Lego Rock Raiders

Lego Rock Raiders

Developers
	Data Design Interactive
Publishers
	Lego Media
Release dates
Windows	November 15, 1999
Taxonomy
Series	Lego

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		Original 1999 release; SafeDisc V1 DRM.
Retail		Re-release versions

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]

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 With dgVoodoo 2 some particle effects may appear brighter than it was originally. dgVoodoo 2.54 seems to have introduced an issue under Windows 10 (and 8.1) causing the game to hang a few seconds after starting a mission. To solve the issue, download a previous version such as dgVoodoo 2.53 . 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)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lego Media\Games\Rock Raiders

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Save

Video

In-game general settings.

In-game advanced settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Any resolution higher than 640x480 crashes the game.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Zoom in/out is available in top down view.
Windowed		See Command line parameters.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Command line parameters.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap. Some 2d animations look faster but gameplay is fine.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Czech only release. Published by Cenega.
Polish				Polish only release. Published by Cenega.
Dutch				Spanish, Italian and Dutch were sold in a separate release.
Italian				Spanish, Italian and Dutch were sold in a separate release.
Spanish				Spanish, Italian and Dutch were sold in a separate release.
Danish				Danish only release.
Norwegian				Included in Danish release.
Swedish				Included in Danish release.
German				German only release.
French				Included in German release.
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese				EA Brasil.
Hebrew				Hebrew only release. Text is displayed right-to-left. Published by Hed Arzi.
Russian				Russian only release. Published by Noviy Disk.
Japanese				Japanese only release. Published by Eidos Interactive.
Korean				Speech is in English. Published by SsangYong.

Issues fixed

"The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing" error

Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder[citation needed]
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).

"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]

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.

Crash when launching the game

Force the game to emulate RGB for Voodoo 2 cards[citation needed]

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.

The installer on the CD doesn't work

Use alternate installer[citation needed]
Use LEGO Rock Raiders Alternate Installer.

Extract the game files manually[citation needed]
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.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

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:

1. LEGO Rock Raiders - Standard with parameters -best -reducesamples -reduceanimation -reducepromeshes -reduceflics -reduceimages.
2. LEGO Rock Raiders - Enhanced with parameters -best.

System requirements

Windows
	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