How to Fix the Cauldron Bug in Schedule 1
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Note: This guide covers content from Schedule 1, a satirical video game set in a fictional world. All items, recipes, and references are entirely made up and exist only in the game. Please don’t try any of this in real life.
Running a sketchy operation is hard enough without your employees getting stuck mid-cook like they forgot what a cauldron is. If you’ve run into the bug where they toss ingredients in and then just wander off like nothing happened—yeah, you’re not alone.
Here’s how to fix it when your cauldron gets soft-locked and unusable.
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What the Bug Looks Like
Chemist starts using the cauldron
They drop in ingredients
Then… they just stop
The cauldron stays locked, and you can’t interact with it anymore
You might also just generally be unable to access the cauldron.
Fixes That Actually Work (Sometimes)
Quick Fix: Save > Main Menu > Load Back In
Most players say this resets the cauldron.
Save your game
Exit to main menu
Reload your save
Boom—chemists usually snap back to life.
Unassign the Chemist, Then Reassign
Click on your chemist
Unassign them from the role
Save, reload, and assign them again
This clears whatever mental breakdown they were having.
Skateboard Launch Trick
Yes, this is real.
Hop on your skateboard
Launch yourself directly at the stuck chemist
If you hit them right, it can jolt them out of their bugged state and unlock the cauldron
It’s dumb. It works. Welcome to Schedule 1.
What Doesn’t Work
Waiting
Hoping
Yelling louder
Hiring more chemists (they’ll just join the traffic jam)
Final Blurb
If your cauldron breaks mid-cook, don’t panic. Either relog, reassign your chemist, or go full Tony Hawk and body-slam the problem. Until the devs patch this mess properly, you’re gonna have to get creative. Just like your business model.
