Honcho v0.3 Now Available

The long awaited v0.3 build for Honcho is finally available. You can access the build through the itch app, or the usual link here. Change list below.

Full World Vending Simulation

Vending machines have had a huge rework. They now simulate damage and rust. Vending machines now need to be repaired and maintained with parts just like Keiko's truck.

Vending machines can be better managed through the Operations tab found within Keiko's office desk. Machines also simulate sales even when Keiko isn't in that area, so keep an eye on this tab to track sales.

Mr Hanchō now appears as Keiko's rival, holding onto the best vending spots in each area. Keiko will need to save up a lot of money to purchase these spots from him.

New Trade Goods

New groups and tiers of trade goods have been added. With each tier offering 3, increasingly more valuable options.

Generic goods such as Still Water, Sparkling Water and Orenji Fresh offer a non-desire based option for easy but low profit sales.

Food goods such as Corn Soup, Oni Giri and Deluxe Fruit Sando offer medium profit chances for customers looking to sate their appetite.

Caffeine goods such as Green Tea, PCC Coffee and Energy Tonic offer high profit chances for customers desiring an energy boost.

Alcohol goods such as Ryujin Beer, Best Zero Blue and Sake offer very high profit chances for customers looking for a good time.

All New NPCs

The world of Honcho V0.3 introduces new, fully modelled and animated characters. These include Mr Hanchō, the Depot Manager, the Authorized Parts Dealer, the Scrap Dealer, the Petrol Station Attendant, the Happy Mart Cashier, The Truck Dealer and various classified sellers. These NPCs bring a new lease of life into the world of Honcho.

Truck Dealerships

Once their truck loan is paid of, Players can now buy and sell their trucks. Be sure to travel to each region to see the different types of trucks for sale.

PC-89 Computer

Manage finances and pay off debts with ease by purchasing the PC-89 computer for Keiko's home office. The personal computer is the mark of a truly successful enterprise.

Full Change List

Features

• Added PC-89 computer for finance management

• Added a debt letter near the front door

• Added a new UI style for the road map

• Added a Classifieds page to the Office Desk

  • Allows players to purchase upgrades from local sellers

  • Some Patreon suggstions have been added to the Classifieds flavour text

• Added Auto Dealerships

  • Players can now purchase and sell trucks

  • Auto Dealerships are available as destinations on the world map

  • Route rarity determines the quality of trucks available

  • Different regions specialise in different trucks:

    • Wadashima — Batako Type 1

    • Mizunuma — Batako Type 2

    • Yamanashi — Daizo

  • Trucks sell for 40% of their market value

• Added 6 new NPCs

  • Depot Manager

  • Authorized Parts Dealer

  • Scrap Dealer

  • Petrol Station Attendant

  • Happy Mart Cashier

  • Truck Dealer

• Added new trade goods

  • Generic

    • Tier 1 — Still Water

    • Tier 2 — Sparkling Water

    • Tier 3 — Orenji Fresh

  • Food

    • Tier 1 — Corn Soup

    • Tier 2 — Onigiri

    • Tier 3 — Deluxe Fruit Sando

  • Caffeine

    • Tier 1 — Green Tea

    • Tier 2 — PCC Coffee

    • Tier 3 — Energy Tonic

  • Alcohol

    • Tier 1 — Ryujin Beer

    • Tier 2 — Best Zero Blue

    • Tier 3 — Sake

Changes

• Improved inline-2 engine oil nut interactions with better spanner and hand placement

• Road map is now correctly affected by lighting

• Updated Last Will letter to the new UI style

• Disabled garbage collection audio

• Added new proximity-based tutorials

  • Dumpster tutorial

  • Mail tutorial

  • Bedroom tutorial

  • Happy Mart tutorial

  • Depot tutorial

  • Kusahiro tutorial

• Road Map changes

  • Player icon now appears above building icons

  • World fog now hides buildings and loot icons to encourage exploration

  • Keiko is no longer selectable on the road map

• Engine Hoist and PC8901 are now purchased through the Classifieds page

• Headlights, indicators, and rear light repairs now use Screws instead of Nuts & Bolts

