Released 2016-12-21
Minecraft 1.11.2: Java 8
1.11.2 is another short-lived Forge-era release, kept alive by specific packs rather than by any general preference.
Java version required
8or newer
Older Java will refuse to start. Much newer Java usually works, but the server software is what decides that, not Minecraft.
Availability
Paper is available for 1.11.2
It accepts Bukkit / Spigot / Paper plugins.
Will what I downloaded work?
Mods and plugins are different things that both arrive as a .jar file. Putting the wrong one in usually produces no error at all — the server starts, and the content simply is not there.
running on Paper
No. Forge produces mods and Paper runs plugins — they are different systems that happen to share a file extension. Nothing will load, and nothing will warn you.
What to watch for on this version
As with 1.10.2, this is a version you run because something you want only exists here. If you are choosing freely, 1.12.2 has the same Java requirement and a vastly deeper mod library.
Where this sits in the Java timeline
- Java 81.7 through 1.16.5
- Java 161.17 and 1.17.1
- Java 171.18 through 1.20.4
- Java 211.20.5 and everything after