Clean The Bugs Chapter 1: The House

Chapter 1 is the first house in Clean The Bugs — the training ground where most players earn New Hire momentum, learn dumps, and unlock the basement Down Under badge line. Finish this map cleanly on Easy before you chase Hard medals or unlock the larger Chapter 2: Next Door job.

New to the game? Skim Getting Started and Controls first, redeem codes on Codes, then return here with Hands ready.

Map overview

The Chapter 1 house is a compact residential layout: entry and living areas, kitchen (high density), bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways with edge spawns, and a basement that hides progress for Down Under. Bugs cling to floors, under furniture, and along baseboards. Trash cans sit on predictable loops — memorize two dump points early so you never cross the whole house empty.

Co-op up to twelve players works, but four coordinated exterminators clear faster than a chaotic twelve for learning routes. Assign floors verbally: one pair kitchen and living, one pair bedrooms and bath, everyone rotates basement when called.

Kitchen clear — Clean The Bugs gameplay

Recommended room order (Easy / Normal)

1. Entry and living room — warm up squish timing, spot first nests, dump once.
2. Kitchen — densest early cluster; clear counters, floors, and appliance gaps. Kitchen footage helps visualize clutter — watch the embedded clear, then copy the sweep pattern.
3. Hall and bathroom — quick pass; do not leave damp-corner stragglers.
4. Bedrooms — under beds and along closets; raise camera.
5. Secondary passes — revisit living and kitchen after upgrades; respawn pressure and missed bugs show here.
6. Basement — deliberate clear for Down Under; bring upgraded tools if possible.
7. Final lap — full-house loop before you call the job done.

This order front-loads money for Tools and upgrades so Vacuum arrives before the basement slog.

Basement and Down Under

The basement is Chapter 1’s signature objective. Expect darker sightlines, tighter corners, and bugs that punish lazy camera work. Unlock or enter when the house flow allows — do not open it mid-kitchen panic unless a teammate is already holding upstairs.

Down Under tracks basement completion style progress. Treat the cellar as its own mini-route: enter, clear perimeter, sweep center, dump trash on the way out, confirm no movement, then seal the chapter with an upstairs lap. Players who “finish” upstairs and forget the basement waste medal runs.

Difficulty climb

Difficulty	Goal
Easy	Learn rooms, earn early badges, practice dumps
Normal	Tighten pathing, buy Vacuum earlier
Hard	Fewer mistakes; medal focus
Pro	Peak challenge; Bare Hands if attempting hands-only Pro

Bare Hands is the Pro-related badge for clearing with hands only — no crutch upgrades. Practice Hands discipline on Easy/Normal before a Pro Bare Hands attempt. Old School is the Chapter 2 Pro badge; do not confuse the two.

Climb one tier at a time. If Hard feels unfair, your issue is usually missed rooms or late upgrades, not raw “skill issue” movement.

Medals, Speed Cleaner, and Gold Standard

Push for cleaner finishes once routes stabilize:

• Gold Standard — earn the gold medal on the clear.
• Speed Cleaner — finish a job in under thirty-two minutes.

Chapter 1 is the best Speed Cleaner practice map because it is smaller than Next Door. Cut dead walking, dump on the path (not as a special trip), and buy Two Hands / Vacuum on the first shop opportunity that does not strand you broke. Leaderboard races need a fixed circuit — write your room order in chat for the party.

Economy during the house clear

Spend on throughput. Hands → Two Hands → Vacuum is the default ladder. Skip novelty buys until the house is under control. Use Jackpot dumps when the UI rewards them; keep cans cycling toward Can Collector habits. Details and Maxed Out notes: Tools and upgrades. Relative ranks: Tier List.

Claim launch gems and assist helper time before a serious medal attempt so the helper covers kitchen plus basement.

Rare spawns on Chapter 1

Keep eyes open for Lucky Find moments and unusual shells even on the starter house. Golden / Midas Roach sightings are rare — call them in chat and do not trample past. Full hunting methodology sits on Rare bugs. Chapter 1 teaches recognition so Chapter 2’s Grandma’s Collection hunt is easier.

Co-op callouts that save minutes

• “Kitchen clear” / “Kitchen needs second pass”
• “Dumping north can”
• “Basement open, need Vacuum”
• “Rare on stairs”
• “Final lap starting living”

Mute clutter if twelve players spam; designate one caller.

Common Chapter 1 failures

• Skipping basement until the end timer anxiety hits.
• Buying nothing, then blaming difficulty.
• Clearing only eye-level bugs and missing under-furniture nests.
• Starting Pro on day one.
• Ignoring trash until inventory is jammed.

Fix the route, then raise difficulty. Badge tracking and roster-style goals continue on Players. After patches, skim Updates for house tweaks.

After you beat the house

1. Repeat on Normal with a stricter timer.
2. Attempt Hard for medal practice.
3. Try Bare Hands Pro only after Hands feel natural.
4. Unlock and study Chapter 2: Next Door for attic routing and five-rare Grandma’s Collection.
5. Browse Scripts only with full awareness of Roblox ToS and account risk — this wiki focuses on legitimate clears.

Chapter 1 mastery is short routes, early Vacuum, and a basement you never forget. Nail that, and Next Door stops feeling enormous.