Developer References

Learn the basics of starting in Schedule I, including character customization, early quests like 'Getting Started' and 'Gearing Up', and how to manage your inventory and equipment.

This guide covers the initial stages of Schedule I, focusing on developer references for new players. Upon starting, you'll experience a cutscene, customize your character (a choice locked for the save, though file editing is possible), and then spawn near a bus station. You'll receive the 'Getting Started' quest, prompting you to check your phone and meet 'Uncle Nelson' at a payphone. He'll direct you to retrieve $375 from a dead drop near the skatepark.

Next, you'll interact with Donna, the motel manager, to rent a room for $75. You can then pickpocket her to reclaim the money. After entering room 1, Uncle Nelson will contact you again. The 'Gearing Up' quest begins, leading you to the hardware store. Here, you'll deposit cash at an ATM, purchase essential items like a grow tent, soil bag, and watering can. Optional purchases include 'Plant Trimmers', 'Packaging Station', 'Baggies', a trash grabber, and a 'Trash bag'. If you identify as a drug dealer to the store owner, Dan, you may receive 'Speed Grow'.

Back in your motel room, place the grow tent, fill it with soil, and then sow your first 'OG Kush' seed, ordered via a message from Albert Hoover. Water the plant using the watering can filled at the sink. Plants grow approximately 15% per in-game hour. After harvesting with 'Plant Trimmers', use the 'Packaging Station' to package the buds into baggies. Jars can also be purchased at the hardware store for storage.