Tardis Mod

A long time ago, or in days to come, a schism raged throughout the stars. A mighty Time War was fought between two great races, spanning almost every dimension of time. This war cost both races everything.

Refugees and renegades scattered across the universe, fighting or fleeing for their lives. But where can one hide from a universe engulfed in flames? A few fortunate individuals in damaged timeships managed to reach an incredible sanctuary - a strange voxellian realm that seemed untouched by the horrors they had experienced.

There they abandoned their rescue vessels, leaving them broken, alone, and eventually forgotten by time. What became of these travelers... is unknown, but these legendary timeships of immense power remained... waiting to be rediscovered and yearning to once again journey through Time And Relative Dimensions In Space!

About the Mod

Tardis Mod is a technology mod that adds a pocket dimension which can serve as a portable base. It is inspired by the eponymous time machine from the popular British television series "Doctor Who".

The mod works in both singleplayer and multiplayer modes. It requires prior installation of Minecraft Forge. You don't need to know about the "Doctor Who" series to play with this mod.

Key Features

• Sentient timeship with interactive emotion and trait systems
• Travel to any dimensions and locations!
• Multiplayer support and readiness for survival mode
• Minimalist control design with button-based console
• Comprehensive in-game documentation
• Infinitely large interior pocket dimension
• Expandable rooms and corridors
• "Bigger On The Inside" - non-Euclidean portal rendering (since 2018)
• Maintainable subsystems and useful upgrades
• Multiple flight difficulty modes and hazard events
• Custom dimensions and structures
• Custom mobs - Daleks, security drones, new villager professions and more!
• Mini-game puzzles
• Multi-stage quests (mini-missions)
• Customizable console units, control rooms, exterior disguises and multipurpose gadgets
• Camouflaging exterior shells that blend with real blocks
• Unlockable in-game content
• Custom content support via Minecraft datapacks
• Support for transferring items, fluids and energy
• Open source and API support for addons and integrations!
• Some easter eggs... and other surprises!

Compatibility and Integrations

Compatibility

Tardis Mod has specific logic for compatibility with the following types of mods:

Just Enough Items (JEI) We've added compatibility with JEI so you can see our custom recipes!

Custom Dimensions The Tardis timeship can travel to any dimensions from other mods. Dimensions can be blacklisted through configuration file settings.

Forge Energy Transfer Forge Energy inside Tardis using Roundel Tap or pipe energy from outside to inside!

Item Transfer Items can be transferred inside Tardis using the item access panel!

Fluid Mechanics Fluids from outside Tardis can flow inside through doors if the shield generator is not active!

Addons

These mods complement Tardis Mod and require its prior installation:

Handles Mod Allows programming custom Tardis functions with CC:Tweaked mod!

Temporal Additions Adds new upgrades, convenient gadgets and additional expansion features!

The Master's Delight Adds additional features such as mechanics to blacklist the End dimension until killing the Ender Dragon, additional control rooms and console units.

Artron Converters Adds a block that allows converting Tardis artron units to Forge energy and vice versa.

More Time Capsules Mod Adds additional exterior models and console units!

More Vortex Manipulators Adds more functions to the vortex manipulator item.

Integrations

These standalone mods add special behavior that activates when Tardis Mod is installed alongside them:

Doctor Who - Weeping Angels Weeping Angels can drain Tardis fuel if let into the control room and can change Tardis' destination!

Doctor Who - Regeneration Regenerating in Tardis can damage it!

Repurposed Structures Adds new variants of the observatory structure to their custom villages! Requires downloading their compatibility datapack.

K9 Mod Adds the eponymous K9 robot dog from "Doctor Who"! K9 can remotely pilot Tardis and repair it!

Mod Showcase

Want to see the mod in action first? Watch a detailed showcase of the mod in the video below!

Known Incompatibilities

Optifine

Performance-enhancing mods like Optifine are not compatible with our "Bigger On The Inside" portal and Tardis interior lighting feature.

This happens because Optifine uses invasive methods that change a lot of vanilla Minecraft engine code. They modify many systems, from lighting and rendering to world generation. This means they may change or remove many systems this mod relies on.

Additionally, Optifine's source code is not publicly available, meaning we cannot work with their rendering changes.

We recommend using mods like Magnesium (Forge version of Sodium), as they don't have the same issues as Optifine, provide better or equal performance and have publicly available source code.

Immersive Portals/Better Portals

This mod is likely incompatible with Immersive Portals/Better Portals. This happens because these mods also change a lot of vanilla Minecraft code, so they may change or remove systems we rely on in this mod.

Consequently, you may experience game crashes or rendering issues when using both mods together.

We likely cannot do anything about compatibility with these mods because they apply their changes early in the mod loading process.

Better Weather

Better Weather stops a critical system of Tardis Mod - Minecraft Forge capabilities. When this happens, the Tardis engine block is disabled (you may see the message "You can only use this inside Tardis" even if you're inside Tardis), Tardis key attunement and other systems may be non-functional and cause game crashes.

This issue is being addressed, but until it's resolved, please don't use this mod with Tardis Mod.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

Q: Is this mod a continuation of the original Tardis mod by ShaneDarkholme? A: No, although New Tardis Mod was inspired by the original mod, it has no relation to it.

Q: Who created this mod? A: New Tardis Mod was created by Lilith, and the current maintainers are the Tardis team.

Q: Why did you create this mod? A: Lilith was a fan of the original Tardis mod by ShaneDarkholme and was disappointed that it wasn't updated to newer Minecraft versions, so she created her own version!

Q: How are your "Bigger On The Inside" portals different from mods like Immersive Portals? A: Our portal rendering implementation was created by Spectre0987 in early 2018. It's designed for maximum mod compatibility. Unlike other implementations, it mainly uses vanilla Minecraft rendering systems and minimal coremodding techniques, meaning we don't interfere with other mods as much as other portal implementations do. However, being closer to vanilla Minecraft means our implementation won't offer the same types of features as in Immersive Portals.

Installation

Q: Are library mods required? A: No. You only need the Tardis mod jar file.

Q: Which Forge version do I need? A: We recommend using the latest Forge version. Make sure the Forge version matches the Minecraft version.

Mod Usage

Q: How do I get a TARDIS? A: In versions 1.14.4+, Tardis are now obtained by finding them and convincing them to open for you. In 1.12.2, you would craft a coral Tardis and wait for it to grow.

Q: Why won't Tardis take off/What are subsystems? A: Tardis requires installation of special components to become operational for flight. Currently it needs the dematerialization circuit and fluid links. Other subsystems like the chameleon circuit are required for some features in the monitor.

Q: How do I summon my TARDIS? A: You need to craft a Stattenheim remote. If you're using version 1.12.2, you need to bind it to Tardis by combining it with your Tardis key. In 1.14 you don't need to do this binding step. Finally, right-click a block with the remote. Tardis will land roughly near the block's coordinates.

Future Plans

Q: Will you update/backport to Minecraft version X? A: We can only update to a newer Minecraft version if the Forge mod loader is available for that version and also includes the modding tools we need.

We won't backport the mod to versions 1.12.2 or older.

We'll aim to target the newest Minecraft versions.

Q: Will you port Tardis Mod to the Fabric platform? A: We don't have current plans to port Tardis Mod to the Fabric platform.

There are several tools we use in this mod that are missing in Fabric API.

Additionally, there are several vanilla bugs not fixed by Fabric that directly impact this mod's gameplay experience.

We're also a small team, so we don't have the time and resources to maintain a Fabric port alongside our Forge version at the moment.