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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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Hello,

I am new to the forums, but have been itching to play Rock Raiders for a while now. I tried your guide and I am running into some issues with dgvoodoo. When I hit "Apply", the button does not go black like it normally does to "register" the changes. I notice that when I close dgvoodoo and open it again, the path name has changed back to what it was before I hit "./" and the resolution has switched back to "Unforced". So for some reason it's not saving the changes. Have you ever run into this issue or know how to take care of it? I am using Windows 8.1, so I don't know if that's part of the problem. Also sorry if this is not the place for this question, I just figured it's dgvoodoo related, and hopefully someone else can benefit as well. Thanks in advance!

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Hello All,

 

I got my copy of lego rr off of my abandonware, unfortunately I am having troubles with this guide, after having installed the game and following the directions to the letter, when I try to open the application it just shows me a 640x480 resolution of whatever is on screen and then the application closes a few seconds after opening. If anyone could help me with this issue it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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On 28/01/2018 at 2:27 PM, elipson said:

im having a problem, i cant open voodoo for some reason

 

On 03/02/2018 at 3:27 PM, bonusdonut said:

Hello,

I am new to the forums, but have been itching to play Rock Raiders for a while now. I tried your guide and I am running into some issues with dgvoodoo. When I hit "Apply", the button does not go black like it normally does to "register" the changes. I notice that when I close dgvoodoo and open it again, the path name has changed back to what it was before I hit "./" and the resolution has switched back to "Unforced". So for some reason it's not saving the changes. Have you ever run into this issue or know how to take care of it? I am using Windows 8.1, so I don't know if that's part of the problem. Also sorry if this is not the place for this question, I just figured it's dgvoodoo related, and hopefully someone else can benefit as well. Thanks in advance!

 

Try running the application in Administrator Mode (Right Click > Run as Administrator) and see if that helps.

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On 28/2/2018 at 4:48 PM, Cyrem said:

 

 

Try running the application in Administrator Mode (Right Click > Run as Administrator) and see if that helps.

no already tried that, it just appears at a program on second plane

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Hi everyone,

 

I followed the instructions but I have some troubles. When I try to run LegoRR.exe in the mode selection window I had this message: "Error: DirectX6 not installed"

 

What can I do?

 

Thanks

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I'm currently struggling with trying to get it to launch. The issue I'm currently having is that when I try to launch it, I have Primary Display Driver, and two Devices, but in screen modes there are no supported screen modes, in windowed or full-screen. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

For quick reference, Full screen says no supported screen modes, and windowed says no supported 32 bit modes found.


EDIT: I completely missed a step. Forgot to move the files from DGVoodoo\MS

Edited by LordVen
Absolute baffonery.

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@Cyrem, I seem to be having a unique problem, I can get the game to launch ok, but inside the fps is about 2 and every mission open is broken with fragmented pictures from apparently the start menu screen and it's impossible to escape to actually do something in the mission. Chief does his little explanation, but I can't go past that.

Here's a link to a SS of my problems.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I just want to play one of my childhood favorites again.

https://imgur.com/fsHGkvr

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This was the most helpful so far. When first loading RR, it would do nothing. Then I tried using the command prompt "bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING ON", which now is the only way I can get it to run at all. I tried Cafeteria and it ran, but with a ton of graphical bugs and lag. So much so it was unplayable. If I held the mouse still for any amount of time, all the previous locations the mouse had been would flash on the screen. Finally came across this post and downloaded dgVoodoo. Following the steps outlined in this post, I was finally able to get it to work completely how I remember it, until I got to the second mission. Now it keeps freezing and nothing I do fixes it. I have tried running in windowed mode and even tried the rr-fix that makes windowed mode look better. It always ends up freezing. 

 

Any suggestions? (You would have to make it fairly simple for me as I am new to this type of thing, but I can follow directions.) 

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On 02/03/2018 at 1:49 PM, elipson said:

 

no already tried that, it just appears at a program on second plane

 

 

Not sure I understand, it appears at a program? Will LRR run without using the configuration program?

 

On 03/03/2018 at 11:21 PM, Alessandro said:

I followed the instructions but I have some troubles. When I try to run LegoRR.exe in the mode selection window I had this message: "Error: DirectX6 not installed"

 

 

Several users have been experiencing this, oddly they're all using laptops. To be sure, is the files: DDraw.dll, D3DImm.dll, d3drm.dll all in the same folder as LegoRR.exe?

 

On 06/03/2018 at 7:42 AM, HeatStroke said:

@Cyrem, I seem to be having a unique problem, I can get the game to launch ok, but inside the fps is about 2 and every mission open is broken with fragmented pictures from apparently the start menu screen and it's impossible to escape to actually do something in the mission. Chief does his little explanation, but I can't go past that.

Here's a link to a SS of my problems.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I just want to play one of my childhood favorites again.

https://imgur.com/fsHGkvr

 

Hey HeatStroke, sorry you're getting that. Someone else has been experiencing the same thing. Have you tried both Windowed and Fullscreen mods of the game? Perhaps you could try an older (or newer) version of dgVoodoo.

 

On 21/03/2018 at 6:21 AM, LimeDovah said:

This was the most helpful so far. When first loading RR, it would do nothing. Then I tried using the command prompt "bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING ON", which now is the only way I can get it to run at all. I tried Cafeteria and it ran, but with a ton of graphical bugs and lag. So much so it was unplayable. If I held the mouse still for any amount of time, all the previous locations the mouse had been would flash on the screen. Finally came across this post and downloaded dgVoodoo. Following the steps outlined in this post, I was finally able to get it to work completely how I remember it, until I got to the second mission. Now it keeps freezing and nothing I do fixes it. I have tried running in windowed mode and even tried the rr-fix that makes windowed mode look better. It always ends up freezing. 

 

Any suggestions? (You would have to make it fairly simple for me as I am new to this type of thing, but I can follow directions.) 

 

Hmm usually Windowed mode fixes lag. Cafeteria is experimental, but the next update will be much better. You could try a different version (older/newer) of dgVoodoo & disabling visual themes, or perhaps try varios settings with Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit, available as part of ADK (just install the compatibility tool): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install

 

40 minutes ago, OsMax said:

Followed this guide but when I run LegoRR.exe nothing happens

 

Sounds like you have a copy-protected version of LRR which requires SafeDisc support on Windows, unfortunately, Microsoft removed it and thus makes games using it unable to launch normally. You may want to try the end of this guide, or locate a non-protected version of the game (sorry I can't give you a link to one).

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