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HUMAN EXPENDITURE PROGRAM

HUMAN EXPENDITURE PROGRAM is a visual novel that reveals the truth behind BLOODMONEY!.

Unused Audio#

audio/bgm

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

Day7-14.ogg

You fucking bitch! I'll kill you! I'll make you pay for what you've done!

A version of "se/HarveyVA/Day7-14.ogg" without screaming at the end.

audio/se

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

a five michelin.ogg

A five Michelin star establishment, which means it is very good.

Voiced by Toby's VA.

star establishment which.wav

Voiced by Eun-mi's VA.

means it is.wav

Voiced by Announcer's VA.

very good.ogg

Voiced by Harvey's VA.

a five michelin star establishment which means it is very good.ogg

Voiced by SHROOMYCHRIST. Added in version 1.22.

secret message 2.ogg

Oi, what the fuck are you doing looking at the game's files? This is restricted territory! You're not supposed to be in here. Go on, move out! What are you doing in here? What, do you wanna kiss me or something? Is there something you'd like to say to me? Is this some kind of confession you'd like to make? What's up with you?! What's your deal?

Added in version 1.2. Done in the style of "secret message" from BLOODMONEY!.

There are also unused leftover sound effects from BLOODMONEY!:

audio/se/AnnouncerVA

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

HomeRun1.ogg

Home run!

Different variations of the same line, likely intended for the baseball mini-game.

HomeRun2.ogg

HomeRun3.ogg

HomeRun4.ogg

Perfect.ogg

Perfect!

audio/se/Eun-miVA

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

Toby1.ogg

Mom?

Slightly shorter version of "MiscVA/Toby1.ogg" with a bit lower volume.

Toby2.ogg

When is dad coming back?

Slightly shorter version of "MiscVA/Toby2.ogg" with a bit lower volume.

Toby3.ogg

But he's been gone for so long... I miss him.

Slightly shorter version of "MiscVA/Toby3.ogg" with a bit lower volume.

Toby4.ogg

Okay!

Slightly shorter version of "MiscVA/Toby4.ogg" with a bit lower volume.

This folder also has an unused duplicate of "bgm/Main.ogg".

audio/se/HarveyVA

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

Day2-52.ogg

You always have my best interests in mind, Eun-mi. That's what I love about you.

A different version of "HarveyVA/Day2-5.ogg" that doesn't have the word "most".

Day4-Nausea1.ogg

Babe, I’m already full... I guess one more wouldn’t hurt.

A different version of "HarveyVA/Nausea1.ogg" that doesn't have the word "but" and actually uses the word "wouldn't" (instead of the used "couldn't").

Day6-72.ogg

Please tell me... that things are going to be okay! Please!

This could've been a different version of final sentence from "HarveyVA/Day6-7.ogg", or a new line that could've been played after that.

Day7-18 (ACCIDENTAL DUPE DONUT USE).ogg

If I can't live, if I can't live without pain... I'd rather die than live in your hell.

A different version of "HarveyVA/Day7-19.ogg" with a peculiar filename.

audio/se/MiscVA

Filename

Audio

Transcript

Notes

Toby1.wav

Mom?

Likely the original recording made by Toby's VA, with much lower volume.

i frew up.ogg

Mom, I threw up.

A line from VA reveal video3.

BLOODMONEY!

Filename

Audio

Transcript

BLOODMONEY.ogg

*sigh* If you're listening to this, I'm already dead. Choi Eun-mi is a monster. She's been keeping me inside of a program, abusing me, gaslighting me. She betrayed me... She stole everything from me: my son, my life, my happiness. You can't let her get away with this. Please. This is my final message to the world. Goodbye.

Unused Graphics#

Some of the graphics were intended to be used in "Harvey Quest", a scrapped4 mini-game.

img/battlebacks1
Black.png
HEP-Black.png
A non-transparent version of "img/battlebacks2/Window.png".

There is also "Sky.png" (1440x1080 image of solid #BBC5F8 color) that doesn't appear in the game, but is used as default battle background.

img/battlebacks2
Window.png
HEP-Window.png
This image doesn't appear in the game, but is used as default battle background.

img/characters
!$HarveyQuest_Harvey.png
HEP-!$HarveyQuest_Harvey.png
Harvey walking sprite sheet.

Cursor.png
HEP-Cursor.png
Likely an earlier version of "characters/!$Cursor.png". The used cursor image has up and down lines swapped and a few pixels added to each ends.

img/pictures
Emu.png
HEP-Emu.png
This image was put intentionally5 as a reference to Harvey's VA mispronouncing "Eun-mi" as "emu".

Harvey_Concerned.png

This image bears some resemblance to "Tyler_Normal_Worry.png" from BLOODMONEY!.

img/system
WindowPixel.png

Another version of "WindowEnd.png".

Unused Code#

Unused Plugins#

There are a few plugins in the "js/plugins" folder that aren't included in the "js/plugins.js" file:

  • ButtonPicture.js
  • SRD_HUDMakerUltra.js
  • VisuMZ_2_CommonEventMenu.js
  • VisuMZ_2_WeaponSwapSystem.js
  • VisuMZ_3_VisualTextWindows.js
  • VisuMZ_4_AnimatedPictures.js

Unused Enemy#

The database has one enemy called "Shroom". It has "battlerName" set to "Gnome", meaning that during development it had an image with that name, which is likely the default RPG Maker MZ image that looks like a mushroom.

References#


  1. HUMAN EXPENDITURE PROGRAM itch.io page↩︎
  2. HUMAN EXPENDITURE PROGRAM UPDATE v1.2↩︎
  3. HUMAN EXPENDITURE PROGRAM VA REVEAL: TOBY HARVINGTON↩︎
  4. 𝐒𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐑⸸𝐒𝐓's 2025.09.12 Twitter post↩︎
  5. 𝐒𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐑⸸𝐒𝐓's 2025.09.13 Twitter post↩︎