Schedule 1 Botanist Not Working Error: Is There Any Fix?

Are you facing the Botanist not working error in Schedule 1? Read this guide to explore possible solutions for this issue.

Botanists can help you grow plants
Botanists can help you grow plants (Source: TVGS)

Note: This article focuses on Schedule 1 and its content, which is a video game set in a fictional world. Items, recipes, etc, mentioned in the article are exclusively from the game and don’t refer to anything in real life.

As your drug business grows in Schedule 1, you’ll have to delegate some of the more mundane tasks to employees. There are four types of employees in the game: Cleaners, Handlers, Chemists, and Botanists. Each of them has specific tasks they can perform. The Botanist, for instance, helps you grow plants from any seeds and soil you provide to them. They also help harvest the growth and store it as long as you’ve provided a shelf for them.

However, just because they’re supposed to work in a certain way doesn’t mean that they do. There is a Botanist not working error in Schedule 1, which can be quite annoying to encounter. In this guide, we’ll understand what this error is and how you can bypass it.

Botanist Not Working Error in Schedule 1: What Is It?

Manage Botanists to assign pots to them
Manage Botanists to assign pots to them (Source: Quick Tips/Youtube and TVGS)

Some players are facing a bug in the game where their assigned Botanist simply isn’t working as they should. So, you’ll see the botanist just standing around without actually doing anything. This can happen when they have been assigned to a property that has then undergone some change.

Since the Botanists you hire in the game don’t come cheap (costing $200 per day), this can be an annoying bug that you’ll need to address at the earliest. Otherwise, you may lose considerable cash with nothing to show for it.

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How To Fix the Botanist Not Working Error in Schedule 1

A Botanist at work
A Botanist at work (Source: Gamers Heroes/Youtube and TVGS)

To fix the error, you can try two ways, depending on what the issue is in your case.

Possible Fix #1

In some cases, your botanist will just stand there doing nothing if there is something blocking their path. This can be a simple trash can or a table. Make sure you keep their path clear of all such obstructions. Otherwise, they may get stuck and become unable to move or perform their activities.

Possible Fix #2

If the first fix doesn’t work for you. You should save the game and try reloading the save. In many cases, reloading a save can get your Botanist (or any other stuck worker) to start moving around normally. This is an easy way to get around the error and get your Botanist back to functioning normally.

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