Minecraft 1.8.8 -

Most modern servers run a plugin called ViaVersion . This allows a player using Minecraft 1.20 to connect to a 1.8.8 backend server . The server tricks the new client into thinking it is old. However, the player on 1.20 will have a massive disadvantage (delay, weird hitboxes) compared to a native 1.8.8 player.

The player character, , spawned on the edge of a vast Mega Taiga Minecraft 1.8.8