Ruining FNaF by Dissecting the Animatronics' AI | Tech Rules

[@TechRules]

EDIT 3/25/2023: There are a couple of things that need to be corrected here! As some of you may have seen from Backseat's newest stream highlight, I was completely wrong about Golden Freddy! Basically, I let my preconceived assumptions of the game mislead me into thinking that the random 1 in 100,000 check happens when you look at cam 2B. In reality, it tries the check EVERY SINGLE SECOND you're in the night, and if it succeeds, you'll see that the poster has changed the next time you look at it. You can even see the change instantly happen, if you're watching the poster when it succeeds! This was found by Phisnom after Backseat managed to get TWO Golden Freddy encounters in a single playthrough of the game. If my version of the Golden Freddy event had been real, this feat would've been nigh-impossible with those unbelievably low odds, and I'd be fearful for the man who used up his entire lifetime's worth of luck on FNAF. Instead, it's just an extremely impressive occurence, with the added benefit that he'll probably still be okay walking underneath pianos and safes and whatnot. You can find out more in the video itself! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJXKh5KofN-AgpY This just proves my point when it comes to things like this: Misinformation is SO easily spread, even when you don't mean to. If you're using secondhand information to come to a conclusion, be sure to double-check as much of the information as you can! There's another Golden Freddy-related correction I need to make, but this one's...a little less justifiable. Whenever I referenced the odds of both Golden Freddy events, I also gave the actual percentage chance of them happening. When recording, I caught that I had put an extra zero in both of them that would need to be corrected. Happens a lot with me, I'm prone to confusing myself with simple math somehow. I typically end up catching and correcting these at some point in the process. Issue is, when it was time to do the retakes...I tried to fix them by ADDING another zero instead??? Basically, both odds shown in the video are entirely wrong. There were some top comments that pointed out the mistake a long time ago, and I even replied to them to keep them at the top, but I don't see them anymore. So to correct these: The per-second odds of the Golden Freddy poster appearing are 1 in 100,000, or A 0.001% CHANCE. The odds of the Golden Freddy jumpscare happening on the game over screen are 1 in 10,000, or A 0.01% CHANCE. Not whatever stupid numbers I gave in the video. I made this video at a point when stress and exhaustion were pretty high, so there were a lot of embarrassing mistakes like that while the video was being made. I really wish I would've caught all of them for the final version, but all I can do is correct myself now. Sorry for spreading misinformation of my own! I'll continue to try and be as accurate as possible in my videos, correcting errors ASAP! (Except for the typo in the thumbnail. I think it's hilarious and refuse to fix it. I love how many people don't even notice.) ORIGINAL COMMENT: Hey everyone! Thanks for waiting so patiently for a new video! This was a bit of a nightmare to make; not because of the content, but simply because of circumstances around the time that were outside of my control. Speaking of which, this was recorded shortly after the usual recording area went under construction, so I had to make do with what I had. It's definitely some of the roughest audio I've produced, (not to mention I'm pretty sure the excess static in the video did something funky with the bitrate) but I tried my best to make it as clear and enjoyable as possible. Hopefully I did okay! This video's also very numbers-intensive, so I tried to have a little more fun with it than usual. Also, real quick since I feel like somebody is going to bring it up: There is NO evidence that Five Nights at Freddy's has ever had anti-piracy. There's nothing related to it in the game's exe, and a bait torrent (like Game Dev Tycoon) has never been found. My best guess is that it was a rumor that someone just decided to make up that got further spread through Top 10 KZbinrs. Take any claims otherwise with a grain of salt. Jumpscaring the player as an anti-piracy measure seems very silly for a horror game, anyway...

[@themechanic3352]

Hey man, long time no see!

[@p1xelized]

!!!!!!!

[@spidermania220]

16 hours?

[@GameFrostYT]

Well, no need to complain now this video is already good!

[@CasualCodeChannel]

No worries man, the video is great!

[@AshyMuted]

"Can I get into the office?" "Make a stealth check"

[@ananimeconnoisseur7594]

in mark"s case it was a agility check

[@IONATVS]

Baxi Tabaxi TBF Baldur’s Gate is literally a DnD-branded game, so it’s trying to emphasize/highlight its connection to the tabletop experience it’s based on, so using random ints and animating the dice instead of using arbitrary percentage thresholds on a simpler rand() function is an easy way to make that connection without changing much.

[@NeverEverTM]

*rolls dice* "... 0" "FOR FUCK SAKE"

[@omegaotaku1342]

@@NeverEverTM alright, now roll initiative

[@braidenlim5385]

@@ananimeconnoisseur7594 i wonder how freddy slid his half-a-ton metallic body under that door

[@thecommonman9524]

In phone guy's defense he immediately took back the "playing dead" thing. Waving it off with a "They'd probably just stuff an endoskeleton inside of you."

[@accuratememin]

So basically people became news reporters and only told half the hypothetical story and made them fact. Classic internet.

[@lad_laxmedia]

Classic

[@danate3849]

Ouch!

[@TheChamp820]

The fact the phone guy is the 1st night guard who left notes before they died to all four.

[@animatrix1490]

Which actually happened in Sister Location so... Foreshadowing???

[@ToastyMann]

Can I mention how funny it is that all of the camera feeds are still images no matter how the characters move, then you have Foxy booking it down the hall at mach 3? That is the best anxiety injection for new players I've ever seen.

[@theBrid-gv8je]

When the game had just come out that was so panicking, I loved that detail so much

[@Schmugglepus]

the weird head glitching thing Bonnie and Chica do in the hall corners has the same effect just not as aggressive

[@johannesneumayer6041]

Other animatronics: Damn, he’s looking again, hopefully the others can distract him. Foxy: I DON‘T F ING CARE IF HE SEES ME, I‘M GONNA KILL HIM!

[@Dummigame]

I think he just bounces towards the camera in a T pose

[@AngFan1]

Night 2

[@Minicario]

19:47 Could you imagine if Freddy was in your room when the power went out, and then he just casually walks past you and out the door like “Excuse me, need to move onto my other attack phase.”

[@Irn-BruMan]

"No problem , but can you wait 'till 6AM?"

[@keiyousu7454]

Foxy: AAAA- *power goes out* Freddy: Don't worry, I got this asshole.

[@Irn-BruMan]

@@keiyousu7454 "Eyy , thanks freddy. Imma go wait till 12 tomorrow. "

[@PurpleMoon799]

@@keiyousu7454 isnt that what happened to markiplier lmao

[@keiyousu7454]

@@PurpleMoon799 Yep

[@OmicronGaming]

“Freddy, roll d8 and if you get a 6,7, or 8, you get to enter the office”

[@ollieboy07]

Omnicron why the hell are on a fnaf vid in 2020 btw live your content

[@wuvbandit]

Lmao

[@miaucat815]

Bruh u here?

[@devyn.]

it do be like that sometimes

[@ducky8575]

I was literally thinking the same thing watching this lmao

[@Zxaber]

Freddy: I'd like to move into the office Game: Alright, roll a D20

[@yeeaahh8863]

Zxaber so Fnaf 1 is a D20 based Horror Point and Click adventure game?

[@yeeaahh8863]

Rajiv Aiyar or any D20 based Tabletop RPG but yes, you are correct.

[@anotherguy687]

Headcanon: The dead kids are all playing a DnD game and the Big Bad of the story is Purple Man.

[@Kiru_Kahl]

Freddy: I got... a one... god dammit.

[@octobbie]

@@Kiru_Kahl you must mean a 20

[@XD-zi2sd]

"Not... lore I'm not opening that can of worms” Matpat:*sits down sadly*

[@justyuan0907]

and hits head on desk constantly

[@cringefailrobot]

Can of worms, its can of worms. They said can of worms.

[@omegs]

@@cringefailrobot no, he clearly said "can of beans"

[@christianfrohlich5516]

Matpat: *Opens 50 of the cans*

[@guillaumecomeau9436]

@@christianfrohlich5516 this comment is underappreciated

[@mothwizard3095]

No but imagine how scary it would be leaving the building at 6am and passing all these animatronics that were bent on killing you just minutes ago.

[@darkmer2299]

Ye hahahaha

[@exotic1405]

AcTuAlLy AcOrDiNg tO tHe LoRe-

[@margauxcy]

@Liam Patterson I mean... I don't wanna be that guy, but Game Theory proved that it was the exact minimum wage for the year the game is based in, but go off I guess

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

@@margauxcy Yup. That's peak Fazbear Entertainment-style for ya. Bare minimum to avoid lawsuits.

[@davidhamilton6883]

just imagine if they were stuck in place but still aggressive so you had to walk past them and avoid being injured or killed

[@myaru6069]

I see, so the "hole in the wall" thing was just people not noticing freddy has already entered and then freddy successfully hitting the 25% chance after. Damn that's unlucky.

[@coffeetree_]

Exgeese me wot

[@foolishfool1963]

@@coffeetree_ Freddy will sometimes "wait" to attack the player after entering the office, which can create a scenario where he attacks with both of the doors closed and without the player knowing he's already inside. This made some people believe he could bypass the doors through a hole in the wall or something else.

