LEGO Racers 2 Rocket Racers Car

[RocketRacer123]

How do we get Rocket Racers Car to play with on Lego Racers 2?

[Zed]

Hello, and welcome to RRU!
 
With the original game, it isn't possible (at least as far as I know) to get his car. However, we can use any bricks/chassis on our own cars by simply modding the game:
 
To mod the game, you will first need to download either >UNGTC or >Developer Mode Patcher (I recommend DMP since you don't have to rebuild the GAMEDATA.gtc file in your LR2 directory). Once you have installed either one and extracted the .gtc file, you can use all of the bricks and chassis (including ones that you couldn't normally access) by following the directions in >this topic.

[RocketRacer123]

When you say "extract the .gtc file" what exactly do mean? Do you mean delete it?

 

Thank you

[Zed]

When you say "extract the .gtc file" what exactly do mean? Do you mean delete it?

 

UNGTC doesn't work on my computer for some reason, so I don't exactly know how to extract the .gtc with that, but i'm pretty sure it works the same as Developer Mode Patcher.

 

Anyways, if you've already downloaded DMP, you will first want to make sure that the .zip folder is extracted. This can be done by simply right clicking on the .zip and then choosing the extract option. Once you have done that, run LR2DeveloperPatcher.exe. A small window should pop up. Next, click on Browse and choose the Lego Racers 2.exe file in your LR2 directory. Also make sure that Lego Racers 2 is selected and that Extract gamedata is checked. Finally, click the Patch button. Once the extraction is complete, a folder titled "game data" will appear in your directory. From there, you can make any changes to the game you want without having to rebuild a new .gtc file. Whatever you do, do not delete the .gtc file.

 

I hope this helps

[RocketRacer123]

Thank you very much fo your reply but I am struggling somewhat as I am unable to find the zip folder. Please can you advise where I can find this folder.

[Zed]

Thank you very much fo your reply but I am struggling somewhat as I am unable to find the zip folder. Please can you advise where I can find this folder.

Absolutely!

 

So once you've downloaded an extractor, you will need to find the location the .zip was saved to. If your web browser is firefox, you should see the .zip in C:users(your username)downloads. But if you use another browser that allows you to choose where to save a file, the .zip will be wherever you saved it to. If you don't remember where you saved it, just download the extractor's .zip again and save it anywhere where you won't lose it. After the download is complete, go straight to the .zip's location and extract the file from there. Once the .zip is done being extracted, a new window should open up with the unzipped folder. If you don't get this window, you will most likely find the folder in the same location as the .zip. Go in that folder and then you can run the .exe and extract the .gtc

[CVDek]

It is also possible via memory editor to add RR Car as ome of your "car creator cars". Since chassis/wheels/bricks/brick pos are saved as those.

You can do it by finding the address of the car you want to replace in the memory editor (those are static for every Carslot in Car Builder / Adventure Mode) and save it.

I added the addresses into a CT and uploaded it.

F8 is used as hotkey to automaticly change the Value to the Rocket Racer Car
Download
This CT only includes the Car 1 of every World in Car builder. (If you want Car 2/3/4 just add "+2FA" for each slot at the end of the address i.e. {"LEGO Racers 2.exe"+***+2FA+2FA} for Car 3) - NOT the Adventure Cars.
Keep in mind that the Car on your first Car Builder slot of each world will be REPLACED (The first car you built yourself - not the basic preset cars like the digger etc.).
If you start a new Adventure/New World in Adventure Mode/Quickrace you are able to select the Rocket Racer Car in the prebuilt Cars.

And then replace the Hex with RR's Car Hex

05 00 00 00 13 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 9A 99 99 BF 86 5A 53 BC 9B 5A 2E C0 9A 99 99 3F C3 4C CB 3F 33 72 1E 40 CD CC 4C BE C0 09 C1 3F D0 4E F6 BF F8 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 DC 8D 3F 00 13 9B 3D 3A 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 CD CC 4C 3E C0 09 C1 3F D0 4E F6 BF F8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 F0 97 3F E0 36 F6 BF 29 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

You have to do this for all 5 Worlds - it works in Adventure Mode.
(The RR Car can't be rebuilt exactly otherwise... even if you unlocked all parts via modding - the brick positions are off)


For the people that want to play as Rocket Racer in Adventure mode I made this Savegame

Rocket Racer Savegame

0% Progress.

Name: Rocket Racer
(this might "reset" to Rocket Rac2UP if you are unlucky - It happens after every Gamestart - Fix can be found below)

Car(Sandy Bay): Rocket Racer Car
(The Rocket Racer Car for the other worlds can be found in the prebuild Cars - also usable in Quickrace mode)

Mini Figure: Rocket Racer

!!!ATTENTION!!!
This Savegame will probably crash your game if you try to use the 2 Player Mode

Download | "Install" | Hotfix

Download

• Go to "C:Users%Username%DocumentsGamesLEGO Racers 2Saved Games"
• Now make a backup of your old "GameSave.dat" by for example renaming it to something else (MyGameSave.dat or something).
• Rename put the file you downloaded into the same folder where you found the file you just renamed and rename the downloaded one to "GameSave.dat"
• Start your game and enjoy playing as Rocket Racer in the Adventure Mode

Hotfix in case of Name resetting (might happen after EVERY gamestart)

• Start up your LEGO Racers 2 and go into Adventure Mode
• Start up Cheat Engine and attach it to your LEGO Racers 2
• Change Value Type to "Array of Bytes"
• Scan for
  

  52 00 4F 00 43 00 4B 00 45 00 54 00 20 00 52 00 41 00 43

• Replace the Values of ALL found Addresses with
  

  52 00 4F 00 43 00 4B 00 45 00 54 00 20 00 52 00 41 00 43 00 45 00 52 00 00

• Close Cheat Engine and start up your Adventure Mode

[RocketRacer123]

Dear Experts,

Thank you for your advice. We have now successfully run the .exe program but we cannot see how to extract the .gtc file. Can you help us with this please.

