Dark Arena SSE

[XSupremeFrogX]

Hello, is there something like this for Fallout 4?

Edited October 16, 2025 by XSupremeFrogX

[clandestined]

I got it to work fine, with everything firing as it should. But as soon as I complete the main quest, it forces me into slavery for no apparent reason. And from there the whole thing becomes a buggy mess! No animations trigger for any of the jobs like they were before. I end up standing around in the arena for minutes at a time only for the fights to bug out. 
It's annoying enough but especially with being forced into the position through no actions of my own. I was more interested in exploring the space than becoming a part of it!
Considering the amount of time I have wasted trying to get this to work, I am putting this here to advice others to just stay away from this mod. Unless you feel like putting a days work into getting it to somewhat function.
Seriously, not sure why they thought forcing slavery onto the player out of the blue was a good idea. But it literally ruined the entire experience for me.

[Gudulba]

@Delzaron

 

• After I have lost the mandatory blackjack game, Raelag informs me that I am to be enslaved. At this very moment, I can barely see the message "Completed quest" and my game freezes at that moment. No CTD, no crash log. It just freezes. The same happens when I try to leave the arena by talking to the door guard. Is this a known issue? I haven't found anything related in the LE and SE forums.

 

 

• SSEEdit reports a few errors. Is this a reason for concern? 

 

[00:00] Checking for Errors in [09] zDarkArena.esp
[00:00] aDA_Main [QUST:09002005]
[00:00]     QUST \ VMAD - Virtual Machine Adapter \ Scripts \ Script \ Properties \ Property \ Value \ Object Union \ Object v2 \ FormID -> [090096AE] <Error: Could not be resolved>
[00:00] SKCDiceGameStart [DLVW:09020328]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] SKCxBartenderFood [DLVW:0905465B]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] SKCDiceGame2Roll [DLVW:09064F85]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] Done: Checking for Errors, Processed Records: 2768, Errors found: 4, Elapsed Time: 00:00

 

• I tried to change the background music in the Dark Arena by modifying the corresponding SSEEdit entries under Location and Cell. When loading a save, I can hear a few seconds of the new music track while the game is still loading, but as soon as loading has finished and I am in the Dark Arena, a short fanfare sound can be heard and a vanilla music track (MUSExploreDLCFalmerValley) is playing... 

 

          Why seems the game to ignore my music changes?

 

• And maybe a suggestion for a potential mod update: maybe add a few musicians (and music) to the Dark Arena for the dancers to dance to 🙂

 

Edited December 23, 2025 by Gudulba

[Delzaron]

On 12/11/2025 at 9:56 AM, Gudulba said:

 

@Delzaron

 

• After I have lost the mandatory blackjack game, Raelag informs me that I am to be enslaved. At this very moment, I can barely see the message "Completed quest" and my game freezes at that moment. No CTD, no crash log. It just freezes. The same happens when I try to leave the arena by talking to the door guard. Is this a known issue? I haven't found anything related in the LE and SE forums.

 

 

• SSEEdit reports a few errors. Is this a reason for concern? 

 

[00:00] Checking for Errors in [09] zDarkArena.esp
[00:00] aDA_Main [QUST:09002005]
[00:00]     QUST \ VMAD - Virtual Machine Adapter \ Scripts \ Script \ Properties \ Property \ Value \ Object Union \ Object v2 \ FormID -> [090096AE] <Error: Could not be resolved>
[00:00] SKCDiceGameStart [DLVW:09020328]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] SKCxBartenderFood [DLVW:0905465B]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] SKCDiceGame2Roll [DLVW:09064F85]
[00:00]     DLVW \ QNAM - Quest -> Found a NULL reference, expected: QUST
[00:00] Done: Checking for Errors, Processed Records: 2768, Errors found: 4, Elapsed Time: 00:00

 

• I tried to change the background music in the Dark Arena by modifying the corresponding SSEEdit entries under Location and Cell. When loading a save, I can hear a few seconds of the new music track while the game is still loading, but as soon as loading has finished and I am in the Dark Arena, a short fanfare sound can be heard and a vanilla music track (MUSExploreDLCFalmerValley) is playing... 

 

          Why seems the game to ignore my music changes?

 

• And maybe a suggestion for a potential mod update: maybe add a few musicians (and music) to the Dark Arena for the dancers to dance to 🙂

 

 

 

-strange indeed. It's not a known issue, and it seems more a hardware issue than a script one. Getting more elements could be usseful.

 

- SKC are not dark arena scripts. aDA_Main is the main quest, but the log is not clear. I guess it's because a variable is void.

 

- you must do that in CK.

 

- yep, could be a nice addition, a little orchestra... but I never found a good ambiance music...

 

[Gudulba]

On 12/23/2025 at 10:24 AM, Delzaron said:

 

 

-strange indeed. It's not a known issue, and it seems more a hardware issue than a script one. Getting more elements could be usseful.

 

- SKC are not dark arena scripts. aDA_Main is the main quest, but the log is not clear. I guess it's because a variable is void.

 

- you must do that in CK.

 

- yep, could be a nice addition, a little orchestra... but I never found a good ambiance music...

 

I also added/edited the music in CK:

Spoiler

But no matter what I try, I always get MUSExplorerDLCFalmerValley music type in the game. Neither the MUSTavern which is configured in your mod nor my edited music type...

 

UPDATE: it seems I have this music issue as described here -> https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/p6kzpv/wrong_music_playing_fix_pc_sse/

Haven't been able to solve it yet, though.

