Decoding FNAF 3: Complete Guide (AGGRESSIVE NIGHTMARE MODE COMPLETE)

This video covers how FNAF 3 works, and how to beat the hardest night, Aggressive nightmare mode. A similar guide on FNAF 4 will be releasing tomorrow.
Video chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Basic Mechanics
4:00 - The Optimal Strategy
5:00 - Where you want to keep Springtrap
6:08 - How to track Springtrap
10:22 - How to deal with phantoms
11:34 - Full run with commentary
19:05 - Outro
Music used (in order):
• Azen Returns
• Return
• FNaF World OST - 14 Pi...
• The Feeling
• Above All
• DOS-88 - Far Away
• Slingshot
outro - • Simpsonwave 1995 but i...
Thank you for watching :)

[@Mr._Tru3]

You were wrong about being wrong lol. You were right the first time about Phantom BB only being able to spawn on 10, 7 and 1, but you didn’t mention that he can also spawn on 9. Those are the only 4 cameras he can spawn on. Also Phantom Chica is on CAM 07, not 06

[@TheBones5]

Thanks again lol, I was replaying the game to get footage and noticed that he spawned on cam 9 and I thought that he could spawn everywhere, luckily it doesn't really matter in this strat

[@lol_bear5]

Already finished tho but I can't beat challenge's on fnaf 4

[@burnmyclothes]

​@@lol_bear5 I'm on night 4, fnaf 4 mobile

[@lol_bear5]

@@burnmyclothes use your headphones lol good luck

[@burnmyclothes]

@@lol_bear5 Yo the thing is, I made it there without headphones lol just phone volume

[@Zarrow1]

Now imagine being Springtrap and couple frames away from killing you. Bell rings 6 am and he goes "Oh nvm, have a good day" and leaves lmao

[@xenai.]

Tomorrow is another day.

[@plus9775]

​@@xenai. Applause for this callback

[@eggman145]

´´Understandable. Have a great day``

[@slenderminion2229]

Someone literally made an animation about that shortly after the game released

[@amsgamingandmusic]

​@@slenderminion2229I think Piemations is at least one of them, if not the one you're talking about :)

[@blukirb]

You missed the strategy where you close the game and uninstall it, gives you a hidden star on the menu

[@arcadeofgames]

fr

[@fryingpanem]

The star goes away if you reinstall

[@blukirb]

@@fryingpanem Damn, I forgot

[@foxprinslife1517]

I tried this but my progress ran away where did it go

[@thetrueredexists]

your progress and that star goes away if you reinstall it

[@Fangamer1254]

Don't forget that Springtrap can't enter to the vents until 1 AM.

[@TheBones5]

True, forgot to mention that

[@Fangamer1254]

@@JayJayPlays607 Yes

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

I didn't know that, not that it will ever be useful to me if I decide to redo the challenge with my strat. But thanks for making me learn something like this!

[@blu_j_1977]

“Oh boy! 1 AM!”

[@Fangamer1254]

@@blu_j_1977 Let's Spring the quard

[@lonewolf4239]

“Do NOT underestimate this man’s speed. He is *CRAZY*.” You said it, brother. Having this man move like the Flash to get to you is insane.

[@bootlegspinjutsu9966]

This man breathes speedblitz

[@lorenzzovidal9189]

He’s a dead corpse rotting inside a iron suit that hasn’t gotten any maintenance in literally 3 decades, but he can still zoom to your office to kill you

[@near5148]

He saves his energy so he can move fast

[@KarlJohnson-fz6lj]

Bro may be a zombie furry rotten corpse in a bunny suit, but he is in the Olympics

[@commandantcarpenter]

14:09 imagine being william peering into the security office and the guard is just playing with the hinged screen for the cameras. not a care in the world, just flipping it back and forth. doesnt even really bother to stop when he sees you. id teleport away in annoyance too. especially when I hear that child's laugh I've heard about 30 times over the course of the week already. this time, for sure.

[@skiller5034]

Ya just gotta look harder, man.

[@anothermiddleschoolburnout8816]

"Michael, wtf are you doing?"

