Cheats & Guides

SimCity 4 Cheats For PC

  1. Getting More Money

    If you press Ctrl & X to bring up the chest menu and leave it open, the gameplay (time, date, population and money) will still keep going. If you remove all monthly expenses (enough so your city doesn't explode!) you can increase your money very quickly. If you put the game on maximum speed and leave it for a few hours, you will see a very large case reward. This will also stop you from getting all in-game notifications until you press enter

    Contributed by: tmtuffs 

  2. Simcity 3000 at the Movies

    If you're just starting a city, a drive-in theater may appear in your commercial zone. This drive-in plays a short clip of the intro movie for Simcity 3000.

    Contributed by: Vanguard13 

  3. Neverending resources/garbage disposal

    By giving you the ability to exchange resources between your cities, the game opens itself up for all kinds of abuse.

    The big scam is that time only passes if you actually load a city. If you fill a city with nothing but power plants, water pumps, and landfill (and the appropriate connections) and then never open it up again, you can send in garbage and take out water and power without ever having to worry about paying upkeep or running out of landfill space. Not what the developers intended, but certainly a worthy trick.

    Contributed by: La Vaca 

  4. Abusing the gambling ordinance

    Unlike in past games, the revenue from the legalized gambling ordinance is not dependent on population. To take advantage of this, start a new city and build a single tile of road. At the beginning of the next month, enable legalized gambling and you will earn $100 a month without having to do a thing. Leave the game on overnight at maximum speed and never worry about running out of money again.

    Contributed by: La Vaca 

  5. C&C 95 Reference

    Place industrial zones and you will eventually see a manufacturing or high-tech industry called Kane Tiberium. If you have played the first Command & Conquer game you will remember that Kane is the leader of The Brotherhood of Nod and tiberium is the green, alien, toxic mineral that GDI and Nod needed to fund themselves.

    Contributed by: overmind2000 

  6. Input cheats to patched versions

    In the patched versions (there have been two patches released to date) the keys to access the cheat input menu are [ctrl] + [alt] + [shift] + x

    Contributed by: BesigedB 

  7. Unlock Terraforming and Terrain Effects toolbars during city play.

    In order to unlock the Terraforming and Terrain Effects toolbars during city play, hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT and click the God Mode button.

    Contributed by: Cydoor 

  8. Codes

    During the game, hit Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X to bring up the Cheat Entry Box. Now enter one of the following and hit Enter.

    Effect Effect
    weaknesspays Adds 1,000 to your treasury.
    you don't deserve it All Rewards
    whererufrom [name] Change City Name. Enter cityname where [name] is.
    hellomynameis [name] Change mayor's name. Enter Mayor Name where [name] is.
    fps Displays Frame Rate
    gol Green Tinge on map
    zoneria Hides empty zone color.
    sizeof [number] Increase Magnification. (1-100)
    recorder Opens up the Animation Recorder Menu.
    stopwatch Pause/Resume 24-hour clock.
    fightthepower Removes power requirement for all buildings.
    howdryiam Removes water requirement for all buildings.
    whattimeizit [time] Set the Time of Day. Enter time where [time] is.
    TerrainQuery [on/off] Show coordinates when hovering over an item.
    DollyLlama Toggles your advisors between people/Llamas.
    tastyzots Toggles Zots.

    Contributed by: Mysteerie, Michael MacKinnon, Shadow., jkrill 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
Full Game Guides FAQ by thy451 535K
Full Game Guides FAQ by SpookS 40K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by Sraet 64K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by ixtapolapoquetl 25K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by PyroFalkon 100K
In-Depth Guides Loading Messages List by Larsz 4K
In-Depth Guides Transportation FAQ by jonmphy 11K

SimCity 4 Cheats For Macintosh

  1. SimCity 4 Codes

    During the game push Control + X to get the Code Entry Box, then type in one of the following codes and press Enter.

    Effect Effect
    weaknesspays Adds $1000 to your treasury
    you don't deserve it All Rewards
    whererufrom [name] Change city name, enter the new city name where [name] is.
    hellomynameis [name] Change mayor name, enter the new mayor name where [name] is.
    fps Displays frame rate.
    whattimeizit [time] Enter time of day, enter new time where [time] is.
    gol Green tinge on map.
    zoneria Hides empty zone color.
    sizeof [number] Increase magnification, 1-100
    stopwatch Pause/resume 24 hour clock
    terrainquery [on/off] Show coordinates when hovering over an item.
    dollyllama Toggles your advisors between people/Llamas.
    tastyzots Toggles Zots.
    fightthepower You don't need to have electricty anymore.
    howdryiam You don't need to have water anymore.

    Contributed by: goldenman 

SimCity 4: Rush Hour Cheats For PC

  1. Every Single thing

    During the game, enter Ctrl + X. Now enter 'you don't deserve it' without the little marks. press enter and- Voila! You have everything in the game.

    Contributed by: rocketboy01 

  2. Cheat Codes/Passwords

    Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X When you're playing.And enter the code below to gain the effect.

    Effect Effect
    weaknesspays Add 1000 to Your City Fund
    dollyllama turns advisors into llamas
    you don't deserve it Unlock Everything

    Contributed by: p4ntuk, chapnzaba 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Strategy Guide by PyroFalkon 111K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Warfreak 113K
In-Depth FAQs Object Guide by JPaterson 61K

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs Hints and Tips by 0rion79 29K

SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition Cheats For PC

  1. Press Ctrl + X then type ''Snow'' in the box at the top right. Then press ENTER

    Change the computer's system date to December 25th. Your city willbe covered in snow for the day.

    Contributed by: SunSoilder 

  2. SimCity 2000 theme song

    Do a U-Drive-it mission with the Ice Cream Truck and cycle through the songs. One of the tunes is the opening melody from SimCity 2000.

    Contributed by: cooldudecu 

  3. Codes

    Like the cheats in Simcity 4, press Ctrl and X to bring up the cheat menu. Type in the cheats below and press Enter

    Effect Effect
    riskymoney $10,000 with an earthquake
    weaknesspays Adds $1,000 to your main amount.
    whererufrom [name] Change City Name. Enter cityname where [name] is.
    hellomynameis [name] Change mayor's name. Enter Mayor Name where [name] is.
    fps Displays Frame Rate
    gol Green Tinge on map
    zoneria Hides empty zone color.
    sizeof [number] Increase Magnification. (1-100)
    watchmemove More pedesrians will run when you look at them
    stopwatch Pause/Resume 24-hour clock.
    fightthepower Removes power requirement for all buildings.
    howdryiam Removes water requirement for all buildings.
    whattimeizit [time] Set the Time of Day. Enter time where [time] is.
    TerrainQuery [on/off] Show coordinates when hovering over an item.
    recorder Start recorder
    barstuck Stop news bar movement
    DollyLlama Toggles your advisors between people/Llamas.
    tastyzots Toggles Zots.
    you don't deserve it Unlocks every item in the game.

    Contributed by: EmpressClaudia, Charley-Brown, The1Executioner, RSX 

  4. Back to before city god mode

    Hold Ctrl, Alt, and shift while going to god mode to get the controlles for before making a city

    Effect Effect
    Hold ctrl, alt, shift while going to god mode Get the begining tools(ex. Able to make mountains)

    Contributed by: dewwide 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs Hints and Tips by 0rion79 29K