Introduction
The New TARDIS Mod is a Minecraft Forge Mod founded by Spectre0987. The flagship feature, the TARDIS has a wide range of features. While its features and functionality are based off the show Doctor Who, its implementation and usage have been modified for gameplay purposes.
Feature Overview
In-depth Acquisition Process
Tardises are grown via Tardis Coral and also require a number of components to be functional.
Each player can only grow one Tardis per Minecraft singleplayer world. They cannot create more than one Tardis unless they remove their Tardis using the /tardis remove command.
On multiplayer servers, each player can create one only Tardis. Again, they cannot create more than one Tardis unless they remove their Tardis.Tardis using the aforementioned command.
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A Brief Tour of the Tardis
The Tardis is made up of an exterior shell and interior dimension.
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Figure 1 - Default Tardis Exterior - "TT Capsule" |
Tardis Exterior
The Tardis exterior (or Outer Plasmic Shell) is a block that interacts with the main Minecraft world. It is made up of 2 blocks. The top block is a hitbox that allows the player to interact with it, such as using a Tardis Key to open the door. The bottom block does not allow the player to interact with the Tardis doors.
Currently, both exterior doors open inwards. This reveals the interior dimension via the Bigger on the Inside Effect
Bigger on the Inside Effect (BOTI)
Much like in the show, the Tardis has the Bigger on the Inside effect. It is able to render the interior from the exterior.
This feature is a work in progress, meaning it can be prone to performance issues, incompatibility issues or render bugs.
As of 0.0.9A, this feature is able to render blocks, items and other entities in real time.
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Figure 2 - Bigger on the Inside Effect (BOTI) |
Smaller On The Outside (SOTO)
Much like in the show, the Tardis also has the Smaller On the Outside effect. It is able to render the surroundings of the Tardis exterior from the interior.
As with BOTI, this feature is a work in progress.
As of 0.0.9A, this feature is able to render blocks, items and other entities in real time.
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Figure 3 - Smaller On The Outside Effect (SOTO) |
Tardis Interior
The Tardis interior is a preset build that resides in a new dimension added by the mod. By default, the Tardis interior build will generate a Console Room. This is a room that allows the player to pilot their Tardis.
On multiplayer servers, each player's Tardis interior build will reside in the same Tardis Interior Dimension but each interior build will be generated a long distance away from another interior.
As of 0.1.0D, ana protection feature forces players who travel a horizontal distance of more than 8 chunks away from their Tardis console unit to be teleported back to the console unit. This prevents players with malicious intent from travelling to another player's tardis console room on a multiplayer server.
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Figure 4 - The default console room - Hell Bent |
Figure 5 - Secondary console room |
Tardis Flight
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Tardis Maintanence
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Customisation Options
Chameleon Circuit - Exterior Shells
The Tardis's exterior can be customized using the Chameleon Circuit protocol which allows the player to choose from a variety of exterior "shells".
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Figure 6 - Chameleon Circuit Interface via the Tardis Monitor |
Custom Interiors
The player can also create custom interiors or use preset console rooms.
As of 0.0.9B, the player can create their own console rooms by destroying the current console room and building in either survival or creative gamemodes.
An important note is to not destroy the console unit when decorating the console room. This is because the console unit holds all data for the player's Tardis. If the console unit is destroyed, the Tardis will not be able to function correctly. This can only be fixed by deleting the player's data, or using the command /tardis remove, then growing a new Tardis using a Tardis Coral.
Preset Console Rooms
Players can also access preset console rooms using the Change Interior protocol. (Alias: Preset Console Room Changing)
An important note is that the preset console rooms do not provide preset corridors (As of 0.1.0D). Players must build their own corridors if they wish to have them.
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Figure 7 - Preset Console Room Changing Interface via the Tardis Monitor |
Decoration
The Tardis Mod adds a variety of decoration blocks, many of which are currently unobtainable in survival mode.
As of 0.1.0D, some of these blocks are able to be obtained by the Architectural Reconfiguration System.