[@coffeetree_]

@@foolishfool1963 ohhhhhhhhhh Wait how do we prevent that

[@foolishfool1963]

@@coffeetree_ The only way is to avoid letting Freddy into the office in the first place. Basically just shut the right door every time you look away from the East Hall Corner (if Freddy is there). If you fail to do this and hear Freddy laugh, that's usually an indicator that he slipped into the room.

[@coffeetree_]

@@foolishfool1963 oh ok thank u :3

[@Tinlion09]

20:24 This would have been the stuff of grade school legends twenty years ago. Imagine that you're nine or ten years old, you're playing FNaF, and after you get a game over one time, you get a second jump-scare with a new off-color animatronic, and the game _closes itself._ No one would believe you. It's like finding Mewthree under the truck in Pokémon.

[@nolyfe4814]

Wait there’s a mew three?

[@Tom-vx7qh]

@@nolyfe4814 yeah he's under the truck

[@sharifbrown3567]

@@Tom-vx7qh lol

[@JadeJuno]

@@nolyfe4814 yeah you have to beat the Pokémon League 500k times without a single fainted pokemon and then Oak will-

[@MeattMann]

@@nolyfe4814 Only in the Manga

[@finndarling]

i'd like to imagine that every time your shift ends, you just walk down the hallway and all the animatronics are like "awh man cmon dude i can't believe we lost again" and you're like "yeah you can try next time, goodnight guys"

[@RenkiraKurumiya]

"You almost had me there, Foxy! Better luck next time."

[@braintumourgaming1104]

Guard: *walks up to the stage and gives them a poke on the nose* haha you plushy looking fabric bear

[@QueenofSilence101]

All the lights come on and the AM team comes in. "Ah, shit, they all got off the stage again."

[@lev7509]

Good morning, because the shift ends at 6 AM.

[@KorliWolf]

I always imagined they just froze in the last pose they where in, so if foxy was in that pose outside the pirate cove with his neck at a 90% angle, and 6am hit, he'd just hold on the pose even when the night guard was walking out of the building. Basically piemations fnaf 2 animation when 6am hit

[@saifuusuri]

I find it hilarious that the animatronics movement is based on what are essentially dice rolls. Like imagine being the security guard, and freaking the fuck out meanwhile the animatronics are on the show stage like "Ok Bonnie, roll for initiative."

[@xxxconnorxxxt7868]

Meanwhile when the cams have been used recently foxy is just like: sorry guys, can't right now

[@brassicac]

Bonnie (20): 20! Game: how the fuck did you manage to roll 2432902008176640000

[@Dabaugh15]

They do be playin' DnD

[@vincenthaynes3603]

Freddy: 4... dammit, I'm level 16.

[@NormalGuy985]

Chica: dang it I rolled a 1

[@joshklark2144]

Chica: follows the laws of physics and natural order. Bonnie: a w o o g a h

[@josiahsimonalcantara3086]

Fuck physics

[@accuratememin]

"Hey wanna see a cool magic trick?" **immediately at the door**

[@MrRosco]

If you play fnaf at 1 fps the animatronics almost never move

[@jeff-mp9by]

@@MrRosco 👏

[@theradioestofbois]

The player: just chilling Bonnie: *teleports* WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ABOUT YOUR CAR'S EXTENDED WARRANTY

[@Cyberian_Khatru]

actually, knowing that freddie can be in your office without you knowing, just standing there, is kinda scary despite knowing how it works

[@C.C.Sinclaire]

so theres a 2 meter stuffed bear just standing in the corner and the nightguard is just too dense to move his head a bit more

[@drawnwithlove3499]

@@C.C.Sinclaire that or his primal sense just KNOWS he's right there and it seems way too risky to move. Imagine if an unpredictable, artificial, 8 foot tall bear that is actually (essentially) a nightmare metal skeleton that is possessed by a dead child just stands barely 1 foot away from you. What the hell do you do? What if when I reach for the door button that thing just pounces on me? I can understand why they'd freeze in place

[@Schnort]

@@C.C.Sinclaire I understand that this is a joke, but have you seen Sniper mains in tf2?

[@rebeccacummings6697]

@@drawnwithlove3499 I’d say “why are you even trying to kill me?” And then it would disintegrate.

[@theicecreammachineisbroken654]

@@drawnwithlove3499 smack it with your chair

[@rootobia]

Imagine actually being the security guard and you finally make it to 6 AM and breathe a sigh of relief only to turn around and realize Freddy was inches behind you and watching you for who knows how long.

[@goose7618]

"So uh... See you tomorrow?"

[@BenJaded]

@@goose7618 ahahha brilliant

[@madisnzz]

*pokes him* “haha, fucker couldn’t get me this time.”

[@racer-fb7bc]

May be he just feel numb, like for real, what kind of security guard have to work at such creepy place, where survivor horror become daily life and the paycheck is like minimum wage.

[@aadarshroy3216]

@@racer-fb7bc Minimum wage? I'd want a thousand dollars every paycheck for having to survive animatronics trying to kill me.

[@oranplan1630]

Y'know, this explanation makes it more obvious why Scott thought 20/20/20/20 mode was impossible. It really does seem so, looking at it from a technical perspective. But, well, humans find a way.

[@dinosharttt]

It’s easy lol I beat 20/20/20/20 first try on my iPhone XR 64GB maybe Scott Cawthon thought it was hard because no one has done it

[@meliante-]

​@@dinosharttt all that to say you have an iPho- * battery dies*

[@cinemonster02]

@@meliante- *phone starts playing freddy's music box.

[@Tekkwin]

@@dinoshartttbro gave exact specs💀

[@Aagggyy]

​@Tekkwin I know lmao got a good chuckle.

[@bootsdotexe]

"Bonnie will straight up teleport to different rooms on the left, because he feels like it. That's lore now, that's canon." Bonnie can fold space and time, confirmed

[@AncientShotgun]

Bruh he's a small dead child possessing a fast food restaurant robot, I'd be more shocked if he didn't do anything paranormal.

[@cerebralmalsey]

@GGR Makes And any time he snaps his fingers he can make the security guard disintegrate.

[@vsaucefanboi6966]

Nah. That’s just his stand.

[@bootsdotexe]

@@vsaucefanboi6966 Yare yare daze...

[@thehunterator520]

So he's just Flumpty Bumpty from one night at Flumty's

[@aliceclearwater3777]

"Let's put the remaining animatronics in a group called Foxy, because that's his name" [Foxy Foxy.jpg Foxy (Foxy)] underappreciated amusing line

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

... Mushroom mushroom?

[@ProcyonLoter]

*cactus*

[@PsychShrew]

@@ThePhantomSafetyPin A badger, badger Badger, badger, badger Badger, badger, badger Badger, badger, badger

[@AlchemillaRed]

@Lilith does stuff NIGGA NIGGA NIGGA NIGGA (NIGGA NIGGA)

[@tragedythetragedy5015]

@@AlchemillaRed Yikes

[@JustPixelNoIDontWantAnyNumbers]

The Fact that the Animatronics basically roll Skillchecks in order to move is still ridiculously funny to me

[@calamityapple2044]

You’re moving through the kitchen Chica? Aight make a stealth check

[@candylide]

​@@calamityapple2044 She gets a 1 repeatedly

[@Abbyninjamonkey]

​@@candylide *chica stares at the dice with intense anger*

[@JaxontheOkay]

and the one time a natural 20 is usually a bad thing for the dice roller

[@teesh3rt]

Roll for Stealth! 😂

[@FragmentJack]

The “hint” about not moving and going limp is actually rendered moot in that same call and next line by Phone Guy. He tells the player never mind because the animatronics might think they’re an empty suit and they would likely try to force an endoskeleton into the player.

[@guiguitubertopesin37]

exactly what i thought

[@Hobo_Dood]

what's rendered moot

[@FragmentJack]

@@Hobo_Dood, the Phone Guy musing about going limp.

[@Hobo_Dood]

@@FragmentJack oh

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

Imagine you actually tried that, and when they catch you, instead of killing you by stuffing you in one of the suits, they kill you by trying to shove an endoskeleton down your throat.

[@BoyusGoyus]

"Can I go to the office" "Roll for charisma"

[@atwat6157]

“20” “Not enough”

[@guaceldono7231]

“Can I attack with my jump scare” “Your ‘Jump Scare’ weapon has broken” FUCK

[@Rising_Lightning]

A twat “20...”

[@ThisHandleIsVeryCleverYepSure]

He rolled a nat 1 and broke his weapon

[@Finisher-ei5zw]

Viva?

[@emperorshaq]

“Ruining FNAF” or its alternate title “Explaining how FNAF is just jumpscare D&D”

[@Shadow_Witch]

I can imagine foxy getting that nat 20 and running to your office while bonnie is stuck at the dining area because he can only get 2s and 4s.

[@mistersympa15]

@@Shadow_Witch And Chica just spends the whole night in the bathroom. Damn, I miss FNAF shitposting.

