Beginners guide to Schedule 1

A beginners quide to this masterpiece of weirdness. From Early game all the way to endgame content

Intro

Welcome to Schedule 1!

This is a guide to everything basic within the game. Waging from first beginnings to end game content. While the in-game tutorial does a good job explaining most things, this will cover most of the in depth stuff that isn't in the tutorial

DISCLAIMER! This guide will NOT include the following:

- location optimization
- Best Dealer Setup
- Mix's/recipes

While I will post links to these topics in their respective chapters, I also heavily encourage players to experiment and try out certain features for themselves.

Also while the game is still in early access + me not fully finding everything, this list will be continuely updated. if you have any suggestions/additional info, feel free to add me on here or on discord (mtn-peak) and DM me. Thank you!

Basic controls

While the games tutorial does go over most of the controls, here's a quick glossary:

MOVEMENT

wasd + spacebar - basic movement controls (literally the same in almost every other game lol)

Shift - Sprint (you can toggle between "hold" and "toggle" in the settings)

Crouch - CTL


ITEMS

E - interact/pickup items

F - Flashlight (note: is very dim)

TAB - Pulls up phone

M - Pulls up map

V - shows 3rd person view of your character


COMBAT

LEFT CLICK - throws punch

LEFT CLICK (HOLD THEN RELEASE) - throws heavy punch

(melee weapons have same controls)

- GUNS

RIGHT CLICK (HOLD) - aim (note: there is no crosshair or ADS for now, so good luck)

LEFT CLICK - fire (note: you will need to press it twice to fire the revolver)


VEHICLES

WASD - same movement as character

SPACEBAR - handbrake

F - headlights


OTHER

LEFT CLICK + SCROLL WHEEL - select how much of a certain item to move

LEFT CLICK + SHIFT - moves the whole stack of a certain item

Locations

There are many locations within the game, from stores to buy able properties.

AI STORES (buildings)

All stores will include a loading bay for vehicles and pallets for surplus purchases. All stores also include delivery with a $200 fee


Dan's Hardware (located north side, under the bridge): sells most of the legal supplies you'll need in the game, such as soil or shelves or additives. Only takes card.

Handy Hank's Hardware (located NE of the Real Estate office in the east): sell the same supplies as Dan's Hardware. Only takes card.

The Warehouse (located south of Taco Ticklers, by the waterfront): Includes all the illegal supplies. Will be unlocked once you have reached the title "hoodlum V". Everyone inside only takes cash. Here's what's inside:

Oscars store: sells soil and high tier pot growing supplies, as well as supplies and stations for Meth and Cocaine production for mid/late game.

Stan (weapons dealer): sells melee weapons and firearms (currently only revolvers and a m1911) plus ammo. Will not deliver.

Manny: he sells employees that help with your operation (more details in a later chapter)

Igor: he just exists, and we love him for that.
(note: everyone inside except for oscar will attack if provoked, that includes aiming a gun at them)


AI STORES (Suppliers)

Suppliers are your go to for drug supplies. once you have unlocked them, you will need to text them your order (order limit of 10 or total amount limit) and they will deliver to a random drop spot on the map. You will need to place cash in their assigned stash in order to pay off the debt (highly recommend leaving stacks of $1k just to be safe). Many of their products are unlocked via what your title is, the higher level your are the better quality you get. here are the different suppliers:

Albert Hoover - weed supplier. You automatically unlock him via the tutorial. Here's his prices:
OG kush - $30
Sour diesel - $35
Green Crack - $40
Granddaddy purple - $45

Shirley Watts - Pseudo supplier (main ingredient for Meth). You unlock her in the "westville" region after achieving "friendly" status with one of her connections. Here's her prices:
low-quality pseudo - $60
pseudo - $80
high-quality pseudo - $110

Salvador Moreno - Coca seed supplier (ingredient for Cocaine). You unlock him in the "docks" region after achieving "friendly" status with one of his connections. Here's his prices:
Coca seed - $80

all suppliers can also do in person meetings for larger orders once you've acheived "friendly" status with them (mostly acheived by paying off your debt quickly). Once you've reached "loyal" status with them, They can also deliver with a $200 fine. Prices between in person and online may fluctuate.

