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 Feb 9, 2013TARDIS v2.0-beta-8 has been uploaded
Big thanks to vistaero for finding a whole bunch of bugs and making a video so we can fix them :)
Changes/fixes
/tardistravelcommands/tardisadmin include [world]commandfull_chargeconfig value and not a static 500 unitsFile awaiting approval
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Posted Feb 9, 2013@vistaero
The server log indicates that it was having trouble getting the environment of the world when doing the random location finding. It's not related to the
/tardis updatecommand.I think have fixed all the other bugs though, and in doing so should negate that particular problem anyway. The lighting issue I'm pretty sure is Minecraft not TARDIS, as you get similar shadow effects when teleporting to newly created chunks in other worlds as well.
I also found some other inconsistencies in the emerald TARDIS schematic, like the missing pillars at the top of the stairs where the mismatched iron bars were...
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Posted Feb 9, 2013@Atrukos
The only limit is one TARDIS per player.
Check out this comment and you will see that servers can have more than one TARDIS
Make sure the players on your server have the appropriate permissions to be able to create TARDISs...
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Posted Feb 9, 2013i meant like one more then one person could have a tardis.
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Posted Feb 9, 2013@geoshockr
No, the best you will be able to do is set all the costs (travelling and rooms) to 1, and set the full_charge amount to 2,147,483,645 - that way when you intialise the TARDIS and get 50% charge you're still going to get over a billion Artron energy which at 1 unit per use will last you a while!
But that kind of defeats the purpose of having an RPG TARDIS plugin in the first place...
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Posted Feb 9, 2013is there any way to disable arton energy entirely?
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Posted Feb 8, 2013@eccentricnz
I have no idea, I was trying to record the problem with worldguard and the button stopped working suddenly.
Edit:
http://pastebin.com/Y5fi4Z50
I have copied this from the server log. That was showing the console while I was doing /tardis update button at the minute 2:35 of the video and the button didn't work. Maybe there is something helpful.
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Posted Feb 8, 2013@vistaero
Can you explain how the stone button on the TARDIS console becomes inactive? It is unclear in the video what steps I need to do to make this happen.
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Posted Feb 8, 2013@vistaero
Thank you for the video, I will probably have some questions, after I have watched it again and taken some notes. It is interesting to see how other people use it and do things that I would never have thought of doing myself...
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Posted Feb 8, 2013Hello, I have made this video to show you some bugs which I would like you resolve. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7URS2weq_XE
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Posted Feb 8, 2013hey do you have permissiosn or 2.0?
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Posted Feb 8, 2013@eccentricnz
That gives me an idea allowing mobs to come with you if there in the door. Also you can open and close the do by shift clicking it with the key.
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Posted Feb 7, 2013The TARDIS and snow: I like how when the Police Box materialises in a snow biome you get a nice covering of snow on the top...
This sheepish character though he would like to tag (or should that be dag) along...
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Posted Feb 7, 2013@xXSshadowXx
Have made some changes to the Gravity Well and Fire listeners, they should be much less laggy now. Let me know if not.
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Posted Feb 7, 2013TARDIS 2.0-beta-7 has been released.
Check the Files page
Make sure to read the change log as there are breaking changes to the Gravity Wells and they will need to be updated
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Posted Feb 7, 2013@SeeJayEmm
It shouldn't do, it only sets it once when the world is created, after that it just lets MV do its own thing.
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Posted Feb 7, 2013@Gr0up115
As long as everyone (who want to hear sounds) on the server uses the Spout Client,
sfx: trueappears in the TARDIS config.yml, and the player hasn't turned off SFX with/tardisprefs sfx off-
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Posted Feb 7, 2013@eccentricnz
So after that would the TARDIS sounds work for me and other users on my server using a TARDIS?
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Posted Feb 7, 2013I had explicitly enabled animals in my TARDIS MV config. Is the plugin going to disable that each time I restart the server or update the plugin?
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Posted Feb 7, 2013@B3trayedyou
You haven't imported it into Multiverse... so neither bukkit nor TARDIS know it exists!
/mv import world1 normal