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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Can be modded.
- Unstable and very difficult to run on modern machines, see Installing and running the game on modern Windows.
General information
- Manic Miners is a remake of Rock Raiders on the Unreal Engine.
- Brickipedia - A detailed wiki for everything Lego-related.
- Rock Raiders United - A fan forum for all of the classic Lego games. Mods and utilities can be downloaded from here, but an account is required.
- Rock Raiders United Knowledge Base - A detailed wiki for Rock Raiders and some other older Lego games.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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The original 1999 release of the game uses SafeDisc V1 DRM[Note 1]. |
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Retail |
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The 2001 Lego Masterpiece reissue and all later releases are DRM-free. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The game is not available digitally.
Version differences
- Re-release versions, such as the LEGO Masterpiece version, are DRM-free and don't require the CD to play, but the game's soundtrack will not play as it is Redbook audio-based.
Essential improvements
Installing and running the game on modern Windows
- Depending on the operating system and hardware the game may run fine already after installation, or all the following steps may be needed to make it run. Before proceeding with any step run the game to test if it works first.
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Put the LEGO Rock Raiders CD into the CD drive (cancel the setup if it starts automatically). Download and run LEGO Rock Raiders Alternate Installer to install the game.
- Open the LEGO Rock Raiders CD and copy the
Data folder to the installation folder and replace existing files when asked.
- Download LEGO Rock Raiders Masterpiece edition executable. Extract the archive and copy the
LegoRR.exe to the installation folder and replace the existing file.
- Right click
LegoRR.exe or appropriate shortcut, select Properties and in the Compatibility tab set the following:
- Compatibility mode - Run this game in compatibility mode for Windows 98/Windows ME.
- Settings - Disable visual themes, Disable desktop composition.
- Privilege level - Run this program as an administrator.
- Click
Apply and OK .
- Download dgVoodoo 2, extract the archive and copy all the files from the
MS folder to the installation folder. When starting the game, a Mode selection window should appear with dgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper being recognized as the main driver, click OK to continue.
Notes
- Under Windows 10 disabling visual themes is not available and compatibility mode can cause the game to lag and be displayed incorrectly. Try with and without compatibility mode.
- Under Windows 10 not setting compatibility mode can cause movies to not play. Try with and without compatibility mode. Also try setting compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
In-game advanced settings.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and sound effects. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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English-only release. |
Czech |
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Czech-only release. Published by Cenega. |
Dutch |
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Spanish, Italian, and Dutch release. |
Danish |
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Danish-only release, or included with Norwegian and Swedish. |
French |
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French and German release. |
German |
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German-only release, or included with French. |
Hebrew |
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Hebrew-only release. Text is displayed right-to-left. Published by Hed Arzi. |
Italian |
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Spanish, Italian, and Dutch release. |
Japanese |
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Japanese-only release. Published by Eidos Interactive. |
Korean |
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Audio is in English. Published by SsangYong. |
Norwegian |
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Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish release. |
Polish |
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Polish-only release. Published by Cenega. |
Portuguese |
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Spanish |
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Spanish, Italian, and Dutch release. |
Swedish |
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Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish release. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Published by EA Brasil.[3] |
Russian |
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Russian-only release. Published by Noviy Disk. |
Issues fixed
"The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing" error
Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder[citation needed]
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- In the Rock Raiders CD, go to
DirectX6\DirectX6\Directx
- Copy
D3DRM.DLL and paste it into the installation folder (the default is C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders ).
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"No DirectX 3D accelerator could be found"
- This also fixes cutscenes not playing and a low FPS issue.
Setup the game compatibility settings[citation needed]
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- Right click on
LegoRR.exe file (located in the installation folder; the default is C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders ) and select "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"). For Windows 8 and later, also enable Reduced Colour Mode (set to 16-bit).
- Run the game from the exe directly. When shown the display options, set the screen mode to Windowed.
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Crash when launching the game
Force the game to emulate RGB for Voodoo 2 cards[citation needed]
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- Right click on
LegoRR.exe file (located in the installation folder; the default is C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders ) and select "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"). For Windows 8 and later, also enable Reduced Colour Mode (set to 16-bit).
- Run the game with the
-ftm EXE parameter.
- Select
RGB Emulation (Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software Emulation and Full Screen .
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The installer on the CD doesn't work
Use alternate installer[citation needed]
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Extract the game files manually[citation needed]
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- Download a program that can extract .cab files, such as Universal Extractor.
- Extract the
data1.cab file on your disc to wherever you want to install the game.
- Open the
EXE folder on the CD, and copy the two files into the folder you installed the game in.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Command line parameters
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
- A full list is available at the Rock Raiders United Knowledge Base, but here are the major ones:
Parameter |
Description |
-cleansaves |
Deletes all saved games. |
-programmer |
Allows the LEGO Media movie to be skipped. |
-fpslock |
Enables VSync. |
-testlevels |
Unlocks every level. |
-window |
Allows the game to be launched in a window when in 16-bit color mode. |
-best |
Disables the Mode selection window on launch. |
-ftm |
This makes the video card use all available texture memory. Also turns off game lighting. Lighting still affects game models. |
-fvf |
Causes models and level terrain in the distance to fade into a gradual fog effect rather than cutting off abruptly at the draw distance boundary. |
-debug |
Allows resolutions up to 1024x768, but crashes on everything greater than 640x480. |
-reducesamples |
Disables some non-streamed sound effects. |
- Original game installer would create two shortcuts:
- LEGO Rock Raiders - Standard with parameters
-best -reducesamples -reduceanimation -reducepromeshes -reduceflics -reduceimages
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- LEGO Rock Raiders - Enhanced with parameters
-best
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz
| Intel Pentium II MMX 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible
| 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References