IR/NV messed up

[Stellarthief]

Not to get all science-y, cuz I can't really.

But you can hide from thermal (I think IR also, but not sure) cameras, detectors, imaging by using simple panes of glass... You don't need high tech.

Besides, as some others pointed out. Realism? Enjoy your pod drop, sauron canon, unrealistic jetpacks, david copperfield cloak, superheated plasma bullets from a pistol, and so forth and so on.

It's a game. Balance + gameplay > realism in a sci-fi shooter...