[@mrnfd]

Bonnie: *rolls a 10* Game: Get in the closet Golden Freddy: *rolls a 1* Game: You instantly teleport into the office and destroy the night guard's existence

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

Depending on your DM, that can be further shortened to "how FNAF is just D&D"

[@logmantm6832]

*Jumpscare Fire Emblem

[@zegollygosh]

God this is fascinating. So everyone's actually been doing the cameras wrong the whole time. They should've kept the camera on Freddy rather than Foxy and kept flipping it up to keep both of them stationary. Then again, there's no audio cue to show that Foxy is coming so the game essentially funnels you into eventually using a camera other than 4b to see if Foxy is on the way, giving Freddy the chance to hop into the room. In that way, Markiplier's strategy of left light to check for Bonnie, close right door, check camera for Foxy (forcing Freddy to try his attack and be deflected by the door), then open right door and use the light to check for Chica, rinse and repeat, is exactly the optimal strategy. Other than that, it's hoping your timing is on point.

[@jaredargento1511]

For Nights 1-6, I would actually frequently check the show stage in order to keep Freddy there. It’s cool to learn that this strategy was actually pretty useful.

[@TheGamesReal]

No, not everyone. Most people that have attempted 20/20/20/20 mode have not done this, but the first person to do it did and Markiplier copied his strategy. But that strategy is terrible. It consumes a lot more power than necessary and since you have to pan the camera to the right door to close it every time you want to flip up the camera, you aren't able to check Foxy as often as you would otherwise. Doing it this way, even with perfect inputs, will occasionally result in a loss. The actual optimal strategy would be to pan left, check the left light for Bonnie, flip up the camera for Freddy, pan right, check the right light for Chica, etc., closing the right door to check on Foxy every ~20-30 seconds.

[@CharlieND]

@@jaredargento1511 You mean nights 3-6, since Freddy doesn't move on the first two nights.

[@whereami.]

@@TheGamesReal My strategy was exactly that but without checking on Foxy at all. Somehow I was fast enough for him to never attack me, but not too fast that my power ran out

[@Milkyway-ex3np]

Na, foxy has an audio cue, you can hear him shuffling towards the office when he is coming, this gives you a short opportunity to close the door so he reverts back to pirates cove, this means you can check Freddy every now and then, then in the small chance that foxy gets out, you can close the left door and continue the night, occasionally checking Bonnie and chica

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

Ah, yes. Five periods of time between sunset and sunrise where Frederick resides.

[@nah6892]

The fifth numerical didget of the concept known as "time" typically consisting of 30 hours at a resteraunt chain known for pizza titled after the animatronic known as fredrick

[@jeevesmcqueeves]

I love this comment. First one on KZbin to make me laugh like this.

[@moefarmer2313]

Fucking Fredrick 😂

[@jayrad3631]

Frederick

[@oficial7546]

Ah yes, fnaf verbose

[@yosh9192]

I remember the “Freddy hole” hoax, a lot of people said it was a “punishment for keeping both doors closed”

[@thatoneguy9582]

Yosh well that’s what the power is for isn’t it

[@omniscientomnipresent5500]

Did all nights, didn't see it

[@aprofessionalgamer5355]

What was that

[@Jerachii]

What's the Freddy hole hoax it sound familiar but I forgot I guess

[@Jerachii]

Nevermind just seen it

[@jimblesjoestar8741]

Freddy is more polite than everyone else

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

I would probably say that out of all of them, Freddy is the most sneaky of the four. He doesn’t directly approach the office like Bonnie/Chica. He doesn’t mad charge like foxy. He just sneaks up through the cams, gets to your literal blind spot and waits. He waits for that one moment of inattention to kill you. It’s arguably what makes him the most sinister; he’s very human in his behaviour, which also made Springtrap a memorable villain; he might’ve been limited by the suit and his base desires, but FNAF 3 was a literal knife fight with someone who literally wanted you dead, all the while your degrading mental state, which made a lot more sense in the following games.

[@HaXD1209]

@Brownskikuca Garlic Bread Thats one hell of a description

[@090nj2]

😂😂😂

[@Adambenhmida0000]

Foxy is the most rude

[@demodragon6426]

There's a reason why Freddy has a top hat and a bow tie.

[@BirchMonkey857]

9:00 I heard all sorts of shit along those lines, including "Freddy can literally teleport." Also, fun fact, since the AI is understood so well, and Clickteam Fusion is block-based, there's like fourteen million Scratch versions that work pretty much 1:1 with the original.

[@darthvadercar]

Click team is block-based? Didn’t know that

[@alexbowlin7044]

@@darthvadercar the dude tells you

[@AceTechn0]

If only, the best recreation by “ParsecGames” was removed a few years ago, me and my brother made a remix of it in our “FNaF is the greatest game of all time” phase, but sadly both of our versions were edited significantly so the original sprites and images that were actually from FNaF were irreversibly converted to crappy drawings

[@zalo_1]

@@AceTechn0 parsec games has a tutorial series on making fnaf in scratch on youtube

[@thepsychiatrist3774]

I made a game that was an intentionally shitty version of FNAF 1 on scratch and used only this video for the code.

[@minerkey682]

An analysis of FNAF 3, in my opinion, would be a really interesting watch - since Springtrap seems to be one of if not the most complex AI of the series

[@JAOResnik]

I'd guess he works in a similar movement system, but with more routes chosen by chance. And whenever you play a sound he has a chance to either go for it or ignore it.

[@yellowmello1223]

He probably works similarly to the FNAF 1 animatronics, but instead can go on any path he wants. He also has an almost guarantee to follow the audio lure if he's a room away from where you played it. If not, he doesn't hear it. He probably also has a countdown similar to Freddy. That countdown gets faster each night, with it being the fastest on aggressive nightmare mode (aka night 6 on aggressive mode). That countdown is interrupted and reset if he hears the audio lure. It is not if he is too far away to hear the audio lure or if he's in a vent. Once he enters the vent, his countdown will start again, and it will once again be interrupted and reset if the vent is closed. Once he gets to the office and is peering into your soul, he will attack any time you can't see him (i.e. you blackout during a ventilation error or you lift up the maintenance panel), regardless of where his countdown is at the moment.

[@redpanda6497]

@@yellowmello1223 I swear this is the hundredth time when I see you on the KZbin.🤣

[@yellowmello1223]

@@redpanda6497 I just have a lot of free time.

[@putridmoldyman306]

He isnt complex at all You can literally keep him locked in the room farthest from you the entire time on every night

[@revampedharpy09]

19:18 just got this really funny mental image of freddy getting in the office at like, 1am and then failing every single jumpscare check so the night guard is just sitting staring at him.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Freddy, trying to make small talk to break the awkward while he keeps re-rolling: "Soooo... Come around here often?"

[@gavinwilson5895]

Mike: yeah I work here Freddy: ok co- oh hey! The check succeeded Mike: wait wha- Freddy: reeeEEEEEEEEEEE

[@EditPoster]

Freddy: OH MY GOD I FAILED THE JUMPSCARE CHECK AGAIN ARE YOU SERIOUS Night guard: ...........HAHA IT'S 6 AM! SEE YOU LATER SUCKER!!!

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

He wouldn't be able to succeed if the guard just turned around and looked at him, though. He'd have to wait for the others. Of course, he's also already inside if you tried just leaving the doors shut.

[@RadiantSharaShaymin]

Guard: So... aren't you trying to kill me or something? You're right here. Freddy: Well, yeah... But my processors aren't rolling numbers I like. I mean, really - who moves for anything less than 4? Guard: 4... what? ... ... Freddy: I'm lonely, ok?

[@35volts52]

So basically the animatronics are playing a game of D&D without a DM.

[@twisting_badger]

No, Scott is the DM, either that or the player is the DM but the player didn't want to be the DM

[@Budew-ef6tr]

Golden Freddy is the DM

[@deadknight1402]

You're the DM. This is just a representation of your party going murderhobo.

[@danielmallory4687]

The game is the dm setting the rules and everything

[@twisting_badger]

@Daniel Mallory then Scott himself is the dm because Scott made the game.

[@lopsidedhead]

The "there's a hole in the poster in the office" theory 100% used to be a thing - I distinctly remember it from when this game was super popular :P

[@Xionias]

I think the fan theory may have been used in fan games as well (ONaF)

[@spectralumbra1568]

Staying still when the lights go out is like the FNAF version of pressing the A button when a pokeball closes. It does nothing, but I guess it feels good to feel like you're in control of a luck-based situation.

[@dream_walker9726]

Yes, placebo levels of luck that I will gladly take.

[@willow7610]

B button but yeah

[@trickynick9139]

@@willow7610 up left select right left right left tap touch screen start but yeah

[@spindash64]

That’s why military men can be oddly superstitious

[@14kevinnivek41]

Nope. Down, B.

[@callmeobsequious]

So Markiplier's "I'm not gonna make it because he's still there" was probably caused by Bonnie continuously failing his movement opportunities?? That's really interesting!!!

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

So if you do the math, what were his odds of moving?

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Depends on the percentage of his chamce to overall move.

