Ender Arm
Have you ever built the perfect machine, then realized you sealed it behind a wall with no way to reach the controls? Or maybe you want to hide your valuables inside a wall where no one will ever find them. The Ender Arm add-on solves both problems in one delightfully creepy package. This mod was originally created for SpookyJam 2021, and while it sat in the developer's idea bucket for roughly two years, the wait was absolutely worth it.
What Does Ender Arm Do?
In simple terms, this mod adds an arm that drops from Endermen, and that arm lets you reach through blocks. No more regretting that wall you built between yourself and a cable you needed to place. No more wishing you could access a hidden machine without tearing down half your base. The Ender Arm for Minecraft gives you the power of an Enderman in a compact, wearable form.
Here is how the core mechanic works:
- Defeat an Enderman with a sharp item to obtain an arm as a drop.
- Activate the arm before use, since the activation process is intentionally unreliable.
- Reach through most blocks to place, break, or interact with whatever is on the other side.
- Keep the arm in your primary or off hand to dig, wrench, or work on the far side of a wall.
Sharp Items and Customization
What counts as a sharp item? By default, the mod includes vanilla swords, shears, and axes. Server owners and pack makers can adjust this list through the #enderarm:sharp_items tag, so you have full control over how players collect their arms. The mod also supports customizable durability, abuse protection, and arm collection requirements, which makes it flexible enough for both casual survival worlds and heavily modded servers.
Stealth and Interaction Rules
One of the smartest design choices here is visibility. Blocks being looked through are only visible to players holding an active arm, so your friends will not even notice the difference. Only players using an arm can interact with blocks on the other side, which keeps things fair. If you are worried about players bypassing your carefully designed boundaries, you can use the #enderarm:do_not_replace tag to block replacement of problem blocks like bedrock.
Note that the arm will not work on tile or block entities, so certain technical blocks remain off limits. That restriction keeps the mod balanced without gutting its usefulness.
Supported Versions and Loaders
The Ender Arm add-on is built for Forge, and it targets the Minecraft 1.16.5 and 1.18.2 release lines where SpookyJam entries typically landed. If you run a modded world on those versions, you can drop this in without worrying about a complicated dependency tree. Always check the file page for the exact build that matches your loader before you commit to a world.
For players who juggle dozens of add-ons, keeping everything updated by hand gets old fast. The foxygame.net launcher handles that chore neatly, letting you install Ender Arm with a single click and automatically pulling fresh builds whenever the author ships a compatibility fix.
How to Install Ender Arm
Getting started is straightforward. Follow these steps:
- Install a compatible Forge version for Minecraft 1.16.5 or 1.18.2.
- Place the downloaded mod file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game once to generate the config files.
- Open the config to tweak durability, abuse protection, and collection rules if desired.
- Hunt Endermen with a sword, axe, or shears until an arm drops.
When you are ready to download Ender Arm, grab it from the official project page and confirm the file matches your game version. After that, activating the arm is the only hurdle left, and the unreliable activation is part of the challenge rather than a bug.
Why It Belongs in Your Modpack
Hidden storage, secret passages, remote machine access, and harmless pranks on your server mates all become possible with a single item. The Ender Arm rewards clever base design instead of punishing it. Whether you are a redstone engineer tired of crawling through maintenance tunnels or a builder who wants a vault nobody can find, this add-on delivers a genuinely unique tool that vanilla Minecraft never offered.
Grab an arm, activate it, and start reaching through the walls. Just do not blame us when your friends cannot figure out where you hid the diamonds.