Kinetic Ears & Tails

By
ChemistryCat

Customizable 3D ears, physically simulated single and multi-tail configurations, multiplayer sync, body options, and an in-game texture editor for NeoForge.

Kinetic Ears & Tails

Kinetic Ears & Tails is an independent cosmetic character-customization mod that adds customizable 3D ears, physically simulated tails, body customization, and multiplayer appearance synchronization.

✨ Features

🐱 Customizable 3D Ears

Several original ear shapes and presets
Adjustable size, rotation, depth, and placement
Volumetric ear geometry with inner cavities
Independent left and right ear movement
Interaction with low ceilings

🦊 Physically Simulated Tails

One or multiple independently simulated tails
Realistic skeletal-muscular physics enabled by default
Classic free-chain physics available as an alternative
Gravity, inertia, joint constraints, damping, and terrain collision
Distributed support for long tails
Collision profile based on the visible volume of the tail
Adjustable length, thickness, taper, segment count, movement, and placement
Super-volumetric plush-tail option
Support for multiple-tail presets

The realistic mode does not use a permanently raised arc or a predefined S-shaped curve.
The visible tail shape emerges from gravity, inertia, joint constraints, limited simulated muscular support, movement, and collisions.

Scientific accuracy notice: Distributed support for long and multiple tails is an artistic engineering approximation. It should not be interpreted as a scientifically validated model of real multi-tail anatomy.

🎨 Customization Interface

Built-in 3D character preview
Presets for ears, tails, and body appearance
Realistic/classic physics switch
Size, position, rotation, taper, and movement controls
In-game texture tools
Persistent appearance settings
Press V by default to open the customization screen

🌐 Multiplayer Support

Player appearance settings can be synchronized between players.

Installing the mod on both the client and server is recommended for multiplayer synchronization.

🖥️ Supported Versions

Download the file that matches both your Minecraft version and mod loader:

Minecraft	Mod loader	Required Java
1.19.2	Forge 43.3.x	Java 17
1.20.1	Forge 47.4.x	Java 17
1.21.1	NeoForge 21.1.x	Java 21

[!IMPORTANT] Files made for different Minecraft versions or mod loaders are not interchangeable.
Do not install a Forge build under NeoForge or a build intended for another Minecraft version.

📥 Installation

Install the required version of Forge or NeoForge.
Download the matching Kinetic Ears & Tails JAR.
Place the JAR in your .minecraft/mods folder.
Install the same mod version on the server if multiplayer synchronization is required.
Start Minecraft and press V to open the customization screen.

📦 Downloads

📌 Important Notes

This is primarily a cosmetic character-customization mod.
Multiplayer synchronization works best when the mod is installed on both the client and server.
The realistic mode is a real-time, game-oriented physical simulation—not a scientifically complete anatomical model.
The unfinished pouch prototype remains disabled and is not included as an active release feature.

📜 License and Source Code

License: MIT