The Documented Fix for Overlapping Tutorials
A frozen tutorial is frustrating when you cannot tell whether the next step is hidden or broken. Airport Contraband Hotfix #2, published on October 29, 2026, specifically fixes progress blockers caused by overlapping contraband tutorials. For that documented release issue, a build containing the hotfix is the relevant correction—not an invented sequence of save-file edits.
The official Hotfix #2 notes establish that narrow fix. A separate developer reply from May explains the first-passenger item-index sequence in the earlier demo; the two pieces of guidance address different version contexts.
Check Which Tutorial Problem You Have
Separate a missing action from an overlap blocker. A current objective asking you to inspect an item is different from multiple tutorials preventing progress at once.
For the overlap case, check that your installed game includes the October 29 hotfix. The notes identify the type of blocker repaired, but they do not claim that every possible tutorial stall or old save issue is solved.
For an item-index prompt, compare what you have completed with the station's current instructions. The historical developer sequence below can help identify a missed step in that specific demo interaction; it is not a guarantee that all bindings and tutorial screens remain identical in the release.
The Developer's May Demo Sequence
In a May 4 reply to a player stuck on the first passenger, the developer explains this order:
- Open the queue and let the first passenger place the knife on the initial tray.
- Move the pointer over the knife to trigger its tutorial.
- Press Q to reach the information about checking the item in the index.
- Press C to open the item index and continue that tutorial.
- Press Q again to close the index.
- Move the pointer over the item and press the right mouse button to confiscate it.
The developer then says the tutorial should continue after confiscation and asks the player to identify the exact step where it fails.
That reply predates the full release and discusses the demo's first-passenger interaction. Use current on-screen controls where they differ. It does not establish a universal repair for the later overlap bug.
If You Are Still Blocked
Record the exact objective and the last action that worked. It is more useful to report that the item index opens but the confiscation prompt never advances than to describe every issue as the same stuck tutorial.
The October hotfix notes point players to the game's new bug-reporting tool. Include whether the problem occurs in the demo or the full game and whether the October 29 update is installed, so an old demo instruction is not mistaken for confirmation of a current release defect.
The supplied sources do not establish a save deletion, reinstall, or console-command remedy for all tutorial failures. Preserve your progress while distinguishing the documented overlap fix from a different unresolved symptom.
FAQ
Which patch fixes overlapping contraband tutorials?
Hotfix #2, published October 29, 2026, explicitly lists a fix for blockers caused by overlapping contraband tutorials.
Should I use Q, C, Q, and right-click in the full release?
Those actions come from a developer reply about the May demo. They describe its item-index tutorial sequence; follow the controls shown in your current build instead of treating that old sequence as a universal patch.
What should I report if the tutorial still will not advance?
Identify the version, exact objective, last successful action, and step that fails. The official hotfix notes direct players to the in-game bug-reporting tool for remaining problems.