@Null If you're going to go for a full NV kit, I suggest getting a PEQ-15 or an NGAL. It's an IR laster/illuminator that also has a visible laser and light. It makes shooting close range wearing NVGs much easier so long as it's zeroed, and plays well with a suppressor. You use the IR laser and illuminator to aim and ID your target, as opposed to trying to aim with an optic while wearing NVGs. You can try the chinesium 'airsoft' clones,
https://www.somogear.com/product/somogear-ngal-aiming-laser-ir-laser-illuminator/ and
https://www.somogear.com/product/somogear-peq-15-ir-laser-illuminator-uhp-apperance/ which are very inexpensive and function inside of 25 yards 'good enough' if not abused and breaking them isn't the end of the world if you're strapped for cash after you get NVGs. However, I suggest eventually getting a real PEQ or NGAL anyways. The Chinesium should only be used as a stopgap.
However, do note that NVGs are expensive. We're talking 3k+ for a trustworthy mono tube at the best prices, and most people want dual tubes. Then, there's the training to actually use them. They're heavy, and it's nothing like in games where your vision is just green/white/etc.
I cannot stress enough the importance of training to use your gear. It's not enough to simply understand how it works. You have to build the muscle memory, and every time you add something significant and new to your kit, you'll want to go through all the training you did previously again to see how it incorporates into how you run your gear. You'll find out what needs to change in a safe environment, rather than finding out at 3:39 AM that the counterweight on your helmet wasn't attached properly or really wishing you'd learned how to use a tourniquet. Not only that, but being fully confident and comfortable in your gear comes from training. You don't need to be John Wick, you just need to be more competent than whatever you can imagine the most competent psychopath that would look to harm you is.
