Should I play 1.20 or 1.21?

1.21 has more new mechanics, but 1.20 has wider plugin / mod compatibility because admins have had longer to update. If your favourite mod hasn't released a 1.21 build yet, stay on 1.20.

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Trails & Tales — the version where the modern era's plugin ecosystem matured.

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1.20 (‘Trails & Tales’) added archaeology, sniffers, cherry biomes, the camel, bamboo wood, and the sign-editing rework. Plugin compatibility caught up quickly, and a huge swath of long-running SMPs settled here. If you want a stable modern version with the broadest mod and plugin support, 1.20 is still a top pick.

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Should I play 1.20 or 1.21?: 1.21 has more new mechanics, but 1.20 has wider plugin / mod compatibility because admins have had longer to update. If your favourite mod hasn't released a 1.21 build yet, stay on 1.20.