Sim City 3000 Computer Game Cheats
CheatMode - To use a cheat code, press Ctrl-Shift-Alt-C. This will bring up the cheat window for you to type in the following codes:
Computer Game Cheat Code - Result
I AM WEAK - makes the following free: buildings, utilities, zoning, transportation, planting trees, and creating surface water
CALL COUSIN VINNIE - a new petitioner item will appear in the Meet window, announcing a "local fundraising event"; this guy will offer you some cash, no questions asked.
ZYXWVU - use the cheat, but refuse the offer of cash. Then type ZYXWVU, and the SimCity Castle will appear in your Rewards menu. In addition to looking cool, the castle boosts land value, aura, and more.
GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT - makes all garbage buildings available, no matter what year.
POWER TO THE MASSES - makes all power buildings available, no matter what year.
WATER IN THE DESERT - makes all water buildings available, no matter what year.
NERDZ ROOL - industry becomes high tech, no matter what year.
PAY TRIBUTE TO YOUR KING - receive most awards
SALT ON - changes the sea to salt water
SALT OFF - changes the sea to fresh water
TERRAIN ONE UP - raises the terrain by one
TERRAIN ONE DOWN - lowers the terrain by one
TERRAIN TEN UP - raises the terrain by ten
TERRAIN TEN DOWN - lowers the terrain by ten
You can get extra buildings by doing the following while in the game
1. Go to the Power Plant menu (where you buy power plants) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu.
2. Go to the Rewards menu (where you can choose to place awards) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu.
3. Go to the Garbage Management menu (where you buy incinerators and so on) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu.
4. Go to the Landmarks menu. If you successfully activated the cheat, this menu should be incredibly long. If this does not work, then reverse steps 2 and 3.
All landmark buildings
Computer Game Cheat - Open the power plant window, then click on the "X" in the upper right corner of the window to close it. Open the rewards and opportunities window, then close it in the same manner. Open the garbage disposal window, then close it in the same manner. Open the landmarks window to find all buildings available.
SimCity 2000 music
Note - This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "audio.ini" file in the "/game/res/sound" sub-directory in the game directory. Locate the "SimCity 2000 Theme" line in the file. Change the numbers that follow that entry from "0,0,0,1" to "0,1,0,1". The music from SimCity 2000 will now accessible during the game from the preferences screen.
Import unlimited money
Note - SimCity 2000 is required for this trick. Create a city within SimCity 2000 using the "More money" cheat in that game. After accumulating enough money, save and exit the game. Start SimCity 3000, click "Load City" and load the recently created SimCity 2000 city. You will have the desired terrain with the money.
UFO surprise
Build a farm in your city, then go to the "Start Disasters" option and cause a UFO swarm to appear. Keep the emergency siren running until the attack is over, then watch what happens. After the UFOs disappear back to space, go back to your farm. If you are lucky, you will find a surprise that will make you famous.
PC Game Hints
Start out slow, making sure never to expand faster than the expected tax revenue growth. You're building a city, so slow and steady wins the race.
Look to develop neighbor deals early on. Specifically, make sure you have excess garbage capacity, then contract to handle another city's garbage. Sure it's smelly, but it brings in much-needed income.
SimCity 2000 veterans should read the tutorial. There are enough subtle changes that invalidate some old strategies. Also, the garbage dilemma is another new feature that needs to be dealt with early on.
PC Game Tip
If you are going bankrupt in the new year then just before the new year, --/12/----, turn ur taxes to very high(very top taxes) then after the new year, --/01/----, lower them to normal. You then have lots of money and no one wants to leave.
Everything for free
Computer Game Cheat - To get everything for free including abandoned items, enter the "Powerplants" screen, then exit by clicking the "X". Then, go to the "Rewards" screen, and exit.
Then go to "Garbage/Incenerators", and once again exit. Finally, go to the "Landmarks" screen. It should show everything listed from the game, including rewards, landmarks, farms, and airports except the things underground.
SimCastle meanings
The following information is for the SimCastle's information window.
Crowns a Glistening - How happy your Sims are with your city (lower the better).
Heads A Rolling - Crime level in your town (lower the better).
Knights A Neighing - Flammability in your town (lower the better).
Easy money
PC Game Tip - If your city is going broke or to get quick cash, pause game play near the end of the year. Raise taxes for Resident, Industry, and Commerce as high as possible. Resume game play, and you will get a large increase in money at the end of the game. Pause game play again and lower all the taxes to a suitable level. Resume the game. Mortimer Green will demand that you lower taxes, but then he will notice that they have been decreased and change his comment. Note: Sims may complain that taxes are to horrid to pay and they will threaten to move out if changes are not made. If this happens, click on the "Meet People" button, then click on Mortimer's picture. He will give you brief summaries on the tax levels, (high, low, or average). Follow Mortimer's advice if he recommends lowering or raising them. However, you can also listen to your friendly Sims.
Baseball stadium lettering
Inside the baseball stadium the bleachers form symbols reading "SC 3K" which stands for "Sim City 3000".
Avoid debt
PC Game Tip - Make Residential, Commercial, and Industrial zoning eight squares long and at least seven squares wide. This way, there will be so much Residential/Industrial/Commercial zoning that when they develop, they will be able to cover the expense of the road that you will circle around it with.