The Sims 2 Tips & Tricks

Activate the cheat 'moveobjects on'. Buy the Noodlesoother or Thinking Cap from the Aspirations Rewards. Get your Sim to put on the item. Then, go to Buy Mode and take off their caps. You will eventually take it off, even the hair too. As a result, your Sim will get bald! To cancel this glitch, do not delete the cap and put it back onto your Sim.

Copy your own MP3 files to the "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\music\[radio station]\" folder. Start the game, go to the options menu, select the music settings, then the radio station option. You can now choose which songs you want to hear.

Copy your own AVI files to the "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\music\[television station]\" folder. Remember: The AVI file must have a 128x128 resolution and a frame rate less than or equal to 15 fps.

Old Age: When a Sim reaches the end of his life. Results in a white ghost. Drowning: Energy Need hits -100 (all red) while swimming. Results in a blue ghost that leaves puddles around the house when it appears. Electrocution: Three or more Needs hit -90 (red) while a Sim repairs an electrical object with a low Mechanical Skill. Results in a yellow ghost. Burning: Fire spreads into the square where the Sim is standing. Results in a red ghost. Starvation: Hunger reaches -100. Kids and younger cannot starve. Results in a transparent ghost that will take food out of the refrigerator. Satellite: When a satellite falls on a Sim while Stargazing (without a telescope) or Watch Cloud. Results in an orange ghost. REMEMBER: You can sell the Satellite in buy mode. Flies: In a very messy room, when a Sim steps over a plate all flies may form a deadly killer swarm. Results in a purple ghost. Scared: When three needs drop below -90 because of a ghost scare. Results in a pink ghost. Disease: If a fatal disease is not treated for ten days the Sim will die. Results in a green ghost. Remember: Babies and toddlers are fire-proof and cannot die by any cause; the Social Worker will instead take them away. Children can die of fire, drowning or disease. Rather than starving to death, children in hunger failure will be taken away by the Social Worker.

Use the following trick to decorate your house with custom art. Your Sim must have a Creativity level of 5 and be able to paint a still life. Have your Sim paint, and a frame will appear. Center it on what you want to paint. You can also "paint" something that is not in the game by pressing C to pause the game, then press [Alt] + [Tab] to switch outside the game. Start a graphics program, such as Windows Paint, then load the original captured in-game picture at "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\s