PackRat

PackRat

A Schedule One mod that gives every player a persistent, tiered backpack — extra storage that grows alongside your criminal rank.

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Screenshots

Backpack Inventory

Hardware Store / Shop Integration

Tactical Pack Tier Example

Deal Handover UI (Backpack Integration)

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Overview

PackRat adds a backpack to your character that you upgrade by purchasing tiers at the Hardware Store. Once you've reached the required rank for a tier, you buy it with account funds and receive a backpack item in your inventory. Select that item in your hotbar and press B to consume it, apply the tier to your backpack, and open the backpack. Your backpack contents are saved with your game, visible at shops when you're ready to sell, and — for the bigger bags — something the cops will want to check when they stop you.

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Tier Progression

Backpack tiers are purchased at the Hardware Store (not automatic). Each tier appears in the store once you've reached its required rank. Buy the tier with account funds, then select the backpack item in your hotbar and press B to apply it and open the backpack.

| Tier | Name | Slots | Can Buy At | Police Search | |------|------------------|:-----:|--------------|:-------------:| | 1 | Rucksack | 8 | Hoodlum I | No | | 2 | Small Pack | 16 | Peddler I | No | | 3 | Duffel Bag | 24 | Hustler I | Yes | | 4 | Tactical Pack | 32 | Enforcer I | Yes | | 5 | Hiking Backpack | 40 | Block Boss I | Yes |

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Features

Extra Storage

Open your backpack at any time with the toggle key (default: B). Your backpack is separate from your hotbar and inventory, giving you dedicated space for stockpiling product, supplies, or anything else you need to haul around.

Backpack Browser and Organization

The backpack browser is built for large, paged bags. Search by item name, quality, category, drug type, base strain, or derived mixed product; filter and sort the visible contents; mark favorite items; and use recent-item history to return to what you just handled. Organize groups contents by type, name, and quality, while Stack consolidates compatible stacks into the earliest available slots.

Settings and Appearance

Use the in-game settings cog to configure per-view position and scale, keyboard navigation, themes, a custom primary color, smart routing, and the optional product-metrics drawer. Settings are mirrored to UserData/PackRat.cfg and apply live while the backpack is open.

Hardware Store Tiers

Backpack tiers are bought at the Hardware Store (both locations). Once you've reached the required rank for a tier, it appears in the store; purchase it with account funds (not cash). You receive a backpack item in your inventory. Select that item in your hotbar and press B to consume it, apply the tier to your backpack, and open the backpack. Each tier brings more slots; the game logs the upgrade when you use the item.

Persistent Contents

Everything in your backpack is saved to disk when you save your game. Load back in and it's all still there.

Shop Integration

When visiting a shop to sell, your backpack slots appear alongside your hotbar items. You can sell directly out of the backpack without shuffling things into your inventory first.

Deal Handover Integration

During deal handovers, the backpack browser appears alongside the deal UI so you can move required items directly from your bag. Required products are highlighted, and the Auto-Fill Deal control can fill matching deal slots from the available sources. If your last driven vehicle is within 20 meters (the same condition the base game uses for vehicle storage access), a vehicle/backpack source toggle appears in the browser header.

Storage Transfers and Smart Routing

Storage containers include bulk-move controls for selected product/category groups in either direction between the container and backpack. Marijuana strain selections include their derived mixed products. Smart routing can also direct products, seeds, mixers, and reagents into the backpack during supported quick-move actions.

Product Metrics

An optional expandable metrics drawer lists product quantities, values, and active-order quantities for matching strains. Choose which metrics appear from the in-game backpack settings.

Cart-Aware Purchasing

When buying from a shop, the purchase warning accounts for your backpack space. If your hotbar is full but the backpack has room, the game will let you know items will spill into it rather than falsely warning you that everything won't fit.

Police Body Searches

Carrying a Duffel Bag or larger makes you a more suspicious target. If police stop and search you while you're rocking a tier 3, 4, or 5 bag, they'll ask to check the backpack too. Anything illegal inside — unpackaged product, contraband — will count against you.

> Tip: The Rucksack and Small Pack fly under the radar. If you're moving small amounts and don't want the extra scrutiny, stay at Peddler rank or consider what you're carrying. > Config: Set EnableSearch = false in UserData/PackRat.cfg if you want to disable backpack police searches entirely.

Multiplayer Support