[@banana-uo3be]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Depends of the AI level: 1 AI level - 1/20 = 5% chance 2 AI level - 2/20 = 10% chance 3 AI level - 3/20 = 15% chance 4 AI level - 4/20 = 20% chance 5 AI level - 5/20 = 25% chance 6 AI level - 6/20 = 30% chance 7 AI level - 7/20 = 35% chance 8 AI level - 8/20 = 40% chance 9 AI level - 9/20 = 45% chance 10 AI level - 10/20 = 50% chance 11 AI level - 11/20 = 55% chance 12 AI level - 12/20 = 60% chance 13 AI level - 13/20 = 65% chance 14 AI level - 14/20 = 70% chance 15 AI level - 15/20 = 75% chance 16 AI level - 16/20 = 80% chance 17 AI level - 17/20 = 85% chance 18 AI level - 18/20 = 90% chance 19 AI level - 19/20 = 95% chance 20 AI level - 20/20 = 100% chance

[@accuratememin]

Looking at the time and night of Mark's poor Bonnie incident, Bonnie's A.I. should be at 3. So he had a 15% chance of moving for his every movement option. Bonnie was just really unlucky and kept rerolling old numbers, and terrified Mark was left suffering.

[@callmeobsequious]

@@accuratememin poor Mark (and Bonnie I guess? lol). it seems like Bonnie had been moving pretty quickly before then, considering he was at his base difficulty for the night (since it was during Phone Guy's call). And then he just kept failing his initiative rolls. Lol

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

I understand where the misconception of watching Foxy vs camera activity comes from. The last thing Phone Guy says is that Foxy "doesn't like being watched", so because that's the last thing you hear, it seems like it's the big hint. However, it overshadows the *_true_* hint that "he becomes more active if the cameras remain off for long periods of time"

[@foxloaf8843]

Also I can totally see where the "don't move during blackout" misconception came from, the lines are delivered in the exact same way as the (true) info about Foxy

[@holczy0]

@@foxloaf8843 But he basically says "scratch that, they will try to put an endoskeleton inside you"

[@marcy1949]

Also definitely the same reason why people thought you have to look at Pirate Cove only

[@jacoblessing7929]

Nah, gotta' pay attention to people's syntax: "The character seems to get more active when the cameras are off for long periods of time" is an observation, "I guess he doesn't like being watched" is an inference.

[@octodaddy877]

@@jacoblessing7929 Also, I can infer from "he doesn't like being watched" (based on the previous info) that checking on him makes him less active.

[@callmeobsequious]

Back a year after my last comment for two things actually: 1. I think the Foxy myth about him becoming more aggressive when you look at him too much comes from that "I guess he doesn't like being watched, I dunno" quote from the Phone Guy. You could interpret that as "he doesn't like being watched [as he's moving, so he won't move]" _or_ as "he doesn't like being watched [and will become aggressive if you watch him too much]". But this would require completely ignoring the fact that he "becomes more active when the cameras remain *_off_* for long periods of time", so... 2. I found a Steam thread from 2014 talking about Freddy ripping through the poster! Still can't figure out why people thought that. :P

[@jackhumphries1087]

In ultimate custom night Bonnie shares pirate cove with foxy, and while looking at pirate cove keeps foxy in check, it makes Bonnie more aggressive

[@clonefighter1996]

@@jackhumphries1087 TIP: That's why the Bonnie plush is there. If you didn't know, there's a plush on your desk that can either be a Bonnie plush or a Foxy plush. This plush indicates who's on stage - if the plush is Bonnie, *avoid* Pirate's Cove.

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

​@@clonefighter1996 Yup. If you look at Bonnie, he disables the monitor, which prevents you from checking on Toy Freddy/Funtime Foxy or buying the plushies to block Circus Baby/Nightmare Mangle/Nightmare Bonnie

[@lpfan4491]

I still find it great how due to how the AI-system works in that game, Bonnie can just break your cameras forever if the AI-level is forced to a very high level.

[@aboogala4678]

​@@lpfan4491Bonnie just chucks a brick at the cameras by then

[@Sparkette]

If Golden Freddy has a 1/10000 chance of appearing, he must be Freddy's shiny variant.

[@cherii2903]

I chose you, golden freddy! “RAwR RaWr”

[@ilmansalt]

@@cherii2903 reminds me of fnaf world

[@bonnieshenton9426]

Bruh

[@uncoolguy5722]

@@ilmansalt we don't speak of fnaf world

[@Chris_Brill]

@@uncoolguy5722 yes we do

[@lunardoeseverything5393]

I imagine you’re night shift ends and all the animatronics are just stuck there in awkward positions like 🗿

[@haven621]

imagine one of them frozen while attacking

[@Pigggles]

Your

[@Tumbleflop]

Yo, Angelo

[@BloopersINCjr]

🗿

[@atomicbuttocks]

Gotta be an awkward convo with the boss like Hey can you swing by and help me move Freddy and the gang, the all froze in the door way and I can't get out

[@tactical_slime4608]

fun fact: learning the exact ai patterns is crucial to beating the higher nights. it turns into a hardcore recource management game from that

[@rotmgpumcake]

That was the most fun part for me

[@Mortario]

Especially on the mobile version since it's the PC version on crack

[@Silver19897]

Mortario1 ;-; mobile 4/20 mode can let Freddy is within the space of a minute, it honestly makes the game stay scary even if you’re used to it.

[@donniedial3014]

I feel like after you get so far into the nights, it gets less scary because of animatronics, and more scary of losing progress and managing resources

[@thatdieguy5310]

@@donniedial3014 It becomes more like survival horror than its usual jumpscare horror.

[@tonk2629]

20:19 Thank you for lowering the volume of the jumpscare, I hate when people sneak them in and startle the viewer.

[@chazzerine7650]

I kept my screen lowered the whole video as the footage played out of fear of getting jumpscared.

[@duckafarts]

Isn't that kind of the point of a jumpscare though? It's to scare the player by getting them by surprise

[@Zarkai_09]

@@duckafartsin the game yes, but not in a youtube analysis

[@user-en5vj6vr2u]

That’d be funny af if he put a loud jumpscare at a random point in the video

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

@@user-en5vj6vr2u itd be kinda annoying. he said it wasnt meant to be a scary video at the start.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

So I take it people heard Foxy "doesn't like being watched" and took that to mean looking at its camera too much provokes it then.

[@eleanorv3754]

I was so confused because I thought Phone Guy was contradicting himself.

[@teclinsoro4523]

ohhh that makes sense! it’s worded very weirdly so it’s easy to think that doing something foxy doesn’t like = bad because it’ll piss him off and he’ll kill you

[@jaydenjewett3796]

Why does nobody react to tech rules 😥

[@nickkayfabe6147]

Man I love the way FNaF 1 fucks with your brain

[@eaglefan2569]

To be fair, it's not wrong to say, it just needs a bit more context. "He doesn't like being watched, so I usually keep an eye on him to keep him in check," or something to that degree would provide a helpful tip on Foxy's RNG without feeling out of place. Just saying "He doesn't like to be watched," means you either interpret it as "I shouldn't view the camera much," or "I'll stare straight at him just to spite him," neither of which are that great lol.

[@CigaretteCrayon]

2014: I don't know what rules these animatronics are playing by, but I think Freddy's cheating. 2020: Well son of a gun, I knew Freddy was cheating.

[@buttercarsen7633]

13:34 "Bonnie will straight up teleport to different rooms on the left just because he feels like it."

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@jimmythemcnugget5289]

It's on 666 likes

[@aland7234]

25% chance when he is in your office every secend is actually kinda scary he can pop his head at you every secend

[@RasEli03]

@@jimmythemcnugget5289 now it's on 1777

[@catfoodzplz]

I would absolutely love to see more horror games deconstructed like this. Totally interested!!

[@coolthinghere6853]

yes! especially because i dont (cant) play them :')

[@chaosvii]

Learning about horror mechanics is fun b/c the implications reveal a lot about how to trick human brains into treating non-threats as big threats.

[@LanceGardenia]

Same here! This was really interestin' of a video (even if it did bring all the FNaF-related stuff out of whatever dark recesses of my mind I buried it in years ago), and I really wanna see more. Also, yes, I know I'm a few days late to replyin' here, lol.

[@ais4185]

@@coolthinghere6853 Me too. I love watching other people play them, though... unless they're too scary, in which case that's still a no-no.

[@mud_slushie]

There are TONS of fangames for you to try, just go to gamejolt and download some of them.

[@cobwebinthecorner]

If you ever come back to this, I feel like Ultimate Custom Night might be an interesting game in the series to dissect, considering all the characters in it that have unique properties. That is, unless you end up just doing a series-wide video like you suggested here.

[@bumbabees]

even just thinking about that intimidates me lmao. there's so many characters.

[@c0d3pixellette55]

Didn't Scott Cawthon himself dissect the animatronic A. I's? He leaked their mechanics out per character until the game was finished, giving people a c h a n c e to know what they're up against. Of course, Scott didn't do it how Tech Rules has done it, so if THAT'S what you mean, then the stage is his to dissect.

