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Title says it all, I am lagging on some of the newer versions, and I would prefer to use the same version I am using. I already tried optifine and all the other stuff, so this is really my only choice. Thanks

user224194
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You can't. Your version must match the server's version in order to connect to a server. There is no way to connect to a server with a mismatched version.

Unionhawk
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  • You can still keep your current version in a version profile, but if a server has latest, you need latest. See this question for more info: https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/19426/how-do-i-downgrade-minecraft-to-play-on-a-server-running-an-older-version – Unionhawk Dec 22 '18 at 21:53
  • There are server mods that allow a few versions back and forth, but I would strongly advice against them, they have strange side effects around every corner. – Fabian Röling Dec 22 '18 at 22:36
  • For example, I am easily able to use 1.12.2 on a 1.8.9 server, so no, you don't always need to match up the versions... – user224194 Dec 22 '18 at 22:42
  • @user224194 Interesting... That may be a server mod of some sort. In any case, if you get a "mismatch version" error on a server, there isn't anything you can do on the client side to fix it other than change versions. – Unionhawk Dec 24 '18 at 14:18
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Install ViaVersion and ViaBackwards onto the server. This will allow you to join the server on older versions of the game.

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