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Always wanted to play Lego Rock Raiders again after all these years but getting it to work on any modern Windows seems impossible? Fear not as this page will explain step by step how to get this old game to run aswell as how to mod and overhaul the entire game!
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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!


=== TLDR ===
== Known versions ==
Mount the iso to install the game, run the installer and go into: "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders".
''LEGO Rock Raiders'' is known to have been officially released in twenty different languages (eighteen fully translated and two partially translated). The table below lists all of the known major release versions, with each version's primary language and the date modified and size in bytes of the files LegoRR.exe, LegoRR.icd (if present), LegoRR0.wad, and LegoRR1.wad. Red cells means that version contains SafeDisc and requires the CD to be inserted to run; yellow cells means the version does not use LegoRR.icd.  


Download [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/617746980688625693/1207787605383585852/carepacke_openlrr.zip?ex=65e0eadc&is=65ce75dc&hm=8ea41082d747ee49a96a3d236a9596ccc6f0bf1d0f21b9236dd7f32b68244d55& this] (contains everything to run the game) and set the compatabilty options on <u>OpenLRR.exe</u> to run with Windows XP SP3. Then create a shortcut to OpenLRR.exe to your desktop and start the game however you want.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! rowspan="2" | Language
! colspan="2" | LegoRR.exe
! colspan="2" | LegoRR.icd{{efn-lg|The Portuguese version instead uses LegoRR.dll.}}
! colspan="2" | LegoRR0.wad
! colspan="2" | LegoRR1.wad
|-
! date
! size
! date
! size
! date
! size
! date
! size
|-
| English, Mandarin
| 25 September 1999
| {{formatnum:735744}}
| rowspan="2" | 9 September 1999
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="5" | 22 September 1999
| rowspan="5" | {{formatnum:78968800}}
| rowspan="3" | 25 September 1999
| rowspan="3" | {{formatnum:3754454}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |English
| 27 September 1999
| {{formatnum:736768}}
|-
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | 12 October 1999
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | {{formatnum:280311}}
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | 12 October 1999
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | {{formatnum:736813}}
|-
| French
| rowspan="2" | 27 September 1999
| rowspan="2" | {{formatnum:736768}}
| rowspan="8" | 9 September 1999
| rowspan="8" | 0
| 29 September 1999
| {{formatnum:3788408}}
|-
| German
| 25 September 1999
| {{formatnum:3555113}}
|-
| Dutch
| rowspan="6" | 4 October 1999
| rowspan="6" | {{formatnum:736256}}
| rowspan="6" | 5 October 1999
| rowspan="6" | {{formatnum:76772227}}
| rowspan="2" | 4 October 1999
| {{formatnum:3512958}}
|-
| Italian
| {{formatnum:3613168}}
|-
| Spanish
| 8 October 1999
| {{formatnum:3851368}}
|-
| Danish
| 1 October 1999
| {{formatnum:3211194}}
|-
| Norwegian
| 4 October 1999
| {{formatnum:3499890}}
|-
| Swedish
| 9 October 1999
| {{formatnum:3288198}}
|-
| Polish
| 13 January 2000
| {{formatnum:730624}}
| 3 November 1999
| 0
| 11 March 2001
| {{formatnum:77474429}}
| 14 May 2001
| {{formatnum:3095178}}
|-
| Hebrew
| '''???'''
| '''???'''
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | 12 October 1999
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | {{formatnum:736813}}
| 6 March 2000
| {{formatnum:78841801}}
| 22 March 2000
| {{formatnum:3916676}}
|-
| Korean
| 23 March 2000
| {{formatnum:720896}}
| 3 November 1999
| 0
| 8 March 2000
| {{formatnum:78968634}}
| 24 March 2000
| {{formatnum:3737647}}
|-
| Japanese
| 30 October 2000
| {{formatnum:739840}}
| style="background:#FFF6C9;" colspan="2" | ''N/A''
| 5 November 2000
| {{formatnum:79585650}}
| 1 November 2000
| {{formatnum:5360691}}
|-
| Russian
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | 27 November 2000
| style="background:#FFC7C7;" | {{formatnum:739328}}
| 3 November 1999
| 0
| 7 April 2000
| {{formatnum:79247953}}
| 30 June 2000
| {{formatnum:3993467}}
|-
| Portuguese
| 1 March 2001{{efn-lg|The Portuguese version has LegoRRHigh.exe and LegoRRLow.exe, which are both identical in size and date; these likely make use of the {{nowrap|<code>LegoRR* {}</code>}} block functions in [[Lego.cfg]].}}
| {{formatnum:36864}}
| style="background:#FFF6C9;" | 1 March 2001
| style="background:#FFF6C9;" | {{formatnum:737792}}
| 1 March 2001
| {{formatnum:76772251}}
| 3 April 2001
| {{formatnum:4660344}}
|-
| Czech
| 1 June 2001
| {{formatnum:736768}}
| style="background:#FFF6C9;" rowspan="4" colspan="2" | ''N/A''
| 5 October 1999
| {{formatnum:76772227}}
| 29 June 2001
| {{formatnum:5688452}}
|-
| Croatian
| rowspan="3" | 15 October 2002
| rowspan="3" | {{formatnum:1481701}} bytes
| rowspan="3" | 11 April 2002
| rowspan="3" | {{formatnum:76956066}}
| 20 April 2002
| {{formatnum:6398006}}
|-
| Serbian
| 8 October 2002
| {{formatnum:3747840}}
|-
| Slovenian
| 20 April 2002
| {{formatnum:6615033}}
|}
{{notelist-lg}}


