The Sims 4 UI Cheats Extension updates for Formative Moments support

UI Cheats Extension just picked up the kind of update that doesn’t look flashy until you load a story save and realize how much time it saves. Version 1.54, posted April 20, added Formative Moments support to the add trait cheat and was updated for The Sims 4 game version 1.123.66, keeping one of the game’s most popular quality-of-life mods in step with EA’s latest patch.

That patch landed April 16 and pushed The Sims 4 to version 1.123.66.1030 on PC, 1.123.66.1230 on Mac, and 2.31 on console. On the PC side, it was a relatively minor update, but it still had the potential to knock around UI-heavy mods. UI Cheats Extension answering that change quickly matters because this is the mod players lean on when they want to skip the busywork and edit a save directly instead of fighting menus, testing cheats, or console commands.

The new Formative Moments support is the real story here. EA introduced Formative Moments with Adventure Awaits, describing them as a childhood feature tied to traits and evolving Childhood Sentiments that can shape later gameplay. With UI Cheats Extension v1.54, players can now assign those moments through the interface using the add trait cheat, which makes a huge difference for storytelling saves, legacy households, and rapid testing.

That is especially useful because Formative Moments are not just a one-off novelty. A community analysis on EA Forums says there are 50 in total, with 15 cross-pack moments and 35 that require the Adventure Awaits expansion. The same analysis identifies them in the code as ChildhoodInspiration, and notes that completing one can also increase Childhood Confidence when Growing Together is installed. In other words, these are not decorative flags. They feed into the kind of save structure players actually care about when they are building long-running families.

For anyone already juggling custom content, script mods, and a heavily edited save, this update trims away one more layer of friction. Instead of waiting for the right gameplay trigger or digging through clunkier workflows, UI Cheats Extension keeps the action inside the UI where it belongs. That is exactly why the mod has stayed relevant for so long: it does not reinvent The Sims 4, it removes the annoying parts of playing it.