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[[File:RR manual Loader Dozer.png|thumb|Art of the Loader Dozer from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]]
[[File:RR manual Loader Dozer.png|thumb|Art of the Loader Dozer from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]]
The '''Loader Dozer''' (alternatively written '''Loader-Dozer''') is a fictional mining vehicle in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. Its a [[Wikipedia:Bulldozer|bulldozer]].
The '''Loader Dozer''' (alternatively written '''Loader-Dozer''') is a fictional mining vehicle in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. It is depicted as a large machine that functions as both a [[Wikipedia:Loader (equipment)|loader]] and a [[Wikipedia:Bulldozer|bulldozer]], hence its name.


== Design ==
== Design ==
[[File:ULB 4950 Loader Dozer Prototype.jpg|thumb|Prototype]]
The Loader Dozer was designed at [[LEGO Futura]] in Billund.
The Loader Dozer was designed at [[LEGO Futura]] in Billund.
The 1997 Aquaraiders set Aqua Dozer (2161) used a similar scooping system with a bucket on the front connected to a lever on the back.<ref name="Shop at Home 97"/>
== Set information ==
The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4950 '''The Loader-Dozer''' in 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> It was advertised as containing 89 pieces and includes a minifigure of [[Axle]], a [[rock monster]], and a [[power crystal]] in a boulder.<ref name="Shop at Home 99"/>It was released in the United States as "Loader-Dozer" on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $22.00 and a recommended age range of 7–12.<ref name="c99am"/><ref name="Shop at Home 99"/> In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> In Russia it released in September 1999.<ref name="c99ru"/> The Loader-Dozer was also advertised with the set number 4959,<ref name="c99am"/> though this may have been a typo.
== Depiction ==
<!--In ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'',
the Loader Dozer is one of the vehicles seen being transported down to the planet from the LMS ''Explorer'' at the end of chapter one.
<ref name="Grant p11"/>
It is seen hauling rocks
<ref name="Grant p14"/>
rock monsters attack the base,
it pushes -->


== Game information ==
== Game information ==
=== Windows ===
=== Windows ===
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Loader Dozer is classified as a Large Vehicle. It costs four [[Energy Crystal]]s to teleport down one Granite Grinder. It teleports down at the [[Super Teleport]]. Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use it.
[[File:Loader Dozer clearing rubble PC (lava).png|thumb|loading and dozing]]
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Loader Dozer is classified as a Large Vehicle.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> It costs four [[Energy Crystal]]s to teleport down one Loader Dozer.<ref name="PC manual p78"/> It teleports down at the [[Super Teleport]].<ref name="PC manual p70"/> Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use this vehicle.<ref name="PC manual p78"/>
 
The Loader Dozer can travel across land and moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> This speed is equal to that of the [[Granite Grinder]] and [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]] and faster than only the [[Chrome Crusher]] and [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]].
 
The Loader Dozer has the following dependency required before it can be transported down:<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/>
* [[Rock Raider]]
* [[Tool Store]] (Level 1)
* [[Teleport Pad]] (Level 1)
* [[Power Station]] (Level 1)
* [[Support Station]] (Level 2)
* [[Super Teleport]]
 
Once an [[Upgrade Station]] has been constructed, the Loader Dozer can be upgraded. It has the following upgrades:<ref name="PC manual p78"/>
* '''Cargo Hold:''' Costs 5 pieces of [[Ore]] (1 [[Building Stud]]). This upgrade gives the vehicle the ability to carry 2 Energy Crystals or pieces of Ore.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> Two small tipper beds, like those used by some small vehicles, are added on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.
* '''Engine:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> Two small jets are added ???
* '''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> A large scanner, identical to the one that the Chrome Crusher has, is attached on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.


The Loader Dozer can travel across land and moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second. This speed is equal to that of the [[Granite Grinder]] and [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]] and faster than only the [[Chrome Crusher]] and [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]].
==== Technical details ====
In the game's [[Main Lego Config File|configuration file]], the Loader Dozer is defined as <code>Bulldozer</code><ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> under the <code>VehicleTypes {}</code> section.<ref name="CFG VehicleTypes"/>


=== PlayStation ===
=== PlayStation ===
[[File:Loader Dozer clearing webs PSX (rock).png|thumb|250px|Clearing webs]]
It can clear webs! It can bash down walls! It is immune to geyser damage! What can't this miraculous vehicle do?


