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The Riddle of the Sphinx — Schedule I Walkthrough
Schedule I

The Riddle of the Sphinx — Schedule I Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for 'The Riddle of the Sphinx' quest in Schedule I, covering character creation, starting the game, renting a motel room, buying equipment, planting seeds, and packaging.

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Complete walkthrough for 'The Riddle of the Sphinx' quest in Schedule I, covering character creation, starting the game, renting a motel room, buying equipment, planting seeds, and packaging.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Character Creation: After the intro cutscene, customize your character. This choice is permanent for your save file, but appearance can be changed in game files or later at shops.
  2. 2
    Starting the Game: You spawn at the bus station. Receive the 'Getting Started' quest. Open your phone ('Tab'), read messages from 'Unknown', and go to the payphone to meet 'Uncle Nelson'.
  3. 3
    Fetch Stash: Uncle Nelson instructs you to find his stash near the skatepark, on a ledge leading to the motel. Collect $375.
  4. 4
    Renting a Motel Room: Speak to the motel manager, Donna. The quest changes to 'Rent a motel room'. After dialogue, you can pickpocket Donna to steal back the $75 room cost. Enter room 1 to complete the quest objective. Return to the payphone to speak with Uncle Nelson again.
  5. 5
    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).
  6. 6
    Hardware Store Tasks: Deposit your cash at the ATM (use 'MAX' for safety). Purchase a grow tent, soil bag, and watering can. It's recommended to also buy 'Plant Trimmers', a 'Packaging Station', and 10 'Baggies'. Optionally, buy a trash grabber and a 'Trash bag' to manage trash.
  7. 7
    Speed Grow: If you tell Dan at the hardware store you're a drug dealer, he may gift you 'Speed Grow', which speeds up plant growth.
  8. 8
    Setting Up the Grow Tent: Return to your motel room. Place the grow tent and fill it with soil using the 'E' key.
  9. 9
    Ordering Seeds: Talk to Uncle Nelson again to meet Albert Hoover. Open your phone messages and select 'I need to order a dead drop' to order seeds. Purchase one 'OG Kush' seed. Orders are delivered to a highlighted 'dead drop' location. Pay off your tab by placing cash in the dead drop behind the hardware store.
  10. 10
    Planting and Watering: Pick up the seed and sow it in the grow tent by pressing 'E'. Fill your watering can at the sink and water the plant. Sleeping after watering helps plants grow faster and conserves water.
  11. 11
    Harvesting: Once the plant is fully grown, use the 'Plant Trimmers' on the grow tent to harvest the buds.
Tips
  • Speed-runners can open the motel room door and immediately step out to complete the objective quickly.
  • Depositing all cash at the ATM protects it from fines or medical bills if you get caught or die.
  • Holding Shift while grabbing items from storage allows you to collect entire stacks at once.
  • Right-clicking an item and scrolling allows for custom amounts when grabbing from storage.
  • Buying OG Kush is recommended for its versatility in creating better products.
  • Sleeping right after watering plants maximizes growth and prevents water waste.
  • Unpackaging weed is possible by using the output slot in the packaging interface.
  • $375 from Uncle Nelson's stash.
  • Ability to start growing and selling cannabis.

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