Zane Cop focused on stabilizing the data layer for the RogueTech repository by addressing a persistent JSON encoding issue in star system definition files. Over the course of a month, Zane identified and fixed over-escaped CRLF sequences, ensuring that system definition data could be parsed reliably during mod loading. This work, rooted in configuration management and data cleaning, improved the integrity and reliability of downstream features by reducing runtime errors. Using JSON as the primary language, Zane’s targeted bug fix enhanced the maintainability of the codebase, demonstrating careful attention to data encoding correctness within a live, collaborative environment.