[@jackhumphries1087]

9:43 the pop when springtrap just vanished in front of you was golden

[@bladeknight2302]

Springtrap: *quite literally in the process of jumpscaring you* TheBones5: shut your maw, filthy beast

[@jjjj8644]

After all this comprehensive info he gave, he managed to beat the night with just miliseconds away from losing. That shows how difficult this mode actually is

[@TheBones5]

Facts, fnaf 3 is very much the most luck based of the first four games

[@cristianovogt5586]

​@@TheBones5Fnaf 2: Sweat nervously in the corner.

[@sbeveloaf1120]

​@@cristianovogt5586 Yeah but you can be killed by pure RNG much more early on in this game. I've had cases like that on night 4 and 5 while FNAF 2 didn't give me rng deaths until night 6.

[@RhettMueller]

@@cristianovogt5586nights 1-6 are almost entirely skill based

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

@@cristianovogt5586 fnaf 2 is literally the most skill based lol

[@cottoneyejoe8285]

10:50 just wanna let you know: camera flipping was not the reason why the ventilation doesn't go out naturally. Due to a programming error in the game involving springtrap's AI level, night 6 doesn't have a working value for ventilation errors to occur naturally.

[@lostmoosic]

So why did he get a ventilation error at the end of the night?

[@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160]

@@lostmoosicanti AFK

[@AthanasiusChou]

​@@lostmoosicit is another code sets where it checks if you afk (idle) for a set amount of time, it will crash the vents.

[@Mr._Tru3]

This actually isn’t an error. Night 6 was intentionally coded with the ventilation this way. No idea why

[@jestermaniac3131]

@@Mr._Tru3scotts mind is an absolute enigma

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

The mental imagery of this night’s insane confrontation, with Michael staring at the empty doorway, KNOWING that his shell of a monster of a father is just WAITING next to him, the only thing holding the THING back presumably being struggling against his own not-body’s programming… it’s kind of an epic picture

[@miniminininja538]

I call it the cold shoulder strategy

[@se-os6xt]

What if springtraps jumpscare is like this: The suit jumpscares michael because william lost control of it and it thinks michael is an endo and at the end of the jumpscare, william finally gets back control of the suit and dilates his pupils, realizing what can happen to nightguards that get caught by the animatronics.

[@near5148]

Micheal I konw your in there come out

[@fuckthisstupidasshandleshit]

It's also epic how you assume things with no evidence whatsoever.

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@fuckthisstupidasshandleshit ever heard of this thing called Fanon? Headcanon? Speculation? Just generally the notion of filling in the blanks one’s own way? People’ve been doing this with this series since the very beginning my man

[@CoyotePlayMinecraft]

William must have been a marathon runner in life for him to be so fast in death

[@MrGujjar2009]

He fr ran when he was locked in the room for 30 years

[@santiagojuarezlopez4816]

the way he wins in a mid-jumpscare is just hilarious.

[@se-os6xt]

Springtrap was like: HAHA I- hi nice to meet ya.

[@near5148]

​@@se-os6xt sorry I win

[@uncannyvalley3190]

You can also tell where Springtrap is even with a video error. The static from a video error is increased whenever you're looking at the camera Springtrap is on. Not as useful as a fact, but it could help.

[@PhilieZ_YT]

I remember saying that FNAF 3 is one of the easiest ones,until I completed nightmare aggresive.For me the difference from night 6 to nightmare aggressve is enormous.I can still beat the entire game in one try,besides nightmare aggresive,which I completed only 2 times and those are bacause I was extremely lucky.I think that this gamemode is more based on luck than on strategy and skills.

[@crypt5129]

Nah this is one of the harder ones for me, beat the first two games in one day and spent like a week on the third one

[@kingcrab_._]

yeah fnaf3 is all about strategy except nightmare aggressive which is still about strategy but also like 50+-% luck

[@Neevkl_7]

Ah Springtrap, my first video game nemesis. Never before had a video game antagonist instilled such rage and frustration in me.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Finn Detrolio, my arch nemesis

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

Springtrap: ATTACK! 6:00AM: DENIED!

[@WalkThrough_101]

Someone needs to get this man monetized and way more attention, this level of quality is something I'd expect from a big KZbinr, but he's only got like 400 subs!

