Gradeyard Shift

Gradeyard Shift is the fifth Challenge Mode Campus of the game. Released on ?? 2023 as part of the School Spirits DLC, it features the Lifeless Estate Campus, and allows only the School Spirits Course. The goal is for the player's army of Janitors to capture as many Ghosts as possible in a single Academic Year.

Lifeless Estate has been abandoned by all but the ghosts haunting its halls. The Janitors' Union have been itching for an opportunity to mop up this paranormal hotspot, and now they have their chance.

On top of funding from the Union, you'll receive a fee for each Ghost you catch during the latest battle in an endless war between the County's supernatural and sanitary forces. Build a crack team of Janitors, train them in Ghost Capture, and de-haunt Haunted Rooms, to capture as many ghosts possible.

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The player is tasked with capturing as many Ghosts as possible. Only 20 Students are available for the School Spirits Course; since no Course Points will be awarded for raising the Campus Level, there is no opportunity to raise the Course Level and gain more students before commencing the Academic Year.

Income from tuition, rent and experience are all cancelled here, in favour of Union Funding. Additionally, a 200 bonus is granted for each Ghost that is captured by a Janitor. In contrast to previous Challenge Mode Campuses, Gradeyard Shift takes place over a single Academic Year.

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This Campus features Index Challenge Mode, first introduced to Two Point Campus in Breaking Point. This means that a certain performance variable will be assessed, and a payout based upon the player's proficiency in that variable. Unusually, this variable will change during the academic year, please refer to the table to the right to know which variables to focus on at which times.

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With the Paranormal Detection class not running on this Campus, plots are not won by fighting the Hellhole gang, instead being purchased in the normal way. It should be noted that the area is divided into seven plots here, rather than the fifteen in Lifeless Estate.