Airport Contraband beginner guide
Check papers, search people and bags, weigh cargo, then choose the law or the cartel. Upgrades ride to your next officer.
You are not managing an airline. You are the booth. A shift at Caldora Airport is: people in, papers out, bags open, cargo weighed, then a choice about who you let through.
The shift, in store order
- Documents. Passports, licences, cargo briefs. One screenshot shows an "Aviator Licence" from a Department of Transportation block plus a cargo list in kg per chest.
- Passengers. Question them. The demo store line adds body searches and queue handling for inbound and outbound flights.
- Luggage. Scan and search. The x-ray tools live here.
- Cargo and pilots. Weigh loads and compare them with the paperwork. Official copy says you will be surprised how much slips under the nose.
- When it goes bad. Taser and handcuffs are named as last resort, not the main loop.
Roguelike, not a saved city
Official text: each day is a fresh start built on past decisions. Rewards and upgrades carry to the next officer. That is why the Prologue can feel more roguelike than a linear customs sim — DRAGO called that out on the Prologue store page.
What not to expect on day one of this site
There is no published stamina table, no full contraband list, and no "best first upgrade" chart in official posts. Those wait for the 28 October build and the first patch notes.
Sources: store about_the_game for 1167820; demo short description (4442880); in-game tool UI (T-RAY tooltip). Checked 3 Oct 2026.