=== Get the game itself ===
* 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.<ref name="rru release differences"/> 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.<ref name="rru release differences"/>
Before we start, you do need a copy of Lego Rock Raider, while you can buy from places like [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=lego+rock+raiders+game&_sacat=0&_sop=15 ebay], you can also look around online if someone archived the game with your prefered language. We don't condone privacy so it's up to you by which means you aquire the game.
 
For unknown reasons, the German version has menu rockfall transitions disabled in its [[Lego.cfg]] in <samp>LegoRR1.WAD</samp>; the French version does not.
 
The Norwegian version uses [[Wikipedia:Bokmål|Bokmål]] text.
 
The Portuguese version will not install on Windows NT.
 
The Serbian version uses [[Wikipedia:Gaj's Latin alphabet|Gaj's Latin alphabet]] text rather than [[Wikipedia:Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]].
 
=== Installing the game ===
Installing the game from the CD is simple, and the setup program should guide you through what to do − or you can just keep clicking "next" and install with all the default settings. However, this part of the guide will go over some of the more important steps, just in case.
 
[[File:Rock Raiders Setup (Windows 98) - Choose Setup Language (Nl, It, Es).png|thumb|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 ([[Wikipedia:Bokmål|Bokmål]] text), Swedish
* Croatian, Serbain ([[Wikipedia:Gaj's Latin alphabet|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 can be ignored like you were already doing. (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.){{efn|The Polish version inexplicably gives a EULA for [[Wikipedia:The 3DO Company|3DO]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer|Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer]]'', making it even easier to ignore.}}
 
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250">
Rock Raiders Setup (Windows 98) - Choose Destination Location.png | Choose Destination Location
Rock Raiders Setup (Windows 98) - Select Program Folder.png | Select Program Folder
</gallery>
 
Select the directory on your computer where you want to install ''LEGO Rock Raiders''. By default, most versions will install to <samp>C:\Program Files\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders</samp> on [[Wikipedia:32-bit computing|32-bit]] Windows systems, and to <samp>C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders</samp> on [[Wikipedia:64-bit computing|64-bit]] systems.{{efn|Windows introduced support for 64-bit systems with certain versions of [[Wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]], and [[Wikipedia:Windows 11|Windows 11]] dropped support for 32-bit systems.}} (Some later versions may use slightly different folder names or locations; the biggest divergence is the Japanese version, which by default installs to <samp>EIDOS\LEGO Rock Raiders</samp> within [[Wikipedia:Program Files|Program Files]].) The next screen asks which folder in your [[Wikipedia:Start menu|Start menu]] it should place [[Wikipedia:Shortcut (computing)|shortcuts]] for the game in. The default directory is <samp>LEGO Media\Rock Raiders</samp>. Both of these selections can safely be left as the default option, unless you really want to install it elsewhere; keep in mind that the game's directory can be copied to another location later. The installer warns that the game will use around 150 megabytes of space when installed;{{efn|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.}} 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.
 
