What is the Cheat for Age Up Newborn Sims 4?
The simple answer is: there is no direct cheat to immediately age up a newborn in The Sims 4. Unlike other life stages, newborns are designed to automatically transition into infants within a single in-game day. You cannot bypass this initial stage with console commands or other quick cheats. While the game does offer various cheats for other life stages, it intentionally limits direct manipulation of the newborn phase. Instead, you’re meant to experience the brief, delicate period of the newborn before it transitions into the more interactive infant stage.
The articles you provided do offer various ways to bypass age stages, and those will be covered in this article, but directly aging a newborn to infant is not possible with cheat codes. Instead, the game has a system that allows newborns to age up within 24 hours.
The Newborn Stage in The Sims 4
The Sims 4 portrays newborns as incredibly delicate and limited in interaction. They are typically confined to a bassinet, and the only actions available are primarily caring for them: feeding, changing, and comforting. This phase is designed to be short and mostly passive, intended to lead swiftly to the next stage: infancy. This is why the game does not include a cheat code for immediate aging, but instead encourages the natural progression. The game’s intention is to create a feeling of caring for your Sim as it develops.
While it might be frustrating for players seeking to skip directly to the more engaging toddler phase, the newborn stage offers a brief period of simplicity and attachment. It serves as a brief prologue to the more involved challenges and joys of raising an infant.
Alternatives to Cheating Newborn Aging
While you can’t instantly age up a newborn with cheats, you do have alternative methods to manipulate the life stages in your game. These are not specific to newborns, but can help you progress beyond the infant phase once your newborn ages naturally.
Utilizing Birthday Cakes and Candles
One widely used method for aging up other Sims, particularly toddlers and older, is the birthday cake method. You can bake a cake, add birthday candles, and then have the Sim blow out the candles to trigger the next life stage. This method does not work on newborns, but it is a reliable method for getting infants to toddlers, toddlers to children, and so forth. This method also works even with aging turned off in the game options. This method does require that you have the Sim interact with a cake, a skill which newborns will not be able to do.
Using “testingcheats true” and Click-Based Aging
Another method, and one more likely to be used when an event is missed or a Sim’s age stage has glitches, involves using the testingcheats true command followed by a shift-click option. This does not work on newborns, but when you shift-click on other Sims, once testingcheats are enabled, you will see an option to “Age Up” or “Trigger Age Transition.” This option is another way to force your Sims through age stages. Keep in mind that once used, you cannot revert the Sim to a previous stage. This method may be considered a “cheat” in that it bypasses the natural lifespan, but it does still have to wait for the Sim to get through the newborn stage first.
CAS Editing: A More Extreme Approach
For complete control over the age of your Sim, you can use CAS.fulleditmode. After enabling cheats with testingcheats on, type cas.fulleditmode. Then, shift-click on your Sim and select “Modify in CAS.” This opens the Create-A-Sim menu, where you can alter their age, appearance, and other traits without any limitations. This works even on infants. This is arguably the most powerful form of age alteration, but it’s also a more extreme and manual way to change a Sim’s age.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some common questions about aging up newborns and managing life stages in The Sims 4:
1. Can I use the “testingcheats” cheat on newborns?
While you can use the testingcheats true command, the option to “Age Up” or “Trigger Age Transition” will not be available when you click on a newborn. This function only appears when your Sims have gotten through the newborn stage.
2. How long does a newborn stay a newborn in The Sims 4?
Newborns automatically age up to infants within one in-game day. This is the default setting and cannot be bypassed with cheats.
3. Why can’t I find a cheat to immediately age up my newborn?
The game is designed this way. The newborn stage is intentionally short and meant to be a passive stage where players focus on basic care before transitioning to the more interactive infant stage.
4. Does turning off aging affect how fast a newborn ages up?
No. Even with aging turned off, newborns will still automatically transition to the infant stage within one day. Turning off aging only affects how Sims stay within other life stages.
5. Is there any mod that can age up a newborn?
It’s possible that third-party mods might offer this functionality, but it’s not a feature built into the core game. Use mods at your own risk, and be sure that they are up-to-date with the current game version.
6. If I miss the newborn aging, can I still age them up later?
Yes. Newborns automatically age up to infants, so you don’t have to actively trigger it. If you were to miss the animation, the Sim will still be an infant after 24 hours.
7. Can I have a birthday party for a newborn?
No. Birthday parties are not an option for newborns. The first birthday party that is possible in The Sims 4 is the infant to toddler birthday party.
8. What’s the quickest way to move from newborn to toddler?
The quickest way is to let the newborn age naturally into an infant (in one game day), then use the birthday cake method on the infant. Alternatively, you can use the testingcheats true and age up method or the CAS.fulleditmode to adjust their age after they’ve become an infant.
9. Is there a way to force a Sim to go into labor quickly?
Yes, you can use the cheat sims.addbuff buffpregnancy_inlabor to immediately make a pregnant Sim go into labor.
10. Can I have twins or triplets in The Sims 4?
Yes. You can increase your chances of having twins or triplets by purchasing the Fertile Reward Trait for 3,000 satisfaction points.
11. Can I use cheats to age up pets like puppies or horses?
Yes, you can use Age Up treats, available at vet clinics for pets. For horses, you can use an age-up treat to age them from a foal to an adult and from adult to elder.
12. What’s the difference between a colt and a filly?
A colt is a male foal, while a filly is a female foal.
13. How do I get satisfaction points for buying rewards?
You earn satisfaction points by completing Whims in the game.
14. If I use CAS to make a Sim an elder, can I turn them back?
You can use CAS.fulleditmode to change any Sim to any age you want, but they will not revert without being edited again.
15. Is there an update where I can age up newborns now?
There are no current updates that allow you to directly cheat age up a newborn. You still need to wait 24 hours for them to become an infant. The infant update for Sims 4 was released on March 14, 2023, and no longer requires packs to use.
In conclusion, while the game offers a variety of cheats to manipulate Sims’ ages, it’s not possible to directly age up a newborn using cheats. The newborn stage is a brief and passive phase intentionally set by the game, making it necessary to let your Sim naturally transition into the more interactive infant stage. However, you can still bypass the natural time that an infant or older sim takes to age with a variety of cheat codes.