PURCHASE-ABLE LOCATIONS
the first 2 locations can be purchased from NPC's during the tutorial, the rest can be purchased from the real estate office (located east of the police station).

- BASES

Hotel Room - the starter base in the tutorial. cannot house any employees. located 20m west of taco ticklers. costs $75

Sweatshop - the first actual purchaseable base, located roughly 50m west of Dan's hardware. houses 1 employee. costs $800

Bungalow - located in westville, just north of the apartment complex. can houses 5 employees. has 1 loading dock for deliveries. costs $6k

Barn - located east of the real estate building. has a small upstairs. can house 10 employees. has 2 loading docks for deliveries. costs $25k

Docks warehouse - the largest property, located in the SW part of the map by the water front. has a larger upstairs area. includes 2 loading docks and a large parking area protected by walls and a gate with side doors. costs $50k


BUSINESSES:
There are 4 businesses in game that can be bought for money laundering and storage. All can be bought from the real estate office.

Laundromat - located south of taco ticklers under the bridge. can launder up to $2k. Costs $4k

Post office - located NE of the car dealership. can launder up to $4k. Costs $10k

Car Wash - located across the street from the car dealership. can launder up to $6k. costs $20k

Taco Ticklers - yes you can buy this. can launder up to $8k. costs $50k

How to launder money:
apon reaching your weekly deposit limit at the ATM, uncle nelson will tell you to buy a business from the real estate office to launder money. After that, go to the business and head for the back. find a computer stand and interact with it. Click the orange button to select how much you want to launder. Click and drag the slider to selet then hit ENTER to start the process. It will take 24 hours to complete, then the money will be sent into your bank account.

more on how to plan your bases/businesses here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3465165632

Customers and Dealers

customers are you #1 focus in the game, as they are your main source of income.

HOW CUSTOMERS WORK:

1. you need to unlock a customer. you can see who you can unlock via map/contacts app. See what effects they like, then give them a free sample based on that info. There is a "chance" system, meaning the closer you are to what they like, the more likely they will accept.

2. once unlocked, they will text you at random times asking for an order and a asking price. you can give them a counter offer for more/less product and a higher/lower price. the more loyal a customer is, the higher you can negotiate.

3. once the deal is accepted, you must give them a time frame to meet (I'd highly recommend between 12am and 6am, that way you have more time during the day to prep). afterwards, they will give you a random location within their region.

4. at the meet, you must give them the amount of product they have asked. if you give them less, there is a chance they will call off the meet and possibly attack. make sure to also not deal in front of cops, as they will put you under arrest.

other neat facts:
- deals made after curfew will receive a "curfew bonus"
- giving a customer extra product will give you a "courtesy bonus"
- delivering quickly after you've received their deal will grant a "quick delivery bonus"
- attacking a customer will most likely cause them to call off a deal and possibly attack you.
- for the cheeky bastards, you can also pickpocket them after a deal to try and take back your product.

more on customer locations here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3461131455


HOW DEALERS WORK:

there are dealers for every region in the game. the way to unlock them is to reach "friendly" status with one of their contacts. after that, you can find the dealer via the map and hire them. they will require a sign on bonus and will take roughly 20% of every sale they make.

once hired, you will need to give them product to sell and assign customers to them. more on customer assignment here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3461410574

Cops

While the cops in this game aren't really a challenge, they can catch you off guard if your not aware.


PATROLS

there are 3 ways you can encounter the cops throughout the map:
1. regular patrols
- cops can regularly patrols in groups of 2 throughout the streets and alleyways both day and night.
2. checkpoints
- cops can set up checkpoints at random spots, mostly being on busy streets. they can search both you and your vehicle when you approach and will arrest if your caught with drugs.
3. vehicle patrols
- sometimes there can be cop cars patrolling around the map, usually carrying 1 or 2 cops at a time. they don't do much, and won't act unless your wanted.


