Superthanks for the kind words, the commenting, the coffee, and of course for playing the game!!
I knew about the rat on eachother bug, but left it as no-fix because the workaround is fairly easy. The other bug with the camera console not resetting is completely new to me, a very sweet find! I'm thinking of leaving it in as a finders-keepers ;) in the spirit of gentlemanly burglary.