In the Steam hit Schedule I, players also build relationships with their NPC customers. A gamer now wanted to know what his customers do all day. He discovered why they buy so much from him.
What’s the deal with the NPC? In Schedule I, customers text their vendors almost daily with a new order. Often, this is about quantities that sound concerning even for the dealers. Anyone taking 5–9 units of drugs every day must have quite a hectic day ahead or behind them.
That’s what Reddit user _inferno_44 probably thought as well, who followed his customer Kyle around for a week to learn what his daily routine looks like. Along the way, he also found out why the customer buys so much.
Here you can see the trailer for Schedule I:
A Hard Day’s Work
Why does he buy so much? As the Reddit user found out, NPC Kyle has a hard day at work.
- He arrives at the fast food place Taco Ticklers at 7:00 AM and opens the store
- Then he works until 12:30 PM
- He takes a break at the skate park until 1:30 PM
- Between 1:30 PM and 10:00 PM, he works again at Taco Ticklers
- From 10:00 PM, he is home and sleeps before starting again at Taco Ticklers at 7:00 AM
This routine is what the NPC goes through every day, 7 days a week. The NPC works 14 hours a day and 98 hours per week. With such high working hours, it makes sense to players on Reddit why the NPC orders so many bulk items. Such a stressful double-shift life seems to be bearable in the game only with the help of illegal substances.
The exceedance of the maximum working hours might also be the fault of the player himself. In Schedule I, it is possible to acquire the fast food business to launder money. Kyle then continues to work there, and his working hours remain the same.
Do all NPCs work in Schedule I? No, the Reddit user also followed Kyle’s roommate Austin. He doesn’t have a job but doesn’t just sit at home all day:
- Starting at 7:30 AM, Austin walks to the community center
- He arrives there at 8:30 AM and chats until 10:30 AM
- From 10:30 AM, he sits behind the community center
- At 11:30 AM, he heads over to his roommate Kyle
- At 1:00 PM, he has arrived at Taco Ticklers and has lunch there
- At 1:45 PM, he walks to the arcade, where he plays from 3:00 PM
- Between 6:00 PM and 6:45 PM, Austin drinks in front of the arcade
- Only at 11:00 PM does he go home, where he arrives at midnight
Even as an apparently unemployed NPC, Austin experiences a varied day.
The fact that the NPCs in Schedule I have such a detailed weekly rhythm is a surprise to players on Reddit.
Many are familiar with such a system only from role-playing games like Kingdom Come Deliverance or Gothic, where NPCs also follow a daily routine and head to the tavern after a hard day. The fact that there is more to the NPCs of Schedule I than initially believed also applies to a dealer who could truthfully be an undercover cop: Players believe one of their most loyal dealers in Schedule 1 is a traitor
