Labs & Production

Labs in Drug Dealer Simulator 1 are drug production stations defined by the LabTypeDatabase. There are 6 lab types — one per drug family — each with its own build cost, production time, and per-batch output. Weed growing is a separate system based on plants and a growthPercent counter, not a "lab".

Datamined & Verified: All values on this page come directly from LabTypeDatabase, EquipmentDatabase, ItemDatabase, and BalanceFlags. Equipment IDs use the real EQ- prefix — not the fake EQUIP- prefix seen in older wikis.

Lab Types

One per drug family

Fastest Lab

Ecstasy (900s)

15 min per batch, 60g

Highest Output

Cocaine (160g)

Per 2000s batch

First Lab Discount

75% off

FIRST-LABS-COST-PERCENT = 0.25

🧪 The 6 Lab Types

Each row below is one entry in LabTypeDatabase. Base Cost is the flat lab construction cost. Cost/Gram is the per-gram production cost on top of base. Time is the full-batch production time in seconds (real-time). Quantity is the gram output per finished batch.

Lab ID	Produces	Time (s)	Output (g)	Base Cost	Cost/g	Total/Batch
`LAB-MARIHUANA`	Marijuana	5000	550 g	$1,800	$5	$4,550
`LAB-AMP`	Amphetamine	1200	100 g	$2,700	$6	$3,300
`LAB-ECSTASY`	Ecstasy	900	60 g	$2,200	$6	$2,560
`LAB-METH`	Meth	1000	80 g	$3,500	$8	$4,140
`LAB-OPIOIDS`	Heroin	1400	120 g	$4,800	$16	$6,720
`LAB-COCAINE`	Cocaine	2000	160 g	$5,200	$23	$8,880

Lab Tier Comparison

Volume Tier — Weed & Amp

LAB-MARIHUANA outputs 550g per batch — the largest single batch in the game — but takes 5000 seconds (~83 minutes). LAB-AMP is the easiest entry point: $2,700 base, 100g, 20 minutes. Both use cheap per-gram rates ($5–$6).

Mid Tier — Ecstasy & Meth

LAB-ECSTASY is the fastest in the game (900s for 60g). LAB-METH sits at 1000s for 80g but with a steeper $8/g production cost. Together they fill the level 6–10 production range while you build toward late-game.

High Tier — Opioids

LAB-OPIOIDS produces 120g of heroin per 1400s at $16/g. Total batch cost $6,720 — second-most-expensive lab in the game, but heroin sells for $35 average so margins are strong if you have the upfront capital.

Endgame Tier — Cocaine

LAB-COCAINE is the largest single-batch producer at 160g per 2000s, but each batch costs $8,880. Cocaine sells at $45 average — the highest single-unit price in DDS1. Reserve this lab for after laundering capacity is built up.

💵 Build Costs & Conversion Costs

Lab build costs and ongoing conversion costs are controlled by global BalanceFlags entries. The two most important ones are often misreported in older wiki pages — pay attention to the formulas below.

Flag	Value	Effect
`FIRST-LABS-COST-PERCENT`	0.25	First lab costs 25% of base (i.e. 75% off). Older wikis invert this — don't trust them.
`LAB-CONVERT-COST-PERCENT`	0.50	Conversion run costs 50% of finished drug value
`LAB-REMOVE-RETURN-PERCENT`	0.50	Removing a lab returns 50% of its build cost
`LAB-GLOBAL-SPEED-MULTIPLIER`	1.00	Lab processing speed scalar (vanilla = 1.00×)
`LAB-GLOBAL-QUAN-MULTIPLIER`	1.00	Lab output quantity scalar (vanilla = 1.00×)

First-Lab Bargain

FIRST-LABS-COST-PERCENT = 0.25 means your first lab of each type costs only 25% of its base cost. Example for LAB-AMP:

Normal cost: $2,700
First-lab cost: $675 (75% off)

👨‍🔬 Lab Crew

Lab crew members are separate from regular dealers — countMaxDealers() explicitly excludes ClientsLabCrew[i] from the per-area dealer cap. Crew speed up lab production and gain XP per gram processed.

Flag	Value	Effect
`LAB-CREW-TRAIN-COST`	$1,000	Cost to train a single lab crew member
`LABCREW-XP-PER-GRAM`	2.00	XP per gram processed
`LABCREW-MAX-LEVEL-BONUS`	0.30	Up to +30% production bonus at max crew level

🧪 Lab Equipment

Equipment IDs from EquipmentDatabase. All use the EQ- prefix (never EQUIP-). Mixing equipment and containers are the placeable items you put on workstations.

