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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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23 hours ago, sebbe12 said:

@Cyrem Thank you for this guide it really helped :) . (BTW: I was having the same graphical issues as "r147" (before following this guide), but "dgVoodoo 2.53" fixed my problems and it now runs a lot better)

 

No problem, glad it's working for you :)

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When I run the game with Voodoo the colors are inverted until I open the task manager (not sure why this works) does anyone know a fix to this?

 

Also is there a way to play with the 4:3 aspect ratio in fullscreen using Voodoo?

 

Also also as a helpful tip, for the older versions of the disc (like mine) replacing the exe with the re-release exe file will fix the problem.

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3 hours ago, Syobnaf said:

When I run the game with Voodoo the colors are inverted until I open the task manager (not sure why this works) does anyone know a fix to this?

 

Also is there a way to play with the 4:3 aspect ratio in fullscreen using Voodoo?

 

I assume this doesn't occur in windowed mode? Sounds exactly like the issue Age of Empires has, you need to end explorer.exe then run the game in fullscreen and it should appear fine.

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Yes, in windowed mode the game behaves properly. I tried using a .bat file with the text...

 

taskkill /F /IM Explorer.exe

LegoRR.EXE

Start explorer.exe

 

but it didn't resolve the issue. I probably could manually close explorer.exe each time, but opening the task manager is much simpler. Thanks anyway though!

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Hey, just used the dgvoodoo method, have everything setup right it seems(have an uninstall.icu instead of .dat and .exe though, not sure that it's a problem though). However, while playing the game, the game freezes about 15 minutes in every time. All the sounds still play, and I can give commands and open menus, but the image just freezes. Any idea as to why this is happening?

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18 hours ago, eboz713 said:

Hey, just used the dgvoodoo method, have everything setup right it seems(have an uninstall.icu instead of .dat and .exe though, not sure that it's a problem though). However, while playing the game, the game freezes about 15 minutes in every time. All the sounds still play, and I can give commands and open menus, but the image just freezes. Any idea as to why this is happening?

 

It does seem strange, does your copy of LRR run of a disc per chance? The uninstall files are limited to my copy, you don't need to worry about those.

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hi, good evening for everyone. Coud you please sendme a copy(or link with the game) of lego rock raiders for pc? Its for my children, thanks!

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On 1/15/2018 at 1:37 AM, Cyrem said:

 

It does seem strange, does your copy of LRR run of a disc per chance? The uninstall files are limited to my copy, you don't need to worry about those.

 Sorry for the late response, I've had exams this past week. I downloaded these files back in 2014 and had a working setup on windows 7 that would freeze up like every 3 hours, but it was enough time to get through missions(Baz's Mod). I don't have a disc or any virtual disc mounted, it just runs from these files. Could it be that downloading or reinstalling from somewhere would fix this up? The files I started with came from the back up I made of all the game files before installing Baz's Mod, so they are the originals from what I downloaded back then (and if it's an issue with forum rules, I do own the game, it was easier to download than go downstairs and find the disc in the basement at the time, so if disc is recommended I can track that down to remedy the situation as well)

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5 hours ago, agustin said:

hi, good evening for everyone. Coud you please sendme a copy(or link with the game) of lego rock raiders for pc? Its for my children, thanks!

Hello, sorry but RRU doesn't allow links to full game downloads or the like - it should be easy enough to find elsewhere on the internet though.

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