• Added Screws to repair loot tables with an 8% spawn chance

• Added new diamond road markings for Crossroad_2

• Recovery Phone UI updated to the new UI style

• Front-End Truck Auction changes

  • Trucks now generate with weighted pricing tiers

    • 1–3: Cheap

    • 4–5: Average

    • 6: Expensive

  • Slots 1–5 always generate Batako trucks

  • Slot 6 always generates a Daizo truck

  • Selecting a truck now shows a debt calculation screen

  • Interest rates now scale with loan principal amount

  • More expensive trucks create higher repayment pressure for experienced players

• Added 8 loading screen tooltips, with more planned

• Debt system changes

  • Petrol Station, Happy Mart, Scrapyard, Auto Shop, Depot, Traffic Violations, Traffic Collisions, and Vehicle Recovery debts now:

    • Have no interest rate

    • Have a 5-day repayment period

  • Property Purchases, Vehicle Purchases, and Business Loans now use variable interest rates

  • Players receive stress warnings when debt enters final notice with 3 days remaining

  • Players fail if final notice debt reaches 0 days remaining

• Tutorials now feature improved ferrat artwork suited to each subject

• Market changes

  • Goods are no longer returned to shelves if the player leaves without paying

  • Unpaid goods are added to player debt

  • Shopping baskets can now be taken without charge

• Added GX390 fuel tank

  • 6.5 litre capacity

  • Intended as a smaller starter tank option

  • 95% spawn chance on Batako trucks

  • 5% spawn chance on Daizo trucks

• Batako trucks can now only spawn with 1 fuel tank installed

• Wadashima and Mizunuma Auto Shops now stock Batako parts instead of Daizo parts

  • Daizo stock parts are now sold in Yamanashi

• Oil prices reduced

  • Standard Oil: ¥4000 → ¥750

  • Premium Oil: ¥8000 → ¥2000

• Keyboard UI updated to the new font

• Mouse input UI colors corrected

• Input tooltips are now dynamic

  • Shows rebound inputs

  • Displays gamepad prompts when using a controller

• Dialogue window improvements

  • Dialogue and responses now support scrolling

  • Window is now more compact to keep wallet UI visible

• Bedroom drawers now display UI details and interaction prompts

• Letters, doors, and light switches now show interaction prompts and UI details

• Added alcohol effects

  • Keiko can become drunk

  • Drunkenness fades over time

• Vending Machine usability improvements

  • Larger button interaction zones

  • Dislodged machines are pushed out of install zones

• Vending Machine performance improvements

  • Added LODs

  • Internals hidden when vend door is closed

• NPC customers now react and flee if the player swings a baseball bat nearby

• Happy Mart environment art updated for stronger period authenticity

• ATM redesigned to better match the time period

• Second Hand Seller building optimized with LODs

• Improved sun shadow detail

• Sun celestial angle now updates every 2 seconds to reduce shadow jitter

• Keiko no longer raises her hands while inspecting interactable objects

• Map UI now indicates purchased vending locations without installed machines

• Equipped items now save and load correctly

• Trailer beds can now carry cargo inside trailer beds attached to trucks

• Brake components no longer visibly spin with wheels

• Improved lighting and atmosphere in the home garage

  • Added upstairs hallway light

  • Added kitchen light

  • Added lounge light

  • Added bathroom light

  • Added storage room light

• Reworked Vending Stock List UI for a cleaner appearance

• Installed vending machines now illuminate, including stocked items

• Vending machines now generate rust and damage

  • Can now be repaired at the Repair Bench

• Reworked Repair Bench art

• Reworked Car Jack art

• Disabled SSAO post-processing effect for a cleaner visual style

• Removed region-based desires

• Region produce is now fixed by location

  • Wadashima → Food

  • Mizunuma → Caffeine

  • Yamanashi → Alcohol

• Removed automatic timed light switches

• Removed garbage collection audio after collection events

• Trade goods and item carriers can no longer be sold to Auto Parts Dealers

• Job Complete UI updated to the new UI style

• Removed water bottles from the garage

  • Water is now purchased at Petrol Stations

• Reduced NPC population caps

  • Daytime: 20 → 6

  • Nighttime: 5 → 3

• Rebalanced vending location prices

  • Sparse: ¥1,000 → ¥6,000

  • Steady: ¥1,300 → ¥13,000

  • Busy: ¥1,600 → ¥21,000

  • Bustling: ¥2,000 → ¥32,000

Note: These changes are to help draw vending gameplay more towards the late game core loop.

