Production Chains

21 production chains — Complete manufacturing guide for every drug production path in Drug Dealer Simulator 2.

Data sourced from game files (prodchains.json). All 21 chains verified against current game build.

🌿 Cannabis & Weed (5 chains)

Indica (from Seed) — 2 Steps

The fastest indica path. Plant seeds directly in a grow box, then dry the harvested flowers.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Seed Potting	Planting indica seeds	Indica Flower	Grow Box
2	Drying	Drying indica flowers	Indica Weed	Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer · Large Drying Rack

Indica (from Seedling) — 3 Steps

Longer path using plant boxes to grow seedlings first, then transplant to pots before drying.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Seed Potting	Planting indica seed	Indica Seedling	Plant Box
2	Seedling Potting	Planting seedlings	Indica Flower	Plant Pot
3	Drying	Drying flowers	Indica Weed	Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer · Large Drying Rack

Sativa (from Seed) — 2 Steps

Direct sativa grow using an outdoor plant box. Plant, harvest, dry.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Seed Potting	Planting sativa seeds	Sativa Flower	Outdoor Plant Box
2	Drying	Drying sativa flowers	Sativa Weed	Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer · Large Drying Rack

Sativa (from Seedling) — 3 Steps

Longer sativa path through seedling stage, then transplant to outdoor plant box before drying.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Seed Potting	Planting sativa seed	Sativa Seedling	Plant Box
2	Seedling Potting	Planting seedlings	Sativa Flower	Outdoor Plant Box
3	Drying	Drying flowers	Sativa Weed	Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer · Large Drying Rack

Hashish — 3 Steps

Process dried cannabis flowers into hashish through grinding, shaping, and heat treatment.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Grinding	Grinding cannabis flowers	Cannabis Powder	Mortar · Coffee Grinder · Microfine Grinder · Analytical Grinder
2	Processing	Processing powder into lump	Cannabis Lump	DIY Crafting Table
3	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treating lumps	Hashish	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

❄️ Cocaine & Crack (2 chains)

Cocaine — 4 Steps

Full cocaine production from coca leaves. Requires fertilizer, gasoline, and base as reagents across multiple processing stages.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Mixing	Mixing water with fertilizer	Liquid Fertilizer	Bucket Mixer · Barrel Mixer · Kitchen Mixer · Lab Mixer
2	Soaking	Soaking coca leaves with liquid fertilizer and gasoline	Soft Coca Leaves	Homemade Vat · Lab Vat
3	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Neutralizing coca leaves with base and heat	Cocaine Paste	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
4	Drying	Drying cocaine paste	Cocaine	Drying Rack · Lab Oven · Drying Table · Lab Tray Dryer

Crack — 2 Steps

Convert finished cocaine into crack with water and base. Quick two-step process if you already have cocaine.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Mixing	Mixing cocaine with water and base	Crack Lump	Kitchen Stove · Bucket Mixer · Barrel Mixer · Kitchen Mixer · Lab Mixer
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treating crack lump	Crack	Kitchen Stove

💎 Methamphetamine (3 chains)

Meth (Standard) — 3 Steps

Standard meth cook starting from purchased ephedrine. Cool treatment, heat treatment, then dry.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Thermal Treatment (Cool)	Cool treatment of ephedrine with base	Ephedrine Compound	Water Bath · Ice Bath
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of ephedrine compound with acid	Meth Compound	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
3	Drying	Drying meth compound	Methamphetamine	Drying Rack · Lab Oven · Drying Table · Lab Tray Dryer

Meth (from Extraction) — 4 Steps

Extended meth chain starting from raw extraction of ephedrine from cough medicine or yew branches. Cheaper inputs but requires extraction equipment.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Extraction	Extract ephedrine from cough medicine or yew branches	Ephedrine	Chemistry Table · Centrifuge · Orbital Shaker
2	Thermal Treatment (Cool)	Cool treatment of ephedrine with base	Ephedrine Compound	Water Bath · Ice Bath
3	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of ephedrine compound with acid	Meth Compound	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
4	Drying	Drying meth compound	Methamphetamine	Drying Rack · Lab Oven · Drying Table · Lab Tray Dryer

"Smurf Dope" — Blue Meth — 2 Steps

Premium blue meth cooked from methylamine. Short chain, but methylamine is expensive and hard to source.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of methylamine with base	Blue Meth Compound	Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
2	Drying	Drying blue meth compound	Blue Meth	Drying Rack · Lab Oven · Drying Table · Lab Tray Dryer

⚡ Amphetamine (2 chains)

Amphetamine (Standard) — 2 Steps

Standard amphetamine production from purchased phenylethylamine. Soak with acid and ethanol, then heat treat.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Soaking	Soaking phenylethylamine with acid and ethanol	Amphetamine Salts	Kitchen Stove · Fermentation Vat · Homemade Vat · Lab Vat
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Processing amph salts with heat	Amphetamine	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Amphetamine (from Extraction) — 3 Steps

Extended amphetamine chain starting from cocoa or chocolate extraction. Cheaper raw materials but requires a chemistry table or centrifuge.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Extraction	Extract phenylethylamine from cocoa or chocolate	Phenylethylamine	Chemistry Table · Centrifuge · Orbital Shaker
2	Soaking	Soaking phenylethylamine with acid and ethanol	Amphetamine Salts	Kitchen Stove · Fermentation Vat · Homemade Vat · Lab Vat
3	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Processing amph salts with heat	Amphetamine	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

