Baldi's Math Machine

*For other uses, see Baldi (disambiguation) or Machine (disambiguation).*
*For the subject, see Math.*

**Baldi's Math Machine** is a math-teaching machine in *Baldi's Basics Plus* and *Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*.

## Description

Baldi's Math Machine is a gray cube-shaped machine with "***Baldi's* MATH MACHINE**" text at the bottom and a math problem on the center. On the top right, there are two lights that display whether the answer is correct or wrong, a yellow horn, a thermometer, and two gauges.

Prior to *Baldi's Basics Plus* V0.2, the design was completely different and much more basic as it was subject to change. It was a gray cube-shaped machine with text saying "**The Math Machine**," displaying a math problem in the center, and the bottom of the machine says "**(Design not yet final)**". The old side texture was the conveyor belt texture.

## Functions

### *Baldi's Basics Plus*

Its current purpose is to serve as an alternative to the You Can Think Pad in *Baldi's Basics Classic*, *Birthday Bash*, Classic Style and Party Style of *Classic Remastered*. It displays a math problem on the screen and the player must solve it by picking up the number balloon that matches the correct answer to the math problem.

If the correct number balloon is put into the machine, a *Ding!* sound is played and the player earns 25\* You Thought Points. Baldi will be happy and stand still for five seconds after answering the problem correctly. He will not catch the player while happy.

However, if the wrong number balloon is put into the machine, it will buzz and attract Baldi to it. Also, Baldi's slapping speed will increase in frequency because he gets angrier when the player answers the math problem incorrectly. The buzz has a very high noise value of 126, with only Baldi seeing the player having a higher value, being 127. That means if the player inserts the wrong number balloon into the Math Machine while Baldi heads to the location where the Alarm Clock rang, then he will change the direction to the classroom with this machine.

Whether the problem is solved correctly or not, it will spit out a notebook and all the number balloons in the room will pop one by one rapidly.

Once all notebooks are collected, the Math Machines show a bonus question to give the player a chance to earn extra You Thought Points. However, the Math Machine does not give a bonus question if the player collects the last notebook from the same Math Machine.

When a notebook respawns in Endless Mode, the math problem will reset, so the player has to solve the new problem to get a notebook.

Baldi's Math Machine can also block vision, so other characters cannot see the player behind the machine, and vice versa. However, Baldi can see the player through the Math Machine if he is attracted by a buzzing noise for answering the math problem wrong.

### *Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*

Baldi's Math Machine only appears in the Demo Style and it has the same functions with the one in *Baldi's Basics Plus*, except for giving You Thought Points. The Math Machine with the second problem is always glitched out and is impossible to solve because all number balloons are wrong answers to this machine.

After answering a bonus question, the machine will show how many bonus questions are solved. Once all six bonus questions are answered for the machines aside from the one the player got the last notebook from, the last machine will produce the Portal Poster, and the player can use this item to find hidden rooms.

When the Hard Mode Fun Setting is enabled, the player must answer three questions correctly in a single machine to make Baldi happy. If one of the problems is answered incorrectly, it will buzz and produce the notebook immediately.

By playing any style with Free Run Fun Setting, the second problem is not glitched out. Also, even if the player collects all 7 notebooks, no bonus questions are given.

## Locations

### *Baldi's Basics Plus*

It can be found in several classrooms, only on floors 2 and 3.

In Endless Mode - Medium, there are 6 classrooms with Baldi's Math Machine. Only one classroom does not have this structure.

There is also a single Math Machine in the light test room.

### *Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*

In Demo Style, all 7 classrooms have this machine.

## Other appearances

* In *Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo*, the buzzing noise when getting the problem wrong does not alert Baldi.

## Trivia

### General

* Baldi's Math Machine is a reference to *Sonic's Schoolhouse*'s chalkboard written with a math question.
* This structure is one of the three structures that can glow up in dark chunks. The other two being the vending machine and the button.
* While inside Baldi's Math Machine, the problem shows up horizontally flipped as that is how Unity TextMesh Pro works when text is viewed from the back.

### *Baldi's Basics Plus*

* Baldi's Math Machine's buzz noise when the incorrect answer is given is also used in the elevator, as soon as the button with the "**Play!**" text in the white bar appears.
* The Math Machine equations are always generated randomly, even if the player uses the same seed.
* The *Ding!* sound was later reused in the sound effect setting of the option menu, since V0.3.5.
* Prior to V0.1.3, NPCs would pass through the Math Machine.
* Prior to V0.2, when the player inserted the wrong number balloon, 5 YTPs would be reduced and the Math Machine did not spit out a notebook.
* Prior to V0.3, Baldi would not stop and praise the player for answering the problem correctly. Also, the audio when the player inserts the correct number balloon was Baldi's "*WOW!*" voice line. This quote was used on Endless Mode's Medium option prior to V0.3.3 and after this version, it only plays after completing a challenge.
* Prior to V0.3.3, there was no buffer to prevent number balloons from getting too close to the Math Machine. Thus, the player can accidentally click a number balloon when trying to insert the intended one. And also, Endless Mode's Medium option still used the old design and sound.
* Prior to V0.3.5, Baldi's Math Machine would not show bonus questions when all notebooks were collected.

## Glitches

### General

* Rarely, Baldi will still have his chasing sprite even when the correct number balloon is inserted in the machine. Still, he cannot catch the player until he begins slapping his ruler.
* The number 8 in the answer box is misaligned and the top part is out of the box.
* If the player moves to happy Baldi right before he starts chasing after them, the player can get a jumpscare with happy Baldi.

### *Baldi's Basics Plus*

* Since V0.2, Baldi's Math Machine actually gives 50 You Thought Points when answering the problem correctly. Bonus questions sometimes give 25 YTPs, however.
* In Endless Mode - Medium of V0.3 to V0.3.2, Baldi slapping his ruler would not be delayed by answering a question in a machine right, so he would be happy for much shorter.
* Prior to V0.3.5, there was a small chance for the player to teleport inside Baldi's Math Machine by using a Dangerous Teleporter or getting sucked up by a whirlpool.
* If the player correctly answers a problem on a machine, collects the notebook that it spits out, collects a nearby notebook before the balloons are all popped, and has the maximum amount of notebooks for the floor, the balloons will continue popping and therefore the player cannot answer the bonus question.

## Gallery

* Image files
* Prototype
* Unused
* Screenshots

*Baldi's Basics Plus*/*Classic Remastered*
Baldi's Math Machine's front texture.When the correct number balloon is used.When the wrong number balloon is used.Baldi's Math Machine's texture for the other sides.The light guide when the correct number balloon is used.Ditto, but when the wrong number balloon is used.A sign when the bonus question is given.
*Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*
One of the number sprites to require an amount of problems.Ditto.Ditto.Ditto.The slash mark.

*Baldi's Basics Plus*
Baldi's Math Machine's prototype model.The previous front texture.The previous texture for other sides.

*Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*
One of the unused number sprites.Ditto.Ditto.Ditto.Ditto.Ditto.

*Baldi's Basics Plus*
Baldi's Math Machine from the old early access screenshot.Baldi's Math Machine from the current early access screenshot.Ditto.
*Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*
Baldi's Math Machine in the current screenshot.Ditto.Baldi's Math Machine in the old screenshot.
Others
Baldi's Math Machines in the explanation of new sound propagation.
## References

1. ↑ "*Now the penalty is simply Baldi getting angrier, no YTPs, and lowering your grade (Which will have more purpose later in development)*" - *Baldi's Basics Plus* Steam Community Hub