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 Aug 25, 2013@keenerb
The world/area is protected by Factions/Towny/WorldGuard or possibly of a sky world type that doesn't have much to land on... have a play with the config and disable some the
respect_xxxxsettings@HeckaMixel12s
Please create a ticket with the error in the server log...
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I know what you said in your comment, but if you read the server error that you posted it says in the log (and I copy / paste here from the log again)
The world already exists- fix that error and try again...-
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Posted Aug 25, 2013@eccentricnz
Sorry about the ticket thing. But let me recap what I said in the comment: "even when there's no world.'
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Posted Aug 25, 2013This question is about MCPC+ and mod-added worlds, so I understand if you don't have the time or desire to assist.
WHen I try to teleport to or within a mod-enabled dimension (visible within Bukkit as multiverse world "DIM-127") it complains that it "Could not find a suitable location within the current settings, the area may be protected."
Any hints as to why that might be?
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Posted Aug 25, 2013Why does every time i try to make the recipe for the tardis on the server log it says this stuff about java and then the tardis dosent work give me a list of options on how to fix this
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Posted Aug 25, 2013@sbongbob
Today I also updated the plugin :]
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Posted Aug 24, 2013@mastahtobus
Beacons are not affected by the TARDIS plugin, you can block the top of the TARDIS where the beam exits, with
/tardisprefs beacon [off|on]which will prevent the beam from appearing, but ultimately it is controlled by the Minecraft client.-
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Posted Aug 24, 2013I have noticed the beam in the center of the console starts to become sluggish. Is there anyway to speed that back up like when you first create a Tardis?
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Posted Aug 24, 2013@XxAtrukosxX
And also read this: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/tardis/#w-bugs-requests - the comments section is NOT the place for server logs...
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Posted Aug 24, 2013@XxAtrukosxX
The world already existsDelete the world folder and try again
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Posted Aug 24, 2013I have an issue. When I try to create a TARDIS, it gives an output error, even when there's no TARDIS World. I have tried deleting the folder in the plugins directory, but it doesn't fix it. Please help. Here's the error: 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] [0;31;1mThe world already exists[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] Flag already have this value[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] [0;32;1mFlag updated[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] Flag already have this value[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] [0;32;1mFlag updated[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] Flag already have this value[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [INFO] [0;32;1mFlag updated[m 2013-08-24 16:13:07 [SEVERE] Could not pass event BlockPlaceEvent to TARDIS v2.5.7 org.bukkit.event.EventException at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:427) at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:62) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:477) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:462) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.event.CraftEventFactory.callBlockPlaceEvent(CraftEventFactory.java:112) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ItemBlock.processBlockPlace(ItemBlock.java:89) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ItemBlock.interactWith(ItemBlock.java:73) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ItemStack.placeItem(ItemStack.java:79) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.PlayerInteractManager.interact(PlayerInteractManager.java:389) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java:628) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.Packet15Place.handle(SourceFile:58) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.NetworkManager.b(NetworkManager.java:296) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.PlayerConnection.e(PlayerConnection.java:116) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ServerConnection.b(SourceFile:37) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServerConnection.b(SourceFile:30) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.t(MinecraftServer.java:590) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServer.t(DedicatedServer.java:226) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.s(MinecraftServer.java:486) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:419) at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:582) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at me.eccentric_nz.TARDIS.builders.TARDISSpace.getTardisWorld(TARDISSpace.java:72) at me.eccentric_nz.TARDIS.listeners.TARDISBlockPlaceListener.onPlayerBlockPlace(TARDISBlockPlaceListener.java:183) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:425) ... 19 more
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Posted Aug 24, 2013@sbongbob
Remove the
tardis.deletepermission@bob602
/tardis occupywill toggle TARDIS occupancy - make sure you always use the door to enter and exit. Doors not working usually means the world is not loaded - is there an error in the server console when you try to enter?@FoxTv
Don't reload when rooms are growing, there is no way of continuing the growing task afterwards. You should be able to place the seed block in the same spot as last time and start the room command again.
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Posted Aug 24, 2013I have a problem! I wanted to reload a server, but in the same time TARDIS was building a room. After reload, the building of the room stoppped! How to fix it ?
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Posted Aug 24, 2013Please help. Im having quite a few issues. 1). Cant use the door. It makes the noise but nothing happens 2).When im in a normal world and i try to bring the tardis to me it says you cant bring a tardis into a tardis. 3). When i try to grow a room it says you must be inside a tardis, even though i am Help if you can. Thanks, Shine~
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Posted Aug 24, 2013@wongtszchun
i updated the plugin but i stil get this msg when i try to delete my tardis
dont grief the tardis
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Posted Aug 23, 2013cool,i like this plugin!
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Posted Aug 23, 2013@sbongbob
Update the plugin.
Brick.
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Posted Aug 23, 2013i get this msg dont greif the tardis HELP
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Posted Aug 23, 2013what will the seed block be for the trenzelore room
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Posted Aug 23, 2013@eccentricnz Ah, that's probably it then. I looked through the config, not sure how I missed that platform option.
Upgraded to most recent TARDIS version.
And the compass in the Nether doesn't work, it just swings wildly like the Nether usualy does, which is why I didn't think the compass was functional.
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Posted Aug 23, 2013@keenerb
the tardis locator [compass] points towards ur tardis