Hi all, so I've taken the initiative to make a quick FAQ for the Dalek Mod, so John and the SWD Team won't have to answer the same question multiple times. Since there's a new section that SWD made specially for FAQs, I decided to repost my FAQ here if that's ok with SWD. My original post in General Discussions didn't seem to be effective so I thought if I post it in a better location this FAQ may help more users.
Contents:
(Unofficial) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Installation:
Q: How do I install the Dalek Mod?
A: Click on the links on the front page for your version of minecraft you
prefer. This will take to the SWD official Dalek Mod product page
The download buttons for each version are on the right side of the page in red.
The adfly link has a "Skip Ad" button. Wait about 5 seconds and click on it to download the mod.
There is no installer required for the mod. Just don't click on anything else on the page, that's what can potentially
give you malware.
Once the jar/zip file has finished downloading, just drag and drop into into your "mods" folder in your ".minecraft" folder. The mod should now be installed.
Before you start playing the mod, make sure Forge is installed and make sure you run the vanilla (unmodified) version of your respective minecraft version a few times before installing the mod.
As the game is modded, it does take a little longer to load up the Dalek Mod than if it was vanilla Minecraft.
There is also an installation video SWD Team made for 1.8 Dalek Mod if you want a more visual install guide.
The installation instructions are the same for each version of the Dalek Mod.
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Q: Do I use Forge or Forge Modloader?
A: The Dalek Mod was coded using the recommended forge for its respective Minecraft versions (1.8, 1.7.10, 1.7.2, 1.6.4, 1.5.2), so please use the recommended Forge.
As for which version of Java, from my experiences Java 7 works with Forge.It's currently in a archived Java site, so Google it and you should be able to find it.
For 1.7.10 recommended forge, 1.7.10-Forge10.13.2.1291 seems to work for me.
For 1.8, 1.8-Forge11.14.3.1450 and up also works.
You can download Forge here. http://files.minecraftforge.net/ A jar file installer works for both Windows and Mac.
Q: I’ve downloaded the mod and now I have malware!
A: Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of the mod for your version of Minecraft. Other websites that offer the mod may be giving you outdated and unsupported versions of the mod or even malware/viruses.
There are official download links—the links on the MinecraftForums page and the SWD Store.
http://swdteam.co.uk/store.php (click on the Dalek Mod product page and select any of the red download buttons on the right hand side)
SWD-Related/Getting Free stuff:
Q:Where can I get SWD products early (including the Dalek Mod)?
At the moment you can buy the Beta access rank for an account on the SWD website for $2.50 (USD). (You can create one if you haven’t already)
It gives you heaps of cool stuff early, not only Dalek Mod!
http://swdteam.co.uk/product.php?key=o8Hj2ekUxWZrDx9Zuqm2FwtaNaIBDtTn
Q: Can I join SWD Team/ Can I help make Story Mode?
For other SWD- related questions visit the FAQ section of the SWD website: http://swdteam.co.uk/help/index.php
Q: Can I have Beta Access for Free?
Sorry, SWD Beta Access isn’t for free, but it only costs $2.50 (USD) to get awesome products early! You have to use Paypal to pay though. If you don't have a Paypal account, use it as a guest user and enter in your debit/credit card details!
You can also get it by donating 1WTC Steam/TF2 items,
OR, as I quote Tumblr_Cat,
"First of all you must act like a good community member, be helpful, follow the rules, speak clear english (as this mod is made by british people) and be mature. There's no age restriction but a certain level of maturity is required Who knows, you may get it one day! :D
Beta Access product page ($2.50 USD): http://swdteam.co.u/product.php?key=o8Hj2ekUxWZrDx9Zuqm2FwtaNaIBDtTn
Server Questions:
Q: Is there an official Dalek Mod server? If so, how do I access the server?
A: The official Dalek Mod server is available to both Beta testers/SWD Beta Access users and the general public. Everyone in theprivate server will be in creative. Everyone in the public server will be in survival.
You can also donate to help the server and in return, you can get certain ranks and features on the server such as teleportation and world edit.
Q: How do I donate and what do I get in terms of perks?
You can donate certain amounts of money once to SWDTeam and you can receive different ranks and certain rewards, such as Tardis Flight (which is banned to most users) creative mode and teleportation. The higher you pay, the more rewards you can access. "SWDBae" ranks and up get creative mode. Donate here
Basically, the perks are these:
Under $5": You get a shiny "Donator" Badge! Unfortunately you don't get anything else, but it shows you have done a nice thing for SWD!
$5 or more: You get SOME World Edit commands and access to the Tardis flight panel on the DMU Public server.
$15 or more: You get the VIP rank called "SWDBae" which allows you even more World Edit commands, creative mode and a purple "SWDBae" title in-game!
Note that if you want to buy Beta Access you need to pay seperately or write a seperate email/request to the Team or all the money will go towards the server and you won't get Beta Access.
Reddash16, one of the SWD founders has made a list of perks you get for each rank in this post here. Please check it out.
Q: How do i get on the server (Private/Public)?