Thank you.

It's ok. I've worked it out now. Thanks a lot for your help! :)

[Rock Monster]

RocketRacer123, have you tried using the modding tutorial by JimbobJeffers? It's very useful. 

[MinifigRenderer]

I used hex editor to change a car from dino island to rocket racers car.

[Fluffy Cupcake]

Why don't you just file swap?

[MinifigRenderer]

That's what I've done now. And I made sure I made backups of the original files

[dy_enforcer]

I already got rocket racer's car but what about playing as rocket racer himself. How do we get him?

[lol username]

A) Use Cheat Engine to set your character parts to him, or

B) Swap out the head model and textures of a player character set with his.

[dy_enforcer]

A) Use Cheat Engine to set your character parts to him, or

B) Swap out the head model and textures of a player character set with his.

I would prefer the latter aka letter B but how to do it?

[lol username]

18 minutes ago, dy_enforcer said:

I would prefer the latter aka letter B but how to do it?

I've seen you replacing player character textures + head model(s) with custom ones before... Just get Rocket Racer's head model, and his head/torso/legs textures, and replace some of the player character stuff with them.

[dy_enforcer]

 

53 minutes ago, Terrev said:

I've seen you replacing player character textures + head model(s) with custom ones before... Just get Rocket Racer's head model, and his head/torso/legs textures, and replace some of the player character stuff with them.

Sorry for being a newbie but do I need to overwrite it by changing to let's say Player one's textures?

For example. change text from RocketRacers face to Playerone's face.

[lol username]

3 minutes ago, dy_enforcer said:

 

Sorry for being a newbie but do I need to overwrite it by changing to let's say Player one's textures?

Yes. And the MD2 in HEADS\MODELS or wherever they all are, as well (which is the head + hat/hair/helmet model).

 

3 minutes ago, dy_enforcer said:

For example. change text from RocketRacers face to Playerone's face.

Other way around.

[dy_enforcer]

13 hours ago, Terrev said:

  11 hours ago, dy_enforcer said:

 

Sorry for being a newbie but do I need to overwrite it by changing to let's say Player one's textures?

Yes. And the MD2 in HEADS\MODELS or wherever they all are, as well (which is the head + hat/hair/helmet model).

 

  11 hours ago, dy_enforcer said:

For example. change text from RocketRacers face to Playerone's face.

Other way around.

 

I copied the textures from Player one to Rocket racer but it shows a white face with no print and after a few seconds, it crashed

[lol username]

1 hour ago, dy_enforcer said:

 

I copied the textures from Player one to Rocket racer but it shows a white face with no print and after a few seconds, it crashed

Again, other way around... Copy from Rocket Racer to Player One (or whichever player you want to replace). And copy, don't cut or delete the originals.

[dy_enforcer]

2 hours ago, Terrev said:

Again, other way around... Copy from Rocket Racer to Player One (or whichever player you want to replace). And copy, don't cut or delete the originals.

My fault. I was suppose to:

1. copy all Rocket Racer textures first

2. paste it in a new folder

3. change text to any player and

4. copy and paste it back to where it was. characters/heads/textures, bodies/textures, etc.

All fixed, sorry for the trouble back there. Again, still new to this modding thing but I already know how the basics work. Thanks.

[bradleybrand]

2019: Is their a easy way, which works, of implementing Rocket Racer as a playable character and car?

[Kvlt]

On 8/9/2014 at 4:35 PM, CVDek said:

It is also possible via memory editor to add RR Car as ome of your "car creator cars". Since chassis/wheels/bricks/brick pos are saved as those.

You can do it by finding the address of the car you want to replace in the memory editor (those are static for every Carslot in Car Builder / Adventure Mode) and save it.

 

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And then replace the Hex with RR's Car Hex

 

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You have to do this for all 5 Worlds - it works in Adventure Mode.
(The RR Car can't be rebuilt exactly otherwise... even if you unlocked all parts via modding - the brick positions are off)


For the people that want to play as Rocket Racer in Adventure mode I made this Savegame

 

Hidden Content

Hidden Content

0% Progress.

Name: Rocket Racer
(this might "reset" to Rocket Rac2UP if you are unlucky - It happens after every Gamestart - Fix can be found below)

Car(Sandy Bay): Rocket Racer Car
(The Rocket Racer Car for the other worlds can be found in the prebuild Cars - also usable in Quickrace mode)

Mini Figure: Rocket Racer

!!!ATTENTION!!!
This Savegame will probably crash your game if you try to use the 2 Player Mode

Download | "Install" | Hotfix

 

Hidden Content

 

I ended up using this save file to play as Rocket Racer 2, but I'd like to change my name and also the in-game portrait (during conversations in Adventure Mode) and pieces used to build the character.
I know I can simply replace the character pieces with Rocket Racer's files, but I do not know which pieces are used by this save file.
I'm not at all experienced with Cheat Engine so if anyone could help me out, I'd greatly appreciate it.