diff --git a/src/player/mineclonia.lua b/src/player/mineclonia.lua
index baa73e3..4758be9 100644
--- a/src/player/mineclonia.lua
+++ b/src/player/mineclonia.lua
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ function papi.get_animation(player)
     return mcl_player.player_get_animation(player)
 end
 
-function papi.get_textures(player, textures)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.get_textures(player)
+    return player:get_properties().textures
 end
 
-function papi.set_textures(player, index, texture)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.set_textures(player, textures)
+    player:set_properties({textures = textures})
 end
 
-function papi.set_animation(player, anim_name, speed)
+function papi.set_animation(player, anim_name, speed, _)
     return mcl_player.player_set_animation(player, anim_name, speed)
 end
 
diff --git a/src/player/minetest.lua b/src/player/minetest.lua
index 265598a..75f4f08 100644
--- a/src/player/minetest.lua
+++ b/src/player/minetest.lua
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ function papi.get_animation(player)
     return player_api.get_animation(player)
 end
 
-function papi.get_textures(player, textures)
-    return player_api.get_textures(player, textures)
+function papi.get_textures(player)
+    return player_api.get_textures(player)
 end
 
-function papi.set_textures(player, index, texture)
-    return player_api.set_textures(player, index, texture)
+function papi.set_textures(player, texture)
+    return player_api.set_textures(player, texture)
 end
 
 function papi.set_animation(player, anim_name, speed, loop)
diff --git a/src/player/xcompat_agnostic.lua b/src/player/xcompat_agnostic.lua
index 35c4507..3a5523e 100644
--- a/src/player/xcompat_agnostic.lua
+++ b/src/player/xcompat_agnostic.lua
@@ -1,29 +1,41 @@
 local papi = {}
 
+local models = {}
 function papi.register_model(name, def)
-    --todo: handle
+    models[name] = def
 end
 
-function papi.set_model(player, model)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.set_model(player, model_name)
+    local model = models[model_name]
+
+    if not model then return end
+
+    player:set_properties({
+        mesh = model_name,
+        textures = model.textures,
+        visual = "mesh",
+        visual_size = model.visual_size,
+        stepheight = model.stepheight
+    })
 end
 
-function papi.get_animation(player)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.get_animation(_)
+    --stub to keep from crashing
 end
 
-function papi.get_textures(player, textures)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.get_textures(player)
+    return player:get_properties().textures
 end
 
-function papi.set_textures(player, index, texture)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.set_textures(player, textures)
+    player:set_properties({textures = textures})
 end
 
-function papi.set_animation(player, anim_name, speed, loop)
-    --todo: handle
+function papi.set_animation(_, _, _, _)
+    --stub to keep from crashing
 end
 
---todo: handle ignoring animations (maybe metatables?)
+--nothing to do here as we have no globalstep .....that we know about anyways
+papi.player_attached = {}
 
 return papi
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