The Hoburbs
The Hoburbs is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Hoburbia. It is the home of garage sales, gated communities, mischievous middle-class kids, crazy hobos, a variety of pawnable items, and the famous Neighborhood Watch organization.
Activities
The only thing you can do in the Hoburbs is explore it.
Exploring
For 5T, you can explore the Hoburbs for various items and nice little bonuses. As with the Red Light District and the Canbodian River, you need to be alive in order to explore it. It is not recommended to explore the Hoburbs while Zombified and dead, since you won't be able to win any of the fights you run into.
List of Common Events
The following is a list of events you can encounter while exploring the Hoburbs.
"Mowing" the Old Lady's Lawn
- Reward: Money
Jackpot in the Mailbox
- Reward: Money
Emptying the Recycling Bins
- Reward: Cans
Battle with a Hoburbs Hobo!
- Opponent: Hoburbs Hobo
- Rewards: Levelable Gear Experience & ( Power / Speed / Strength )
Begging at the Gated Community!
- Reward: A begging session that nets you 25% more begging income and begging experience than usual.
Begging at the Doubly Gated Community!
- Reward: A begging session that nets you 50% more begging income and begging experience than usual.
Sweet! Sidewalk Gum!
- Reward: Pre-Chewed Gum
Scavenging the Compost Bins
- Rewards: HotDog / Meat Pie / KFC Meal / Bachelor Chow
Those Scheming Teenagers...
- Reward: Can of Whipped Cream
Kids Can't Shoot Marbles
- Reward: 8 Ball
The Buried Suitcase
- Reward: Brown Suitcase
A Run-In with the Gardener
- Reward: Green Gloves
A Run-In with the Jogger
- Reward: Green Headband
Metallic Awesomeness
- Reward: Metal Suitcase
This is a Birdnapping!
- Reward: Pink Lawn Flamingo
It's My Barbie Now
- Reward: Bar-B-Q Grill
The Party's Aftermath
- Reward: Empty Keg
I'm a Hobo, Not a Doctor...
- Reward: Skateboard
Mailboxes Don't Like Pimped-Out Cars...
- Reward: Fancy Rims
Is That Micheal Jordan's Signature?!
- Reward: Signed Basketball
Indiana Jones Has Lost It
- Reward: Crystal Skull
Terrier Liberation!
- Reward: Prize-Winning Yorkshire Terrier
The Old Man at the Dead End
- Reward: Plasma Screen TV
The Garage Sale
- Rewards: Walkman / Purple Heart / Ming Vase / Action Comics 1 / The Magna Carta
Helping Out the Dreadlocked Dude
- Reward: 1 Extra Meal
Dungeons and Dragons and Nerds, Oh My!
- Rewards: +5 Constitution / +1 Dexterity / +1 Endurance / +1 Strength / +0.1 Charisma / +0.5 Wisdom
The Neighborhood Watch
- Rewards (First Encounter): Flashlight & Money & ( Gold Watch | I Love You Bracelet | Harvard Degree | Skull Bong )
- Rewards (Subsequent Encounters): Money & ( Gold Watch | I Love You Bracelet | Harvard Degree | Skull Bong )
- Required Items: Action Comics 1 & ( Plastic Helmet / Metal Helmet ) & ( Redder Hots / Self Immolation ) & Green Headband
List of Special Events
The following is a list of events you can only encounter once while exploring the Hoburbs. They are usually associated with special holiday events, such as the 2010 April Fool's Day Event.
Wrong Street, Cohen...
- Reward: A new Hoburbs Event — Oh Not-So-Sweet Lemonade!
- Required Items: Yellow Jumpsuit
Oh Not-So-Sweet Lemonade!
- Reward: Lemonade
- Required Items: Yellow Jumpsuit
