"Animals" by SOFLY add on (in MSFS 2020 official marketplace): where are the animals?

[dohh]

Recently purchased this add-on/downloaded-installed it. I've seen NO animals ANYWHERE on the planet I've flown from/to. WHere exactly do these "animals" appear? I've flown in and around Africa, AUstralia, U.S., etc. All gfrx settings maxed, all game-available DLCs installed, TONS of add-on APs, bird add-ons, etc. My game is updated, my PC is updated, etc. Game runs fine.
I just don't see ANY animals, in savanahs or near water, in water, on land (camels, cows, ocean animals, etc). Can someone point me to a specific area to fly over or an airport nearby so that I can actually SEE animals? So I don't feel I spent the $15 for this add-on for NOTHING? I was tentative, seeing it got only a 3.8/5 "rating", but I bought it anyway.
All my other add-ons seem to be "working" as advertised (birds, landmarks, bridges, etc).
Just not THIS one.
***Edited to add: IN WORLD MAP< I search "fauna", and a LOT of choices come up. I "depart" my small aircraft from (or travel TO) these places where supposedly these fauna are. I see the active markers down below for, e.g., "Camels". I pause my flight, zoom in, see NO camels. This is the same for whichever fauna I choose and travel to that place on the map. NO live "animals" anywhere. I have all grfx options maxed, so I SHOULD see them.
Also: according to the SOFLY "Animals" add-on I purchased, I'm supposed to see elephants, as well. I don't see "elephants" as a fauna choice when I search fauna.
--FInally: the extra "missions" (under custom content) were added, as advertised by SOFLY, upon installing the add-on. The missions fly me to certain areas to "showcase" the fauna animals, but even with markers on, once I arrive at selected faunas (sperm whales, giraffe, chimpanzees, etc), pause the flight and zoom into the marker(s), no animals...land or sea...are ever visible. According to videos online, I"m supposed to see moving creatures. There are NONE. AGain: visuals maxed out in game, game runs fine, markers on for fauna. Just NO animals of any kind.
Either something's wrong with the add-on, or I"m doing something wrong. A little help, please. Thank you!

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Contact Sofly support

[dohh]

I was simply wondering if any other users of this particular add on was experiencing issues. I saw online someone was experiencing the same thing two YEARS ago, but no one responded back to his query (naturally). So: anyone experiencing the lack of fauna (animals) after installing this add-on?

[Narf]

That DLC is a few weeks old, so there certainly wasn't one having the same issue two years ago. Maybe with the standard animals that come with the game, but not with this DLC.

From the description reading 5000 animals spread out over a global DLC I did not think it worth it to buy.

[dohh]

I definitely should have been scared away of the 3.8/5. BUt I thought it was worth a try.

[andy1961]

BREAKING NEWS:

Apparently all the animals and birds are hiding, and in hibernation, as they await their mass emigration to MSFS 2024 (and even XPlane12), due to the inevitable abandonment/death of MSFS 2020!

The animal kingdom has always been wise through instinct and survival...

May I suggest we take heed and learn by example (and keep an eye on our dang wallets!).

[dohh]

yuk, yuk

[Jackson]

It works, but it's like the POI system. They're not everywhere, but do appear frequently. You'll miss them completely if you have the markers turned off though I think. I wouldn't really recommend it. It'll show say, pigs on a farm. But it'll be the only farm in town with pigs - that kind of thing. And it'd be nearly 100% missable without the marker as I said.

The Birds series is better as they are everywhere and stand out more. But they also cost a lot more since you have to buy a lot of packs to cover the world.

[dohh]

My markers are definitely on. I DID see some geese when I selected the generic "mission" (one of the five this addon added to the game under custom content).
I also DID see some sperm whales (look very fake and they all move in tandem). Also one lone gorilla....all in the same mission where sofly takes you through some of the fanua you'll see with their add-on.
But even with markers on, and after landing on the ground, or freezing a low to the ground flight, going exterior view and zooming in to the actual ground: most of the fauna (animals) are nowhere to be found. For example: the "camels" fauna marker is visible, and I freeze flight and I move/zoom in tight to the ground: no camels anywhere. It's hit or miss, and for me, mostly miss.

[Jackson]

That is odd. For me they do show up, it's just with normal flying, you won't see them without the marker. Maybe they wander a bit? I've only looked at a few so far. I just know I've seen them while GA flying a few times.

[Flyingryan]

Originally posted by andy1961:

BREAKING NEWS:

Apparently all the animals and birds are hiding, and in hibernation, as they await their mass emigration to MSFS 2024 (and even XPlane12), due to the inevitable abandonment/death of MSFS 2020!

The animal kingdom has always been wise through instinct and survival...

May I suggest we take heed and learn by example (and keep an eye on our dang wallets!).

Will the new msfs2024 be a able to use your own add-ons you bought firbfs2020?

[Jackson]

Originally posted by Flyingryan:

Originally posted by andy1961:

BREAKING NEWS:

Apparently all the animals and birds are hiding, and in hibernation, as they await their mass emigration to MSFS 2024 (and even XPlane12), due to the inevitable abandonment/death of MSFS 2020!

The animal kingdom has always been wise through instinct and survival...

May I suggest we take heed and learn by example (and keep an eye on our dang wallets!).

Will the new msfs2024 be a able to use your own add-ons you bought firbfs2020?

They have said most will work.

[Flyingryan]

Originally posted by Jackson:

Originally posted by Flyingryan:

Will the new msfs2024 be a able to use your own add-ons you bought firbfs2020?

They have said most will work.

Good to kno