LEGO ROCK RAIDERS V.1.

0
Published by LEGO Media International 1999
README file for PC version (Windows95/98)
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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Computer:

100% Windows 95/98 DirectX Compatible Computer

Game not compatible with Windows NT, OS/2, Linux or
Windows emulated operating system.

CPU:

Pentium 200 MHz MMX.

Memory:

32 MB RAM.

Video:

4 MB PCI or AGP Direct3D compatible card.

CD-ROM:

4x speed or faster CD-ROM / DVD drive.

Sound Card:

100% Windows 95/98 DirectX compatible 16-bit sound card

Input Device:
/PS2 or USB)

100% Windows 95/98 compatible mouse and keyboard (Serial

Joystick/Gamepad:

Not Used

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RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
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Computer:

100% Windows 95/98 DirectX Compatible Computer

Game not compatible with Windows NT, OS/2, Linux or
Windows emulated operating system.

CPU:

Pentium II 400 MHz MMX.

Memory:

64 MB RAM.

Video:

16/32 MB PCI or AGP Direct3D compatible card.

CD-ROM:

12x speed or faster CD-ROM / DVD drive.

Sound Card:

100% Windows 95/98 DirectX compatible 16-bit sound card

Input Device:
/PS2 or USB)

100% Windows 95/98 compatible mouse and keyboard (Serial

Joystick/Gamepad:

Not Used

DirectX
Microsoft DirectX 6.1 is included on this CD and must be installed to play LEGO
Rock Raiders. Please refer to the Troubleshooting Guide for more information abo
ut DirectX.
Note
Your system may require the 'latest' Windows 95/98 drivers for your particular h
ardware.

CD-ROM has to be present in the CD-ROM / DVD Drive for the Game to run.
Installation
Installation requires 150MB free hard drive space. (Uncompressed)*
* Uncompressed means that the hard drive has not been subjected to any form of f
ile compression that allows the hard drive space to be increased. For example un
der Windows 98 the option that would usually be used to perform this function wo
uld be DriveSpace.
Multiplayer Option
Not Available.
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ABOUT THIS README FILE
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This file contains last-minute information that may not be in the manual.
If you are having a particular problem with the game, please see the section bel
ow, "Troubleshooting".
Please note:
LEGO Media International Limited does not accept any responsibility for any prob
lems or issues encountered regarding the use of information contained within thi
s readme file.
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BASIC INFORMATION
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Q: How do I install the game?
A: Place the LEGO Rock Raiders CD into your CD ROM drive.
The installation help screen will become active after a few seconds.
Follow the instructions that are displayed and you will be informed when the ins
tallation is complete.
Note: If the autorun option does not active then this could be linked to the "
Auto Insert Notification" function being disabled on your system. See "Troublesh
ooting" regarding this.
Q: How do I run the game?
A: It is advisable to restart your computer if you have been running any other a
pplications, apart from the setup program. The game should always be played with
as few other applications running as possible, and it is best to wait for hard
disk activity to stop before running the game.
To run the game, click Start,Programs,LEGO Media,LEGO Rock Raiders. CD-ROM has t
o be present in the CD-ROM / DVD Drive for the game to run.
Q: How do I uninstall the game?
A: It is advisable to uninstall the game using the LEGO Rock Raiders Uninstall o
ption.
To uninstall the game, click Start, Programs,LEGO Media,LEGO Rock Raiders.
Note: Any saved games regarding LEGO Rock Raiders will not be removed by using
the uninstall option. These will have to be removed manually as follows: -

Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Single
Select
Choose

click with left-hand mouse button on "My Computer" icon

click on "C Drive" icon with left-hand mouse button
click on "Program Files" folder with left-hand mouse button
click on "LEGO Media" folder with left-hand mouse button
click on "Games" folder with left-hand mouse button
click on "Rock Raiders" folder with right-hand mouse button
"Delete"
"Yes" to confirm delete.

