Player guide

Troubleshooting

The usual problems and what to check first. If none of this helps, ask on the Discord.

Joining

I get kicked while loading in

Your copy of the mod doesn't match the server's. Right after an update, that almost always means the server hasn't restarted onto the new version yet. Give it a little while.

If it keeps happening:

• Check that Steam has finished updating RotorCraft Evolution and Community Framework.
• Check that your DayZ is the same game version as the server (DayZ 1.30, same stable or experimental branch).
• Make sure you have only one copy of the mod loaded.

Engine and start-up

It just clicks

One starter click and no spin-up means the battery or plugs. Open the aircraft inventory and check the ENGINE section. The Mosquito needs a car battery and two spark plugs; everything else needs a truck battery and a glow plug. The battery has to be charged.

Failed-start sound

Check the fuel, and check whether the fuel tank is ruined.

The HUD says MAIN ROTOR DESTROYED or TAIL ROTOR DESTROYED

Fit a matching blade set in the RotorBlades slot. See Parts, fuel and repair.

There's no start prompt

• Are you in the pilot seat? Only the pilot can start the engine.
• Are you holding RMB? Arming a weapon blocks engine start.
• Is the aircraft locked? A locked aircraft refuses engine start even for people already inside.
• On some servers, the Mosquito needs a drive belt, or every aircraft needs a healthy blade set fitted.

Flying

It won't climb right after starting

The rotor has to reach full speed first. Until then the HUD says ROTOR SPINNING UP and the lever won't go above centre on the ground. It takes about 25 seconds.

Left arrow does nothing, or only levels the aircraft

• Recovery needs the engine running and enough rotor speed. With the engine out, it only levels.
• The server may have a recovery cooldown. During it, the key only levels and centres the lever.
• If you played an earlier version, your saved controls may still have recovery on X. Rebind it to Left arrow.

I can't stop the engine

You have to be on the ground and nearly stopped (8 km/h or less), and not holding RMB.

I can't change seats in the air

Nobody can move into or out of the pilot seat in flight, and MH-6 seat changes only work on the ground. On the Chinook, stand up or get out first.

Weapons

Nothing fires

• Hold RMB to arm first, then LMB or X.
• Check that Fire selected weapon is bound under RotorCraft Evolution in the controls menu. Older saved presets may need the master-arm action on RMB and LMB added to fire.
• EMPTY means the container is empty, missing or ruined. It has to be attached in the aircraft's ENGINE inventory; ammunition in cargo doesn't feed the guns.
• ARC on a door gun means you're aiming outside its arc or at your own aircraft.
• WEAPONS OFF means the server has switched that weapon off.

Parts and items

I can't put the blade set in my backpack or a vehicle

Blade sets are carried in your hands only.

The RotorBlades slot won't take a set

• Stop the engine and wait for the blades to stop.
• Use the set for your aircraft. Named sets only fit their own model.
• Unless the server requires blades (it doesn't by default), the slot only accepts a set while a rotor is destroyed.
• The universal set only works where the server switches it on.

Nobody can find blades, belts or ammo

The server owner may not have added the mod's loot files. Let them know; there's a guide for it under Loot and economy.

My key stopped working

Keys wear out with each lock and unlock, about ten uses by default, and a ruined key can't be repaired. Find another key of the same model, or use a lock pick kit.

Aircraft

My helicopter disappeared

• Wrecks are cleaned up after 30 minutes by default.
• A covered aircraft under a camo net still decays on the normal timer.
• Someone may have taken it. Lock it next time.

It's on its side

Get everyone out, then flip it with a wrench or lug wrench. See Parts, fuel and repair.

Other mods

RotorCraft Evolution needs only Community Framework. Not every combination of mods can be tested, and mods that change vehicles, weapons, ammunition, animations, key bindings or the player can conflict. If something breaks alongside another mod, post your full mod list and your logs in the Discord bug-report forum. On Windows, DayZ client logs are under %LOCALAPPDATA%\DayZ.

Something missing or wrong? Ask in the Discord.