[@zvgamingandstuff7633]

Im wondering how help wanted works compared to the originals

[@75JUNAKI]

@@bumbabees Only 46 more character’s, + 6 more I believe so 52 more character’s in total, I think.

[@familyneves9777]

@@75JUNAKI No? There's 50 in the selection screen, then there's: -Dee Dee -XOR -Shadow Bonnie -Nightmare Chica -Plushtrap -Minireenas -Bonnet -Lolbit -Fredbear (as a secret jumpscare) -Golden Freddy (in a secret cutscene)

[@JacobJacob2]

I do remember people talking about a hole in the office that Freddy could go through, but I remember them saying there was a little vent behind you, not a poster.

[@JacobJacob2]

My little sister even said that to me the other day.

[@adambaryliuk3393]

Oh yeah! I totally member that!

[@oz2913]

Same it was referenced in some minecraft fnaf story and that’s how I know

[@megaagentj2248]

Jacob Trujillo maybe that inspired the vents in later games?

[@oz2913]

Yup that one

[@occamsbeatinstick.3076]

Most people: This is interesting. Me: So what you're telling me is the animatronics move based on dice rolls, and I could potentially make a board game offshoot of this information?

[@beebityboop]

I would LOVE to see a board game of fnaf.

[@ronnydon914]

Kurt E. Clothier why would you remind us of pixels.

[@loudsqueal2896]

Do it, you madman.

[@moredetonation3755]

I hear SRD FNAF

[@spindash64]

Robots & Ragequits

[@reflectedpower609]

I'm pretty sure Markiplier had that issue (15:36) on one of his earlier nights. Bonnie made their way to the office very quickly and stood right outside the door for the majority of the night.

[@BlazeStar00]

"HE'S STILL THERE" Memorable quote of Markimoo

[@louiz5360]

"Their"? Bonnie is a male in the canon series

[@TheMarzian]

@@louiz5360 and?

[@louiz5360]

@@TheMarzian ?

[@louiz5360]

@@TheMarzian Are you even alright? I literally only said Bonnie is a male in the canon series, did I make a crime?

[@BirchMonkey857]

I think the reason people thought using the cams too much would get Foxy going is because Phone Guy says "I guess he doesn't like being watched," and generally in horror games something not liking something = them trying to kill you.

[@lpfan4491]

It actually is interessting how it's the exact opposite in this game. I guess it just makes more sense that way around, considering he has a curtain and would want to hide in the cove when the cameras are up.

[@testerwulf3357]

It actually explains what that means with the sentence before but no one seemed to pay attention. "The character in there seems unique and that *he becomes more active if the camera remain off* for long periods of time..I guess he doesn't like being watched?" He hates being watched which is why he only moves when you aren't watching, if you watch he remains hidden in the cove/unmoving (as if being watched makes him so uncomfortable he cannot move/wants to remain hidden, he moves when not watched as he's more comfortable with no prying eyes). The call does say he only moves when the camera is off and states it's because he hates being watched but people only focused only on the last bit interpreting it as "hates being watched=don't look at" which isn't what the full sentence meant at all

[@zzz_naptime]

I heard that “Freddy bypass door through poster” theory a lot too. Tech Rules isn’t making this up lol

[@bloodydoll5897]

i love your pfp !

[@zzz_naptime]

@@bloodydoll5897 Aye, thanks!

[@WillJohnson321]

I second that. I heard it as well.

[@Big_Funky]

@@slapnutssssssssssssss69 ssiiimnmpp

[@picopogandolly9982]

Oh god what have the poor souls done

[@StarLightShadows]

So you're telling me: That Freddy basically can't touch me if I just set the camera to Cam 2A and never switch it, ever. And Foxy isn't even a problem because you don't have to look at him specifically in order to keep him at bay as normal. . . . Excuse me while I go use my newfound knowledge to absolutely Dominate the animatronics.

[@stuffedanimalwars7692]

You might still need to occasionally check on Foxy because he might still progress if you use the cameras, just a lot slower.

[@StarLightShadows]

@NAME_IS_BOARD L20 I didn't actually do it yet asshole.

[@adrulb]

@Bombeast Who's the dick here? The commentor saying "please tell me you failed please tell me you failed please tell me you failed please tell me you failed please tell me you failed" or the person replying to that comment calling them an asshole (and I think rightfully so)

[@thej-h1b]

@Bombeast So he's a dick because he responded to a person who wanted him to fail badly at dominating the animatronics by calling him an asshole for it? Nice logic you got there.

[@shanestaley9042]

Bombeast lmao he has every right to be a dick to someone telling him to fail

[@Otakupatriot117]

This game almost feels underrated now. Simply because they managed to turn RNG mechanics into something scary. Not knowing when the enemy will strike, only that it's inevitable.

[@DragnSly]

When the game first came out, it was unlike anything we've ever seen in horror games, and, along with Amnesia: The Dark Descent, really helped kickstart and really revolutionize the indie horror game and Let's Play craze. It's just sad that it's been beaten into the ground by now.

[@bluecaptainIT]

@Nathan Rist And I... Am the Night Guard! *snaps fingers* 5 AM 6 AM

[@computer_dude]

That was an interessting and smart approach. Randomness is scary since you don't know what you should fear and when it comes. So he mixed RNG with AI.

[@alonectorch]

i love your profile picture bro

[@silence2314]

Nothing's scarier than an unpredictable opponent.

[@247HOPALONG]

Imagine being Night guard and you get an extra hour from daylight savings time...

[@quertiywop5856]

FNAF: Hard Mode.

[@LexiLunarpaw]

Im not sure how this would work Im pretty sure at 5:00 am they'd just walk back to the Stage as they would at Regular 6:00 am Or maybe they wouldn't? I heard they just attack all Adults on sight at night so they'd probably go back to the Stage at 5 during DST as it isnt Technically "Night" as non DST it would be 6 AM So while you shift Wouldn't end the Animatronics will But thats just a Theory (No im not gonna say it i Don't like MatPat anymore)

[@T1nggo]

​@@LexiLunarpawA GAME THEORY

[@waluigihentailover6926]

@@LexiLunarpawGuess what?

[@SoloMael]

I'd really like to see this format for FNAF2, considering how much more complex it got. Thanks for the video!

[@miffymediocre]

Oh hey solo, nice to see you here pal

[@saladplainzone]

same! i think that could be very interesting

[@GlitchCityMissingNo]

i agree, id love to learn about the ai in fnaf2 after learning about the ai in the first game.

[@YesterdaysMinder]

Oh yeah. How the nights affect the music box, do movement checks work similarly, etc

[@e.johnson7349]

This! I'd love to see this style of video on more of the FNAF games. It's really interesting to see how they're made and how everything works

[@tokyothekidd]

2:35 i can literally hear this LMAO "GOOO AWAAYYY" "NOBODY LIKES YOU" "HE'S STILL THERE!!"-

[@s-b9ifjry7732]

why, why is he still there?

[@thatuzikinnie6077]

SAME LMAOO

[@Inlife33]

I heard it too😂😂

[@anonmontag8814]

omggggg what the fuck

[@phasmatodea_]

aye 690th like

[@EmeraldCoasttt]

"I certainly wouldn't want someone decompiling my code and scrutinizing every decision i've made" Doom modders: *nervous laughter*

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Monika: *nervously laughs as well*

[@RyoLeo]

Ok who been hiding their doom erotica fanfic in wads again?

[@twagetomato]

*cue the fast-square-root formula’s “what the fuck?” code comment*

[@TheDJBrojo]

@@RyoLeo Its not me I swear! *hides a link of 177013 in Nhentai*

[@RyoLeo]

@@TheDJBrojo damn and here I was hoping for some actual doom fanfic but all I got was some boring weeb crap

[@jake53105]

I don’t know why, but even without sound, the jump scares here are effective. I’m super susceptible to jump scares, I must have a weak heart lol

[@Leolikat]

Nah its just because youve been convinced by the game to be scared of these if a cat jumped at the screen with no noise you would be A: confused why the cat was there B: not scared

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@Leolikat ...No, it's a literal invocation of our fight-or-flight response. There's a reason some of those 'screamer reaction' videos have the person punch the surprise in the monitor and break it, it's written into our genetics.

[@justforapps1670]

FNaF SB is the best intro into the FNaF games

[@jenniferkorf4767]

I can’t even play horror games, I’m that big of a wuss

[@theasianpianoboy6750]

Boo!

[@youtubesucks2112]

For the “Hole in the wall for Freddy theory” Freddy only moves when he laughs, it’s an audio hint that you can use to tell where he is without using the cameras. When he is in the east hall corner he waits for you to look at a camera that isn’t on him and he will laugh again. When he laughs it takes a few seconds for the attack to actually happen. Markiplier heard the laugh, THEN dropped the door. After the laugh has started you can’t prevent the attack.

[@jennytulls6369]

While I was unaware about the laugh, I was under the impression that Markiplier got caught due to not closing the door in time. At least, that's what the clip looked like Also, imagine being so popular you spawn an urban myth about a internet sensation

[@Khirillin]

so that is why i died!

