Arena:Files

Arena, the full game

Since the 10th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series, Arena has been free to download.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
ElderScrollsArena_Deluxe_DOS_Mac.7z	17 July 2018	25.08 MB	Arena, both floppy disk and deluxe editions, placed in a DOSBox wrapper, pre-installed and configured specifically for macOS users. Requires macOS 10.6 or later.
ArenaSetup.exe	17 August 2013	30.5 MB	ArenaSetup was created for easy installation of a ready-to-play Arena CD Version 1.07 on modern Windows systems. The game runs within its own pre-configured DOSBox. Optional translation(s) are available during the install. Here is the direct download link if the webpage doesn't load properly.
Arena106Setup.zip	6 May 2004	8.8 MB	Bethesda Softworks previously provided this official Arena installer through Bethesda.net (now their "Download the Full Game" link leads instead to the Arena Steam page). Note that this is the floppy-disk 1.06 version, so the CD version's cutscene audio is not included (Steam, on the other hand, now provides the 1.07 CD version, as does GOG.com). Official Bethesda support for Arena can be found here.

Official Patches and Utilities

The latest Arena patches, official game utilities, and other files released by Bethesda.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
arupd6.zip	16 October 1998	255 KB	The latest official Arena patch 1.06. To apply, download and unzip into your game directory.
ARUPD5.ZIP	1 January 1995	245 KB	The official Arena patch 1.05. To apply, download and unzip into your game directory.
ARUPD4A.ZIP	1 September 1994	198 KB	The official Arena patch 1.04. To apply, download and unzip into your game directory.
ArenaManual.zip	18 January 2010	1 MB	Manual and Addendum PDFs from the CD version.
arenadmo.zip	20 May 2003	1.8 MB	Demo of the floppy-disk version of Arena.
ARENASLD.ZIP	29 December 2010	507 KB	A slideshow of Arena screenshots showing beta elements, released almost a year before the demo.
ARENA.ZIP	28 December 2010	510 KB	A second slideshow of Arena screenshots from shortly before the game's release.

Translations

Arena in other languages.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
ProjetFrenchArena	18 January 2010	1.25 MB	Projet French Arena is an unofficial French translation of Arena.
Arena_RU	9 May 2015	1.6 MB	Unofficial Russian translation.
TES Arena ReFonted for Spanish	21 Jun 2016	3 KB	Unofficial Spanish translation, hosted on Nexus.
Tes Arena Türkçe Çeviri Çalışması	8 July 2017	7.60 MB	Unofficial Turkish translation, hosted on Nexus.

Save Game Editors

Edit just about anything you want to in your save files.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
arena102.zip	5 June 1994	34 KB	Money and stats cheat programs, complete with how-to.
arenaedt.zip	24 March 1995	50 KB	Text-based save game editor allowing changes to attributes, gold, and experience.
arenaed.zip	10 June 1994	131 KB	Full save game editor with Borland-style text UI.
ArenaMoneyCheat	4 June 2015	6 KB	Text-based save game editor that provides 64,000 gold (a more convenient version of Gladu's money cheat).

Saved Games

The following are user-submitted save files from Arena. Please feel free to add your own saves, provided they're useful or notable in some way. See sections below table for instructions.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
EDIIH.ZIP	9 November 1995	46 KB	Ediih, 13th-level Knight. All stats at 100, with the exception of Intelligence. A few artifacts and staff pieces.
SPLLSWRD.ZIP	13 May 1996	56 KB	Level 22 Spellsword with some nice equipment.
LilithChan.zip	24 February 2008	149 KB	A modded level 229 Dark Elf Sorceress with maxed-out stats, all spells, and over 30,000 health for those who keep dying in the game.
Ka'dar Namarri.zip	28 March 2015	204 KB	Ka'dar Namarri, an unmodded level 5 male Khajiit Thief with some basic equipment to start as a budding adventurer on their way to greatness.
Cynrik.zip	22 June 2015	44 KB	A Level 8 male Redguard Bard named Ennah in a random dungeon in Skyrim.
Selene Gray-Thuxis.zip	22 September 2020	85 KB	Files for two save slots of a level 23 Argonian Ranger named Selene Gray-Thuxis. The first save is after completion of the main quest, the second is near the end of that quest, in front of the Imperial Palace. Artifacts obtained: Ebony Mail plus two readings from the Oghma Infinium.

Exporting Arena Save-Games (DOS)

Arena comes with the ability to store ten different saved games. Data for each save are spread across multiple files in the Arena directory. All files ending with a .00 extension are associated with the first slot in the list of saved games, all files ending with .01 are associated with the second slot, and so on through files ending in .09 for the tenth slot.

Names for each slot (i.e., the text entered while saving) are stored in the NAMES.DAT file. These names are 48 characters long and padded on the right by the X'00' character and thus cannot be edited with a normal text editor. However, there is absolutely no link between the names in NAMES.DAT and your save files. The link is between the slot itself (irrespective of the name) and the saved game files' extension. So, for the purpose of exporting or importing saved games, NAMES.DAT is optional.

To export a saved game from Arena, first create a place to put the files. If you are at a DOS command prompt, the command md ArenaSavedGame will create a folder in which to put the saved game. The command copy *.00 C:\ArenaSavedGame will then put a copy of all the save-game files associated with the top save slot into the "ArenaSavedGame" folder. Those files can be bundled together (e.g., in a ZIP file) to conveniently store, share, and import the saved game.

