Your game server will come with the following, instantly available features:
Hyland Point as the game draws it, with what your crew owns and where everyone is while they play.
Send one link. Your friends get the files that match your server, a Windows installer and your address.
Choose who can join. Only the players on your list get in.
Already playing co-op? Upload your save and carry on. You can go back to an earlier save any time.
See who is playing, kick or ban from the player list, and choose your operators and admins.
Joins, leaves and saves with their times, and a Discord message when someone joins or your server stops answering.
Switch locations any time. DDoS protection available.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees, and more.
This free Schedule I server setup guide walks you through creating a dedicated Schedule I server the fast way (with SurvivalServers) and the DIY way (self-hosted on your own hardware).
Hosting your Schedule I server with us is effortless:
Running a Schedule I dedicated server yourself takes quite a bit more setup:
System Requirements
38465) plus the Steam query UDP portInstallation
3164500) on the public/default branch. The game is not licensed for anonymous SteamCMD pulls — you will need a Steam account that owns Schedule I.Mods\ folder that turns the game into a headless dedicated server.steam_appid.txt next to Schedule I.exe with 3164500 inside it.UserData/server_config.toml for hostname, max players and auto-save interval. Save data lives in UserData/DedicatedServerSave/."Schedule I.exe" --batchmode --nographics --dedicated-server -logFile -Picking Mods
Mods\), not Steam Workshop content. Browse community mods on Thunderstore or the modding community Discord.Mods\ alongside the DedicatedServerMod — MelonLoader auto-loads all DLLs in that folder on boot.Why Wait? Use SurvivalServers Instead
Our Schedule I dedicated servers support up to 20 players. The base game's built-in lobbies are capped at 4 players, but dedicated servers run the community-built DedicatedServerMod on the normal Steam branch, which lifts that cap. Players can connect directly to the IP and port shown in the control panel.
Turn on your invite link in the control panel and send it to your crew. The page it opens gives each player the files that match your server, a Windows installer that puts them in the game folder, and your server's address. They start Schedule I from Steam, press Servers, then Direct Connect, and type in the address. Your server runs 24/7, so you and your crew can drop in any time without anyone having to "host" the session.
Yes. Schedule I uses MelonLoader for modding, and our dedicated servers ship with MelonLoader plus the community DedicatedServerMod pre-installed. You can drop additional server-side mods into the Mods folder using the in-panel File Manager or FTP, then restart the server to load them. Players should use the matching S1DS client package, and any additional player-facing mods need to match your server policy.
Yes. Your control panel lets you change the server name, pause behavior, auto-save interval and triggers and mod-verification policy, and choose your operators, admins and banned players by Steam ID. Changes to those lists reach a running server right away, so you can add an admin or ban someone while your crew is playing.
Yes. Turn on Invited players only in the control panel and add your friends' Steam IDs. Only the players on that list can join.
Schedule I is a PC game on Steam for Windows. Everyone in your crew plays the Steam version and joins the same dedicated server. Multiplayer is online only, so a dedicated server is the most reliable way to keep a persistent session running for your group.
Yes. Zip your save folder, upload it in the control panel, and it becomes your server's world. A copy of the world you had is kept first, and your backups are listed beside it, so you can always go back.
Yes, and it is free. Our Schedule I mixing calculator shows the mixes that pay most with each special customer group, with the ingredients in order, the effects and the profit.
Schedule I is a multiplayer crime simulation set in the grungy city of Hyland Point. You start as a small-time dope pusher and work your way up to drug kingpin, manufacturing and distributing product, buying properties and businesses, and hiring employees to scale your operation. Hosting your own server is the cleanest way to keep a persistent empire going with your crew.