Graveyard Keeper 2 Automation
Find what can be automated, trace its production chain, check the workers and workstations it needs, and see what to fix when production stops.
Can Steel Armor be automated?
AutomatableYes. This item has a confirmed automated production path.
- Produced at
- Steel Anvil
- Method: Zombie worker
- Inputs
4×Steel Ingot
4×Steel Detail
4×Fabric- Output
- 1×Steel Armor
Why isn't my automation working?
Pick what you are trying to produce. Every requirement the game data documents for that path is listed, so you can check them one by one.
Requirements for Steel Armor
- Inputs: Steel Ingot, Steel Detail, Fabric
- Workstation: Steel Anvil
- Output: Steel Armor
- Required inputs
These inputs have to reach the workstation: Steel Ingot, Steel Detail, Fabric.
- Assigned worker
The workstation needs a compatible worker assigned to this process.
- Worker mastery
The worker running this process needs mastery 12 or higher.
- Worker tool
The worker's tool affects whether the process runs at all, and how fast it runs.
- Recipe unlock
The recipe stays locked until its technology is researched.
Every requirement the data documents for this path is listed above.
This is what the game data states about the process, not a reading of your save. Check the requirements in order and fix the first one that is missing.
How automation works
One automated step is always the same shape.
- Inputs
- Workstation
- Worker
- Output
Automated production only runs while every required input, workstation and unlock in the chain is available.
Find a production chainBrowse automation
336 items carry a documented automation answer. Pick the way you want to search them.
- By outputWhat do you want to produce?
- By workstationWhat can this workstation automate?
- By inputWhere does this resource go?
- By production chainTrace an item from raw material to final output.
Iron IngotAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy I, Smithy IIFeeds 19 automated processesOpen the automation answer
CrateAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench I, Assembly bench IIFeeds 13 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Glass ContainersAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy I, Smithy IIFeeds 12 automated processesOpen the automation answer- FabricAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench I, Assembly bench IIFeeds 9 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Iron Kit IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy I, Smithy IIFeeds 6 automated processesOpen the automation answer
GlassAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy I, Smithy IIFeeds 5 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Iron Kit IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy IIFeeds 4 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Wooden Kit IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench I, Assembly bench IIFeeds 4 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Wooden Kit IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIFeeds 4 automated processesOpen the automation answer
BrickAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kiln, Smithy IFeeds 3 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Stone KitAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench I, Assembly bench IIFeeds 3 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Zombie PowerAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at BioreactorFeeds 3 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Clay MoldsAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy IIFeeds 2 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Engineering KitAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy IIFeeds 2 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Marble KitAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIFeeds 2 automated processesOpen the automation answer
Furniture Kit IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIFeeds 1 automated processOpen the automation answer
Furniture Kit IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIFeeds 1 automated processOpen the automation answer
TablewareAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy I, Smithy IIFeeds 1 automated processOpen the automation answer
Zombie MechanismAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIFeeds 1 automated processOpen the automation answer
Building Kit IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Woodworking Workbench I, Woodworking Workbench IIOpen the automation answer
Building Kit IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
LensAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy II, Furnace IOpen the automation answer
Rusty ArmorAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly benchOpen the automation answer
Sculpture Kit IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Sculpture Kit IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Appliances IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Appliances IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: BeerAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen I, Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Building materials IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench I, Assembly bench IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Building materials IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Clothes IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Sewing Table, Assembly bench IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Clothes IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Cutlery IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Cutlery IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Engineering MechanismAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: FabricAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Woodworking Workbench I, Woodworking Workbench IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Flour SackAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen I, Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Furniture IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Furniture IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: IronAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Woodworking Workbench I, Woodworking Workbench IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Iron ToolsAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Kitchen UtensilsAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Assembly bench II, Assembly bench IIIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Preserves IAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen I, Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Preserves IIAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: Steel ToolsAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Smithy IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: VegetablesAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen I, Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
Supply: WineAutomatableWorkstation: Produced at Kitchen I, Kitchen IIOpen the automation answer
By workstation
Some workstations run more automated processes than others. Pick one to see every input and output it handles.
