To stop thermal complaints; replace the AWS with the AK Goshawk.

[Captain Q 3]

I see it over and over and over again; people complain about the L85 AWS. Recently, however, I saw one really legitimate complaint based on how the British Armed Forces really don't use the weapon so often.

We do need a thermal weapon in the game, because it is #1. something that would be realistic, considering the military would have to leave them lying around at some point, and #2. it is necessary, considering how often people dress in Ghille and camp the living hell out of people.

But, the AWS isn't a realistic fit.

My proposal? Replace it with an ACTUAL SOVIET BLOC WEAPON; the Ak-74 with the Goshawk attachment.

I'm no politician, so I won't explain it to you.

Instead, try it for yourself:

Go into the ArmA 2 EDITOR and select a map; any map.

Create a character by double clicking any area of the map. Make sure that you are the player of this character. To do so, look of the scrollable bar on the left hand side that will either say Control: "Player" or "Playable" or "Non-playable". Click on the arrow, and Select "Player".

In the "Initialization" field, paste either of these this code (Hint: Press Ctrl + V in order to paste this into the activation field):

removeAllWeapons this; this addWeapon "Binocular_Vector"; removeAllWeapons this; {this addmagazine "30Rnd_545x39_AK",} foreach [1,2,3,4,5,6]; this addWeapon "AKS_74_GOSHAWK";

Now, create another soldier, and list him as "Playable".

removeAllWeapons this; this addWeapon "Binocular_Vector"; removeAllWeapons this; {this addmagazine "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag",} foreach [1,2,3,4,5,6]; this addWeapon "BAF_L85A2_RIS_CWS";

The "Binocular_Vector" is a range finder. Use this to determine at what range the AK and AWS are not accurate/ineffective.

Press T to switch to the player selection screen and select to be the other player.

If you can, time the rate of fire between the weapons.

Also, put a few OPFOR people around if you want to try a firefight. You will see how effective each weapon is under each condition.

Go ahead. Try it. I'm suggesting this so we can keep a thermal scope with more negative aspects, while also taking the complaint level down to a minimum.