end. This is going to depend on what level of the skill you want your sims to have. For example, if you want to get level five you’d want to use stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 5 and that’ll work.

Wellness Skill Cheat (Spa Day)

The wellness skill came to the game with The Sims 4: Spa Day and lets your sims try things like yoga and meditation. Using the wellness option for sims 4 skill cheats is great if you want your sims to immediately get good at these tasks without having to do a ton of the work.

The base of your wellness skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level major_wellness X where you’d change the X for whatever level of the skill you want your sims to have. For an example, if you want level five you’d use stats.set_skill_level major_wellness 5 to make the cheat work.

a sim practicing their wellness skill while their partner starts a fire in the background, they look like they may need to use a sims 4 skills cheat to earn this skill in peace.

Writing Sims 4 Skill Cheats

The writing skill is a great one to have your sims earn in the game because they can earn significant royalties from the books they publish that last quite a while and can add up to a lot.

The writing skill cheat is a great way to be able to completely skip the boring moments where your sims just sit on a computer and write and allow you to go straight to the fun, money making moments.

The base of the writing skill cheat in the game is stats.set_skill_level major_writing X where you’ll replace the X with a level of the skill you’d like your sims to have. For example, maxing out your sims writing skill would be stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10.

The Sims 4: Get to Work Skill Cheats

SkillCheat Code
Work Ethicstats.set_skill_level retail_workethic 5
Maintenancestats.set_skill_level retail_maintenance 5
Salesstats.set_skill_level retail_sales 5

Toddler’s Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Isn’t it wild that we didn’t get the toddler life stage in the game for years!? I still can’t believe it. Thankfully, when toddlers were added to the game they were amazing and they have five skills that your sims can earn which means you also have five sims 4 skill cheats to learn for toddlers.

The thing about toddler skills is that they don’t go to level ten like many of the skills for children or adults, these either go to five or go to three. The cheats you see in the chart down below are going to max out the skill, however, you can change the number at the end to whatever level of these skills you’d want your toddler to have.

SkillCheat Code
Communicationstats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Communication 5
Imaginationstats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Imagination 5
Movementstats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Movement 5
Pottystats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Potty 3
Thinkingstats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Thinking 5

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Communication

The communication skill helps teach your toddlers how to talk and how to advocate for themselves. The base of this skill is going to be stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Communication X where you’ll swap the X for a number between one and five corresponding to whatever level you’d like your sim to have.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Imagination

The imagination skill is gained through play for your toddlers and is a great one to earn. The base of this skill cheat is going to be stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Imagination X where you just want to swap out the X for a number between one and five.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Movement

The movement skill is a great one to gain for your toddlers because a toddler with a higher skill is able to climb stairs, move quicker and get things done more quickly. The skill cheat for this one is stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_movement X where you’ll put a number between 1 and five in the X spot.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Potty

The potty skill is a must-know for your toddlers so they have less accidents and need less baths. The base of this skill is stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_potty X where you’ll swap the X with a number between one and three since there are only three levels to gain for this one.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Thinking

If you want your toddlers to be less defiant, sleep through the night and throw less tantrums you need to get them to gain the thinking skill. This skill is stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Thinking X with the X being filled with a number between one and five depending on what level of the skill you’d like to have.

Children’s Sims 4 Skill Cheats

There are four skills that your sim’s children can earn that cover different parts of their lives. These skills are creativity, mental, motor and social and each can be easily cheated with simple cheat codes. These work exactly like the adult skill cheats that are listed above and will let you level up or max out the cheat easily.

The cheats that are listed below are going to max out the skill with level 10. If you wish to give your sim a different level of this skill you’d want to change the number 10 at the end to whatever level of the skill you’d like to see.

For example, if you want your sim to have level 4 of the creativity skill you’d want to use stats.set_skill_level skill_child_creativity 4 and then you’d hit enter.

SkillCheat Code
Creativitystats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Creativity 10
Mentalstats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Mental 10
Motorstats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Motor 10
Socialstats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Social 10

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Creativity

If you want your sims to do well with creative skills like the painting skill when your sims are older you’ll want them to get a high creativity skill before they age up so they can start with skills as a teenager. When you’re playing and don’t want to earn the skill by playing the violin or drawing pictures, you can use the sims 4 skill cheats for creativity.

