Can you, for example, add an "event" when the Thing's following the main character, going back to the flamethrower room automatically launches like a cutscene of the character putting it on.
An automatic "go to scene..." that imitates the player clicking on those buttons in the main menu ?
Kind of a way to avoid the broken issue of the Epic Engine by using automatic scenes that play one after the other?
I'm sorry, I'm just trying to find some ways to help..