. Newer versions of Java (like 17 or 21) used for modern Minecraft may cause the game to crash on startup. : Assign at least 4GB of RAM

Despite being over a decade old, 1.7.10 is often preferred by the technical community for several reasons:

Minecraft 1.8 (The Bountiful Update) was a technical nightmare for modders. It rewrote the rendering engine and block model system, breaking almost every mod. 1.8 released in September 2014, but most major mods took to update. During that time, 1.7.10 remained the default.