[@slitherywriter1711]

I never believed the whole "freddy pulls a shawshank redemption" theory. I always assumed that freddy enters the room while you looked at a camera and just waits behind you. It's way more believable and in my opinion, way creepier.

[@TheOnlyPedroGameplays]

@@slitherywriter1711 if you have radar on it shows them behind you if you let them in

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@TheOnlyPedroGameplays The only thing is, that isn't exactly canon.

[@bearcavemaximum]

Fun fact: The “Play Dead” feature got added in the remastered version of FNaF 1. How do I know this? It said so in the mobile update notes.

[@bearcavemaximum]

Guyla Mullins Yep

[@starsfloatingaway]

How does that even work?

[@emenova3553]

Do they show your dead body with an endoskeleton inside of it when you die?

[@The2flame]

You mean when you run out of power and you don’t move to increase the time before freddy kills you

[@lastlyhi]

Fake. Scott Didnt Touch Fnaf After it got Released.

[@gaymare6236]

Freddy while in the office: Sneak increased to 100. Seriously, how can you miss an 8 foot robo-bear in such a tiny office?

[@accuratememin]

When you're Markiplier, the chances are quite high.

[@ThatChester]

The dude likes to lurk in the dark. Your room is essentially two inches of darkness close to being the room of an angsty emo teen that is going through a phase. Not to mention how stupid the security guard is for shoving an entire screen right on his face whenever he's looking at it, effectively negating his vision of the entire room. Have that and a bunch of humongous teddy bear robots of doom and you have a wonderful formula for a Scott Cawthon game.

[@thewanderer93]

Ask no questions be told no lies…

[@gravelrun4028]

Especially with the "HAHAHAHAHEHEH"

[@ladyabaxa]

Ask any skilled magician how they avoid having an entire audience see the sleight of hand being pulled off right in front of them and you'll get an answer akin to "The Art of Distraction." In this case Freddy takes advantage of a moment of inattentiveness to what he's doing (not watching his corner in the camera + the door being open) to move into position. When you're got three other killer bots running around, probably making plenty of noise as they move, just being still and quiet can work wonders for a fourth killer bot.

[@SkyanUltra]

*both doors closed* Freddy: _I’m about to do whats called a Movement Opportunity_ edit: wut da fuck gay litle monky? he do be kinda vibin doe :fushed:

[@dhark0n332]

i undestand he need to player is on a diferent camera and he has a movement opportunity to attack you

[@taintedmyth0s636]

An Opportunity Attack, even.

[@SkyanUltra]

@@taintedmyth0s636 *_p e r h a p s_*

[@charity451]

Ok

[@MisterJohnDoe]

I read that in Arch Dornan’s voice for some reason

[@arsonistnpc]

Ykno'w, when people say they have "comfort videos" you probably dont expect it to be a video explaining how the AI in the original fnaf game works, but here we are this is probably my ~15th time watching lmao edit: it's up in the 40s now i think i have a problem

[@EmpEcropEco]

Dude!! Same and Idk why. I just keep coming back for it lol

[@mr.potatomanversionsix]

I usually go to sleep listening to snapcube sonic riders fandub

[@EvelynFTTE]

Same. I love educational videos about AIs, they're very comfy for some reason

[@TikiHolostarsRanking]

The amount of times I've watched Scott the Woz's video on controllers is way too many. I feel you.

[@jakexdilla]

I’m glad I’m not alone in this lol. I come back to this video constantly when at work.

[@samfleming4527]

The other lets players: playing casually Mark: P A N I C

[@DarkDemise6066]

I'm pretty sure he has a fear of mannequins or something, so to be fair it's not entirely unbelievable.

[@break_the_galaxy]

@@DarkDemise6066 Yep, he has automatonophobia (i think that's what it's called?) the fear of mannequins, robots, dolls, basically anything that is made to look like a person but isn't

[@redwolfdragonkirangordondj2840]

Paniks

[@samfleming4527]

break_the_galaxy Interesting. I always wondered how each game in the franchise still scared him, which is something I personally didn’t get out of the newer games (accept for Help Wanted).

[@mr.hippopotamus1792]

GO AWAYYY NOBODY LIKES YOUUU HE'S STILL THEEEERE

[@lasagnaamirightgamers7743]

I GOT THE GAME OVER GOLDEN FREEDY NEVER REALIZED IT WAS SO RARE

[@andrewz4401]

I’ll take 500 for that never happened

[@snaiilsalt]

Andrew Z please shut the fuck up its completely plausible to get something rare without realizing its rare theres absolutely no benefit to lying about something as small as seeing golden freddy especially in 2020

[@zixea3318]

Andrew Z dude it’s been 5 years. Obviously a bunch of people have experienced it

[@StrabbyStrabby]

@@andrewz4401 Thousands of people have played this game over years, do you really think that nobody has experienced it?

[@vistotic]

Same, the first time i ever played the game 2 months ago, on my first night (before 2 am) i got golden freddy edit:i read that you got the ending, not the animatronic

[@accuratememin]

So basically, Freddy vibes in his area for the first 6 nights, but if you put him on 20 in custom, he'll become a psychotic murderer sent by the devil to collect your soul for his music box. Edit: i want to delete this comment so badly because of the terrible joke but i cant bring myself to do it cause it feels important being over 10K likes and I wanna feel like i accomplished something significant

[@s-b9ifjry7732]

yes

[@thatuzikinnie6077]

Yep. Pretty much.

[@darkmage166]

Exactly

[@tritanicwolf518]

Yes. Lol.

[@plutolunaplays]

so basically jd before killing chandler

[@idadood2278]

I saw a comment somewhere on some other Fnaf video, where it said that when Scott was asked why Bonnie is floating on the office photo, he said "Bonnie does not abide by the rules of time, space, or physics." Probably a good canonical explanation for why he teleports.

[@The-Omega-Blade]

that also makes sense about their aggression level by the hint: "the animatronics seem to become more active as the night goes on" and also: "freddy seems to become more active as the week goes on" very sneakily pointing out the aggression mechanic.

[@aquaticchaos1717]

I love how the FNAF AI basically just boils down to "roll for initiative"

[@joaquinriosrodriguez7316]

In a D20 + 0

[@drawnwithlove3499]

And Freddy often rolls a 1 while Foxy keeps getting 18 above but the DM keeps putting restrictions

[@aquaticchaos1717]

@@drawnwithlove3499 And funny thing is, it makes perfect sense for Scott to use this method. It's the best and easiest method of "randomness" in AI. I can see why the Bonnie/Chica/etc simulator games are so popular.

[@Sncyuki]

RNG

[@TheBreakingBenny]

Because it's way easier than trying to have a 3D game in Unity, for example… apparently. Surprise surprise though, FNAF VR is on Unreal Engine!

[@arandomperson401]

with the "watch foxy" theory, the reason why everyone thought you had to be on the pirates cove because phone guy says: "he doesn't like being watched" making it seem like you have to watch him specifically

[@darkrage1138]

See, I get the exact opposite impression from that quote. Had I played it and heard that line, I would've assumed that watching him triggers his aggression somehow.

[@fullanalysis93]

Remember that the phone calls are designed to manipulate you, not necessarily help you. Game design!

[@luigifan4585]

@@darkrage1138 You're also ignoring the previous line said before that. "The character in there seems unique in that he becomes more active if the cameras remain off for long periods of time."

[@darkrage1138]

@@luigifan4585 I'm not ignoring it. I'm replying to the original comment. I've never played any fnaf, so don't expect my knowledge to be present lol.

[@darkrage1138]

@@luigifan4585 Oh, and that quote you just quoted, doesn't change anything about what my comment said. Cameras remaining off, and not looking at HIM are two different things.

[@LordBob]

The 1/9/8/7 Golden Freddy jumpscare was actually added post-launch due to a popular fan theory that beating the game on that difficulty would unlock a secret ending.

[@spedupmusic6637]

also it doesnt work anymore since it wouldnt make sense to the lore

[@integralcialbay4633]

​@@spedupmusic6637It is still working tho

[@queenofnarnia1011]

All this talking about movement opportunities makes me imagine the animatronics viewing the nights as playing a D&D campaign. "alright, chica, you'll need to roll a nat 20 to get in the night guard's room" "ah, no! he closed the door. Roll your D12 for random placement on the map"

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Since the FNAF 1 map was uses in the in-between night mini games in FNAF 3, I expect Afton, while rotting inside Springtrap in the Secret room near the bathrooms, was the DM

[@drakkonscythe]

Golden Freddy is the DM

[@LoreCatan]

@Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas 12 sided dice

[@MaskedGEEK]

Interesting to learn how they moved. I got lucky on night 3 whereby Foxy ran for me and I didn't have the reserve power to close the door. Foxy got it, but just before the animation finished the power ran out. Seems like power reaching 0% not only disables all AI, but it overrides everything. Got got even more lucky as I reached 6am before Freddy killed me after playing the Toreador March music. Quite literally running out of power saved me and I managed to complete night 3.

