Can't find minecraft version Minecraft 1.18 exp1 or exp2

[TNTChinaAAA]

According to fabricmc.net/versions.htmls, I change the gradle.properties, but I always said "java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to find minecraft version: 1.18_experimental-snapshot-1"(as the picture shows); Then I try exp2, the same problem is. So I have to change the version.manifest and it's etag to avoid the fabric-loom redownload a non-1.18 version.manifest. But when I want to download 1.18-exp2-client.jar, it always said "connect reset", then I try exp1, the same problem.So, I want to ask for guys how to manual setting the fabric loom not to detect the caches changed with the sha1 files? (I'm a chinese, I have to use vpn to download fabric libaries or connect failed(timeout) ) (Because the vpn problem I can't connect so I must manual setting it).

[TNTChinaAAA]

Can use something make the fabric loom find minecraft version 1.18? Or have something to address the connect reset problem?

[TNTChinaAAA]

I just want to find minecraft version so have to change the version.manifest, but when I change successfully, I can't download the client.jar, may be my network problem (My area is China so connect always slowly to the amazon server). So I want to let the plugin skip the file delect.

[modmuss50]

This does look like a network problem, not sure there is anything we can do about it. You can use a custom manfiest if you need.

[LogicFan]

Maybe try this. https://github.com/FabricMCCN/fabric-loom-cn. They change all url in loom to china mirror (IIRC).