Learn how to start your game in Schedule I, from character customization and initial quests to renting a motel room and buying essential equipment at the hardware store.
Walkthrough
- 1After the opening cutscene and character customization, you spawn near the bus station.
- 2Open your phone ('Tab') and read the message from 'Unknown' to start the 'Getting Started' quest.
- 3Go to the payphone to meet 'U.N.' (Uncle Nelson), who instructs you to retrieve his stash near the skatepark.
- 4Collect $375 from the dead drop.
- 5Speak to the motel manager, Donna, to rent a room for $75. You can pickpocket her to get the money back.
- 6Enter room 1 to complete the quest objective.
- 7Return to the payphone to speak with Uncle Nelson again, initiating the 'Gearing Up' questline.
- 8Head to the hardware store (marked by a yellow star on the map, or by following the road past your motel).
- 9Deposit your cash at the ATM.
- 10Purchase a grow tent, soil bag, and watering can from Dan at the hardware store. It's also recommended to buy 'Plant Trimmers', 'Packaging Station', and 10 'Baggies'. Consider a trash grabber and trash bag.
- 11If you tell Dan you're a drug dealer, he may gift you 'Speed Grow'.
- 12Return to your motel room, place the grow tent, and fill the pot with soil.
- 13Speak to Uncle Nelson again, who introduces you to Albert Hoover.
- 14Open your phone and select 'I need to order a [dead drop]' to buy 'OG Kush' seeds from Albert.
- 15Retrieve the seed from the delivered dead drop.
- 16Sow the seed in the grow tent by pressing 'E' when prompted.
- 17Fill your watering can at the sink and water the plant.
- 18Sleep to advance plant growth (approx. 45% growth per sleep).
- 19Once the plant is fully grown, use the 'Plant Trimmers' on the grow tent to harvest the buds.
- 20Place the 'Packaging Station' and interact with it to package the buds into baggies.
Tips
- Pickpocketing Donna for the motel room fee provides an early cash boost.
- Depositing cash at the ATM prevents loss from fines or medical bills.
- Holding Shift while grabbing items from storage allows for quick inventory transfer.
- Buying a trash bag is recommended to clear the trash can in your motel room.
- Buying OG Kush seeds is generally more cost-effective for creating higher-quality products later.
- Pay off Albert Hoover's tab by placing cash in the dead drop behind the hardware store.
- Watering plants just before sleeping is efficient as water doesn't deplete overnight, and growth is maximized.
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