diff --git a/Tactical/Handle UI.h b/Tactical/Handle UI.h
index a4c474ffb..a869c07fb 100644
--- a/Tactical/Handle UI.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Handle UI.h	
@@ -344,4 +344,6 @@ void PopupMilitiaControlMenu( SOLDIERTYPE *pSoldier ); //lal
 
 void PreventFromTheFreezingBug(SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldier);
 
+void GetGridNoScreenXY( INT16 sGridNo, INT16 *pScreenX, INT16 *pScreenY );
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tactical/Item Types.h b/Tactical/Item Types.h
index 0c63eaa4e..c4e1d48ab 100644
--- a/Tactical/Item Types.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Item Types.h	
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ typedef struct
 	INT16 desertCamobonus;
 	INT16 snowCamobonus;
 
+	BOOLEAN scifi; // item only available in scifi mode
+
 	UINT16 defaultattachment;
 } INVTYPE;
 
diff --git a/Tactical/Items.cpp b/Tactical/Items.cpp
index fd11305d7..21f78f2ce 100644
--- a/Tactical/Items.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/Items.cpp
@@ -1188,6 +1188,12 @@ BOOLEAN ItemIsLegal( UINT16 usItemIndex )
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ( gGameOptions.ubGameStyle == STYLE_REALISTIC && Item[usItemIndex].scifi )
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+
 	return(TRUE);
 } 
 
diff --git a/Utils/XML_Items.cpp b/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
index 20e513eef..7c19cf27c 100644
--- a/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
+++ b/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ itemStartElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name, const char **atts)
 				strcmp(name, "DesertCamoBonus") == 0 ||
 				strcmp(name, "SnowCamoBonus") == 0 ||
 				strcmp(name, "StealthBonus") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "SciFi") == 0 ||
 
 	strcmp(name, "fFlags") == 0 ))
 		{
@@ -688,6 +689,11 @@ itemEndElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name)
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.thermaloptics   = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "SciFi")	 == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curItem.scifi   = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
+		}
 		else if(strcmp(name, "HideMuzzleFlash")	 == 0)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
@@ -918,23 +924,22 @@ itemEndElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name)
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.firstaidkit  = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
-
 		else if(strcmp(name, "MetalDetector")	 == 0)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.metaldetector  = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
-		else if(strcmp(name, "PercentTunnelVision")	 == 0)
+		if(strcmp(name, "PercentTunnelVision")	 == 0) //Madd: had to scrap the "else" due to a compiler limit
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.percenttunnelvision  = (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
-		else if(strcmp(name, "Jar")	 == 0)
+		if(strcmp(name, "Jar")	 == 0)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.jar    = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
-		else if(strcmp(name, "BestLaserRange")	 == 0)
+		if(strcmp(name, "BestLaserRange")	 == 0)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 			pData->curItem.bestlaserrange    = (INT16) atol(pData->szCharData);
@@ -1370,6 +1375,7 @@ BOOLEAN WriteItemStats()
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<NotBuyable>%d</NotBuyable>\r\n",						Item[cnt].notbuyable );
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<Attachment>%d</Attachment>\r\n",						Item[cnt].attachment  );
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<BigGunList>%d</BigGunList>\r\n",						Item[cnt].biggunlist   );
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<SciFi>%d</SciFi>\r\n",						Item[cnt].scifi   );
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<NotInEditor>%d</NotInEditor>\r\n",						Item[cnt].notineditor  );
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<DefaultUndroppable>%d</DefaultUndroppable>\r\n",						Item[cnt].defaultundroppable );
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<Unaerodynamic>%d</Unaerodynamic>\r\n",						Item[cnt].unaerodynamic );