Schedule 1 has completely taken over my life

[Nanno]

Holy shit guys, Schedule 1 has completely taken over my life for the past month and I'm not even mad about it. This game is straight-up digital crack and I'm trying to figure out WHY it's so addictive despite its janky visuals.


Let me break down why I can't stop playing this damn thing:


The dopamine factory is REAL. That buy-mix-sell loop hits different when every little task feels so satisfying. My brain literally lights up every time I nail a recipe or make a big sale. I started with that crappy apartment lab and now I'm running a whole operation, and watching that progression is chef's kiss.


The anxiety from those damn curfew patrols is honestly genius game design. My heart rate literally spikes when I see cops circling while my delivery driver is stuck in traffic. It's not horror-game scary, but that constant low-key stress keeps you locked in.


Just when you think you've mastered it, BOOM - new ingredient, new territory, market crash. The devs perfectly time new content drops right before you get bored. I've lost entire weekends in what felt like minutes.


The economy system in this game is actually deep AF. Unlike most sim games where you just hit a money cap and get bored, Schedule 1 keeps the risk/reward balance going forever. One bad market day can wreck your whole operation if you're not careful.


Don't even get me started on the mixing system. Finding optimal recipes without blowing your stash is a whole meta-game. I've literally created spreadsheets to track this shit. Anyone else using that Schedule 1 Calculator that's floating around? Total game-changer.


Graphics are potato-quality but WHO CARES when the systems are this tight? It's giving me major Rimworld/Factorio vibes where the addiction is in the mechanics, not the pretty colors.


The community is already going nuts with tools and mods. Reminds me of early Stardew days with everyone sharing optimization strats and building on the base game.


So I gotta know:

• What's your go-to recipe for max profits?
• Anyone else play like a paranoid mess with the curfew system?
• Who's got intel on the devs? This came out of nowhere and I need to know their story.

Edit: RIP my sleep schedule

 

[Sanguinary]

I've enjoyed what I have played so far. I messed up twice. First, take the stuff out of the RV before it blows. Second, Money laundering is more important than it seems. I should have invested in that earlier. I don't have nay good recipes. I just shoot for simple right now.

 

[Euphoric]

I saw a trailer or something before it released and I was skeptical but one of my friends gifted it to me and I have already put like 60 hours into that game lol. Its not usual for me to pick up a game and then spend time on it like that. Its fun and addicting imo, I like the art style and soundtrack too. I haven't really tried any mods for it since I've been enjoying it as is.

I've been able to figure out some money making recipes but playing with friends has shown me some other useful recipes. One increases movement speed and another allows low gravity jumps xD which has been a personal favorite and lot of fun to use.

I guess the developer for schedule 1 is just one guy who did most of the work and apparently has been under investigation by the publisher of another game similar to it for copyright infringement.

 

[Ric]

We're currently doing a game in review project for this game in Media.

Would either of you(if you haven't already been contacted) be interested in providing a review?

 

[Sanguinary]

We're currently doing a game in review project for this game in Media.

Would either of you(if you haven't already been contacted) be interested in providing a review?

If you are talking to me, I wouldn't be opposed.

 

[BagleBagel]

If you are talking to me, I wouldn't be opposed.

Not sure if you’ve been interviewed yet but if not I can take care of it you can add me on discord @grainbry and lmk when ur free

 

[soupp]

I love schedule I, it's so addicting and fun and I do not regret purchasing the game in anyway. The developer tyler has some great ideas for the future that'll make the game even more fun which includes better cops (Also including bribery), actually seeing the Cartel thats in town that blew up your RV, shrooms, property raids (meaning cops can raid your house/property if theres too much "heat" coming from it), weather being added, Heroin being added, parkour being added, a police evidence room meaning you can collect your confiscated items back, shooting range being added (Hyland range I assume), Backpacks, better accuracy with the guns, custom packaging and labels for your products, etc. Im so excited to see all of this happen and to see what goes on with the game later on, I'm going to keep playing no matter how many times I restart to get the feeling of originally playing it first.

Also did you know PGR = More quantity
Fertilizer = Premium Quality
and speed grow is kinda shit that only grows them faster?
OH and i didnt know this, but there is a developer console that has cheat commands in it if you wanna dick around with products, effects and items.

Oh and to get heavenly quality, you need to dry out your product (Im pretty sure).

THERES ALSO MODS YOU CAN INSTALL TO SCHEDULE I! (Bigger stacks, better cops, skateboard tricks, etc)