# ViaFabric
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**Client-side and server-side ViaVersion implementation for Fabric**

Allows the connection to/from different Minecraft versions on your Minecraft client/server (LAN worlds too)

This mod supports 1.14.4/1.15.x (on `ver/1.14` branch) and 1.16 snapshots (on `master` branch) with Fabric Loader. Check the Minecraft version in file name when downloading from GitHub Releases.

Note: ViaVersion is not designed for modded Minecraft with registry synchronization (fabric-registry-sync mod).


**Dependencies:**
| Dependency                        | Download                                                              |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ViaVersion 3.0.0+                 | https://viaversion.com/                                               |
| Fabric Textures v0                | https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api               |
| Fabric Resource Loader v0         | https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api               |
| Fabric Command API v1             | https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api               |
| (Included) Cotton Client Commands | https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/cotton-client-commands   |


With ViaVersion:
- your server can accept newer versions
- your client can connect to older versions


Adding [ViaBackwards](https://viaversion.com/backwards) (and optionally [ViaRewind](https://viaversion.com/rewind)):
- your server can accept older versions
- your client can connect to newer versions


A chart with compatible versions is available at https://viaversion.com


**Commands**:
- There're 3 server-side alias ``/viaversion``, ``/vvfabric`` and ``/viaver``, and a client-side command ``/viafabricclient`` (OP permission level 3 is required for these commands, in the client it's received by [Entity Status Packet](https://wiki.vg/Entity_statuses#Player))


**Configuration**:
- ViaVersion configuration is available at ``.minecraft/config/viafabric/viaversion.yml``
- ViaFabric configuration is at ``.minecraft/config/viafabric/viafabric.yml``


**Alternatives to this mod:**
- [ClientViaVersion](https://github.com/Gerrygames/ClientViaVersion): This discontinued client-side plugin for The 5zig Mod implemented ViaVersion, ViaBackwards and ViaRewind for 1.7.10, 1.8.9, 1.12 and 1.12.2 clients, allowing them to connect to 1.7-1.12.2 servers. It also had a protocol translation for 1.7 servers, which there's an updated version at https://github.com/KennyTV/ViaVersion/tree/hack (unsupported).
- [multiconnect](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/multiconnect): This client-side Fabric mod does also translate older protocols and fixes some differences between versions, which ViaFabric doesn't. Currently, it goes down to 1.10. (2020-06-23)
- [Protocol4](https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/2299203-protocol4-1-0-2-allows-1-7-10-clients-to-connect): This LiteLoader client-side mod allows your 1.7.10 client to connect to 1.7.x servers.
- [ProtocolSupport](https://protocol.support/): This Bukkit plugin allows clients to connect from older versions (down to 1.4.7).
- [ViaVersion](https://viaversion.com): ViaVersion can run as a plugin for BungeeCord, CraftBukkit, SpongeCommon and Velocity servers.

## WARNING
**I cannot guarantee that this mod is allowed on every (or even any) server. This mod may cause problems with anti cheat plugins. USE AT OWN RISK**