Sims 4 UI Cheats

Sims 4 occult cheats

Updated Six occults covered

Every occult in The Sims 4 is a trait, so turning a Sim is one command. Switch cheats on with testingcheats true, select the Sim, then enter the trait for the occult you want: trait_OccultVampire, trait_Occult_WitchOccult, trait_occultwerewolf, trait_OccultMermaid or trait_OccultAlien.

Rank is separate. Vampires, spellcasters, werewolves and fairies each have an experience statistic you set with stats.set_stat, and that is where most of the disagreement between guides lives.

Turn cheats on first

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C on Windows, or by holding all four shoulder buttons on Xbox and PlayStation. Type testingcheats true and press Enter. Everything on this page is a trait or a stat command, and EA names only the money cheats and the Build mode cheats as working without that switch.

Select the Sim you mean before you open the console. Trait and stat commands apply to whoever is currently selected, and there is no error message when you aim one at the wrong Sim. How to enable cheats in The Sims 4 covers the console keys on every platform.

You also need the pack. Vampires, Realm of Magic, Werewolves, Island Living, Get to Work and Enchanted by Nature each add one occult, and a command for content you do not own is rejected as an unknown trait.

Turn a Sim into an occult

One trait each way. The transformation is instant and silent, with no confirmation in the console.

Turn a Sim into an occult

Each command takes effect on the Sim you have selected, with no confirmation message. You need the pack that adds the occult.

Sims 4 occult transformation cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampireWhat it doesTurns the Sim into a vampire immediately.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccultWhat it doesTurns the Sim into a spellcaster.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_occultwerewolfWhat it doesTurns the Sim into a werewolf.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaidWhat it doesTurns the Sim into a mermaid.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Island Living only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultAlienWhat it doesTurns the Sim into an alien.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Get to Work only. Nothing changes on screen at first. Use Alter Disguise, or enter cas.fulleditmode and edit the Sim, to see the alien form.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultFairy_AllAgesWhat it doesTurns the Sim into a fairy.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Sims Community documents this command; PC Gamer says there is no fairy transformation cheat and that you have to set the occult type in Create a Sim. Try it, and fall back to cas.fulleditmode if nothing happens.

Turn a Sim back into a normal Sim

Removing the trait removes the occult, its powers and its progress.

Sims 4 occult transformation cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_OccultVampireWhat it doesMakes a vampire human again.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccultWhat it doesRemoves spellcaster status.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_occultwerewolfWhat it doesRemoves werewolf status.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_OccultMermaidWhat it doesRemoves mermaid status.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Island Living only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_OccultMermaid_TYAEWhat it doesPuts the Hygiene need back after un-mermaiding a Sim who still has Hydration.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Island Living only. One guide lists this one. Run it only if the Hydration need is still there.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_OccultAlienWhat it doesRemoves alien status.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Get to Work only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_OccultFairy_AllAgesWhat it doesRemoves fairy status.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Same disagreement as the fairy transformation command above.

Two of these need a word of warning. Aliens change nothing you can see: the Sim keeps their human appearance until you use Alter Disguise, or open Create a Sim with cas.fulleditmode and switch the form there. Fairies are the disputed one, and the note in the table explains why.

Removing a trait removes everything that came with it. A Grand Master vampire who is turned back into a human loses the rank and the powers, and turning them again starts from nothing.

Vampires

Vampires have the deepest cheat set of any occult, because the pack gives them a rank, a pool of power points and a tree of powers to spend them on.

The slow route is worth knowing. stats.set_stat commodity_BecomingVampire 2160 starts the multi-day transformation rather than finishing it, which is the version to use if you want the story of a Sim slowly turning. One guide prints that command with an extra underscore after set_stat, which will not run; the spelling below is the corrected one.

Vampire ranks, powers and traits

The rank names are the ones the pack uses. The exact XP numbers come from a single guide, so treat each one as a value that lands inside that rank rather than the precise threshold.

Sims 4 vampire cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandstats.set_stat commodity_BecomingVampire 2160What it doesStarts the multi-day transformation, as though the Sim had been bitten.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only. Use this instead of the trait command when you want the slow version. One guide prints it with an extra underscore after set_stat, which will not run; the spelling here is the corrected one.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 202What it doesSets the Sim to Minor Vampire.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 630What it doesSets the Sim to Prime Vampire.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 1058What it doesSets the Sim to Master Vampire.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 1486What it doesSets the Sim to Grand Master Vampire.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 1593What it doesGrants two spare vampire power points on top of the rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandbucks.unlock_perk <PerkName> true 40961 <SimID>What it doesUnlocks one vampire power without spending a power point.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only. Power names one guide lists include BatForm, Mesmerize, Command, VampireCreation, GarlicImmunity, Hallucinate, DetectPersonality, VampireRun, IrresistibleSlumber and ManipulateLifeSpirit. 40961 is the vampire perk tree. Only that one guide carries the syntax, so check the result in the powers panel.
Commandtraits.equip_trait TheMasterWhat it doesGives the I Am the Master reward trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait TrueMasterWhat it doesGives the A True Master reward trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait RegainedHumanityWhat it doesGives the Regained Humanity reward trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Vampires only.

