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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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Thx Cyrem, that worked. 

 

Last minor detail is the missing ä, ö and ü but thats minor. :3

 

[EDIT]

I fixed that too with the proper WAD Files. ^^

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I follow the steps thoroughly. I am currently using Voodoo 2.62, but seem to have the same issue as @WillRousee where the screen is all black, and all I can hear is the intro logo, and after that it freezes.

 

In case you need the info, my GPU is AMD RX480

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Hey hey! ^^
I followed the steps above, but on step 5 when I load up LRR and the modes appear, I don't have the "dgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper (display)" option as the driver. Instead I only have "Primary Display Driver (display)". I'm very new to this so it's probably just me being thick, but I'm not sure where I went wrong.
Also happy new year all!

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21 hours ago, Bananatron said:

Hey hey! ^^
I followed the steps above, but on step 5 when I load up LRR and the modes appear, I don't have the "dgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper (display)" option as the driver. Instead I only have "Primary Display Driver (display)". I'm very new to this so it's probably just me being thick, but I'm not sure where I went wrong.
Also happy new year all!


Hmm interesting. Perhaps try setting LegoRR.exe properties to run as an Administrator with Reduced Colour Mode (16bit) - available under in the Compatibility tab. Otherwise maybe try starting again and re-going over the steps? Alternatively, you could try ddrawcompat by placing it's ddraw.dll into the folder (remove dgvoodoo first) and trying to start the game.

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Thanks! I don't know what I did, but in the device box, "MMX Emulation (dgVoodoo Hardware Accelerated Device)" has now appeared. It all works now : D

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I have installed this game following all the steps, using both dgvoodoo executables, using the right compatibility settings and the gameplay screen still keeps going blank after several seconds from starting a level every single time! I'm using the Fun Club re-release of the game, which I copied onto my computer via DaemonTools. This problem previously only occurred after a while of gameplay, but now it happens within seconds of the first level I play. The menus work fine, but after this happens, the rockslide transitions between menus disappears. And yes I have tried restarting my game, but it always keeps happening every time within missions. I also tried the latest dgvoodoo executables, but still have the same problems. I don't know what else to do! Please help!

 

P.S. If this helps, I have a Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 graphics card on my laptop.

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i'm having a similar issue to cyberbrickmaster86 but instead of going blank, my screen just freezes. but the game keeps running. 

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Hello, 

first of all thanks for this great solution to play my old childhood game during corona :D

 

But now i come up with a problem..

I did all the stuff and it works fine. Im running LRR as admin.

My problem is, that the game crushes for no reasons. Sometimes this happens and in levels that take longer this is something really disapointing. 

Someone has a solution to fix this?

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On 5/1/2020 at 4:31 PM, marc1234 said:

Hello, 

first of all thanks for this great solution to play my old childhood game during corona :D

 

But now i come up with a problem..

I did all the stuff and it works fine. Im running LRR as admin.

My problem is, that the game crushes for no reasons. Sometimes this happens and in levels that take longer this is something really disapointing. 

Someone has a solution to fix this?

 

This is the unfortunate reality of running LRR. However, there are some fixes in Community Edition, so you can try using that.

You can also try different versions of dgVoodoo. I have the best experience with 2.53.

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I followed the instructions, but when i go to the device portion of mode selection it mearly says 'error: direct X6 not installed

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