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2026-03-06T05:49:53Z

Reverted edit by PawPatroler (2025) (talk) to last revision by Yera414

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PawPatroler (2025): PawPatroler (2025) changed the content model of the page Compatibility Issues from "wikitext" to "JavaScript"

2026-03-05T19:03:00Z

PawPatroler (2025) changed the content model of the page Compatibility Issues from "wikitext" to "JavaScript"

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Yera414: added an undocumented bug.

2026-02-19T18:39:11Z

added an undocumented bug.

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	[[LEGO Island]] was written in 1997 for Microsoft Windows 95. Since then, Windows has gone through several changes, many of which have inadvertently affected the aging LEGO Island code. This is a list of known '''compatibility issues''' running LEGO Island on modern versions of Windows.		[[LEGO Island]] was written in 1997 for Microsoft Windows 95. Since then, Windows has gone through several changes, many of which have inadvertently affected the aging LEGO Island code. This is a list of known '''compatibility issues''' running LEGO Island on modern versions of Windows.

			== D3DRM.DLL from 2001 "flickers" when rendering ==

			'''Affects:''' Windows 7 SP1?

			'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around an now-obsolete DirectX API called [[Direct3D Retained Mode]]. The d3drm.dll from 2001
			sometimes flickers with a white screen on my machine and possibly others.
			'''Solution:'''
			Use the d3drm.dll provided on any LEGO Island disc (yes even the pre-alpha).

	== D3DRM.DLL was not found ==		== D3DRM.DLL was not found ==

MKIdos: /* LEGO Island often crashes upon exit */Edited out the rebuilder section.

2026-02-09T18:14:54Z

LEGO Island often crashes upon exit: Edited out the rebuilder section.

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	'''Solutions:'''		'''Solutions:'''
	* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine.		* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine (if you have one at all).
	* Use the [[LEGO Island Rebuilder]], which has an option to fix the exit crash.

	== Save files don't actually save ==		== Save files don't actually save ==

MKIdos: /* LEGO Island often crashes upon exit */Built upon my last addition, small change, just added a link to the LEGO Island Rebuilder, which i did not add previously.

2026-02-09T17:34:41Z

LEGO Island often crashes upon exit: Built upon my last addition, small change, just added a link to the LEGO Island Rebuilder, which i did not add previously.

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	'''Solutions:'''		'''Solutions:'''
	* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine.		* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine.
	* Use the LEGO Island Rebuilder, which has an option to fix the exit crash.		* Use the [[LEGO Island Rebuilder]], which has an option to fix the exit crash.

	== Save files don't actually save ==		== Save files don't actually save ==

MKIdos: /* LEGO Island often crashes upon exit */Added some extra content. Specifically adding the usage of the LEGO Island Rebuilder as a solution to exit crash and adding ways to run older versions of Windows.

2026-02-09T17:32:36Z

LEGO Island often crashes upon exit: Added some extra content. Specifically adding the usage of the LEGO Island Rebuilder as a solution to exit crash and adding ways to run older versions of Windows.

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	'''Solutions:'''		'''Solutions:'''
	* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug).		* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine.
			* Use the LEGO Island Rebuilder, which has an option to fix the exit crash.

	== Save files don't actually save ==		== Save files don't actually save ==

BunnyNabbit: /* Textures are heavily glitched */ Add descriptive ALT text to Windows_10_1809_Ramp_Bug.png

2025-07-03T18:22:48Z

Textures are heavily glitched: Add descriptive ALT text to Windows_10_1809_Ramp_Bug.png

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	'''Description:''' When using "Ramp Emulation" mode, all 3D textures are heavily glitched. Bitmaps remain normal:		'''Description:''' When using "Ramp Emulation" mode, all 3D textures are heavily glitched. Bitmaps remain normal:

	<center>[[File:Windows_10_1809_Ramp_Bug.png]]</center>		<center>[[File:Windows_10_1809_Ramp_Bug.png\|alt=Inside the Information Center. The Infomaniac is centered on the screen and is showing glitched textures. His arms and face are notably distorted and appears as a noisy, static-like texture consisting mostly of yellow, green and black pixels. His legs and hands appear as gray, along with his hat which is momentarily being tossed above him. His shirt only appears discolored, being more yellow than usual. The two flowers sitting on the red railing are also distorted in the same way. The Information Center's background remains normal.]]</center>

	This is a DirectX incompatibility introduced in Windows 10 1809. The exact cause is unclear.		This is a DirectX incompatibility introduced in Windows 10 1809. The exact cause is unclear.

YOUARENOTAWELL: /* LEGO Island often crashes upon exit */

2025-06-23T14:59:16Z

LEGO Island often crashes upon exit

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	'''Affects:''' Windows 7+ (earlier versions may be affected too)		'''Affects:''' Windows 7+ (earlier versions may be affected too)

	'''Description:''' When trying to exit, the game may glitch up and crash. The cause of this is ~~unknown~~, ~~but~~ is ~~presumably a change in one~~ of ~~the~~ Windows~~/DirectX APIs that LEGO Island uses~~.		'''Description:''' When trying to exit, the game may glitch up and crash. The cause of this is due to [[ISLE.EXE]] not initiallizing a variable before sending it to [[LEGO1.DLL]], although it is still unknown why older versions of Windows are not affected.

	'''Solutions:'''		'''Solutions:'''

BunnyNabbit: /* D3DRM.DLL was not found */Add ALT text to image

2025-06-23T12:40:55Z

D3DRM.DLL was not found: Add ALT text to image

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	'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around an now-obsolete DirectX API called [[Direct3D Retained Mode]]. It was seldom used and quietly dropped in Windows Vista.		'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around an now-obsolete DirectX API called [[Direct3D Retained Mode]]. It was seldom used and quietly dropped in Windows Vista.

	<center>[[File:D3drm_error.PNG]]</center>		<center>[[File:D3drm_error.PNG\|alt=ISLE.EXE - System Error. The code execution cannot proceed because d3drm.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.]]</center>

	'''Solution:'''		'''Solution:'''

Astronomicality22: /* General instability, graphical glitches, driving scenes unplayable, etc. */Added a comment about some computers not working with it.

2025-04-10T16:50:34Z

General instability, graphical glitches, driving scenes unplayable, etc.: Added a comment about some computers not working with it.

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	'''Affects:''' Most recent versions of Windows		'''Affects:''' Most recent versions of Windows

	'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around a very old version of DirectDraw, including a [[Direct3D Retained Mode\|retained mode API]] (D3DRM) that is not only unsupported now, it's also been dropped from Windows/DirectX entirely. Many of its DirectDraw function calls are obsolete, deprecated and/or completely abandoned now.		'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around a very old version of DirectDraw, including a [[Direct3D Retained Mode\|retained mode API]] (D3DRM) that is not only unsupported now, it's also been dropped from Windows/DirectX entirely. Many of its DirectDraw function calls are obsolete, deprecated and/or completely abandoned now. There is one specific case, on some XP computers (around the time of Vista-compatible stickers) AUTORUN.EXE, and ISLE.EXE are shown as non-compatible Win32 applications, and will refuse to run (has not been tested with Rebuilder, that might fix it).

	<center>[[File:Screenshot (165).png]]</center>		<center>[[File:Screenshot (165).png]]</center>