Hobo: Tough Life

Hobo: Tough Life

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👑 Critical Guide: How to Secure All 8 Votes 👑
By Tea ♡
Want to become the Beggar King and secure all 8 faction votes without screwing everything up? This is the ultimate guide to help you do exactly that.

It breaks down the safest vote order, highlights critical choices, and warns you about irreversible consequences. Whether you're a first-timer or replaying for 100% completion, this guide lays out exactly what to do, what NOT to do, and when to do it.
   
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☀️ Introduction ☀️
This guide will list down the critical choices on how to get all 8 faction votes.
⚠️ Expect light to mid-level spoilers. You've been warned.

🧩 Suggested Vote Order (Based on Difficulty & to Avoid Consequences)
You might’ve read on some forums that it’s impossible to get all 8 votes because certain choices contradict each other, like Bruno vs. Burian, Crazy vs. Zachy, or You vs Baron. That’s partially true. Some factions naturally oppose each other, and certain quests can lock you out of votes permanently.

However, there is a way around it.

With the right quest order, careful dialogue choices, and by avoiding irreversible decisions, it’s absolutely possible to earn all 8 votes and claim your crown. Timing and sequence matter. This section will guide you through the optimal path so you don’t accidentally torch your chances. So here’s the safest, recommended Flow:

👉 Father Burian → Tony → Moiser → Bruno → Zachy → Crazy → Ferenz → The Displaced

This isn’t a strict sequence. You can work on multiple questlines at the same time to avoid excessive backtracking. But overall, this is a highly optimal order, especially considering how certain factions oppose each other in the story.
Once you secure these votes in this order, you’re free to do whatever you want; backstab, betray, make mistakes, it won’t matter anymore. You’ve already locked in the votes, and they can't take it back.
🧭 Guide: Securing the Votes 🧭
I’ve listed everything in numbered order to make it easy to reference if you have any questions.



🙍🏻‍♂️ Tony – Leader of the Fort
Requirement: 80 Trust / You must be accepted as a Fort member (also by helping Masha and Johnny)

1. Tony is probably the easiest vote to secure. His faction doesn’t oppose anyone, and there are no major consequences tied to your choices.

🟢 Safe To do: Spying on The Fort for Ferenz. It's harmless.



👨‍⚖️ Father Burian – The Church Priest
Requirement: 85 Trust

2. When helping Mrs. Loudova find her lost dog, you MUST choose the second option, don’t tell her you paid Langos. She’ll be grateful, and Father Burian will praise you for rejecting her reward. This gives you +10 Trust.

3. When you retrieve the Church’s liturgy equipment (Golden Cross, Goblet, Candelabra), DO NOT return them to Father Burian. Don't worry, you can still reach 90 Trust and learn Willpower later. Refer to point #6. 💡Pro tip: grab the Golden Goblet while doing the Guzzlers quest to save recovery time from alcohol withdrawal (see point #8 & #9).



🙍🏻‍♂️ Moiser – Leader of the Drug Den
Requirement: 90 Trust

4. Moiser’s quests don’t clash with most factions, but he has issues with the satanic cult. 💡Pro tip: After destroying the shrines, you’ll be tasked with eliminating the cult leader. This doesn’t affect your votes, but you may want to build the satanic altar in your base, it gives great loot at the cost of your HP. Those specific loot items will help you complete Zachy's questline.

5. When delivering Moiser’s Shipment, do it normally. His enemies, like Ferenz .. want it too. Read Point #11 for consequences.

⚠️ Warning: Don’t get caught by the police. If his meth gets confiscated, you’ll owe Moiser 2,000 coins.
🟢 Safe To do: Giving Ferenz information about Moiser’s drug den.



🙎 Bruno – Head of the Thug Faction
Requirement: No dialogue option, he gives his vote once you reach 100 Trust

6. DO NOT return the church’s liturgy items to Burian. Sell them to Bruno instead to gain his trust. Lie to Burian and say they were stolen.

7. In the quest: A Little Pickpocketing, only steal the drug from the dealer after securing Moiser’s vote.

⚠️ Warning: Don't rat him out to the police, -10 trust
🟢 Safe To do: Beat up Hector (Moiser Muscle quest)



🙍🏻‍♂️ Zachy – Leader of the Guzzlers
Requirement: 90 Trust

8. It is best to do Zachy’s questline between Day 5 and Day 20. His questline has long cooldown periods between steps. Dealing with Guzzlers will likely give you alcohol withdrawal (lasting 50 minutes in real time) it can kill you quickly. Prepare Kombuchas to sober up and Hiking Medkits for HP. The rewards for their quests are worth it: alcohol drinks which can permanently boost your cold resistance, perfect before winter hits on Day 20+. *A tip to overcome the alcohol withdrawal is to go AFK while talking to any NPC until the timer runs out.

⚠️ Warning: Don't Start “Powers of Evil” Unless You've Secured Zachy's Vote. You’ll lose a massive 50 trust with Zachy
🔎 Stuck? Get more questline from Cardinal, then to Jenkins.



🙍🏻‍♂️ Crazy – Elector of the Hobo King
Requirement: 90 Trust

9. Crazy’s quest to calm the Guzzlers overlaps with Cardinal’s quest for Guzzler recognition. You’ll need to outdrink them, so do this while you’re still recovering from the withdrawal in point #8.

🟢 Safe To do: Controversial Purge quest, but it will cost you 5000 coins. I'm not joking. You don't have to pay them on time though.
🔎 Stuck? Finish Zachy's questline, because his final quest (scepter) will open up a new one for Crazy.



🙍🏻‍♂️ Ferenz – Ruler of The Pit
Requirement: 90 Trust

10. Buy the shopping cart whenever you see it for sale from Maisner, Anatoly or Stinky. I missed out on Ferenz’s vote on my first playthrough just because I didn’t have that damned thing. It’s super rare, and yes, you NEED it. Don’t wait. Don’t think. Just grab it.

11. In the quest: Important Delivery, you’ll get Moiser’s Shipment. Do NOT give it to Ferenz, it’ll reduce Moiser’s trust. You can get both votes without betraying anyone. However, There will be a consequences option when you talk to Ferenz "I've gotta own up to something." DO NOT CLICK IT, DO NOT CONFESS TO HIM. it ruins your trust with him (-5).

🔎 Stuck? Finish Drax’s chair quest, Victor unlocks more of Ferenz’s questline after that.



👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 The Displaced – A group of homeless individuals living in a tent.
Includes:
Displaced #1 : Bigas
Displaced #2 : Princ
Displaced #3 : Libor Panika
Displaced #4 : Homola
Displaced #5 : Ales Smutny
Requirement: Complete a series of quests - Cold Nights, Vortex, Lord of The Rings, Till Death Do Us part, Trauma/Greater Trauma, Good Samaritan, The Undesirables

12. The Displaced are last, not because they’re hard, but because they involve Baron. He’ll ask you to collect their votes for him, but you’ll have the option to keep them for yourself. Doing so locks you out of Baron's barter feature permanently. He’ll hate you forever. That’s why this must be your last vote, you’ll still need him for his building material barters.

⚠️ Warning: If you agree to give the votes to Baron, you won’t be able to get all 8 votes. Sure, he’ll reward you with ~200 coins, a coat, and some epic junk, but it’s not worth losing a vote.
🏁 Closing 🏁
That’s All for Now!

I’ll keep updating this guide as I discover more information. Good luck out there, kings of the streets. Rule wisely 👑💸