diff --git a/GameSettings.cpp b/GameSettings.cpp
index c59d44a3..dcc4eb24 100644
--- a/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -1388,11 +1388,12 @@ void LoadGameExternalOptions()
 	gGameExternalOptions.guiChanceToDoLightningBetweenTurns				= iniReader.ReadInteger("Tactical Weather Settings","CHANCE_TO_DO_LIGHTNING_BETWEEN_TURNS",35, 0, 100);
 
 	//################# Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings ##################
-	// Flugente FTW 1: These settings control the behavior of Weapon Overheating, its severity, and its display.
+	// Flugente: These settings control the behavior of Weapon Overheating, its severity, and its display.
 
 	gGameExternalOptions.fDisplayOverheatThermometer					= iniReader.ReadBoolean("Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings","OVERHEATING_DISPLAY_THERMOMETER",TRUE);
 	gGameExternalOptions.ubOverheatThermometerRedOffset					= iniReader.ReadInteger("Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings","OVERHEATING_DISPLAY_THERMOMETER_RED_OFFSET", 100, 0, 255);
 	gGameExternalOptions.iCooldownModificatorLonelyBarrel			    = iniReader.ReadFloat  ("Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings","OVERHEATING_COOLDOWN_MODIFICATOR_LONELYBARREL", 1.15f, 1.0f, 10.0f);
+	gGameExternalOptions.iOverheatTemperatureGlobalModfier			    = iniReader.ReadFloat  ("Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings","OVERHEATING_TEMPERATURE_GLOBAL_MODIFIER", 1.0f, 0.1f, 10.0f);
 		
 #ifdef ENABLE_ZOMBIES
 	//################# Tactical Zombie Settings ##################
diff --git a/GameSettings.h b/GameSettings.h
index 588a97d8..14796223 100644
--- a/GameSettings.h
+++ b/GameSettings.h
@@ -1119,10 +1119,11 @@ typedef struct
 	FLOAT fClockSpeedPercent;
 #endif
 
-	// Flugente FTW 1: Weapon Overheating
+	// Flugente: Weapon Overheating
 	BOOLEAN	fDisplayOverheatThermometer;			// Should a 'thermometer' for guns and replacable barrels be displayed?
 	UINT8	ubOverheatThermometerRedOffset;			// amount of red colour while temperature is below threshold
 	FLOAT   iCooldownModificatorLonelyBarrel;		// Cooldown modificator for barrels alone in the landscape ;-)
+	FLOAT	iOverheatTemperatureGlobalModfier;		// a global modifier to the singel shot temperatuer value, if one feels that all values hould be lower/higher
 	
 	// Flugente: Weapon Mounting
 	BOOLEAN	fWeaponResting;							// Should it be possible to rest your weapon on structures in crouched position?
diff --git a/Tactical/Interface Enhanced.cpp b/Tactical/Interface Enhanced.cpp
index 1adb735f..188bcf69 100644
--- a/Tactical/Interface Enhanced.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Interface Enhanced.cpp	
@@ -11043,7 +11043,7 @@ void DrawAdvancedValues( OBJECTTYPE *gpItemDescObject )
 				sTop = gItemDescAdvRegions[cnt-sFirstLine][1].sTop;
 				sHeight = gItemDescAdvRegions[cnt-sFirstLine][1].sBottom - sTop;		
 
-				iFloatModifier[0] = Weapon[ gpItemDescObject->usItem ].usOverheatingSingleShotTemperature;
+				iFloatModifier[0] = Weapon[ gpItemDescObject->usItem ].usOverheatingSingleShotTemperature * gGameExternalOptions.iOverheatTemperatureGlobalModfier;
 
 				iFloatModifier[1] = GetSingleShotTemperature( gpItemDescObject ) - iFloatModifier[0];
 				iFloatModifier[2] = GetSingleShotTemperature( gpItemDescObject );
diff --git a/Tactical/Weapons.cpp b/Tactical/Weapons.cpp
index 2da65b81..116c4005 100644
--- a/Tactical/Weapons.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/Weapons.cpp
@@ -11702,7 +11702,7 @@ FLOAT GetSingleShotTemperature( OBJECTTYPE *pObj )
 		singleshottemperature = Weapon[ pObj->usItem ].usOverheatingSingleShotTemperature;
 
 		// determine modificator according to attachments
-		FLOAT modificator = 1.0;
+		FLOAT modificator = gGameExternalOptions.iOverheatTemperatureGlobalModfier;
 
 		attachmentList::iterator iterend = (*pObj)[0]->attachments.end();
 		for (attachmentList::iterator iter = (*pObj)[0]->attachments.begin(); iter != iterend; ++iter)