diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 385de5e..f8197c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ engine/*.pak
 engine/*.dll
 engine/argus316/
 engine/omicron/
+# scratch mod dirs: lab runs need a -game dir under engine/, and a
+# git add -A has twice swept one into a commit. Only argus/ ships.
+engine/*/
+!engine/argus/
 engine/qconsole.log
 
 # id-derived coloured model staging (regenerate from LibreQuake for
diff --git a/engine/argsession/autoexec.cfg b/engine/argsession/autoexec.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d36bf0..0000000
--- a/engine/argsession/autoexec.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-sv_protocol 15
-max_edicts 600
diff --git a/engine/argsession/progs.dat b/engine/argsession/progs.dat
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fc28a9..0000000
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diff --git a/engine/argus/progs.dat b/engine/argus/progs.dat
index ed4c600..8fc28a9 100644
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diff --git a/game/argus/progs.dat b/game/argus/progs.dat
index ed4c600..8fc28a9 100644
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