Moddy the Wish Watch — back to the watch

Getting in

Two worlds, two ways in

Moddy runs more than one Minecraft world, and each has its own list of who may join.

Scarcity Isle

The public island for players 18 and up: start on a tiny island in the sky, where every wish counts.

Open to anyone 18 or older. Sign in with Microsoft and you are on the list: at once if there is a free seat, and if not, you get a place in line and an email when it is your turn.

Get my spot

Server address: moddythewishwatch.com

Moddy's Workshop

Moddy's Creative world, run by one family: wish for anything and watch it appear.

By invite only. The family who runs Moddy sends an invitation link; opening it and signing in is all it takes. There is no form to ask.

Server address: workshop.moddythewishwatch.com

Signing in keeps a few things about you — what, and for how long, is on the privacy page.

Step by step

How to join

Three steps, and nothing to download or install: an ordinary copy of Minecraft Java Edition is all it takes. Something not working? Trouble joining is at the bottom of this page.

  1. Get your spot. Moddy is for players 18 and up and may have a wait-list. Sign in with the Microsoft account you play Minecraft with and we'll add you — straight in if there's room, or saved a place in line.

    Get my spot

    Got an invitation to Moddy's Workshop? Open your invitation link instead, and use workshop.moddythewishwatch.com. About the two worlds.

  2. Connect. Open Minecraft: Java Edition on a computer, choose Multiplayer → Add Server, type moddythewishwatch.com, then Done → Join Server. When it asks about the server's resource pack, choose Yes. Use version 1.21.4 or newer.
    If Multiplayer is greyed out

    If the Multiplayer button is grey and says “Multiplayer is disabled”, the player's Microsoft account is managed by a family group, and multiplayer is switched off there. Only the player's guardian can switch it on — the player can't.

    Send these steps to whoever manages your account

    Someone with the family group's own Microsoft account has to change one setting. Send them this page — it has everything they need.

    The link: moddythewishwatch.com/multiplayer

    QR code for moddythewishwatch.com/multiplayer
    Or scan it with their phone.

    Already at the computer together? The steps are at the bottom of this page.

  3. Make a wish. Moddy shows you how as soon as you arrive — how to use Moddy.

Trouble joining?

If the Multiplayer button is grey (“Multiplayer is disabled”)
A family-group setting only the player's guardian can change — see If Multiplayer is greyed out, in step 3.
“… doesn't have a seat yet”, or “isn't on the list yet”
That player hasn't got a spot yet, or is still in line — step 1: Get my spot. Invited to Moddy's Workshop? Open your invitation link. Getting in.
“Failed to log in: Invalid session”
This one is between your game and Minecraft's own sign-in, not Moddy. Quit Minecraft and the Minecraft Launcher completely, open them again, and join. It happens after changing your username, or when the launcher has been open a long time. Still stuck? Sign out of the launcher and back in.
“Outdated client”, or “version not supported”
Moddy works with these versions of Minecraft Java Edition:
VersionChecked
1.21.4tested 2026-09-24
26.2tested 2026-09-24
26.3tested 2026-09-25
The ones marked tested are checked again every time we change Moddy. If you can, pick 1.21.4 in the launcher's Installations tab — it is the version the server itself runs.
“Rejecting this custom resource pack will disconnect you”
Moddy's resource pack is what makes Moddy and your wishes look right, so the server needs it. Join again and choose Yes.
Moddy's watch looks like leather horse armour, or wishes look wrong
The server's resource pack is off. In Multiplayer, select the server, choose Edit, set Server Resource Packs to Enabled, and join again.
“Can't connect to server”, or it times out
Check the address is exactly moddythewishwatch.com (or workshop.moddythewishwatch.com if you were invited to Moddy's Workshop). If it is, Moddy may be restarting for an update — try again in a few minutes.

Anything else, tell us and we'll sort it out with you.

Make a wish

Moddy is the watch in your hotbar. Right-click it to pick a wish, or type /wish and then what you want, in your own words — for example /wish a dragon that breathes fireworks.

