Why 1.12.2 is the most mod version
1.12 was released in June 2017. She added concrete, icing pottery, parrots, recipe book, and achievements instead of old pitchers. The last version of the branch was 1.12.2, released in September 2017.
The main thing happened after her. In 1.13 Mojang rewrited the unit and object device — the numerical IDs were gone. The big mod was long and hard to carry, and many famous mods remained at 1.12.2. Over the years, thousands of mods and hundreds of assemblies have been gathered under it.
So the Minecraft 1.12.2 servers are almost always mods: industry, magic, space, big modpacks on Forge. Vanilla survival is less common here.
Big assemblies need a lot of operational memory. How much of the game is usually written in the assembly description, without which the client can fly out when entering the server.
Is it possible to log in from a different version
Not on the mod server. We need 1.12.2, Forge, and the exact same mod set as on the server. The collection is usually based on the project itself, often along with its launcher.
Such a launcher itself downloads the modpack and updates it. If it is not there, install Forge for 1.12.2 and put the mods from the modpack in the mods folder.
A plugin server can install ViaVersion and allow new clients. Then in the monitoring he has a range indicated, for example “1.12–1.21”.
The launcher installs clean 1.12.2. The site has its own - JuxLauncher, it downloads any version of Java Edition itself.
How to select a server and log in
On the server page - online now, chart for the day and week, peak, record and uptime by day for 90 days. Online monitoring measures it itself, by ping - this is not a number according to the owner. Filters select servers by version, platform and mode.
Start the game with the right assembly, open the "Net Game" \" Add" and insert an address copied by the "Copie Address" button. Details are in the "How to Go" box on the server page.
You can vote once a day for an attractive server. The voice moves it in the "Voices" tab, and some servers give it an award in the game -- you have to put your name on it.