Because we come to game development from a background of programming, creating 3D models is not something we’ll likely do ourselves. In our search for a good source of 3D models, we found Mixamo. Mixamo is awesome!

Mixamo does three things:

  • They sell 3D models
  • They sell animations for 3D models that ‘just work’ with their own models
  • They offer a service that allows you to animate any 3D model you upload, as long as it has the minimum number of bones in it to perform the animation

They have a couple of freebies in the Unity store, but most of their model packs cost about 40 dollars. Separate motions usually go for 10-20 dollars. Custom motions and sequences of motions get more expensive as you increase their complexity.