Trayus Academy

[scott5972]

I just freed my companions and when I talk to everyone except Mandalore the message "you should find a way to open a force cage" appears. What does that mean? I'm confused. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it.

[Hassat Hunter]

Use the nearby console.
Or if you did that; a cutscene should appear immediately after that. Did it?

[Waarlock]

This post is a couple years old now but I encountered the same issue, so for anyone in the future encountering the glitch where you free your companions and they only say the words
"[You should find a way to open a force cage.]"
This happened to me just now because there were enemies in the cell block corridor when I opened the cells. I was using godmode and had been kiting the enemies through the Proving Grounds area because I didn't want to bother killing them all; when I released my companions, they entered combat, and it messed up the scripting of the scene where they're all supposed to run toward your position and Mandalore will start a conversation.
So, if this happens, reload your last save before you opened the cells, and make sure you are not in combat and that there are no enemies nearby before you open the cells!