With the introduction ofThe Sims 4Seasons, players' prayers were finally answered. Four seasons,new customizable holidays, and a variety of weather options became a principal part ofThe Sims 4. Experience hot summer days, snow, and blizzards in the winter, and try to stay out of the rain and thunderstorms during all seasons. Players can get an idea of what the weather will be like by viewing forecasts on the calendar; however, the weather can be unpredictable and ruin plans and storylines.
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Thankfully, there are a myriad of options players can utilize to play Zeus, theGreek god of thunder, and wield the power of nature’s elements. Need to clear the skies for a Sim wedding or create a thunderstorm for a storyline? There are ways to manipulate the weather inThe Sims 4organically or with cheats and mods.
How To Change The Weather In Settings
Just like how players can enable and disable dust from theDust The Bust kit, players can easily control the weather and its effects in the game settings. To do so, begin by clicking the three horizontal dots in the top right-hand corner. Click “Game Options” and “Environment” to find the options to change the lunar cycle and seasons.
Here, players can customize rain and snow options. Click these options to reveal a drop menu where thunderstorms, rain, snow, and blizzards can be removed from the save file. If players still enjoy the weather and temperature, but not the way it makes their Sims feel, they can remove the positive and negative effects with the press of a button. Sims will no longer freeze or overheat with this option disabled. Finally, the length of each season can be changed from seven, 14, and 28 in-game days. Longer season lengths allow Sims to get the full experience of each season and weather type. Changing the season’s length, however, will affect the placement of holidays and other events.
How To Diminish Weather Effects With Traits
Six new traits wereadded to the rewards storewithSeasons. Players who complete whims and aspiration tasks can earn satisfaction points and redeem them for traits and potions to aid players on their game journeys. By purchasing these traits, Sims can become immune or have increased resistance to weather effects.
If players don’t have enough satisfaction points to purchase these traits, they can be cheated by enabling cheats and entering the codesims.give_satisfaction_points Xwith X being the number of desired points.
Here are the traits that came with theSeasonsexpansion pack and the effects they have on Sims who equip them:
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Those who wish to bypass the rewards store may do so by entering cheats to equip traits. To open the cheat code bar on PC, press Ctrl + Shift + C. On the console, hold down all triggers. Make sure to enable cheats by typingtestingcheatson. Only then can players begin typing the cheat codes for each of the six traits:
traits.equip_trait heatacclimation
traits.equip_trait coldacclimation
traits.equip_trait waterproof
traits.equip_trait burningman
traits.equip_trait iceman
traits.equip_trait stormchaser
How To Control The Weather With Devices
Surprisingly enough, there is a way to change the weather and season with an in-game device. It’s an object that even Sims experts may not even know about.Dr. June’s Weather Control Devicecan be purchased from build/buy mode for 1,500 simoleons, which is a pretty small price for an object that holds that much power. With this object placed on an active lot, Sims can change the weather from a variety of options, including cold, heatwave, blizzard, clear skies, hot, rain, snow, and thunderstorm. After pulling several arms and levers, the device will fire and cue an evil laugh from the Sim in control.
This device doesn’t come without its own set of risks, though. If the interaction fails, the machine will backfire on the Sim and electrocute them. Those who aren’t careful may add electrocution to their list ofways to kill a Sim. The risk of backfire can be diminished if the device is properly upgraded. Here are the seven upgrades available for Dr. June’s Weather Control Device:
Increases success rate of altering rainy and snowy weather
Increases success rate of altering cold and snowy weather
Increases success rate of sky-clearing weather interactions
The device will break less often
Allows players to choose weather effects and increases success rates
The device will never break
Allows players to change the season
Handiness Level 8
How To Change The Season With Cheats
Tired of freezing temperatures and snow? Time for some fun in the sun? With cheats, the season can be easily bypassed, lengthened, or shortened. If only it were that easy in real life. After turning cheats on, type one of the following cheats into the cheat window:
seasons.set_season <0>
seasons.set_season <1>
seasons.set_season <2>
seasons.set_season <3>
seasons.advance_season
seasons.set_season_length <0>
seasons.set_season_length <1>
seasons.set_season_length <3>
How To Control The Weather With Cheats
The seasons aren’t the only things that can be cheated.Anyone can play godby changing the weather directly with cheats. Like Zeus, players can manipulate lightning to their will by summoning a strike or targeting a Sim to be struck by lightning. Make it sunny or start a blizzard after typing these codes into the cheat window.
Sunny and Freezing Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_freezing
Sunny and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cold
Sunny and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cool
Sunny and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_warm
Sunny and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_burning
Partly Cloudy and Freezing Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_freezing
Partly Cloudy and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_cold
Partly Cloudy and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_cool
Partly Cloudy and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_warm
Partly Cloudy and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_hot
Cloudy and Freezing Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_freezing
Cloudy and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cold
Cloudy and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cool
Cloudy and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_warm
Cloudy and Warm Weather + Lightning
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_drylightning
Cloudy and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_hot
Windy and Freezing Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_freezing
Windy and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_cold
Windy and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_cool
Windy and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_hot
Windy and Burning Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_burning
Light Rain and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_cool
Light Rain and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_warm
Light Rain and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_hot
Sun Shower and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_cool
Sun Shower and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_warm
Sun Shower and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_hot
Heavy Rain and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_cold
Heavy Rain and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_cool
Heavy Rain and Warm Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_warm
Heavy Rain and Hot Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_hot
Light Snow and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_cool
Light Snow and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_cold
Light Snow and Freezing Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_freezing
Sun Snow and Cold Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunsnow
Sunsnow and Cool Weather
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_test
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_heavy_freezing
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_storm_cold
weather.start_weather_event weather_heatwave
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_thundersnow
weather.lightning_strike_object (simID) (type sims.get_sim_id_by_name firstnamelastname to get a Sim’s ID)
weather.summon_lightning_strike
How To Control The Weather With Mods
Several mods make controlling the weather easy.The Climatio Modby r3m is catered to players of spellcaster Sims with theRealm of Magicexpansion pack. With this custom spell from the School of Practical Magic, players of Neophyte rank can control the current weather, season, and future forecasts. It offers the same options to control the weather withDr. June’s Weather Control Device, however, the success rate depends on the spellcaster’s rank rather than the handiness skill.
MC Command Center, created by Deaderpool, is one of themost popular mods inThe Sims 4, and one of its features is the ability to control the weather. After downloading the mod,select the Sim’s mailbox, clickSeasons Cheats, and select between changing the season, the weather, or summoning a lightning strike. No more remembering long cheat codes or typing them in.
TheUI Cheats Extensionmod is known to make playingThe Sims 4easy, and it does just that for those who wish to control the weather. Right-click the season icon to the left of the time and date stamp at the bottom of the screen to set the current season. To set the current weather, right-click the weather icon to the right of the time and date stamp and select between the available options.
The Sims 4is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
