This is an Unoffical fork of ProtocolSupport 1.8.8 with Mappings fixes and old April Fools versions support
You must add below in ViaVersion jar's plugin.yml to make this working with ViaVersion 5+.
softdepend: [ ProtocolSupport ]
This fork of ProtocolSupport 1.8.8 supports all 1.7.10-1.4.X (stable to 1.4.7/6, experimental to 1.4.5-1.4.4, 1.4.3, 1.4.2-1.4.0) and 15w14a, 2.0 April Fools versions, with more mappings fixes to fix 1.4.6-1.6.4 crashes.
Please use TacoSpigot & Forks instead of paper to avoid problem with 1.7.X clients.
Known issues:
- [15w14a] Carrot on a stick crashes client
- [1.7/1.7.1] Random kick
- [1.6.4 and earlier] Stats are not sent - won't be fixed
- [1.5.2 and earlier] Can't control vehicle - won't be fixed, probably impossible to do this properly
- [1.4.7 and earlier] Online mode likely unable to connect
- [1.4.5 and earlier] Dropped items didn't show + randomly disconnect + Item Frames with item crashes client
- [1.4.3 and earlier] Nether chunks corruptions
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If you want to improve this cursed stuff more, Please contact on Github https://github.com/HowardZHY/ProtocolSupport
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Licensed under the terms of GNU AGPLv3
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8.8, 1.8.9
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ProtocolSupport.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 590 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.