WANTED SYSTEM

here's the different tiers of being wanted by the cops:

BODY SEARCH - cops can search you randomly without cause. if you have any drugs, they will try and arrest you. if you run, you will be put under arrest.

INVESTIGATING - if you attack someone, they might call the cops. if the NPC successfully puts a call through, a patrol will come to the general area and start searching for you

UNDER ARREST - your now under arrest. stay within a 3m radius of a cop for too long and you will be arrested.

WANTED - if you evade/run from the cops, you will become wanted. at this stage, cops will chase you down and may use tasers to stop you.

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - congrats, you committed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a cop! any time you hit a officer with a weapon, you will be moved up to this level. at this stage, the cops can use their guns to kill you. they may also still try and get close to arrest you.

all stages (except for body search) have a timer if you successfully run away. stay hidden during this time, otherwise the timer will reset. once the timer has gone, your good to wonder the streets again as if nothing happened.


WAYS TO DEAL WITH THEM

1. stay hidden/be sneaky. they can't catch you if your out of their sight.
2. no russian. eliminate every cop on the map (risky and takes a lot of time/resources)
3. park a car infront of the police station entrance. this will prevent MOST cops from spawning and going on patrol. this will not prevent checkpoints and police cars to spawn.

Workers

there are 4 types of employees you can hire to work for you at your bases.


CLEANER

A cleaner is a employee who will pick up trash within a 10m radius of their assigned trash can. they will automatically bag trash and take it out to the dumpster without needing any resources. they're the cheepest, with a $1k signing fee and a daily wage of $100


HANDLER

The handler can be assigned to packaging stations and brick presses and move products to shelves. they can also be assigned up to 5 smaller tasks to move items from place to place (ie. supplies to drying racks or move stuff from shelf to shelf). they have a $1.5k signing fee and a daily wage of $200


BOTANIST

The botanist handles pots and drying racks. If your assigning them to pots, make sure to also give them a supply shelf with everything they need. if your doing anything weed related, this employee type will help automate it. they have a $1.5k signing fee and a daily wage of $200


CHEMIST

The chemist handles anything chemical (Chemical stations, lab ovens, and cauldrons). they will make Meth and Cocaine, but don't have a supply station so make sure their stations have the supplies. they are the most expensive, with a signing fee of $2k and a daily wage of $300

all employees require a bed and their briefcase on the bed to have money in order to work. it's important to have all stations properly set up with input/output before assigning workers in order to prevent improper work flow. if you have manager experience irl, you'll have a better understanding of this system.

Equipment

This chapter is just a glossary of every station and what they do.

STORAGE

Small shelf - 4 spots to hold items

Medium Shelf - 6 spots

Large Shelf - 8 spots

Packaging station - basic packaging station, will need to put items into packages manually

Packaging station MK2 - makes packaging quicker with a dropper

Brick Press - will turn 20 of a product into a brick, does not require any resources.

Baggies - will hold 1 product

Jars - will hold 5 of a product


WEED/COCA LEAF'S PRODUCTION

Grow tent - holds a preset pot for weed

Suspension rack - will hold a light plus make space for upgraded pots

plastic pot - basic pot, nothing special

moisture-preserving pot - will hold moisture for 40% longer

air pot - increases growth speed by 15% but increases moisture drain by 30%

halogen grow light - basic light to put on suspension rack

LED grow light - suspension rack light that increases plant growth by 15%

Full spectrum growth light - suspension light that increases plant growth by 30%

pot sprinkler - will fully water your plant upon activation

soil pourer - will fill your pot with soil upon activation.

drying rack - can be used to increase quality of plant

Soil - 1 time use soil to put into pots

long life soil - soil that can be used up to 2 times

extra long life soil - soil that can be used up to 3 times

speed grow - instantly grows the plant by 50% but decreases quality

PGR - increases plants amount at the cost of quality

fertilizer - increases the quality of the plant

trimmers - used to collect weed/coca leaf's, will need to individually click on each product

electric trimmers - same as regular trimmers, just need to click and hold then swipe over each product.

watering can - used to water plants if you dont have a botanist or sprinkler. will require a sink to refill.