<gallery class="center" mode="nolines" widths="357" heights="193">
Rock Raiders Setup (Windows 98) - Question (DirectX Media).png
Rock Raiders Setup (Windows 98) - Electronic Registration.png
</gallery>
 
After installing the game, the setup program may ask you to install DirectX 6.{{efn|The Japanese version comes with DirectX 7.}} If you are installing this on an older operating system (such as Windows 98) and do not already have DirectX 6.1 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 ==
{{notelist}}
 
== References ==
{{reflist |refs=
<ref name="rru release differences">{{cite web |url=https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/3730-rock-raiders-release-differences/#comment-73041 |title=Rock Raiders Release Differences |author=Cyrem |date=10 June 2012 |website=[[Rock Raiders United]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620055918/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/3730-rock-raiders-release-differences/#comment-73041 |archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
}}
 
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= First run =
==== Quick guide ====
# Install the game as normal using the game disc. Alternatively, if you have a digital disc (.iso file), then mount the iso to install the game that way. After running the installation, navigate to the install path, most likely: "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders".
# Download [https://archive.org/download/carepacke_openlrr/carepacke_openlrr.zip this] (contains everything to run the game) and set the compatibility options on <u>OpenLRR.exe</u> to run with Windows XP SP3, using 16-bit colours. The game will be run through OpenLRR.exe, NOT LegoRR.exe, so create a shortcut to OpenLRR.exe to your desktop and start the game however you want using OpenLRR.exe.
 
== In-depth installation instructions ==
 
==== Get the game itself ====
Before we start, you do need a copy of LEGO Rock Raiders, while you can buy from places like [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=lego+rock+raiders+pc eBay], you can also look around online if someone archived the game in your preferred language.


==== Languages ====
==== Languages ====
The game came out in the following languages:
The game is known to have been released in 20 different languages:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text
|-
| English || British English. Original game language. Has three known versions, based on the EXE dates:
* September 25 – The original version; oddly it was also found frequently on later releases of the game around 2003–2007.
* September 27 – 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.
* October 12 – Came with SafeDisc, not recommended.
|-
| French (français)
| German (Deutsch)
| Dutch (Nederlands)
| Italian (italiano)
| Spanish (español/castillano) || Presumably [[Wikipedia:Peninsular Spanish|Peninsular Spanish]].
| Danish (dansk)
| Norwegian (norsk)
| Swedish (svenska)
| Portuguese (Português) || [[Wikipedia:Brazilian Portuguese|Brazilian Portuguese]].
| Croatian (hrvatski) || Packaged with Serbian and Slovene.
| Serbian (српски/srpski) || Latin text ([[Wikipedia:Gaj's Latin alphabet|Gaj's Latin alphabet]]). Packaged with Croatian and Slovene.
| Slovene (slovenščina) || Packaged with Croatian and Serbian.
| Russian (русский) || Only version of the game to use [[Wikipedia:Cyrillic script|Cyrillic text]]. Uses a strange DRM which prevents upgrading and eventually crashes the game if the CD is not inserted; apparently all LEGO games released by [[Noviy Disk]] contained this DRM.
|-
| Hebrew (עִבְרִית‎) || Mirrors all text to be right-to-left, even with WAD files from other languages.
|-
| Japanese (日本語) || Requires a Japanese operating system to run, due to how its text works.
|-
| Korean (한국어) || Korean text; all spoken dialogue is in English.
|-
| Mandarin (官话) || Released in mainland China. It is the 9/25 English version of the game with a second installer that replaces Chief's streamed mission dialogue with Mandarin audio. (Taiwan had a separate release that was only in English with a traditional Chinese manual.)
|-
| Czech (čeština) || One of the latest versions released in 2001.
|-
| Polish (polski) || One of the latest versions released in 2001.
|}


* Czech
If you prefer to run the game in any of these languages, make sure you get a game version in that language. This guide is assuming an .iso file is used where the full version of the cutscenes and the master executable (this removes safedisc from LRR) is already included. An original disc does not include the same as what is found in an archived iso! <u>TODO: find a physical LRR disc and try to install it and see what the differences are, document how to download and place the master executable, aswell as moving the cutscene's from the disc!</u>
* Dutch (Nederlands)
* English
* Spanish (Español)
* Danish (Dansk)
* German (Deutsch)
* French (Français)
* Hebrew
* Italian (Italiano)
* Japanese (にほん)
* Korean (text only)
* Norway (Norsk)
* Russian
* Swedish (Svenska)
* Portuguese (Portuguese)
* Polish (Polski)
* Chinese/Mandarin? (audio only)
This guide is assuming an iso is used where the full version of the cutscene's and the master executable (this removes safedisc from LRR) is already included. An original disc does not include the same as what is found in an archived iso! <u>TODO: find a physical LRR disc and try to install it and see what the differences are, document how to download and place the master executable, aswell as moving the cutscene's from the disc!</u>


