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The Ritual — Schedule I Walkthrough
Schedule I

The Ritual — Schedule I Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for 'The Ritual' quest in Schedule I. Learn how to start the game, rent a motel room, buy equipment, plant seeds, and package your first harvest.

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Complete walkthrough for 'The Ritual' quest in Schedule I. Learn how to start the game, rent a motel room, buy equipment, plant seeds, and package your first harvest.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the Game: After a cutscene and character customization, you spawn near the bus station. Open your phone ('Tab'), read messages, and go to the payphone to talk to 'Unknown' (Uncle Nelson). He instructs you to retrieve his stash near the skatepark, containing $375.
  2. 2
    Rent a Motel Room: Speak to the motel manager, Donna. The quest updates to 'Rent a motel room'. You can pickpocket Donna to steal back the $75 needed for the room. Enter room 1 to complete the objective. Return to Uncle Nelson at the payphone.
  3. 3
    Buying Equipment: A new questline, 'Gearing Up', begins. Go to the hardware store (marked by a yellow star on the map, or by following the road past your room). Deposit your cash at the ATM. Purchase a grow tent, soil bag, and watering can from Dan. It's also recommended to buy 'Plant Trimmers', 'Packaging Station', and 10 'Baggies' for future quests. If you mention being a drug dealer, Dan may gift you 'Speed Grow'. Return to your motel room, place the grow tent, and add soil to the pot. Talk to Uncle Nelson again.
  4. 4
    Planting Your First Seeds: Uncle Nelson introduces Albert Hoover. Check your phone for a message from Albert. Order seeds by selecting 'I need to order a [dead drop]'. Purchase 'OG Kush' seeds. Albert will deliver them to a nearby dead drop (a metal drawer with a cross). Pay off your tab by placing cash in the dead drop behind the hardware store. Sow the seed in the grow tent by pressing 'E' when prompted. Water the plant using the watering can (fill it at the sink first). Sleeping after watering helps plants grow faster and conserves water.
  5. 5
    Harvesting and Packaging: Once the plant is fully grown, use the 'Plant Trimmers' on the grow tent to harvest the buds. Place the 'Packaging Station' and interact with it. Drag baggies into the 'Packaging' slot and buds into the 'Input' slot. Press 'Pack', then drag each bud into a baggie, and the baggie into the hopper. Packaged weed will appear in the output.
Tips
  • You can change your appearance in the game files, and later in barbershops, clothing shops, and tattoo parlors.
  • Speed-runners often step just inside the motel room door to complete the objective quickly.
  • Depositing cash at the ATM is safer as you won't lose it if caught by police or if you die.
  • Holding 'Shift' while grabbing items from storage allows you to take the entire stack.
  • A trash grabber can be bought to collect trash for recycling. A 'Trash bag' is needed to dispose of the trash can in the motel.
  • 'Speed Grow' can be obtained from Dan if you tell him you are a drug dealer.
  • It's recommended to keep buying 'OG Kush' seeds as they are easier and cheaper to mix for better products.
  • Albert Hoover delivers seeds to a dead drop; these are highlighted when something is inside.
  • Sleeping right after watering plants helps them grow faster and saves water.
  • You can unpackage weed by using the unpack function on the packaging station.
  • Jars can also be bought at the hardware store to store buds.
  • $375 from Uncle Nelson's stash.
  • The ability to start growing and selling cannabis.
  • Potential 'Speed Grow' from Dan.

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