update · August 27, 2025
Schedule I Update v0.4.0 Introduces Rival Benzies Cartel
Schedule I update v0.4.0 adds the Benzies rival cartel, a new Hyland Manor property, graffiti mechanics, and the pump shotgun. The patch also updates region progression, police behavior, and economy balancing.
Schedule I version v0.4.0 introduces a major criminal competitor to Hyland Point alongside extensive systemic overhauls. The update adds the Benzies family, brand new weapons, customizable graffiti, and critical economy adjustments.
Cartels and Region Progression
Unlocking customers in Westville triggers encounters with the Benzies family, a powerful rival cartel. Interactions include ambushes, dealer robberies, dead drop thefts, and cartels dealing with customers during truces. Regional progression now relies on a cartel influence system requiring players to lower local influence before advancing. Clearing graffiti with spray cleaner or spraying new graffiti reduces cartel influence and grants XP.
Weapons, Items, and Properties
Players can purchase the Hyland Manor property after completing the Benzies family storyline. New hardware includes the pump shotgun, shotgun shells, and spray paint cans from the Gas Mart. Stan now operates via a shop interface instead of dialogue, weapon resell multipliers are reduced, and players can interrupt revolver and shotgun reloads with a left mouse click.
AI and Gameplay Tweaks
Non-police NPCs can now use ranged weapons, and police or combat NPCs occasionally predict target positions instead of direct pathing. Pickpocketing is expanded to include police and unconscious or dead NPCs. Unconscious NPCs dropping into the ocean are killed, vehicle impacts deal less damage to NPCs, and attacking a customer halts their orders for 72 hours.
Why this patch matters
Version v0.4.0 fundamentally alters the game's flow by adding aggressive cartel pressure, region control requirements, and much-needed quality-of-life adjustments.