Just over a week before the release of the game, the first cheat has already been published by EA. For those who want to turn off aging, you'll have to press Control, Shift and C at the same time (as with The Sims 1). Typing "aging -off" will turn off aging, and logically "aging -on" will turn it back on (notice the minus sign!). Furthermore EA has also explained how to use SimCity 4 cities as neighborhood maps for the Sims 2 (not how to create them though!). Included with that is a precise list of what's imported and what's not:

"Now, your SimCity4 terrain will be your new neighborhood. Most of the terrain features created with the God mode tools can be imported, including foliage (except for palm trees); however, fauna (animals) are not imported. Only original SimCity 4 road bridges or SC4 Deluxe small steel arch bridges, manually laid roads/street that are straight, right angle bend, cul-de-sacs, and T & 4 way intersections are imported as streets into Sims 2 neighborhoods. Diagonal roads and railroads are ignored and not imported. Practically all other placeable features are ignored upon import: zones, elevated roads/highways/freeways, buildings or other facilities, airports, landmarks, etc."

But there's more. Sims will have bars above their heads, to show the progress of a certain action. They come in different colours: purple for skills, green when they're repairing something, or light blue when a Sim is making homework assignments. For more details, and more questions and answers about the game, visit the Sims 2 FAQ at EA Customer support. Thanks to our affiliate SimsZone for the link.