[@LittleSombreroDog]

Well that seems likely seeing as the game is basically made up of pre rendered images and gifs that reveal or hide themselves over other images or gifs they sometimes override each other but still one of the best games all around in my opinion

[@QueenofSilence101]

That happened to Markiplier in his night 20/20/20/20 video. And, even better, that particular clip of Foxy's attack being cut off was actually linked as an example on the wiki.

[@aidenstanley7305]

You're extremely lucky my dude

[@nickkayfabe6147]

Foxy: Night guard! Freddy’s stand ability can stop ti- Freddy: ZA WARUDO!!! *stops time and moves Foxy back to pirates cove*

[@jaxryz_380]

@@nickkayfabe6147 I love this

[@marshallwilburn6939]

“ And what do you do when fascinating creatures die? You dissect them.” That killed me

[@kingkief3155]

time for another dissection

[@infect3dbiohazard393]

Literally the entire philosophy of the SCP scientists

[@argoyle6195]

I guess we're dissecting you.

[@thanosdevito]

Thankfully, I'm not a fascinating creature! :D

[@dexterwilliams2520]

thanos devito You sure about that? What could be more fascinating than a Thanos Danny Devito?

[@austinheinbuch8642]

15:48 that reminds me of the 49/20 without bonnie in ucn. It’s way harder, because the way bonnie and foxy work is that one is active at a time. Bonnie’ll just sit there if you don’t look at his camera, but foxy will be foxy and come to your office. As long as you can keep bonnie in pirate’s cove, foxy is nothing. Removing that basically makes foxy go on hard mode.

[@RhettMueller864]

People have tested it and said that it’s not harder

[@justinmontana3710]

"And let's put the remaining animatronics in a group called Foxy, because that's his name" How polite

[@johannesneumayer6041]

At least he’s not calling him stupid nicknames, like the bullies.

[@alexbowlin7044]

indeed

[@Mythikal13]

There is a person with God-tier luck who didnt need to do anything to beat FNAF

[@giovannidotgen]

Until they go for a 20 20 20 20.

[@rnggamer3706]

that guy probably thought the game was just some elaborate scam then

[@marcuswillems7782]

@Geeovanni If they knew of their God luck they'd just waste power and sit through the outage

[@Mythikal13]

@@rnggamer3706 yeah, he probably just thought he downloaded a weird screensaver

[@Loopimay]

My Danganronpa sense are tingling

[@velocivoid7974]

“Also, if you select 1-9-8-7, the game does this” *AAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHHHH*

[@springdayalwayscomesback4954]

I think it's a reference to the bite of 87

[@peanut2771]

@@springdayalwayscomesback4954 no, it was because people said that putting that showed a secret of the game ( no idea) so scott did that

[@springdayalwayscomesback4954]

@@peanut2771 maybe Scott made a reference to the game that was gonna be in the series bc he must have had a storyline planned out if he wanted the game like this.

[@albertolazo-mons6018]

@@springdayalwayscomesback4954 Nope, it's confirmed that it was from fans making up so much shit about 1987 mode being a secret and annoying Scott to make give them what they wanted, Thx fans! You're the reason people think golden was the biter!

[@calvenmuswagon7445]

W AST H AT T H E B I TE OF E I G H T Y S E V E N

[@friedpancakes266]

This explains why it took barely any time to release FNAF 2. The way FNAF 1 was programmed is shockingly easy to adjust and add new animatronics

[@welcometomylives]

'We'll call these three animatronics bullies, because they bully the player, and we'll call the remaining animatronics Foxy, because that's his name' is a good line.

[@wr3nche5]

"Did you ever see Foxy the Pirate? Oh wait Foxy... Oh yeah Foxy! Uhh hey listen! That one was always a bit twitchy" -phone guy, FNaF 2, night 2

[@SuperiorChaotic]

istg Chica and Foxy are bullies. They drain your power by just STAYING THERE.

[@FlareDrafox]

"Chill/Aggressive" This is the best explanation for Foxy I have heard.

[@floppaenjoyer683]

ok

[@ChrisLeigh]

@lol I love this comment because it says “lol, ok” in a creative way

[@ohnoitsbart6387]

ok

[@Zzucia]

Fr lmao

[@aiskejejdhfhhfhdid]

Super7steve same

[@MusicDecomposer]

You know how DVDs have commentaries and behind-the-scenes features? It should be the same for video games. If I ever develop a game, I’m gonna release the GameMaker project file along with it. EDIT: Yeah I know, it'll only work for free-to-play single-player games.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

The commentary thing does exist. Edna and Harvey: The breakout, a humorous point-and-click adventure game has a dev commentary mode were Poki (the dev) is available on every screen in the game as a little unintrusive sprite in the corner you can click to hear him talk about that scene for a moment similar to a director commentary track. It's actually kinda neat, however I do not know if it is available in every version, and if it is, you might have to read subtitles for it, as I doubt he rerecorded all of it in English. The english localisation apparently wasn't that good anyways according to the international reception. I just mentioned this game in particular because it's the first that comes to mind having a dev commentary track.

[@tuck294]

Most valve games also have commentary such as Half-Life and Left for Dead, I think that it isn't common practice but I think that most devs already had the same idea as yours years before

[@dageta7742]

Isnt that in Half life and l4d?

[@truedemoknight6784]

But then people will re-compile your game files and pirate it. Plus it makes it easy for hackers to find exploits (like the TF2 remote code execution)

[@tuck294]

@@truedemoknight6784 If the game is in multiplayer, then re-compiling would be a problem, but singleplayer games wouldn't as much of a problem as you don't need to deal with exploits and hacking in such a large scale. But it wouldn't be wise too as it could be potential piracy, unless you make your game free in the first place

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

Tbh I think a key element in making a horror game character scary is unpredictability. The easier it is understand exactly what an enemy does, under what conditions it does it, and what it can and cannot do, the less terrifying it becomes. I think that's why the fear factor of a game like Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion wears off so quickly and of course applies to this video especially.

[@linux_doggo]

I think we're forgetting just how creepy the still images for the cameras are, without any of the static or distortion effects

[@plutolunaplays]

yea, they are pretty ominous.

[@sadnessofwildgoats]

Yeah. The scariest (or at least the most unsetelling) one for me is the supply closet where Bonniec's face completely blocks the camera

[@xamp_exclammark]

It hits a similar spot to mario 64 skyboxes imo,kinda realistic but off just enough my brain breaks

[@catchara1496]

@@xamp_exclammark uncanny valley

[@oreopudding3133]

I feel like fnaf one had the scariest character designs out of all of them

[@eMich1]

so essentially fnaf can be described in "Lottery: The Horror Game"

[@madisnzz]

Isn’t gambling essentially already horror?

[@yourfriendlyneighborhood3991]

Or D&D: Singleplayer Edition

[@commscan314]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhood3991 Isn't that just Fallout but with less nuclear wasteland?

[@yourfriendlyneighborhood3991]

@@commscan314 A valid point

[@thezombiefan777]

@Aubrey Jarvis Well you are a shade of red so being a bit angry at perception checks, checks out.

[@annperkins1713]

I'm a game design teacher and I showed them this video in class the other day, as I thought it was perfect for their work. Thanks tech rules!

[@smileyboi5275]

Amogus

[@AceTrainerX3]

A mongoose

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

Nice. Did they find it interesting?

[@Shadydudeonthecorner]

I finally found who took that damn username lol

[@issacthekid]

Awesome teacher haha. 💯

[@Falkuzrules]

Rewatching FNaF2 from Markipliar and I'm more frustrated than ever that this channel stopped at 1 so far. Does the Marionette choose randomly when to attack like Freddy originally did? Does Foxy get reset if he's bumped out of the hallway by another animatronic taking his place, or does he not even "reset" at all? How exactly does the "flickering lights, put on your mask immediately" section judge if you survive or not? I even saw a claim that Golden Freddy gets more active if you aren't fast with the music box. It's been over 2 full years, I want this more than I want Steel Wool to make a competent game.

[@BoltTheEmolga]

He actually brought FNAF2 up at the beginning of the Baldi’s Basics video. Essentially he said that the mechanics were far too similar to the first game to make a video out of, and he’d probably have to do it as a full-series video.

[@Falkuzrules]

@@BoltTheEmolga Ah yes I remember hearing him say that........ *two years ago* (okay not quite two years but a few months away from it.) What he actually also said though is that he was relying on the help of someone else to do stuff he didn't know how to do so maybe it just didn't work out and he doesn't wanna give us the bad news.

[@AceTechn0]

well he did replay through basically every FNAF game recently (except UCN or Security Breach, I don’t remember which one though)

[@NicknineTheEagle]

1) Once the Puppet is out, he actually takes a fixed path through the rooms towards the office much like other enemies, you just can't see him on the cameras. The randomness comes from the fact that he has to roll for moves as well. 2) I don't think so, enabling map cheat shows that Foxy remains in the hallway even if it's occupied by someone else. 3) You have fixed amount of time to put the mask on which depends on the current night. If you're too late, you die, although there's a 10% chance that you'll live. 4) That sounds like BS, haven't seen anything like that in the code.