Spellcasters

Spellcasters from Realm of Magic have a rank, three bloodline traits and a set of curses. The bloodline decides how much magic the Sim is born to: Weak, Strong or Ancient. You can hand a Sim any of the three, which is the quickest way to build a magical family without playing three generations.

Curses are the interesting half. They are traits like any other, so traits.equip_trait trait_Curses_TouchyFeely follows the same pattern as everything else on this page. The full list of curse names comes from one guide, so if a name is rejected it is worth checking the spelling rather than assuming curses cannot be cheated.

Spellcaster ranks, bloodlines and curses

Two guides give the same command for spellcaster experience, and one of them uses 50 as its worked example. The higher numbers come from a single guide.

Sims 4 spellcaster cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP 50What it doesSets the Sim to the Neophyte rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP 350What it doesSets the Sim to Acolyte.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP 850What it doesSets the Sim to Adept.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP 1550What it doesSets the Sim to Master.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_WitchOccult_WitchXP 2350What it doesSets the Sim to Virtuoso, the top rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccult_BloodlineWeakWhat it doesGives the Weak Bloodline trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccult_BloodlineStrongWhat it doesGives the Strong Bloodline trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Occult_WitchOccult_BloodlineAncientWhat it doesGives the Ancient Bloodline trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only.
Commandbucks.unlock_perk witchPerks_<Path>_<n>_<Name> true 49153 <SimID>What it doesUnlocks one spellcaster perk. 49153 is the spellcaster perk tree.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only. One guide carries this syntax and the full perk names. Check the perk panel after you run it rather than assuming it worked.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Curses_<Name>What it doesAdds a spellcaster curse.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Realm of Magic only. Names one guide lists include TouchyFeely, HexofDuelist, InfectiousLaughter, NightStalker, Repulsiveness, WildMagic, SweatyStench, FountainOfMagic and PunchableFace. Only that guide lists them, so some may be spelled differently in your game.

Werewolves

Werewolf progress uses rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression rather than an XP name, which is the usual reason a copied vampire command fails on a werewolf. The four ranks are Runt, Prime, Veteran and Apex.

Three traits are worth more than the rank. Lunar Confidant boosts relationships with other werewolves, Greater Wolf Blood speeds up werewolf progress, and Dormant Wolf gives a Sim the bloodline without the transformation, which EA's own pregnancy guide describes the same way. Pack loyalty is a trait too: one for the Moonwood Collective, one for the Wildfangs.

Werewolf ranks and traits

Werewolf progress uses its own stat. The four rank values come from a single guide; the trait names below are carried by two.

Sims 4 werewolf cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression 200What it doesSets the Sim to the Runt rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression 700What it doesSets the Sim to Prime.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression 1600What it doesSets the Sim to Veteran.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression 3000What it doesSets the Sim to Apex, the top rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_WerewolfPack_FriendAWhat it doesMakes the Sim a Friend of the Moonwood Collective.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_WerewolfPack_FriendBWhat it doesMakes the Sim a Friend of the Wildfangs.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf_InitiationBonusTraitWhat it doesGives Lunar Confidant, which boosts relationships with other werewolves.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf_GreaterWolfBloodWhat it doesGives Greater Wolf Blood, which speeds up werewolf progress.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf_DormantWolfWhat it doesGives Dormant Wolf: the Sim carries the bloodline but never transforms.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only. EA's own pregnancy guide describes this trait the same way, which is useful for bloodline families.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf_Temperaments_<Name>What it doesAdds a werewolf temperament.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only. One guide lists roughly two dozen names, among them BigBadWolf, Carnivore, Territorial, HungryLikeTheWolf and Lunar_WolfMark. Treat the longer list as unconfirmed.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultWerewolf_AspirationTraits_<Name>What it doesGrants a werewolf aspiration reward trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Werewolves only. Names from one guide: BetterFuryControl (Refined Lupine), BetterTurning (Chomp Champion), FormerLycan (Werewolf Ally), FriendlyWolf (Fanged Friend) and MoreFear (Threatening Presence). That guide drops the final letter of BetterFuryControl, which is a typo in the source.

Temperaments and the aspiration reward traits both come from a single guide, which also prints one of the names with a letter missing. They are listed here as a pattern rather than a guaranteed list, so expect to try a couple of spellings.

