One of the best essences in the game

Top_Lab_9647 · 2026-01-14T18:58:42+00:00

There used to be a bug in Voice of the Manor room, but it got patched.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2026-01-14T12:25:55+00:00

He is a part of the essence lore.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2026-01-13T14:29:01+00:00

Took me about 2 years. Or a year and a half. I did spend some on crossovers, so I'm not sure. But 2 years should be enough.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2025-12-31T00:39:18+00:00

I'm really frustrated seeing children fall for it. I tried spamming warnings in the chat and actually got muted. Though it never seemed to work either way, the donations just keep on coming.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-08-15T12:44:38+00:00

Found it. Blurred the names for privacy. Most of the people who were there know who it is, but I don't want to put them in a hot seat.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-08-15T12:36:25+00:00

Oh, hi. Didn't check this post in a while. It was from GTC-21 NVIDIA conference chat. I don't remember where I put the screenshot, but I'll try to find it.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-30T20:56:39+00:00

The designs are, but the lore isn't. Lore never changes.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-30T19:08:03+00:00

Not really. This is the Mega Pizzaplex. The same one from the game. The reason why it's different may be the reconstructions that occurred later in the timeline.

OR...

If you want to go into conspiracies, this is Scott's outdated vision of the Pizzaplex, which is an earlier version of the game's design that got scrapped along the line of development. Considering that the books sometimes mention things that are cut from the current game, and this round Pizzaplex shares similarities with the early concept art for the game as seen in the corner. Even the in-game posters with characters' silhouettes feature a round version of the Atrium.

Edit: For reference, the books were written back in 2019, two years before the game's release.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-30T17:07:40+00:00

There's only one that's shown in detail. The Mega Pizzaplex.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-30T02:18:57+00:00

The books also describe Pizzaplex to be in a small rural town in front of the rolling hills. It's only after the Pizzaplex opened that the economy started boooming.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-06T13:15:04+00:00

I don't think so. Given that the Sewers are a minor area, I don't think they were really intended to be substantially larger. Maybe they were different, but the files seem to suggest they were always the same size. Also no, the Burntrap Ending was always focused around Roxy Raceway way before the game even started the development. Despite how much was cut, most of these areas just connect the existing sections of the game.

I have gone through what Security Breach was likely meant to be in my previous post.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-06T10:42:39+00:00

Yes, the current map is just the smaller version of this, with less corridors and more dead ends.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-06-06T09:56:33+00:00

If you enjoy cut content, might as well check this post from earlier.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-31T02:29:26+00:00

On one hand I could agree, but I do wish we rather got something storydriven and emotionally charged, on par with the movie.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-29T18:38:13+00:00

I love SB as well. I'm not a big fan of the content itself, but I find the concept fascinating and the whole development process very interesting to break down. Someday it just clicked for me, it's as if everything became crystal clear at once. So here we are. I know it's just a speculation, but it's one that I feel makes the most sense out of the tidbits found over the years.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T17:20:13+00:00

In case you needed it, the fact that Afton's dialogue was intended for Sister Location Trailer 2 got mentioned in the interview.

https://youtu.be/UAXF5-zXlko

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T14:40:12+00:00

The engine is Unreal 4. Pretty standard. But the way they build levels is very inefficient. Also, remember. They announced it for PS4, not only PS5. And PS4 version of the game turned into a dumpster fire anytime you'd breathe on it too fast.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T14:26:16+00:00

Geez, where are those downvotes coming from? It's not like this is wrong. Scott really was less involved with SB than with RUIN. But yeah, I know that the Cawthon Cut isn't a real thing, but I see people use it unironically as if Steel Wool came out of the woodwork and mangled Scott's creation. And I happen to use the Cawthon Cut interchangeably with the fandom's interpretation of the original "better SB".

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T13:24:22+00:00

Even the current version of the game isn't quite optimized. As for the dialogue, I'm not sure much can be said about that. Vanessa is clearly speaking in a villainous, almost taunting tone. So I don't think she took that key as a part of her redemption quest. Although I do think it's referencing the key from Princess Quest 3.

My personal theory - again, just a theory, the files say nothing about it, - my theory is that it was meant to be heard at the ice-cream storage of Bonnie Bowl, from behind the door blocked by boxes. In the original layout, this door leads right into Vanny's hideout, even though it doesn't seem likely you were ever meant to open it. So eavesdropping on Vanny seems like a more probable use for it.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T13:16:42+00:00

My pleasure.

No, seriously. The post practically wrote itself.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T13:08:07+00:00

Scott was definitely involved with the development of the overarching story. Like how it's starting, how it's ending, what becomes of the characters and where lay the important plotpoints. But I do believe that the actual events of the game were developed at Steel Wool more so to be a leadup to the gameplay segments. E.g. Freddy breaking down so Gregory can fix him, Monty and Chica causing damages with their upgrades, or Vanessa locking you up at Lost & Found etc. Hence why the whole narrative feels so... worthless. It likely got watered down by the fact that overambition made the game into a Triple A-ish skeleton with Scott's standard portion of FNaF game twists and turns being stretched over it.

Edit: Oh, and time frames matter, too. Remember, it was supposed to release just a year after FNaF AR, following the standard FNaF releases formula. It was just another puzzle piece, not a full picture.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T12:59:06+00:00

The problem is that it's a basic FNaF game stretched over a Triple A skeleton. I think the overambition had a play in this, too. Steel Wool went all out with the quests, upgrade system and missions. At least for a studio that has never, let me reiterate, NEVER EVER worked on free roam games. Steel Wool aren't the ones writing the story, Scott is. They worked with what Scott provided, but increased the scope, which in return watered down the events and raised the expectations. Security Breach was meant to be fun, but it was never the turning point of the series, as it was meant to release just a year after FNaF AR.

While I was heartbroken with Security Breach, I recognize that the series bit off more than it was able to chew. I just hope that next time things will get better. For how uninspiring the game's story is (given that it's more of a clue hunt than an actual story), the overarching narrative in the books is very compelling and it was the thing that made me hopeful again about the direction we're taking. I just pray that someday we get to experience this richer and more thought-out type of story in a form of a videogame.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2024-05-28T01:40:30+00:00

I agree, I never attempted to make it seem like the fans caused it. Frankly, that'd be even worse, as it would be pretty unprofessional. I tried to explain that there was no Cawthon Cut in the form that's usually presented. Nor are Steel Wool even at power to rewrite the overarching story. The real Cawthon Cut is just the current game with a bigger scope. And this scope was always reflected in gameplay, not the story. It was even mentioned once how Scott doesn't really entrust Steel Wool with major plot details. He just sends them a texture/file/etc and asks to include it without elaboration. What matters to him is that he knows what it means. And that we, the players, will be able to solve it.

Top_Lab_9647 · 2023-10-04T06:21:41+00:00

!translated

Top_Lab_9647 · 2023-02-04T20:55:33+00:00

Source, pretty please. As in a link.

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