Choose a workstation- Steel Anvil (47)
- Kitchen Oven (36)
- Kitchen Oven II (36)
- Formulation Bench (32)
- Iron Anvil (30)
- Assembly bench III (29)
- Kitchen II (27)
- Woodworking Workbench II (26)
- Kitchen Table II (23)
- Kitchen Table (22)
- Assembly bench II (21)
- Kitchen I (21)
- Woodworking Workbench I (17)
- Stonemason's Workbench (16)
- Wooden Anvil (15)
- Jewelry Table (12)
- Smithy II (11)
- Printing Press (11)
- Writing Desk (10)
- Assembly bench I (9)
- Distillation Cube (9)
- Furnace II (9)
- Millstone (9)
- Furnace I (7)
- Smithy I (6)
- Circular Saw (4)
- Sewing Table (4)
- Brewing Stand (3)
- Kiln (3)
- Chopping Spot (3)
- Fermentation Barrel (3)
- Vine Press (3)
- Wine Barrel (3)
- Potter's Wheel (2)
- Sawhorse (2)
- Clay Digger Stand (1)
- Bioreactor (1)
- Assembly bench (1)
- Zombie Marble Quarry (1)
- Zombie Miner (1)
- Paper Press (1)
- Sand Digger Stand (1)
- Lumberjack stand (1)
- Sluice Box (1)
- Spinning Wheel (1)
- Zombie Stone Quarry (1)
- Weaving Loom (1)
By input
Pick a resource to see which automated processes consume it. This is how you find out what drains your stock, and what upstream production to expand first.
Choose a resource- Fuel (60)
- Stick (31)
- Iron Ingot (19)
- Bronze Detail (16)
- Steel Ingot (16)
- Ink (15)
- Bronze Ingot (13)
- Crate (13)
- Flax Thread (13)
- Iron Detail (13)
- Glass Containers (12)
- Onion (12)
- Pumpkin (12)
- Water (11)
- Clay Urn (10)
- Steel Detail (10)
- Cabbage (9)
- Fabric (9)
- Sand (9)
- Blank Softcover Notebook (8)
- Dough (8)
- Log (8)
- Melted Fat (8)
- Coal (7)
Iron Ingot
19 automated processes consume this resource
- Workstation: Jewelry TableZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs1×Iron Ingot
2×Alchemy Flasks IOutput
1×Alchemist's Kit5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs
2×Iron Detail4×Iron Ingot2×FabricOutput
1×Iron Armor5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs
2×Stick2×Iron Detail1×Iron IngotOutput
1×Iron Axe5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 7Full known chainInputs1×Iron Ingot10×Stick
6×Flax ThreadOutput
1×Battle Bow5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Woodworking Workbench I · Woodworking Workbench IIZombie workerWorker mastery 4Full known chainInputs6×Iron Ingot
4×Board
8×Bronze NailsOutput1×Supply: Iron5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Assembly bench I · Assembly bench II · Assembly bench IIIZombie worker · ConveyorWorker mastery 2Full known chainInputs8×Iron IngotOutput1×Supply: Iron
7 requirements to check
- Workstation: Smithy I · Smithy IIZombie worker · ConveyorWorker mastery 3Full known chainInputs1×Iron IngotOutput4×Iron Kit I
8 requirements to check
- Workstation: Smithy IIZombie worker · ConveyorWorker mastery 5Full known chainInputs1×Iron Ingot2×Clay MoldsOutput4×Iron Kit II
8 requirements to check
- Workstation: Assembly benchZombie worker · ConveyorFull known chainInputs
2×Simple iron part2×Iron IngotOutput1×Rusty Armor6 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs1×Iron IngotOutputIron Detail
5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs2×Stick2×Iron Detail1×Iron IngotOutput
1×Iron Hammer5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 7Full known chainInputs1×Iron IngotOutput1×Iron Kit I
5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs1×Iron IngotOutput
Iron Nails5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Formulation BenchZombie workerWorker mastery 8Full known chainInputs1×Iron Ingot
1×Philosopher StoneOutput
1×Golden ingot5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs2×Stick2×Iron Detail1×Iron IngotOutput
1×Iron Pickaxe5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 7Full known chainInputs4×Stick2×Iron Detail1×Iron IngotOutput
1×Battle Pike5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs2×Stick2×Iron Detail1×Iron IngotOutput
1×Iron Shovel5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Jewelry TableZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs1×Iron Ingot
2×Leather ScrollOutput
1×Surgeon's Kit5 requirements to check
- Workstation: Iron Anvil · Steel AnvilZombie workerWorker mastery 6Full known chainInputs2×Stick3×Iron Detail2×Iron IngotOutput
1×Iron Sword5 requirements to check
Production chain
Each step shows the inputs it consumes, the workstation it runs on and the output it produces. Open a step to follow its own upstream production.
Steel ArmorAutomatable- Workstation:Steel AnvilZombie workerFull known chainOutput1×Steel Armor
A step whose ingredient list is only partly documented is marked as such: the chain below never fills a gap with a guess.
Planning a production chain?
Choose a target output to see the whole production chain, which steps can be automated, the workstations it needs and where automation stops.
Zombie workers
Zombie workers are one automation method, not the whole system.
