Important: Playing After Minecraft Updates

[vbkdude]

So how many of you have found it frustrating when a Minecraft update came out and you updated it just find out that you could no longer play on a multiplayer server you liked because the multiplayer server was not updated? Are you still having these frustrations? Here is one very simple way I was taught to get around this. I apologize if this is well known information or if you already know it, but I thought I'd just make a post incase some people had/have these frustrations like I did.

1. Open the Minecraft launcher. This launcher should portray three tabs selectable at the top (Update Notes, Launcher Log, and Profile Editor). At the bottom of the launcher, there should be a bar with the following: A profile-selection drop-down menu with "New Profile" and "Edit Profile" buttons under it, a "PLAY" button in the middle, and a message to the right stating your selected profile and the Minecraft version you are ready to play all with the "Switch User" button underneath.
   
2. Click the "Edit Profile" button. The location of this button is at the bottom left of the launcher. The location is identified more in Step 1.
   
3. Find the "Use version:" drop-down menu under the "Version Selection" section. There are three sections in the Profile Editor: "Profile Info," "Version Selection," and "Java Settings (Advanced)." "Version Selection" should be the middle section, and, under this section, you should see "Use version:" followed by a drop-down menu.
   
4. Open the "Use version:" drop-down menu and select the Minecraft version you want to play. Within the "Use version:" drop-down menu, there should be several selections of Minecraft versions at their release to choose from as well as the "Use Latest Version" option.
   
5. Click the "Save Profile" button in the very bottom right corner and press the "PLAY" button when it takes you back to the Minecraft launcher.
   

The unfortunate thing about this is that I believe you have to redownload the version you select. For example, if I updated my game to 1.8 and I used the method in this discussion to play with the 1.7.10 version, I'm pretty sure I would have to redownload the 1.7.10 after I press "PLAY" in Step 5. After you redownload it though, I think you can switch between the versions with ease. For me, I can switch between the last couple versions in what seems to be a few seconds.

I hope this helps a lot! I should be able to answer questions, but please forgive me if I take a while to get back to you!

-vbkdude