This skill cheat has a base of stats.set_skill_level skill_child_creativity X where you’d want to fill the X spot with whatever level of the skill you’d like for your sims to have. Then you’ll be able to draw new pictures on the activity table, or finish off the creative kid’s aspiration.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Mental

The mental skill in The Sims 4 focuses your sims attention on things like chess, mental games on the computer and more. This is a must-have skill for your kids if you want them to grow into awesome adult aged sims!

The sims 4 skill cheats option for the children’s mental skill is going to have a base of stats.set_skill_level skill_child_mental X with the X acting as a placeholder. This placeholder is going to be filled with a number between one and ten that corresponds to the level of the skill you’d like to see your sim have.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Motor

The next skill your sims are able to earn as children is the motor skill that focuses on getting your sims to move. This can be earned when they’re doing any exercise like playing basketball or going swimming. When you max this skill out as a child you’ll have your teen sim starting with a bit of the fitness skill when they age up.

This sims 4 skill cheats is going to have the base of stats.set_skill_level skill_child_motor X where you’ll replace the X with whatever level of the skill you’d like to see your sims have.

Sims 4 Skill Cheats for Social

Your children’s social skill is going to have them working on becoming friends with others, and practicing what would be charisma for adults. These sims can work through the social butterfly aspiration while trying to gain this skill at the same time to be super productive.

The social skill cheat for The Sims 4 is a simple one to remember and has the same base as the others, just with social replacing the name. The base for this one is stats.set_skill_level skill_child_social X where your X is a placeholder.

If you want your sims to have level 10 of the social skill you’d replace it with 10, if you want level 3 you’d replace it with 3.

The Best Mods for Sims 4 Skill Cheats

If you’re playing on PC or Mac you have the option to add mods and custom content to your game which allows you to customize your game. There are a bunch of awesome cheat mods that can let you go ahead and cheat things with just a few clicks instead of having to remember these awfully long sims 4 skill cheats.

There are two absolutely incredible mods that you may want to download for this, and both are constantly updated and let you cheat so many things other than just skills.

1. UI Cheats Extension

The first option for mods to cheat your sims 4 skill cheats is UI Cheats Extension which is the easiest one to use. With this one you can open up the skills menu in the bottom right corner and just click on the skill that you’d like to cheat and a box will open letting you choose a level of the skill you’d like to have.

2. MC Command Center

The second option for easily cheating skills is MC Command Center. This one is going to let you click on your sim and open up the MC Command Center menu and you’ll see tons of different cheats you can do and you’ll be able to cheat skills from there.

FAQ About Sims 4 Skill Cheats

When you write a lot of content about cheat codes for The Sims 4 there are consistent questions that you’ll get. Before you go in the comments and ask any of these questions, check this section for the answers!

1. Are Sims 4 Skill Cheats Codes Safe?

Absolutely safe in 99% of circumstances. There are instances when using cheats in specific ways could crash your game, or make things a little wonky but that’s pretty rare. Just make sure you’re saving often (which you should do anyway) and everything will be ok!

2. Will This Get My Account Banned?

Definitely not! EA Added cheat codes to the game themselves meaning that they know you’re going to use them, and it is encouraged. There have been cheats in the game for years, allowing players to totally customize their game.

3. Can Sims 4 Skill Cheats Give Me Viruses?

Absolutely not! These aren’t downloaded from the internet, these are put into the game directly by the developer and are not going to give you any viruses or issues.

4. This Cheat Code Doesn’t Work

These cheat codes were all tested before being posted in this article, meaning that they do work if you use them correctly. Before asking why it doesn’t work in your game, make sure that you’ve enabled cheats in your game and are spelling everything correctly. A lot of the time we just accidentally type something wrong, but that’s ok! Just copy and paste directly from this page to make it easier!

Final Thoughts on Sims 4 Skill Cheats

Using skill cheats in The Sims 4 is the best way for you to have more fun when playing. It allows you to go ahead and further storytelling without having to put in a ton of effort to have fun. You can get promotions more quickly, get better at being social, and have better hobbies and that’s how the game is great. Happy Playing!

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      1. I believe in the settings you need to active cheats – settings > game options > other > enable content and mods

        Sorry if this doesn’t work but that’s what I had to do!

  1. I only have to type testingcheats on, the old game required the word ‘true’ but I haven’t had to use it in Sims 4

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