The newly-released FNAF: Security Breach had development problems with one character in particular, with Map Bot being the source of many bugs and frustrations for the game's studio, Steel Wool. FNAF: Security Breach released earlier this month after multiple delays, finally giving fans of the series the chance to explore the new Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex packed with Glamrock animatronics.
The Five Nights at Freddy's series began with more humble roots than Security Breach, with the first games in the franchise being more akin to point-and-click resource management titles where players need to survive the night against an onslaught of attacks from haunted animatronics. FNAF: Security Breach deviates from the tried-and-tested FNAF formula, replacing static gameplay and jumpscares with first-person exploration, stealth, combat, and survival horror. With a new setting, new characters, and new threats, FNAF: Security Breach offers the first AAA Freddy's adventure.
According to a Steel Wool Studios developer update, the creation of FNAF: Security Breach was a complex one, with the new Map Bot, in particular, proving to be a source of stress for the team. Revealed by executive producer Ray McCaffrey, Map Bot caused "more bugs than any other character in the game," sharing that once the developers managed to fix a Map Bot bug, he'd simply break again, making for a particularly problematic bot. McCaffrey joked: "Despite my constant requests to throw [Map Bot] into a volcano, the team wouldn’t let me."
Map Bot is an all-new addition to the ever-growing roster of FNAF characters. In FNAF: Security Breach, Map Bot is one of the S.T.A.F.F Bots, employee robots of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. Map Bot will appear throughout the Pizzaplex to hand out maps, often leading to jumpscares, albeit ones that won't alert other animatronics to the users' presence. The bot is one of the many robots players will find throughout the game, including other S.T.A.F.F such as Security and Cleaner bots.
FNAF: Security Breach developers may have had Map Bot functional in time for launch, but there's still plenty of issues the game still has. A post-launch patch has already been released, fixing a number of known bugs and crashes. Steel Wool has committed to rolling out more fixes for the latest Freddy's, with the aim of improving performance. Bugs in the game have been a problem for many, leading to a low Metacritic user score for FNAF: Security Breach which renders it players' lowest-rated game in the series to date. As seen with Map Bot fixes, it's possible Steel Wool will be able to fix more problematic issues with the game, which could help increase its score with players.
Source: Steel Wool Studios