The CONTRABAND library · Page 5
A field archive of the Fold: people, allegiances, equipment and the routes between them. Choose a subject, or search the full text of the collection. Story and ending entries contain spoilers.
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Malka
Malka is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — +20% repair speed — sounds modest on paper, but appl…
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Orin Vask is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — +20% missile damage — sounds modest on paper, bu…
2 min · Read article ↗CrewRook
Rook is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — +15% pulse weapon damage — sounds modest on paper, bu…
2 min · Read article ↗CrewSalem Cole
Salem Cole is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — +10% ship agility — sounds modest on paper, but…
2 min · Read article ↗CrewSister Vey
Sister Vey is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — +25% branch revisit range — sounds modest on pa…
2 min · Read article ↗CrewThirteen
Thirteen is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — free revisit once per chapter — sounds modest on …
2 min · Read article ↗CrewWhisper
Whisper is one of 32 hireable crew members in CONTRABAND. Their passive bonus — reveals 1 extra system on map — sounds modest on p…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveASCII Portraits
CONTRABAND's character portraits are four-line ASCII art patterns, not illustrations. This was a budget constraint that became an …
4 min · Read article ↗Development archiveWriting 300+ narrative scenes
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveBase building as endgame
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archive150 state flags: how branching works
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveFaction reputation that matters
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveFirebase Auth integration
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveDesigning four endings + 30 variants
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveAsync GLB ship loader
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveMobile rendering fixes
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveWhy a pacifist path exists
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archivePointer lock pitfalls
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveProcedural audio with Web Audio API
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveWhy revisit has no credit cost
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveSave system: localStorage + Firestore
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveSix named bosses, six tones
Design diary — by Dero Lavigne…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveThree.js ship rendering
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
2 min · Read article ↗Development archiveWhy vanilla JS, no framework
Archived context (2026): Written during the browser prototype era. CONTRABAND now ships on Steam ; the playable web build was reti…
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