TARDIS
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Downloads
I'm too lazy to upload TARDIS files to Bukkit anymore, as builds are automatically created when the plugin is updated and changes pushed to GitHub.
Version specific downloads can be found here: https://tardis.pages.dev/download
Please make sure you are using the latest Spigot/Paper builds (for the Minecraft version you are running) before installing TARDIS or creating an issue!
What it does
TARDIS is a plugin that gives you the ability to create a Police Box that lets you time travel (teleport) to random locations. It adds a Whovian twist to the typical /sethome and /home commands.
As a player, you can:
- Create a TARDIS that is bigger on the inside.
- Time travel to a random location.
- Time travel back home (where you created the TARDIS initially).
- Save and list interesting time travel locations, so you can return to them easily.
- Take companions with you when you time travel.
- Make your TARDIS blend in with the Chameleon Circuit.
- Use your own schematic to build the TARDIS interior
- Grow new TARDIS rooms
- Use Artron Energy
- Remote control the TARDIS
- Custom TARDIS sounds with companion Resource Pack
- Custom TARDIS textures with companion Resource Pack
Official documentation & FAQs
The documentation is here: https://tardis.pages.dev/
Tutorial videos for version 2+ (also included in the official docs)
Not all of these are up-to-date...
- Installation
- Creating a TARDIS - a bit old now, check the official docs for instructions
- Growing rooms and the Gravity well and changing Walls
- Time travelling
- Recharging Artron Energy - Updated with energy condenser chest!
- Companions
What's new?
Installation
As a minimum, just drop the TARDIS.jar, TARDISChunkGenerator.jar (look under Additional Files on the download page) and any optional plugins listed below into the Bukkit plugins folder and start your server. For more detailed instructions see: https://tardis.pages.dev/installation-v5
Optional installs
These are not needed for TARDIS to function, but enhance the plugin with extra features...
- Install the TARDIS-SoundResourcePack in the Minecraft client to hear custom TARDIS sounds
- Install the TARDIS-Resource-Pack to see aal the fancy textures and models (requires TARDIS v4.2 or higher).
- Install the TARDISChunkGenerator plugin so that you can generate TARDISes in their own self-contained world (included on the TARDIS plugin download page under Additional files).
- Install WorldGuard to automatically protect your TARDIS from griefing, and stop mobs spawning in TARDIS worlds.
- Install TARDISWeepingAngels to add some Whovian mobs to the game.
- Install a Permissions plugin, so that you can restrict or grant players the rights to use TARDIS’ different features. We like PermissionsBukkit.
Other important pages
| Subject | Link |
|---|---|
| Configuration | https://tardis.pages.dev/category/plugin-configuration |
| Commands | https://tardis.pages.dev/category/commands |
| Permissions | https://tardis.pages.dev/permissions-table |
| TARDIS Github repository | https://github.com/eccentricdevotion/TARDIS |
| Official todo list | https://github.com/eccentricdevotion/TARDIS/blob/master/todo.md |
| Bleeding edge builds (Will not always be available) |
Development builds of this project can be acquired at the provided continuous integration server. These builds have not been approved by the BukkitDev staff. Use them at your own risk. Latest TARDIS Build (Jenkins) Bleeding edge changes/commits |
Bugs / Requests
Please post a ticket for TARDIS plugin requests and bugs, thank you :)
WARNING: I am no longer prepared to waste my time looking at incomplete tickets. If your ticket does not follow the guidelines set out below, it will be deleted immediately!
Make sure you have read the FAQs first, as your question may already be answered there. Also make sure you have searched for a previous ticket with the same/similar issue (use the Filters to search closed tickets).
If you are going to create a BUG ticket you need to supply relevant information (as I'm not a mind reader, nor do I have access to your server...) - as a minimum you need:
- Exact CraftBukkit version i.e. NOT 'the latest' - use the
/tardis versioncommand if possible, otherwise copy from server log - Exact TARDIS version i.e. NOT 'the latest' - use the
/tardis versioncommand if possible, otherwise copy from server log - The server log showing the entire error (as a paste or at Pastebin - NOT a screenshot) - this should be the log from when the server starts up right through to when the error occurs
- If no error in the log, then a video of the bug happening or the EXACT steps needed to reproduce the issue.
