Game Help:Userstartup.cheat
Userstartup.cheat file- Activating your favourite cheats when the game runs.
What is a userstartup.cheat file?
This useful information was originally written by infamy and Bairy, and only slightly altered by myself. All credit goes to Bairy and Infamy.
The userstartup.cheat file is where you can put custom settings that you want turned on each time you start the game. You can also create ‘aliases’ (shortened commands) to run cheat commands. Anything which is in your userstartup.cheat file will be activated when you run the game.
Because the file lives in your "My Documents" folder - it allows you to have different custom settings for different user accounts. Handy if you'd like to remove the pixellation from your version, but leave it on when your kids play.
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How do I make a Userstartup.cheat file?
Creating a userstartup.cheat file.
Use Notepad (NOT Wordpad) to create a plain text file in My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config called "userstartup.cheat".
What do I put into the file?
There are two types of entries that you might want to put in- cheats such as turning on the 45 degree angle movement that you want to be activated all of the time, and ‘aliases’ or shortened commands, to make it easier to use the in-game cheats.
For the settings that you want on all of the time, you can just type them into your text file (one command per line). For example, here are two lines from mine: Floatprop tvvolume 0.4 Boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true
The second type are 'aliases'. These entries substitute Maxis' long cheat commands with your own substitutions.
The format is: alias textstring "cheat command" "short description" "long description"
For example, some of the lines in mine are:
alias 4 "motherlode" "50,000 Simoleons" "Motherlode" alias mon "moveObjects on" "Move Objects On" "Move Objects On" alias mof "moveObjects off" "Move Objects Off" "Move Objects Off"
So in my game, to activate the Motherlode cheat I just press control, shift and c and enter 4. And to turn on the moveobjects cheat, I just type mon, whilst to turn it off I can just type mof.
You need to use letters or numbers- no symbols- for this to work. Bear in mind also that you have to have the expansion packs relevant to the cheats you wish to activate- so the 45 degree cheat will not work without Uni, for example. To check for valid cheats, check the readme file that came with your games.
Where do I save the Userstartup.cheat file?
My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Config
Filename: userStartup.cheat
Can I download a Userstartup.cheat file?
Yes, you can download mine. Make sure you read the text files first so that you know what it does before you use it. You can alter it for your own use, as well.
Why are the cheats active, even though I haven’t switched them on?
Why can't I place objects, and why do I have error messages?
If you have ever played your game and found that objects will not place correctly, or that you keep having error messages pop up saying ‘cancel, retry, delete’ then the chances are that you have a userstartup.cheat file in your config folder, without realising it. To get rid of it and make your game run normally, just navigate to My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config and delete the file called ‘userstartup.cheat’.
