So a few weeks ago, I had this 1.7.10 server running (now hold your horses moderators, don't immediately close the thread again like you did last time) and it stopped working. Since I'm completely unexperienced when it comes to coding and other IT-related stuff, it speaks for itself that I came to the most logical place to find help. I described my issue and attached the crash logs, but instead of help I got a message saying; ''Forge Forums no longer supports 1.7.10, this thread has been closed'', which then denied me any chance to acquire any further information that I may need for another try at a small scale minecraft server. I find it very unfriendly to immediately close the thread like I'm some kind of pest who is sure to spam the absolute heck out of y'all after hearing I'm not offered any help and it definitely doesn't give anyone looking for help any incentive to ever start a server again, but that's not why I'm here. I'm here to aqcuire that very basic information on how to now proceed with my server building adventures in a way that hext time it crashes, I can actually come to you lads for some help.

So, basically, my questions are;

- What versions of minecraft DO the forums still support? And for how long will those versions remain supported?

- Any general tips as to prevent common crashes and/or to keep the server in good health?

- Any tips/hints/whatever as to how not to get JavaHeapSpaceError (Since that was the error it gave me last time and it gave me this very same error yesterday when gave making a server another shot, but then it gave me the error immediately as opposed to after 2 weeks)

 

And that's it. Nothing worth immediately closing a thread for, is it? 

 

Thanks in advance for answering my urgent questions!

47 minutes ago, ZeFlyinDutchman said:

- What versions of minecraft DO the forums still support? And for how long will those versions remain supported?

I have seen support given for versions as old as 1.8.9, however with lots of grumbling and expletives and saying to upgrade, because that version too is getting quite old. I believe the official stance, is that the current version, and previous version are the officially supported versions. I would personally not ask for help for anything older than 1.10.2. I could see once 1.13 comes out threads being closed for anything older than 1.10, but honestly, that's up to Lexmanos and his moderators.

 

As far as keeping a server running and in good health, honestly pretty much depends on how old your minecraft version is, older versions will be more prone to crashing and such (I know people think 1.7.10 is better, but technologically, it just is not), and how many/how well written the mods you are using are. And of course if you have enough CPU/RAM to support the amount of mods and players you want.

 

If you make a server with 10 mods, and run into an issue, it likely wouldn't take long to find what is causing the problem. If you make a server with 200 mods, that would take longer to figure out which mod or mods were causing the issue.

55 minutes ago, ZeFlyinDutchman said:

I find it very unfriendly to immediately close the thread like I'm some kind of pest who is sure to spam the absolute heck out of y'all after hearing I'm not offered any help

 The closing of the thread is not because of fear of you spamming the thread, it is simply because 1.7.10 is no longer supported here, and is REALLY old, and for the silliest reasons people continue to cling to it and will not upgrade, despite all the hard work these folks put into the new versions, and clearly stating in the EAQ (which says READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING) that old versions are not supported. So, closing the thread is not quite the slap in the face you are making it out to be, considering people don't read the rules they are asked to before posting, and continue to use outdated software despite being presented with updated versions.

 

59 minutes ago, ZeFlyinDutchman said:

I'm here to aqcuire that very basic information on how to now proceed with my server building adventures in a way that hext time it crashes, I can actually come to you lads for some help.

Upgrade to a more recent version, try again, if it breaks, return with a crashlog for a version 1.10.2+, success!

Allright, thanks, that's very helpful! I'll just make a 1.12 modpack and see how that goes!