"Schedule I Patch 5 Updates Game to Version 0.3.3f14, Content Update Coming This Weekend"

The indie sensation Schedule I continues to ride the wave of its overnight viral success on Steam, with the release of Patch 5 bringing the drug dealer simulation to version 0.3.3f14. As the top-selling game on the platform, Schedule I has outshone major titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, GTA 5, and Marvel Rivals, thanks to its viral spread across social media, Twitch, and YouTube. In the game, players start as a small-time dealer in the gritty city of Hyland Point and climb the ranks to become a kingpin, managing drug manufacturing and distribution, and expanding their empire through property, businesses, and a workforce.

Developed and published by the Australian indie developer TVGS, known simply as Tyler, the game's explosive launch has been described as "amazing but pretty overwhelming." Tyler expressed his surprise and gratitude on Reddit, stating, "I never expected this kind of response! At the moment I’m just trying to stay focused and get patches out ASAP. Also looking forward to getting started on content updates as soon as all major bugs are patched."

Patch 5 addresses a variety of issues, including employee, multiplayer, and casino bugs, and introduces new pathfinding validity checks to prevent crashes. This update is crucial as it paves the way for the much-anticipated first content update, set to launch this weekend. Tyler has promised sneak peeks of this upcoming update soon.

Schedule I Update 5 version 0.3.3f14 Patch Notes:

Tweaks/Improvements

• Added an active display setting to choose which monitor the game displays on.
• Botanists will now automatically move product from their supplies to drying racks.
• Owned vehicles are now visible on the map app.
• Implemented a few validity checks/failsafes for NPC pathfinding and warping. I think this was one of the primary causes of crashing on certain chipsets (thanks to Chi Chi on Discord for bringing this to my attention).
• Refactored employee item movement behaviour to be a bit smarter.
• Implemented NPC effects culling at a certain distance to improve performance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed non-host clients sometimes not being able to hit/stand in blackjack.
• Fixed a quest UI bug that was sometimes causing infinite loading screens in multiplayer.
• Fixed clipboard selections not reassigning without first manually clearing the existing selection (employee beds, botanist supplies, etc).
• Fixed the dealer sometimes preemptively revealing its hand to non-host players in blackjack.
• Fixed first-person jacket looking janky.
• Fixed 'Master Chef' achievement being rewarded prematurely.
• Fixed some property null references that were causing multiplayer loading/desync issues.
• The drying rack 'dry' button is now non-interactable if the input slot is reserved by an employee.
• Fixed NPC 'stay in building' behaviour sometimes causing errors for non-host players.
• Fixed NPC voiceover emitters sometimes throwing a null reference.

For those eager to delve deeper into Schedule I, IGN's comprehensive guide provides insights into mixing recipes, creating new blends to maximize profit, accessing console commands, and the quickest ways to jump into multiplayer co-op to dominate Hyland Point with friends.