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

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.

How Much Does it Cost?

SkyNet is included at no cost to all SayIntentions customers. Once released from beta, SkyNet will be available to the entire flight sim community free of charge.

Is SkyNet Available to Entourage or OpenSky Customers?

Yes. SkyNet is available to ALL SayIntentions customers, including Premium, Entourage, and OpenSky.

What Should My Settings Be in MSFS?

To see only other SkyNet pilots, you'll want to disable all AI, live, and multiplayer traffic in MSFS.

MSFS 2024:

• Settings, General, Online, Aircraft Traffic Type:  Off
• Settings, General, Online, Air Traffic in Career: Off
• Settings, General, Online, Multiplayer:  Off
• Settings, General, Online, Show Multiplayer Aircraft in close proximity:  Off
• Settings, General, Graphics, Global Rendering Quality, Traffic Airport Quality:  Off 
• Settings, General, Graphics, Global Rendering Quality, Air Traffic:  Off 

MSFS 2020:

• Main Screen, Flight Conditions, MultiPlayer: Off
• Main Screen, Flight Conditions, Air Traffic: Off
• Settings, General, Traffic, Aviation Traffic, Aircraft Traffic Type:  Off
• Settings, General, Traffic, Airport Life, Ground Aircraft Density:  Off

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.

If needed, we can take more permanent measures to remove users from SkyNet and/or multiplayer communications. We register and monitor profanity violations on comms (see Terms of Service) and actively work to keep the network and systems safe and fun for everyone. 

If you encounter a situation where users are not behaving as we expect from our customers, please open a ticket on Discord via the Premium Support channel. 

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 see people in MSFS 2020 if I'm in 2024 ? (Or vice versa)

Yes! One of the unique goals of SkyNet is to merge all of the flight simulator vrersions into a single, multiplayer environment.

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?

Not yet. But this is planned for 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 MSFS 2020 and 2024 it is able to leverage multiple sources for aircraft models, including the inbuilt 'generic' aircraft, FSLTL and JustFlight FSTraffic library. In FS24 it is also able to utilise the inbuilt traffic models that were added (Approximately 150 aircraft models and various liveries). Support for additional libraries and the ability to create your own custom mappings will be coming in future releases.

We recommend installing the FSLTL base models to get the best model-matching experience.

How do I install the FSLTL Base Models?

Download and run the "FlyByWire Installer". Once the FBW Installer opens, in the left pane, click on the radar icon (3rd icon from the top). This will bring you to the FSLTL menu where you will see two separate options for FSLTL, Traffic Base Models and the FSLTL Traffic Injector.  You should install the "Traffic Base Models".