A:First you need to download the latest version of the Dalek Mode,either from the Dalek Mod product page (for public server) or the "Beta Products" page ( for the private server). Open Minecraft and you'll see an icon with green bars on the left of the single player button and a Dalek icon. The first one is the public one, the second button takes you to the Private server!
Q: I can't get on the server even if its page says it's online! What do i do?
A: Sometimes the server goes offline even though the page https://swdteam.co.uk/product?key=DMUServer says it's online. Just wait until it updates showing the real status of the server
Payment:
Q: Can I purchase a SWD Product without using Paypal. If so, how?
A: You may use a credit/debit card directly to pay for a SWD product, but you will need to enter in your card details. Just click on the "Buy" button, confirm your purchase, then click the "Pay with credit/debit" option in the SWD Paypal checkout page. See the images below.
Step 1: Confirm your purchase. There is a credit/debit car option AFTER you confirm the purchase by clicking "Pay with Paypal"
Step 2: Click the "Pay with credit/debit"
General Questions
Q: Is this mod the same as the Doctor Who Mod?
A:Well, there is no official "Doctor Who mod". There are quite a few which are Doctor Who-related. The Dalek Mod is one of many.
and probably quite a few others.
Q: Which version of the Mod should I use?
A:The most recent update (as of 27th December 2015) Update 41 is for Minecraft Forge 1.8. As it has been rewritten from scratch to port it to 1.8, many of the older Dalek Mod features are missing, but will eventually be added.A partially working spawn code has been added, with Daleks spawning and dropping Dalekanium again.
However, it is still recommended to try the 1.6.4 or 1.7.10 in the meantime for a fully working spawn code.
Q: Can you add this [insert feature]?
A:It really depends on what sort of feature you’re asking for. For features such as Sonic screwdriver variants, these might not be the biggest
priority for the Team so they might not be added immediately. I would recommend posting to the Suggestions thread here. This is a quickest method of having a team member/ community member responding!
Please check if your suggestion has been posted before, the less duplicate threads the better. :)
This way the team may be more willing to listen to your suggestions and may consider adding them.
Q: Can I have your source code?
A: No, sorry, SWD doesn’t give out their source code. It will be closed source; it’s too easy for someone to copy the code from the Dalek Mod, modify the models and repost it as their own original mod. ( The Official Doctor Who Mod by AinselyMasters is a repost of the Dalek Mod)
However, if you request some of their models for a mod review or something, that may be possible. Just state your request and give a good reason for it! :)
Q: What is the SWD email for? (suppourt@swdteam.co.uk)
A: It's a support email address, for people with technical issues (i.e. crashes/bug reports). You can find each team members emails in the SWD About page: http://swdteam.co.uk/about.php
Q: How do I turn off the custom Dalek Mod Title Screen?
There's a config option in the .minecraft folder for 1.8 version: CustomTitleScreen:false
Full address: AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\Dalek Mod\dalek_mod_config.json
Reporting Issues/Crashes:
Q: How do I report bugs/ glitches/ problems?
A: If you found any problems please email them to support@swdteam.co.uk or post them in the Dalek Mod thread so that we can fix them.
Do note that the 1.5.2, 1.6.4 and 1.7.2 version of the Dalek Mod is no longer supported therefore SWD Team will not try to fix it unless there are critical errors in that version of the mod (e.g. Breaking the game)
Q: I have a crash report. What do I do? (Summarized by Arcphoenix_1)
A:Before you post a crash report please do the following,
Basically list these 5 things in a crash report and you should be fine.
That’s all!
Example crash report post:
Hi ,
My Minecraft crashed e.g. on startup with a [insert name of error] and I was [description of what you were doing when it crashed] . I installed this mod from [insert website name].
Here is the crash report:
How to find the error in a crash report:
Look at the first lines of the crash report. That will tell you the answer. E.g. java.NoClassfound.def
Also look at the bottom of the crash report with the list of mods. Which one says “errored” or not constructed?
This link here will tell you if you don’t understand.
For community members who frequently complain:
Q: When does 1.7.10 for Update 40 Come out? I want it now!!!!!!!
Try not to spam or insult the modders/the forum thread, it,
Please be patient with the team. They work hard on the mod, but it’s for their enjoyment and the communities’ too.
If a large update has been released, the team requires a break. They don't work for the community, they do it for their enjoyment and also for the community to enjoy.
Insulting and spamming the team with useless comments will be ignored, besides if
they do read it, they may delay the ported update due to you carelessly posting a rude comment.
The 1.7.10 version will come later. You can always downgrade to Update 39 for 1.7.10 now if you liked the older features.
Common Feature Questions:
Q: When can we sleep/respawn in the Tardis?
A: Not at the moment. SWD Team may add the functionality to sleep/respawn in the Tardis interior dimension at some point in the future.
It is not their main priority at the moment
Q: When will Davros be added?
A:He will be added in a later Update. Please be patient.
Q: When will Story Mode come out?
A: It’s a big work-in progress(WIP) project for the team, they’ll be working on it progressively.
There’s no exact release date at the moment.
Q: I just downloaded Update !! There are NU DELAK SHIPS and missing features and bugs (etc. etc.)!!!
