Why do I only see generic MSFS / Asobo aircraft and liveries?

If you only see generic aircraft or default Asobo liveries instead of real-world airlines and aircraft types, this usually means AI traffic models cannot be injected or matched correctly.

This guide helps you verify that:

• Your system security (antivirus / firewall) is not blocking SayIntentions.AI

• The SayIntentions.AI client and sidecar components are correctly installed

• Your model libraries are not broken or missing

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Why do I only see generic MSFS / Asobo aircraft and liveries?
  • ✅ Prerequisites (Important)
  • ? Goal of this guide
  • II.1 Antivirus – Add an exclusion
    • What to do:
  • II.2 Firewall – Allow all SayIntentions.AI components
    • Add Public Network permissions for the following files:
    • If this file exists, also add:
  • II.3 Sidecar Updater – Verify background components
    • Run the Sidecar Updater
    • Check Dispatcher installation
  • II.4 Temporarily disable external model libraries
    • Create a disabled folder
    • Move model libraries out of Community
    • Why are we doing this?
    • ⚠️ Important reminder
  • III. Installing model libraries (Required for real liveries)
    • Supported model libraries include:
  • ? Summary

✅ Prerequisites (Important)

Before starting, please do the following:

1. Close the SayIntentions.AI client

2. Close your simulator (Microsoft Flight Simulator)

? Goal of this guide

To ensure that:

• SayIntentions.AI can communicate properly

• AI traffic can be spawned and controlled

• Aircraft models and liveries can be matched correctly

II.1 Antivirus – Add an exclusion

Your antivirus software may block SayIntentions.AI background processes.

What to do:

Add a folder exclusion (not a single file!) for:

C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI

⚠️ Important:
Make sure you add the entire folder, not just one executable inside it.

II.2 Firewall – Allow all SayIntentions.AI components

Your firewall must allow SayIntentions.AI to communicate over the network.

Add Public Network permissions for the following files:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI.exe
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\sidecar_updater.exe
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\sidecar\si_sidecar.exe
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\skynet\skynet.exe

If this file exists, also add:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\dispatcher\si_dispatcher.exe

II.3 Sidecar Updater – Verify background components

The Sidecar and Dispatcher are required for AI traffic injection.

Run the Sidecar Updater

1. Go to:

• C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\
  

• Double-click:

1. sidecar_updater.exe
   

2. Nothing will appear on screen — this is normal ✅

Check Dispatcher installation

After running the updater, verify that this file exists:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SayIntentionsAI\SayIntentionsAI\dispatcher\si_dispatcher.exe

If it exists:

• Add it to your Firewall exceptions (see II.2)

If it does not exist:

• Run sidecar_updater.exe again

• Re-check your antivirus exclusions

II.4 Temporarily disable external model libraries

A broken or outdated model library can prevent AI aircraft from spawning.

Create a disabled folder

1. Create a new folder called:

1. Community_disabled
   

2. Place it on the same drive as your Community folder
   (to avoid long move times)

Example:

• Community → C:\MSFS\Community

• Disabled → C:\Community_disabled

Move model libraries out of Community

Move (cut & paste) any AI model libraries into Community_disabled, such as:

• FSLTL

• AIG

• FS Traffic

Steps:

1. Right-click the model library folder → Cut

2. Go to Community_disabled

3. Right-click → Paste

Why are we doing this?

This test forces MSFS to use built-in default models only.

If AI traffic starts working after this:

• One of your external libraries is likely corrupted

• You can re-enable them one by one later

⚠️ Important reminder

If you previously disabled MSFS default or generic aircraft packages, you must re-enable them.

If you’re not sure what that means — you can safely ignore this step ?

III. Installing model libraries (Required for real liveries)

To see real-world airlines and correct aircraft types, you must install at least one external model library.

SayIntentions.AI does not include aircraft models — it matches traffic to what you have installed.

Supported model libraries include:

• FSLTL

• AIG (AI Manager)

• FS Traffic

• MTL (IVAO)

✔️ You only need one
✔️ Installing multiple increases matching accuracy
✔️ More models = more real-world liveries

After installing:

• Restart MSFS

• Restart SayIntentions.AI

• Re-enable the libraries in your Community folder

? Summary

If you only see generic MSFS / Asobo aircraft:

1. Close MSFS and SayIntentions.AI

2. Check Antivirus exclusions

3. Verify Firewall permissions

4. Run the Sidecar Updater

5. Temporarily disable model libraries

6. Install at least one external model library

7. Restart everything

If the issue persists after these steps, open a support ticket with your logs — this helps us quickly identify what’s blocking AI traffic on your system.

✈️ Happy flying!