=== Alter/mod the game ===
=== Alter/mod the game ===
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|Acronym
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|Description
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|Recommended
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|Vanilla
|Chocolate
|Improved visuals and stability  
|Improved visuals & stability  
|Maintained
|Maintained
|Modding
|Modding
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|OpenLRR
|Opensource project (like OpenRCT2)
|Faithful & maintained
|X
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|OpenLRR
|LRR Baz's Mod
|Opensource project of LRR (like OpenRCT2)
|A large scale "overhaul"
|Faithful & maintained
modification based on LRR
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|Baz's Mod is a large scale "overhaul" modification
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This concludes how to install Lego Rock Raiders in your language of choice on Windows 10/11.
This concludes how to install Lego Rock Raiders in your language of choice on Windows 10/11.


=== How to run Lego Rock Raiders on Windows 10/11 ===
=== How to run (Open) Lego Rock Raiders on Windows 10/11 ===
This paragraph will start from a fresh installed Lego Rock Raiders installation directory and each issue that arrises will be explained and a fix will be provided. Continue reading futher to fix additional parts of the game. After getting Lego Rock Raiders to work, you can choose to make additional copies of the game installation directory and change the game by modding. It's definitly worth your time to play OpenLRR aswell as the other options.
This paragraph will start from a fresh installed Lego Rock Raiders installation directory and each issue that arrises will be explained and a fix will be provided. Continue reading futher to fix additional parts of the game. After getting Lego Rock Raiders to work, you can choose to make additional copies of the game installation directory and change the game by modding. It's definitly worth your time to play OpenLRR aswell as the other options.


It's also adviced to rename the shortcut on your desktop from Lego Rock Raiders - Advanced to just Lego Rock Raiders.
It's also adviced to rename the shortcut on your desktop from Lego Rock Raiders - Advanced to just Lego Rock Raiders.


First we'll fix the missing d3drm.dll by downloading it from here: http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/#:~:text=since%20Windows%20Vista.-,D3DRM.zip%C2%A0,-You%20may%20also  unzip the content to the following location:
First we'll fix the missing d3drm.dll by downloading it from here: http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/bin/D3DRM.zip unzip the content to the following location:


''C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders'' . You will be prompted to paste the dll file as an administrator. You should now have the following:
''C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders'' . You will be prompted to paste the dll file as an administrator. You should now have the following:
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[[File:Get windowed mode working.png|alt=Get windowed mode working|frameless|302x302px]]
[[File:Get windowed mode working.png|alt=Get windowed mode working|frameless|302x302px]]


You can now double click the shortcut and the game will play! Keep reading futher to fix ingame music!
Download the latest release from: https://github.com/trigger-segfault/OpenLRR/releases/latest from there copy the content of the OpenLRR and paste them into: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\OpenLRR . Your directory should look like this:
 
[[File:Add_OpenLRR.png|frameless|662x662px]]
 
Create a shortcut from your desktop to: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders\OpenLRR.exe . You can put this shortcut also in: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LEGO Media\Rock Raiders .


==== How to restore the music in Lego Rock Raiders ====
Lastly, right click on OpenLRR.exe and run it in compability mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3) so that cutscene's and the intro work again. The bug with TNT is fixed in OpenLRR.
[[File:Openlrr compatabilty setting.png|alt=openlrr compatabilty setting|none|thumb|OpenLRR compatabilty mode]]
It's adviced to play in windowed mode so you can access some additional debug/options.
 
[[File:Showing_OpenLRR_options.png|frameless|500x500px]]
 
Don't forget to also back-up the Rock Raiders folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games.
 
To start the game, Run the OpenLRR shortcut. OpenLRR fixes all the crashes and is generally the option you want to play. You can play the unfixed version but this is generally not recommended.
 
This concludes setting up the ideal way of playing Lego Rock Raiders with OpenLRR. Continue reading how to setup Baz's mod which completly overhauls the core game itself!
 