[@claus690]

Whoa omg, I didn't even notice the low sub and low view count. This guy's awesome. The anime gifs are also pretty hilarious ngl

[@Gloom_Shroom_Gaming]

This aged pretty well, in just 3 days as well. Something similar happened to Ambience (another FNAF guide KZbinr) where he had about 400 subs and then just blew up in a matter of days.

[@trickynick9139]

5K now lol

[@ciboria1]

24k now, so getting there

[@ajaytransitproductions]

Also don’t forget that when the ventilation is down, you can see multiple springtraps in the cameras. Also your ventilation system won’t fail on night 6 unless jumpscared.

[@jackhumphries1087]

Or if you afk, which is why it failed at the end of his run

[@C_to_the_S]

“In your freakin’ face!” Quite literally! Goddamn. I love jumpscare wins like that.

[@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160]

I refer to those as 5AM at Freddy’s endings.(See 5AM at Freddy’s:The prequel for why)-Curious Sea doggo

[@panicwolf8586]

The Flash: I'm the fastest man alive! Springtrap moving 5 cameras in the span of -3 seconds: I don't think so.

[@rainingwhenidie]

Claiming my 'here before they got big' ticket lol But seriously, your channel is criminally underrated. It's been super fun watching these playthroughs and the explanation of the game's AI is really interesting. Definitely gonna try using these strategies and maybe finally beat the games lmao.

[@pug8714]

Speedy uploads it seems too

[@bootlegspinjutsu9966]

Me: "His speed isn't that bad is it?" Springtrap in cam 10: "Speed? I am speed."

[@flaming.river.]

I was genuinely shocked when i checked and saw you had less than 50k subs, you'll climb fast with content like this man. Thanks for making ^^

[@kjlynne1191]

this was such a well thought out and put together video. FNAF 3’s mechanics always confused me the most out of the main games, and this really helps me get a good understanding of its mechanics. thank you for this!

[@landonkam6727]

Ever since Tech Rules video on fnaf 1 I've been looking for more ai breakdowns. Just watched your fnaf 2 vid before this and I'll be watching your fnaf 4 after work today. Keep it up my man!

[@TheBones5]

Video chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Basic Mechanics 4:00 - The Optimal Strategy 5:00 - Where you want to keep Springtrap 6:08 - How to track Springtrap 10:22 - How to deal with phantoms 11:34 - Full run with commentary 19:05 - Outro

[@galllion1801]

Hey man remember to pin your comment so people can find it easily!

[@juanlilg2868]

Pin!!

[@zetelofabread]

Think bro forgot to pin for 4 months

[@theofficialcreator2231]

That was really awesome! I'll definitely take a gander at your other videos, the FNAF 3 mechanics are so janky but cool I love them. You did a good job explaining them. :)

[@gpkai]

Ive been binging through your fnaf stuff and I just wanted to say that your a real one for always posting the music you use in the description and even going above and beyond and posting them in order, cannot express how much I appreciate that. Hate having to prowl through comments seeing if anyone knows the songs lol.

[@adamwiley8658]

Was tired of FNAF content popping up on my feed, but you definitely are more unique in my opinion. Earned a sub sir!

[@prodigy-hu6dy]

I don’t play the games except the first couple but I love these detailed dissections of the gameplay mechanics and AI

[@LoadingError0]

insanely underrated video and channel, this guide is crazy useful and i definitely plan on using it for myself

[@quaff4870]

12:20 if you dont know, until 1 am, springtrap does not enter any vent and no phantom can attack you (except foxy) i know its late but hope it helps!

[@zheil9152]

I would think that once you have him behind the glass and a lure to 2 didn’t work, you would want to try a stare-down until Freddy appears. He won’t move towards cam 1 until you raise the camera again, buying you more time with what happened around 17:15

[@TheBones5]

Sometimes he can follow a second lure to cam 2 if you’re really lucky

[@zheil9152]

he can, but until your sound cue refreshes, all his movement opportunities will fail while you are having the stare-off. If you are constantly flipping cams he won’t be locked in place. That’s why he left at 17:19

[@TheBones5]

Smart, good idea@@zheil9152

[@xendra1724]

Your bound to blow up, these videos are amazing

[@narkeeus5]

I love the inclusion of the song "Above all" by Home at 6:05. It definitely adds to the strategy vibe you are giving off! Well done!

