Guide:Setting up LEGO Rock Raiders

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Have you been wanting to play LEGO Rock Raiders again after all these years, but getting it to work on any modern computer seems impossible? Fear not as this page will explain step by step how to get this old game to run as well as how to mod and overhaul the entire game!

Known versions

Caption text
Language LegoRR.exe LegoRR.icd[α] LegoRR0.wad LegoRR1.wad
date size date size date size date size
English 25 September 1999 735,744 9 September 1999 0 22 September 1999 78,968,800 25 September 1999 3,754,454
27 September 1999 736,768
12 October 1999 280,311 12 October 1999 736,813
French 27 September 1999 736,768 9 September 1999 0 29 September 1999 3,788,408
German 25 September 1999 3,555,113
Dutch 4 October 1999 736,256 5 October 1999 76,772,227 4 October 1999 3,512,958
Italian 3,613,168
Spanish 8 October 1999 3,851,368
Danish 1 October 1999 3,211,194
Norwegian 4 October 1999 3,499,890
Swedish 9 October 1999 3,288,198
Polish 13 January 2000 730,624 3 November 1999 0 11 March 2001 77,474,429 14 May 2001 3,095,178
Russian 27 November 2000 739,328 3 November 1999 0 7 April 2000 79,247,953 30 June 2000 3,993,467
Portuguese 1 March 2001[β] 36,864 1 March 2001 737,792 1 March 2001 76,772,251 3 April 2001 4,660,344
Czech 1 June 2001 736,768 N/A 5 October 1999 76,772,227 29 June 2001 5,688,452
Croatian 15 October 2002 1,481,701 bytes N/A 11 April 2002 76,956,066 20 April 2002 6,398,006
Serbian 8 October 2002 3,747,840
Slovenian 20 April 2002 6,615,033
  1. ↑ The Portuguese version instead uses LegoRR.dll.
  2. ↑ The Portuguese version has LegoRRHigh.exe and LegoRRLow.exe, which are both identical in size and date; these likely make use of the LegoRR* {} block functions in Lego.cfg.
  • English: Has three known EXE versions. The 25 September 1999 version is, strangely, found in later releases like the 2003–2005 ones by SelectSoft. This EXE can also be found on the CD with a date of 27 March 1999 for some reason.[1] The 27 September 1999 version is commonly called the "Masterpiece" version, as it was found in Masterpiece-labelled releases of the game around 2000. It is supposedly more stable than the original release. Finally the 12 October 1999 version found in original big box and jewel case releases uses SafeDisc and is not recommended.[1]

For unknown reasons, the German version has menu rockfall transitions disabled in its Lego.cfg in LegoRR1.WAD; the French version does not.

The Norwegian version uses Bokmål text.

The Portuguese version will not install on Windows NT.

The Serbian version uses Gaj's Latin alphabet text rather than Cyrillic.

Installing the game

An installer language selection with options for Dutch, Italian, and Spanish

Depending on which release you are using, the installer may first ask you to select a language. This will be the language that the installer will be presented in, and the language used for text and dialogue audio in the game. Four "groups" of languages are known to exist; other releases only contain one language. These groups are:

  • French, German (todo: confirm if any also include English?)
  • Dutch, Italian, Spanish
  • Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål text), Swedish
  • Croatian, Serbain (Latin alphabet), Slovene

The setup program will ask you to close all other programs before continuing. As you are likely running this game on a computer with more than 256 megabytes of memory, this is likely not necessary. The installer then presents a EULA, which as always can be ignored. (Some of the EULA's highlights include claiming you must immediately send the game back to the now-defunct LEGO Media if you click "no" to accepting it, or that you must destroy the game the moment you do something as heinous as trying to sell it or giving it to a friend.)[a]

  • Choose Destination Location
    Choose Destination Location
  • Select Program Folder
    Select Program Folder

Select the directory on your computer where you want to install LEGO Rock Raiders. By default, it will install to C:\Program Files\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders on 32-bit Windows systems, and to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders on 64-bit systems. (Windows introduced support for 64-bit systems with certain versions of Windows XP, and Windows 11 dropped support for 32-bit systems.) The next screen asks which folder in your Start menu it should place shortcuts for the game in. The default directory is LEGO Media\Rock Raiders. Both of these can safely be left as the default options. The installer warns that the game will use around 150 megabytes of space when installed;[b] again, this will likely not be an issue unless you are running it on an old computer or severely need to invest in an external hard drive.

After installing the game, the setup program may ask you to install DirectX 6. If you are installing this on an older operating system (such as Windows 98) and do not already have DirectX 6 or higher installed, you should select yes. (DxDiag, 4.06.02.0436)

If you're running the game on a newer operating system (since Windows XP), you will likely already have newer versions of DirectX installed (between versions 9 and 12). If so you can select no (if it even offers to install); if you are on Windows 10 or higher, you will be directly bypassing DirectX anyway.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Polish version inexplicably gives a EULA for Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, making it even easier to ignore.
  2. ↑ The exact number varies depending on which release is used, though most are roughly around this size. The Portuguese version, however, uses 281 megabytes, due to its streamed audio being saved at 22,050 Hz instead of 11,025 Hz.

References

  1. ↑ a b Cyrem (10 June 2012). "Rock Raiders Release Differences". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.
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