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There are Plugins for both Blender and Blockbench to produce models and animations for Vintage Story. I tested both and they work fine. Especially inverse kinematics is a huge plus for animating.

@TheChickenWizard That looks very promising! Kangaroos are my absolute favorite animals, and I even considered adding them to the game myself as a mod - until I saw your post. How likely is it that you'll complete this mod? I'd love to see kangaroos in VS! Regarding your question about modeling: I'm a 3D artist and took a look at your model. I think the level of detail is just right and wouldn't increase it further, as the model blends well with the rest of the game. The same goes for the ears. I believe they can be represented very well with just two cubes while still capturing the animal's expression. For this, I would use a small cube as the base and attach a larger one on top. This way, you get the basic shape of the ears without increasing the level of detail too much, and you can animate them easily in all directions using just two angles. I've attached two screenshots to illustrate this. If you're interested, we could work on the kangaroos together. I really want to see them in the game, and it would be a waste if two people were working on separate projects for the same animal.