[@Kasumizawa.Miyu_RABBIT04]

I love how I'm watching every single one of these strategy videos now as if I'm going to play the game again 😭

[@fitzdrawer6466]

I love the videos you’ve been pumping out, it’s interesting to learn how the a.I works in the games and how to overcome the hardest challenges it motivated me to try all the challenges, I also like the humor u throw in the videos, keep up the great stuff

[@lainey5432]

i stumbled upon your channel after falling into a fnaf rabbit hole and i love your content! maybe now i can beat all the 20 modes, keep it up :)

[@KingStarfire]

Definitely not hard to fall into that purple rabbit hole when dealing with FNaF, or was it a golden rabbit hole?

[@Dunnohowtodraw]

Only found out about your channel about a week ago and i’ve binge watched every video, keep it up thebones5

[@ccmeji]

I always look forward to your vids man. Keep up the awesome work !!!!!

[@Jammy3270]

i think fnaf 3 has the most variety in optimal strategys, if you wanna beat aggressive nightmare find a strategy that works for you and grind it out

[@rosestar1324]

I *never* would have expected this voice belongs to this guy. Great analysis too. I have watched a few other fnaf AI breakdowns and they all have been slightly different. Subbed for the #hotnerd

[@IMainLuigiInSmashBros]

Honestly, the way I countered Foxy and Freddy was just by doing what I needed to do, as quickly as I could Freddy doesn’t seem to bother me as long as I’m doing something on the panels, or I’m not idling as I look between them And Foxy lets me open the maintenance panel, and go back to the cameras, as long as I don’t idle by him at all That’s what worked for me, anyway.. Fantastic video, by the way! Well done with this

[@Amosus2]

Im pretty sure you can send Springtrap back to cam 2 if, and only if, hes in cam 1 when you play audio AND he plays nice and goes on the first lute. But the odds are crazy low

[@swimmingkazuha6142]

if i didnt see the comments i wouldnt even notice its a small channel, the quality is really good and ive been watching your fnaf videos for like a week now, good job and keep going!

[@Khaos_17]

Just do you know there are audio cues for him getting and leavening vents. If goes in a vent it will more quiet and same he leaves the way he entered.But it will play a louder sound if he successfully moves though the vent.

[@user-sg6nc1lo5v]

I love when someone explains not only the strategy, but also the animatronics behavior. I subscribe

[@kazukimoto12]

Another FNAF mastered thanks to you man! A summary of my successful run in case it helps others: When he's at the top side(you can tell he's there by the lack of anxiety music)(cams 10-6) of the map: Think of these cameras and vents as pairs: CAM 09-CAM 11 and CAM 10-CAM 14. If he's ever on 09 or 10, seal the corresponding vent. Otherwise, seal cam 12 as it's the only other vent on the top side of the map. Check 10, then 09 and stare at 09 until Springtrap shows up and seal accordingly. To get to 10, he'd have to get past 9 first, so no need to check 10 until he leaves cam 09. Repair the cameras as they go out fast to keep track of him, and if necessary, call him back towards a vent you have sealed if he just left the room you're staring at and you can't confirm if he vented because of the camera dying and you need to buy time(I'm not sure if there's always an audio cue for when he vents while you look at the camera he's on). For the bottom side of the map(cams 1-5/office, anxiety music starts playing from springtrap)(the anxiety music also plays when Freddy appears, but you'll know its him that triggered the music and not Springtrap because the camera didn't go staticy at the same time as the music appearing)(when the camera static appears while freddy's anxiety music plays, check cam 5 while you're in top side mode just to see if he actually got there). Keep only cam 15 sealed, and stare at cam 02, flicking it on and off so you can see Springtrap enter the office window, and then play audio to hopefully lure him out. You don't need the camera to be on during the bottom side strat, as you're just waiting for him to enter the office to lure him back out. If he ever enters back topside based on the anxiety music not playing, go back to the top side strat by sealing cam 12 by default and repairing the cameras. If he runs past the window, and the night's almost over, use audio on cam 01 and hope it pulls him away. I think it can sometimes call him out of the office if he runs past the monitor, either way, there's not to do but hope or stare at him if there's just a bit of time left. To avoid BB on cams 01,09, and 10, use map toggle or click off the camera whenever you first try to check them, and immediately come back to it by map toggling or clicking the camera back on. During my runs I usually ate Foxy/Chica attacks, even on the successful run, but as TheBones says, probably not a good idea when its late into a run. I never look at cams 4, 7 or 8 so chica, mangle and the puppet are irrelevant!

