Complete walkthrough for The Nightsong quest in Schedule I. Learn how to start the game, rent a motel room, buy equipment, plant seeds, and package your first harvest.
Walkthrough
- 1Starting the Game: After character customization, you spawn near the bus station. Open your phone ('Tab') and read messages to receive the 'Getting Started' quest. Follow the instructions to find a payphone and speak with 'U.N.' (Uncle Nelson). He will direct you to retrieve his stash near the skatepark, containing $375.
- 2Renting a Motel Room: Speak to the motel manager, Donna, located in the house next to the motel. After initiating the 'Rent a motel room' quest, you can pickpocket Donna to retrieve the $75 needed for the room. Enter room 1 to complete the objective. Uncle Nelson will then want to speak with you again at the payphone.
- 3Buying Equipment: A new questline, 'Gearing Up', begins. Head to the hardware store (marked by a yellow star on your map, or by following the road left from 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', a 'Packaging Station', and 10 'Baggies' for future quests. Optionally, buy a trash grabber and a 'Trash bag'. If you tell Dan you're a drug dealer, he may give you 'Speed Grow'. Return to your motel room, place the grow tent, and add soil to the pot. Speak to Uncle Nelson again at the payphone.
- 4Planting 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 one 'OG Kush' seed. Albert will deliver it to a highlighted [dead drop] location within 30 in-game minutes. You do not pay immediately; debts are placed on a tab. After picking up the seed, sow it in the grow tent by holding the seed and pressing 'E'. Water the plant using the watering can, which you can fill at the sink. Sleeping after watering helps plants grow faster and conserves water.
- 5Packaging: Once the plant is fully grown, harvest the buds using the 'Plant Trimmers'. Place down the 'Packaging Station'. Interact with it to package the buds into baggies. Drag baggies into the 'Packaging' spot and buds into the 'Input' spot. Press 'Pack', then drag each bud into a bag, and the bag into the hopper. Packaged weed will appear in the output. You can also unpack weed by reversing the process. Jars can also be purchased at the hardware store for storage.
Tips
- Speed-runners can open the motel room door and immediately step inside to complete the objective quickly.
- Depositing all cash at the ATM is safer as it protects you from fines or medical bills if caught by police or if you die.
- Holding Shift while grabbing items from storage allows you to collect entire stacks with one click. Right-clicking and scrolling allows for custom amounts.
- Sleeping after watering your plants can significantly speed up growth and prevent water waste.
- OG Kush is recommended for beginners due to its ease and cost-effectiveness in creating better products later on.
- Pay off Albert's tab by placing cash in the designated [dead drop] behind the hardware store.
- The trash bag is useful for disposing of the trash can in your motel room.
- $375 from Uncle Nelson's stash.
- Optional 'Speed Grow' from Dan at the hardware store.
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