Multiple Java version support?

[chenxi050402]

What feature do you want?
The support of older Minecraft: Java Edition versions

[theminecoder]

Use ViaVersion/ViaBackwards on your java server to handle this

[Heath123]

This is possible for now if you can get ViaVersion on the server, or if you use a hacky solution that gets ViaVersion running as a proxy client-side (I'll post more info later probably)

[Heath123]

I think it might make sense to keep this open, as it is a feature request that could be implemented in the future

[Camotoy]

It would require large amounts of abstraction, and MCProtocolLib is built with one version in mind.

[Heath123]

I know the people at ViaVersion said it's possible for us to integrate it into Geyser- is that practical? We don't have a plugin API any more though, which would have been a good fit...

[Camotoy]

That may very well be a practical solution. Like I said with plugins, I think we should finish Geyser feature-wise at the least before considering such an option.

[chenxi050402]

I want to use geyser to connect to other servers that are on an old version like 2b2t

[Heath123]

I want to use geyser to connect to other servers that are on an old version like 2b2t

If you join the Discord I can help you with that

[theminecoder]

Geyser’s goal is to handle the Java <-> Bedrock conversion, not Java version downgrades/upgrades. Ideally geyser should not care what version the server is as long as it accepts our protocol version. This is better left to ViaVersion on its own plugin.