[@arcadeofgames]

thanks! I was needing this to pass nightmare and nightmare aggressive :D

[@myralyra2404]

I love fnaf decoding videos 😀😀😀 this one is great my dude

[@leefletz]

LOL that staredown holy shit amazing time clutch

[@sean.plays.games.0592]

Thanks to this video i beat aggressive nightmare my first try. I was astonished on how good this strat worked lol

[@HypK799]

You didn't mention that the ventilation error also causes Springtrap hallucinations to appear, although I guess it doesn't matter for the strategy you used.

[@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160]

Phantom springtrap doesn’t matter with video errors

[@Knarfpog]

This was so useful thank you

[@friskyfreebe]

Dude is super chill. I will sub.

[@tomyoka8607]

bro you are so underrated instant sub

[@user-sc9id9mn8z]

Dang man thx for the help because of this strategy I beat aggressive nightmare mode after 1 attempt

[@iamokra]

Trying to find fnaf guides but could only find videos 8yrs ago.but I found yours tks.

[@kingoftheboooterflies]

i hope more people find your stuff ur criminally underrated dude

[@KLushed_Up]

Another fun watch 😂🔥🔥

[@thenoobinator3508]

Very good video!

[@jugmug7114]

Thank you so much I just beat it using your strategy

[@jt_impulsiv4056]

Nah ur channels fucking good asf, good shi, keep these challenges n guides up they hella interesting, already subbed

[@-wiseguy]

Thanks man!

[@DaNOOB-pd2kp]

This guy deserves more subs

[@stewpitedu7541]

I was able to do aggressive mode easily when it came out. I think my strat was to use the audio around the cam where springtrap is at then check around or if he’s in the bunker. The only hinderance was balloon boy and the puppet. It’s not a flex when I couldn’t do 20’s mode for both fnaf 1 and 2.

[@phoenixedgeworth]

Why do you not have more subscribers??? This is kino

[@BartixShieldsmen]

Oh I did not know about the anxiety sound being a cue that hes there. That is honestly more unnerving to know more than anything since i thought that was just ambience....that is uncomfortable.

[@mr.happymushroom5404]

I can't think of the animation but you getting past right as he was jump scaring you reminds me of this animation where the security guard crowbars springtrap in the knee if anyone knows what I'm talking about.

[@inksazyy]

i heard the "anxiety sound" at a resort's shower and it was extremely dark that time i wasnt scared i swear

[@andrew4446]

imo, fnaf 3 is either the easiest or the hardest fnaf based on knowledge

[@godzilla_gaming571]

you help me out man thanks

[@flamingdog9207]

It's funny, I'm not interested in playing the FNAF games whatsoever, but for whatever reason I really like watching these dives into the technical aspects of how they work and how players use the knowledge of mechanics to their advantage

[@lebruhjames6613]

The pop sound in 9:43 made me laugh a lot haha

[@wdecently7150]

My personal strategy was to firstly close the Cam 10 vent and keep him there. I know that vent leads straight to my office, but Cam 10 is the farthest away from the office he can get and my fear-o-meter is lower when he's further away At least, that's how i beat the first 5 nights on the console port, and the fnaf 3 section of Help Wanted. Seeing the strategies used in this video, though, was astonishing and very well done. The biggest of clutches at the end of your successful run, 6AM jumpscare interruption is incredibly rare

[@undeadprincess5726]

I was able to win by keeping springtrap around camera 9. You get 2 models for him in that position, and you can see him in cam 10. I was able to ignore balloon boy by switching to vents, and sealing the closest vents to springtrap. He rarely entered cam 8, and when he did it wasnt much of a problem since that was as far as he could get with the few audio lures I got each turn. If you get to the mantinence panel fast enough, it pretty much ignores phantom foxy, even switching back to cams can be done fast enough. Other than freddy, I had no other problems from the phantoms. Its been the only 20/20 mode I can beat so far.