Q: What is 3D-hardware?
A: This is an optional component that maybe installed within your computer and i
s specifically designed to draw 3D scenes.
Many new computers are shipped with such hardware, although it is fairly straigh
tforward to buy 3D-hardware (Or a 3D-card) and install it yourself (you can ask
your PC Dealer about this). This game will do its best to take advantage of any
such 3D-Card installed in your computer.
Q: Should I have other programs running in the background of Windows.
A: Generally, we have found that it is not a good idea to run any other programs
while running this game. Please turn off any active screen savers while running
LEGO Rock Raiders, as they may interrupt the game and cause problems.
Various video, sound, or memory issues may occur if other programs are running,
including virus-detection utilities. This includes items that start from your St
artUp folder which were added to load programs automatically when Windows is sta
rted, such as the Microsoft Office Toolbar. Some of these programs display icons
on your taskbar. If you have icons on your taskbar, right-click on each of them
and select the option to disable, unload, or close them before running LEGO Roc
k Raiders. The next time you start your computer, these items will load once mor
e and the icons will return. If you cannot disable them from the taskbar and you
experience problems running LEGO Rock Raiders you may want to remove the progra
m shortcuts from the StartUp folder. For information about how to do this, pleas
e consult your Windows manual or your computer manufacturer.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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Q. How do I check that the Screen Resolution is correct for this game?
A. Place your mouse pointer on a clear area within the Windows desktop screen an
d using the right hand mouse button click once. A menu will be displayed from wh
ich you need to select, using your left-hand mouse button, the "Properties" opti
on. The "Display Properties" option folder is now shown and you need to select t
he "Settings" tab. Ensure that High Colour 16 bit option is set with the minimum
recommended resolution area of 640 x 480. Apply any changes and re-start your m
achine.
Q: My mouse does not operate within the game.
A: The game requires a compatible Windows 95/98 compatible mouse and driver. It
would be advisable to re-install the mouse using the Microsoft drivers for the m
ouse supplied with the Windows operating system or contact the mouse manufacture
r for compatible Windows drivers.
Q. Autorun installation of game not activated when LEGO Rock Raiders CD is place
d in CD ROM drive.
A. The Auto insert notification for your CD ROM drive must be set as active.

To check that this option is activated see the following:

Double click using your left-hand mouse button on the "My Computer" Icon
Double click using your left-hand mouse button on the "Control Panel" Icon
Double click using your left-hand mouse button on the "System" Icon
Select "Device Manager" Tab
Double click using your left-hand mouse button on the "CD ROM Option"
Double click using your left-hand mouse button on the "CD ROM drive"
Select the "Settings Tab"
Ensure that the Auto insert notification box has a tick in it.
To confirm settings click onto "OK" option with left-hand mouse button.
Q. How do I check to ensure that all of my DirectX 6.1 drivers are certified?
A. Windows 95/98 with DirectX 6.1. With DirectX 6.1, you can check for a success
ful DirectX set-up by doing the following:
Double click
Double click
Double click
Double click
Double click
Double click
(Blue circle

with left-hand mouse button on "My Computer" icon

on "C Drive" icon with left-hand mouse button
on "Program Files" icon with left-hand mouse button
on "DirectX" folder with left-hand mouse button
on "Setup" icon with left-hand mouse button
on "DXDIAG" icon with left-hand mouse button
with yellow cross within it)

The screen that appears has multiple tabs along the top. You will want to click
on the DirectX Drivers tab. All of the drivers are listed separately and you wil
l find a "Notes" field along the bottom. Within the notes field any problems enc
ountered will be listed. If one or more of the items are listed as uncertified,
this is most likely causing the problem you are having. Most often, the drivers
that are not certified are either the Primary Display Driver and/or the Audio dr
iver (Please Note: some manufacturers do not have certified drivers available fo
r thier components, although the game may still run corectly). Most manufacturer
s of video cards and sound cards are releasing updated drivers for Windows 95/98
to meet the DirectX standard. You will want to contact the manufacturer of any
component that is not supported and ask them about obtaining drivers that suppor
t DirectX.
Q: DXSetup Error -7 or -8
A: You may see the error DXSetup Error -7 or DXSetup Error -8 during the install
ation of DirectX if you do not have Audio Compression, Sound Recorder or Volume
Control installed on your computer prior to installing DirectX 6.1 this could ca
use this error to appear.
Adding Sound Recorder, Volume Control and Audio Compression. The Sound Recorder,
Volume Control and Audio Compression are necessary components of Windows when u
sing DirectX 6.1 If they were not installed when Windows was set up, you will wa
nt to add them before installing LEGO Rock Raiders. DirectX will ask for your Wi
ndows CD during installation if it does not find these components, which may cau
se the DirectX installation to be incomplete and you may see the error DXSetup
Error -7 or DXSetup Error -8 after changing to the Windows CD. If this happens,
reboot your computer and follow these steps.
To add these Windows components:
Double
Double
Double
Select
Scroll

click using your left-hand mouse button on the "My Computer" Icon
click using your left-hand mouse button on the "Control Panel" Icon
click using your left-hand mouse button on the "Add/Remove Programs"
"Windows Setup" Tab
down to Multimedia and select Details.