Importing Arena Save-Games (DOS)

The simplest way to import a save-game into Arena is to overwrite a previous save. This may be accomplished as follows:

• Backup the desired save by copying all associated files via DOS (e.g., copy *.01 c:\temp).
• If necessary, rename the files to be imported so they use the same extension as the backed-up files (e.g., change .04 to .01).
• Copy the save-game files into the Arena directory and load from the associated save slot within the game (e.g., for files ending in .01, load the second slot).

Save-game files may also be imported into an empty slot which, while less likely to incur an error, is also more difficult. This is due to the fact that the save's name must be entered in the NAMES.DAT file, which can only be modified using a binary editor. Those familiar with binary editors can modify NAMES.DAT with little effort by merely filling the appropriate EMPTY slot with some meaningful text. For those without a binary editor, or unfamiliar with such, the following program will allow the NAMES.DAT file to be easily modified: NameMod.zip (14 kb) (the ZIP file contains an executable, help file, and source code in C).

Exporting Arena Save-Games (Windows)

Exporting Arena save-games is a little trickier in Windows. First, locate the folder where Arena stores its files. With Bethesda's official release, the default location is C:\Program_Files\Bethesda_Softworks\Arena; with the handier ArenaSetup program, the default location is C:\Games\Bethesda_Softworks\Arena (note that "C:\" may need to be changed to whichever letter is associated with your computer's primary drive, most likely the drive with the largest storage capacity on machines with more than one drive). For easy access, create a new folder in this location, such as "Save-games" (or whatever you wish), and copy the *.0x files to this location. These files can now be passed along to anybody that would like to enjoy them, perhaps bundled together as a ZIP file for convenience.

Importing Arena Save-Games (Windows)

After downloading or otherwise receiving the desired save-games, they must be copied to the location where Arena stores its files (see "Exporting Arena Save-Games (Windows)" above). The best way to do this is to copy the saves to an empty slot; see the second paragraph of "Importing Arena Save-Games (DOS)" above for instructions on how to do this.

Misc Utilities

More editors and utilities for viewing Arena resources.

Filename	Date	Size	Description
Arena Gamesave Backup Utility	8 Jun 2016	1.3 MB	A simple, easy-to-use utility for backing up game saves for The Elder Scrolls: Arena. Must be run from Windows!
ArenaToolBox.zip	1 May 2017	580 KB	BSATool (Replacement for BSA_F-EX, WinArena, ArenaFile and Project 4) and TemplateEditor (TEMPLATE.DAT editor) by Dysperia.
ArenaSuite01e.zip	13 August 2014	580 KB	A collection of tools for Arena allowing unpacking and repacking of BSA files, including image conversion and INF file decryption. Also includes a font editor and some basic information on INF files.
WinArena0.20.zip	31 December 2006	350 KB	A useful tool for extracting Arena game resources. Also allows exploration in the starting dungeon and the ability to wander the streets of a randomly selected city when you exit the dungeon. Source code included.
ArenaFile-src_0.3.2.zip	10 April 2008	35 KB	A useful tool for extracting Arena game resources, based on WinArena.
bsa_f-ex_1.3.2.zip	17 March 2008	169 KB	Another tool for extracting and reinserting Arena game resources.
project4_1.2.zip	18 August 2006	171 KB	A tool for converting Arena IMG files to BMP.
MOSLO.ZIP	16 October 1998	3 KB	Freeware utility to slow the processing speed of Pentium-based computers from 1 to 99%, allowing Arena to operate properly.
TURBO.ZIP	16 October 1998	50 KB	Free utility for slowing down your computer under Windows 95 or NT. Also includes assembly processes for recent versions of Windows.

Mods

Non-exhaustive list of mods available for Arena. More can be found on the Nexus Mods page for Arena.

Filename	Category	Date	Size	Description
TES Arena Remapped	Controls - QoL	10 May 2015	327 KB	Custom DOSBox mapper.txt file that completely revamps and modernizes the game's control scheme while maintaining the ability to properly input text (by holding the L CTRL key).
Sound Patch	Audio - Bug Fix	22 May 2017	324 KB	Removes undesirable clicking noises from audio files.
OpeningFix	Bug Fix	8 Oct 2016	32 KB	Fixes minor errors on the slides that appear between the title screen and main menu.
TES Arena IntroFix	Bug Fix	9 Jan 2016	56 KB	Fixes the slides that appear after selecting "Start New Game": changes Uriel Septim IV to VII and adds punctuation.
IntuitiveUIv2	QoL - Retexture	2 Apr 2016	6 KB	A retexture of the map, bottom menu, keys, save list, and compass. The new textures are simple and extremely accurate.
Clean UI	QoL - Retexture	4 Nov 2020	63 KB	Dark and clean interface with escape menu. Meant to be used with IntuitiveUIv2.
TES Arena ReFonted	QoL - Retexture	31 Jan 2016	7 KB	Changes in-game font style to be more readable.
SpiderReplacer - Babe	QoL - Retexture	19 March 2016	37 KB	Replaces spiders with a "babe": an exclusive creature that was removed from the game.
Increase View Distance Mod	Tutorial - Retexture	12 Jun 2016	5 KB	Demonstrates how to increase rendering distance through hacking (much like EyeOfArgonia for Daggerfall). Also includes a mod for removing trees.