==== How to restore the music in (Open) Lego Rock Raiders ====
If you wish to restore just the original music that should play, download the following zip: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/dl-r258/ and copy the entire content of the zip file into your installation directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders . Your installation now should look like this:
If you wish to restore just the original music that should play, download the following zip: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/dl-r258/ and copy the entire content of the zip file into your installation directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders . Your installation now should look like this:


[[File:Fix music.png|alt=Fix music|frameless|534x534px]]
[[File:Add music to lrr.png|alt=add music to lrr|frameless|576x576px]]


If you want more then 3 songs ingame, you can add additional music by downloading this zip file: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/lego_rock_raiders/resources/lrr-music-collection-ogg-r259/
If you want more then 3 songs ingame, you can add additional music by downloading this zip file: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/lego_rock_raiders/resources/lrr-music-collection-ogg-r259/
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Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games and right click and click compress to Zip file to create a backup. This zip will be placed on your desktop but you can move it back into the aformentioned directory.
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games and right click and click compress to Zip file to create a backup. This zip will be placed on your desktop but you can move it back into the aformentioned directory.
=== How to play openLRR ===
[[File:Openlrr folder.png|right|frameless|450x450px]]
This is the recommended methode of playing the game, as it's the only one that's being [https://github.com/trigger-segfault/OpenLRR/commits/main/ maintend] and is also trying to make a faithful improvement of the original game.
This paragraph assumes that you have a working Lego Rock Raiders installation directory. It's strongly adviced to create a copy of this directory and rename it from Rock Raiders - copy to OpenLRR.
<br />First download the latest release from: https://github.com/trigger-segfault/OpenLRR/releases/latest from there copy the content of the OpenLRR and paste them into: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\OpenLRR . Your directory should look like this:
[[File:Add_OpenLRR.png|frameless|662x662px]]
Create a shortcut from your desktop to: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\OpenLRR\OpenLRR.exe . It's not adviced to add -best as you will always launch in windowed mode. Instead manually choose if you wish to play in Full Screen 640x480 32 bit color mode.
Lastly, right click on OpenLRR.exe and run it in compability mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3) so that cutscene's and the intro work again. The bug with TNT is fixed in OpenLRR.
[[File:Openlrr compatabilty setting.png|alt=openlrr compatabilty setting|none|thumb|OpenLRR compatabilty mode]]
It's adviced to play in windowed mode so you can access some additional debug/options.
[[File:Showing_OpenLRR_options.png|frameless|500x500px]]
Don't forget to also back-up OpenLRR in C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games just to be sure.
This concludes setting up the ideal way of playing Lego Rock Raiders with OpenLRR. Continue reading how to setup Baz's mod which completly overhauls the core game itself!


=== How to play Baz's mod ===
=== How to play Baz's mod ===
[[File:Baz's mod.png|right|frameless|450x450px]]
[[File:Create another folder.png|right|frameless|450x450px]]
[https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15/ Baz's mod is an overhaul of the core game]. This paragraph assumes that you have a working Lego Rock Raiders installation directory. It's strongly adviced to create a copy of this directory and rename it from Rock Raiders - copy to Rock Raiders Baz's mod.
[https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15/ Baz's mod is an overhaul of the core game]. This paragraph assumes that you have a working Rock Raiders installation directory. It's strongly adviced to create a copy of this directory and rename it from Rock Raiders - copy to Rock Raiders Baz's mod.


[[File:Make_sure_the_path_is_correct_baz's_mod.png|right|frameless|450x450px]]
[[File:Make_sure_the_path_is_correct_baz's_mod.png|right|frameless|450x450px]]
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Make sure to go into LegoRR.exe and change the compatability to run under Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and if you wish to run windowed, to reduce the color to 16 bit.
Make sure to go into LegoRR.exe and change the compatability to run under Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and if you wish to run windowed, to reduce the color to 16 bit.


Again feel free to make a shortcut from your desktop to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders Baz's mod\LegoRR.exe . You can append -best in the target so it launches in fullscreen mode all the time. Rename the shortcut to something like Lego Rock Raiders Baz's mod. If you want a different icon you can download the ico file here: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/617746980688625693/1206282304847224842/256x256.ico?ex=65db70f1&is=65c8fbf1&hm=a86156bd98083e29152bd4b3e13ae62990d5abe377ce1fc188868df655bbdd4a& . You can place the .ico file in the Baz's mod folder and in the properties of the shortcut you're making you can navigate to the same folder and choose the .ico picture.
Again feel free to make a shortcut from your desktop to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders Baz's mod\LegoRR.exe . You can append -best in the target so it launches in fullscreen mode all the time. Rename the shortcut to something like Lego Rock Raiders Baz's mod. If you want a different icon you can download the ico file [https://ia600804.us.archive.org/0/items/256x-256_202411/256x256.ico here]. You can place the .ico file in the Baz's mod folder and in the properties of the shortcut you're making you can navigate to the same folder and choose the .ico picture.


