diff --git a/mods/player_api/api.lua b/mods/player_api/api.lua
index 4cb3944..f9a0c30 100644
--- a/mods/player_api/api.lua
+++ b/mods/player_api/api.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ player_api = {}
 -- Player animation blending
 -- Note: This is currently broken due to a bug in Irrlicht, leave at 0
 local animation_blend = 0
+local player_api.modelchar
+local player_api.eyeheithg
+
+local is_50 = minetest.has_feature("object_use_texture_alpha") or nil
+
+if is_50 then
+	player_api.modelchar = "character50.b3d"
+	player_api.eyeheithg = 1.47
+else
+	player_api.modelchar = "character40.b3d"
+	player_api.eyeheithg = 1.625
+end
 
 player_api.registered_models = { }
 
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@ function player_api.set_model(player, model_name)
 			visual_size = model.visual_size or {x = 1, y = 1},
 			collisionbox = model.collisionbox or {-0.3, 0.0, -0.3, 0.3, 1.7, 0.3},
 			stepheight = model.stepheight or 0.6,
-			eye_height = model.eye_height or 1.47,
+			eye_height = model.eye_height or player_api.eyeheithg,
 		})
 		player_api.set_animation(player, "stand")
 	else
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ function player_api.set_model(player, model_name)
 			visual_size = {x = 1, y = 2},
 			collisionbox = {-0.3, 0.0, -0.3, 0.3, 1.75, 0.3},
 			stepheight = 0.6,
-			eye_height = 1.625,
+			eye_height = player_api.eyeheithg,
 		})
 	end
 	player_model[name] = model_name
diff --git a/mods/player_api/init.lua b/mods/player_api/init.lua
index 19028de..f3e3ccc 100644
--- a/mods/player_api/init.lua
+++ b/mods/player_api/init.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("player_api") .. "/api.lua")
 
 -- Default player appearance
-player_api.register_model("character.b3d", {
+player_api.register_model(player_api.modelchar, {
 	animation_speed = 30,
 	textures = {"character.png", },
 	animations = {
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ player_api.register_model("character.b3d", {
 	},
 	collisionbox = {-0.3, 0.0, -0.3, 0.3, 1.7, 0.3},
 	stepheight = 0.6,
-	eye_height = 1.47,
+	eye_height = player_api.eyeheithg,
 })
 
 -- Update appearance when the player joins
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	player_api.player_attached[player:get_player_name()] = false
-	player_api.set_model(player, "character.b3d")
+	player_api.set_model(player, player_api.modelchar)
 	player:set_local_animation(
 		{x = 0,   y = 79},
 		{x = 168, y = 187},
diff --git a/mods/player_api/models/character40.b3d b/mods/player_api/models/character40.b3d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab4543
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diff --git a/mods/player_api/models/character40.blend b/mods/player_api/models/character40.blend
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diff --git a/mods/player_api/models/character50.b3d b/mods/player_api/models/character50.b3d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8edbaf6
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diff --git a/mods/player_api/models/character50.blend b/mods/player_api/models/character50.blend
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index 0000000..f0ce411
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