ViaFabric

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 can be installed on 1.8.9, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20 with Fabric Loader.

Dependencies

Dependency	Download
(Bundled) ViaVersion	https://viaversion.com/
(Bundled) Cotton Client Commands (MC 1.14-15)	https://jitpack.io/#TinfoilMC/ClientCommands
Fabric API (MC 1.14+)	https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api
Legacy Fabric API (MC 1.8.9)	https://modrinth.com/mod/legacy-fabric-api

Note: ViaVersion is designed for Vanilla Minecraft servers. It probably will not work with modded registry entries or registry synchronization (fabric-registry-sync mod).

ViaVersion

How can I install ViaBackwards/ViaRewind?:

• Just drop them into mods folder. Make sure you are using versions compatible with the ViaVersion version you are using.
• CurseForge links: ViaBackwards ViaRewind

What versions can ViaVersion, ViaBackwards and ViaRewind translate?:

• With ViaVersion: Your server can accept newer versions. Your client can connect to older versions.

• Adding ViaBackwards (and optionally ViaRewind): Your server can accept older versions. Your client can connect to newer versions.

• Server-side: See https://viaversion.com/

• Client-side:

	1.8.x	1.9.x	1.10-1.14.4	1.15.x	1.16.x	1.17.x	1.18.x	1.19.x	1.20.x
1.8.9 client	✓	⏪	⏪	⏪	⏪	⏪	⏪	⏪	⏪
1.14.x client	✓	✓	✓	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲
1.15.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲
1.16.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	⟲	⟲	⟲	⟲
1.17.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	⟲	⟲	⟲
1.18.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	⟲	⟲
1.19.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	⟲
1.20.x client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

✓ = ViaVersion ⟲ = ViaBackwards ⏪ = ViaRewind

Can ViaVersion, ViaBackwards and ViaRewind support snapshots?:

• Check https://ci.viaversion.com/ for development builds with snapshot support

Alternatives

Client-side:

• ClientViaVersion: Discontinued 5zig plugin.
• multiconnect: Fabric mod for connecting to older versions: down to 1.11 (stable) and 1.8 (experimental).
• ViaForge: Fork of ViaFabric porting it to Forge.
• ViaFabricPlus: Fabric ViaVersion/ViaLegacy/ViaAprilFools implementation with client-side fixes.

Server-side:

• ProtocolSupport: Bukkit plugin for older client versions (down to 1.4.7).
• ViaVersion: Plugin for BungeeCord, CraftBukkit, SpongeCommon and Velocity servers.

Standalone proxy:

• DirtMultiversion: Proxy allowing to connect down to Beta 1.3 with newer Minecraft client versions.
• VIAaaS: Standalone ViaVersion proxy with ViaBackwards and ViaRewind, allowing you to connect without a mod installed on your client. Supports online mode.
• ViaProxy: Standalone ViaVersion proxy with ViaBackward, ViaRewind and ViaLegacy, allowing you to connect to a wide range of versions (down to classic versions) with your modern client (1.7.2+). Supports online mode.

Cool things to try:

• Geyser: Plugins, Fabric mod and a standalone proxy for allowing Bedrock Edition on Java Edition servers.
• PolyMc: Fabric mods which translates modded items and blocks, allowing vanilla to connect using resource packs.

Commands

Commands:

• There're 3 server-side alias /viaversion, /vvfabric and /viaver, and a client-side command /viafabricclient for Minecraft 1.14+ (OP permission level 3 is required for these commands, received by Entity Status Packet)

Configs

Configuration:

• ViaVersion configuration is available at .minecraft/config/viafabric/viaversion.yml
• ViaFabric configuration is at .minecraft/config/viafabric/viafabric.yml

How can I disable client-side ViaFabric?:

• You can disable it in the menu or by setting global protocol version to -1 (this will keep per-server translations still enabled)

How to use protocol detection?:

• For using globally, set the protocol to AUTO or -2. For using in a specific server: ddns.example.com._v-2.viafabric
• The protocol detector will try to ping with the client native protocol version, differently than multiconnect which uses -1 version, which may detect the native server version.

How can I set the version for specific servers?:

• Append ._v(VERSION).viafabric.
• Examples: minigame.example.com._v1_8.viafabric, native.example.com._v-1.viafabric , auto.example.com._v-2.viafabric

ViaFabricPlus

Does it work with ViaFabric:

• No, ViaFabric cannot be used with ViaFabricPlus.

Differences with ViaFabricPlus:

	ViaFabric	ViaFabricPlus
Can be installed on	Multiple client/server versions with fabric	Latest client-side version with fabric
Objectives	Simply implement ViaVersion	Implements ViaVersion with client-side fixes to version changes
How does it work?	Modifying packets at network code	Modifying client code more deeply
Triggering anti-cheats	Very likely	Mostly not

Disclaimer

It cannot be guaranteed that this mod is allowed on specific servers as it can possibly cause problems with anti-cheat plugins.
(USE ONLY WITH CAUTION!)