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 21, 2016@eccentricnz
Oh excellent! I'm going to download it now! thank you :)
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Posted Apr 21, 2016@WonkoTheSane1
Yeah still a few issues to sort out when there is time, I'm just hoping that when (if) MCPatcher is updated that it works the same way...
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Posted Apr 21, 2016@eccentricnz
Hooray! :D Thank you for this. I was worried that MCPatcher wouldn't get updated this time around. The outer sign has a couple small issues though. The front of the sign is flipped vertically (upside down) and the side is flipped horizontally (mirrored).
For the front of the sign, in
tardis_wall_sign_ends.propertieschange thefacesvalue totopinstead ofbottom. Swap it in the flipped properties file as well.For the side of the sign though, I think the image may need to be flipped? I tried fixing it by doing the same swaparoo to the faces but it still wouldn't line up right. I must be missing something obvious.
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Posted Apr 21, 2016Hi, I have siege.butcher: true but hostile mobs are not killed when I enable siege mode. Am I doing something wrong or it's a bug?
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Posted Apr 20, 2016@KaijudoMaster
Had a play with the TARDIS-MCP Resource Pack today, it is working much better with OptiFine 1.9.2, so item textures and connected textures both now working
Changes synced to the GitHub repository :)
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@eccentricnzAh OK, thank you very much. Loving the new stuff by the way. This mod just gets better and better. Me and my friends thank you so much.
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@roracle
You could always tie into the vanilla Minecraft achievements to make it easy on yourself. I'm pretty sure that gets stored in files somewhere for each player, which would mean you could find it and validate their achievement claims. Just pick a point in the tree that seems sufficiently challenging.
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@KaijudoMaster
There is nothing really to update except the pack version, but you can just ignore the warning you get from Minecraft when you load the pack. Optifine has been updated for 1.9.2, so you can at least get the items textures working.
Bromley Massive Vector has been updated with new 1.9 textures
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@eccentricnz I don't want to come off as pushy, so please don't take it that way. I was just curious to know if you've worked on the 1.9 versions of TWA Resource pack and the others. The sound seems to be working fine, and I know the Tardis MCP needs an update from MC Patcher, but I ask because I know you said you'd try to update them to 1.9 while we wait for MC Patcher..
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@markdf
I understand that. But Minecraft is more a sandbox for the server admin AND the player, and as an admin I enjoy setting up quests and what-not. No one will be exchanging any money or engaging in any monetary exchange for any plugin usage on the server, but I don't think it should be easy to get some of them. I'm sure I'll figure something out. :)
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Posted Apr 17, 2016@roracle My thoughts, for what its worth, probably not a lot. I get a lot players joining my server because of the Tardis plugin and because many other servers try to get money out of a player to be able to get a Tardis.
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Posted Apr 16, 2016Hey there Who-craft-vians, I have a question, and I'm asking here because I'm not too sure where else I could ask:
Because I don't want the server completely overloaded with TARDIS's...TARDISI? Anyways, because it's a "premier" style of a plugin, what would you guys consider to be a good quest line for obtaining the TimeLord permission node? It can't be too easy, but it shouldn't be impossible. Collections? Multiple clock crafting? Various collect/crafting goals? Go here and there, do this or that? I'm drawing a blank, total writer's block! My server's story is to involve the elusive crack in time, and I was thinking I could utilize that story, but I'm not really sure where to begin!
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Posted Apr 15, 2016@vistaero
Looks like it can't get the Time Lord of the TARDIS. You'll need to submit a proper ticket... or better yet give feedback on the existing one: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/tardis/tickets/1174-tardis-commands-applies-to-the-one-which-you-are-in/
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Posted Apr 15, 2016@eccentricnz
Same thing + error in console: http://pastebin.com/w7jRk0aC
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Posted Apr 13, 2016@vistaero
Build #1425
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Posted Apr 13, 2016@eccentricnz
So what command to use instead?
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Posted Apr 13, 2016@vistaero
/tardistravel!=/tardis-
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Posted Apr 13, 2016@eccentricnz
Yep, I can confirm that I have no troubles with 1424, except one... as companion, I can do tardis hide and rebuild perfectly but it still says "You can only run this command if you are the Time Lord of this TARDIS!" when I try a /tardistravel command.
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Posted Apr 12, 2016@NekoKalil
create_world: trueshould have no effect on whether you can add a Telepathic Circuit. There seems to be a problem adding it for the first time, but it's OK if it's only the location being updated...Fixing now...
Build #1424
You'll probably need to update your handbrake location
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Posted Apr 12, 2016@eccentricnz
I believed to be i could have not set create_world true, and rebuilt my TARDIS and it still doesnt seem to be working. I am just gonna give up and hope it fixes itself, somehow.