AE 2017 project files not compatible with 2014?

[P.M.B]

Is this just where it's at now?  So since Adobe finally managed to get After Effects functioning on par (almost) with where it was 3 years ago, I decide to do an entire project in it.  Thinking I can render the project back in 2014 since....well you all know why.   Only to find out the project files are not compatible.  So now I'm waiting twidling my thumbs waiting for the POS to render out as slow as cold honey.   I mean what the literal F Adobe?   Please tell me something useful.

[Roei Tzoref · Accepted solution]

This release is a new version hence the number 14.0. Why not save a copy as cc (13) and open that in 2014?

[P.M.B]

Thank you

[Roei Tzoref]

Sure, glad to help