August 2019
@AbC2812a2189011 Did you try the things in the post marked as the solution (with the black checkmark at the beginning of this thread)?
August 2019
After the most recent sims 4 update whenever i open the cheat box my screen grays out and i cant play the sims anymore but i can still see my world or house i was building. I have to force close the game just to start over. Can anyone help?
August 2019 - last edited August 2019
@Keiz_Keiz91 Since this thread was started EA changed the way the cheats screen behaves (in the August 2019 patch), and for some people who have certain Mods it also seems to be freezing up. Pressing “Control+Shift+C” or hitting the ‘Escape' button while your cursor is in the cheat box should close the cheat box plus remove the translucent overlay. If the overlay remains you may have a Mod(s) that needs to be removed or updated. Please refer to the bug report at the link below. (You can also 'me too' that bug if report if this is the issue you have):
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/WORKAROUND-Cheats-that-require-clicking-on-Sims-don-t-work/td-...
If you have Mods please test if they are causing the issue as follows: (click spoiler tag to open directions)
If it was Mods/CC: If this fixes the issue I would recommend that you check with the Mod and CC creators to see if there are any known issues with their Mod/CC clashing with the recent update and if so do they have an updated Mod/CC that will address the changes in the game's code from the update. You can then re-add your updated Mods/CC one at a time to see if one was conflicting with the function/causing the glitch - but do not re-add the old config file from the old mods folder, as it is possible for it to have become corrupted also.
Let us know how it goes. Thanks!
August 2019 - last edited August 2019
Hi @Keiz_Keiz91
If you're not worried with a few mods, Twisted Mexi has made a short term mod fix for this for people affected by the glitch: "a recent patch caused the cheat console to block all game input when it is open. This is just a small mod to undo that until the next patch. SimGuruNick has already stated it wasn't intentional" & you can find it and more info at the Mod Tracker, or at Twisted Mexi's Patreon.
Hope this helps,
August 2019
2 issues: 1 i don't care what i do i cannot get ANY mods to work in my SIMS 4... any suggestions ? i've done the cheats, testing, etc. thingy.. nada.
AND
2. anyone else have this: The volcano on the Island IS NOT erupting.. at all. nada. nothing. no idea what to do; tried the cheat for the volcanic eruption large and small .. does not do a thing.
3. tried using the romance cheat.. again.. nothing...
HELP. thanks,
August 2019 - last edited August 2019
1. Please try the following without skipping any steps, even if you have done any of them previously (click the spoiler tag to open instructions):
After all of the above is fixed, please read through this thread to find out which Mods/CC have been found to freeze up games when entering cheats.
2. Please also read this post for instructions on how to enter cheats and to learn the changes in the games behavior since the last patch when entering cheats. (See the first comment on this thread for this information - the one marked as solution.)
3. Please see if the volcano issue (not erupting) goes away without the Mods/CC in the game.
Let us know how it goes. Thanks!
August 2019
@kittikitti, even if you cant' get your Mods to work in your game, they still could be preventing your volcano from erupting. (I have no Mods or CC in my game and my volcano erupts). Please follow the instructions that @SheriGR suggested, and reply back with the results !
September 2019
I have the Xbox console and the only way it worked for me was to do a blank search
December 2019
What about console?
December 2019
The cheats also work on consoles.