How to meet and interact with the cartel in Schedule 1?

Cartels are now available in Schedule 1 as part of version 0.4.0 (currently only in beta), and you’ll face one of your hardest challenges in the game.

The new cartel system is built with all existing systems, and you’ll find that new areas unlock based on their influence. You’re introduced to the Benzies (aka the cartel) pretty early, so let’s take a look at how to interact with them.

How do you meet with Thomas Benzies in Schedule 1?

As of writing, the process of interacting with the Benzies is pretty buggy. If you’re just starting your new save, you’ll need to unlock a significant number of potential customers in the Westville region. If you’re continuing your main game, chances are that you either have all the areas unlocked or you have all the potential clients available in the Westville region.

If you’re continuing on your main save, you will need to sleep to get your first mail from the Benzies. When you wake up, you’ll get a text from the main man, asking you to meet him. Now here’s where a major bug happens in the beta.

If the request works as intended, you’ll have to reach the Taco Ticklers. This is the exact location where you start a new save, and Thomas will be at the parking lot. He will be sitting in his black-colored SUV, with the window glass rolled down on the side.

He will introduce himself, revealing something interesting about your RV (no spoilers here). He will then make you two offers: accept his truce, or declare war. If you take his truce, there won’t be a war, and you’ll be safe. However, you’ll practically become a dealer to him. You’ll need to supply him with a certain amount of drugs on a timely basis. He openly says that he will pay you less than the market rate.

If you reject his offer, you openly declare war against him. His henchmen will be on your back and try to take down your dealers to upset your empire. However, you’ll have your uncle Benji offering his advice about how to take the Benzies down. If you’re going to become an enemy of the cartel, it will start a separate questline that requires you to topple them once and for all.