Check the boxes next to Audio Compression, Sound Recorder and Volume
Control.
Click OK, then OK again to close both of these windows.
You will be prompted for your Windows 95/98 CD.
When these steps are complete, you may continue with the installation of DirectX
6.1.
Q: What is DirectX?
A: The DirectX platform provides an environment that allows developers to use a
standardised format when programming an application. This makes it easier to sup
port a wide variety of different hardware features. Prior to DirectX, developers
were forced to write hardware-specific code (With a specific driver for each di
fferent piece of hardware). DirectX is a library provided by Microsoft to run in
side the operating system and provide programmers with seamless access to all of
the hardware features available today.
NOTE:
We have found that some older systems may contain hardware that may not be fully
DirectX compatible. For optimum performance in LEGO Rock Raiders, your system m
ust fully support DirectX. Fortunately, many manufacturers are releasing updated
drivers, although you may find that certain older cards are not supported any l
onger.
If you are unsure whether or not your system will support DirectX, please contac
t the manufacturer of your system for more information.
DirectDraw
DirectDraw allows programmers to directly access video hardware and memory. This
improves performance while still maintaining compatibility with Windows.
Direct3D
Direct3D provides direct access to 3D hardware. Direct3D is designed to work wit
h the majority of 3D cards on the market, giving programmers an easier interface
to your 3D hardware. Using Direct3D with your 3D accelerator can provide speed
improvements as well as better image quality.
DirectSound
DirectSound is the wave-audio part of DirectX, which provides full functionality
and hardware acceleration to the sound device. This allows for all the features
of audio hardware to be used, including support for 3D positional and interacti
ve sound.
DirectInput
DirectInput provides support for input devices including mice, keyboards, joysti
cks and other game controllers. Direct Input gives faster access to input data b
y communicating directly to the hardware driver rather than relying on Windows t
o do so.
DirectPlay
This is the multiplayer gaming module in DirectX, which provides access to netwo
rking functionality for gaming. DirectPlay supports direct serial connections, m
odem play, LAN play and Internet Play (Please Note: these features are not suppo
rted by this game).

DirectX Driver Issues

We suggest using the DirectX 6.1 drivers that are recommended during the install
ation of DirectX unless you experience problems after installing DirectX. The on
ly time that this does not apply is when a section in this troubleshooting guide
that pertains to your hardware specifically tells you to use a different driver
. This is particularly true for video card drivers.
Effects of Video Card Driver Installation by DirectX
When DirectX is being installed, some video card utilities may be disabled, such
as Diamond Multimedia's In Control Tools, STB Vision95, or Creative Labs Graphi
cs Control utilities. You may no longer be able to access them through their tas
kbar icon and the options for changing your video properties may change back to
standard Windows options.
DirectX may not recommend changing the driver for your card at all because you m
ay be using these utilities to customise your desktop display and removing them
may have adverse effects on your computer.
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3D-HARDWARE DRIVERS
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Q: What is a 3D-hardware driver?
A: Also known as a 3D-card driver, it is part of the software interface that thi
s game uses to communicate with the 3D-hardware in your computer. You may need t
o update your driver if the game is not running properly, e.g. if you see an err
or box when running the game, or the game doesn't run very smoothly, or the grap
hics appear to flicker.
Q: I need the latest driver for my 3D-hardware. How do I get it?
A: The best way is to download it using the Internet. Alternatively you could co
ntact your 3D-hardware manufacturer or PC Dealer/Helpline and they should be abl
e to send you a disk containing the latest driver.
Some sites for 3D-hardware drivers are:
http://www.drivershq.com
http://www.download.com
http://www.3dfx.com (for 3Dfx based cards)
More site information is shown under "Web Site Addresses"
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SUPPORTED 3D-HARDWARE
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This game uses Direct3D to support most recent 3D-hardware chipsets.
The following 3D-chipsets have been tested:
ATi Rage 128
ATi Rage Pro
ATi Rage IIc
Voodoo Banshee
Voodoo3
Matrox MGA 400

Matrox MGA 200

S3 Trio 3D
SiS
TNT
TNT2
Savage 4
Intel i740
STB Velocity 3D
Permedia 2
Note: Your card must have at least 4Mb of memory available.
Most recent cards qualify for this, although for details you will have to refer
to your system documentation or 3D-hardware documentation.
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GRAPHICS CARDS
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LEGO Rock Raiders has been tested against the following graphic cards:
Note:
All of these cards had the latest manufacturers drivers installed.
See web site addresses for manufacturer Internet address.
ATi Rage 128 AGP
ATi Rage IIc AGP
ATi Rage Pro Turbo AGP
ATi Rage Pro AGP
ATi All-In-Wonder Pro AGP
ATi Xpert@Work AGP
Voodoo3 2000 PCI/AGP
Voodoo3 3000 AGP
Matrox G400 AGP
Matrox G200 AGP
SiS 6326 AGP
Diamond Viper 330 AGP
Diamond Viper V770/770 Ultra AGP
3D Blaster Banshee PCI/AGP
Savage 4 AGP
STB Velocity 3D
Intel i740 AGP
Viewtop Permedia 2 AGP
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NETWORK GAMES
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Not supported in this game.
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OTHER ISSUES
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If you are having a major difficulty with the game:
1) Please make sure you have tried:

Restarting your PC
Closing as many other applications as possible
Defragmenting your Hard Drive to maximize access to files
Waiting for hard disk activity to stop
Ensure that you have all of the latest drivers
Ensure that all of your DirectX drivers are all certified
Uninstall and reinstall the Game.