  1. Moddy's watch in the hotbar and in the player's hand
    Hold the watch. Moddy is the pocket watch in your hotbar — it is there when you join.
  2. Moddy's menu, with Wish for something new highlighted
    Right-click it. Moddy's menu opens. The top row is wishes ready to go: click one. Or pick ✍ Wish for something new!
  3. The Make a Wish box with a castle made of candy and cake typed in
    Type your wish. Write what you want in your own words, then click the wish on the right. You can skip the menu too: type /wish and your wish in chat. The box holds 50 letters — for a longer wish, use /wish in chat, which fits five times as much.
  4. Moddy's progress bar and plan in chat, and a pillar of light where the wish will appear
    Moddy gets to work. The bar at the top and the lines in chat say what Moddy is doing, and a tall pillar of light marks the spot you aimed at. A new wish takes a minute or two.
  5. The candy and cake castle, just arrived, with It's here — have a look! in chat
    Ta-da! Your wish appears where you were looking.
  6. The castle, now five cake layers tall with taller candy-cane towers
    Change it. Wish again and say which one: /wish make my cake castle taller. Not what you wanted? Open the menu and press 👎 That wasn't right! — Moddy takes it away and tries again.
  7. Moddy's answer in chat about the cake castle (cut short in this picture by a bug we are fixing)
    Ask about it. Questions are wishes too: /wish what can I do in my cake castle? Moddy answers in chat.
A real wish, start to finish: open Moddy, choose Wish for something new, type a castle made of candy and cake, step back to watch the pillar, and the castle rises out of a whirlwind. The wait while Moddy thinks (about a minute) is sped up four times; the castle rising plays at its real speed.

Wishes to start with

Every one of these is on Moddy's menu: right-click the watch and pick it by name, or type the /wish line under it. Each is a kind of wish — once you have tried it, ask for something like it in your own words.

Creatures and pets

Animals, pets and monsters that walk, swim, fly and follow you.

A pet dragon that breathes fire!

Moddy says: “Here comes your pet dragon! It follows you and breathes fire — but never at you.”

Or type /wish a pet dragon that follows me and breathes fire

Also try: a cat that follows me, a tiny dragon that sits on my shoulder, a turtle that follows me around

A giant beast you ride - when you jump it leaps, and the ground shakes when it lands!

Moddy says: “Here's your giant T-Rex! Climb on, then jump and it leaps way up high — and when it lands, the ground shakes and the monsters go flying.”

Or type /wish a giant beast i can ride that leaps when i jump and shakes the ground when it lands

Also try: a horse that flies when I jump, a giant frog I can ride that bounces way up high

A creature that calls little helpers to fight for it!

Moddy says: “Meet Captain Puff! When monsters come, he calls his little helpers to fight them — and they never fight you.”

Or type /wish a creature that calls little helpers to fight for it

Also try: a wizard that calls little skeletons to help it, a queen bee that calls her baby bees

A creature that throws fireballs at monsters - but never at you!

Moddy says: “Meet your fire buddy! It throws fireballs at the monsters — but never at you.”

Or type /wish a creature that throws fireballs at monsters but never at me

Also try: a snowman that throws snowballs at zombies, a guard that shoots arrows at the monsters

Buildings

Castles, houses and hideouts, built in front of you.

A huge castle with a lava moat!

Moddy says: “Your castle is going up — with a lava moat all around it!”

Or type /wish a huge castle with a lava moat

Also try: a floating island, an underwater dome, a castle with a drawbridge

Things that do something

Swords, wands, food and boots with a power of their own — and machines you fill up.

A sword that shoots lightning!

Moddy says: “Your Lightning Sword is in your hand! Hit something with it and lightning strikes it.”

Or type /wish a sword that shoots lightning

Also try: a bow that shoots fireworks, a sword that sets things on fire

Boots that make you jump REALLY high!

Moddy says: “Here are your jump boots! Put them on and you jump REALLY high — and you land softly. A real double jump in mid-air isn't possible, so these jump extra high instead!”

Or type /wish boots that let me DOUBLE JUMP!!!

Also try: boots that let me run super fast, a helmet that lets me see in the dark

A slushie machine - fill it with ice!

Moddy says: “Here's your Slushie Machine! Put it down, hold ice and pull the handle to fill it, then pull again to pour a slushie. 1 ice makes a small one and 3 makes a BIG one — add sugar too if you like! Here's a slushie to try.”

Or type /wish a slushie machine i fill with ice

Also try: a juice machine you fill with apples, a hot chocolate maker with marshmallows

A LUCKY BLOCK - break it for a surprise!

