The Sims has been a long-standing franchise of life simulation loved by all ages and genders. It lets you mimic and build up a life you want to create. Unlike BitLife is a graphic-reach game and features a number of customizations. The Sims 4 CAS Mode (Create-a-Sim) is a mode where players can modify the appearance of their sims, edit relationships, change traits, and so much more. The Sims 4, no matter how rich in content is, without CAS mode, will be dull, so to enter it, continue reading this guide.
The Sims 4: How to Enter CAS Mode
Before you can enter CAS Mode in The Sims 4, you will need to enable cheats in the game. How you do that depends on the platform, but it is not too complicated like some challenges in the game.
For PC:
- Press and hold Ctrl + Shift + C on your keyboard. A white text box will appear in the top left corner of your screen. This is the cheat console.
For Mac:
- Press and hold Command + Shift + C on your keyboard. The cheat console will appear in the top left corner.
Xbox or PlayStation:
- Press all four triggers on your controller simultaneously (usually these are the left and right bumper buttons and the left and right trigger buttons). The cheat console will appear on the screen.
Now, once the cheat console is open, you need to type testingcheatstrue and press Enter.
If successful, you’ll see a message in the console confirming “Cheats are enabled”.
When you are done with this, it is time to enter the CAS Full Edit Mode. Follow these steps:
- type cas.fulleditmode in the cheat console and press Enter.
- You won’t see a confirmation message for this specific cheat, but it activates in the background.
How to Edit a Sim in CAS Mode?
Congratulations, you have activated cheats and it is time you enter CAS Mode and start editing your Sims.
First, you need to select the Sim. This yet again differs for particular platforms.
- PC/Mac: Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on the Sim you want to edit.
- Xbox: While hovering over the Sim you want to edit, press the A and B buttons on your controller simultaneously.
- PlayStation: While hovering over the Sim you want to edit, press the O and X buttons on your controller simultaneously.
The next step is to pen the Edit Menu. When you have selected the Sim there will be a menu and you need to choose the Modify in CAS option.
This will launch Create A Sim (CAS) mode for the chosen Sim. You can now edit their appearance (hair, clothes, body features), personality traits, aspirations, and even family relationships.
Once you’ve finished editing your Sim in CAS, look for the green checkmark icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Clicking this icon will save your changes and return you to Live Mode.
By pulling the cheat console and typing testingcheats false disables cheats. It is important to note that using cheats can cause glitches and you can lose your save file.
