Unlocking Dealers in Schedule 1

Schedule 1 places you in the role of a budding entrepreneur navigating the underground economy of Hyland Point. Central to scaling your operations are dealers, who automate sales by handling customer transactions on your behalf. Recruiting them requires strategic progression through ranks, building social networks, and smart investments. This guide details every step to access all six dealers, optimize their performance, and build a thriving passive income stream.

Why Dealers Are Essential for Your Empire

Dealers transform manual street-level dealing into a hands-off business model. Once hired, they manage up to 10 customers each, accepting various product formats like baggies, jars, or bricks, and automatically portioning them as needed. They take a 20% cut of sales, but the time saved allows focus on production, mixing, and expansion. With six dealers, you can delegate up to 60 customers, freeing you for high-value activities.

Early game relies on personal sales for XP and rank-ups, but dealers become vital post-unlock to sustain growth without burnout.

Progression System: Ranks and Region Unlocks

Access to new dealers ties directly to your rank, earned via XP from sales, mixing, and daily activities that accumulate upon sleeping. Ranks unlock progressively larger map regions, each housing one dealer and expanded customer pools.

• Hoodlum: Starts with Northtown (initial dealer access).
• Hustler: Unlocks Westville.
• Enforcer: Opens Downtown.
• Block Boss: Reveals Docks.
• Baron I: Grants Uptown.
• Further ranks expand to the final regions.

Each region introduces unique customers with specific product preferences, crucial for building dealer connections.

Step-by-Step Recruitment Process

Recruitment isn’t automatic upon region unlock. Use your phone’s Contacts app to view relationship trees, spotting potential dealers (marked distinctly) and their connectors.

1. Enter the region: Level up to unlock via rank progression.
2. Acquire initial customers: Offer free samples or match their preferred drug effects and quality standards. Check profiles for favorites like potency or specific strains.
3. Build friendships: Repeated sales at competitive prices shift contacts from neutral (red) to friendly (blue/green). Aim for ‘friendly’ status.
4. Get introduced: Friendly connectors introduce you to the dealer via text or map icon.
5. Hire the dealer: Approach on-map, pay the signing fee, and assign products/customers via the Dealers app.

Patience is key—relationships build over multiple interactions. Free samples accelerate this without profit loss.

All Dealers: Locations, Fees, and Connections

Hyland Point features six distinct regions, each with a dedicated dealer. Below is a comprehensive table summarizing key details.

Fees scale with region prestige, reflecting risk and volume potential. Locations are pinpointed on the in-game map post-introduction.

Optimizing Customer Assignments

Dealers cap at 10 customers each—strategic assignment maximizes ROI. Two playstyles emerge:

• Active Empire Builder: Assign low/medium spenders to dealers (e.g., $50-200 deals). Reserve high-rollers ($500+) for personal handling to gain max XP, negotiate premiums, and unlock perks faster.
• Passive Automator: Fill all slots, including high-spenders, for steady cash flow with minimal intervention. Ideal for production-focused or exploration play.

Pro Tip: Leave 1-2 slots empty per dealer to catch overflow texts for big deals. Match customers to dealers in their region for efficiency.

Product Management and Dealer Efficiency

Stock dealers via the app with bulk items— they’ll subdivide jars/bricks automatically. Focus production on high-demand strains per region:

• Northtown: Basic weed, low-potency.
• Westville: Mid-tier mixes.
• Uptown: Premium, effect-specific.

Monitor sales via phone notifications. Restock frequently to avoid downtime, as empty dealers halt income.

Common Pitfalls and Pro Tips

Avoid these mistakes for smoother expansion:

• Rushing regions: Without connections, new areas yield low sales—build Northtown first.
• Poor pricing: Undercut slightly to befriend, then raise post-friendship.
• Ignoring suppliers: Dealers pair with region suppliers for end-to-end automation.

Tips: Use free samples liberally early-game. Sleep daily for XP banks. Experiment with mixes matching customer prefs for instant friendship boosts.

Advanced Strategies for Maximum Profits

(Expand to 1500+ words with details: Scaling production, multi-dealer logistics, rank grind optimization, etc.)

Once all dealers are online, shift to supplier recruitment—each region has one, mirroring dealer unlocks for automated restocking. Combine with automated greenhouses for true passivity.

For ultra-efficiency, calculate ROI: A fully loaded dealer network at 20% cut still nets thousands daily, scaling with product quality.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many customers can one dealer handle?

Up to 10 as of v0.4.3.

Can I fire a dealer?

No, hires are permanent post-fee.

Do dealers work at night?

Yes, sales continue 24/7.

What’s the fastest way to unlock all regions?

Personal high-roller sales for XP, free samples for connections.

Are there more than six dealers?

Currently six, one per region.