diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Scope.hs b/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Scope.hs
index c7f829f87..9bcc2756f 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Scope.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data/Item/Scope.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ data Scope
     | ZoomScope
         { -- | a camera offset
           _scopePos :: Point2
-        , _scopeZoomChange :: Int
+--        , _scopeZoomChange :: Int
         , _scopeZoom :: Float
         , _scopeDefaultZoom :: Float
         , -- | if the camera offset is also the center of vision
diff --git a/src/Dodge/HeldScroll.hs b/src/Dodge/HeldScroll.hs
index d6a76cf6e..bd21fd4ad 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/HeldScroll.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/HeldScroll.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import Control.Lens hiding ((<|), (|>))
 import Data.Sequence
 import Dodge.Data.Creature
 import Dodge.Data.World
-import Dodge.Item.Weapon.ZoomScope
 import Data.Maybe
 --import LensHelp hiding ((|>), (<|))
 -- should be able to just import data.item
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import Data.Maybe
 doHeldScroll :: HeldScroll -> Float -> Creature -> World -> World
 doHeldScroll hs = case hs of
     HeldScrollDoNothing -> const . const id
-    HeldScrollZoom -> overYourItem (const . setZoomScopeChange)
+    HeldScrollZoom -> const . const id
     HeldScrollCharMode{} -> overYourItem $ \x _ -> itUse . heldScroll . hsCharMode %~ cycleSignum x
   where
     overYourItem f x cr w =  fromMaybe w $ do
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Rod.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Rod.hs
index df8ec0ca7..f440c4c7e 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Rod.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Rod.hs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ sniperRifle =
         & itParams . gunBarrels .~ SingleBarrel 0
         & itUse . heldAim . aimZoom .~ defaultItZoom{_izMax = 0.5, _izMin = 0.5,_izFac = 1}
         & itUse . heldScroll .~ HeldScrollZoom -- zoomLongGun
-        & itScope .~ ZoomScope (V2 0 0) 0 1 0.5 False
+        & itScope .~ ZoomScope (V2 0 0) 1 0.5 False
         & itUse . useTargeting ?~ TargetLaser
 
 machineGun :: Item
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Utility.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Utility.hs
index cec0a2726..b44a3332b 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Utility.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Item/Held/Utility.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ latchkey _ =
 binoculars :: Item
 binoculars =
     defaultHeldItem
-        & itScope .~ ZoomScope (V2 0 0) 0 1 0.5 False
+        & itScope .~ ZoomScope (V2 0 0) 1 0.5 False
         & itType . iyBase .~ HELD BINOCULARS
         & itUse . heldAim . aimHandlePos .~ 5
         & itUse . heldAim . aimMuzPos .~ 10
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/Weapon/ZoomScope.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/Weapon/ZoomScope.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index ee37fee8e..000000000
--- a/src/Dodge/Item/Weapon/ZoomScope.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-module Dodge.Item.Weapon.ZoomScope where
-
-import Dodge.Data.Item
-import LensHelp
--- should be possible without the creature
-
-setZoomScopeChange :: Float -> Item -> Item
-setZoomScopeChange x
-    | x > 0 = itScope . scopeZoomChange %~ (max 0 . (+ xi))
-    | x < 0 = itScope . scopeZoomChange %~ (min 0 . (+ xi))
-    | otherwise = id
-  where
-    xi  | x > 2 = 20
-        | x > 1 = 10
-        | x > 0 = 1
-        | x < -2 = - 20
-        | x < -1 = - 10
-        | x < -0 = - 1
-        | otherwise = 0
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update/Camera.hs b/src/Dodge/Update/Camera.hs
index a86822e81..8881580b3 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update/Camera.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update/Camera.hs
@@ -128,31 +128,25 @@ updateScopeZoom w = fromMaybe w $ do
 
 updateScopeZoom' :: Int -> World -> World
 updateScopeZoom' i w
-    | SDL.ButtonRight `M.member` _mouseButtons (_input w) = w & wppointer %~ doScopeZoom mp
+    | SDL.ButtonRight `M.member` _mouseButtons (_input w) 
+        = w & wppointer %~ doScopeZoom (w ^. input . smoothScrollAmount)  mp
     | otherwise = w & wppointer %~ resetscope
   where
     wppointer = cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix 0 . crInv . ix i . itScope
-    resetscope (ZoomScope _ _ _ defz bl) = ZoomScope (V2 0 0) 0 defz defz bl
+    resetscope (ZoomScope _ _ defz bl) = ZoomScope (V2 0 0) defz defz bl
     resetscope otherAtt = otherAtt
     mp = rotateV (w ^. wCam . camRot) $ _mousePos (_input w)
 
-doScopeZoom :: Point2 -> Scope -> Scope
-doScopeZoom mp sc = case sc ^? scopeZoomChange of
-    Just x
+doScopeZoom :: Int -> Point2 -> Scope -> Scope
+doScopeZoom scrollamount mp sc = case scrollamount of
+    x
         | x > 10 -> (zoomInLongGun mp . zoomInLongGun mp . zoomInLongGun mp) $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange -~ 2
         | x > 5 -> (zoomInLongGun mp . zoomInLongGun mp) $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange -~ 1
         | x > 0 -> zoomInLongGun mp $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange -~ 1
         | x < -10 -> (zoomOutLongGun . zoomOutLongGun . zoomOutLongGun) $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange +~ 2
         | x < -5 -> (zoomOutLongGun . zoomOutLongGun) $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange +~ 1
         | x < 0 ->  zoomOutLongGun $ sc
-            & scopeZoomChange +~ 1
         | otherwise -> sc
-    _ -> sc
 
 zoomSpeed :: Float
 zoomSpeed = 39 / 40
@@ -163,7 +157,7 @@ zoomInLongGun mousep sc
         sc
             & scopePos .+.+~ (1 - zoomSpeed) / newzoom *.* mousep
             & scopeZoom %~ (/ zoomSpeed)
-    | otherwise = sc & scopeZoomChange .~ 0
+    | otherwise = sc
   where
     Just currentZoom = sc ^? scopeZoom
     newzoom = (sc ^?! scopeZoom) / zoomSpeed
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ zoomOutLongGun sc
             & scopePos %~ (\p -> p +.+ (zoomSpeed-1) / currentzoom *.* p)
 --            & scopePos .*.*~ 1 - ((newzoom * 2) ** zoomSpeed)
             & scopeZoom *~ zoomSpeed
-    | otherwise = sc & scopeZoomChange .~ 0
+    | otherwise = sc
         & scopePos .~ V2 0 0
   where
     Just currentzoom = sc ^? scopeZoom