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 2, 2013@sbongbob
I wouldn't be in any hurry to download the latest builds as they are very work in progress and are likely to break/change/do unknown other things to your server or TARDIS - 2.6 is going to be a BIG update and is going to take some time... If you do want to have a play with them, do it on a test server, not your regular one! Jenkins will be up in a few minutes :)
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Posted Aug 2, 2013@eccentricnz
It worked, Thanks!
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Posted Aug 2, 2013@sbongbob
Jenkins server is on when eccentric turns the server on, I haven't been lucky enough to find it online for a while lately. He's probably a little busy with other things instead of programming all the time. Patience grasshopper... :)
You can always get the latest version on the nosefairy (what a name!) server, you just cant see what, and if any changes have been made.
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Posted Aug 2, 2013when will we be abel to accses the jenkins build page again
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Posted Aug 2, 2013@Squawkers13
The plugin doesn't actually know about 'floors' it just changes everything that was light grey wool to whatever you specify as the floor preference. If you had light grey wool walls, then they'll get changed too.
@tzvij515
Read the FAQs...
It doesn't matter that one of the posters in that ticket was using Spigot, another managed to solve the problem by disabling plugins... e.g. you need to see whether the problem is with TARDIS or a plugin conflict. TARDIS does not use MySQL, only SQLite.
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Posted Aug 2, 2013I was growing rooms in my gold TARDIS (rebuilt interior.) I had light gray floors and walls. I did /tprefs floor grey_wool (the darker kind) and now both my walls and floors are like that!
What am I doing wrong?
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Posted Aug 2, 2013Is there a way to allow people to break blocks in their TARDIS?
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Posted Aug 2, 2013@eccentricnz
Sorry, that wasn't it. Mine's just a regular Craftbukkit 1.6.2 server. My server does use MySQL. Do I need to input that info somewhere? We have the spout plugin installed. Could that be causing the problem?
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@tzvij515
Read this: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/tardis/tickets/267-tardis-deletion-bug there may be something there to help
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Posted Aug 1, 2013For some reason, whenever I try to delete my TARDIS, it says "Don't grief the TARDIS!" and does nothing. Any way to fix it?
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@Cam582
Stop server, edit config, start server
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Posted Aug 1, 2013Help! No matter what I do, I cannot get TARDIS interiors to spawn in their own world. I have both the TardisChunkGenorator and Multiverse-core installed. I have also tried switching "create-worlds" in the config to "true", but when I update the config, the option automatically switches back to false.
Help, please!
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@GervaisJohn
Set your browser not to automatically decompress GZIP files. You could try re-gzipping the file.
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@eccentricnz
Is there anything that I can do to fix it? Will compressing it do anything?
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@GervaisJohn
There is a problem with the schematic files, TARDIS can't read them
Probably because something is decompressing them (web browser?)
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@eccentricnz
http://dev.bukkit.org/paste/8266/
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@sbongbob
Read the FAQs...
@ztiffmeister
v2.5.3 (awaiting Bukkit approval) should run on 1.4.7 (I've tested on 1.2.5 and with minor changes to the config it works), as should v2.5. The problem is definitely a permissions one, you need to negate the
tardis.exilepermission if using the old version of TARDIS - check this old permissions page: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/tardis/pages/permissions/@GervaisJohn
Woud need to see the error from the console - use a paste
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Posted Aug 1, 2013Any idea why I get an internal server error each time I attempt to add a user schematic ingame? I know it's in the right folder and is not capitalized. I can only get one of the schematics to work, and that's because it also loaded a csv file. Every other schematic doesn't seem to come with a csv.
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Posted Aug 1, 2013@eccentricnz
The update you released on the 24th
Since FTB is 1.4.7 I can't use 1.6.2 so I have to stick with the 1.4.7 version
from the github page:
If you are getting the error:
Your exile status does not allow you to bring the TARDIS to this...
or
Your travel has been restricted to the [] area!
Update the plugin!
Ive tried updating the plugin and removing the old files but still when ever I try to travel I get
[TARDIS] All available parking spots are taken in this area!
[TARDIS] Notice: Your travel has been restricted to the [] area!
I am an OP on the server so it hsouldn't be a permission problem.
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Posted Aug 1, 2013none op players cant build or destroy in the tardises i gave the group all the tardis permissions plz help