2) Please make sure you have thoroughly read the "TROUBLESHOOTING" section above
.
3) If you are still having problems, please see the "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" section
below.
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KNOWN ISSUES
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1. On 32MB machines the game may run slowly due to the in-game audio help. To ov
ercome this there are 2 versions of LEGO Rock
Raiders on this CD. The first i
s STANDARD MODE for 32MB users and HIGH MODE for 64MB+ users. You can choose the
desired
version from the START/PROGRAMS/LEGO MEDIA/ROCK RAIDERS path.
2. On certain graphics cards we have found that textures may appear corrupt. Cer
tain cards come with utilities allowing the
user to alter texture memory, ra
ising/lowering the texture memory can sometimes improve gamespeed.
3. If altering the utilities for your graphics card doesn't improve the performa
nce, you can try one of the following
'command-line' instructions:
-nosound (This will remove ALL sound except for
video sequences in the game)
-ftm (This makes you videocard use all available
texture memory)
-fvf (This can overcome 'fogging' on certain car
ds)
-reward (This disables the animation on the rewa
rd screen)
-nom (This disables texture management for Voodo
o2 based cards)
To add these one (or more) of these lines you must 'right click' on the LEGO
Rock Raiders icon on your desktop and select
'Properties', you will then see
the 'Target' line. Click in the box and then scroll with the 'right cursor arrow
' until
you reach the end of the line, you should then press the 'space bar
' once and then add the relevant 'command line'.
4. We have found that certain graphics cards are unable to handle the transparen
cies LEGO Rock Raiders uses and therefore
will display Grey or Black 'Boxe
s' at times. Unfortunatley, there is no way of recifying this other than to obta
in updated
drivers from the manufacturer of the graphics card to see if this
solves the issue.
5. You may find that the game takes a while to start once you run LEGO Rock Raid
ers, this is because the program installs the
main 'engine' and therefore tak
e a while.

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WEB SITE ADDRESSES
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3Dfx Interactive
Acer
Alliance Semiconductor
Asus
ATI Technologies
Aureal Semiconductor
Aztech Labs
Canopus
Cirrus Logic
Compaq
Creative Labs
Crystal Semiconductor
DELL Computer
Diamond Multimedia
Elsa
Ensoniq
ESS Technologies
Gateway 2000
Guillemot
Hercules
Hewlett Packard
IBM
Intel
Intergraph
Jaton
Matrox
Media Vision
MediaSonic
Number Nine
Oak Technology
OPTi
Orchid
Packard Bell
Real 3D
Rendition
STB Systems
Trident
Turtle Beach
Yamaha

www.3dfx.com
www.acer.com
www.alsc.com
www.asus.com
www.atitech.com
www.a3d.com
www.aztechca.com or www.aztech.com.sg
www.canopuscorp.com
www.cirrus.com
www.compaq.com
www.creativelabs.com
www.crystal.com
www.dell.com
www.diamondmm.com
www.elsa.com
www.ensoniq.com
www.esstech.com
www.gateway2000.com
www.guillemot.com
www.hercules.com
www.hp.com
www.ibm.com
www.intel.com
www.intergraph.com
www.jaton.com
www.matrox.com
www.svtus.com
www.mediasonic.com
www.nine.com
www.oaktech.com
www.opti.com
www.orchid.com
www.packardbell.com
www.real3d.com
www.rendition.com
www.stb.com
www.tridentmicro.com
www.tbeach.com
www.yamaha.com

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT UK ONLY
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Technical Support:
Fax:
Email:
Support Times:

0870 600 3003

0870 600 3004
help@uk.legomedia.com
09.30 - 18.30 Monday - Friday
(Excluding Weekends and Bank Holidays)

World Wide Web:

www.legomedia.com

Address:

Technical Support
LEGO Media International Limited

100 Hammersmith Road

London
W6 7JP
England
In the unlikely event of a software fault or incompatibility with your hardware
please return the complete package, with your receipt, to the original place of
purchase.
If you do telephone, please be sitting in front of your computer (if possible) a
nd be sure to provide us with as much information as possible. Make sure to note
the exact type of hardware that you are using in your system, including:
- Speed and Manufacturer of your Processor.
- Make & Model of your Sound Card and Video Card.
- Make & Model of your CD-ROM or DVD Drive
- Amount of RAM present.
- Any additional Hardware and Peripherals.
- Any error information.
- A complete list of DirectX information (this can be obtained by selecting 'Sav
e All Information' whilst on the main DXDIAG page, see DirectX section of trou
bleshooting).
Note: If you have any problems in obtaining any System Information please consul
t your System supplier.
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