How to get 1.17 running in MultiMC?

Discussion in 'General Minecraft Discussion' started by sj3vans, Jun 30, 2021.

  1. I decided to try to get the EMC plugin working but the newest version apparently needs the 1.17 client. But I can't seem to get the 1.17 client working in MultiMC. When I try to install a 1.17 instance in MMC (before even trying any mods), I get an error about 1.17 being compiled with a new version of Java (Java says I have the latest version): "Java Runtime (class file version 60.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0"

    I found a discussion of this error on Github but I'm not sure of the resolution: Can't install MultiMC without installing Java 8. · Issue #3857 · MultiMC/MultiMC5 · GitHub

    Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.