Zombie workers can operate supported production tasks once the required systems and workstations are unlocked. The same processes can also be driven by the game's other automation modes, so this page lists what a worker can run instead of treating every zombie as a production switch.
- Workstations that accept a zombie worker
46 workstations in the published automation data allow a zombie worker to be assigned.
- Processes a zombie can drive
348 automated processes in the data are documented as zombie-capable.
- Items a porter route can move
41 items with an automation answer also have a known porter route between stations.
Workstations that support zombies
- Steel Anvil47 automated processes
- Kitchen Oven36 automated processes
- Kitchen Oven II36 automated processes
- Formulation Bench32 automated processes
- Iron Anvil30 automated processes
- Assembly bench III29 automated processes
- Kitchen II27 automated processes
- Woodworking Workbench II26 automated processes
- Kitchen Table II23 automated processes
- Kitchen Table22 automated processes
- Assembly bench II21 automated processes
- Kitchen I21 automated processes
- Woodworking Workbench I17 automated processes
- Stonemason's Workbench16 automated processes
- Wooden Anvil15 automated processes
- Jewelry Table12 automated processes
- Smithy II11 automated processes
- Printing Press11 automated processes
- Writing Desk10 automated processes
- Assembly bench I9 automated processes
- Distillation Cube9 automated processes
- Furnace II9 automated processes
- Millstone9 automated processes
- Furnace I7 automated processes
- Smithy I6 automated processes
- Circular Saw4 automated processes
- Sewing Table4 automated processes
- Brewing Stand3 automated processes
- Kiln3 automated processes
- Chopping Spot3 automated processes
- Fermentation Barrel3 automated processes
- Vine Press3 automated processes
- Wine Barrel3 automated processes
- Potter's Wheel2 automated processes
- Sawhorse2 automated processes
- Clay Digger StandOne automated process
- Assembly benchOne automated process
- Zombie Marble QuarryOne automated process
- Zombie MinerOne automated process
- Paper PressOne automated process
- Sand Digger StandOne automated process
- Lumberjack standOne automated process
- Sluice BoxOne automated process
- Spinning WheelOne automated process
- Zombie Stone QuarryOne automated process
- Weaving LoomOne automated process
Zombie workers do not remove the requirements: an input still has to arrive, the recipe still has to be unlocked, and mastery still applies.
How to unlock automation
Automated production is gated by progression: a technology adds the workstation, and the workstation is what runs the process.
Technologies that add an automating workstation
- Woodworking IAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 17
- The Concept of StoneAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 16
- Bronze WorksAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 15
- Writing BasicAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 10
- Alchemy, DistillationAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 9
- MillstoneAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 9
- Bronze MeltingAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 7
- Brick MakingAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 3
- ChoppingAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 3
- Pottery IAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 2
- The Concept of WoodAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 2
- Bronze ForgeAutomating workstations: 1 · Automated processes: 1
Quests that gate an automated process
- Rhyme and PrintedA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Wrath and SlothA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Lust and EnvyA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- I Love You, ManA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Gluttony and PrideA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Congregation TroubleA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Press for CashA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Jack in a BoatA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
- Well-Deserved RestA documented process waits on this quest before it can run.
Automation does not open with a single switch: the technology adds the workstation, and the workstation runs the process. Technologies the game data does not publish yet are not listed here.
What should I automate first?
These targets are ranked by how many automated processes consume them, not by opinion: an output that feeds many other processes pays for itself across the whole chain.
Why this one- StickAutomated production consumes it in 31 processes
- Iron IngotAutomated production consumes it in 19 processes
- Bronze DetailAutomated production consumes it in 16 processes
- InkAutomated production consumes it in 15 processes
- Bronze IngotAutomated production consumes it in 13 processes
- CrateAutomated production consumes it in 13 processes
This is a dependency count from the game data, not a throughput measurement: it says which output the rest of your production leans on most.
Common automation problems
The questions players ask when production stops, answered with what the data actually documents.
- Can this item be automated?
- 270 of the 336 items with a documented automation answer have a confirmed automated production path. Search the item above to see its own answer and chain.
- Why is there no automated path for some items?
- 66 items carry a documented answer without a confirmed automated path. That is not the same as manual-only: the data simply does not document a process that produces them.
- Which workstations can a zombie worker run?
- 46 workstations allow a zombie worker to be assigned. Pick one in the workstation list to see exactly what it runs.
- What do I need to unlock automation?
- 12 published technologies add a workstation that runs automated processes. A technology unlocks the station; the station is what runs the process.
- Why is my worker not producing anything?
- Every documented process lists its requirements: inputs, an assigned worker, worker mastery, the tool, and the recipe unlock. Open the diagnostics above for a target and work through them in order.