Mermaids, aliens and Servos

These three have no rank system, so there is nothing to set beyond the trait itself. That makes them the simplest occults to cheat and the shortest section on the page.

Mermaids get one extra command. traits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid_MermaidForm toggles the tail on land. They also swap the Hygiene need for Hydration, which is why the revert command has a second half: one guide lists traits.remove_trait trait_OccultMermaid_TYAE for putting Hygiene back if Hydration is still there after you remove the mermaid trait.

Servos sit slightly outside the occults. They are built at a Robotics workbench rather than turned, and only one guide publishes a trait command for them, so treat the two commands below as worth trying rather than certain.

Mermaid tail

Mermaids have no rank or experience track, so there is nothing to set beyond the trait itself.

Sims 4 mermaid and Servo cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid_MermaidFormWhat it doesToggles the tail on land.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Island Living only.

Servos

Servos are built at a Robotics workbench rather than turned, and only one guide publishes a trait command for them. Try it, and build one the normal way if it does not take.

Sims 4 mermaid and Servo cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_Humanoid_Robots_MainTraitWhat it doesTurns a Sim into a Servo.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Discover University only. Listed by one guide only.
Commandtraits.remove_trait trait_Humanoid_Robots_MainTraitWhat it doesTurns a Servo back into a Sim.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Discover University only. Listed by one guide only.

Fairies

Fairies arrived with Enchanted by Nature and they are the least settled occult in this guide. Two reputable guides disagree about whether a transformation cheat exists at all, and they publish different experience thresholds for the middle ranks.

The five ranks are Faint, Glowing, Glimmering, Brilliant and Radiant. Where the two sources differ, both numbers are given in the notes. Either lands inside the rank it is listed for, so pick one, run it, and look at the rank in the game.

Fairies also replace Hunger with Emotional Force, and one guide gives a command for setting it. Like the fairy perk syntax, it rests on that single source.

Fairy ranks and traits

Two guides publish different XP thresholds for the middle fairy ranks. Either number lands inside the rank it is listed for, so pick one and check the rank in the game.

Sims 4 fairy cheats
CommandWhat it doesNotesCopy
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_FairyOccult_FairyXP 0What it doesRank 1, Faint.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_FairyOccult_FairyXP 500What it doesRank 2, Glowing.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_FairyOccult_FairyXP 1500What it doesRank 3, Glimmering.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Sims Community puts the rank 3 threshold at 1376 instead.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_FairyOccult_FairyXP 3000What it doesRank 4, Brilliant.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Sims Community gives 2628 for this rank.
Commandstats.set_stat rankedStatistic_FairyOccult_FairyXP 4500What it doesRank 5, Radiant, the top rank.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Sims Community gives 4252 for rank 5 and 4658 as the overmax value, which grants one extra ability point each time you enter it.
Commandstats.set_stat commodity_Motive_FairyOccult_EmotionalAppetite <number>What it doesSets Emotional Force, the need that replaces Hunger for fairies.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. One guide lists this command.
Commandtraits.equip_trait trait_ProblemFairyWhat it doesGives the Problem Fairy trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only.
Commandtraits.equip_trait HighFaeLineageWhat it doesGives the High Fae Lineage trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. PC Gamer prints this short name; Sims Community prints trait_OccultFairy_HighFaeLineage. If one comes back as an unknown trait, try the other.
Commandtraits.equip_trait LightPath_LightPixieWhat it doesGives Happily Harmonious, the light path trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Sims Community prefixes it trait_FairyStories_, so try trait_FairyStories_LightPath_LightPixie if this form fails.
Commandtraits.equip_trait DarkPath_DarkPixieWhat it doesGives Delightfully Discordant, the dark path trait.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. Same split as the light path trait: Sims Community prefixes it trait_FairyStories_.
Commandbucks.unlock_perk fairyPerks_<Name> true 40961 <SimID>What it doesUnlocks a single fairy ability.NotesNeeds testingcheats true. Enchanted by Nature only. One guide lists this syntax, and the tree number it gives is the same one another guide gives for vampires, so check the ability panel after running it.

Unlocking powers and perks

Vampire powers, spellcaster perks and fairy abilities are not traits. They live in a perk tree, and the command that unlocks one has four parts: the perk name, the word true, a number identifying the tree, and the Sim ID.

You get the Sim ID the same way you would for a pregnancy: sims.get_sim_id_by_name Caleb Vatore prints it in the console. Then run bucks.unlock_perk BatForm true 40961 SimID, substituting the number you were given.

Be careful with this one. Each of the perk-unlock patterns on this page comes from a single guide, and the tree number one guide gives for fairies is the same number another gives for vampires, which is suspicious. Run the command, then open the power or perk panel and check that the entry actually unlocked before you build a save around it.