And yes, do zip in C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games the Rock Raiders Baz's mod as back-up!
And yes, do zip in C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games the Rock Raiders Baz's mod as back-up!
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Note that while this paragraph will explain how to set this up, this project is no longer maintained and actually has some problems with because of that. Nevertheless for completion and the easier methode of applying mods start with making a copy again of your Rock Raiders folder and rename it to Rock Raiders Community Edition.
Note that while this paragraph will explain how to set this up, this project is no longer maintained and actually has some problems with because of that. Nevertheless for completion and the easier methode of applying mods start with making a copy again of your Rock Raiders folder and rename it to Rock Raiders Community Edition.


First download and unzip Lego Rock Raiders Community Edition: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/617746980688625693/1206277730744799252/LRRCE_v1.0.3.1.zip?ex=65db6cae&is=65c8f7ae&hm=d1f642b2bc7484a28f00013417f2cf3e14cfc9a99092ac83978e1f52a493fb81& (Thanks to baraklava sharing this with me through Discord). Put the contents of the zip folder into C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders Community Edition .
First [https://archive.org/download/lrrce-v-1.0.3.1/LRRCE_v1.0.3.1.zip download] and unzip Lego Rock Raiders Community Edition. (Thanks to baraklava sharing this with me through Discord). Put the contents of the zip folder into C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders Community Edition .


Second download and unzip Cafetaria: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/lego_rock_raiders/tools/cafeteria-10-beta-7-r355/
Second download and unzip Cafetaria: https://rockraidersunited.com/files/lego_rock_raiders/tools/cafeteria-10-beta-7-r355/
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* [https://oresome.rockraidersunited.com/download/129 Enhanced biomes]
* [https://oresome.rockraidersunited.com/download/129 Enhanced biomes]
* If you want to play custom maps from Aiden, install the following:
* If you want to play custom maps from Aiden, install the following:
** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610199881535508/CustomLevelsBase.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=47a0fceb1ca5922cdb694c317ceff1934a044c723e05abb9f3aec6bb4d0f8f2d& Custom level setup]
** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/CustomLevelsBase.wadp Custom level setup]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610200057688115/Level01_-_Ice_Sanctuary.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=0a826ea3ba7cc075f43a82e902f1a3ce826a0f45e9f270422d377a5570770875& Level 1 Ice Sanctuary]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level01_-_Ice_Sanctuary.wadp Level 1 Ice Sanctuary]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610200288387132/Level02_-_Bolt_Molt.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=f9e32016967ed4129e6960def18ebb03b4252669fb0be4d93dd6d5260b54a984& Level 2 Bolt Molt]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level02_-_Bolt_Molt.wadp Level 2 Bolt Molt]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610200443555880/Level03_-_Cunning_Canyons.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=2917e8f272c7b3d4a838c2b6a5ca603cc5f810c9e1a4770f70b4b273feeac70f& Level 3 Cunning Canyons]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level03_-_Cunning_Canyons.wadp Level 3 Cunning Canyons]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610200644898826/Level04_-_Xiron.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=4d1a59107afe8acce4c93bb4be595800fb833a3aae90d5c9de5295901f729dc5& Level 4 Xiron]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level04_-_Xiron.wadp Level 4 Xiron]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610200959467530/Level05_RingOfFire.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=384aa29a691d46c01907088f634c0e3101d8f39ffbe960011e36ad741de3dac2& Level 5 RingOfFire]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level05_RingOfFire.wadp Level 5 RingOfFire]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610201185955880/Level06-HardLuck.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=54b67c1ceef75bdad16fe002dabbdab98fda8b72f5cef21c048a0fa85572e948& Level 6 Hard Luck]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level06-HardLuck.wadp Level 6 Hard Luck]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968608657560453140/Level07-WaterLotOfFun2.wadp?ex=65d50a9b&is=65c2959b&hm=0170ff0723b65835f08d2cd83b311a2e5281071ad19b0e3ed9ca81349ddc30b7& Level 7 Water Lots of Fun 2]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level07-WaterLotOfFun2.wadp Level 7 Water Lots of Fun 2]
*** [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/625238134199943178/968610201538265168/Level08-Christchurch.wadp?ex=65d50c0b&is=65c2970b&hm=54e5b9a681a26e14526e150429b449c7b7c61519c032dc8c9b54c75198bc6fc7& Level 8 Christchurch]
*** [https://archive.org/download/aiden-custom-levels-lrr/Aiden%27s%20custom%20levels/Level08-Christchurch.wadp Level 8 Christchurch]
[[File:2024-02-14.png|frameless|800x800px|right|[https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe List and order of the mods! Important if you want them all to work properly!]]]Start Cafetaria.exe and click on Start Setup (if you get an error, you have to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) from here: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe


