In The Sims 4, there are many different skills that sims can acquire, ranging from baking to skating. These skills can be built up naturally over time by completing activities within the skillset. There is an alternative for the impatient, however. Using the cheats function, simmers can quickly have their sims max out all of their skills, allowing them to acquire benefits and complete tasks at a higher caliber.

How to Max Out Any Skill in The Sims 4

Here’s the ultimate list on how to get a sim to master their world and stand above the rest.

How To Set Up Cheats in Sims 4

In order to start using cheats, the player needs to hit ctrl+shift+c in the game, which then brings up a text box in the top left. Then, type testingcheats true. After this, the cheats are ready to be entered.

Major Skills

Major Skills are any skills that have a maximum skill number of 10. They require their own cheat. The formula is stats.set_skill_level Major_Skill 10.

  • Acting stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10 Archaeology  stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10 Baking stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10 Charisma stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 Comedy stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10 Cooking stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10 DJ stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 10 Fishing stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10 Flower Arranging stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 10 Gardening stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10 Gourmet Cooking stats.set_skill_level GourmetCooking_Skill 10 Guitar stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10 Handiness stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10 Herbalism stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10 Knitting stats.set_skill_level Major_Knitting 10 Logic stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10 Mischief stats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10 Mixology stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10 Painting stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10 Parenting stats.set_skill_level Major_Parenting 10 Photography stats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10 Piano stats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10 Pipe Organ stats.set_skill_level Major_Pipe Organ 10 Programming stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10 Rocket Science stats.set_skill_level Major_Rocket Science 10 Singing stats.set_skill_level Major_Singing 10 Veterinarian stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 10 Video Gaming stats.set_skill_level Major_VideoGaming 10 Violin stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10 Wellness stats.set_skill_level Major_Wellness 10 Writing stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10

Minor Skills

Minor Skills work similarly to Major Skills, but they only go to level 5 instead. The formula is stats.set_skill_level Minor_Skill 5.

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10

  • stats.set_skill_level GourmetCooking_Skill 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Knitting 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Parenting 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Pipe Organ 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Rocket Science 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Singing 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_VideoGaming 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Wellness 10

  • stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10

  • Dancing stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5 Media Production stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 5 Selvadoradian Culture stats.set_skill_level Minor_Local Culture 5

Miscellaneous Skills

These are skills that The Sims 4 team has left with general cheat codes. They have slightly different formulas.

  • stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5

  • stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 5

  • stats.set_skill_level Minor_Local Culture 5

  • Bowling stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5 Fitness stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 Pet Training stats.set_skill_level skill_dogtraining 5 Vampire Lore stats.set_skill_level VampireLore 15

Toddler Skills

Toddler Skills are specifically meant for the toddler age group. The formula is stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_skill 5.

  • stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5

  • stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10

  • stats.set_skill_level skill_dogtraining 5

  • stats.set_skill_level VampireLore 15

  • Communication stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_communication 5 Imagination stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_imagination 5 Movement stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_movement 5 Potty stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_potty 5 Thinking stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_thinking 5

Child Skills

Child Skills are cheats specifically meant for the child age group. The formula is stats.set_skill_level skill_child_skill 10.

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_communication 5

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_imagination 5

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_movement 5

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_potty 5

  • stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_thinking 5

  • Creativity stats.set_skill_level skill_child_creativity 10 Mental stats.set_skill_level skill_child_mental 10 Motor stats.set_skill_level skill_child_motor 10 Social stats.set_skill_level skill_child_social 10

Hidden

There are two hidden, activity-based skills cheats. The formula is stats.set_skill_level Skill_Hidden_Skill 5.

  • stats.set_skill_level skill_child_creativity 10

  • stats.set_skill_level skill_child_mental 10

  • stats.set_skill_level skill_child_motor 10

  • stats.set_skill_level skill_child_social 10

  • Rock Climbing stats.set_skill_level Skill_Hidden_TreadMill 5 Skating stats.set_skill_level Hidden_Skating 5

Get To Work

The cheats that accompany the Get to Work expansion pack are centered around retail skills. The formula is stats.set_skill_level retail_skill 5.

  • stats.set_skill_level Skill_Hidden_TreadMill 5

  • stats.set_skill_level Hidden_Skating 5

  • Work Ethic stats.set_skill_level retail_workethic 5 Maintenance stats.set_skill_level retail_maintenance 5 Sales stats.set_skill_level retail_sales 5

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  • stats.set_skill_level retail_workethic 5

  • stats.set_skill_level retail_maintenance 5

  • stats.set_skill_level retail_sales 5