Xbox and PlayStation

Every command here works on console, as long as the pack is installed. Hold all four shoulder buttons together to open the cheat console, type the command, and press Enter. Hold Circle and press X on PlayStation, or hold B and press A on Xbox, for the shift-click menu.

The perk unlocks are the painful ones with a controller, because of the Sim ID. Ranks and traits are short enough to type comfortably.

All of this needs testingcheats true, and on PlayStation and Xbox that disables Achievements and Trophies for the save you are in. Other saves are unaffected, and nothing turns them back on for the save you used, so keep a separate save if trophies matter to you.

Setting a rank with one click

UI Cheats Extension, the free script mod by weerbesu, is unusually good at this particular job, because the occult panels are exactly where the typed commands are hardest to get right.

Right-click a vampire, spellcaster or werewolf experience bar in the Needs panel and pick a rank from a list. Right-click the Power point or Talent point counter and type the number of points you want. Right-click a spellcaster curse or a werewolf temperament to remove it. In the perk purchase panels, right-click a perk to unlock or lock it, and right-click a werewolf dormant ability to do the same. The mod also sets the lunar phase from the lunar phase icon, which matters if you are playing werewolves.

All of that replaces the ranked statistic numbers and the perk tree IDs on this page, which is the single most error-prone part of occult cheating. The rank cheat for vampires and spellcasters arrived in v1.17, and werewolf perks and the dormant ability cheat came with v1.33.

Two limits worth stating. The author's feature list covers ranks for vampires, spellcasters and werewolves; it does not mention fairy ranks, so for fairies the console commands above are still the way. And while the mod adds traits from the Simology panel, the feature list does not say the occult transformation traits are among them, so use traits.equip_trait for the turning itself.

Every UI Cheats feature, click by click goes through each panel. The mod is Windows and Mac only, it needs Script Mods Allowed switched on in Game Options, and it has to match your game version.

When an occult cheat does nothing

Work through these in order.

  1. Cheats are off. Type testingcheats true and wait for the confirmation.
  2. You do not own the pack. Each occult belongs to one pack, and the trait does not exist without it.
  3. The wrong Sim is selected. Click the portrait of the Sim you mean, then open the console.
  4. The trait name is spelled differently in your game. Werewolf and spellcaster names in particular are inconsistent between guides, so try the alternatives listed in the notes.
  5. Nothing changed on screen after an alien or vampire command. Check the Sim in Create a Sim with cas.fulleditmode before assuming it failed.
  6. A perk did not unlock. The perk-unlock syntax rests on a single source; confirm in the perk panel rather than in the console, which gives no useful feedback.

If the console will not open at all, or every command is rejected, the problem is wider than the occults. Sims 4 cheats not working works through the causes in the order that fixes them.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheat to become a vampire in The Sims 4?

With cheats on, select the Sim and enter traits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampire. The change is instant. For the slow version, as though the Sim had been bitten, use stats.set_stat commodity_BecomingVampire 2160 instead and let the transformation run over a few days.

How do you max out a vampire or werewolf rank?

Set the ranked statistic directly: stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Occult_VampireXP 1486 for Grand Master Vampire, or stats.set_stat rankedStatistic_Werewolf_Progression 3000 for Apex. The rank names are right for each pack, but the exact numbers come from a single guide, so check the rank in the game afterwards.

Is there a cheat to turn a Sim into a fairy?

Sources disagree. Sims Community documents traits.equip_trait trait_OccultFairy_AllAges; PC Gamer says no fairy transformation cheat exists and that you have to set the occult type in Create a Sim. Try the command, and fall back to cas.fulleditmode if nothing happens.

How do you turn a Sim back into a normal Sim?

Remove the occult trait with traits.remove_trait and the same trait name you used to add it. The occult, its powers and its progress go with it. After un-mermaiding a Sim, one guide also lists traits.remove_trait trait_OccultMermaid_TYAE to put the Hygiene need back in place of Hydration.

Do occult cheats work on Xbox and PlayStation?

Yes, as long as you own the pack. Hold all four shoulder buttons to open the console and type the same commands. They all need testingcheats true, which disables Achievements and Trophies in that save.

Can UI Cheats set an occult rank?

For vampires, spellcasters and werewolves, yes. Right-click the experience bar in the Needs panel and pick a rank, right-click the Power point or Talent point counter to set points, and right-click a perk in an occult perk panel to unlock or lock it. That replaces the ranked statistic commands and their uncertain numbers.

Why does an occult trait command come back as unknown?

Almost always because the pack is not installed, or the trait name is spelled slightly differently in your copy of the game. Vampires, Realm of Magic, Werewolves, Island Living, Get to Work and Enchanted by Nature each add their own occult, and a command for a pack you do not own does nothing.