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ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.

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4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+395

118fab1 Don't drop length prefix for 1.7 encoding (#729)

Restore the VarInt packet length prefix after ViaRewind replaces Velocity's compression encoder with ForwardMessageToByteEncoder.

Without the length prefix, 1.7.x clients receive unframed packets and fail during login with "Bad packet id" errors.

Verified by reproducing issue #616 and confirming that adding the packet length framing allows a 1.7.10 client to proceed. Fixes https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaRewind/issues/616

Information

Published
October 6, 2026
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Platforms

Paper
Paper
1.8–26.3
Velocity
Velocity
3.4–3.5

Dependencies

PaperPaper

Dependencies: Paper

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VelocityVelocity

Dependencies: Velocity

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