Using this guide, you will be able to add a custom piece of merchandise for Freddy to hold during his up taunt! You may also choose a custom sound effect that plays alongside it, including both ordinary sound effects as well as music.

(Note: Freddy already has merch compatibility for some specific characters/ips: Springtrap, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Ace Attorney)


The theme of this compatibility is merchandise, so imagine a piece of merchandise that might exist in your character's universe. This can even be an action figure or even a marketable plushie of your character! The sprite should be drawn on a 22x22 canvas. While spriting, you will also want to keep in mind that the sprite should include a black outline, as well as a white outline, as seen here[i.imgur.com]- so try not to make the sprite too big.

Once you've finished spriting your merchandise, increase the sprite size by 2, such that your sprite now exists as a 44x44 image. Export the file naming it whatever you like, then move the file into your character's sprite folder.

If you want a sound effect to play upon revealing the item, simply download an audio file of your choice, export it as a .ogg file (under any name), and place it in your characters sounds folder.

Now for the final and easiest step: initialize the following variables by copy/pasting them in your character's init.gml

//freddy merch compat
has_merch = true //enables Freddy to read your character
merch_sprite = sprite_get("your_sprite_here"); //replace "your_sprite_here" with the name of your sprite
merch_sound = sound_get("your_audio_here"); //replace "your_sound_here" with the name of your sound, if you have one
merch_sound_type = 1; //optional, initialize this variable as 1 if your character's audio file is a music track, as this will suppress the stage's background music

..and that's it! Have fun making your own custom pieces of Freddy-compatible merchandise- and just remember- friends are forever!