These are tips and tricks that can be used in any area of the gameplay (unless otherwise stated of course). Note that when moving the camera, holding shift and whichever directional button you're using will make the camera move faster.
Ctrl+Z - Undo
Ctrl+Y - Redo
Esc - Cancel (I use this particularly with CASt to cancel an application quickly, or if I accidentally click on purchase additional home on the Sim's mobile)
, or . - In Create-a-Sim (CAS) these keys rotate your Sim left and right without having to click and drag.
Mousewheel - Zoom in and out
Directional Arrows - Scroll the camera up, down, left or right accordingly
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow - Tilt the camera up and down accordingly
Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow - Rotate the camera left and right accordingly
Page Up/Pg Up Key - Go up a floor
Page Down/Pg Down Key - Go down a floor
Home/End Keys - These are usually next to the page up and down keys and these flick through the wall options (walls up, cut-away and down)
A - Move Camera Left
D - Move Camera Right
W - Move Camera Forwards
S - Move Camera Backwards
Z - Zoom In
X - Zoom Out
F1 - Live Mode
F2 - Buy Mode
F3 - Build Mode
F5 - Options Menu
P or 0 (the number) or ' - Pause the game
1 - Normal Speed
2 - Fast Speed
3 - Ultra Fast Speed
4 - Ultra Speed until the end of the selected Sim's current interaction
Strange Faces - There is an interesting almost-glitch in Create-A-Sim that allows to you to make very strange faces. Go to the face designing area. Select a face part such as the eyes, and max out all the sliders one way or the other. Then, go to a different face part, and select one of the pre-designed parts. Return to the eyes. The sliders will have reset to the middle, but the eyes will still look the same. This works for all of the face adjusting tabs. You can then continue to max out the size of the eyes and repeat. You can make eyes the size of dinner plates, very long cheekbones, huge noses, and more.
Written by Georgina
Ctrl+Z - Undo
Ctrl+Y - Redo
Esc - Cancel (I use this particularly with CASt to cancel an application quickly, or if I accidentally click on purchase additional home on the Sim's mobile)
, or . - In Create-a-Sim (CAS) these keys rotate your Sim left and right without having to click and drag.
Mousewheel - Zoom in and out
Directional Arrows - Scroll the camera up, down, left or right accordingly
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow - Tilt the camera up and down accordingly
Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow - Rotate the camera left and right accordingly
Page Up/Pg Up Key - Go up a floor
Page Down/Pg Down Key - Go down a floor
Home/End Keys - These are usually next to the page up and down keys and these flick through the wall options (walls up, cut-away and down)
A - Move Camera Left
D - Move Camera Right
W - Move Camera Forwards
S - Move Camera Backwards
Z - Zoom In
X - Zoom Out
F1 - Live Mode
F2 - Buy Mode
F3 - Build Mode
F5 - Options Menu
P or 0 (the number) or ' - Pause the game
1 - Normal Speed
2 - Fast Speed
3 - Ultra Fast Speed
4 - Ultra Speed until the end of the selected Sim's current interaction
Strange Faces - There is an interesting almost-glitch in Create-A-Sim that allows to you to make very strange faces. Go to the face designing area. Select a face part such as the eyes, and max out all the sliders one way or the other. Then, go to a different face part, and select one of the pre-designed parts. Return to the eyes. The sliders will have reset to the middle, but the eyes will still look the same. This works for all of the face adjusting tabs. You can then continue to max out the size of the eyes and repeat. You can make eyes the size of dinner plates, very long cheekbones, huge noses, and more.
Written by Georgina