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    • Cyrem
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    This guide is more or less a re-write of many posts of this method that are scattered around the forum with updated links and pictures to make it easier to follow.

    First and foremost there is sometimes confusion between dgVoodoo and Cafeteria. These are significantly different and perform entirely different things. dgVoodoo is an graphics API wrapper (or “converter”) for DirectDraw & Direct3D (Part of DirectX 6 - a graphics API developed by Microsoft). Most modern graphics cards are not compatible with games utilising old versions of DirectX, Rock Raiders is one of them. Cafeteria on the other hand is a Mod Launcher that allows easy installation of game resource modifications for LEGO Rock Raiders. It also has the ability to force LEGO Rock Raiders to run in resolutions higher than 640x480. You can use both of these together for optimal graphics improvements. in summary - dgVoodoo is what makes it possible to run LEGO Rock Raiders on modern graphics cards, not Cafeteria. Cafeteria is merely a toolkit to make an already working game even better.

    Secondly, Microsoft has updated Windows Vista through to Windows 10 with patches that remove SafeDisc and SecureRom support from those systems. This is a problem if you own a copy of LEGO Rock Raiders that is copy-protected. If you own the copy-protected version of LEGO Rock Raiders (some of the re-releases did not have copy protection) you'll probably find the game will not run at all. Following this guide will also correct this issue as well.

    Now that we know what dgVoodoo is and we know about the SafeDisc issue, lets begin.

    Guide
    While setting this up is really a piece of cake and requires barely any steps, people still can still get it wrong, so please follow the steps below. If you get stuck, try it again. If you're still stuck, reply to this topic.

    PREPARATION
    Before you begin, you will need to download some files. Please note that some Antivirus software may complain that dgVoodoo contains a virus. This is a false positive, it is a clean file. Download the files in the list below.

    1. LRR Masterpiece Editon Executable - Download
    2. D3DRM - Download
    3. dgVoodoo 2.55.4 - Download
      Note: dgVoodoo 2.53 is also compatible with LEGO Rock Raiders, download this version if you have issues with the latest version above.

     

    STEP 1
    If you haven't already, install LEGO Rock Raiders. If the installer isn't working, try the Alternative Installer. Once this is done, navigate to the Rock Raider's installation directory (usually its: C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Games\Rock Raiders ) and extract the contents of the "LRR Masterpiece Edition" zip file you downloaded just earlier into your installation folder, overwriting the original files. This folder then should look similar to this:

     

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    STEP 3
    Next, from the D3DRM archive you downloaded before extract the D3DRM DLL File into the install folder.

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    After that, open the dgVoodoo archive you also downloaded. You will need to extract: dgVoodooCpl.exe and the contents of the MS folder into your installation directory.

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    STEP 4
    You're almost done. We'll now configure dgVoodoo, so double click dgVoodooCpl.exe to start the configuration program. Ensure that you are running the program in Administrator Mode (Right Click > Run as Administrator) or changes may not be saved. When it starts, look at the "Config Folder" path, if it is not the same path as your Rock Raiders install folder, click the ".\" button on the right. Next click the "DirectX" tab. You may want to play with some settings in here, however for this guide we'll just do the important ones. Change the "Resolution" to the same resolution that you are currently using (e.g 1920 x 1080 is common) and uncheck the "dgVoodoo Watermark".  Finally click apply.

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    STEP 5
    Congratulations, you're set! There's one thing left to do and it's very important. You need to start the game from LegoRR.exe. Afterwards a window will appear, and if you've set it up correctly it will display the driver as "dgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper (display)".

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    STEP 6 (OPTIONAL)
    While the game will now run, you will notice an absence of music. Typically, Rock Raiders plays music from the disc. However I have a fix to restore the game music into the game without the disc. If you would like to do this, follow this short guide.

     

    I hope this guide has helped you get your copy of LEGO Rock Raiders to work. Be sure to reply below if it worked for you or if you're having any troubles. Don't forget that if you do get it running, check out some of the great mods for the game around the community.

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Lego Rockfox

Well, i followed this tutorial and while the game also starts without it, it is far away of being playable.

 

Since i use a german release i also have the text Errors that letters like ä, ö, ü are shown as zZ.

 

But to summarize it:

- It's laggy

- The rock falling animation is missing in Menus.

 

I use Win10 x64 Pro Build 1803 btw.

 

 

#Update:

 

The game runs fluent now when started with the LegoRR.exe

 

However in combination with the Cafeteria Mod, which would provide the Music, the Text Hud in Tutorial Levels below the Oxygen Bar is broken.

