I dunno shit about using github.  I guess it'll be a learning experience. :b

Oh, don't get me wrong; there's nothing wrong with adding stuff to the game just for fun.   I just have a narrow focus with Turok+ on fleshing out and improving the game while maintaining the spirit of the original.  Of course, where you draw the line is subjective, and I'm still kinda feeling out what does and doesn't fit (the T2 shotgun being a good case in point).

I agree that the lost land can accommodate almost anything thematically, but each game still has its own unique flavor.  Like, if you compare T1 just to T2, T1's conventional weapons are a little more grounded, and its heavy weapons have more of a rugged, heavy machinery kinda feel compared to T2's more high-tech, electronic feel.

I think part of it's also that it's an AK.  Like, if the AR were modeled after an M16, a poster child for "tacticool," then I probably wouldn't hesitate to slap any ol' ridiculous thing onto it.  But I sorta see AKs more as embodying rugged, straightforward pragmatism.

Anyway, not saying I'm ruling it out -- I plan to experiment with it -- just tryin'a explain my thought process.

I feel similarly about the "refresh" method.  I could increase the distance that triggers the refresh, and/or disable the scope after a few refreshes, but I think it'll always feel kinda arbitrary and weird.  Unscoping when moving at least has some plausible logic to it.

I've been playing with the auto re-scope version, but the manual version is a little clearer about the weapon's state, and also simpler from a coding standpoint.  I've removed the scope in preparation for v1.55 (which'll mostly be bug fixes and presentational touch-ups) but once that's out I'll try playing with the manual version some more.

I'm still undecided on the AR GL.  I feel like it kinda undermines tek arrows and pump-action explosive shells, and maybe even the pulse rifle to some degree.  On the other hand, I've sorta been feeling like the AR doesn't have much going for it versus the burst pistol, and the one-two punch of grenades and bullets is uniquely satisfying.  I just worry that it's too much.

Actually, thinking about it some more, maybe it's not the mechanics themselves that give me pause, so much as the fact that it makes a plentiful but specialized ammo type and gives it a much more general-purpose use.  It's like adding 30 more explosive shells to your arsenal.  I ran into the same problem when I experimented with a single-rocket mode for the rocket launcher.  I considered an under-barrel shotgun that uses explosive shells instead, but that even more directly competes with the pump-action.  Following that line of reasoning, I guess it could fire dragon's breath -- combine the weaknesses of both shotguns, but with the quicker follow-up and better range of bullets.  That's starting to move away from the military theme and into "Turok's Wacky Gun Show" territory, though.

I'd probably go with call StartCinema when player moved a certain distance as the best choice I know of to keep scoped movement.

I considered something similar, but it doesn't take much movement to reveal big holes in the level.  On the other hand, there aren't a whole lotta places you'd even want to use a scope on level 5, and it seems to be the only level with problems.  Maybe I'm worrying too much about an edge case?

Anyway, I've mocked up a few different methods and posted them, along with the other feature I alluded to, in the Turok+ thread for y'all to try out for yourselves.  Le'me know what you guys think.

Level 7's broken into a bunch of pieces, and pretty linear, so I took some screenshots leading up to them rather than the map.

For the second key, you need to press that button in the second shot, then go through a passage that opens up back in the direction of the entrance,

https://imgur.com/a/9vvBV