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| alt          = CGI artwork of a Rock Raiders scene, made by Roger Harris. In the top left is the Rock Raiders logo. At the bottom is the text "Baz's Mod".
| alt          = CGI artwork of a Rock Raiders scene, made by Roger Harris. In the top left is the Rock Raiders logo. At the bottom is the text "Baz's Mod".
| caption      = The mod's loading screen, an edit of a [[Wikipedia:Wallpaper (computing)|wallpaper]] created by [[Roger Harris]]
| caption      = The mod's loading screen, an edit of a [[Wikipedia:Wallpaper (computing)|wallpaper]] created by [[Roger Harris]]
| developer    = Dann Boeing ("Baz")
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'''''Baz's Mod''''' is a 2009 [[Wikipedia:Video game modding|video game mod]] for the 1999 [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] game ''[[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|LEGO Rock Raiders]]''. It was developed by "Baz", a user on the LEGO game modding website [[Rock Raiders United]], starting in December 2008. The mod adds many gameplay adjustments and alters level layouts and objectives to make the game longer and more challenging; it also includes eight new levels based on the original game's training missions.
The mod was originally released on July 29, 2009; an updated version was released in September 2011. It is the first "[[Wikipedia:Video game modding#Overhaul|overhaul]]" mod for ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' and one of the earliest known mods for a LEGO video game.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
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[[File:Baz's Mod LMLC on lava firing.png|thumb|left|The two Laser Cutter vehicles can drive on lava in ''Baz's Mod'', as seen here]]
[[File:Baz's Mod LMLC on lava firing.png|thumb|left|The two Laser Cutter vehicles can drive on lava in ''Baz's Mod'', as seen here]]


''Baz's Mod''
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== Development and release ==
== Development and release ==
Video game mod creator Dann Boeing, known on the website Rock Raiders United as "Baz",<ref name="Steam"/> started developing a mod for ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' in mid-December 2008.<ref name="Zetaboards Heys"/>
Video game mod creator Dann Boeing, known on the website Rock Raiders United as "Baz",<ref name="Steam"/> started developing a mod for ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' in mid-December 2008.<ref name="Zetaboards Heys"/> Boeing wanted to "bring the game to its full potential" by making it more challenging for an older audience and improving aspects that were considered less enjoyable.<ref name="rru topic 3042"/>
 
Boeing wanted to "bring the game to its full potential" by making it more challenging for an older audience and improving aspects that were considered less enjoyable.<ref name="rru topic 3042"/>


Boeing originally called his mod ''Rock Raiders Enhanced'' before deciding on the name ''Baz's Mod''.<ref name="Loading.jpg"/><ref name="Zetaboards Baz Mod 14"/>
Boeing originally called his mod ''Rock Raiders Enhanced'' before deciding on the name ''Baz's Mod''.<ref name="Loading.jpg"/><ref name="Zetaboards Baz Mod 14"/>
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<ref name="rru comment 51141">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/?page=4#comment-51141 |title=Working on a new version... |type=Comment on forum post "Baz's Mod (Old Topic)" |date=March 31, 2011 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174609/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/?page=4#comment-51141 |archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="rru comment 51141">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/?page=4#comment-51141 |title=Working on a new version... |type=Comment on forum post "Baz's Mod (Old Topic)" |date=March 31, 2011 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174609/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/?page=4#comment-51141 |archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref>
https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/page/4/#comment-51141


<ref name="rru topic 21">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |title=Baz's Mod (Old Topic) |date=September 9, 2009 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174555/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="rru topic 21">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |title=Baz's Mod (Old Topic) |date=September 9, 2009 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174555/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:39, 4 January 2026

Baz's Mod
CGI artwork of a Rock Raiders scene, made by Roger Harris. In the top left is the Rock Raiders logo. At the bottom is the text "Baz's Mod".
The mod's loading screen, an edit of a wallpaper created by Roger Harris
Developer(s)Dann "Baz" Boeing
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • 1.0: July 29, 2009 (2009-07-29)
  • 1.5: September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

Baz's Mod is a 2009 video game mod for the 1999 real-time strategy game LEGO Rock Raiders. It was developed by "Baz", a user on the LEGO game modding website Rock Raiders United, starting in December 2008. The mod adds many gameplay adjustments and alters level layouts and objectives to make the game longer and more challenging; it also includes eight new levels based on the original game's training missions.

The mod was originally released on July 29, 2009; an updated version was released in September 2011. It is the first "overhaul" mod for LEGO Rock Raiders and one of the earliest known mods for a LEGO video game.

Gameplay

See also: Gameplay of LEGO Rock Raiders
The two Laser Cutter vehicles can drive on lava in Baz's Mod, as seen here

Baz's Mod

Development and release

Video game mod creator Dann Boeing, known on the website Rock Raiders United as "Baz",[1] started developing a mod for LEGO Rock Raiders in mid-December 2008.[2] Boeing wanted to "bring the game to its full potential" by making it more challenging for an older audience and improving aspects that were considered less enjoyable.[3]

Boeing originally called his mod Rock Raiders Enhanced before deciding on the name Baz's Mod.[4][5]

Boeing released the initial version of Baz's Mod on July 29, 2009, two days before the first anniversary of Rock Raiders United.[6][7] After taking a break to focus on school and modding projects for other games, he started working on a new version of the mod in March 2011.[6][8] The update, labeled version 1.5, was released on September 15, 2011.[3]

The 2023 game Manic Miners, an unofficial remake of LEGO Rock Raiders, features all thirty-three missions from Baz's Mod as one of its four campaigns.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "DannBo". Steam Community. Archived from the original on July 7, 2024. I've made a number of custom maps & modifications for the original Star Wars Battlefront II, Rock Raiders, Team Fortress 2, & Left 4 Dead 2 under the usernames Dann Boeing, Baz, and DannBo.
  2. ↑ Baz (December 15, 2008). "Heys". Rock Raiders United (Zetaboards forum post). Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Baz (September 17, 2011). "Baz's Mod V1.5". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Baz (December 24, 2008). "Loading.jpg" (JPEG file). Archived from the original on February 5, 2012 – via Photobucket.
  5. ↑ Baz (January 4, 2009). "No I haven't, and the link in your sig is dead". Rock Raiders United (Post in forum topic "My Official RR Mod: "Baz's Mod" V1 Released!") – via Tapatalk. Mirrored at Neocities.
  6. ↑ a b Baz (September 9, 2009). "Baz's Mod (Old Topic)". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Cyrem (September 10, 2009). "The History of Rock Raiders United". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Baz (March 31, 2011). "Working on a new version..." Rock Raiders United (Comment on forum post "Baz's Mod (Old Topic)"). Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Baraklava (7 April 2023). "Hope Easter's treating ya well! 1.0 is drawing close. You can feel the breeze, can't you?". Reddit (Comment on r/RockRaiders post "The Remastered campaign is almost done, and Baz's mod is joining the party. How does 58 new levels sound?"). Archived from the original on July 9, 2024.

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