Following a period of beta testing, the significant `Rival Cartels` update for Schedule 1 has officially launched. This update brings a new level of challenge with the introduction of the formidable Benzies family from Hyland Point, alongside exciting additions like a new purchasable property and vehicle.
Schedule 1, a popular game where players establish and expand a drug-dealing empire, receives fresh challenges and opportunities with this update. The Benzies family emerges as a rival once players secure a certain number of customers in Westville. Their presence brings new threats, including ambushes, theft, dealer robberies, and customer poaching. However, players can also negotiate a truce with the Benzies to unlock exclusive cartel-player deals.
Upon successfully completing the Benzies family storyline, players gain access to the new Hyland Manor property. A new graffiti system is also introduced, allowing players to spray graffiti to decrease cartel influence and earn experience points. Managing cartel influence is crucial, as high influence levels in certain map areas will restrict access, requiring players to reduce it to unlock new regions.
Beyond properties and mechanics, the update expands customization and gameplay with new items like the `Hotbox` vehicle, a pump shotgun, and various new hairstyles for player characters.
Despite its considerable success, Schedule 1 is developed by a single individual under the name Tyler`s Video Game Studio (TVGS). The developer, Tyler, has issued an apology for delays in recent updates, stating in a recent Steam announcement that future updates will no longer have specified release dates. Tyler also expressed aspirations to expand operations by securing office space and hiring full-time developers for Schedule 1 in the near future.
For a comprehensive list of all changes, review the detailed patch notes below:
Schedule 1 v0.4.0 Patch Notes
Additions
- Introduced the Benzies family, a formidable rival cartel based in Hyland Point. Players will encounter them after gaining several customers in Westville. Interactions include:
- Cartel-player deals (available only during a truce)
- Ambushes
- Robbery of dealers
- Theft from dead drops
- Cartel-customer engagements
- New purchasable property: Hyland Manor. This property becomes available only after the Benzies family storyline is fully completed.
- New vehicle: `Hotbox`.
- Graffiti system implemented. Spraying graffiti on surfaces across the map helps reduce cartel influence and awards XP.
- Spray paint item added. Available for purchase at Gas Mart, with one can becoming available per rank-up.
- Graffiti cleaner introduced, allowing removal of graffiti from surfaces.
- Pump shotgun added.
- Shotgun shells added.
- New hairstyle: `close buzzcut`.
- New hairstyle: `Tony`.
- New hairstyle: `long slicked back`.
- New command: `setgravitymultiplier`.
- New command: `setregionunlocked`.
- New command: `forcesleep`.
- Automatic save game backup feature included. Upon loading a save file for the first time on a new game version, a backup is automatically created. This feature is enabled by default and can be toggled off in Settings -> Other.
- Additional loading screen hints incorporated.
- `Urban Artist` achievement added.
- `Finishing the Job` achievement added.
Tweaks/Improvements
- Region unlocking mechanics revised. Each region now features a `cartel influence` level that must be reduced to a specific threshold before progression to the next area is possible.
- Stan`s weapon selling interaction now utilizes a shop interface, replacing the previous dialogue-based system.
- Multiplayer now allows players to view dialogue between other players and NPCs.
- Deals are automatically canceled if the assigned dealer becomes dead or unconscious.
- Unconscious NPCs falling into the ocean are now considered killed.
- Dead or unconscious NPCs can now be pickpocketed.
- Players can now pickpocket police officers.
- Attacking a customer will result in them refusing orders for 72 hours.
- Braking properties of all vehicles adjusted.
- Non-police NPCs are now capable of using ranged weapons.
- Combat AI for police and NPCs improved; they will now occasionally predict target positions rather than just pathing directly.
- Flashlight brightness tweaked.
- JSON pretty-print for trash save files disabled, reducing file size.
- Resell multiplier for all weapons decreased.
- Incremental reloads (for revolvers and shotguns) can now be interrupted by clicking the Left Mouse Button.
- Customers now carry the necessary cash for upcoming deals.
Bug fixes
- Addressed various mislabeling issues within employee tutorial quests.
- Corrected an issue where two light beams were visible when the flashlight was equipped.
- Resolved problems with scuffed NPC ragdoll LODs/culling.
- Missing walls at Hyland Medical have been fixed.
- Third-person recoil animation for the M1911 and Revolver corrected.
- Networth calculator algorithm bug fixed, now correctly factoring in all item quantities.
- Addressed excessive damage to NPCs from vehicle impacts.
- Missing font issues resolved.
- Corrected textured z-fighting on the northern waterfront.
- Fixed a bug where dealer/supplier recommendation dialogue would trigger even after a customer had been served by a dealer.
- Resolved an issue allowing item stock limits to be bypassed with the custom amount selector.
- Missing colliders at the car wash have been fixed.
- Tobias` name misspelling corrected.