- Attach your plugins/TARDIS/config.yml file or other configuration file if relevant
- Attach your plugins/TARDIS/TARDIS.db file if relevant
- List of other plugins on server
Stats
Basic statistics are collected for some versions of the TARDIS plugin (v2.5.8 and earlier). You can opt out at any time by setting opt-out: true in plugins/PluginMetrics/config.yml
External web access
Version 2.8 (and higher) of this plugin includes a translation feature (the /tardissay command) that connects to the Lingva translation service.
You can prevent players from using the command by removing / not giving them the permission tardis.translate
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Posted Dec 26, 2013Another v2.7 teaser:
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@dtmullican
Only when manually growing it
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Posted Dec 25, 2013Is there any way to list the remaining blocks that need to be condensed to grow a room?
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@eccentricnz
Only to the extent of uploading and managing. It auto decompresses GZIPs but keeps RARs and ZIPs compressed.
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@GervaisJohn
No FTP access?
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@eccentricnz The game server that hosts it can only upload in RAR or ZIP. Is there anything else I could do other than find a new host or get the balls to host my own server?
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@GervaisJohn
Somewhere along the way the file is being decompressed, so there is not much I can do about it. I presume this is happening when it is being uploaded to the server, is there an alternative way to get the file up there?
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@eccentricnz
Sorry about the delay, but I'm continuing to get the same error. "6:20:21 PM EST TARDIS: Schematic read error: java.util.zip.ZipException: Not in GZIP format 6:20:21 PM EST CONSOLE: ERROR]: null 6:20:21 PM EST CONSOLE: exception executing command 'tardisroom' in plugin TARDIS v2.6-b463"
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Posted Dec 25, 2013I put a the mcgann.schematic in my dropbox: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53758864/McGann.schematic see if it makes any difference downloading from there
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@eccentricnz
It was mcgann.schematic.gz, so I just removed the GZ. I still get the error: "4:37:33 PM EST TARDIS: Schematic read error: java.util.zip.ZipException: Not in GZIP format", although I'm 99% sure it's now in GZIP format.
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@GervaisJohn
Check the file extension
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Posted Dec 25, 2013@eccentricnz
This is really weird. Now that I can upload it in gzip format (thank you for the terminal command), now the plugin doesn't recognize it's in the folder.
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Posted Dec 25, 2013Merry Christmas to everyone :) Or if like me, and it has already passed, hope you had a good one!
@roracle
I'm aware that people are having issues with the crafting Stattenheim Remote, however as I have posted before, I cannot reproduce the problem... it always works on any server I care to test it on.
TARDIS v2.7 introduces configurable recipes for all TARDIS items, so you will be able to change the recipe to whatever you want... until then, changing the difficulty to easy, gives a simpler recipe for the Remote and also allows the use of the
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Posted Dec 24, 2013eccentricnz:
First off, Merry Christmas!
You are not obligated to respond to this, but I am going to have to second the Statenheim Remote problem. I had to do a fresh install of my server for the custom schematic problem I had earlier. After doing so the remote would not make. There were times before the server reset that I could finagle with the /tardisrecipe remote and actually get a remote from that, but i'm guessing you fixed that problem. :P (It wouldn't happen all the time, but I can't duplicate the steps any more since your recent updates.)
Yes I already followed instructions on how to get one otherwise. It worked as you said it would. I'm sure you'll have this plugin working just right by the time I'm ready to deploy my server. Traveling in style, thanks to eccentricnz. ;)
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Posted Dec 24, 2013@X00dis
I couldn't agree more. :)
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Posted Dec 24, 2013Eccentricnz,
I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season.
Thanks again for the effort you put in for all of us Whovians!
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Posted Dec 24, 2013@bokopi
Search the tickets, this has been answered recently...
@GervaisJohn
Schematics done with WorldEdit are made in MCEdit format as far as I know. I know you have said you have turned off gzip decompression, but it is obviously still happening, have you tried right-clicking the link and choosing 'download to disk' or the equivalent?
If you're on Mac or Linux you should be able to use terminal/command line to gzip the file again... From memory, type
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Posted Dec 24, 2013Yeah, I'm still getting the error: not in GZIP format. I'm not sure how to fix this.
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Posted Dec 24, 2013@eccentricnz
What is the format of the schematics?
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Posted Dec 24, 2013Hi.
The Stattenheim Circuit recipe is bugged. So I cannot craft a TARDIS remote. How can I give the remote (or craft the S-Circuit)?
Thanks.