Old Tech Guide - Minecraft
The Essentials
Alternative Launchers (You should get this)
Prism Launcher (The best launcher. Windows 10/11.)Prism Launcher 9.0 patched for Windows 7 (Windows 8.1 to Vista)
MultiMC (If you want a small launcher. Best for Windows XP (Make sure you update internet certs in XP). Might work on 2000.)
OLauncher (Good if you like the old launcher. Works on Windows 2000 (Make sure you update internet certs in 2K and XP) and up)
Java
Eclipse Adoptium (Java 8+) Azul (Also has Java 6 and 7)Guide to Java for Minecraft
Minecraft 1.11.2 and before = Java 6 (If you can, use Java 8 instead)
Minecraft 1.16.5 and before = Java 8
Minecraft 1.17 to 1.20.4 = Java 17
Minecraft 1.20.5 and after = Java 21
The Actual Stuff You Want
Btw this uses Fabric
Simply Optimized Modpack (You can grab another pack if you want)along with...
ContinuityEntity Texture Features
Entity Model Features
OptiGUI
Fabric Language Kotlin
Mod Menu
You can add other mods if you like. Also there might be other mods you need for some mod to work. Like Fabric API. Grab these like thse ones on Modrinth.
Resource Packs
Programmer Art UltimateC418 Songs Only
Also grab these if you are going for the beta feel. Also good for Alpha/In(f)dev
Alpha Minecraft Logo (If you want early beta or before)
The Original Minecraft Logo (By Me!) (b1.4 to 1.15.2)
Either Golden Days
or
Beta Continuum if you want Beta styleGolden Days also has an Alpha addon if you like that
These Following Vanilla Tweaks:
No Java Edition Subtitle
Classic Menu Panorama (Don't use this if you are going for the beta feel)
Old Enchant Glint
Blue Widget Highlights
Oarless Boats
Terracotta to Hardened Clay
Dirt Path to Grass Path
Old Shulker Box Colors This reverts shulker boxes to pre 1.12 colors)
Old Wool Colors (This reverts wool to pre 1.12 colors)
Bed Icons (Pre 1.12 Bed Icon)
Poppy to Rose (If you want 1.7.2 and before)
Now here is the order you should put the resource packs
VanillaTweaks
The Original Minecraft Logo
C418 Songs Only
Glass Pane Culling Fix
Default Connected Textures
Golden Days Alpha (Golden Days addon)
Golden Days Base / Beta Continuum
Programmer Art Ultimate
Programmer Art
Fabric Mods
Default Textures
"Alternate" Versions of Old Minecraft.
Legacy+ (They modded Classic, Indev, and Infdev)
Not So Seecret Saturday (a1.1.2_01)
Minecraft Diverge (a1.1.2_01)
Better Than Adventure! (b1.7.3)
New Frontier Craft (b1.7.3)
ReIndev (A mod that makes b1.7.3 look like Indev with new features?)
MangoPack (b1.7.3) (More of just a regular modpack but for b1.7.3)
Authentic Adventure (Release 1.2.5)