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="c85uk">LEGO Group (1985). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c85uk&p=25 "The most exciting universe on earth!"]. ''LEGO and DUPLO Catalogue '85''. [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. p. 25.</ref>
<ref name="c99am">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99am&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO System catalogue (Americas). [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 6–8. Item no. 4127017.</ref>
<ref name="c99am">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99am&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO System catalogue (Americas). [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 6–8. Item no. 4127017.</ref>
<ref name="c99ru">LEGO Group (1999). [https://archive.org/details/russian-Katalog_Lego-1999/page/n41/mode/2up "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue  "1999" (Russia). [[LEGO Russia Ltd]]. pp. 42–43. Item no. 4321375-SNG.</ref>
<ref name="c99ru">LEGO Group (1999). [https://archive.org/details/russian-Katalog_Lego-1999/page/n41/mode/2up "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue  "1999" (Russia). [[LEGO Russia Ltd]]. pp. 42–43. Item no. 4321375-SNG.</ref>
<ref name="c99uk">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99uk&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue "New for 99". [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. pp. 6–7.</ref>
<ref name="c99uk">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99uk&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue "New for 99". [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. pp. 6–7.</ref>
<ref name="Shop at Home 97">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1997). [https://archive.org/details/LegoShopAtHomeSummer1997US/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater "Beware at the Beach! Aquaraiders are here!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop At Home]]''. Summer 1997 "Immerse yourself... in the Adventure Zone!". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 2–3.</ref>
<ref name="Shop at Home 99">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). [https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]]''. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 4–5.</ref>


<ref name="CFG VehicleTypes">Main Lego Config File, line 2016–2031. <code>VehicleTypes {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG VehicleTypes">Main Lego Config File, line 2016–2031. <code>VehicleTypes {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger">Main Lego Config File, line 2646–2668. <code>Bulldozer {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG Bulldozer">Main Lego Config File, line 2646–2668. <code>Bulldozer {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG Dependencies">Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265. <code>Dependencies {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG Dependencies">Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265. <code>Dependencies {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p70">Instruction Manual, p. 70.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p78">Instruction Manual, p. 78.</ref>
}}
}}
=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* [[Data Design Interactive]] (25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (Windows). [[LEGO Media International]]. File path: <samp>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</samp>.
* Grant, Alan (2000). ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]''. [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. {{ISBN|1-903276-05-5}}.
* McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
{{refend}}


[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders vehicles]]
[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 13 August 2023

Art of the Loader Dozer from the LEGO Rock Raiders video game

The Loader Dozer (alternatively written Loader-Dozer) is a fictional mining vehicle in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. It is depicted as a large machine that functions as both a loader and a bulldozer, hence its name.

Design

Prototype

The Loader Dozer was designed at LEGO Futura in Billund.

The 1997 Aquaraiders set Aqua Dozer (2161) used a similar scooping system with a bucket on the front connected to a lever on the back.[1]

Set information

The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4950 The Loader-Dozer in 1999.[2] It was advertised as containing 89 pieces and includes a minifigure of Axle, a rock monster, and a power crystal in a boulder.[3]It was released in the United States as "Loader-Dozer" on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $22.00 and a recommended age range of 7–12.[4][3] In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.[2] In Russia it released in September 1999.[5] The Loader-Dozer was also advertised with the set number 4959,[4] though this may have been a typo.

Depiction

Game information

Windows

loading and dozing

In the Windows version of LEGO Rock Raiders, the Loader Dozer is classified as a Large Vehicle.[6] It costs four Energy Crystals to teleport down one Loader Dozer.[7] It teleports down at the Super Teleport.[8] Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use this vehicle.[7]

The Loader Dozer can travel across land and moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second.[6] This speed is equal to that of the Granite Grinder and Small Mobile Laser Cutter and faster than only the Chrome Crusher and Large Mobile Laser Cutter.

The Loader Dozer has the following dependency required before it can be transported down:[9]

Once an Upgrade Station has been constructed, the Loader Dozer can be upgraded. It has the following upgrades:[7]

  • Cargo Hold: Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle the ability to carry 2 Energy Crystals or pieces of Ore.[6] Two small tipper beds, like those used by some small vehicles, are added on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.
  • Engine: Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.[6] Two small jets are added ???
  • Scanner: Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.[6] A large scanner, identical to the one that the Chrome Crusher has, is attached on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.

Technical details

In the game's configuration file, the Loader Dozer is defined as Bulldozer[6] under the VehicleTypes {} section.[10]

PlayStation

Clearing webs

It can clear webs! It can bash down walls! It is immune to geyser damage! What can't this miraculous vehicle do?

References

  1. ↑ LEGO Shop At Home Services (1997). "Beware at the Beach! Aquaraiders are here!". LEGO Shop At Home. Summer 1997 "Immerse yourself... in the Adventure Zone!". LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 2–3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO catalogue "New for 99". LEGO UK Ltd. pp. 6–7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!". LEGO Shop-At-Home. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 4–5.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO System catalogue (Americas). LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 6–8. Item no. 4127017.
  5. ↑ LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO catalogue "1999" (Russia). LEGO Russia Ltd. pp. 42–43. Item no. 4321375-SNG.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Main Lego Config File, line 2646–2668. Bulldozer {} section.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Instruction Manual, p. 78.
  8. ↑ Instruction Manual, p. 70.
  9. ↑ Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265. Dependencies {} section.
  10. ↑ Main Lego Config File, line 2016–2031. VehicleTypes {} section.

Sources

  • Data Design Interactive (25 September 1999). Main Lego Config File. LEGO Rock Raiders (Windows). LEGO Media International. File path: Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg.
  • Grant, Alan (2000). Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground. LEGO Systems, Inc. ISBN 1-903276-05-5.
  • McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). LEGO Rock Raiders Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER). LEGO Media International. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
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