Many players would say that Seasons is one of the most crucial expansion packs in The Sims 4. It adds a variety of fun gameplay features related to holidays and weather, which can significantly impact a save file, as gamers must plan for special occasions and dress appropriately to avoid rain, thunderstorms, and the scorching sun.
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Despite the fun gameplay mechanics added to The Sims 4 when players purchase the Seasons expansion pack, seasons can be inconvenient at times. Whether gamers don't want to deal with an upcoming holiday, want to grow a certain crop but it's out of season, or simply want to skip their least favorite time of the year, there are ways to work around it. This guide will tell players what they need to know about changing seasons in The Sims 4.
How to Change Season Settings in The Sims 4
How to Modify Season Effects
Without cheats or mods, it is not possible to change the current season in The Sims 4. However, gamers can modify certain aspects that they may not be happy with.
Players can open the menu, enter Game Options, and select the Environment tab to change how long a season lasts, how rough the snow and rain can be, and if high and low temperatures affect Sims.
How to Change Seasons in The Sims 4 (With Cheats)
With standard cheat console cheats, gamers can easily change the season, and they allow them to advance to the next season or select a specific one. Firstly, players will have to enable cheats in The Sims 4 in order for them to work. Thankfully, this can easily be done by inputting "testingcheats on" or "testingcheats true" into the cheat console.
Then, they must decide which season they'd like to advance to and input the code accordingly. Here are the Seasons cheat codes that allow players to change the current season in The Sims 4:
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Cheat code |
What it does |
|---|---|
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seasons.advance_season |
The game advances to the next season on the calendar |
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seasons.set_season 0 |
The season is immediately set to summer |
|
seasons.set_season 1 |
The season is immediately set to fall |
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seasons.set_season 2 |
The season is immediately set to winter |
|
seasons.set_season 3 |
The season is immediately set to spring |
How to Change Seasons in The Sims 4 (With MC Command Center)
There are certain mods that allow players to easily change the season. For example, MC Command Center is one of the most popular mods in The Sims 4, and it gives the player the ability to change both the weather and the season.
To access Seasons cheats in MC Command Center, players must interact with a mailbox. Here, they have to select the MC Cheats option and then Seasons Cheats. Players can then change seasons by selecting the Change Season option.
There are other cheat options for players to choose from here - they can even begin a lightning strike.
The video below shows players the various ways to change and modify seasons in The Sims 4:
The Sims 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
- Released
- September 2, 2014
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Maxis
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Cross-Platform Play
- Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
- Cross Save
- no
