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 Apr 23, 2014@X00dis
Well there's your problem then, TARDIS v2.7 doesn't have a zero room feature - you need version 2.8
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Posted Apr 23, 2014@eccentricnz
You are running TARDIS version: 2.7 with CraftBukkit git-Bukkit-1.7.2-R0.3-56-g3779cff-b3072jnks (MC: 1.7.9)
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Posted Apr 23, 2014@X00dis
What does
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Posted Apr 23, 2014I tried it again in the console.
I entered tardisadmin zero_room true
I still get the same error
[Server] INFO /tardisadmin [config option] [value] 23.04 03:41:41 [Server] INFO TARDIS does not recognise that command argument!
Is there somewhere else that I need to change/do before I can enable the zero room. The only thing I have done is use the command.
In regards to the spelling, you make a excellent point, and I succumb to your reasoning. :-)
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Posted Apr 22, 2014@X00dis
Not seeing any issues using the command from the console:
Check your spelling when typing the command?
And recognise is spelt correctly - not everyone uses US spelling! Seeing as how Dr Who is a British invention we'll be sticking with the UK / NZ spelling :)
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Posted Apr 22, 2014@WonkoTheSane1
I will try to use the command via in game.
You make a great point about the difficulty level. I will put in a feature request.
Thanks for the help!
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Posted Apr 22, 2014@X00dis
The zero room command might have to be entered in-game via chat instead of in the server console, but I'm not 100% sure on that one.
As far as I'm aware, there's not presently a way to force some TARDISes to use hard mode while others use easy since it's a global config setting. The Advanced Console features are all usable in easy mode as well as hard mode, however the more difficult crafting recipes would not be. Since recipes are a global thing and not really per-TARDIS, I'm not sure how that would work if it were a player preference. Maybe submit a feature request so we can all discuss and see how it might work?
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Posted Apr 22, 2014A question that was brought up by a server player
"is there a way to have some TARDIS's set to hard mode, and some set to easy. "
The reason it was asked was because of some younger players may need to have easy settings, while the older players want to be set to hard. Is there a way to do this?
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Posted Apr 22, 2014Ok my next question. In the console I type in
tardisadmin zero_room true
and I get a response of
[Server] INFO /tardisadmin [config option] [value]
[Server] INFO TARDIS does not recognise that command argument!
So my question is, is there anything that I need to do first before i can run this command?
Also I just noticed that recognize is spelled incorrectly in the servers response......
Cheers!
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Posted Apr 22, 2014Thanks for the quick response, sorry for not checking the tickets first.
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Posted Apr 21, 2014@X00dis
http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/tardis/tickets/674-sonic-screwdriver-crafting-error/
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Posted Apr 21, 2014ok, I am sure I have done something wrong. I just updated the plugin to the latest version. I have set up the new permissions as required. I was testing the new features when I ran into a snag. When trying to upgrade my handy sonic, nothing happens. (see screenshot) I tried a variaty of block placement and different circuits, no output in the crafting table.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwTd7bcRje6yal9MalRZNndRVUE/edit?usp=sharing
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Posted Apr 19, 2014@roracle
(heavy voice) VERY VERY GOOD!
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Posted Apr 19, 2014Idea for viewer, since the TARDIS has a viewing monitor in them, if this is possible to do with the plugin, using CCTV for bukkit:
http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/cctv-camera/
What do you guys think? The TARDIS plugin could utilize the 360 camera setting, using the redstone lamp as the camera block, and I'm just guessing that with Multiverse, one could link between worlds in this fashion. Good idea or no?
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Posted Apr 18, 2014@eccentricnz
as i said nothing is craftable but it finds the files and shows no errors
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Posted Apr 16, 2014@roracle
As stated before, you need to make a ticket. Vague references to regular users not having permission is not enough info for anyone to help you. Make sure you attach your PEX config files, and give us exact steps to reproduce the problem.
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Posted Apr 16, 2014Okay mate, I've tried everything with permissions. Regular users keep getting the "you don't have permissions to do this" message. I have the TARDIS permissions file group set as the same as my PEX group (my PEX is perfectly fine). I've tried adding tardis.use to my PEX file, but that didn't work either. I'm very confused as to how this works. I can't seem to comprehend how this is supposed to be set up to work properly.
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Posted Apr 12, 2014@WonkoTheSane1
Yep updating to 1.8 is where the real issues may start. The permissions plugin I use (PermissionsBukkit) has already started updating for UUIDs so I imagine the others will follow suit (PEX is already done) and be ready for 1.8 (or die a slow painful death).
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Posted Apr 12, 2014@eccentricnz
That helps to clarify everything.
I guess I was worried that if a player with special permissions for a plugin that does not yet support UUID's changes their name without notifying the server admin, then someone else could grab their old name to get those special permissions. But this sounds like it will be even more of a problem for older server versions that rely entirely on names. Upgrading as soon as possible appears to be the only course of action. That's what I needed to know, thanks!
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Posted Apr 12, 2014@WonkoTheSane1
Yes, the whole point of releasing 1.7.6/7/8 is to give servers some preparation time to get ready for the name changing in 1.8. Plugins that have updated, like TARDIS will work in 1.7.8, and plugins like WorldGuard that haven't will also still work - the methods to get a player by their name haven't been removed. This will still be true in 1.8 - the issue comes when a player actually changes their name - take WorldGuard for example: if player xxxxxx has access to build in region bbbbbbb, and they change their name to yyyyyyyy then they will lose access to build in the region, but WorlGuard is still doing the correct thing by protecting the region, even though it isn't supporting UUIDs. If TARDIS wasn't using UUIDs and a player changed their name, the player would lose access to their TARDIS, but the plugin would still work... The issues here are actually all on the player, not the server
I would have to disagree with Squawkers comment, I haven't removed any plugins from my test server and have not noticed any issues so far, of course you'll need to take it on a case by case basis...
Any plugin that persists player name data in a database or YAML file should convert those records to use UUIDs instead of player names (as is the case with the server's whitelist/banlist/ops files etc). Any plugin that doesn't persist the data should be unaffected by the upcoming changes.