Pack Rat

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

SteamNetworkLib is now a requirement to use PackRat

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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.

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 1 - Rucksack: 8 slots, unlocks at Hoodlum I rank. Police search: No.[/]

  []Tier 2 - Small Pack: 16 slots, unlocks at Peddler I rank. Police search: No.[/]

  []Tier 3 - Duffel Bag: 24 slots, unlocks at Hustler I rank. Police search: Yes.[/]

  []Tier 4 - Tactical Pack: 32 slots, unlocks at Enforcer I rank. Police search: Yes.[/]

  []Tier 5 - Hiking Backpack: 40 slots, unlocks at Block Boss I rank. Police search: Yes.[/]

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  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.

  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.

  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.

  Multiplayer Support

  In a multiplayer session, the host's configuration is automatically pushed to all clients when they join. Everyone plays by the host's rules — unlock ranks, slot counts, and all. Clients don't need to touch their own config files.

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  []Open / close backpack -

  B. When the backpack is already unlocked.[/]

  [*]Use backpack item (apply tier) -

  B. When a backpack tier item is in your ho