The six-day week
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The six-day week: what happens on each day
Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Envy, Pride and Wrath - one weekly event each, repeating every six days.
Mechanics
What each day does
Gluttony is the only day the PR Machine accepts a load. A load of Charged hypno-devices, Newspapers or both raises the zombie limit by 10 to 80 for 1 to 5 weeks, depending on the program. The machine appears after Congregation Trouble.
- Day of the week
- 1 of 6
- Event
- Raising the zombie limit
- Requires
- Charged hypno-devices, Newspapers or both on the PR Machine
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked during Congregation Trouble
Town battles can only be started on Sloth: the battle opens at the start of the day and locks again at its end. The Town's bell rings every Sloth morning and most of the Town's zombies withdraw to the town centre; a second bell that evening brings them back.
- Day of the week
- 2 of 6
- Event
- Town battles
- Requires
- Defense power at or above the battle's requirement
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked during First... Sludge?
Once a week, on Lust, a merchant ship docks at the Port. The Trademaster on the Main Pier has new exotic goods, and Linda takes the Green Scrolls the Town's houses produce through her "Attract 1 new person", "Attract 5 new people" and "Attract 10 new people" options, raising Town quality and with it the maximum Likes limit. Lust is also the only day Davy the Dagger takes looter orders at the Dockside Club, paid in Keys for Looters, once Wharf Rats is complete. At the very end of Lust the Resurrection Lab's power is restored for Envy.
- Day of the week
- 3 of 6
- Event
- Merchant ship and looter orders at the Port
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked after Safe Harbor
Every Envy a lightning storm strikes the tower and powers the Resurrection Lab for the day, and the Resurrection Device works. A successful Prayer for Storms grants God of the storms, which allows resurrection on any day while it lasts. The Goddess of Nature also leaves blue crystals near her statue after every Envy - the crystal every zombie collar needs.
- Day of the week
- 4 of 6
- Event
- Zombie resurrection
- Requires
- A corpse with all 6 vital organs, 1 Reanimation Liquid and a Zombie Collar on the Resurrection Table
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked with the Resurrection tutorial
Town orders can only be accepted on Pride. Pride also resets the weekly cap on the Likes each trader gives for special goods.
- Day of the week
- 5 of 6
- Event
- Town orders and trader Likes caps
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked during Workshop Hours
Sermons are held at the Church on Wrath, and only on Wrath. The Nun's corpse deliveries follow it too: every Wrath she can be asked how many corpses to send for the week, and she keeps sending the same number until it changes. At the end of Wrath a running PR Machine program counts down one week.
- Day of the week
- 6 of 6
- Event
- Sermons
- Requires
- A written prayer and at least that prayer's minimum number of parishioners
- Wheel centre picture
- Unlocked during Holy Moly!
How it works
A week in Graveyard Keeper 2 has six days. The game never writes a day's name: the day wheel and every message show a day as a glyph, and each glyph is the symbol carved on one of the portal fragments named Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Envy, Pride and Wrath - the names used for the days here. The seventh fragment, Greed, has no day. Each of the big weekly events is tied to one day: battles, the merchant ship, looter orders, the storm that powers zombie resurrection, town orders and Mass. An event that does not happen on its day next comes round six days later.
A story step unlocks each day's own picture for the centre of the wheel: Gluttony during Congregation Trouble, Sloth during First... Sludge?, Lust after Safe Harbor, Envy with the Resurrection tutorial, Pride during Workshop Hours and Wrath during Holy Moly!.
Each day's event and where it happens
| Day | Event | Where | Only on this day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gluttony | PR Machine load raises the zombie limit | PR Machine | Yes |
| Sloth | Battles | The guard post for Town battles, the looters' camp for sewer battles | Yes |
| Lust | Merchant ship at the Port, Green Scrolls to Linda, looter orders at Davy the Dagger | Port: Main Pier, Dockside Club | Yes |
| Envy | Storm powers zombie resurrection | Resurrection Lab | Yes, or any day with God of the storms |
| Pride | Town orders open, trader Likes caps reset | Order board, every trader | Yes |
| Wrath | Mass: sermons at the Church | Church | Yes |
Calendar questions
What happens to an event when its day passes?
It waits a full week. The Resurrection Lab reports that there is not enough power until the next Envy, the battle planner states that battles are available on Sloth, and the Church states that the ceremony is available on Wrath.
What resets on Pride?
The weekly cap on the Likes each trader gives for special goods. Pride is also the only day town orders can be accepted.
When can zombies be resurrected?
On Envy, when the storm powers the Resurrection Lab; the power is restored at the very end of Lust. A successful Prayer for Storms grants God of the storms, which allows resurrection on any day while it lasts.
Related pages
- Graveyard qualityHow skulls and wreaths score a grave, every headstone and decoration, and what the score pays.
- ZombiesHow zombies look, resurrection on Envy, collars, masteries, perks, jobs and the zombie limit.
- Energy and insanityWhat costs energy, what causes insanity, and every food and drink with its values.
- Money and tradingBronze, silver and gold, trader purses, town orders on Pride, Likes caps and the sources of income.
- Tech pointsRed, green and blue points: what the tree costs and where each colour comes from.
- FAQShort answers with exact numbers: days, recipes, saving, zombies and fast travel.
- Pre-order bonusWhere the Sauna and the platform outfit are, and what they do.
