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ViaBackwards

ViaBackwards

Mod and plugin

Allow older Java Edition clients to connect to newer servers.

Client or server Utility

1.22M downloads
671 followers
Created3 years ago
Updated25 days ago

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5.7.2

by kennytv on Mar 1, 2026
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  • Added config option code-of-conduct-as-dialog to toggle code of conduct translation in 1.21.9->1.21.7 (by EnZaXD)
  • Fixed biome sounds and particles in 1.21.11->1.21.9
  • Fixed reading of massive clientbound text components

If you want to get larger version updates early, consider supporting me via https://viaversion.com/donate. See the previous update notes for more info.

831da78 Handle 1.21.11->1.21.9 biome sounds and particles

e433fb3 Add config option for code of conduct emulation in 1.21.9->1.21.7 (#1194)

f3be21e Fix trusted tag limiting Fixes ViaVersion/ViaVersion#4792

5.7.1

by kennytv on Jan 18, 2026
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See GitHub for release notes.

bb61f4d Add default impl class (#1184)

2360ea2 Fix 1.19->1.18 painting offsets Fixes #964

44819ea Move block entity handling to block rewriter Also fixes double handling in 1.21.5->1.21.4

a839cb0 Handle text components in signs in 1.21.7→1.21.5 (#1173)

b243e5e Add missing warped & crimson sign range (#1179)

Co-authored-by: ItsClairton hi@clairton.dev

ab20f50 Fix short overflow in old velocity handling (#1171)

1f4f451 Update deps (#1170)

Co-authored-by: Nassim Jahnke nassim@njahnke.dev

9e200b0 Prevent block breaking with spears Closes #1169

a1f7c80 Don't require config impl class in ViaBackwardsPlatform#init (#1168)

af9edc8 Fix some older client issues for mannequins (#1166)

Resend the player head rotation, as older clients need to have the player head rotation sent as they don't handle the head rotation correctly in the spawn packet

fea7604 Don't send nautilus mob effect to players < 1.21.11 (#1165)

aeb0f4a Bump version to 5.7.1-SNAPSHOT

5.7.0

by kennytv on Dec 29, 2025
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  • Fixed errors with tamed nautiluses in 1.21.11->1.21.9
  • Fixed errors with some entity data in very old worlds in 1.21.11->1.21.9
  • Fixed world border lerping in 1.21.11->1.21.9 (by MrKinau)
  • Fixed overworld fog color in 1.21.11->1.21.9
  • Fixed left hand setting not working in 1.21.11->1.21.9
  • Fixed mannequin skins not applying in 1.21.9->1.21.7 (note that custom skin textures based on anything but player profile textures will not be supported; by Owen1212055, EnZaXD)
  • Fixed pale oak shelf mapping in 1.21.9->1.21.7 (by EnZaXD)
  • Fixed handling of text components in objective/score packets across versions

If you want to get larger version updates early, consider supporting me via https://viaversion.com/donate. See the previous update notes for more info.

b33221b Don't throw on bad entity data in 1.14->1.13

8ce26b1 Bump to 5.7.0-SNAPSHOT and update VV usage

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