After Start Setup has finished, click on OK and you'll be greeted by a an empty Mod Manager. Click on the plus icon and add all the mods you downloaded.  
Start Cafetaria.exe and click on Start Setup (if you get an error, you have to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) from here: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe[[File:2024-02-14.png|frameless|800x800px|right|[https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe List and order of the mods! Important if you want them all to work properly!]]]After Start Setup has finished, click on OK and you'll be greeted by a an empty Mod Manager. Click on the plus icon and add all the mods you downloaded.  


Enable all the mods you downloaded and you can use the picture on the right to know the correct order so everything loads nicely!
Enable all the mods you downloaded and you can use the picture on the right to know the correct order so everything loads nicely!
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==== How to get cutscene's working? ====
==== How to get cutscene's working? ====
Go into the properties of the game executable (LegoRR, OpenLRR or LegoRRCE.exe) and and under Compatabilty check compatabilty mode on and on Compatibility mode check it and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Go into the properties of the game executable (LegoRR, OpenLRR or LegoRRCE.exe) and and under Compatabilty check compatabilty mode on and on Compatibility mode check it and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
==== How can i play OpenLRR.exe in full screen? ====
Remove the -best flag in the shortcut to OpenLRR.exe. You'll get the option to play fullscreen!
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[[Category:Guides|Setting up LEGO Rock Raiders]]

Latest revision as of 00:48, 24 October 2025

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

LEGO Rock Raiders is known to have been officially released in twenty different languages (eighteen fully translated and two partially translated). The table below lists all of the known major release versions, with each version's primary language and the date modified and size in bytes of the files LegoRR.exe, LegoRR.icd (if present), LegoRR0.wad, and LegoRR1.wad. Red cells means that version contains SafeDisc and requires the CD to be inserted to run; yellow cells means the version does not use LegoRR.icd.

Caption text
Language LegoRR.exe LegoRR.icd[α] LegoRR0.wad LegoRR1.wad
date size date size date size date size
English, Mandarin 25 September 1999 735,744 9 September 1999 0 22 September 1999 78,968,800 25 September 1999 3,754,454
English 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
Hebrew ??? ??? 12 October 1999 736,813 6 March 2000 78,841,801 22 March 2000 3,916,676
Korean 23 March 2000 720,896 3 November 1999 0 8 March 2000 78,968,634 24 March 2000 3,737,647
Japanese 30 October 2000 739,840 N/A 5 November 2000 79,585,650 1 November 2000 5,360,691
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 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

Installing the game from the CD is simple, and the setup program should guide you through what to do − or you can just keep clicking "next" and install with all the default settings. However, this part of the guide will go over some of the more important steps, just in case.

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 can be ignored like you were already doing. (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, most versions 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.[b] (Some later versions may use slightly different folder names or locations; the biggest divergence is the Japanese version, which by default installs to EIDOS\LEGO Rock Raiders within Program Files.) 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 selections can safely be left as the default option, unless you really want to install it elsewhere; keep in mind that the game's directory can be copied to another location later. The installer warns that the game will use around 150 megabytes of space when installed;[c] 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.[d] If you are installing this on an older operating system (such as Windows 98) and do not already have DirectX 6.1 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 3DO's Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, making it even easier to ignore.
  2. ↑ Windows introduced support for 64-bit systems with certain versions of Windows XP, and Windows 11 dropped support for 32-bit systems.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The Japanese version comes with DirectX 7.

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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