Schedule 1 Developer Answers Your BIGGEST Questions!

About this Video

• Video Title: Schedule 1 Developer Answers Your BIGGEST Questions!
• Channel: 12AM TEA
• Speakers: Tyler (Developer), Community Manager (unspecified name)
• Duration: 00:14:46

Introduction

This video summarizes a Twitch livestream and Q&A with the Schedule 1 game developer, Tyler. The video covers upcoming updates, including the Cartel update, planned features like weather and a difficulty slider, map expansions, and answers to fan questions about the game's future and development process.

Key Takeaways

• Cartel Update (July): The Cartel will be flexible, allowing players to either cooperate or compete with them. This involves interacting with their sales and potentially making wholesale deals.
• Difficulty Slider: A difficulty slider will adjust various aspects of the game, including cartel interactions, day length, police presence, and the economy.
• New Achievements: New achievements will be added with each update, starting with the Cartel update.
• Post-Cartel Updates: Weather (August), including rain, fog, and weather-influenced NPC behavior, will be added. A community vote will follow, choosing between a police update, a shrooms update, and a currently unannounced third option. Winter and snow are also planned. Free Sample updates will include backported features from the full game, such as weather and optimization improvements.
• Map Changes: The post office may allow drug exports. Expansions include an island with an airstrip for international drug shipments, a swamp area, a large northern affluent area, and a new forest area in the southwest. The swamp expansion is slated to come first.
• Business Functionality: Businesses will allow more than just money laundering; players will be able to work at their businesses for extra income. Businesses will also be vulnerable to cartel attacks.
• Vehicle & Customization: An RV and a superyacht may be added later. Car customization will include engine upgrades, wheels, spoilers, and player-designed logos.
• Additional Features: Graffiti using spray paint earned through leveling up will be added before or with the Cartel update. Skate tricks will also be implemented.
• Multiplayer: Lobby size will increase to a maximum of eight players. Dedicated servers are not planned for the foreseeable future.
• Developer Insights: Tyler's biggest development challenge was creating NPC schedules and behaviors. He prioritizes quality over speed, aiming for a full release in 2-3 years. A sequel isn't planned immediately, but he envisions future games with a small team (5-10 people). He's generally positive about modding but is wary of malicious mods. His first created NPC was Kevin from the supermarket. He will be at PAX West.