💉 Opium & Morphine (3 chains)

Opium (from Poppy Heads) — 2 Steps

Extract and reduce poppy milk from harvested poppy heads into raw opium.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Extraction	Extract poppy milk from poppy heads	Poppy Milk	Kitchen Stove · Chemistry Table · Centrifuge · Orbital Shaker
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Boiling and reducing poppy milk	Opium	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Poppy Heads → Poppy Milk → Opium

Opium (from Poppy Seeds) — 2 Steps

An alternative opium route starting from poppy seeds instead of harvested heads.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Boiling poppy seeds	Poppy Milk	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Boiling and reducing poppy milk	Opium	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Poppy Seeds → Poppy Milk → Opium

Morphine — 4 Steps

A complex four-step refinement process converting raw opium into pure morphine through multiple chemical treatments.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Mixing	Mixing and binding opium lumps with methanol	Opium Compound	Kitchen Mixer · Lab Mixer
2	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of opium compound with acetic acid	Morphine Residue	Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
3	Mixing	Mixing morphine residue with ammonia	Morphine Lump	Kitchen Mixer · Lab Mixer
4	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of morphine lump with water and ethanol	Morphine	Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Opium → Opium Compound → Morphine Residue → Morphine Lump → Morphine

🌈 LSD (3 chains)

LSD (Standard) — 3 Steps

The standard LSD synthesis starting from purchased ergotamine. Requires soaking, cooling, and heat treatment.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Soaking	Soaking ergotamine with base and ethanol	Ergotamine Salts	Fermentation Vat · Homemade Vat · Lab Vat
2	Thermal Treatment (Cool)	Cool treatment of ergotamine salts with acid	LSD Paste	Water Bath · Ice Bath
3	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of LSD paste	LSD	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Ergotamine → Ergotamine Salts → LSD Paste → LSD

LSD (from Extraction) — 4 Steps

Extended LSD chain starting from morning glory seeds or ergot rye, requiring an extra extraction step to obtain ergotamine first.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Extraction	Obtaining ergotamine through extraction	Ergotamine	Chemistry Table · Centrifuge · Orbital Shaker
2	Soaking	Soaking ergotamine with base and ethanol	Ergotamine Salts	Fermentation Vat · Homemade Vat · Lab Vat
3	Thermal Treatment (Cool)	Cool treatment of ergotamine salts with acid	LSD Paste	Water Bath · Ice Bath
4	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treatment of LSD paste	LSD	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath

Morning Glory / Ergot Rye → Ergotamine → Ergotamine Salts → LSD Paste → LSD

LSD Tab — 1 Step

Simple finishing step to create sellable LSD tabs by soaking blotter paper in liquid LSD.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Soaking	Soaking blotter paper with LSD	LSD Tab	DIY Crafting Table

LSD + Blotter Paper → LSD Tab

🍄 Shrooms (3 chains)

Shrooms (Quick Dry) — 1 Step

The fastest shroom chain — simply dry clean psilocybin mushrooms. Best for when you have a reliable source of clean mushrooms.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Drying	Drying psilocybin mushrooms	Dried Shrooms	Drying Rack · Large Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer

Psilocybin Mushrooms → Dried Shrooms

Shrooms (Clean & Dry) — 2 Steps

Clean dirty mushrooms with heat treatment before drying. Required when working with foraged or unpurified mushrooms.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Thermal Treatment (Heat)	Heat treating dirty mushrooms	Clean Mushrooms	Kitchen Stove · Cooker · Autoclave · Water Bath
2	Drying	Drying clean mushrooms	Dried Shrooms	Drying Rack · Large Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer

Dirty Mushrooms → Clean Mushrooms → Dried Shrooms

Shrooms (from Spores) — 3 Steps

Full self-sustaining shroom chain: extract spores from existing mushrooms, grow new ones, then dry the harvest.

Step	Process	Description	Product	Equipment
1	Extraction	Extract shroom spores from mushrooms	Shroom Spores	Chemistry Table · Centrifuge · Orbital Shaker
2	Shroom Potting	Planting spores to grow mushrooms	Psilocybin Mushrooms (dirty)	Plastic Box
3	Drying	Drying mushrooms	Dried Shrooms	Drying Rack · Large Drying Rack · Hybrid Dryer

Psilocybin Mushrooms → Spores → Dirty Mushrooms → Dried Shrooms

🔧 Equipment Quick Reference (11 categories)

Equipment is grouped by processing step type. Higher-tier equipment generally offers faster processing or larger batch sizes.

Process Type	Equipment (Basic → Advanced)
Growing (Indoor)	Plant Box → Grow Box → Plant Pot
Growing (Outdoor)	Outdoor Plant Box
Growing (Shrooms)	Plastic Box
Drying	Drying Rack → Large Drying Rack → Hybrid Dryer → Lab Oven → Drying Table → Lab Tray Dryer
Heating	Kitchen Stove → Cooker → Autoclave → Water Bath
Cooling	Water Bath → Ice Bath
Mixing	Bucket Mixer → Barrel Mixer → Kitchen Mixer → Lab Mixer
Soaking	Fermentation Vat → Homemade Vat → Lab Vat
Extraction	Chemistry Table → Centrifuge → Orbital Shaker
Grinding	Mortar → Coffee Grinder → Microfine Grinder → Analytical Grinder
Crafting	DIY Crafting Table