• Towns now generate with 10 vending machine install points

• Updated pedestrian waypoints to prevent NPCs walking into roads

• Players can no longer save while on delivery routes

  • Players must return to town before saving

• Updated repair confirmation UI for consistent positioning and colors

• Vending Machine install points no longer appear on routes

• Customers no longer appear on routes

• Vending Machines can now appear at the Second Hand Parts Seller

• Rebalanced Vending Machine prices

• Vending Machine stats are now affected by machine condition

  • Vend time

  • Energy consumption (potentially planned)

  • Reliability per vend (potentially planned)

Fixes

• Fixed held item condition incorrectly showing "%"

• Fixed equipped details UI remaining visible after dropping doors

• Fixed equipped details UI remaining visible after dropping headlights

• Fixed misplaced pole holes on the Inaka Curve 03 tile

• Fixed AI traffic brake flickering

• Fixed exposed mesh seams on Wadashima bridges

• Removed problematic AI car spawns on Curve_03

• Fixed exposed connecting seam on Straight_08

• Fixed AI spawn points at Yamanashi bridge entrances

• Fixed Exit Door icon appearing incorrectly when entering through the passenger door

• Fixed minor collision issues on corrugated steel bridges

• Fixed camera issue when quickly speaking to NPCs after closing the sell UI

• Fixed Keiko leaning incorrectly after exiting a vehicle

• Fixed water in bottles flickering while the game is paused

• Fixed minor collision issue at the Depot

• Fixed repeatable jobs exploit

• Refactored route generation to correctly spawn buildings on short routes

• Fixed road map still scrolling and moving after being closed

• Fixed several road map hover interaction issues

• Fixed spanner position on the N360E I2 engine frame nut

• Fixed falling through tunnels after revisiting dead-end tunnels

• Route rarity percentages now display correctly

  • Example: +5% instead of +105%

• Fixed slight inaccuracies in initial vehicle purchase debt calculations

  • Debt now accounts for randomized truck sale pricing

• Fixed incorrect Carburettor tooltip behavior when pull-starting engines without a carburettor

• Trucks with built-in exhausts no longer generate external exhausts

• Fixed incorrect kanji for “Engine” in vehicle auction UI

  • Now displayed as 発動機

• Fixed several controller navigation issues

  • Character creator

  • Settings screen

  • Return Home / Abandon Job / Confirm Job UI

  • Job Map UI

  • Sleep UI navigation

• PS5 controllers are now correctly detected in controller settings

• Fixed controller-related settings issues when a controller is connected

• Fixed control mapping display issues for keyboard and mouse users

• Control mapping screen now displays the last used input device

• Handbrake now highlights correctly when targeted outside the truck

• Fixed invisible stock list items at auto markets

• Fixed tool bag task UI not always displaying area or job details

• Fixed NPC customers lingering too long after vending

• Fixed NPC customers sliding instead of walking

• Fixed mesh issues with pay phones

• Fixed vending spawn rarity weighting

  • Too many vending machines were spawning on routes

• Fixed shader issue preventing customer NPC fade effects from working correctly

• Corrected spelling of “Alluminium” to “Aluminium”

• Corrected several spelling mistakes for “Caffeine”

• Purchased vending spots no longer show purchase cost on the map UI

• Fixed potential soft-lock when filling a truck with a missing fuel tank

• Fixed Z-fighting on:

  • Batteries with rust, damage, and tape

  • 3-leaf suspensions

  • 9-leaf suspensions

• Fixed missing ground on Commercial Building 02 prefab

• Fixed Keiko placement while adjusting indicator screws

• Fixed rust condition calculations at Kusahiro and shops

  • Total condition now updates correctly based on rust levels

• Fixed sway bars rotating with wheels

• Fixed issue preventing players from selling trailer beds

• Fixed Mizunuma always showing an empty job listing

• Tool Bag local area tab now correctly displays weather reports

• Fixed issue causing Keiko to appear as falling while pouring fuel

• Fixed water tanks at Kusahiro always appearing visually full

• Fixed spare tyre wheels loading with incorrect black coloring

• Fixed various vending machine install point locations

• Removed shadows from in-world map markers

• Added tooltip explaining that additional property purchases are still in development

• Added helper arrow showing purchased vending machine locations

  • Especially useful when purchasing through the home office

• Fixed hand placement for the spanner on the fourth nut of all trailer beds

Thank you for your continued support. I hope this marks a huge improvement to the core game, and I look forward to serving you in future updates.

As always, feel free to share any issues or suggestions you may have for the project.

Greg