Sims 4 Game Controls Mac

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  • edited August 2015

    Camera Controls:
    C - Take a picture
    V - Take a video
    W - Move camera forward
    A - Move camera left
    S - Move camera backward
    D - Move camera right
    T - Turn camera into a birds eye view
    Z or - (minus sign) - Zoom in
    X or + (plus sign) - Zoom out
    < - Turn camera left
    > - Turn camera right
    COMMAND UP/DOWN ARROW - moves camera up or down
    Build/Buy Mode Controls:
    E - Eyedropper Tool
    R - Design Tool
    V - Move entire home
    K - Sledgehammer
    G - Turn Grid lines on/off
    L - Changes the Time of Day
    B - Instantly enter Build mode (building walls/rooms section)
    Miscellaneous Controls:
    CONTROL SHIFT C (all at once) - Enter Cheat Mode
    :: Please let me know if there are any other hotkeys/shortcuts that I may have missed. It would be greatly appreciated! ::
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  • edited February 2015

    Q: I am on a MacBook and my game is going kind of slow?
    A: Go to settings in the top right corner and enter graphics. In this option you will scroll to the bottom and select Laptop Mode.
    Q: My screen resolution looks terrible. What can I do to improve it?
    A: Enter game settings in the top right corner and select the graphics tab. Scroll to Resolution and enter your native screen resolution found on your Mac.
    Q: The graphics in my The Sims 4 game or horrible. Any help?
    A: Your settings may be too high. Go into settings, select graphics, and check your graphics settings. The game presets these options based solely on your graphics card, so selecting a lower settings may improve your performance. If this problem persists, please ask for help on this thread, the forums, or see EA/Origin Help for further help.
    Q: Is there any way I can go between an app on my Mac and The Sims 4?
    A: Of course! With the Magic Mouse and/or track-pad, you can swipe with two fingers to the right and you will be redirected to either another app that you had open in fullscreen mode or back to your home screen.
    Q: I dislike the camera angles in The Sims 4. Is there any way to change this?
    A: Yes. Enter settings, go to Controls & Camera, and you can select The Sims 3 Camera. Unfortunately, there are no camera controls visible, so using keyboard shortcuts and getting to know your mouse will be extremely helpful.
    Q: Can I use Edge Scrolling in The Sims 4 on my Mac?
    A: Yes. Enter settings, go to Controls & Camera, and you can select Edge Scrolling. Just a warning, it is not as simple to use as past Sims games.
    Q: The quality of my audio is terrible, or not even on even though my sound is all the way up. Any help?
    A: Go to settings, select audio, and make sure all music/sound sliders are to your desired settings. If the problem persists, ask for further help or see EA/Origin Customer Supports.
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  • edited August 2015

    Troubleshooting with your game
    Trackpad & Game Controls
    The Sims 4 on Mac CC & Mod Discussion Thread
    Origin Help
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  • edited August 2015
    **Please note that these are not definite. Everyone's computers are different, meaning you may have the same computer as someone else but it may run better/worse because of the apps and/or settings installed on each computer!**
    MINIMUM SPECIFICATION
    OS: Mac OS® X 10.7.5 (Lion)
    PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz Processor or better
    VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, 9600M, 9400M,ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better. Video RAM of 256MB or better.
    MEMORY: 4GB RAM
    HARD DRIVE: 10 GB of Hard Drive space
    RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
    OS: Mac OS® X 10.9 or later
    PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 or better
    VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
    MEMORY: 8GB RAM
    HARD DRIVE: 10 GB of Hard Drive space
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  • Upgrading to Yosemite seems to correct many of the graphics card problems. Especially if running older versions of the Mac OS.
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  • https://youtube.com/watch?v=D1IpOCVziSY
    I made a video of my gameplay and went through my settings. The game is working great for me! I used a free recording software so it looks a little fuzzy but that's not what it looks like in my game. Enjoy!
  • https://youtube.com/watch?v=D1IpOCVziSY
    I made a video of my gameplay and went through my settings. The game is working great for me! I used a free recording software so it looks a little fuzzy but that's not what it looks like in my game. Enjoy!

    Wow! Thanks for a confirmation on how it looks. Glad to know it doesn't run just awesome on mine either.
  • no problem! After reading some more threads I changed the resolution to 1344x756 and now I'm getting 40 FPS. Not bad at all!
  • command/shift/c dont work on macs for some reason?
  • @AdrianJohn It's not command/shift/c its Control/shift/c
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  • @Simsocity, Laptop mode is found under the Graphics Settings in the game. You have to scroll down to the bottom to find it. Please update your first post to reflect this information as several people have been given solutions that require this to be turned off or on. People were saying they couldn't find it. Thanks!
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  • @Simsocity, Laptop mode is found under the Graphics Settings in the game. You have to scroll down to the bottom to find it. Please update your first post to reflect this information as several people have been given solutions that require this to be turned off or on. People were saying they couldn't find it. Thanks!

    Thank you! I appreciate the feedback and it will be added.
  • No problem! I found it and wanted to make sure the Help Thread was updated!
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  • Yay, stickied!

    Woohoo! Hopefully I can help at least a couple people!
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  • I use a trackpad. How do I rotate an object once I have bought it? I can't figure it out
  • I use a trackpad. How do I rotate an object once I have bought it? I can't figure it out

    You can rotate it by using the < or > key on the keyboard. Or with The Sims 3 controls on you can left click the object and hold it down and should be able to spin it around.
  • I tried Cmd-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-C and neither of them worked (all I got was a screenshot). I have to use sticky keys, could that be the problem?
  • I tried Cmd-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-C and neither of them worked (all I got was a screenshot). I have to use sticky keys, could that be the problem?

    Maybe, can you disable them and try again?
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  • I tried Cmd-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-C and neither of them worked (all I got was a screenshot). I have to use sticky keys, could that be the problem?

    For some reason this is a problem, do you have another keyboard, bluetooth, or an iPad? there's an app (air keyboard) that you can use? That is the only thing that worked for me.
  • Im a Mac User And > @southaltan said:
    > McSammerson85 wrote: »
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    > I tried Cmd-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-C and neither of them worked (all I got was a screenshot). I have to use sticky keys, could that be the problem?
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    > For some reason this is a problem, do you have another keyboard, bluetooth, or an iPad? there's an app (air keyboard) that you can use? That is the only thing that worked for me.
    Yea Same For Me Tried It Wont Work With The I Pad And Stuff
  • Im a Mac User And > @southaltan said:
    > McSammerson85 wrote: »
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    > I tried Cmd-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-C and neither of them worked (all I got was a screenshot). I have to use sticky keys, could that be the problem?
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    > For some reason this is a problem, do you have another keyboard, bluetooth, or an iPad? there's an app (air keyboard) that you can use? That is the only thing that worked for me.
    Yea Same For Me Tried It Wont Work With The I Pad And Stuff

    I downloaded an app called 'Air Keyboard' on my iPad. Then had to download something to my mac, but that's how I was able to access the cheats on TS4. can you try that app?
  • edited March 2015
    Is there any way in which I can change the Graphics without entering the game? If so, how? I changed some of the settings around and since then every time I enter the game the screen is black and I end up forcefully shutting down the computer because everything stops working.

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I’ve recently switched from using PC to Mac and i’m having a hard time with the camera controls for the sims 4. On my pc i could click the middle mouse button and rotate the camera and i could also use the left mouse button to move around. I’ve been unable to do so on my mac however. I know there ar.