 

 

This might be suitable music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2elwfXim8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kID2UP_RJH4

 

Edited December 24, 2025 by Gudulba

[katrina.balanchuk]

So where do I find the seller sitting on the bench in fornt of the entrances? I been traipsing all over Rifken.

[cubedlemon]

On 1/2/2026 at 1:03 AM, katrina.balanchuk said:

So where do I find the seller sitting on the bench in fornt of the entrances? I been traipsing all over Rifken.

In The Ratway (tunnels under riften - you'll find a door near the little river bit). Somewhere deeper within is a door to the Dark Arena. I think if you ask the Riften bartender if there's anything fun to do around town, you might get a quest marker for it? (Not certain about that one but I think so?)


Unrelatedly, I also have a question (mild story/event spoilers ahead I suppose?) - If you lose the 4-way blackjack game, and get sold into slavery, they also confiscate all of your items. Is there any way to find those items or earn them back? It just happened to me, and I had a poke around but couldn't find any new dialogue or any containers with my stuff. I'd love to continue and not savescum if I can earn my stuff back, but if it's gone forever I can't be bothered and I'll just load an old save...

[katrina.balanchuk]

5 hours ago, cubedlemon said:

In The Ratway (tunnels under riften - you'll find a door near the little river bit). Somewhere deeper within is a door to the Dark Arena. I think if you ask the Riften bartender if there's anything fun to do around town, you might get a quest marker for it? (Not certain about that one but I think so?)


Unrelatedly, I also have a question (mild story/event spoilers ahead I suppose?) - If you lose the 4-way blackjack game, and get sold into slavery, they also confiscate all of your items. Is there any way to find those items or earn them back? It just happened to me, and I had a poke around but couldn't find any new dialogue or any containers with my stuff. I'd love to continue and not savescum if I can earn my stuff back, but if it's gone forever I can't be bothered and I'll just load an old save...

 

I wentot the ratway tunnels but I tend to just get attacked and killed after venturing inside

[MayDayCray]

Does this mod have any requirements? Ostim? Sexlab?

[Gudulba]

1 hour ago, MayDayCray said:

Does this mod have any requirements? Ostim? Sexlab?

From the description page:

 

• Requirements
  Sexlab SSE, Zaz 8.0 SSE, Fuz Roh Do SSE, dawnguard SSE

[cubedlemon]

On 1/3/2026 at 11:16 AM, katrina.balanchuk said:

 

I wentot the ratway tunnels but I tend to just get attacked and killed after venturing inside

Yeah, I think there are some hostile guys there, but pretty sure that's base Skyrim before you've reached the mod. Have a look around past that and I'm sure you'll find it! ^^

 

On 1/3/2026 at 5:27 AM, cubedlemon said:

In The Ratway (tunnels under riften - you'll find a door near the little river bit). Somewhere deeper within is a door to the Dark Arena. I think if you ask the Riften bartender if there's anything fun to do around town, you might get a quest marker for it? (Not certain about that one but I think so?)


Unrelatedly, I also have a question (mild story/event spoilers ahead I suppose?) - If you lose the 4-way blackjack game, and get sold into slavery, they also confiscate all of your items. Is there any way to find those items or earn them back? It just happened to me, and I had a poke around but couldn't find any new dialogue or any containers with my stuff. I'd love to continue and not savescum if I can earn my stuff back, but if it's gone forever I can't be bothered and I'll just load an old save...

Just to finish this thought in case anyone in future is similarly curious - I looked into it more and found that MadanJei the Loaner, who is behind a counter in one of the walls, is meant to be the avenue to get your stuff back. Using the console, I did indeed find that a locked chest behind him had all of my stuff still. Unfortunately, he seems unwilling to talk to me as he considers me a slave, even though I for sure double checked and don't have any debt to the Arena.... so yeah, pretty sure I'm bugged, and I'll be loading an earlier save after all~

 

[MayDayCray]

20 hours ago, Gudulba said:

From the description page:

 

• Requirements
  Sexlab SSE, Zaz 8.0 SSE, Fuz Roh Do SSE, dawnguard SSE

Ah.. took a hiatus from LL for a while. First time noticing the requirements section. Thank you

[VladimirVlad]

hello, after i won in blackjack againts 3 nobles and after i followed the guard and talk to Raelag, the quest seems not advance toward next stage. the quest stuck in "Follow the guard to Raelaag". is there a way to solve this? 

Edited January 26 by ValdiusV

[chienfou1]

plantage lors du passage de porte du mod 

 

POSSIBLE RELEVANT OBJECTS:
    RBP: (TESObjectREFR*) [0x45002A62] (zDarkArena.esp)
    R12: (Character*) "Alarvyne" [0x45020CCB] (zDarkArena.esp)
    RSP+278: (TESPackage*) [0x45021799] (zDarkArena.esp)
 

[Bakae11]

Where do i find the person to talk in ivarstead ive going around talking to people even using more informative to look for this mods npc and cant find one 

[riko3]

On 6/7/2026 at 6:59 AM, Bakae11 said:

Where do i find the person to talk in ivarstead ive going around talking to people even using more informative to look for this mods npc and cant find one 

Ivarstead Inn Keeper -> Abelka ( mother of Fredis ) -> Ratway -> Find a doorway named Dark Arena inside Ratway sewers 

[riko3]

I have an issue where sometimes the blackjack host will just get up and leave, she'll stop hosting the game randomly lol


The host will start walking around Dark Arena, not hosting the game. (only happens for the blackjack game)

Also, not sure if this is intended: If you sell your items for gold, obtain the gold, you can just leave, but if you ever go into negative credit "mid-game", you can not leave. I guess this is how it is intended.