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Schedule 1 Launches 'Rival Cartels' Update With Benzies Faction and New Progression

A player vote selected the cartel focus, reflecting the game's community-driven development.

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New Schedule 1 cartel update adds a dangerous rival to the smash-hit crime sim
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Overview

  • Version 0.4.0 is now live following beta testing, introducing the rival Benzies family in Hyland Point.
  • Rival interactions include ambushes, dealer robberies, dead-drop theft, and optional truces that enable cartel-player deals.
  • A new cartel influence system now locks regions until influence is reduced, with graffiti tagging used to lower influence and gain XP.
  • Finishing the Benzies storyline unlocks the Hyland Manor property, and the patch adds the Hotbox SUV, a pump shotgun, and new hairstyles.
  • Solo developer TVGS apologized for delays, will avoid promising release dates, plans to hire staff, and rolled out quality-of-life features such as automatic save backups alongside numerous tweaks and fixes.