Need a bit of refreshment

[freshhh]

Hi, I haven't modded/played Minecraft for some time and I wanted to update my mods again. I went on forge and noticed there were no version after 1.7.2 - Can someone quickly fresh my up on what happened and are my 172 mods compatible with 18 Minecraft versions etcetera? Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, I looked around, I swear on mi mum.

[freshhh]

There is forge for 1.7.10.

Forge for 1.8 is still in development.

 

Alrighty thanks. What about the compatibility? Will my 172 and 171 mods be compatible with 1.8 or not?

[Draco18s]

No, they won't. The changes between major MC versions are too big to make mods work cross-version.

1.7.2 mods usually work on 1.7.10, though.

 

Usually, but not always.  Check each mod's forum thread (or wherever you got it) and see if they have known issues.

For example, I know that Mystcraft is not compatible with 1.7.10 (well, it is now, there was an update) due to using other dimensions.  Basically, everything was fine unless you went into a Mystcraft age, then it shat the bed.

 

Or if you have a bunch and don't want to check them all individually, back up your save before trying 1.7.10.  If something goes pear shaped, at least you have a backup.