Mixing Equipment

Equipment ID	Tier	Purpose
`EQ-MIXING-TRAY`	Starter	Basic mixing surface
`EQ-SIMPLE-MORTAR`	Starter	Manual grinding
`EQ-COFFEE-MILL`	Mid	Electric grinding
`EQ-SMALL-ELECTRIC-MIXER`	Mid	Electric mixing (small batches)
`EQ-LARGE-LAB-MIXER`	Late	Industrial mixing for high-volume runs
`EQ-LARGE-FLASK`	Late	Chemical flask for solvent reactions
`EQ-CRYSTALLIZER`	Endgame	Crystal production (American spelling per game data)
`EQ-PILLMAKER`	Endgame	Pill pressing for ecstasy / pharmaceuticals

Storage Containers

Container ID	Purpose
`EQ-SMALL-JAR`	Small jar storage
`EQ-MEDIUM-JAR`	Medium jar storage
`EQ-LARGE-JAR`	Large jar storage
`EQ-LARGE-CONTAINER`	Metal container (bulk holding)

❌ Equipment That Does NOT Exist:

"Hand Mixer" — not in EquipmentDatabase
"Medium Bowl" — not a real item
Anything with an EQUIP- prefix — the real prefix is EQ-

🌿 Weed Growing

Weed growing is separate from the LabType system. Per the decompiled checkWeedStatus() function, each plant has a growthPercent counter that ticks while indoors. The game does not use real-world "days" — growth is a continuous percentage value.

Growth Function (decompiled)

function checkWeedStatus():

  filterCount = overlapping weedProductionFilter_C count

  for each indoor weedPlantBP_C:

    plantCount++

    totalGrowth += plant.growthPercent

  filterRatio = filterCount / totalGrowth

  weedGrowthRatio = totalGrowth

filterRatio is filters per growth — higher = safer from DEA detection. More air filters per plant means lower DEA observation risk.

Weed-Specific Furniture (3 items)

Furniture ID	Purpose
`FURNITURE-FLOWER-POT`	The planting pot — required to grow each plant
`FURNITURE-UV-LAMP`	UV grow light (required for indoor growth)
`FURNITURE-AIR-FILTER`	Reduces DEA detection (feeds `filterRatio`)

Weed Seeds (8 strains)

All seeds in ItemDatabase: Size=0.1, Weight=0.001, MaxStack=10, CanStack=false. Buy from the Seed Seller (SHOP-WEED-SEED).

Seed ID	Type
`ITEM-SEED-AK420`	Outdoor
`ITEM-SEED-DUBAI`	Outdoor
`ITEM-SEED-SKYSCRAPPER`	Outdoor
`ITEM-SEED-BRAINFUCK`	Outdoor
`ITEM-SEED-GHETTO-KUSH`	Indoor
`ITEM-SEED-STONER-HAZE`	Indoor
`ITEM-SEED-FIRECRACKER`	Indoor
`ITEM-SEED-BONG-BREAKER`	Indoor

❌ Don't trust "weed grows in X days" timelines. The game's growth system is growthPercent-based, not date-based. Plants tick growth based on conditions (indoor lighting, filter presence, plant count) — not on calendar days. Any wiki claiming exact "Day 3 harvest" numbers is fabricated.

📝 Production Formulas (Reference)

Total cost and time formulas, derived from LabTypeDatabase + BalanceFlags:

totalCost = BaseCost + (CostPerGram × Quantity)

buildCost = baseCost × (isFirstLab ? FIRST-LABS-COST-PERCENT : 1.0)

removeReturn = buildCost × LAB-REMOVE-RETURN-PERCENT

convertCost = drugSaleValue × LAB-CONVERT-COST-PERCENT

productionTime = baseTime / LAB-GLOBAL-SPEED-MULTIPLIER

output = baseQuantity × LAB-GLOBAL-QUAN-MULTIPLIER × (1 + crewLevelBonus)

How It Works

Each lab type produces one drug — pick the lab that matches your target output
The first lab of each type is 75% off (one-time bargain)
Conversion runs cost 50% of the finished drug value — bake this into your margins
Removing a lab returns 50% of its build cost — safe to rebuild in a different hideout
Lab crew don't count toward dealer caps — you can run a full production team without losing dealer slots
Max crew level adds up to +30% production bonus

Datamined from LabTypeDatabase, EquipmentDatabase, ItemDatabase, and BalanceFlags. Weed growth function from decompiled checkWeedStatus(). All values are exact game data.