Quick answer
Meet the guard quota with low-maintenance characters, avoid direct conflicts such as Endo plus flashlight threats, and remember that every chosen salvage remains active in later nights and route bosses.
Quota by difficulty
| Guard | Difficulty | Required regular salvages per standard location |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy | Easy | 1 |
| Mike Schmidt | Normal | 2 |
| Vanessa | Hard | 3 |
| Fritz | Lunatic | 4 |
Hidden route characters are additional and never replace a quota slot.
Location guides
- Location 1: Withered roster, Endo, Golden Freddy, Springtrap, and Withered Freddy's permanent footstep loop.
- Location 2: Toy roster, Mangle's cumulative exposure, Lefty trapping, and Shadow Bonnie.
- Location 3: Malhare's flip budget, Helpy, Phantoms, Scrap Baby, and Shadow Freddy's blackout.
- Location 4: nightmare roster, temperature rules, Twisted Wolf, Plushtrap, and Molten Freddy.
Compatibility rules
- Never combine Endo with Springtrap, Withered Foxy, Shadow Bonnie, or a blackout-heavy plan. Endo forbids all flashlight use.
- Avoid Mangle when multiple objectives require specific camera feeds; her cumulative timer never resets.
- Avoid Nightmare Fredbear without Super Fan and a deliberate temperature plan.
- Avoid Withered Freddy during bosses that already require frequent audio decisions.
- Use Backdoor Trading to replace one high-maintenance regular choice with Chipper or Rodney when the roll is favorable.
The payout matters only after the roster is survivable. Use Fredsweeper and performance bonus for money instead of accepting four conflicting mechanics for a larger salvage check.
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