Moddy says: “Here are your Lucky Blocks! Put one down and BREAK it — most of the time you get a present (diamonds, cake, golden apples, emeralds), sometimes a chicken, a pig or a zombie pops out, and once in a while... BOOM! Every one is different!”

Or type /wish a lucky block that gives a surprise when i break it

Also try: a trampoline block that bounces you up high, a magnet block that pulls dropped things in

Pictures

Pixel art, hung up in the world.

A giant creeper face picture!

Moddy says: “Sssss... a GIANT creeper face! Look in front of you!”

Or type /wish a giant pixel art creeper face

Also try: a pixel art heart, a picture of Steve, a painting of a wolf

Things that happen

Tidal waves, meteors and raining chickens — and the world goes back afterwards.

A meteor that makes a crater!

Moddy says: “Look up — a METEOR! It smashes down and leaves a giant smoking crater. Say undo and the ground comes back.”

Or type /wish a meteor that crashes down and makes a crater

Also try: a volcano that pops up out of the ground, a meteor shower of glowing rocks

It's raining chickens!

Moddy says: “It's raining CHICKENS! They float down all around you. Say undo and they fly off home.”

Or type /wish make it rain chickens

Also try: make it rain pigs, a snowstorm that covers everything in snow

Playing Scarcity Isle

You start on a tiny island in the sky, with one tree and a chest. Your goal is to grow it from almost nothing into a home. Press L in the game to see your goal list — it has hints for every step. You are also given an Isle Guide book; lost it? Type /moddy guide.

  1. Open the chest. It has a block of ice and a bucket of lava.
  2. Make water. Put the ice down on your island and break it: it melts into water.
  3. Make a cobblestone generator. Pour the lava with two empty blocks between it and the water, and dig a hole in the gap next to the water. Where they meet, cobblestone appears. Mine it, and more comes back, again and again.
  4. Grow trees. Break leaves for saplings and apples, and plant the saplings on dirt.

Be careful: keep lava away from your tree, never pour water on top of the lava (it turns into obsidian and your lava is gone), don't dig away all your dirt, and don't fall off the edge.

Stuck? Open Moddy and press What do I do now? — it shows your next goal and can help with it. Asking Moddy a question, like how do I get sand?, is free. Wishes are scarce on the Isle: you have a wish bank that refills over time, and /moddy wishes shows yours.

What Moddy can't do (yet)

New — try these

These are new, so Moddy is still learning them. If one comes out wrong, wish again and say what to fix.

Still being built

Kinds of wishes Moddy can't do well yet. You can try one — Moddy will do its best, but it may come out rough.

For intrepid builders

Beyond the Watch

Moddy grants wishes inside the world. Some builders want to change the world itself — make their own mods, or rescue one stuck on an old version. If that's you, here are two expeditions.

Pack for the trip: a computer · Minecraft Java Edition · a Claude subscription · some patience

⚙⚙⚙ Intrepid

mc-buddy-builder

“When you want to take the plunge and build your own mod, but don't know how.”

Your AI helper builds the mod with you, step by step.

See it on GitHub →

⚙⚙⚙ Expert

mc-mod-version-upgrade

“When you love someone else's mod, but it doesn't work on your version of Minecraft.”

Your AI helper moves a mod to the Minecraft version you play.

See it on GitHub →

If Multiplayer is greyed out

Turn on Minecraft multiplayer

Only needed if a player's Multiplayer button is greyed out. That happens when their Microsoft account is managed by a family group, where multiplayer is off by default. Switching it on is two settings, takes about two minutes, and only has to be done once.

Open Xbox privacy settings

  1. Sign in with the player's guardian's own Microsoft account (not the player's), and pick the player under Privacy & online safety.
  2. Open the tab XBOX and Windows 10 devices — the switches are not on the first tab.
  3. Set two switches to Allow: You can join cross-network play and You can join multiplayer games. Leave the others as they are — neither turns on chat. Then press Submit at the bottom.
  4. On the player's computer, quit the Minecraft Launcher completely and open it again.

Still grey? The change can take an hour or more to reach the game. No family set up yet? Microsoft Family.

What is this?

Moddy the Wish Watch is a small Minecraft play test run by one family on its own servers. Players join with an ordinary copy of Minecraft — nothing to download — and make wishes that come to life in the game. What we keep, and for how long, is on the privacy page; questions go to a real person. More about Moddy →

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