Mil MI8MTV2 Utility Helicopter

v2.17.0·Updated 2026-10-06

Flying tracktor brrrrrrr.

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Mil MI-8MTV2 Utility Helicopter

Probably the most used utility helicopter around the world.

Before taking off

Make sure you are in the center of your playing area, a recenter is recommend.

After click and sit into the seat, wait for 5 seconds until the seat auto adjust your height to the best viewpoint.

How to fly it?

First of all there's a cold start procedure before you take off:

Once the engine is on, grab the throttle and stick then you are ready to go, rudder is bind to controller y axis rotation.

Other features

Click triangle panel above to toggle fan (you can poke it to stop it lol).

Click the black panel on the left side of the front instrument panel to toggle front light.

Click the left and right ammo counter to toggle rocket and cannon pod.

When sidedoor opened, click the "X" shaped button near it to toggle MG

While holding the stick, joystick south to release flares, north to to release bomb, left and rightward to shoot rocket and cannon.

There're several seats for troops in the back cabin (click the red "X" shaped button to enable them).

A crane with rope for rappelling. (Click the crane to release the rope.)

The roof in the cabin is grab point so if you don't wanna sit there you can simply grab the roof. (Also when it comes to rappelling I suggest grab the roof to move to the door which is safer since the heli is moving around)

The rear door is openable by clicking the handle outside or a '+' shaped button on the left top panel. (From left to right are the door toggle and troop loading signal toggle)

Click the flare buttons on the left top panel to change livery. There're five liveries in total.

IMPORTANT

Don't land with high vertical speed or the tail may break! (If it's too difficult for you to not crashing, there's a litter red toggle lever near the engine start lever to turn crash system off.)

Also be awear of enemy AA fire.

Notice

MI-8 is really not some easy heli to fly, so pls be patience and practice more. (If you find it difficult to hover, try click the middle panel to activate the auto stabilize.)

Warning!!!

(Only activate auto stabilize when the helicopter is kinda hovering!!!!!)

(Release the stick before toggle auto stabilize!!!!!)

(When auto stabilize is on, don't grab the stick and throttle!!!!!)

Due to H3MP sync issue, I won't promise that it can function well in multiplayer so be careful of desync and errors.

Change Log

1.0.0 Added MI-8MTV2 in Tools&Toys----->Utilities.

1.1.0 Tweaked colliders and textures to gain better performance, added a gun rack at the back cabin, right joystick downward to release flares.

1.1.1 Declimate mesh to gain better performance.

1.1.2 Added some more details.

1.1.3 Update the sync issue so rotors will rotate in other's view, tweaked rope and rear door.

1.1.4 Fixed tail rotor drive axis issue. Now the heli should be easier to fly.

1.1.5 A small update fixing the incorrect color of the armor plates and akward stick angle.

1.1.6 Added Brake and Front Light.

1.2.0 Added UPK cannon pod and FAB-250 bomb.

1.2.1 Brand new physical stick input and more efforts on in-game performance.

1.2.2 Imprved FAB-250's damage and sound.

1.2.3 Now co-pilot can also release bombs by clicking the yelow box under their front panel and shoot flares by clicking the UV-26 panel on their right side, also click the stick to shoot UPK cannons.

1.2.4 Added collidertriggers for helicopterpilot playerbody.

1.2.5 More stable seats.

1.2.6 Added hand pos to stick and throttle.

1.2.7 Fixed laggy unity physic.

1.2.8 Better rotor blade display and funny little electric fan.

1.3.0 Damage and Crash update.

1.3.1 Tail break sync in H3MP.

1.3.2 Tail can be damaged by projectiles.

1.3.3 Updated throttle control. Added Cockpit warning voice when encounting failures. Nerfed enginepower and decreased air drag.

1.3.4 Now Main Pilot can also release flares in H3MP by clicking the green button on the front panel, and shoot cannons by clicking the top of the stick.

1.3.5 Fi

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

devyndamonster-OtherLoaderWFIOST-H3VRUtilitiescityrobo-OpenScripts2

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Filename
Mil_MI8MTV2_Utility_Helicopter-2.17.0.zip
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