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Hobo: Tough Life is a homeless simulator in which you have to wander the city streets in search of food and lodging. From the very start of the game, you find yourself in a difficult position, without money, food and a roof over your head. In this guide, we will tell you how not to die in Hobo Tough Life in the first hours of the game, how to maintain your health and skillfully manage all the parameters of your hero.
Where to track character stats in Hobo: Tough Life
In Hobo: Tough Life, you must constantly monitor the parameters of your character, as changing important indicators will inevitably lead to a decrease in your character's health. You can track the hero's performance in the special "Parameters" tab, if you open the inventory (key I ) and select the second tab with the person's icon.
The indicator of each of the available parameters can be changed by certain actions or when using consumables. Below we have described how to properly monitor the parameters so as not to die in Hobo: Tough Life.
You are exhausted. How to boost energy
As your character's energy decreases, you become exhausted and the health indicator begins to gradually decrease. Energy can be restored in several ways:
- Sleep somewhere (any shops or bus stops will do).
- Drink " coffee ", " questionable drink ", " cola " or use a " bottle of water ".
While resting on the bench, your body temperature will gradually decrease, even if the ambient temperature is high enough. After completing Meisner's story quest " Comfortable Rest ", you will have access to a drawing of a comfortable couch , which you can install in your camp next to the water hose. Before going to bed, do not forget to light a fire from any available trash.
You are hungry. How to Satisfy Your Hunger in Hobo: Tough Life
Satiety is an important indicator in the game. Since your hero is a living person, he needs to eat from time to time. It is best to eat high-quality products, since in this case you do not run the risk of poisoning. At the beginning of the game, while exploring the garbage dumps, you will find various scraps. You should not immediately eat them, as this will certainly lead to an increase in the " poisoning " parameter . At first, eat food from the stalls located in the square near the bus stop. To buy food, you first need to get money. There are several ways to make money in the game:
- Inspect telephone and vending machines.
- Begging for money from passers-by.
- Complete tasks from various characters
After completing Meisner's story mission " Feast ", you will be able to create sufficiently nutritious and, most importantly, safe food " Grub ". To make such food, you will need to find scraps (20) and purchase bagels (3). Such food will not only replenish the satiety indicator by 30%, but also restore 10 health units. None of the existing food restores your character's health, except for " grub ". Thus, for 9 kronor (which you spend on bagels) you can make healthy food.
But this indicator has another side of the coin. The more food you eat, the faster you fill out the Natural Need scale. You can deal with it in any public toilet or right on the street. In the second case, it is desirable if you have toilet paper . If you do not have material that can be used to cope with natural needs, then the hero will use his hands. This will add some points to the contamination of the clothes and will definitely add to the "Smell" scale.
You're upset. Your mood is not worse. How to cheer up in Hobo: Tough Life
The mood in this game also affects the health of the protagonist. This indicator, like the energy indicator, can decrease by itself. The mood will be greatly reduced when attempting any theft. There are several ways to increase this indicator:
- Drink any alcohol : this method will quickly add a few points to the mood, but it will also negatively affect the general condition of the hero. If you drink too much, then indicators such as "Intoxication" and "Poisoning" will also increase. Dealing with them will be much more difficult than just raising the mood of your character.
- Smoke a Cigarette : In the game you will find several types of cigarettes, from "cigarette butts", which can be found when researching any trash heap, to "good tobacco" purchased at tobacco stalls. After completing Meisner's story quest "Blues", you will learn how to create "roll-ups".
- Flip through PlayGuy : a magazine like this can be purchased at a tobacconist for CZK 60 apiece. One copy of the magazine will completely restore your mood. Disappears after use;
- With sufficiently high levels of trust, you can ask your friends in misfortune to cheer you up (at the very beginning of the game, this opportunity is available from Meisner).
You are freezing. How to keep warm in Hobo: Tough Life
- Any drink : Alcohol increases warmth, but can negatively affect other parameters. Plus, alcohol is addictive!
- Seasoning : A packet of hot seasoning can be purchased at the supermarket for a modest 6 CZK. This method is not very effective, as it will add only +3 degrees of heat to you, and also increase the likelihood of poisoning.
Keep your clothes clean and your character scent
- Use personal care products such as wet wipes , soap , deodorant ;
- For some playable characters, you can take a shower for money or with a sufficiently high level of trust.
Coping with Poisoning, Drunkenness, and Disease
Poisoning
- Kombucha : A very effective remedy that can be purchased at the supermarket. Kombucha will save you 50% of poisoning in one use.
- A regular sleep will also help get rid of this ailment, albeit not instantly.
Intoxication
- Kombucha : Although the description of this product does not indicate its properties, other than poisoning, Kombucha also helps your hero to sober up;
- Broth : This dish can be purchased or requested for free once a day at Sister Agnes Charity Center.
Disease
- Antibiotic : This drug can be purchased at the supermarket.
- Broth : This dish can be purchased or requested for free once a day at Sister Agnes Charity Center.
Monitor your character's health
- A direct threat to the character's health is the bandits on the street who can beat you half to death and leave you to die in their own blood;
- Finding "mines" in garbage can also directly affect the health indicator of the hero.
- The bandit will demand money : in this case, you will have to part with part of the money, or refuse and pay with your health.
- The bandit will ask you to smoke : you can buy off the bandit only with "normal smoke". Roll-ups and "regular tobacco" will not save you.
- The bandit will ask you to tell a joke : at this moment, three jokes appear on the screen, usually you need to choose the last joke so that the criminal will leave you behind.
- If you have no money at all : at this moment the bandit will say that he ran into a beggar, and with a clear conscience will let you go.
- If you give a full rebuff to a bandit : in a fight with a bandit, it is enough to lower his health scale to ~ 25%. Then the bandit himself will give you everything that he has and will run away.
- If you screwed up or stinks a lot.
Use dialogues with bandits to your advantage
Survival strategy from the very start of the game
- We search garbage dumps without clothes, try not to run into mines (garbage dumps are updated every game day): this will allow you to stay in clean clothes longer and beg on the city streets;
- We carry out Meisner's quests;
- Begging for money from passers-by, raising the levels of "communication" and "begging";
- We inspect all telephone and vending machines for the availability of money (the machines are updated every three game hours);
- We study new skills, increase the levels of trust with other characters;
- We eat only food from the stall or "grub" (the recipe will become available after completing the quest of the same name from Meisner);
- We equip our shelter, warm up and sleep by the cannon;
- To improve the mood, we use the PlayGuy magazine , which can be purchased at a tobacco stall;
- In case of intoxication or poisoning, we use kombucha, which can be purchased at the supermarket;
- We restore energy with water from the supermarket or sleep by the fire;
- We only relieve the need in public toilets (20 kroons), in the charity center of Agnes's mother (10 kroons) or in the trash heaps using toilet paper.
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