A: It’ll be great to post some bugs that aren’t known yet, but please post them in a polite, understandable way.
Please be patient with the team. They work hard on the mod, but it’s for their enjoyment and the communities’ too.
What you need to understand is that modders have lives outside of Minecraft modding they need to attend to.
Q: How do I summon my Tardis?
For both Update 39 and Update 42 for 1.7.10 and 1.8 respectively, you need to enter your Tardis with your Tardis key in your inventory (not necessarily in you hand) and come back out. This links your Tardis key to that particular Tardis.
Hold Shift (or sneak key) then right click on a block to summon the Tardis to that position. UPDATE: As of Update 42.1, you no longer have to sneak-right click to summon your Tardis, you can now just right-click to summon your Tardis.
Q: In past versions, you could somehow fix the TARDIS interior if, say, you blew it up. You could regenerate it somehow. Can you still do this? If so, how?
A: No, in the current 1.8 version the feature has been removed as it "created more problems than it solves" (-Tumblr_Cat)
You can place down a new Tardis which spawns a new interior. Just fly over to your old interior in creative and type the command /tardis-interior-pos (x) (y) (z) to set where the Tardis teleports you. See http://swdteam.co.uk/patch.php?id=27 for a full list of commands.
If you are still using Update 39 or below for 1.7.10, just type the command exactly as following, /regenTardis and the Tardis interior should reset itself. Do note that any blocks you used to replace the original interior blocks will be removed.
1.8 Feature Questions:
Q: Why doesn't Zeiton-7 crystals spawn?
A: That feature hasn't been ported up yet. Please be patient, I'm sure they will do so. See a list of confirmed features
Q: If I place down a new Tardis, is there a way of setting the door to teleport
me to the coordinates of my previous TARDIS interior?
A: Yes, you can use the command "/tardis-interior-pos [x] [y] [z]" to set the Tardis to teleport you to your door's coordinates when you enter it.
Q: After the Tardis has materialized on a planet ( the sound's finished playing) it won't let me out!
A: That's a bug alot of people seem to have. Try downloading the mod again, it's fixed as of 27/12/15.
Wait a few seconds after the sound has finished playing, then exit. If that doesn't work, use the /kill command to kill yourself then enter another Tardis. The interiors are spaced out in a straight line, so in creative you can fly over to it and use the /tardis-interior-pos [x] [y][z] command to set the Tardis to teleport you to another interior's coordinates.
Q: There are missing features in Update 40. When will they be added back?
A:Yes, there are many missing features such as Dalek Ships or modelled console rooms. Update 40 was completely rewritten from scratch, as stated by the SWD Team multiple times. The older features are coming back, they just need time to code it, particularly with exams going on.
If you can't wait, just downgrade to Update 39 for 1.7.10, which will have all the older features and is more stable than the latest version of the mod.
Q: Daleks don't spawn naturally anymore, along with other mobs. They also don't drop Dalekanium and rotten flesh anymore.
A: As of 06/1/16 (Update 42) This issue has been fixed. Daleks now spawn and drop Dalekanium again along with Cybermen, Autons etc. See the Update 42 changelog.
Q: Where's the Bigger on the Inside Tardis feature (BOTI)?
A: The bigger on the inside feature isn't out yet, John and SWD Team are still working on it; it has alot of work needed to make it less buggy. As far as I know, it hasn't been released yet, though it may change in the future.( I'm not a Beta Tester, so I have no idea)
Q: What are the Dalek Mod Commands?
A: For the current 1.8 version, see the Update 40 changelog .
Q: Where's the Regeneration feature?
A: The regeneration feature will be back soon in its own little update. It will give you a option to regenerate before you die, with 13 chances (as with the Doctor's number of regenerations) for each world. Some things mentioned here might have changed in the future though.
Q: How do I get the image from the"SWDJ" block? ( Not to be confused with TCN model viewer)
A: In Update 40 and up, there's a block that says "You have no idea what this is hahaha"/"SWDJ". When renamed in an anvil with a certain name, displays a special image.Some of these images refer to inside jokes. EDIT: As of Update 42 all SWDJ blocks have a texture and can be found in the creative tab SWDJ Images.
You can get a list of names here
Do note there is a similarly named block called the TCN Model Viewer. This block lets you import custom models from Techne and view them in-game.
(client side only at the moment)
People who have helped contribute/inspire question for this FAQ:
You should mention how Zeiton-7 ore doesn't spawn naturally. It gets asked A LOT
You should mention how Zeiton-7 ore doesn't spawn naturally. It gets asked A LOT
Good idea, I'll add that. Maybe you could add it to your post as well?
Problem is, a lot of people don't bother to even read these FAQs before posting so I need to try and get them to read before posting. :P
You really should mention this here under a "Forums" header
How to Insert Images (By ArcPhoenix and Reddash16)
As ArcPhoenic states:
As for inserting an image here's what you do.
Original quote by Reddash16:
Hey :), you're images are embedded wrong. When you're posting an image from imgur please remember to include the file extension at the end (eg. ".png", ".jpg") etc.
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