METH PRODUCTION

chemistry station - main crafting station to make liquid meth

Lab oven - cooks liquid meth/cocaine base into final products of meth/cocaine


COCAINE PRODUCTION

cauldron - makes cocaine base, requires 20 coca leaf's and 1 gasoline.


MIXING STATIONS

Mixing station - basic station to mix ingredients with your products

mixing station mk 2 - same as first, but with upgraded mixing times

for more on mixing and effects, i recommend this quide to help: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3458122163


WEAPONS

Baseball bat/frying pan/machete - melee weapons for sale at the warehouse, uses stamina to attack

revolver - 6 shot rotating cylinder firing pistol, will need to left click twice before firing

M1911 - 7 shot semi auto pistol, just pack extra ammo lol.


OTHER

Bed - used to sleep/for employees

trash bags - for trash cans, if you dont have a cleaner

picker - used to pick up trash


note: there are decorations added to the game recently, I will add those to this list once i've explored them.

vehicles

In the game, there is a car dealership that you can buy vehicles from using funds from your bank account. here's the list of what's currently available:


the Sh*tbox - costs $5k, trunk size of 5 slots, and a top speed of 53 km/h

the veeper (van) - costs $9k, trunk size of 16 slots making it the best in terms of moving items, and a top speed of 86 km/h

the bruiser (SUV) - costs $12k, trunk size of 5 slots, and a top speed of 68 km/h

the dinkler (truck) - costs $15k, trunk size of 8 slots, and a top speed of 77 km/h. is introduced in the proloque.

the hounddog (chrysler) - costs $25k, trunk size of 5 slots, and a top speed of 84 km/h

the cheetah (mustang) - costs $40k, trunk size of 4 slots, and a top speed of 93 km/h making it the fastest car in the game.


each car has its pro's and con's, so i'd recommend doing research before buying 1. or just buy them all and have a collection works too.

other

this section is to cover anything else minor in the game.


TRASH COLLECTION
- in the game, there are trash collectors scattered throughout the map that will pay you for putting trash in them. if you plan correctly, you can dump your trash from your bases into here and get some cash back.


ATM LIMIT
the ATM's have a weekly deposit limit of $10k, which is realistic with avoid irl IRS. to get around this, buy businesses in game and launder money through there.


CASINO
lets go gambling!!! fr though there is a casino with 5 slots machines, black jack, and ride the bus games. you can either lose all your money here, or double it.


ADDICTS ENCOUNTERS
If you get a customer addicted enough, they can hunt you down and ask for some products randomly on the spot. you can either give them some, make them follow you to your base to grab some, or say no and risk having them attack you. yes that means people are feining for more here.


MULTIPLAYER
yes you can invite your jesse to your walter whites world. you can invite up to 3 others to make a absolute drug empire, or just goof around. your choice. multiplayer is a bit buggy right now, but should be fixed soon.

outro

Thank you for reading this far. This guide is full of everything I have experience in the game, and will be edited once I've found more or when more updates come.

If you believe I have missed anything, feel free to add me and dm any info. Once again this guide is to serve as a beginners guide, any in-depth info are reserved for other guides that have been linked.



arrivederci mi amici

UPDATE

02/05/2026

hey y'all, at the time of writing this I've been busy with personal stuff. the game has updated a bunch, and I will return and update this wacky guide, just please be patient.

[Коцый анус]

спасибо папе
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455993862

[BigSilverHotdog]

2025 peak human society

[ZZee212]

This is awesome, thank you. Also, for those who need a little help with time, the Settime cheat has been a lifeaver! Ex, "Settime 0600"

[boberta plums]

GasMart West does not have a Loading Bay- if you need a Loading Bay, always go to Gas Mart Central

The Veeper is great for moving huge loads, but the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is great for driving on the pedestrian paths at night so you avoid the cop-outlook in front of the taco shop

[qwakkk]

Take a prize

[qwakkk]

I love this guide