Comprehensive Guide to The Sims 4 Cheats for Businesses, Hobbies, Skills, Perks, and Hidden Rewards
The Sims 4’s latest expansion, centered around small businesses, brings in new skills along with a variety of panels and menus to help you manage your entrepreneurial ventures. With a comprehensive list of Businesses & Hobbies cheats, you can shift your in-home business from reputable to questionable, enhance your painting and tattooing skills, or bypass the grind to unlock new aspiration reward traits.
For a refresher on all the essential cheats, check out the main list, or scroll down to find the trait codes necessary for unlocking those fresh abilities.
This expansion introduces two new skill tracks. Before you set a skill level using cheat codes, make sure to enable the cheat testingcheats true.
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Skill |
Max skill cheat |
|---|---|
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Pottery |
stats.set_skill_level Major_Pottery 10 |
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Tattooing |
stats.set_skill_level Major_Tattooing 10 |
❗ Keep in mind that the artistic pottery technique Kintsugi is not a separate skill track. You’ll gain access to the “repair ceramic” interaction once you reach Pottery skill level 7.
Two new standard traits are available in this expansion: Idealist and Shady. You can easily add or remove these traits by:
You can also manage these traits through the cheat console using the codes provided below.
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Trait |
Cheat code |
|---|---|
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Idealist |
traits.equip_trait trait_idealist traits.remove_trait trait_idealist |
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Shady |
traits.equip_trait trait_shady traits.remove_trait trait_shady |
❗ Note that Shady and Idealist traits cannot coexist. You’ll need to remove one before adding the other.
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Trait |
Cheat code |
Effects |
|---|---|---|
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Beloved Brand |
traits.equip_trait trait_BelovedBrand |
Earn the reward trait for the Esteemed Entrepreneur aspiration to automatically have more positive reviews for your small business |
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Motivational Speaker |
traits.equip_trait trait_MotivatingSpeaker |
Earn the reward trait for the Master Mentor aspiration to give motivational speeches that improve other sims’ skill gain and happiness |
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Trait |
Cheat code |
Effects |
|---|---|---|
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Shady NPC |
traits.equip_trait trait_ShadyNPC |
Take on the appearance of Trashley Reelpearson and gain the “execute heist” interaction |
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Raccoon Tattoo |
trait.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ShadyNPC_TattooRecognized |
Get a discount from shady vendor Trashley Reelpearson |
To find the Small Business menu, head to the bottom right of your interface under “Owned Businesses,” where you can view your business alignment and renown level. Both of these values can be adjusted using the cheats below, and you can access the “Small Business Perks” menu from the same panel to purchase perks with your renown points.
The quickest way to boost your small business rank is through a Shift + Click cheat. Ensure that testingcheats true is enabled first, then Shift + Click on your sim. Follow this interaction path:
This will elevate your small business rank one level at a time. If you want to set your small business to a specific renown level, use the cheat codes listed below.
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Business Rank |
Cheat code |
|---|---|
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Hopeful Hustle |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Rank 200 |
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Striving Startup |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Rank 600 |
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Neighborhood Gem |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Rank 1700 |
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Community Staple |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Rank 3700 |
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Local Legend |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Rank 8300 |
To directly set your small business alignment, use a Shift + Click cheat. Again, make sure testingcheats true is enabled, then Shift + Click your sim. Follow this interaction path:
You can select any of the seven alignment values by choosing their name. Alternatively, you can achieve the same result with these cheat codes:
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Business reputation |
Cheat code |
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Nefarious |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Reputation 0 |
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Neutral |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Reputation 200 |
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Virtuous |
stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_SmallBusiness_Reputation 400 |
This expansion also introduces skill mastery perks that provide significant skill-boosting benefits, located at the top of the Skills panel. You can unlock these perks through gameplay, purchase Mastery Perk potions from the Satisfaction Points rewards menu, or simply use cheats. Remember, your sim can hold a maximum of four skill mastery points at any time, so feel free to use the cheats below to add or remove them as needed.
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Perk |
Cheat code |
Trait effects |
|---|---|---|
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Aspirational Creator |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_AspirationalCreator |
Earn Satisfaction Points for crafting excellent quality items |
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Aspirational Thinker |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_AspirationalThinker |
Earn Satisfaction Points while doing mental skills |
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Active Aura |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_AuraActive |
Unlocks “Activate active aura” on self to help others nearby gain active skills faster |
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Creative Aura |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_AuraCreative |
Unlocks “Activate creative aura” on self to help others nearby gain creative skills faster |
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Mental Aura |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_AuraMental |
Unlocks “Activate mental aura” on self to help others nearby gain mental skills faster |
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Final Touch |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_FinalTouch |
Unlocks “Add final touch” on crafted objects to improve their quality |
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In the Zone |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_InTheZone |
Enter a state of focus without Needs decay |
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Mental Exercise |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_MentalExercise |
Stay muscular with high mental skills |
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Pigeonholed Active |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_PigeonholedActive |
Gain active skills faster, but others slower |
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Pigeonholed Creative |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_PigeonholedCreative |
Gain creative skills faster, but others slower |
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Pigeonholed Mental |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_PigeonholedMental |
Gain mental skills faster, but others slower |
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Pigeonholed Social |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_PigeonholedSocial |
Gain social skills faster, but others slower |
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Power Performer |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_PowerfulPerformer |
Gain relationship with audiences while performing and make their negative emotions vanish |
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Second Wind |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_SecondWind |
Become revitalized while exercising |
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Secret Spice |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_SecretSpice |
Increase the quality of food with just a little extra spice |
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Skillful Sleep |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_SkillfulSleep |
Unlocks “skillful sleep” on beds that summons a ghostly “projection” to practice skills while you slumber |
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Spacebender |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_Spacebender |
Unlocks “spacebend here” on terrain so you can teleport |
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Stronger With Age |
traits.equip_trait trait_MasteryPerk_StrongerWithAge |
Lose energy very slowly and never become Dangerously Tired |
