AI traffic lights and contrails

[SuperKaro2014 280]

For a while now I am rarely seeing lights from AI traffic anymore. This regardless whether the AI traffic setting is real time or offline.

I am using Simple Traffic from Aerosoft as the only AI traffic related mod.

Occasionally I can spot an AI plane if I get really close, but I almost can't remember the last time I was able to spot one in the distance.

Just flew in to EKCH with plenty of night time traffic and not a single blinking light anywhere 😪

The same goes for contrails... in fact I have never seen any contrails in the sky in my sim.

I have gone through all my settings and I don't think I have missed a tick somewhere.

Happy to hear any suggestions for fixes or things to try 🤞🙏

[Bobsk8 12,862]

49 minutes ago, SuperKaro2014 said:

For a while now I am rarely seeing lights from AI traffic anymore. This regardless whether the AI traffic setting is real time or offline.

I am using Simple Traffic from Aerosoft as the only AI traffic related mod.

Occasionally I can spot an AI plane if I get really close, but I almost can't remember the last time I was able to spot one in the distance.

Just flew in to EKCH with plenty of night time traffic and not a single blinking light anywhere 😪

The same goes for contrails... in fact I have never seen any contrails in the sky in my sim.

I have gone through all my settings and I don't think I have missed a tick somewhere.

Happy to hear any suggestions for fixes or things to try 🤞🙏

Use FSLTL, it is free, and makes simple traffic look like garbage. https://www.fslivetrafficliveries.com/

[Tuskin38 6,635]

Use AIG, it makes FSLTL and Simple Traffic look like garbage.

[KL Oo 706]

In my very humble opinion, FSLTL has a far better injection system. AIG crashes more often than a 2 year old learning to ride a bike

[Bobsk8 12,862]

1 hour ago, KL Oo said:

In my very humble opinion, FSLTL has a far better injection system. AIG crashes more often than a 2 year old learning to ride a bike

AIG has always been a PIA.

[Sethos 4,540]

4 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

Use AIG, it makes FSLTL and Simple Traffic look like garbage.

Only thing garbage here is the entire installation process and interface of AIG. My God.

[motishow 132]

AIG injects less traffic than FSLTL

[SuperKaro2014 280]

Thanks all, super helpful.

Moderators please feel free to lock this thread.

 

[captain420 3,099]

FSLTL is the superior AI. AIG like others have mentioned is a cluttered, bloated mess.

[KL Oo 706]

Its such a shame, because AIG has so many more models and liveries but is completely let down by a clunky and overly complex Manager and a terrible injection system. I like the idea of being able to use offline traffic files (not reliant on live traffic data like FSLTL is) so I can fly anytime and see traffic representative of that time of day, but the reality is the AIG traffic injector is simply no match for that of FSLTL.

[F737MAX 5,738]

AIG 'suffers' from being configurable. Users have the choice between payware or freeware models, choosing over 1,000 various airlines, government aircraft and bizjet operators from all over the World, and allowing users the choice to update schedules and aircraft or not, and even retain defunct airlines. None of that is possible in FSLTL.

That said, FSLTL's UI is fresher. It's 'better' in that it's not customisable and is actually just a one-click install. FSLTL also has better night lighting and contrails. However, if you want lots of AI traffic in less popular parts of the World, smaller airlines, or even just non-airline traffic, AIG is the way to go.

Using both packages, with PSXTraffic as my injector, gives me a fantastic experience.

[Wise87 1,286]

I also use both. FSLTL is my primary and I only use the AIG models not included with FSLTL. Example would be 757, 737 Max, etc. 

[Bobsk8 12,862]

Something I really like in the latest FSLTL update is they have managed to stop aircraft from jumping up and down every few seconds  as they taxi. That has annoyed me for years.

[Antipodeslonghaul 80]

7 hours ago, KL Oo said:

I like the idea of being able to use offline traffic files (not reliant on live traffic data like FSLTL is) so I can fly anytime and see traffic representative of that time of day, but the reality is the AIG traffic injector is simply no match for that of FSLTL.

I'm very happy with World of AI. Ha! In FSX though, even though I'm permanently stuck in circa 2010.

But I tried boosting the FSLTL IFR traffic level to 175 in MSFS today and did two short hops MUC-FRA-LHR. Yeahhh pretty darned ok, got quite a bit of traffic lining up for takeoffs, and fun to watch a few landings too while waiting. I've always enjoyed planespotting during longer waits for departure and the building anticipation as it gets closer to being your turn.

[Tuskin38 6,635]

9 hours ago, motishow said:

AIG injects less traffic than FSLTL

Well that's untrue.

Sitting at JFK

AIG 231:

FSLTL 196 :

 

Though it also depends on how many airlines you have installed for AIG. I have every single one installed.

11 hours ago, Sethos said:

Only thing garbage here is the entire installation process and interface of AIG. My God.

 

8 hours ago, captain420 said:

AIG like others have mentioned is a cluttered, bloated mess.

Not anymore. And there's more updates coming making it more streamlined and easier to use.

Edited July 15, 2023 by Tuskin38