I've been looking around and have noticed no-one has actually modded this game. I've seen people who are trying but have never written their results. Lego Rock Raiders is nearly a completely modifiable game(thanks to the developers that made it).

I have played LRR over and over because I believe it is a great game. But now I think its time LRR had a new lease on life since it was developed nearly 10 years ago.

I have been looking into the data files of LRR to find much of it in plain English making it easy to modify. So far in my research I have found out how to modify some general settings and modify game levels. I have also found debug keys for the game which will allow you to cheat in some ways. I will be writing about what I have found out about the game. But first I will tell you about the debug keys.

Game Debug Keys
Now there is no straight forward "start the game and hit this key" to this. You first need to turn the debug keys on. To do this you will need to modify the "LegoRR1.wad" file found in the program directory. I will now explain in steps on how to turn it on.

1. Backup the "LegoRR1.wad" file

2. Open "LegoRR1.wad" in a HEX editor. I'm using PsPad, so I recommend that program.(Don't use notepad basic it will wreck the game when you save it)

3. Click on "Search" then "Find" and type in "allowdebugkeys" as your keyword (leave ignore character case off)and hit search. It should take you straight to the word.

4.Now next to it you will find "FALSE" simply change this to "TRUE". Because "TRUE" is one character short change the HEX value of the second "E" to "09" which will then replace it with a dot.

5. Save the file. Next run the game, if you did this correctly the game will load up without a problem. If you get an error, you've done it wrong and you'll need to replace the modified file with the backed up version.

Debug Keys
Now that "AllowDebugKeys" is on simply go to any game level and press a key listed below.

[Ctrl]+[s] - Instant level win
[Ctrl]+[d] - Instant level lose
[Ctrl]+[f] - Frame Rate Monitor on/off
[Ctrl]+[g] - Memory Monitor on/off
[l] - Exit level immediately
[z] - Shake screen
[a] - Create a landslide at the cursor position
[o] - Reduce oxygen level
[m] - music on/off
[s] - sound effects on/off
[v]+ mouse over a rock raider - Pushes Rock Raider to the side
Selected Rock Raider + [f] - Damage rock raider

Note: This list may not be complete.

Well after looking into LRR for quite some time I have found it is possible to modify levels. However adding new levels may not be possible depending if the amount of levels is hard coded into the game or not. My attempts to add new levels have so far failed but still could be possible.

On the other hand however current level can be modified so it is possible for me to make a program to switch levels to a custom level.

Well thats the update so far.

can you place a tutorial on this thread?

Add my request for a tutorial as well. I've wanted to know how to do this for quite some time. Even just pointing us in the right direction.

Thanks, Ben

the debug keys doesnt doesnt make much sense but im still gonna try

Sorry I've been gone for a little while. If you want a tutorial I will make one. I've found a few programs designed for extracting the files out of the two *.WAD files. Doing modifications with these programs will be easier and safer so I will provide some links in the tut.

gmjab

Okay, I just tested out the debugmode and found a few new tings:
J places an energy fence thingy at mouse.
9 & 0 decrease/increase "3D Sound Falloff", whatever that is . . .
Y does something very strange . . . when I pressed it, it said I found an energy crystal. when I click the arrow button to jump to the location, it's outside the level. This only worked 1 time and otherwise did absolutely nothing.

Also, I have known for a few years that there is simple text data in LegoRR1.wad, but editing it caused the game to crash. I thought this was caused by notepad, but PsPad still causes it to crash, even if I only change one character. Do you know what I'm doing wrong?

Is the tut still coming up?
I have been looking for something like this for AGES
Please make it quick

Yes, I'm getting close to finishing it. Is there also anything in particular you want me to write about in addition? Also I have found two program floating around that makes editing the files really easy. I will explain how to us them and probably include the files.

sheepandshepherd, thanks for that! That is strange that PsPad editing is also cause problems. Are you sure your opening it in PsPad's HEX editor or just in plain file editing? It can only be modified in HEX mode(Right click the file and choose "PsPad HEX"). However I found 2 apps that will extract the files out of the .wad files. This means you can edit the files with just a normal text editor without causing crashes. I will explain how to using them with the tut.

gmjab

This message was edited by gmjab on Jul 15 2008.

quote gmjab

Yes Ben. I'm getting close to finishing it. Is there also anything in particular you want me to write about in addition? Also I have found two program floating around that makes editing the files really easy. I will explain how to us them and probably include the files.

quote Ben R R

quote gmjab

Yes Ben. I'm getting close to finishing it. Is there also anything in particular you want me to write about in addition? Also I have found two program floating around that makes editing the files really easy. I will explain how to us them and probably include the files.

[Rock on RR] and [Ben R R] are two different people (unless you know him from somewhere else, and he and I happen to share a name, in which case open mouth insert foot.)

Glad to here the tutorial is coming along though, what I would like to learn how to do is change the layout of the caverns, adjust elevation, change Rock Monster and Slimy Slug frequency, air lose rate, stuff like that. If you are writing the tutorial on something different, that's cool too. Anything to give a old game some new life.

Can you open an beta of the tut please?
That would be great!

P.S.

Can you put the editing programs on here please

P.S.S

If I try to use the debug keys, they dont work!!

quote Rock on RR

Can you open an beta of the tut please?
That would be great!

P.S.

Can you put the editing programs on here please

P.S.S

If I try to use the debug keys, they dont work!!

thanks man!
when i was looking into the .wad files i extracted form legoRR01.wad i went in to the help somthing section I look into a file and... IT WAS A HELP FOR AN IN GAME EDITOR!!!!!!!!
THEY were planing to add an editor to the game!!!

IM SOOOOOOO ANGRY AT THE MAKERS!!!!!

soz for dubble post but
I think that it is posible to make a level editor better as the one pland. It must have been crap if they said no to it.
so all you modders out there make a level editor.

p.s gmjab do you think that it would be posible to change the level goal?

p.s.s im using the german RR. Could that be the reson my debugkeys dont work?