Chemistry Lab/Potions Table... No potions!

Hey folks, going to close this thread off as it's been inactive for quite some time.

Sometimes it takes a long time to eventually discover a potion. How long did they try? If you tried for one entire sim day than it's some kind of bug I guess. Hope you're able to fix the problem.

Try Selling the Potions table, and the Chemistry lab. When you Buy another Potions table, Make sure the sim has the right skills to use it, If your sim has little skill using the Chemistry set He/she will take a long time to Discover a Potion. If that still dosent work try going to the Nearest Science Lab and Attend some Chemistry classes there until your sim is almost Fully skilled using the Potion lab then reuse the Table again.

I've discovered that it's only vampire sims I'm having this issue with. I turned my girl into a human again, and within two hours she discovered a potion. I had a vampire sim work on it all night and into half the day with nothing happening :/
I've decided to change the girl back into a vampire to see if she can discover more after she's changed, or if humans are really the only ones who can do it.

In order to work in the chemistry set you need to have a high enough logic skill. Also make sure you have no mods that effect work cloths. Sims change into the Sci career work clothing when using the chemistry set. If you have lower logic skill, you have more time of it blowing up in your face. You need at least level 2 before you get the first formula. The first one is usually mood enhancer or the stink juice.

Edit: I almost forgot make sure MoveObjects cheat is off and nothing is hanging above the chemistry set, as there needs to be room on the desk for the beaker, if he can't put it down it won't never work. Also when you ask him to make potion there will be a progress bar let him finish before moving on to something else as each progress bar is a protention discovery of a potion. Also if another sim was working on a potion and quit and there is something left on the work bench like a mystrous flask only those with the proper level will be able to finish it. There should be scrap or finish depending on whether you can work on that potion.

I know this is an old post but I think I may have found a solution? I noticed whenever I put the science lab table in a basement of a house I am way more likely to create potion than have the mixtures blow up on me...I hope this helps someone!