 

So what's left is:

 

- Text Bug

- Missing Falling Rocks Transition animation in Menu's (either caused by:  -reduceanimation even though its not active at all, starting the game with the -best parameter)

- Oxygen Hud is misplaced (when in combination with Cafeteria Mod)

 

I also use compatability mode Win XP SP2 for this.

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adamajh92

Any updates on the "Directx6 not installed" error? I've tried everything and can't find anything other than on this site. Using a laptop.

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Zacxion

When clicking on the legoRR.exe it doesnt pop up with any window. doesnt pop up with anything

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lukiluzak

I literally love you. Dude marry me pls. I've been trying for years to run this game on windows 7. After 100 of guides your worked. If you play any games I am willing to buy some paid content for you or donate anyway I can. Thank You SO MUCH!

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tao
On 1/4/2018 at 1:14 AM, Cyrem said:

@r147 You're welcome! No, the uninstaller won't have any effect on whether the game will run or not. My uninstaller is different as I've repackaged my copy with a new installer that is compatible with newer versions of Windows. Regarding your issue, does the "Mode Selection" window ever appear? Is your LegoRR.icd file 0kb like mine? ( This should mean that the copy you have doesn't need a disc to run - or be mounted in your case ) Have you tried changing the compatibily settings of LegoRR.exe to something like: http://prntscr.com/hpdue6 ?

 

 

I have downloaded all the mentioned files, but when i try to run the game the "mode selection" doesn't appear... My CD is scandinavian (danish, sweedish and norwegian). Is this the reason as to why it won't start?

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Cyrem
On 11/8/2018 at 7:47 AM, adamajh92 said:

Any updates on the "Directx6 not installed" error? I've tried everything and can't find anything other than on this site. Using a laptop.

Try the latest version of dgVoodoo, if it still appears I'm afraid we have no fix for that issue still sorry.

 

On 11/22/2018 at 10:56 AM, Zacxion said:

When clicking on the legoRR.exe it doesnt pop up with any window. doesnt pop up with anything

Sounds like you have a copy protected version of the game. Check the size of your LegoRR.icd file, if it's any bigger than 0kb it's copy protected and that exe won't run. You'll need to get a version that runs without the CD (Masterpiece Edition does).

 

On 12/31/2018 at 3:54 AM, lukiluzak said:

I literally love you. Dude marry me pls. I've been trying for years to run this game on windows 7. After 100 of guides your worked. If you play any games I am willing to buy some paid content for you or donate anyway I can. Thank You SO MUCH!

Haha, glad it's working for you :)

 

On 1/2/2019 at 12:20 AM, tao said:

I have downloaded all the mentioned files, but when i try to run the game the "mode selection" doesn't appear... My CD is scandinavian (danish, sweedish and norwegian). Is this the reason as to why it won't start?

Probably the same reason as @Zacxion, see what I wrote to him above.

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Yourself

Just want to say I got this to (mostly) work using dgVoodooWIP50 and Windows XP compatibility mode. With 2.53 the game crashed instantly and with Windows 95/98 I got massive lag and graphical glitches similar to what has been described before.

 

Still getting crashes when going back to main menu sometimes, but the levels are playable. 

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Cyrem
22 hours ago, Yourself said:

Just want to say I got this to (mostly) work using dgVoodooWIP50 and Windows XP compatibility mode. With 2.53 the game crashed instantly and with Windows 95/98 I got massive lag and graphical glitches similar to what has been described before.

 

Still getting crashes when going back to main menu sometimes, but the levels are playable. 

You could give v2.55.4 a go, thats the latest version and it contains the WIP50 fixes. Lag is often caused by fullscreen, most people don't experience this in windowed mode.

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JetEriksen

Gave this a try, sadly no go. Rock raiders have been having the same issue for me for a while, that being whenever i try to open it, i see the spinning circle cursor showing me that its loading, then it just stops and nothing happens.

I tried with different compatiability settings, running in reduced color and in 640x480 resolution.

When i ran it in low res, it changed the resolution of my screen briefly, but quickly changed it back and like before, nothing had happened.

Do you have any idea as to why it just seems unable to load, but without any error messages?

I have a copy of the game installed and i did everything above in the guide. And i tried to uninstall anything and do it twice.

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Lego Rockfox
On 1/31/2019 at 3:13 AM, Cyrem said:

You could give v2.55.4 a go, thats the latest version and it contains the WIP50 fixes. Lag is often caused by fullscreen, most people don't experience this in windowed mode.

But i require it on full screen in order for proper play and recording.

640x480 is too small.

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