What is SkyNet Multiplayer Traffic and How Do I Use It?

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What is SkyNet Phase 1?

SkyNet delivers real-time multiplayer integration for SayIntentions.AI pilots in MSFS 2020 and 2024. When you and your fellow pilots enable it, you'll instantly see live activity from other pilots in your simulation.

When will SkyNet Phase-1 Be Available?

SkyNet is currently available to SayIntentions.AI partners now.  In line with our current development release schedule, it will be available on our experimental branch some time in March, and then released to everyone a week or two after that.

How Much Does it Cost?

SkyNet is included in your SayIntentions.AI Premium subscription, but once released from alpha and beta, will be available to the entire flight sim community free of charge.

Is SkyNet Available to Entourage or OpenSky Customers?

For now, SkyNet is only available to "partners" who have a premium monthly subscription. However, in the future, SkyNet will be available to everyone, including OpenSky, Entourage, and the entire flight sim community.

What is the SkyNet "Group Code" Setting?

Using the group-code, you can create a "private instance" of the SkyNet service for just you and your friends.  As long as everyone in your group enters the same code, all other users will be removed, and you will only be able to see the people in your group.

How does this handle people who just want to screw around? (Slew around in random places, pause in mid-air, etc.). Won't that ruin it for everyone?

SkyNet includes a detection system which will (temporarily) remove any aircraft behaving in an anomalous way. Such aircraft will be removed from the network, and will re-appear automatically once their behavior has normalized for a minute or two.

What simulators does SkyNet work with?

For now it works with MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024. We are exploring the possibility of bringing it to X-Plane 11/12 and P3D.

Will I be able to hear the other SayIntentions.AI pilots as well as see them? Will I also be able to hear ATC talking to them?

Yes, albeit with a slight (4-5 second) delay from the time they transmit until the time you can hear the pilot / ATC.  Note that BOTH players must have "Share My Audio" turned on in their App Settings / Multiplayer Tab in order for this to work properly.

Will ATC sequence me with the other SkyNet traffic?

No. We plan to add this in the future.

What is SkyNet Phase-2

Phase-2 will remove the audio delay and make all multiplayer comms instant / real-time.

How does Model Matching work?

Model Matching identifies the ICAO type of your loaded aircraft and then applies the corresponding rulesets to select the best match. In FS24, it leverages the default traffic aircraft library, while in FS20 it uses external libraries (like FSLTL) or defaults to the generic types provided with the 2020 version.