[@ciboria1]

Springtrap is acting like he chugged a bucket of Deathwish espresso, and can only go to the bathroom once either he gets you, or its 6AM

[@csdgay]

fnaf 1 and 2 were pissbaby easy for me, but i've had a FUCKED time with fnaf 3. i've watched explainer videos on this same strat before, but yours made it much easier to understand. so im gonna go for attempts soon

[@BeanoWild]

i dont know if this is right or not, but at 11:25 were you eating 🤣 great video man, genuinely entertaining stuff.

[@TheBones5]

Nah i need a better mic this one doesn't have a pop filter, might get one soon

[@BeanoWild]

@@TheBones5here man I do a lot of audio restoration, if you want I can try and fix up the audio you have to save some cash hahah.

[@koolkittykat04]

Can’t believe you didn’t mention the hallucinations!

[@thewindwakinghero7423]

I now see how this could be incredible annoying Spring trap *pop* teleported to cam 2 and then, while the lure was still on cooldown, ran across the window. Cool, thanks RNG!

[@KarbonYaddy]

that was some saved at the last second by the hero moment

[@Splunks39-lk3ti]

@TheBones5 There is a 99% skill based strat to beat Aggressive Nightmare Mode that was made by the 2nd person recorded to ever beat this mode. And people including myself are beating it under 10 tries with this underrated strat.

[@ruthkatz1998]

Bro cute asf what the hell

[@theaveragegamer7221]

',:(

[@ShackleYT]

would it be a good idea to cause phantom freddy jumpscare early too? so that if you enter a staredown with springy, all you need to worry about is the vents failing.

[@DaFuq_anime]

Ty❤

[@Yellowsam4145]

1:05 *BONK* GOTTEM

[@OK-69420]

Fnaf 3 is really underrated

[@ahmadscientist6623]

I beat FNAF 1 4/20 mode and FNAF 2 10/20 mode and FNAF 3 Nightmare aggressive mode today and it took me 3-5 tries it was easy, i used the same start of keeping at cam 9 and 10 then cam 6 and 7, and then kept him in cam 3 and 2 sealed cam 15 and watched out the glass and I only flipped the cam monitor if I heated footsteps and he’s in my window or heard footsteps and he’s not in my window which means he’s in cam 3 or heated vent crawling which obviously means he’s in cam 15 and then he went to my window and I had 2 audio uses and a freshly rebooted vent so I kept him in cam 1 then I just did a stare down because it was the last 25 seconds and I had a vent error but spring trap still wasn’t in the door yet but there were only 3 secs left and I got a blackout so I hoped for the best until BAM 6 AM 🕕!

[@Thefrawd]

OPENED A FNAF 3 TUTORIAL JUST TO GET MOGGED LIKE THAT BROOOOOOOOOO THAT'S SO UNFAIR

[@TheBones5]

Never thought I'd see someone else who knows what mogging means on the fnaf guides, don't get too sucked into the blackpill shit friend, it can mess up your life pretty bad

[@nicolasreveco3748]

i feel so bad for that right panel's hinge, probably gonna need a gallon of wd40 after one night

[@Ronald_Long1]

When I do the camera flip technique, I still seem to get periodic ventilation errors, am I just doing it too slow?

[@notblue4994]

congrats! the reaction is me beating 50/20

[@robertmu]

madness!

[@charleslong-cu9ey]

bro had a GD reaction there

[@botangabriel3492]

I feel keeping him on 9-10 is best and thats how i got a neat victory

[@GuidoPerico-rh2uy]

i don't know if it happened to you, but my fnaf 3 is bugged. When i try to put the cheats aggressive, the game doesn't recognize this so i can't put the cheats on

[@Mocha_tea12]

Tip: if you cant find immediately toggle cams cause you'll end up like caseoh trying to win

[@claus690]

Awesome vid, good news, showed up on my youtube homepage recommended to me! Hopefully the algorhithm picks you up, you deserve waaaay more views and subs! Keep it up :D