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

​@@NicknineTheEagle To add to the second point, when Withered Bonnie is in the main hall, you can still see Withered Foxy

[@foldervtolvr]

“Bonnie just teleports somewhere just because he feels like it, *thats lore now* “ Edit: I don’t want to be *that* guy but 5K Likes!? WHAT?!

[@atomicbuttocks]

Bœñ'æ, warper of realities

[@kjnkc55]

Why Bonnie isn't in FNaF 3: "'Ight I'm out." *Teleportation sounds or something.*

[@cah137-y4s]

I mean, considering that time travel is now canon in the franchise, teleportation isn't that far off.

[@kjnkc55]

@@cah137-y4s *No no, he's got a point.*

[@angryboi595]

Golden freddy just decides to exist

[@tinymelon2266]

“And when that chance succeeds, well...” “Try the new Baconator at Wendy’s”

[@retroaspectgaming]

Lol

[@dragonslayer6644]

The scariest thing to happen

[@anonymously_]

@@dragonslayer6644 “ *EAT OUR BACONATOR, OR ELSE* ”

[@dragonslayer6644]

@@anonymously_ *shoots a m1 grand* BEGONE AD!!

[@straightupanarg6226]

Ngl, the Baconator is one hell of a burger

[@shempai1166]

Scott Cawthon: "He has his camera in you." Freddy: "alright, I hold my action to dash when the camera goes down."

[@kaeleylyons5776]

Firstly, love this comment. Secondly, I love your profile picture. White Lady for the win!!! 🤍🤍

[@ILiekFishes]

@@BLUEBOYISLEDGE quite ironic, considering you don't hold actions in 5e. you ready them, and use your reaction to perform them.

[@smeargle8536]

Dungeons and Dragons at Freddy's

[@blakethesnake6686]

"Can I roll seduction to bed Roxanne Wolf? " "dude.... come on."

[@shempai1166]

@@blakethesnake6686 "roll constitution"

[@HandleDisliker]

8:45 I wasn't part of the FNaF community in 2014, but I will also swear that people were saying then that Freddy can pop through the poster. It rings a faint bell in the back of my head, like a memory of a conversation like it, and I think someone debunked it in said conversation. Again, this was nearly eight years ago for a community I wasn't in, but you bringing that up does ring a bell for me. (...and yes, this was two years ago so I doubt tech rules will see it. In case he does though, here's my comment lol)

[@Ghsting-dc1wo]

I remember this theory clear as day, but the hole actually was used to theorize how Golden Freddy got in the office even if the doors were closed. I saw it used to explain both Freddy and Golden Freddy

[@SenisPucker]

The game stops even more abruptly than you might've thought when the power goes out. Running out of power while being jumpscared by Foxy, but before the screen cuts to static, will cause him to instantly disappear. Maybe he's scared of the dark or something?

[@aryirfan2427]

I remember watching a video about this occuring and being very confused. However, I do not remember the video's channel. (Maybe markiplier)

[@mocacola]

@@aryirfan2427 Probably HarshlyCritical (now known as John Wolfe). Check his montage vids.

[@SpiffoGaming]

screeeeee *shutdown* *Freddy proceeds to yeet Foxy to hell and back* OK where were we oh yeah. Let me just go to wheel decide and oop im doing a long song this time

[@tylermannor4290]

@@aryirfan2427 yeah it happened to him while attempting 20/20/20/20

[@disarisumbrus4492]

Foxy: GOTCHA BI- Power: Aight I'm boutta head out Foxy: Aight I'm boutta head out [2]

[@quantumyoutubeguy2]

My first ever jumpscare in FNaF was Golden Freddy. Never realised how rare it was.

[@3headedsnake388]

AGHHH

[@lukeskywalker9016]

same

[@rzrkt_rouge]

Me too, then I got killed by foxy later that night (still night 1)

[@tobiaswerner4418]

I dont trust or believe you, but I have no evidence, so take my like

[@tobiaswerner4418]

@Sandra Swan 🗿

[@ExTess]

I feel like FNAF was a perfect horror arcade game, which was greatly improved upon in the second game. I'd love to see the same deconstruction of FNAF2, only because that game seems to have been made much more complex than its first iteration (anything after those would be pretty redundant, though, since it's all mostly the same after). I'd also love a deconstruction of the VR game, since the mechanics in that one is vastly different than all of the other ones while still building off of the concept of "stay in one place against your will and survive" even more. Either way, a horror game deconstruction series seems like a fantastic idea, FNAF2 or no.

[@bugdomrulez]

i remember playing this game with my friends, one of em was super full of bluster while we were playing nights 1 and 2, he only wanted to play at night 3 when the ai should have upped its game. funnily enough, while the animatronics appeared in the first 2 nights fairly regularly, when he sat down for night 3, they didnt show up at ALL. even foxy wasnt poking his head out much and that scared my friend more than if they actually had shown up LOL

[@spedupmusic6637]

if you think about it, someone has probably gotten so lucky that not a single animatronic has moved at all in his entire playthrough. imagine how paranoid you would be if in night 6 NO ONE moved

[@niko1049]

Freddy: * jumpscare * me: whoa, that was scary. Hope I don't get another one. Golden Freddy: allow me to introduce myself

[@AxeltheKing1000]

oof X_X

[@angelapagado3357]

Wait, did you got the golden freddy jumpscare at the game over screen? Because it happened to me! (When i first played at 2015)

[@mistersympa15]

The first time I ever played, I got the Golden Freddy jumpscare that crashes the game. I had been playing for like, four minutes and it scared the *SHIT* out of me.

[@lanaenjoyer]

Mister Sympa same lmao

[@fixedkarm8348]

Is your profile pic of Kinect Adventures?

[@texticks]

i remember hearing the "freddy gets in through the poster" and multiple variations of that many times. i know exactly what you're talking about lol

[@cocoaelk9683]

Ayeee, wassup

[@svp5thechad408]

There are worts theorys, like Withered Bonnie taking your face in FNAF 2 The original animatronics didn't even had fingers

[@texticks]

@@svp5thechad408 yeah they do wdym

[@spino650]

8:40 Now the image of Freddy doing a front flip through the poster to attack you is stuck in my mind, help

[@peggy_book5710]

He does it like mario 64

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

Doesn't Grunkfuss the clown do smth like this (albeit slowly and gradually) in One Night at Flumpty's?

[@softwet6393]

The image of Freddy doing stunts are now stuck in my head

[@ottohartmann7444]

@@reptiliannoizezz.413 yeah that was terrifying and quite clever of the games developer for adding that. Reminds me of the weeping angels from Doctor who

[@dream_walker9726]

*wheeze*

[@chili675]

17:04 Bro dropped the hardest transition and thought I wouldn’t notice.

[@QueenofSilence101]

I love how Freddy was deliberately programmed to be an unfair fight. He'll kill you straight away if his AI is high enough. Something about that kind of quirky stuff just makes me smile. Also, yes, please do more horror games in the future.

[@Slender_Man_186]

Yup, on 4/20 mode you pretty much always have to close the right door when popping the cameras up.

[@boradagdelen3846]

@@Slender_Man_186 I think you can keep freddy in the right corner by just leaving the cam there. This is my idea: you check left and right hallway and open monitor to keep foxy in check, but you leave the cam on freddy in the right corner. If you wanna check if foxy is coming just close the right door before the next cam check and check foxy and go back the the right corner.

[@Slender_Man_186]

@@boradagdelen3846 you can, but the right side camera has to be on him when you open it, and then he keeps you from checking on Foxy.

[@jaxryz_380]

@@Slender_Man_186 close the door before checking cams if you need to switch the cams and you're good to go

[@Slender_Man_186]

@@jaxryz_380 that makes it harder, you have more things to focus on, leading to more screw ups. You could pull up the cameras without closing the right door, thinking the camera is on the right hallway corner, when you accidentally left it on Pirate Cove or the left side hallway. Now Freddy is in the room, and it’s up to luck wether or not he’ll attack, sometimes he gets in but just doesn’t attack.

[@gabrielbertoldigarcia2710]

What *IS* this channel? I mean c'mon, this guy comes out of nowhere and has the most interesting content I've ever seen. I love every single video in here. Thank you for making them!

[@a177858]

@@CZPC Already? Holy crap.

[@IceBlueLugia]

CZ PC Yes, but his videos already started extremely high quality even a year ago

[@corazonlovebot]

Gabriel Bertoldi Garcia wholeheartedly agree, imagine coming out of nowhere making such polished content- what a dream

[@piggyblitz4404]

Kinda like tierzoo

[@nullpoint3346]

@@corazonlovebot That's exactly what I'm helping someone else do.

[@abibelleseter6361]

This didn't ruin the game for me. If anything, it just made me appreciate it more.

[@AAAAGamesGames]

same

[@cloveruty]

It's like Disney Magic. When you learn how it works, you appreciate it a lot more because you know how all of the mechanics work to make it look seamless.

[@Turtle_Pain]

To be fair it does lower the horror of the atmosphere

[@gravelrun4028]

Yeah, now I know how things work

[@digimonlover1632]

Pretty much. Still scared by it.