CIT fix
Criminal Event or Armed Robbery info, start messages or top killers do not show
You do not see the Criminal Event or Armed Robbery info on screen, the start messages, or the top killers at the end. Type /ce update or /arl update first, then check the event settings in /settings.
Steps
Show Criminal Event info with /ce update
Type /ce update (or the longer /crimevent update) to keep the Criminal Event info on your screen. It adds the Criminal Event display to the bottom right of your screen.
Source: CIT Live KB · criminal.md
Show Armed Robbery info with /arl update
Type /arl update. It turns the Armed Robbery box at the bottom right on or off. The box shows the Armed Robbery name, the time left and the criminal-versus-cop count.
Source: CIT Live KB · criminal.md
Top killers list: check the setting
Only if the top killers list does not show at the end of an event.
Type /settings and open Interface > CHAT BOX TEXT. Set Criminal event / Riot Top Damage/Killers to Yes. It controls the chat messages at the end of Criminal Events, Armed Robberies and riots.
Source: CIT Live KB · criminal.md, settings.md
No Armed Robbery start message: check the setting
Only if you are a Criminal or Gangster and never see the message when an Armed Robbery starts.
Type /settings and open Interface > EVENT NOTIFICATIONS. Set Armed Robbery Messages to Yes. It controls the message Criminals and Gangsters get when an Armed Robbery starts. The default is Yes.
Source: CIT Live KB · settings.md
No Criminal Event start message: check the setting
Only if you never see the message that a Criminal Event will start soon.
Type /settings and open Interface > TOP MESSAGES. Set Criminal Event Notifications to Yes. It shows the message that a Criminal Event will start soon. The default is Yes.
Source: CIT Live KB · settings.md
See also: Chatbox or a chat channel is missing
The end-of-event messages list the top 3 damagers and top 3 killers on both sides, plus the top 3 medics.
Criminal event / Riot Top Damage/Killers can be Yes, No or Yes when outside LV. The default is Yes.
If you are one of the top players in those results, you still see the message even when the setting is off.
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Where this comes from
The CIT knowledge base, the same one CITBot answers from.
Read on 23 October 2026 and written in our own words here.