The Sims 4: Unlocking Business and Hobby Cheats Guide

The latest expansion for *The Sims 4* opens up a world of entrepreneurial and artistic opportunities, allowing players to run their own small businesses and delve into the world of tattoo artistry, among other hobbies. For those who enjoy bending the rules a bit, here's a comprehensive guide to all the cheats available in the *The Sims 4* Businesses and Hobbies expansion, and how to implement them into your gameplay.

How To Use Cheats in The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Expansion

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Before diving into the world of shortcuts in The Sims 4, you'll need to access the console command window. The method to open it varies depending on your system:

Mac: Press Command, Shift, and C simultaneously.
PlayStation/Xbox: Press all four shoulder buttons (L1, L2, R1, and R2) at once.
PC: Press CTRL, Shift, and C together.

Once the window pops up, enter "testingcheats true" to activate cheat functionality. This step is crucial as some cheats will only work with this command enabled. After setting up, you're ready to explore the array of cheats offered by the new expansion.

Related: How To Study a Historical Display in The Sims 4 Blast From the Past Event

All The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Expansion Cheats

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Tattoo shop in The Sims 4 as part of an article about Businesses and Hobbies cheats.

Skill Cheats

The Businesses and Hobbies expansion introduces new skills like Pottery and Tattooing. If you're eager to skip the learning curve and become a master instantly, here's how to set your skill levels:

stats.set_skill_level Major_Pottery X	Set your Pottery level by replacing the X with a number from 1 to 10.
stats.set_skill_level Major_Tattooing X	Set your Tattooing level by replacing the X with a number from 1 to 10.

Trait Cheats

Enhance your Sims' personalities with new traits without the grind. Use these cheats to instantly equip or remove traits:

traits.equip_trait trait_Beloved	Equip your Sim with the Beloved Brand trait.
traits.remove_trait trait_Beloved	Remove the Beloved Brand trait from your Sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_Idealist	Equip your Sim with the Idealist trait.
traits.remove_trait trait_Idealist	Remove the Idealist trait from your Sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_Shady	Equip your Sim with the Shady trait.
traits.remove_trait trait_Shady	Remove the Shady trait from your Sim.

Perk Cheats

Unlock Skill Mastery Perks to give your Sims a competitive edge in life. Here's how to equip these perks:

traits.equip_trait AspirationalCreator	Unlock the Active Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AspirationalThinker	Unlock the Aspirational Thinker perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraActive	Unlock the Active Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraCreative	Unlock the Creative Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraMental	Unlock the Mental Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait FinalTouch	Unlock the Final Touch perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait InTheZone	Unlock the In the Zone perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedActive	Unlock the Pigeonholed (Active) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedCreative	Unlock the Pigeonholed (Creative) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedMental	Unlock the Pigeonholed (Mental) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedSocial	Unlock the Pigeonholed (Social) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PowerfulPerformer	Unlock the Powerful Performer perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait SecondWind	Unlock the Second Wind perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait Spacebend	Unlock the Spacebender perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait SecretSpice	Unlock the Secret Spice perk for your Sim.

These are all the cheats available in The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies expansion, along with instructions on how to use them. For more tips, check out how to break and repair a broken object during The Sims 4 Blast from the Past event.

The Sims 4 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.