First, I want to thank the devs for all the hard work that’s gone into this sim. The changes over the years have really shown, and I appreciate everything that’s been done, from the airport updates to the new features we’ve seen recently.
But I have a simple question: How are liveries chosen and added to the game? Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of liveries with high votes just aren’t being added, while other liveries with very low votes, sometimes from closed topics, are getting in. A lot of these are special liveries for one-off aircraft, like retro or alliance liveries that might only exist on one plane, while we’re still missing liveries from major operators that a lot of people have been asking for.
What’s especially frustrating is the complete lack of Saudi narrow-body liveries. We have nothing. The only one is an old, retired Saudia A319, and it’s not even a correct livery. It combines two different Saudia designs, which makes no sense. I’ve mentioned this before in a topic, and was told to “focus on a new Saudia A320 request,” but the A320 is already high on votes. The same goes for the KLM 738, TAP A330, Sichuan A350. people have been asking for it for years. Especially now that the Saudi/middle eastern community is growing.
I’ve worked for over two years to bring Saudi airports to life in 3D. I’ve put in countless hours because I genuinely hoped that one day we’d get a proper Saudi livery to match all that work. But right now, it feels like that effort isn’t being valued.
If there’s a shortage of designers or something else behind the scenes, why not open up livery creation to the community, like you did with 3D airports? That worked wonders for making the airport side of things so much more diverse.
I’ve been a loyal Infinite Flight user since 2012, and I pay for my subscription every year. I care about this sim, and I want it to keep growing. But right now, I’m frustrated and just hoping for some clarity on how liveries are actually chosen.
Thanks for listening.
