I used to go ether motherlode or money(insert amount here), but they became pretty redundant as making money is much easier in 4 than in the prior sims games.
I picked no because I don't use cheats to give more money to the main families in my game, the families I actually play.
I do occasionally use the money cheat to reduce my sims household funds to pretend they have to pay for clothing or transport. But I assume this pollis about adding money, not subtracting it.
I made a quick and easy python script that gives me the max amount of cash. I did it because Laitha came from a wealthy family and she inherited the wealth, so I needed to make her rich right off the bat. That 9,999,999 simoleons is shared among the entire family.
There's certain careers though where the money just rolls in. Samantha is the master artist of the family and she makes stupid amounts of money on her own.
Sure, let them have riches! If lacking funds interferes with how I want to play or what I want to do, like send them on an adventure to Selvadorada, I'll cheat some money. If I want to play a wealthy household from the getgo, I'll cheat. I also play rotationally and colonize my game so I don't want every household to be the same grind, I like variety. Some are rich, some are poor, and some just don't need income as a factor.
The cheats have been something I have always appreciated in Sims games. At bare minimum, sometimes you do not want to live in one of the original starter houses or want immediate access to some items. Certainly if they were taken away, I would be upset.
On the other hand, I agree that 4 has never been balanced particularly well, especially financially, and it never seemed like a priority. In that regard, I prefer cheats more because it seems like more of circumventing nuisances than a fun gameplay loop. However, 4 could use a lot more long term goals besides financial well being.
I use it often to get new Sims established in a § bizillion home as my custom "premades". After established, then no more money cheats. If they have to sell things off then so be it.
Starting over all the time with §20 000 gets irritating. However, could combine a few random townie NPC's for their § then delete them. But I do consider that a cheat.
Early in a save, I'll use it simply to bypass the cheap starter appliances and fixtures, and to provide my Sim with skill-building equipment. After that, I find that money comes really easily, and I seldom am short regardless of what I want to purchase.
There was a time when I cheated to give my Sims more stuff when they were just starting out. But that just made Sims4 too easy, and I like the challenge of seeing home lots change as my Sims become more successful and can afford nicer things. These days, because so many of my played Sims are too wealthy, the bigger challenge is keeping them from becoming wealthier than what I think is realistic even for a Sims game. My Sims donate a lot of money to charities almost daily, as well as give hand outs to NPCs that seem a bit down on their luck. I buy expensive decor items and put those in my Sims' personal inventory to give to Uni students. I also play a Riches to Rags story where my Sim is addicted to playing cards, but isn't very lucky, and he ended up losing a fine home along his wife who happened to have the materialistic trait. She was not at all happy when their stuff was being sold off is all I can say about that. The final straw was having the repo man show up and take the hot tub along with an antique rug, and she nearly died of anger right on the spot. He was booted out and has been trying to win back all the Simoleans he lost but it isn't going very well for him at the moment. The money mods I use have added a lot of surprises and storytelling tools, and I can't play without them now.
For me it is an No as cheating to gain artificially makes for an boring game instead of working my Sims to get the same goal.
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Starting as let's say, "The Goths" or "The Laandgrabs" or any premades is cheating then since they don't start with a §20 000 or less home with the cost of the home taken off what they have left to start with.
Or if you start with a household of 8 people then you still only get §20 000 to start with. You could start them all as different households then combine them for §160 000. But that would be "cheating" right?
Nope. I simply don't find it necessary. Game's already too easy, I use cheats only for:
a) mitigating bugs, and
b) when the game decides to do something that I have to overrule (alien abductions, sims doing something suicidally stupid that can only be stopped with resetsim, that sort of thing.)
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I only use money cheats for my test save, or for new sims so they can get a nice house. I also cheat money when some numbnut calls my sim asking for a donation because my sims are such nice people, especially if my sim can't really afford it. Or when I'm missing just a bit to buy something they need. With UIcheats its just a click of the mouse.
I cheated more in the previous games, ever since I first learned to spell klapaucius.
I do use it in some families that I don’t play much like in some of the premades who are supposed to be rich, like the landgrabbs. They own several businesses, so I can set them up, I hate that you have to own and have to set up the businesses to use them for people to go to.
But most of my families are self made, at least the ones I play with most.
Actually neither answer really appIies to me, but since 'motherlode' was specifically referenced, I chose no. I don't use cheats to increase my Sims' funds, only to set them to zero. It's not that I have an issue with it or anything, I just really enjoy starting a Sim out on an empty lot with no funds (usually in Oasis Springs) and then do whatever it takes to finally afford 4 walls. And if I want to make money quickly, I use the first couple of thousand Simoleons to take them to Selvadorada. Or I fish for some dragon fruit in Magnolia Promenade and start planting.
I do enjoy reading about how differently people play the game and it is good the cheats are available to give us the choice.
However, 4 could use a lot more long term goals besides financial well being.
It's only a goal in the fortune aspiration. It's players who drive the sims to succeed and amass a lot of money.
Really, though? In plain terms, I'll give you, but sims has always been rooted in basic consumerism. They want pools, new furniture, well decorated houses. You can do whatever, but sims want to live well.
I use them mostly when i'm attempting to build a house for my sims. I like to make sure they have what they need at the beginning of my game and if they need/want anything else later they have to work for it.
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I only use money cheats when starting a new save. I hate starting from scratch (I've done it too many times), so I usually create some kind of family tree for the sim I want to play with and pretend the parents have an already established life with a house, careers, etc. depending on the scenario I plan to pursue they range between lower and higher class households.
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I do occasionally use the money cheat to reduce my sims household funds to pretend they have to pay for clothing or transport. But I assume this pollis about adding money, not subtracting it.
There's certain careers though where the money just rolls in. Samantha is the master artist of the family and she makes stupid amounts of money on her own.
On the other hand, I agree that 4 has never been balanced particularly well, especially financially, and it never seemed like a priority. In that regard, I prefer cheats more because it seems like more of circumventing nuisances than a fun gameplay loop. However, 4 could use a lot more long term goals besides financial well being.
It's only a goal in the fortune aspiration. It's players who drive the sims to succeed and amass a lot of money.
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In what context and for what purpose?
I use it often to get new Sims established in a § bizillion home as my custom "premades". After established, then no more money cheats. If they have to sell things off then so be it.
Starting over all the time with §20 000 gets irritating. However, could combine a few random townie NPC's for their § then delete them. But I do consider that a cheat.
So my vote is yes and no.
Or if you start with a household of 8 people then you still only get §20 000 to start with. You could start them all as different households then combine them for §160 000. But that would be "cheating" right?
a) mitigating bugs, and
b) when the game decides to do something that I have to overrule (alien abductions, sims doing something suicidally stupid that can only be stopped with resetsim, that sort of thing.)
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I tend to cheat money for celebrities households for better house but play without cheat with premades and the others.
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I cheated more in the previous games, ever since I first learned to spell klapaucius.
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But most of my families are self made, at least the ones I play with most.
I do enjoy reading about how differently people play the game and it is good the cheats are available to give us the choice.
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Really, though? In plain terms, I'll give you, but sims has always been rooted in basic consumerism. They want pools, new furniture, well decorated houses. You can do whatever, but sims want to live well.
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